I found these online and thought a few little girls’ mommas would be interested….

I shouldn’t even post this. You know how they say if you’re trying to do something, like say, diet, that you should tell as many people as possible and it’ll keep you motivated? I don’t think that works with me. It’s like if I tell anyone anything I end up spazzing out on it and not doing anything. =) So I think I’m jinxing myself by even posting this.

So I’ve always wanted to quilt. I thought there was some mystical method to it that I just couldn’t figure out. I mean, batting? Binding? What? Too hard. But still. My MIL quilts (and does all sorts of crafty things) and I just think it’s so cool.

I’m a diehard Oh-dee-doh reader, meaning I have them in my feedreader, and they mentioned a website that’s doing a quilt-a-long. So I could learn to quilt via the internet? Step by step easy peasy? Count me in. =) They linked to Oh Fransson! and the quilt at the top of the page is the one they’re quilting a long.

So I bought my supplies and a few basics and I’m giving it a go. Apparently in this quilt-a-long she’s not going into great detail about how to use the tools because she did in their last quilt a long, but I’m just going to look it up and figure it out as I go. I’ll let you know if I make any progress whatsoever, which since I posted about it here, I won’t. =)

The Dixon’s have been competing for the sickest family in Alabama and we’ve been putting up a pretty good fight for the title. Dash came down with RSV Thursday (of last week) and was starting to get over it when I came down with a 24 hour stomach flu Monday at 3PM followed by John at 9PM. Kate came down with RSV Tuesday. Then John and I joined in on the RSV fun Wednesday. We’re FINALLY feeling human again.

RSV sucks. Not that the stomach flu was any kind of picnic.

Bad things happen when your toddler is the only healthy member of the family. I’m not exactly sure what Dash got away with the past few days but I’m pretty sure it’s just shy of murder.

BLAH. Dash has it. He developed a crappy cough two days ago and we decided to call the doc today and he asked us to bring him in. Sure enough, he tested positive for RSV. I have no idea how he got it, we haven’t been to little gym in a few weeks and he hasn’t been around other kids for a while. Maybe he licked a shopping cart when I wasn’t looking. He’s 2, after all. =)

I’m sure Kate will get it too and she’s out of the age where it’s super serious if she gets it but it’ll still suck. I’m trying to keep him from loving on her too much.

We were planning on going to Houston to visit a friend of mine and her spankin’ new baby, but of course that’s not looking possible right now either.

=(