Category: Family
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Shh! Don’t tell Janome
On Monday I told you about the new light I installed on my Janome. What I never noticed until then is what a big shadow is cast by the lever for the needle threader. See that big square shadow to the left of the needle? That big square was there the whole time, even before…
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Back to a little sewing
It was nice to get back to a little sewing today, even if it was wedding related and not quilting. I’ve been working on DD#1’s wedding dress off and on over the past couple months. She wanted to wear my wedding dress from 1981. She has a much smaller waist than I did thirty-one years…
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Celebrating Amalya
I want to share one last post about our precious Amalya Nathaniel. I’ve been waiting to show pictures of my little grandson because I wanted to let my daughter be the first to share pictures on her Facebook page, and I also wanted her to help me pick out a couple to share with you.…
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Remembering Amalya
Yesterday we spent as much time as possible creating memories of our time with little Amalya. Several of us brought our Bibles with us, and we put his footprint at key verses in our Bibles. I put one footprint at Psalm 139, right over verses 13 through 15, because we believe God doesn’t make mistakes.…
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Loving Amalya
Our sweet little Amalya arrived this morning, September 10, via cesarean section at 7:51 AM. He was 4 lbs 9 oz and measured 16-1/8″ long. We were thrilled that Mommy and Daddy had some special time with him, and then the three sets of grandparents and three great-grandmothers all had a chance to snuggle him.…
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Remembering my father
My sweet father, Ken Van Hulla, passed away peacefully today, around 8 PM California time. He had been suffering from Alzheimer’s disease for the last several years. In June he fell and broke his hip, and he never fully recovered. He was 82. I will always remember my father as a man full of integrity,…
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Setting wedding goals
I’ll give you fair warning: this is all about wedding stuff. No quilting going on right now. For August, I decided to temporarily set my quiltmaking aside so we could focus on wedding plans. My goal is to try to get as many wedding preparations completed as I could by the end of August. I…
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Wedding invitations
I know I’ve frequently mentioned the upcoming wedding for DD#1. We’ve been busy planning, which is sort of scary when you realize that my two daughters and I are all over-achievers and love details. Add to that the fact that we all have a do-it-yourself mindset, it does get us into trouble from time to…
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Champaign Quilter’s Guild
Sweet hubby and I had a wonderful time this morning with the Champaign Quilter’s Guild in Urbana, Ohio. Thank you, everyone, for the warm welcome! I love doing trunk shows. I encourage people to ask questions when they think of them, even if I’m in the middle of my presentation. I love to create a…
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Sneak peak of Amalya
On Saturday, we had the great priviledge of seeing a sneak peak of our grandson. DD#2 and her hubby were gifted with a 3D/4D ultrasound, donated by Sustaining Grace. Their mission is to “To help provide non-medical 3D and 4D ultrasounds for the parents of babies that have received a fatal diagnosis. If these parents…