The Crafty Quilter's Closet

Ah...summer. It is here in all it's glorious splendor.  Filled with bright laughter of the kids as they rush in and out, in and out, ...

Last weekend Grandma and I took the kidos to the ballpark.  It took some time to recall but the last time we saw a game was in 2002!  It wa...

I am just about recovered from my trip to Disney with the middle school honor band. A weekend filled with 80 teens, 14 adults, 2 nine hour b...

What wonderful weather we are having!  It has been in the high 70.  The breeze is warm and it is just cloudy enough to keep the hot sun at b...

Traditions are great!  There is no time like the Christmas season to bring out the traditions.  Like many families we have our traditions....

But I shave it for later. LOL! Last weekend at my sisters wedding we had an invasion of sorts.  A mustache invasion!  I purchased 6 of thes...

As I mentioned in the last post we took off to Yellowstone 3 weeks ago (can that be right?)  This had to be one of the most wonderful fami...

This past holiday weekend the Family and I set out for the city of New York.  I had been there once before, about 15 years ago, to watch my ...

Every year when we get together with the Pierce family we have a general birthday celebration for all of the kids.  It works out great for t...

This week is our annual Hoog-Pierce week of sun, boating and fun. To commemorate this event, this year I made everyone t-shirts. (more on t...