Happy Sunday! And The Winner Is???????????

I know this is what everyone has been waiting for so I am now going to announce the winner of the hugs and Kisses quilt,

Randy Green Congrats and it just so happens they live in Minnesota so I might be able to meet little Masha! Remember there is a bell quilt and a whole new set of pictures are going on that! Even little miss Lera! I will post with progress! Hope all had fun and remember if there is someone special you want on the bell quilt just let me know! I will make it happen!

God Bless and pray for our family we are still 1000 dollars short of what we need right now and need to raise it like yesterday! I will be crying on Monday as I sold my fancy Bernina the other day in order to pay the fees I need right now. I prayed about it and Lera means more to us than any fancy sewing machine. I have to mail it tommrow so it might be a little wet from my tears! Please pray that we raise the other 1000.oo very soon! God will provide he has thus far! God bless and I will post pictures of the bell quilts progress. Lots of pictures on this one! It will be a nice keepsake for someone!

God Bless and keep the prayers coming!

Congrats to Masha Green!

Love the Dinnings

Quilt Fundraiser!

Ok for all of you who have donated to the hugs and kisses quilt here is an update!

I pick up the quilt tonite from the quilters and will post a picture. I will draw the winning name on Friday after I post all who have donated to make sure my list has all the proper names on it! Once the winning name is picked I will post it here!
so please watch the blog so that you can provide me with an address to send it to!


Thanks to all who donated and good luck.

Remember in about two weeks there will be the bell quilt and all new pictures are on it so watch for that someone special on that quilt and fell free to bid on it!

I am sorry for not posting much but I am getting a bit discourged.. I keep running into walls with the paperwork and that has taken up alot of my time.

I also had my heart broken the other day as my 18 year old decided to contact his birth mother and sprung it on me that he wanted to go live with her for the last two months before he left for the Military. I understand now why he did not tell me he has been talking to her on facebook for three months and it was because he did not want to hurt my feelings. I told him he has hurt me more by doing this without talking to me but he is 18 and has alot of unanswered questions. His birth father died last year and all he has left for getting answers is the birth mother. I don't trust her but do trust my son and pray for him everyday! Adoption is a life long road with lots of pot holes along the way but you just fill them and drive over them onto the next one. I love all my kids and that will never change.

God Bless The Dinnings

Please help us finish our quilt fundraiser so that next week we can do the drawing.

We have four blocks left and then the drawing takes place. It is at the quilters

right now! Good luck and lets make sure those last four blocks fast!!!!!!!!!!!!


The Dinnings

Here is a fun fundraiser. We made Lera's referal photo into 252 piece puzzle for us to take with us and have Lera put togather and give to the workers at the orphanage.
If you would like to buy a piece for one dollar please email me and I will send you our address so that you dont incure and charges through pay pal. It should be a fun thing for us to do in Russia! Please consider helping us reach our goal!

The Dinnings

Busy Day!

Oh my Goodness!

What a day! I went through all my paperwork and make sure I had each and every document needed for the social worker. I called our insurance for a letter to state that Lera would be covered when we get her home and make copies of everything. I got it all togather and sent it off! I woke up this morning and found the most wonderful suprise of a a donation to Lera's adoption. The angel is from Minnesota and god bless them. How is that for Minnesota nice. Just a few more block to get donation for and then when the quilt comes back from the quilter its time to draw a name! I am so excited to see it finished. I am putting a new pic of Lera on here and hope you love our russian princess!

Hello and Good Morning!

I have finished the first of two quilts!
This one is called Hugs and Kisses

I have 16 hug and kisses blocks on this quilt that are not spoken for so if you
would like to committ to a block feel free to email me at MDINN38613@aol.com.

These are a few pictures that inspired me when I first visited Recees Rainbow!

I hope you like it!

Hugs and Kisses Mona