Changes!

The only 'constant' is change and I try my dead level best to embrace CHANGES!

One big change today is on its way - the weather! The temps will be dropping about 20 degrees from a high today of 84 to a cool 64 by 6:00 am. It will continue to drop through the day tomorrow.

I am especially fond of weather and love ALL weather changes except the extreme HEAT of Texas!

Just in case - I brought in the last few pieces of firewood I could scrounge up for one more 'Last' fireplace of the season tomorrow night. It is supposed to dip down to the upper 30's! Now THAT is fireplace weather!

In other Wednesday news -

 I am so happy to be able to introduce the Quad Squad to my friends and family!

Today my dear friend, Brenda, joined me for lunch at the apartment 

and met the babies for the very first time.

They all LOVED her! Who doesn't??

I have known Brenda for more than 25 years. We go WAY back!!

Her son was in an accident last August and he has an amazing 'Survival Story!'

I can't begin to tell you how much I admire Brenda and the way she lives her life!

Babies love NEW things!

Every visit I try to bring something interesting to share with them.

Today it was my rain stick.

Every single one of them knew the sound started at the TOP when I would turn the rain stick over.

I tucked Trystan into her Bimbo - or is it BUMBO?

Anyway I was making grilled cheese sandwiches for our lunch so as I stood at the stove I gave her a set of colorful measuring spoons I found in the kitchen drawer.

"You mean I can PLAY with these?"

I love Kailey's expression here!

Logan can say "Bye-Bye!"

When I give the babies baths I let them stay in the tub until all the water is gone.

As the water swirls around the drain I say, "Bye Bye, Water!"

Since I tend to repeat myself this is actually good speech training!

How surprised I was when over 2 hours later Logan was STILL saying "Bye-Bye!"

I admit to being totally worn out when I got home this afternoon!

However I seemed to get a second wind after I rested a bit.

There are so MANY things I do that NEED to be done.

Then there are those things that I want to do to CHANGE something!

This roller cabinet has long been one of them!

We have two and they came with Louis Dean.

He loves them and had just varnished them to within an inch of their lives right before we married.

I do NOT care for varnish but I have waited lo, these nearly 8 years before I PAINTED it!!!

I freely admit I am NOT the best painter in the world!

I usually want to just GIT 'R DONE!!!

I used an electric sander and gave it all a swipe or two.

Two coats of red paint (leftovers from a project in the camper) and a little bit of sanding and I called it DONE!

I'm not saying for sure but I just MAY decoupage some of my calendar pages here and there!

I have one more cart to paint and was hoping to do it tomorrow

 but since the forecast is for severe weather.......

I will plan and START Trystan's birthday quilt.

She loves to feel the different textures in fabrics so I am torn between an easy quilt of this plushy lion print with a backing of the quilted black cotton.

But that would NOT be the same as a denim quilt.

Perhaps a khaki and black denim backed with the plush with a layer of batting in the middle?

I have Kailey's all finished and ready for gifting!

Their birthday is May 31st.

HERS was a LOT of work!

Should Trystan's be any less?

I think I have my answer!

It's 'Light's OUT' early around here.....

I have a quilt to start in the morning!