Staying Warm and Cozy

Any of you who don't live in Minnesota may or may not have heard we are in yet another large snowfall, paralyzing the city and much of the state. The snow didn't start until we were at church, so we easily made it home in time to hunker down and stay safe and warm. While at church, we made plans with our friends Erik and Lara to get together at our house for dinner. 5pm rolled came and went, and I was expecting a phone call from Lara canceling our date when they showed up at our door stoop coated with a flurry of snowflakes. 

Lara made delicious Pad Thai for dinner. I'll definitely be adding the recipe to my cookbook favorites. Like most of our dinners together we lost track of time, and by the time they thought of heading home, the snow had piled up enough the guys had to investigate their chances of getting home unstuck. After pushing out 5 stuck cars, the guys finally showed up and declared there wasn't a chance of making it home. Slumber party! Even though we've had similar snow falls this year, the timing of this one has made Monday morning travel pretty much impossible and has closed most businesses and schools including MSAADA. We completed Phase III drawings for the hospital in Haiti on Friday, so at least we made our deadline before the weekend. I am looking forward to another day at home with Harper and getting some more sewing done during his naps.

Speaking of sewing, my friend Jennifer sent me photos of the quilt I made for their wedding gift. It's the pattern Chantilly by Fig Tree Quilts. I altered the pattern to make it a queen-sized quilt, which involved calculating new block sizes for better looking proportions and avoid sewing hundreds of tiny blocks. I really love how it turned out, and Judy (from Too Crazy Quilters) did a great job on the quilting. I'll let the pictures do the rest of the talking!

And for all of you Minnesotans...Happy Snow Day!