stash sunday

I don't have any photos of my stash today, not for lack of a stash mind you, because ashamedly I admit I have been adding to it weekly, instead I show you pictures of me actually using up some of the stash I have! As a warning I'd like to put in a disclaimer and blame crappy winter for awful photos. Pretend I'm a photographer and these are professionally shot.
First up is a quilt top for the Bushfire Quilt Project. I thought I was going to make 2 blocks for the effort but they turned out too small. My mistake is some little girls gain because I managed to make enough stars for a small quilt top of 36 by 48 inches.


These two blocks are for Tine for the 8two8 flickr quilting bee.
She requested orange and pink fabrics.
I love the little orange and pink cars on white print and just may have to get some more someday.


The last thing I sewed this weekend was the first block for my mom's Purple Passion quilt.
This block is 30 inches by 30 inches and it was fun to put together. I have 3 more to go.

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Lately this blog has become more of a quilting blog than anything else. Which could be a good thing since things are going pretty well in here for the most part. There are many things I'd like to blog about but then think who cares about this or that? Well I do care, because it matters to me and sometimes I just feel the need to share.
I'm struggling with Aaron's growing. He's getting so big so fast. He was weighed while in the hospital 2 weeks ago at 70 pounds. OUCH! Slowly we're getting more and more equipment to facilitate his daily care like washing and toileting and lifting. Our first piece of equipment is a shower/toilet chair. Oh how I loathe this chair! It's for grown ups not 9 year old boys with little bums. It's made for big bums. Poor Aaron falls through the hole constantly. I've tried the ring reducers but he's too heavy and broke one in half! HA! Friday someone came to fix the shower so I can wheel him into the walk in shower. It works! He can finally have showers but the shower chair isn't working for us and I'm cursing to the walls how frustrated I am. What makes it more difficult is that Aaron won't help himself. I'm trying to teach self care skills but he doesn't have the cognitive ability to understand what it is that I'm asking of him.
Another issue I'm having are his clothes. This kid grew 2 sizes since the fall! I mean seriously! I have to watch the sales carefully and find him more shirts and pants. I recieved a note from school the other day that his assistant was having a hard time putting his pants on and not to send those pants again. Listen lady! When I put them on in the morning they fit! If you used half an ounce of force they'd go on! Some people just irk me. However I do see her point. At home I'm constantly spending my day trying to keep his pants on! They're always falling down. The pants don't fit well over the absorbant briefs thus he's losing them, a lot. It's not my idea of fun walking into his bedroom with his bum hanging out, at least 10 times a day. I could sew him clothes but seriously ummm I'm not that talented or driven. I'm done lamenting about the troubles of being a special needs parent. This is my reality. This is why I sew, to keep my mind occupied with other thoughts and not that he's getting so big and worrying about what will I do when he's 12 or 15. Just the thought makes me want to cry. Instead I'll keep an eye out for sales for little boy clothes and (fabric too!) and start buying much larger clothes.
Perhaps I should make him some suspenders?