More photos of Jackson

Here are some more photos of the cutest grandbaby on the planet!!

HUG THE ONES YOU LOVE! I can't wait to hug this little guy!!
Bev

Righteous women and their influence

As women in an increasingly immoral world, we have a great power for good! Please never forget that. Pray to find out how you can be an instrument in the Lord's hands to bring about good in this world.

HUG THE ONES YOU LOVE,
Bev

So much cuteness and a challenge!!!

All that cuteness in one bundle!

Here are a couple more photos of little Jackson, and a special challenge for anyone who wants to participate.

This week in honor of my new grandson, I will be knitting or crocheting 6 items for charity, since he was born on July 6th, and I challenge you to choose a charity and make 6 items before next Tuesday. It can be anything from booties, to hats, to pony holders or scarves, or mittens... doesn't really matter as long as they are made with love and given to someone in need.

My Bev's Charity Challenge group came up with this idea, and I love it! Many of those ladies are making the items blue for little boys to honor Jackson. He is only 3 days old and helping others already! I am knitting a pair of blue socks so far for LDS Humanitarian where they are needed to warm little orphans. But you can make anything you want, in any color you want. I hope all you knitters will join me!

Maybe if you don't knit, crochet or sew, you could choose a fave charity and donate $6 this week?

Ok- a couple more photos...

Jackson with his daddy, my eldest son, Shaun.


Hug the ones you LOVE!!!
Bev

Photos of Jackson! My new grandson!!!!!

I'm a grandma!!

Jackson Hunter Qualheim was born this afternoon at his home in NY, NY, at about 2 pm EST!! He is 7 lbs 2 oz, and 21" long and when my son left me a message on my cell phone this morning, he was crying healthily!

Shaun says he has blondish hair. And mama and baby are both doing great!

I have one photo on my cell phone, which I 'saved' but can't find on my cell phone and I have no idea how to post it online anyhow. But... when I do get some emailed photos I will post them on here for you. =)

Well, I'm in love with that little guy already and I haven't even met him and I'm not sure when I will get to meet him, soon I hope! But he's here taking his turn on earth. Wonder what the future holds for him? Great adventures and lots of love I am sure.

HUG THE ONES YOU LOVE!!
Bev

Independence Day!

Tomorrow I likely will not be online a whole lot because we keep very busy on July 4th in Logandale! We have a Flag Raising ceremony with the Veterans, at 6:30 am and then a breakfast, put on by Rotary Club- for the community at 7 am at the fairgrounds.

After that, they have a candy-drop for the kids, games, watermelons, pie eating contest, the local firemen always come with the trucks and spray everyone who wants to be sprayed over in the field! Today's temps were 116 F in the shade on my porch at 3 pm, so that water will be so welcome! They spray you, you get soaked, and 10 minutes later in the sun you are totally dry again.

I bring lawn chairs and a quilt over there under a big tree, and I sit and knit while the kids do the candy drop (they have a teenager one too!) and run around with their friends over there. Always lots of people to talk to and it's just a wonderful small community family atmosphere.

In the evening they have a community dinner put on by the Chamber of Commerce and it is always good! There are bands, music, more fun for the kids, and at 9:30 or so - FIREWORKS! We always go home to enjoy the fireworks though because we can see them so well from home. I bought some sparklers and a few other little fireworks too for us to enjoy. We keep the hose nearby, so if there was a problem we can turn that thing on full blast!

I am either going to knit mittens or socks for the orphanages through LDS Humanitarian tomorrow. I know they need socks right now, so I might make those. They also need baby booties.... hair pretties.... hmmm- decisions, decisions.

I want to close with one of those 'makes you think' quotes from former President of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints:

"I testify to you that God's hand has been in our destiny. I testify that freedom as we know it today is being threatened as never before in our history. I further witness that this land—the Americas—must be protected, its Constitution upheld, for this is a land foreordained to be the Zion of our God. He expects us as members of the Church and bearers of His priesthood to do all we can to preserve our liberty."

--Ezra Taft Benson, "A Witness and a Warning", Ensign, Nov. 1979, 31

Hug the ones you love! Keep everyone safe tomorrow, especially tomorrow night, and

The bibs!!

