A new cat in the house?

Oh, I know, you are all thinking that I am turning into the crazy cat lady (and it could happen), but not this time.  This is a new cat, but not of the fluffy variety...of the jewelry variety! 

No additional lint rollers needed for this cat.  I've had mixed reviews on the cat - DH didn't know what it was, but Mom liked it.  So...what do you think?

Here is another new design...

A different layout of flying geese.  And here are some more pieces that we finished last night...

So that is the good news - the bad news is that our yard is still all torn up.  A week of rain definitely set back the installation of the new septic system.  Fortunately it was beautiful all last week and a lot of progress was made.

What a mess!  But, as bad as it looks, we haven't had to use the outhouse!  All facilities are fully functional (thank goodness!) and have been throughout this whole mess.  When I get tired of looking at this I just go to a different part of the yard...

Ahhhhh....much better!  I'll just stay focused on this area of the yard!

And on the quilty front...not much going on, but I did finish a couple of Non Farmer's Wife blocks...

I'm caught up except for the last bonus block, which may, or may not get finished (ever!).  The third block above has issues - it turned out much smaller than it is supposed to be. The HST are supposed to be 1 1/2" finished and I inadvertently made mine 1" finished.  So frustrating!  I don't have time to be making them once, let alone screwing them up and having to make them twice!  But for now, I have too many other things to worry about, so these will be dealt with at a later date.

That's all for now - I hope you all have a wonderful Mother's Day!