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Wednesday, April 3, 2019

~ Happy Birthday! The Big 5-0! ~

Many of you may not know my birthday is on April Fool's Day.  Mom always said the joke was on her because I came into this world nearly a month early.  The best thing about my birthday is no one ever forgets April Fool's .  I can't think of a better day to have a birthday than a day that is a celebration of laughter.  What is no laughing matter is I'm turning 50!  Really I'm not upset about turning 50, it just saying it, I'm 50.  Shouldn't I feel more like an adult now that I'm 50?  I don't.   I feel the same as I did at 30 or 40.  Okay maybe not exactly the same, but I can still do a cartwheel!  Don't make me show you, I said I can do one I didn't say I could do it gracefully!...LOL!   

One of things about growing older is things can a little get stale, you have to work a little harder at keeping things fresh and fun.   How do you do that?  Well some buy a new sports car or take a trip across the world.   I play dress up....with my dog.  A gal can only see so many cute little dogs on quilts before she gets jealous.  Awe...isn't she just the cutest!  That intense look on her face, that's what she looks like when she's focused on a piece of hot dog in my hand.  Miss Khaleesi had no interest in my quilt or the bow on her head without the hot dog.  I'm not sure she had fun but I had a blast.  It doesn't take much to make this ole gal chuckle. 


It's been a fun birthday week.  Dad and I started off the week with our yearly birthday dinner at a local Cafeteria called Grays.  I forgot to take pictures so I borrowed some from Google.  Dad and I love to talk.  Taking pictures never even crossed my mind.


Grays has the best pies!  My favorite is the Chocolate Cream....MMMM....so good!   After eating way too much we did a little shopping to walk off the pie.  It's days like this that I love the most.  Just spending time together with family, telling stories of the good ole days and laughing.  Priceless.


Of course what's a birthday without a gift to myself.   Happy mail!  Hand Picked by Tammi Green for Riley Blake.  This is the bundle I mentioned last week in my post about Lakehouse Drygoods Look-A-likes.  If you missed that post you can find it here.  


To put the icing on the icing on the birthday cake I was tagged on Instagram by @lizahorgan.  She made this quilt using my pattern Turnabout Tulips.  It will be a fund raiser quilt.  I love the bright colors...so cute!  These are my colors!  This is the best part pattern designing.  Seeing them being made and loved.  Good luck girls with your fundraiser, I'm sure this lovely will do well!


 Isn't funny how colors change the look of a quilt.   This is my quilt made with the same pattern.  


 Well that's my birthday week so far but the weeks not over.  I've had a couple of other fun things happening in the background this week that I'll share as soon as I can.  Then this weekend is party time with my boys which means non stop laughter.  

I had to come back and edit this post.  I published it without telling you about the birthday sale going on in my Etsy pattern shop.  20% off your total order.  Just add the code birthday2019 at checkout.  It's that simple.  Thank you to all my amazing followers!







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20 comments:

  1. Happy belated birthday. Enjoy the rest of your week.

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  2. Happy Birthday (belated) Lea Anne. Beautiful stack of fabrics you got for yourself and it's so you! 50 is still so young!

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  3. Happy Birthday, Lea Anne! Time with family is the best gift.

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  4. Enjoy the rest of your birthday week! I was happy to turn 50 a few years back, and I still feel young too! Age is just a number.

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  5. Happy birthday again. Just wait until you get as old as I am

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  6. Happy Birthday Lea Anne! You are as young as you feel and age is just a number. I am 70 but still feel like I am a whole lot younger. My goddaughter also has a birthday on April Fool's day. She turned 25 but she acts sooo much older than I do. LOL

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  7. Happy, happy birthday. Oh to be 50 again. :) Enjoy, enjoy; the years go so quickly.

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  8. WOW !!! "Only" 50 ?? Enjoy it to the fullest--pretty soon (in a blink of the eye) you'll be as old as me--76 and counting backwards (67) :-) :-)

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  9. Happy Birthday Lea Anne! And thank for including my quilt in your birthday post!

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  10. Have a wonderful birthday week. Oh, heck, make that birthday year!! I so enjoy your posts - and patterns, Lea Anne.

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  11. only 50! Why you're just a young thing! Khalesisi is just Minnie mouse adorable, what a face of sweetness. I miss those kinds of buffet restaurants... it was my joy to travel along with my tray choosing veg and entrees and desserts. I haven't seen one for years... wah! Happy B-day week to you!
    LeeAnna

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  12. Happy 50th, Lea Anne! And, how cute does Miss Khaleesi look?! I turned 65 in February, and really the only thing getting older is my body, especially my bad knees! I still feel 30 in my head!! Enjoy the rest of your birthday week!

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  13. Happy belated birthday!! Wow, 50!! You are only an adult if you say so. At 81, I am constantly reminding myself to act my age ... but I don't know what that means! My body is 81 ... My mind is 40 or 30 or sometimes I'm 18 again. Life is good always!! Seize the day ... everyday and enjoy!!

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  14. Happy late birthday! You're just a spring chicken. I'm glad you look at your birth date as a positive thing. My parents were married on April 1st, but that didn't work out so well.
    I hope you have fun during the rest of your birthday month. Party on!

    Leslie Schmidt

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  15. Wishing you a very Happy Birthday! It's funny how we always still feel like a kid....even when the number goes up! lol! I'm 49 this year....and still feel 29....though I wish I was still as thin as I was when I was 29! lol! Pies, cakes, ice cream.....celebrate! :-)

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  16. Happy Birthday to you and 50 is young in my book ;-) Miss Khaleesi looks so cute with her bow. Such a pretty face!

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  17. Happy belated birthday I'm behind in reading! Keep on celebrating all month and as I'm catching up in my reading, it looks like you still are celebrating.... Enjoyed the photo of your new fur baby...

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  18. Happy belated Birthday!! I love the fun you had on your day, with your Dad and with the dog!! Yep, our bodies may grow older, but our minds are still about 25! I love your Turnabout Tulips: you have such a great way with color! Hugs, H

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Happy Stitching! Lea Anne