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I love that to children there’s not much of a difference between a hug and a choke hold…

Last week my Mom gave me these really neat tea towels originally given to my great-great-grandmother from her sister in law. My Grandmother included a note explaining that her great aunt would embroider and cross stitch tea towels, aprons and the like on flour sacks and feed sacks then give them as gifts. I love the note as much as the towels! She included each woman’s name and a little background which makes these even more precious and relevant.

The kitten towels are especially cool because they were done during world war II and are pretty evident of the time and the support for the war effort…in stark contrast to today. I’m contemplating using them to create kitchen curtains, a table runner and maybe an apron or two. I love the condition and look forward to finding some complimentary fabrics.

…or walking at least.

Please excuse the huge gap between posts, we moved almost a month ago and have only been able to get online when our wireless card caught our neighbors signal which was unpredictable at best.  A lot has happened this past month including our move, the Christmas season, the birth of my sister’s first child, the birth of a really good friend’s second son and Charlotte learning to walk.  I think that covers the big events.

I really can’t post about the birth of these new little men without mentioning that they were both over 9 lbs!  My sister’s son (Gabriel Paul) was 9 lbs 3 oz and my friend Linsey’s son (Henry David) was a whopping 9 lbs 10 oz.  Throughout my sister’s pregnancy she kept voicing aloud her observation that midwives seem to deliver big babies and boy was she right.  God blessed each women with a safe delivery and healthy babies and I can’t think of a better way for this year to start.

As for my wee one walking I must say I was a bit sad at first…OK, I might have teared up.  She’s just changing so much and my baby seems to be fading away.  Don’t get me wrong, I’m very thankful for a healthy beautiful daughter.  I just need to enjoy each moment with her.  That being said I am going to end this and play with some blocks or something.

Happy New Year!