Monday, August 23, 2010

Summer's End

Hello, dear friends. I hope you all had a wonderful weekend.

It's hard to believe that summer is nearly over! Ours was nice, and I hope you enjoyed yours too.

As many of you know, I am the secretary for our church's school, so I will be starting back to work the day after Labor Day. I have a lot to do between now and then to be ready for the year.

I don't want you to think that I've stopped blogging. I'll still be around to visit you, just not as often.

You're welcome to e-mail me anytime. :)

Take care,
Melanie

Tuesday, August 17, 2010

Our Vacation

We had a great time visiting with my parents last week. Most of the time was spent relaxing, talking, and just enjoying each other's company. We don't get to see them very often, so we try to make the most of our visits!


This is a picture of the Greenbrier River in West Virginia. We had a family reunion there on Saturday. In the left part of the picture is the stage for an amphitheater. I think it's a beautiful place for one.
There's a picnic shelter there too with lots of trees and a playground, so it's really a nice place. It was good to see our relatives and find out how they're all doing. Most of them we only see this one day a year.
Katie had a lot of fun swimming in the river with her cousins. The water is so nice and clear and you can see all the pretty river rocks.


Mom and Dad have a fire pit and a shelter out in the woods, so of course we had to go out and roast marshmallows and make some s'mores! It was so relaxing to watch the fire and listen to the leaves rustling in the wind.

I recently told you about how talented my mom is, so last week I took some pictures of just a few of the beautiful quilts she has made. She does a wonderful job, don't you think!
I'll try to get some pictures of her other quilts and post them sometime.

Jewel Box Quilt

Maple Leaf Quilt (I love Fall, so I'm really partial to this one.)

Garden Trellis Quilt

Hope you enjoyed the pictures and are having a wonderful week. :)
Melanie

Monday, August 16, 2010

I'm Back!

I'm back from vacation, and we all had a wonderful time!

Katie wrote down all the names of everyone who entered and drew the name for my book giveaway.

And the winner is....

Congratulations, Sherry! I hope the books will get lots of good use!

I plan to post more about our trip later this week.
I'm looking forward to catching up with your blogs. Have a great week!

Melanie

Thursday, August 5, 2010

A Giveaway!


We all know that children not only outgrow their clothes and shoes, but their toys and books as well!
Katie and I have been going through her things and have given a lot of things away to family and friends, but I saved these four sweet little stories for a giveaway. They are all hardcover books in wonderful condition.
All you have to do to enter this giveaway is leave a comment telling me that you want to enter. That's it! Please make sure you leave a way for me to contact you.
I will be taking a blog break next week, but I'll be checking my comments and e-mail. I'll miss reading all your wonderful blogs, but when I return we'll see who wins!

Take care,
Melanie