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Its been so long since I last posted! I miss you blog. School, work, life and camp have been just crazy and have not left me time to really blog. School is finishing up this week though so I am super excited to get back to doing things I love. The camp season is coming up fast and we are busy getting ready. Spring is here and summer is fast approaching. I love this time of year! I’m also really excited that I am at the point in my college classes of finishing the final assignments. It is so nice to have things crossed off your list.

This weekends plans:
- Write research paper
- Finish Economics class (check!)
- Take Child Dev. Final Quiz
- Celebrate Mother’s Day
- Enjoy dinner with family friends tonight.
- Work on something for camp

It should be a productive weekend. Hope you enjoy yours as well! BTW… if you are interested, read my review for my Economics book I just finished. I’m not going to post book reviews in my blog anymore, you can find them in the Library section or linked in posts.

Photo Via: We Heart It

I finished this quilt last month and never got around to writing a post about it. It was a gift for a friend’s new baby girl. It is made out of flannel so it is really soft. All the colored flannel I bought at Walmart and the white flannel is from another project that I took apart. The front is twelve 9-square blocks and the back is white with a stripe of leftover blocks. I love how it turned out. This is my fifth completed quilt.

How can we be having a snow storm in April? Craziness! Yesterday I was outside under a beautiful blue sky without a jacket on. Today we have at least four inches of snow. My only consolation is at least it is actually a good storm. If it is going to be cold it might as well be worth it. The picture above is of Nemo watching the snow fall.

This weekend is a pretty quiet weekend for me. We have a Jr. High Retreat out at the camp this weekend so the rest of my family is involved with that and the house is quiet. I am getting a lot done. Today I cleaner my room, organized the pile of paper, books, and receipts on my desk, printed my kids activities portfolio and put it in a nice folder, did schoolwork, took a nap, read a book in the tub, and answered a few emails. Tomorrow should be just as productive. Hope you are all having a great weekend as well.

1. Oh, Fransson! This blog has excellent quilting tutorials as well as quilt-a-longs and other great craft projects. I especially love the Paintbox Quilt pictured above.

2. ReFabulous has tons of great ideas for refashioning old items into fabulous new ones. I love this bag inspired by an outfit. Her kids are super cute as well.

3. Assorted Notions. The DIY style of this blog is so inspiring. She does an awesome job of making handmade look high fashion in a totally doable way.

4. Darling Dexter. The pictures on this blog are eye candy. I could just look at the pictures. They range from fashion to decor to inspiring photos. It is definitely worth checking out.

5. Midwest Modern Girl. Another blog with a design sharing focus. I love these kind of blogs because the great photos make a quick but memorable read.

All these blogs have been added to my Google Reader and the blog list below.