Lake Tarawera

Archie, being of the male species, naturally hates to have his picture taken. I, as a female, naturally love to torture him. On another note, the mountains in the background were volcanoes that literally blew their own tops off in 1886 and killed 153 people. There's a mini Pompeii, a buried Maori village, close by. We didn't go because we heard it was over-rated for the price.

Quilt Question

Mom, Jess, Che, or Ambs: Do any of you have any idea how to make this kind of quilt? A girl, that was in the ward we went to in Brooklyn, made this quilt and she says she did it all on her sewing machine. I am gathering up projects to do when I get back (I miss projects) but I can't for the life imagine how all the material fits between the needle and the arm of the sewing machine. It looks like a simple enough quilt since there aren't a million pieces, but how hard would it really be? Anyone, anyone? Chelice, do you have any projects up your sleeve or what?

Derek is the man of the hour

Derek just got his ACT scores on the internet. He made a 31. 33 in English, 31 in math and in reading and 28 in science. He will take it a couple of more times. Not bad--we are actually very proud of him. Good work, Derek!!!