Tuesday, March 25, 2008

Good wishes for Baby Jonathan.

Here are the wishes I have so far for Jonathan.

"May the blessing of life await you. May the sun of glory shine around you. And m[a]y the gates of plenty, honor, and happiness be ever open to you." -Charles Dickens
May you always be happy.
Sue Strane
Pittsburgh, PA USA
DTV 5/24/07
OHGWQ Group

"Where flowers bloom so does hope."-Lady Bird Johnson
Dearest Little One, Always take time to smell the roses.
Sue and Robert Golden
Madison, WI
LID: 7-14-06

Little Boy: All God needs to build a man.
Debbie Sauer, MI

Wishing you a lifetime of love!
The Stocks-Bordnicks
Atlanta, GA
Waiting for Annie
Anhui, China

"Do not follow where the path may lead. Go instead where there is no path and leave a trail."- Ralph Waldo Emerson
Sean Dotson, WA

We wish you a life full of bright happy days!
Love, The Conant Family
Chrissy & Gerry & Grace
LID 3/27/07 for Lila
Council Bluffs, IA USA

You are the sweetest kind of blessing from heaven above....A true gift from God. Your new parents will welcome you with open arms. They will protect & cherish you for the rest of their lives and guide you in all the important ways of the world. You life will be filled with a wonderful family, good health, happiness, and an unending source of love.
Bower Family, OR
LID 9-8-06

"I see the moon and the moon sees me...Over the mountains, over the sea, I have a love who is waiting for me. Please let the light that shines on me, Shine on the one I love."
In China, during the Mid-Autumn Festival, families look to the moon to connect them to loved ones who can't be together.
Your journey has brought you home to a place you never would have imagined, filled with warmth and love.
"We See The Moon" By Carrie A. Kitze- Kai Lin's favorite book
Todd, Kerry, and Kai Lin Seip
And now...Li Hong- Fujian Province
Forever a family November 2007
Pueblo, CO

"Two roads diverged in a wood, and I- I took the one less traveled by, And that has made all the difference." -Robert Frost
Allen, Angela, & William Miller
Levelland, TX

Never forget where it is that you've been...But always look with hope to where it is that you are going...
The Beaudoin Family
Marc, Christen, Abigail, Zachary, Hailey (Hanzhong City, Shaanxi) and Jacob (Jinan, Shandong)
Hooksett, NH

If you want happiness for an hour, take a nap.
If you want happiness for a day, go fishing.
If you want happiness for a year, inherit a fortune.
If you want happiness for a lifetime, help someone.
--Chinese Proverb--
God made you special & unique. There's only one just like you!
The Gibbens Family
Tucson, AZ
LID 11.23.06
LOI 6-29-07
Waiting for Sarah Kanae LeiHua in Shanxi province

"He who asks is a fool for five minutes, but he who does not ask remains a fool forever." Chinese proverb.
The Millers
Allen, Angela, & William
Levelland, TX

Dear one, May you be surrounded by love and blessings always. May the music of your life be as wonderful as it can be.
Best wishes,
Robert, Dawn, Catherine, and Iain Logan-Brown
Feb. 2008, Michigan

"We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, therefore, is not an act, but a habit." -Aristotle
Wishing you a lifetime of love, laughter, and happiness.
Suzanne and Terry Wong
LID 29/11/06
London, England

Play in the warmth of the sun. Dance in the light of the moon.
David & Ann Krisell
Kammy Krisell
Sherwood, AR
LID 8/18/06 for Mari-Grace from China
http://mari-grace.blogspot.com/


"Promise me you'll always remember: You're braver than you believe, and stronger than you seem, and smarter than you think."
Christopher Robin to Pooh
May all your dreams come true.
Sue Strane
Pittsburgh, PA USA
DTV 5/24/07
OHGWQ Group

Boys are God's way of telling you that your house is too neat.
Debbie Sauer, MI

"Life is not measured by the number of breaths you take, but by the moments that take your breath away." -Unknown
Cortney Dotson, WA

"Sailing takes me away to where I've always heard it could be just a dream and the wind to carry me and soon I will be free." -Christopher Cross, "Sailing"
Wishing you a lifetime of dreaming!
Patrick, Allison, Ying, and Meimei
Atlanta, GA
Waiting for Annie in Anhui, China

"All your dreams can come true if you have the courage to persue them." -Walt Disney
Sue & Robert Golden
Madison, WI
LID: 7-14-06

"I am only one. But still, I am one. I cannot do everything, but still, I can do something. And because I cannot do everything, I will not refuse to do the something I can do." -Edward Everett Hale
Cortney Dotson, WA

Deseo que la buena fortuna y la felicidad, encuentren siempre el camino hasta tu hogar, y tengas una vida llena de amor, alegrias y sonrisas junto a tu nueva familia.
I wish you that the good fortune and the happiness find always the way to your home, and have a life full of love, happy moments and smiles with your forever family.
Nazareth Porras
Canary Islands- Spain

Dear little one, Enjoy when you can and endure when you must. -Goethe
Our best wishes for you and your family.
Bjaine Bentelsen & Linda Hennlisen
Nyuobing M., Denmark

"The secret of success is to know something nobody else knows." -Aristotle
Diane Lambert
Elkhorn, WI

My wish for you...
Cherish your family and make memories that will last for generations. Bear hugs last forever!
Carrie R., Ohio
LID 12/24/06

"And now these three remain: faith, hope, and love. But the greatest of these is love." 1 Corinthians 13:13 NIV
With love, the Zucco Family
Tony, Honour, and Caitlin
Montgomery, AL
Adoption Ty, from China

"When they've finished reading, Olivia's mother gives her a kiss and says, "You know you really wear me out. But I love you anyway." And Olivia gives her a kiss back and says, "I love you anyway too."
From "Olivia" by Ian Falconer
Meilyn's favorite book
Age 2
Forever in our arms
June 4th, 2007
Cortney Dotson

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Monday, March 24, 2008

Piecing Complete!






The top of the quilt is DONE! Currently, it roughly measures 55" by 78". I am 61". It is mucho taller than I am. Now, all I need to do buy the batting and backing and get started on that, and then I'll be done! Until I get those needed supplies, however, I believe I am going to start on Reese's crazy quilt. I'm making a mini-quilt that will be roughly crib sized out of the scraps from her big quilt as a crazy quilt. Should be fun.

I can't really start on Jonathan's quilt yet, because I only have 45 squares. I really don't like to start piecing until I have all of my squares.

If you would like to contribute to Jonathan's quilt, please email me. I have the same size and fabric requirements as I did for Reese's quilt, but I am asking for neutral or boy-specific fabrics. Contributions would be awesome.

I am also collecting for 2 charity quilts, one for our local prostate cancer foundation and one for our local branch of the Susan G. Komen Foundation for breast cancer. I'm collecting orange and blue (like their logo, more or less) for the prostate cancer one, and dark pink, light pink, and whites/cremes for the breast cancer one. When completed, both will be donated to their respective foundations for them to do as they will with, either auction them off, or, as Susan G. Komen said they may do, give it to one of the Survivors at the Race for the Cure. I am doing this because my dad was diagnosed with prostate cancer in November and has a prostatectomy in January. He is now completely cancer-free with a PSA of 0.00. My best friend growing up's grandmother was diagnosed with breast cancer in the last year and has had 2 masectomies since we got home with Reese. I am making a breast cancer quilt in honor of her, because she is the one who taught me how to sew. You can email me as well if you would like to donate to either/both of those quilts.