Sarah’sTim Blog

Summer Lotus

Tim and I kicked it to 3rd St. Park to watch Slavic Soul Party and they were fantastic!  Tons of fun, both watching the music and watching the crowd.  I have video on my flickr, but still learning my new camera and had it on the wrong setting and so the focus goes in and out. Anyone else have any gypsy music recommendations?

Tuesdays

On the first Tuesday of the month, I usually have quilt guild.  Then on the second and third Tuesdays I have teen programs at the library (book discussion and anime club).  So its easy enough to say that my Tuesday nights are pretty wrapped up.  My city decided to add a mid-week early evening Farmer’s Market at the Westside Bloomingfoods that I walk by every single day (or ride, as of late) on my way home from work.  Guess what night they picked?  Yep.  Tuesday.  So I can almost never go!  Tonight, however I was free!  It was pretty quiet and although my favorite tomato guys weren’t there, I scored some beans and fresh eggs.

Despite having a chipped bone in his wrist (fricking noon ball), Tim has been working on creating a drainage system for our basement.  Tonight that involved creating a cement hump in our so-called driveway.  Guess who can’t mix a wheelbarrow full of concrete with a broken hand?  Guess who got to do it instead?  Why the big rush?  Because it is supposed to RAIN.  AGAIN.

I Love Fabric

I love fabric, especially when it arrives in the mail and you aren’t sure whether or not you are going to like it.  I love this fabric and plan to make my mom a quilt, if I can just narrow down my pattern ideas for a large scale fabric pattern.  I’ll also have to do some more shopping for some tone on tone fabrics and some neutrals.  I am also working on a robot quilt for a baby boy due this summer!

Just waiting for Brad and Sarah to come down for a visit.  Think there is some fun downtown activities today!

Flood Floods

The horrible midwest floods haven’t really done much damage in Bloomington thankfully, but it WILL NOT STOP RAINING!  Ok, there was one day this week where it didn’t rain.  Now I have a few days off?  Rain.

I am debating a border/sashing on a baby quilt, and waiting for other fabric to arrive in the mail before I can progress on my mom’s Mother’s Day quilt (I know, late!).  Tim is getting close to being done with Summer I, and heads right into Summer II.  Books are being read, and oh, I joined Facebook.

Mayday

As of 5:00 pm last evening, Tim is done with his second semester!  He has approximately 3.5 days before his next semester starts up again and we will be celebrating by planting our vegetables if the rain ever stops.

Its also graduation weekend here, so lots of traffic, crowds and moving vans.  And once again, it seems strange to be back here.

I was also able to see Barack Obama on Wednesday speaking to a crowd of 14,000 at Assembly Hall.  It was moving, fun and hopefully historic.  In case you live under a rock, Indiana’s primary is on Tuesday.  Don’t forget to vote!

Springlike

A whole weekend spent in town!  I was able to go to the Farmer’s Market (sweet potatoes) and Goodwill with Jenn, take two solo bike rides, spend some time getting our garden area ready for planing and having an early semester celebration with Tim at Casablanca, a yummy Moroccan restaurant on 4th.  Tim has a few more papers left to turn in this week and then has a WHOLE WEEKEND before Summer Session I starts.  He doesn’t need them(cuz he’s smart enough already), but send him brainy thoughts if you think of it.

OMG… Barack Obama was @ Nicks

Well, Sarah is leaving for Indy for a night to visit a friend… but just minutes ago she was 10 feet away from Barack Obama. On his way through Indiana, Barack stopped at Armstrong Stadium to witness the start of the women’s Little 500 race. After staying there for some time, his bus made its way down to Kirkwood where 1000’s of people waited. Sarah, working on Kirkwood, was able to run down and snap some photos…

Obama was at Nicks playing Sink the Bizmark…. or maybe just shaking hands and kissing babies.

So Sarah is psyched! It was an exciting day.

Spring Sprung

My yard has many bulbs coming up, but nothing has bloomed just yet.  This picture was taken on my walk home this evening in a neighbor’s yard across the street.  South facing yards are having some better luck.  I can’t wait for all the spring color around here.  I forget how gray/brown the winters are here, but after living through one, you get bonus points.  Spring.

Also NCAA March Madness time but even they’re no fun this year as the Big Ten sucks.  Sorry Cyn, I think I even have M State losing in the first round.  And of coure the Final Four are in San Antonio again, right after we leave.

I am looking at the eve of a three day weekend which pleases me to no end.

Spring Break 08

Tim is getting close to wrapping up his first Spring Break in seven years, while I lived vicariously through him for the week, in part inspired by a few days of glorious weather.   We worked in the yard, slept, watched hoops, had movie marathons, read, slept, played pool, discovered the card game Killer Bunnies,  worked a little, went to Bedford, made crazy dinner combinations and slept in some more.

Thiên and Mark have received their quilt today!  This is the fourth queen sized quilt I’ve ever made, and the third I’ve mailed.  Talk about stress.  When they ask at the post office how much to insure it for, I want to tell ask them what two years of sweat, tears and love really costs.  Oh and hundreds of dollars in supplies.  I know unwrapping a black garbage bag isn’t very glamorous, but it beats water damage.

Little crocuses are popping up everywhere here, I can’t wait for spring to start for real!

Snowy Night

We had our biggest snow of the season, oddly coinciding with the first day of Spring Break.  More snow than a dusting, but still considerably less than a blizzard, for which I was hoping.

Finished Thiên’s quilt today!  Will try to take some good photos tomorrow and then mail off on Monday.  This has been about a year and a half in the making.  I am so happy for it to be done and almost on its way home.