It's been 112 F or so for many days now! I am grateful we have a friend with a wonderful swimming pool that she lets us cool off in. Took my youngest daughter and a friend over them this afternoon.

My eldest daughter had all 4 wisdom teeth removed yesterday and she is still in a lot of pain and recovering from that so she didn't get to come with us. Poor baby.

Speaking of babies, LDS Humanitarian has placed baby bibs on the list of most needed items again this month, so I will be continuing to make those for them.

Here are the 2 baby bib patterns I have created for LDS Humanitarian but you are welcome to make them for family, gifts, or any humanitarian cause out there. If you would like to mail or take them to humanitarian here is the address. Possibly your LDS (Mormon) neighbors would be able to accept them and make sure they get where they are needed too. Many local Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints branches and wards have Humanitarian projects going all year long:

Latter-day Saint Humanitarian Center
1665 Bennett Rd
Salt Lake City, UT 84104

http://www.bevscountrycottage.com/bevs-washcloth-bib.html

This one is actually a really basic garter stitch bib I made years ago, but just recently wrote down and I changed the neck a bit. I now stitch it to the other side of the top of the bib. I used to use leave it unattached and with velcro to close it. I found that velcro tends to get full of lint and things through the years though and like this closed version better.


And here is a crocheted bib that is also just a couple of stitches.

http://www.bevscountrycottage.com/bevs-bib1.html

Still no grandbaby in case you are holding your breath along with me!

Gives me more time to make him things though. =)

HUG THE ONES YOU LOVE!

Bev

Oh Canada!!

Happy Canada Day to all my relatives and friends up north there!!

This is one of my favorite weeks of the year! July 1st is Canada Day and July 4th is USA's Independence Day! I love both those celebrations.

Grandbaby, who I am now calling 'Pooh Bear Jr' (since his dad is Pooh Bear by nickname) is still hanging around inside mama~

Come on out little Pooh Bear Jr, we want to see you honey!

Remember everyone, hug the ones you love today and tomorrow! In fact, give 'em a little squeeze every day and tell them how much you love them.

Well. I am off to sew some more squares for another baby quilt!
Bev

No grandbaby yet

Good morning! Just to keep you up to date, no news on the grandbaby front yet. But we are continuing to pray for mama and baby to be healthy and for mama to have an easy labor.

I removed the grandbaby development little widget, because this morning it had gone back to the baby being due in 1 week and 1 day! YIKES. He was due yesterday but is keeping nice and warm inside mama.

Meanwhile, if you would like to help a new mom and her little one, here is a fun, easy baby blanket to knit. Please consider donating to a shelter or hospital near you.

http://www.bevscountrycottage.com/dishcloth-afghan.html

HUG THE ONES YOU LOVE! (and try to keep cool and dry this weekend)

Bev

Dishcloth pattern

I wasn't all that certain I would like using this dishcloth after I had already knitted half of it, but I have been using it the past 2 days and I LOVE IT!! It's my new fave to use.

It's a really simple pattern, but mindless knitting so good for relaxation for you.

Bev's Ribby Cloth
Copyright Beverly A. Qualheim 2008
Size 8 knitting needles
1 oz of cotton yarn.... this was Peaches and Cream brand maybe-- something on a cone from Wal-Mart
Cloth is approx. 8" square when finished.

Cast on 29 sts
Knit the first 6 rows
Knit 4 sts, k1, p1 across to last 4 sts - k last 4 sts
(Always keep knit 4 sts at the beginning of each row and end of each row)
Continue in this manner till cloth is 7.5"
Knit last 6 rows.
Bind off. Weave in ends of yarn.

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These make great gifts for yourself or loved ones, and of course many shelters will accept these to be used for dishes or as washcloths.

I also wanted to show you our grapevines! Each year we have been blessed with an abundance of delicious grapes and this year is no exception. YUMMY!

We don't thin out the grapes at all, that we we get TONS of small grapes. If you thin them when they are first growing, you get larger grapes, but we would rather have lots of smaller ones.

Sandy soil is great for grapes! They love it here in this heat.


HUG THE ONES YOU LOVE!!
And check back as I will post bib patterns soon.

Bev