Casino Wednesday

This morning, we left around 10 am. I needed to pick up a quilt from the church and then we went to the casino, like we do every Wednesday. 

We arrived around 10:30 am and left around 5:00 pm. We spent most of the day there. Partly because we wanted to get a pizza and they don't open till 4 pm. As usual, we played our favorite games and a couple we haven't played in a long time. One of them we figured doesn't pay as good as the others, so we didn't stay there very long. We got so far ahead that we were able to play on that money for a couple hours. We actually came home with the money we lost last week, so we are still ahead and "even" as far as that goes. Patrick wasn't feeling that great, but he did pretty good. The bigger wins were his, and the smaller ones were mine. Some of the bonus' didn't get a big pay out, but it's enough to keep us playing. When we were way ahead, we decided to play a couple hundred at $5.88, which I choke on when we do. It says you get a better chance at getting the wheel. Here's a good hint - DON'T DO IT. The bonus never came. When you bet higher, the less chances of you getting a bonus as often as if you played less. When we went back down, we hit the bonus right off. The "hook" is to make you want more chances at getting the bonus, but in reality, you don't get them. One keeps hoping it will "hit" and it doesn't. I watched one guy play low, up his bid, win, up his bid again, win, and then go for $10 a spin. He lost $200 in a blink of an eye. Then he got out. I see more people (mostly elderly ladies) win big with a 50 cent bet. They sit there all day and win or they sit there all day and loss. Sometimes I have more fun watching the players then actually playing. Depending on the day. 

The ones I hate are the ones that see us playing together. They come up and ask if they can play on the machine I'm sitting on. If there is a sit next to Patrick, I will let them, but some are RUDE and want me to move when there isn't a chair on the other side of Patrick. Not only that, when I tell them they can take the chair next to me and play, they get pissed off and leave. I found that they want the game we are playing on, and they will see if I will move. I had to stand one time, and then we left. Sure enough the gal moved into the game we were playing. She wouldn't stop playing the game I was sitting at. So, after a half hour of standing we left. I won't do that again. If they want my chair they will have to have a place for me to sit before I will give it up. I should say, "Are you serious? Where am I going to sit if I give it to you?" That's life I guess. People have become ruder over the last few years. Common curtesy is out the window. 

We have been home a bit and I'm enjoying my games. I even went to listen to some of the people I play with in the war game. It's fun to hear their voices. I enjoyed it. But I didn't take time to be Happy Stitching/Happy Quilting!

Took The Day Off! LOL

 Okay, so I'm not working, just retired. 

Which means I can do whatever I want to. So, I slept till about 9:30 am. Patrick got home around 10:30 from golfing. So, I was getting laundry going - and this time I really did do laundry. 

Then I went for my walk. I should have eaten or drank something before I went, but I didn't. So, I texted Patrick to bring me water. I ended up doing a lap before he came out with the water. I then did 2 more laps and called it done. I was able to get 6 of 7 laps. I just couldn't do the 7th lap because my body wasn't happy with me. 

I got a call from Bryan and took it. He was asking me to get some information for him. I don't do AI and I don't want to add that to my computer. So, I wasn't much help. 

Then Debbie and I went to DB to get some coffee. I got hot tea for me and peach tea for Patrick. We talked about get a group for the Muckleshoot tribe. We now have a contact for them. 

Came back home and just played games. Patrick was sleeping on the couch and I let him. If I moved too much, I would wake him. So, I spent the day "off." I didn't go anything at all. I did get my forms ready for the fair this year. I'm going to be judging again this year. 

And that's what a day off is like - Nothing special, just lazy! And not Happy Stitching/Happy Quilting!

Almost Done

This morning, I had to go down and cut batting and backing to take to Colleen this afternoon. 

I was out the door and at moms about 10 minutes late. Sandy from Ocean Shores beat me to moms. We had a good visit with everyone. I was working on my rose piece. Mom and Georgie were asking about the quilts they are working on and are almost done with. 

 I worked on the beadwork on the leafy areas. The right side is almost done. I have the top and left side to do. Then it's done! It looks a little better than I thought it would. I'm liking it more the more I get done. 

Was a block from Colleen's when Debbie called asking where I was. Told her at Colleens and she sent me off to the museum. The museum is closed and Ted's cousin was waiting for me. I was there in about 10 minutes. He gave me 15 applications for quilts. As I was getting ready to enter them, I found that they are from the Muckleshoot (sp) tribe in Auburn WA. So, I'm waiting to see what we will do. We contacted a quilt group up there that can handle them. Now we have applications for them. Debbie is going to get that done for us. So, I'm holding on the applications. 

Stopped at Colleen's and picked up a quilt. Dropped off the quilt I got from mom today. So, chatted for a bit and came home. 

