Finally- a few completed projects!

This past week, we FINALLY went to closing on our re-finance! I think that after almost 4 months of going back & forth on this thing, it still hasn't hit us that it is finished. Actually, it won't be completely finished until the loan gets funded- supposedly today. So, as soon as we finished signing papers, we headed over to the car dealership and picked up a new car. Fortunately, the dealership agreed to wait until this week to do the paperwork, so we were able to take the car to Idaho. It is a 2008 GMC Acadia. It is silver on the outside with charcoal interior, and it is really, really nice! We feel like we got a pretty good deal on it and a great interest rate on the loan. It has all the bells and whistles, and when I sit in it I feel like I am in someone else's car, to be honest. It is smaller than the Yukon, so both Jim and I are going to have to get used to that. We've really gotten used to all the extra space in the Yukon and really liked it but the Acadia will be so much more practical for running kids to school every day this fall (since the busses won't come up for either of them until 1st Grade. Fortunately, I get mileage reimbursement from the school district!). It is so nice to be done with the house stress, and the buying a new car stress.

So we switched everything from the Yukon to the new car, and then we headed up to Idaho for Jim's youngest sister's wedding. It was a beautiful wedding- and I was able to finish a few project just before leaving. I made matching skirts for me and the girls; suspenders, bowtie & a white shirt for Ty; and a tie for Jim. Unfortunately, the white shirt for Ty and the tie for Jim didn't turn out so well, but the rest turned out really cute. I also finished a baby quilt for my sis-in-law that was simple, easy, and SOOO cute! I'll definitely be using this pattern again. It was a great way for me to practice my machine quilting skills (which really need a lot of work)! Jim actually said this was one of his favorite quilts that I have made. I want to make another one already- good thing there are more babies coming in the family!

WAY cute baby quilt!

Block #3 for a Jelly Roll Quilt-along project (a jelly roll is a set of about 40 different strips of fabric from the same line that all match. They are 2.5" wide x44" long). There will be 12 blocks in the end that I will put together into a top. I love the red-white-blue patterns- so cute!

This was block #2

And here's block #1. I'll have to post the rest of them as I get them made.

Ok, this was not a great family picture, but it was the best one to show our outfits. Unfortunately, the camera battery died before we could get a good shot. I'll have to try again later. So, now I can get back to working on some of my other unfinished projects. I'm hoping to finish up at least 3 of them by the end of the summer, but who knows what will happen!