Irish Giveaway

Micki at Irish Muses - see button to the right is doing an Irish Giveaway. Check it out and also check out the entire blog! Thanks Micki!!

Is this girl beautiful? She is holding up the bag we gave her with a new tooth brush, tooth paste, candy (I know that defeats the purpose), a card from our school children and a little toy. The children above are holding up their bags. There were 500 children at the two daycares and this was a lot for us to carry. The next time we go we will bring another suitcase for each person and we will fill them with soap, shoes (very expensive there) and other items that they need. This is our first time there and the first time that there has been a mission group so it was a learning experience. Now we know more but as always you learn more each time. Beautiful people inside and out!! KISS for everyone!!

The two daycares have a staff that love these children very very much and once you meet them you fall in love with them also. They get noisy and act like our kids but there is a difference that they don't expect anything. So when they are given something they are very thankful and happy. These children are clean for the most part but their families are very poor. This daycare offers them an opportunity to play games with others, learn, have a snack and most important is that they have a religion class. They also have a lady that comes in once a week and teaches them gymnastics and a wonderful lady that teaches them art and making crafts that are sold to make money to run the day cares. The gymnastics that are exceptional put a program together for us and did a fantastic job.

More later about Brazil! Please leave a comment if you are interested in this group as I will be able to give you more details.

Have a Wonderful Day!!

I'm Back!! Brazil Trip

These are photos of the largest Power Plant in the world. This power plant is between Brazil and Paraguay and the workers are 50/50 from each country. It's an amazing site and for me I could not imagine even putting the plan together much less surpervising the workers. Paraguay receives 100% of their electric power from this plant and Brazil receives 75%. If anyone is ever in the area then this is a very interesting place to go. I know that you're thinking a power plant but it is a place worth going.

This is Judy and Ruth Anne with one of the boys at the home we were at. He was there because his father was an alcholic and he kicked him a lot.

This is our group with two men who teach the children a Brazillian dance that is like fighting without touching. The work with the children around the city to teach them skills and hopefully it will help to keep them off the streets and they will say no to alcohol and drugs.

This is one of the day care girls doing this dance. We had painted their faces that day.

Here is a photo of Dorcas II and the children.

This is a wonderful project and if anyone who reads this would like to donate money to this project; just e-mail me and I can get you in touch with the people there. care@stpeters-columbus.org

Also, I can give you additional information.

More later and lots more photos. We must have taken 2,000 between the eight of us.

Peanut Butter and Smokey

Very busy with the garden when it isn't raining, helping a friend paint her apartment, cleaning, etc. But I thought you'd enjoy a photo of my babies!! They like to sleep and cuddle. Hope everyone is doing great!!

Quilt Blocks and a Sewing Apron

Just wanted to share with you what I've been up to this week-end!! I made myself a sewing apron out of some jeans and I really jazzed it up as you can see. This was a lot of fun and I think it will come in handy for Monday night quilting.

Then I decided to make a couple of new blocks. The one is a butterfly and the other is Puss in the Corner. I'd never made either of these and they are super easy!!! Well I just wanted to share this with everyone and I feel the urge to create more. This is just a sample of what I've done this week-end!! I also made 35 Happy Blocks and several doll quilts and I'm still raring to go!!!!!

Happy Easter!!!!!

More Giveaways

http://lainyslittleblog.blogspot.com/ Lainy's Little Blog is having a giveaway

http://jennifer-phoenixcrafts.blogspot.com/2009/03/easter-blog-candy.html
Jennifer is having a giveaway

http://morgonpiggmammamalin.blogspot.com/2009/03/small-happy-birthday-candy.html

http://stardustgemsandribbon.wordpress.com/2009/04/02/blogoversary-candy/#comment-7449

http://paperliciousoasis.blogspot.com/

Give Away at Pig Tales and Quilts

I copied and pasted from this site so that you could see what a great giveaway this could be. Judy
http://www.pigtalesandquilts.com/2009/04/give-away-time.html

Give-Away Time!!
My oldest daughter will be turning 30 this year so in honor of her birthday I will be having a give-away! The give-away will be for 30 FQ's!!!To enter you will need to post here to this thread, leave a comment as to what fabrics you like best, and what you would do with 30 FQ's!Then you have to write about the give-away on your blog with a link back here to my site!The deadline for signing up will be April 20th at midnight!!Tell all your friends to come and get signed up! If they tell me that you sent them and you should win the give-away, you might just get something extra in your package!
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