Scooby Doo Quilt from Barb and the SMA Moms

I received a package in the mail the other day.  It was from a fellow SMA Mom, Barb.  Barb is mom to Lucy who has SMA type 1 and lives in Wisconsin.  I guess I've known her since Lucy was an itty-bit.  She is now, hmm, 10??  Anyway, I thought to myself: this is nice.  Barb must have seen that I was looking for filters for Casey's vent and sent me some.  Weird that she insured it." I opened the box.  It wasn't filters.  I opened up the box to find the most beautiful quilt!

I pretty much crumpled to the ground. I was so surprised.  This is such a tough time of year for me, and all who love Colin. It was his time of year.  He loved all things 'scary.' He had every single Scooby Doo VHS./DVD of all the Scooby shows and movies.  He loved Halloween and pumpkins. It will be 5 years in November that we have had this huge hole in our lives of missing him.  Sometimes it feels like he's been gone 5 minutes and sometimes it feels like 50 years and everything in between.  

Can you see the label she put on?  "In honor of Colin Robert O'Neill Loved and Missed."  I always write 'Loved and Missed' when I share photos or stories about him.

The craftsmanship is beautiful. I don't know anything about quilting but I know this is nice work and it's not easy and it's time consuming.  I know she put her heart into making it. I wish you all could see it in person.  The colors, the patterns, the choices of fabric!! I have no clue as to how she quilted it in a spider web pattern--so perfect!

This summer a group on Facebook was started for SMA Moms.  This group is a bunch of moms that share and support each other, with NO drama.  It's refreshing to be with a group of moms of all ages, from so many countries, so many different places in their lives...but we all come together to hold each other up, in the good times and in the bad/sad times.  Thank you.  

Peanut butter and grape Jello pie

Gramma O’Neill gave us one of her Jello cookbooks. I was thumbing through and was freaked out by some of the creations. I pointed out a recipe for Peanut Butter and Grape Jello pie. I was aghast! Gene said it’s like a peanut butter and jelly sandwich.
I mulled that over for a while. I was cleaning out the baking cabinet and found, not one, but two boxes of grape flavored Jello. It started to sound kinda good to me. I read the recipe and it had vanilla pudding and cool whip in it. That sealed my fate. I had him get some more Cool Whip and a graham cracker crust.
First thing I did this morning was tear up the kitchen making this creation. I haven’t tried it yet but there was some extra pudding and grape mixture left so I made two pudding cups of this mixture (same stuff but without the graham cracker and without the peanut butter) and I tried one. Yum.
I’m sending this piece down to Gramma O’Neill. I’ll report in after I have my dessert tonight!!