A New Brother...................

Several days after my dad's funeral I received a letter in the mail, it was in a business size envelope addressed to me, I set it aside thinking it was a newsletter or something as the return address was a business, when I sat down later and opened it I was pleased to learn that I now have a new Brother................a new Brother Innov-is 40, that is!!!!

Thank you to Mariner's Compass Quilt Shop in Bath, ME for donating this wonderful prize and all the other wonderful shops that donated prizes and participated in the 2013 Maine Quilt Shop Hop.

 

 
Here's a photo of the new addition to my family of sewing machines.......................

Today while I was in the neighborhood of a Jo-Ann's I decided to see if they had any "garages" to store my new Brother as this will now be my travel/class machine, I was fortunate to find a 40% coupon and carrier that I liked...........

 

 Tucked away safely...................

So glad that I visited those last two quilt shops, they put me in the next category of prizes!! 

We are expecting a few days of rain so I am hoping I will get my sewing MOJO back so I can share a few sewing projects.

A Graduation.........

In the midst of planning my dad's funeral my youngest son graduated.........

I haven't figured out how to crop, etc with the new program so you get the pleasure of all three of my sons in the photo! 

My dad's funeral Mass was very nice, many of our family members were able to take an active part in the Mass.....three of his grandsons were alter servers, my brother and I did the readings, two of his granddaughters brought up the gifts, his pall bearers were four more of his grandsons, my other siblings placed the pall on his casket before the Mass.  After his funeral I really felt at peace with his passing, there will still be tears now and then, but I know that he is in our Father's house waiting for us to join him.

Stay tuned for my next post.......a special letter arrived in the mail last week!

RIP Dad.....................

On Sunday, May 5 my dad passed away............he is now breathing easy.