Got home and Sophie was wanting attention. Once I got started with her, I didn't feel like doing anything else. I have more to work on, just need to get moving on them. Gave mom my quilt kit. Came home with some green fabrics that she didn't want to deal with since they were in a bag. I was okay with that, since some of it was mine. 

I'm just happy that today turned out better than yesterday. I'm back to Happy Stitching/Happy Quilting!

I Have Been Trying!!

Today, I was up early. The sun was up really early and that wakes me up before I want to get up. Patrick doesn't like to sleep in the dark (MAN! Do I miss that!!) so we get the sun coming in every morning. Better when it's raining, then I can sleep longer. lol 

I got laundry going - just one load because I forgot I started laundry today. Anyway, I worked on my family history. I worked on the BROWN side of my family and was surprised at how far back I was able to go. But it wasn't on the other BROWN branch that I really wanted to research. Chances are they will hook up eventually. I spent the afternoon and added about 50 more names to my tree. 

Then I decided to work on my beading......and work on my beading......and UGH!

Do you see?! I took the ✔ off, then I tried to fix it. And I tried to fix it and fix it. I ended up with less done than I had yesterday! I spend a good 2 1/2 hours trying to get another V done. Yea, nope! I may have to just start all over and see if I can do it without stopping. Then I can try and figure out what I did wrong on this one. How in the world can this be hard?? Photos of every step, step by step. I get this far, take a break and I'm so confused my brain needs cleaning out! OH! I know!! Find something else for an ornament!! Dang!!

So, as much as I would love to say I had fun. I didn't! I took out more than I put in. So, in no way was I Happy Stitching/Happy Quilting!

Interesting Day

 This morning, I couldn't go back to sleep, so was up at 7 am. I woke around 4 am and kept waking up every few minutes. So, gave up after a while. 

I was enjoying the morning, by playing games when Patrick reminded me of the Zoom meeting with QOV state coordinator. Our President was also in the meeting. She talked about the changes and what to expect in the next year. I didn't realize it was her that became President of QOVF. She's with my old group in Olympia. She's also an attorney. So, we are in good hands. Cindy talked about how things were going for WA. There was only 6 of us today. Cindy said 13 came to her Zoom yesterday. I was going to, but we were coming back from the casino, and I didn't get back in time. 

After that, I went for my walk. This time, I made it to 7 laps. Then we went to Safeway to pick up a few things we needed. It's amazing how expensive it's getting at the grocery store. For what we got, a year ago, we could have paid about 2/3's of what it cost today. Patrick had to look over the receipt because he couldn't believe we spent that much. We were also talking about how gas here in WA has jumped to $5.65 a gallon from $4.90 last week. One of the gas stations had it at $6 a gallon. Prices are getting really bad. I don't know how those who go from paycheck to paycheck can afford gas. A lot around her commute to Olympia or Tacoma for work. That is getting expensive for them as well. 

Came home and I played my games. I wanted to play for a while. Then when my tablet ran out, I charged it and tried to get back to my ornament. I can't believe how confused I got with this piece. 

I was making the bind in the V, and for some reason, I couldn't remember what to do. I checked the book that has the pattern, and I tried again. I only got this far! I took that ✔ area apart so many times, I had to finish my thread and tomorrow I will start a new on. The thread was splitting so much that I had to take it out to fix it. Just not my day to be Happy Stitching/Happy Quilting!

War Game And Casino

 This morning, I could only get 6 laps in on my walking. My watch said I did 1.99 miles. lol I should have walked a few more steps for 2 miles. lol 

At 1:30 pm we had our war game with all the kingdom players. Or at least 1200 players. We are trying to see who's the best - and it's not me. lol I ended up playing against Sux who is in my alliance. It's funny really. I didn't realize it till I saw her big castle. My team beat hers though. We came in second. 

After it was over, we headed to the casino. Patrick wanted to play and was waiting on me. We got to the casino around 3:45 pm. We played till 8:30 pm. It was fun. We won some and lost some. Luck was on our side, but we wanted to keep playing. So, instead we lost $200. Not much compared to what we have from winning the last month and a half. No skin off our noises. It fun and it's something we like doing. We don't do much in the way of travel or spending money. Patrick and I just don't buy a lot. This way, I can spend what I want and don't have to leave it to my kids. lol

Got home and now it's time to listen to my audiobook and look forward to sleeping in. EXCEPT I have a zoom meeting at 10:00 am with QOV. Not looking forward to it, but I will attend. 

In otherwards, I was NOT Happy Quilting/Happy Stitching!

Okay, It's Thursday - Getting Stuff Ready

This morning, Patrick was golfing and I was sleeping in. 

When I got up, I had to get moving. I played my game for a bit, then got a text about coming over to pick up a kit. I told Colleen I would be walking for 30 minutes, but she's welcome to come. Just as I finished my 6th lap, she was here. I'm glad I was able to get 6 laps in. I was getting into my audiobook as I was walking. I'm surprised at liking what I'm listening to. I usually don't do werewolves or vampires, but this is more comical then bloody or gory. 

