artistic mother's tote and an art quiltie......

Today I had a day off as far as watching the grand kids....It isn't because Lisa had the day off...It is because the third round of the horrible stomach flu is making its rounds and this time she has it...We do know what it is...It is the rota virus...thankfully, there is a vaccine and I can promise you, I know four children who are going to be getting one as soon as we can get them well. It is highly contagious, and the problem is the two one year olds......they constantly have hands in the mouth....All I can say is I never have changed so many poopy diapers in my life...so today I have a much needed break from poop....The joys of grand motherhood, they are many.........
I used my time wisely today. I slept in, which was amazing and incredible...Then Don and I went to a local nursery....It is called J and J's and I was blown away...We both were...The prices and the plants are just wonderful...They are in the midst of their annual tomato plant sale.....One gallon plants for 1.75.....I bought five different varieties. I also bought their vegetable seeds for beans and pumpkins, a couple of pepper plants, sweet basil and a flat of coleus for a shady flower bed....Don told me that he got such a kick out of watching me...I was a woman on a mission....I love plants, I have since I was a tiny little girl. They are sitting on the landing of the back stairs until after Mothers Day....








Just look at all that green goodness....I cant wait to get my hands in the dirt and put them in their new home!
After the jaunt to the nursery, I went upstairs and made my poetry tote for the Artistic Mothers Group...Click on the picture on the sidebar for more info....This is the week three project. I really had fun with mine. I pretty much had to just make one up because I lost my book.....I am an organized person and for the life of me, I don't know where it went...All I can think of is one of the babies helped Maga put it away in some obscure place....I need to find it because I don't know what the next week is about.....It holds my poetry journal that actually has a poem in it...













I also got one other piece done today...This little art quilt for a Yahoo group I belong too....It is six by eight inches and has a lot of 3d type sewing on it.....Usually I just whip these little quilties out, but I must have worked on this little guy for two hours....I was surprised by the time when I was finished....I think it is all the layered fabric.....I started with a fabric image of a baby and he turned into a mermaid....Just cause you know "everythings better, down where it's wetter, Under the sea..." Who out there knows where this quote came from?








Now I am going to go cook some dinner and then we are going to watch another episode of "Life" on the discovery channel......It is one of the most beautiful Nature shows I have ever seen....I cant wait to watch them with Olivia who is my little nature girl.......