The Stationary Motorcycle Accident

Tuesday night I had a meeting and left the house a little after 7. I thought I was lost and called Roy to have him look at the mapquest that was still on the computer but I found the house just as he answered the phone. I went in to the meeting and turned my phone off. At about 8:15 I turned the phone on and was driving the 2 miles home when Roy called. He sounded bad and I asked if he was okay, he said no, that the motorcycle had fallen on his head. Now, it did run through my mind that he was kidding, but it wasn't funny. I was almost home so I hurried into the house and he was resting on the table with ice on his head. I moved the ice and there was a big gash behind his right ear (no stitches needed), the ear was also swollen. He said he was okay and told me that he was working on the motorcycle and he moved the kick stand and the bike tipped over on him while he was on the floor. He tried to call me and the message he left on the cell phone was just groaning. We think he passed out for a bit but can't figure out how he got out from under the motorcycle. I think his Guardian Angels helped him out and kept the bike from smashing him. I called a neighbor and he came and stood the bike up, it was still tipped over, not all the way but sideways. I said, "Get in the car we are going to the Emergency Department." and he didn't argue, just climbed in the car. We were at the ED for about two hours and they did a CT scan. Everything looked okay but there have been a couple of people recently who said they were fine after a head injury and died. He has been really sore and had a heck of a headache for the last two days. He finally feels better today (Thursday). Can't tell you how much I love motorcycles=) This is so weird I can't believe it really happened.

Stretched Stars

This is a great idea I had a few years ago. Finally got the top done and now it is off to be quilted. I love the stretched stars.

Rowan Benjamin

Rowan with his mom and dad.


Here are all four of Michelle's boys: Deacon, Maddox, Rowan, and Marx.


What a sweet little boy. He is a good nurser and knows the difference between night and day. He was kinda little, 7 pounds, 18 inches.


Here is Rowan on the monkey quilt. At first he looked like Deacon's twin but now I think he looks like his sweet mama=)

Prescott 09

Each year my team (from school) goes to Prescott to Cilla's cabin (again not really a cabin...air conditioning) and spend a few days pounding out the beginning of the year and curriculum. We have a great time and then it's back to reality. We had an extra treat this year by going for breakfast at Sue's house, before we headed to Prescott, and getting a tour of the newly refurbished home. It was a great time but I still don't want to go back to work.

The Most Fun of All

The boys looking through a meteorite at the Natural History Museum.


Marx and Will with the salt dough.


Jack has figured out where he is on the food chain and is taking advantage of every bite.


I wish you could see that she has a baby is each arm and then the puppy in the purse. She was taking excellent care of all of her responsibilities=)


Charly and Deacon at Joe's Barbeque.


Will conquered the puzzle of the United States.


Michelle conquered the hydrogen rocket we got at a yard sale but it didn't launch very well. We need to try that one again.


Launching rockets is not just for young boys=)


Another success!!


Papa saved the day with a water fight.

Marx and Maddox rolled into town July 8 from Florida. Marx was baptized on the 10th and that was just the beginning of our fun. We played with salt dough, watched movies, went to the Natural History Museum, launched rockets, went to the park, cooked, cleaned, ate, made ice cream, baked cookies, played with legos, shot the reactor guns, talked, made necklaces and bracelets, went yard saleing, shopped for school clothes, visited the new baby, held the new baby, slept in a tent, read books, went shopping for books, and some other things I can't remember. It was a fun time with the family. We really missed Greg, Cambria, Alan, and Molly.

Wild Hog

The Wild Hog headed for parts uncharted at the end of June. Actually Nevada, California, Oregon, Washington, Idaho, and Utah, let's not forget Arizona. He was gone a lot longer than I thought he should have been. Two weeks is a long time and 4400 miles is a long distance. I've decided that nothing can ever happen to Roy or Saffron because I can't get along without either one of them=)

Quilt Retreat June 09

I don't know why I bought so much of this fabric. It is pretty but I don't think I need two of them.

This is for the newest little monkey, Rowan=)

It's really not a cabin, more of a mansion=)


We didn't have a design wall so we used the design bed. This is the pinwheel quilt that everyone else made.


I have been part of a quilt group for about 7 years and this year we went to the 'cabin' of one of the members for 4 days. This was a little bit of heaven. We cooked for each other and ate pretty well. Then there was sewing, napping, chatting, walking, movie watching, or whatever we could think of. Everyone else started the pinwheel quilt but I have too many half done projects to start one more. I didn't finish these tops at the cabin, but I worked on them there. I'm putting this on my list to do again=)