The Communique Layout

Popularized by Rhonda Dort, who uses the layout in her classes, the Communique Quilt Layout works for both featuring large fabric and panel pieces, as well as a basis for multiple block designs.

About Me

Welcome to Mouse in My Pocket! I'm Andrea, a web developer living in rural America with her husband and daughter. I'm excited to share my life with you as I explore some of the great things about living in the middle of nowhere.  Be sure to check out the blog below to see a few of the things that are speaking to me right now.

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On the Blog

31 Weeks

By Andrea | February 2, 2017

I’m 31 weeks along now. Yea for being another week closer to meeting the still unnamed Spot! You wouldn’t think there would bet much in the way of health news this week, as I’ve actually managed to not have an appointment with the doctor since my last update. But, somehow there is. I am randomly…

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Book It!

By Andrea | January 30, 2017

It’s a new year and I’m looking forward to all of the reading I will get to do in the next couple of months before baby gets here.  After that, I figure that my reading time will drop dramatically, or that I will end up spending most of my time reading baby books.  That’s not…

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30 Weeks

By Andrea | January 26, 2017

I’m 30 weeks along now and have managed to keep myself from being hospitalized for a whole week since my release. Yea!  I am still having pain on my right side, and my liver enzyme levels are still off, but the doctors can’t seem to find a cause.  At this point, they believe it to…

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Bookish Questions – Least favorite kids’ book of all time?

By Andrea | January 24, 2017

What is your least favorite kids’ book of all time? I’ve heard horror stories about children who want the same story read to them over and over again.  Obviously, I will eventually hate whatever book my child deems her favorite, just because I have to read it all the time.  I’m expecting that, but I…

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29 Weeks – A Week in Hospital

By Andrea | January 19, 2017

Spot is now 29 weeks along, but this last week was a rough one.  I ended up having to go into hospital early last Thursday morning, and wasn’t released until yesterday evening.  I went in due to severe pain on the right side of my abdomen, which was all the more concerning for being 28…

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28 Weeks

By Andrea | January 12, 2017

Spot has been cooking for 28 weeks now. That’s 7 whole months! She still doesn’t have a name, but we do have it narrowed down to about half a dozen options. That’s a good thing, right? I’ve already been to one appointment for her this week, but I’ve got another tomorrow. It’s the glucose test,…

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Bookish Questions – 2017 Reading Goals?

By Andrea | January 10, 2017

What are your reading goals for 2017? I read quite a few books last year. According to Goodreads, I read a total of 69 books in 2016, that’s 6 more books than in 2015.  I would like to think that I could keep my goal from the last two years of reading one book per…

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27 Weeks

By Andrea | January 5, 2017

Spot is 27 weeks along now and, based on her latest scans, doing well.  She moved around so much that I wasn’t sure they would be able to get everything they needed, but they were able to tell that Spot has gained 6oz in the last 2 weeks, making her a total of 1lb and…

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26 Weeks

By Andrea | December 29, 2016

Did you know that 26 weeks is an important mark for viability of a baby?  At 26 weeks, if something goes wrong in the pregnancy, baby’s survival rate is 90%.  And I’m 26 weeks pregnant now, which is super awesome considering all the scares the doctors have given us about Spot’s size.  Of course, she…

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Book It! – #ReadTheMargin

By Andrea | December 26, 2016

December is #ReadTheMargin month, so outside of a couple books I finished up, I’ve been making an effort to choose books written by and featuring minorities.    Artemis Fowl Artemis Fowl is the 1st book in the Artemis Fowl series by Eoin Colfer.  This middle-grade novel had been my bedside read for almost a month. …

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25 Weeks

By Andrea | December 22, 2016

We’re 25 weeks along and Spot had her 2nd visit to the high-risk OB this week. I’m happy to report that Spot gained 5 ounces in the last 2 weeks, for an approximate 1lb and 3oz, moving her up from the 5th percentile to the 9th. We go back again in another 2 weeks for…

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24 Weeks – That’s 6 Months, People!

By Andrea | December 15, 2016

First, the important stuff — I have super good news to report about all the bloodwork I had to have done last week.  It came back negative for the infectious diseases and genetic abnormalities they were testing for!  Right now that means we get to move on with the thought that Spot is just a…

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