Colleen and I went downstairs to find fabrics that go with the 2 kits we had. She's going to give it to a volunteer to work on. So, we were trying to make things easy for her. I don't know if she will do them or not. She didn't do the one she had for 6 months. It will be interesting. Colleen wanted to practice on some quilts. I gave her 3 of mine that were done 20 years ago and told her I don't care what she does with them. She can do whatever she wanted. I would pay her for doing them. There is so much she can do and a couple of those quilts will be good practice for her. 

After she left, I got busy and getting the quilt I bought a couple years ago, together for mom. It's the quilt she wanted to buy till I told her I already had it. 

It's the Birds in a Garden kit. I loved the pattern but lately couldn't figure out when I would ever do it. So, when mom said she wanted to do it for a Birthday gift, I told her, I bought it and she's more than welcome to do it for me. That's gift enough. 

I boxed it all up and have it ready to go. I even put a label tag on the box and the binder with the pattern. It's labeled "Lynn's Bird's in a Garden Quilt Kit" so there is no misunderstanding that it's my quilt. If anything happens to mom, I want to be sure to get it back. 

Once all that was done, I got the Roomba going and had it cleaned the hallway and living room. The rest of the time I was working on laundry. I was keeping busy till about 3:30 pm and then called it a day for doing anything. While I was moving things around, my beads spilled out of the travel case - that I didn't zip up! So, I was thankful that I didn't have a lot out of the tubes. 

Now it's late, and I'm about done for the day. I wasn't sewing or stitching, but I was getting quilts and things organized. At yet that doesn't count for being Happy Stitching/Happy Quilting!

Our Weekly Trip To The Casino

This morning, I needed to get up to Olympia for my doctor appointment. I had to get my "female test" done today. I have been positive over the last 3 years with HPV virus. The last one was fine. I had to do another test today to see if it shows up again and if it does, then I have to do a biopsy. I learned a lot more today about the HPV tests. It's the test they do to see if cancer is coming. It is normally dormant. It was described like chick pots. It's something you have in your body but may or may not because an issue. So, with all the tests, it's a monitoring factor. I have to do this every year till it goes dormant again and then 3 years later. It's a waiting game, at this point. BUT it is something we all should pay attention to. I have lost several friends to ovarian cancer that I won't ignore it. So, I will find out in a couple weeks if I have to go back and get a biopsy to make sure it's not active. Or if I'm lucky, it went dormant and I won't have to go back for a couple more years. Again, we can hope. 

Then we went to the casino on the way home. We were there about 4 hours. Patrick needed to be back home for his doctor's call on his cancer. So, we spend time playing and believe it or not, we were getting tired of playing, so we came home earlier than we would have. We came home with another big amount of money. Patrick won over $1,000 on a bonus. We didn't have to fill out a tax form, which was great. But we did win another Major bonus. So, like I said, we came home with more money they we took. Still playing on our winnings, but this time added to the winnings. Funny how that works. I know our luck is bound to run out. 

Sophie wanted attention, so she sat with me for a while. 

Then I started playing my match game. Seeker's Notes. I didn't get the icon from the last month's challenge, but I'm working on getting this one. I also need to go in my war games and sign up for WOW tomorrow. I'm not sure who I'm going to play with yet. 

I was thinking how funny it is, that I can play slots for hours, and yet I come home and play more games. I'm just a junky when it comes to games. If my family was here, we would be playing cards or board games. 

Nope, today didn't make it to Happy Stitching/Happy Quilting!

A Day At Home For A Tuesday

This morning, I got busy and started laundry. I was happy to have today at home. I seem to be going places all the time lately. We were talked about all the appointments we have, and after next week, we don't have another one scheduled till June. That will be nice!

I played my games and then pulled out my beading to work on. 

  I don't think about taking photos as I go. I finally got this far with the correct beads. I had almost 4 "V's" done when I realized it wasn't looking right. So, I cut 2 of them off and got back on track. It takes a bit for me to figure out what I'm doing sometimes. The beads going up and down on this tend to change. Sometimes I use 3 beads and other times I use 4 beads when I turn the piece. Oh, then there is the time I only use 1 bead. So, each time I have to think of where I am on this, and what I need to do with the beads. I don't mind; it's coming a little easier. I had to take the point of the last row I was working on. I am working on what I need to do to get it to come back down. Now worries, I'm getting there. 

We watched TV together. While we were sitting (I was listening to the audiobook) this afternoon, the cable company came and dug a "ditch" for the cable cords that they were replacing. They hand dug a row around the garage and through the back yard to get it connected to the house. After that, it was watching TV. 

