Just "Ducky"

We have a Mallard duck that laid her eggs in our front yard again this year. We didn't think that she was going to come back this year but she did. She laid 15 eggs this year. Every day I would stay "good morning momma duck" as I passed by her to go to work. Well, a couple of days ago I saw that she kicked a couple of the eggs out. Evidently those were ones that she knew wouldn't be hatching. So, this morning as I'm heading out to the car, I looked down and said "good morning momma duck" and to my surprise I saw broken eggs. I looked a little closer and the babies were hatching!!! So, Stephi has been taking pictures all day. Momma duck took the babies over to the pond this afternoon. So, now if I want to see the babies, I have to go over to the pond and look at them. But here are the other pictures of the babies.

Here Momma Duck is taking her babies to the pond. One little baby had a hard time getting up on the curb and had to be helped.

And now Momma and the babies are swimming in the pond.

Weekend Doings

This weekend I was determined to sew. And sew I did!! I've started Stephi's graduation quilt (she graduated from high school last year). I've had a hard time determining what pattern, what fabrics, etc. to use. I saw Bonnie Hunter's mystery quilt, Carolina Crossroads and decided that the pattern was something that I really liked. However, I'm just not a scrappy person. So, I decided to use just 3 fabrics. I'm using a lime green paisley fabric where she uses blue, a bright pink where she uses red and for the light I'm using a black on white print. I've finished step 1 and am working on those 100 9-patches for step 2.

Other than working on this quilt, I've not done much else.

My Babies

This is my son Shaw and his girlfriend Faith. Shaw is 22 years old and will be graduating from UCF in May with a degree in Legal Studies (like his mom) and then going to law school (again, like his mom). He is a very caring and responsible young man.

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This is Stephanie. She is 19 and a Freshman in college. She hasn't quite decided what she wants to do when she grows up. She is a great daughter. Very sensitive and caring. And she loves her mom!!! Right now she is partial to Zebra print fabrics. I haven't quite made her a quilter yet.

This is Spencer #1. He is a junior in high school. He is 6'7" and plays basketball (ya think?). Not only does he play basketball, but he eats, sleeps, lives and breathes basketball and just about any other sport. He knows all the stats on players, all the records, etc. He says he wants to be a coach and/or athletic director.

Spencer #2. He is Richard's so. 18 days younger than Spencer #1. Spencer is a senior in high school and will be heading off to community college in the fall.







Weston. Richard's youngest son. He is a junior in high school. He loves to skateboard and is great at it.




Ashley. My 14 yr old daughter. She is a great student! She loves animals and wants to be either a vet or a marine biologist. She loves to go to the mall on Friday nights.