Val dropped off a quilt that is finished. Then Jo and Colleen wanted to come over tomorrow, but I have my doctor appointment in the morning and then we will go to the casino on the way home. So, I told them both Thursday would be a good day to come. 

I'm finding myself getting back to enjoying Happy Stitching/Happy Quilting!

Power Outage Yesterday - Usual Monday Today

Yesterday was one of those days. I decided no matter what, I needed to get the quilt top done and off to Colleen. So, after playing a few games, I went downstairs to get to work on it. 

The top and bottom stars fit perfectly. Then when it was time to add the sides, they were off about an inch or two. So, I had to rethink how to get this done. The red was a "pop" and worked great. So, then I called Patrick down to help me out. 

So, I added a blue on the sides to give it a little better connection to the panel. Once that was decided, I put it all together. Then I realized I needed a couple inches on the top and bottom. So, I added a 2 1/2" border around it. Now it's done and ready to go to the quilters. I got a message from Kelsey saying she would take the quilts to quilt. I hooked her up with Colleen, so she could get the quilts to quilters since Kelsey can't get them till next week. 

I loaded the laundry with the backing material that goes with the 3 quilt tops I had. Then I put them in the wash. I had 2 backing together that made it to the dryer. The washer and dryer were working till 6:30 p.m.

Once all that was going, I sat down after supper and played on my tablet. I wasn't on it an hour when the power went out. From 6:30 pm to 11:30 pm, we had no power. Patrick and I heard the pop when the generator blew, but we didn't realize it was in our neighborhood. With no power, I listened to my book for as long as I could in the dark and then decided to call it a night. 

This morning, I was up and ready to go. I got in the car to head to moms, got halfway to town and forgot the quilts for Colleen. Turned around and came back. I had to get the backing out of the wash, since the power outage caused the laundry to stop in its tracks. I called mom to let her know I was running behind but she didn't answer, left a message. Went to the post office and then Dutch Brothers for drinks. They gave me a coffee drink - UGH!! - and I had to turn around and go back to get the Chai tea I wanted. I kept the coffee and gave that to Gerilyn when I got to moms. 

Georgie and Bonnie were waiting on me. I unlocked the door and moms house was black. I went down the hall with Georgie to see if mom was alright. I heard Georgie say something, then I pulled the blankets and mom turned to look at me. She asked what time it was and I told her. I also told her she scared the shit out off all of us! 

We worked on our projects. 

Since I didn't have the bead wire for the beads on the rose piece, it took me awhile to get back to this one. I will go back over all that and I have to do the other flowers as well. 

After everyone left, mom showed me a quilt she wanted to do for me. I told her I had that kit. She was going to pay for each month and I told her I had it all. She can do it. It cost me $400 and I was wondering when I would ever get to get. 

I took a picture of it and sent it to her to let her know it was the same one. 

Everything she needs is here. So, I will drop it off with her and she can work on it. She said she wanted to do this one for my Birthday, and I told her that would be great. I have all she needs for it. Too funny!! 

Came home and tried to get the computer working again. It took Patrick a good hour to figure out what the problem was. 

The cable company is coming tomorrow to dig up the yard to put the cable wires in. That will be about 9 am. Should be interesting. 

So, now I'm done for the day. At least yesterday and today I was Happy Quilting/Happy Stitching!

A Very Quiet Day

This morning, I headed into town to pick up a few things. While I was at it, I got Patrick and Phil a drink from Dutch Brothers. 

Came home, and then pretty much tried to play a couple games. I was in the war game, when my brain didn't want to understand what I was reading. It happens from time to time but is rare. Dyslexia is complicated and hard to explain at times. So, when I get flustered, I close up. I can't comprehend what I'm reading. That's when I feel like an idiot. So, instead of continuing to play, I just shut down the game and find something else to do, till I can get my brain back on track. It doesn't last long, but it does get me confused at what I'm reading. I think that's why I like to listen to books rather than read them. I need to read more, but too lazy at times to do that. Now, I know I need to read a book, to help me get back to reading what is written and not what my brain thinks is written. Again, hard to explain. I'm thankful I can read to a college level. Not thankful for the times it shows its ugly head and I'm confused. Thank goodness it only happens about once a year and if I'm lucky, less than that. It's been a while since I had a hard time reading what everyone was up to. I do find I'm asking Patrick what some words mean more often, so I know I need to get back to reading books instead of listening to them. 

So, I spent the day playing match games or even seek and find games. I just didn't feel like doing anything today. Go figure. I did go back to my game later tonight and had fun. Was back on track and enjoying my game. 

I really didn't feel like doing much at all. I was lazy and just sat around doing NOTHING. Seriously, nothing! I wanted to do the quilt downstairs but couldn't go down and work on it. I have to cut the backing and batting tomorrow! No excuses there! Hopefully tomorrow will be more like having fun with my quilting. Fingers crossed tomorrow will be Happy Stitching/Happy Quilting!