Feels Like A Friday

I know today isn't Friday, but it feels like it. I'm bored!! 

I cleaned up a bit while Patrick was off golfing. Then I cleaned the cat litter and called it done. I was able to play my game but got frustrated with the people I play with. They seem to stop playing when they think we are losing.  I listened to my audiobook today and finished one, starting another. 

I worked on my leg warmers. 

Good news is that it's done. I'm going to do another set but try and make them look a lot better. I really should do them knitted and not crocheted. I may yet. I have a good idea what to do. I'm done cable work in knitting before. It would be easier than what I have in mind for the next set to finish the cuffs. We will see how it goes. 

I will be going into town tomorrow. Have a few things to do. Then I will stop and get myself a burger at Carl Jr's. I'm hungry for a burger. Tonight, I didn't have much but the frozen meals I fixed for myself a while back. Saturday, we are meeting my brother and his wife (with mom) at Red Lobster in Kelso. It will be fun to see them again. 

Katt called and told us about her trip to Salt Lake, UT. I was fun listening to her say the driving there is awful and she would rather drive in Seattle then there. That's saying something, because we don't even go to Seattle because of the driving issues! 

My day was quiet and I at least made myself try and be Happy Stitching/Happy Quilting!

Our Weekly Casino Day

This morning, I was up and putzing around. Didn't get much done, but we did leave around 10 am. We got to the casino around 11 am. 

The jackpot was over $5,000 on the game we play. We played a long time, then went to another machine, to go back and find someone won the prize. Patrick wasn't too happy about that. We play that game a lot and rarely win it. Think between the 2 of us, we have won it 3 times in over 10 years. lol - But don't forget, we stopped going to the casino for a good 4 years. 

Came home around 3 pm. Then I played my games. I thought about working on my leg warmer, but we can all see how far that got me. After supper we just watched TV. I need to do some laundry and a few other things tomorrow, so I will try and get back to working on the leg warmer. Then I can work on my cross stitching as well. 

As for today, it wasn't anywhere close to Happy Stitching/Happy Quilting!

Yet Another Trip To Olympia - Getting Old!

 Today, I just played games in the morning. Wasn't in the mood to do much. I did get my floss and things for my cross stitching. So, I can work on it, if I can get my butt in gear. 

I checked the cinnamon rolls I did last night, to cook.

They raised really well! I used the cast iron skillet that I bought from Gerilyn. 

The came out awesome!! Really good too! 

Flipped them onto a plate and frosted them - not frosted here. They were so good! I will keep using the cast iron to make them!

We left for my doctor appointment around 1:45 since I had to be there at 2:45. Funny how they want you to be early, and then they are late. We talked about my issues and it's all good. I'm doing fine but needed my cholesterol medication changed. So, she's putting me on something that isn't a statin. Hope it works. 

Came home and stopped at Arby's by Love's. We went through the drive thru and the food was cold! They didn't bother to make a new batch of fries! I was so disappointed! The Arby's in Centralia is usually better. 

Came home and I decided I needed to try and finish my leg warms. I need them before the weather gets better and will have to wait till winter again! 

I didn't get very far, found myself taking out a couple rows to get them right. Since it's been a couple days, I was trying to remember how each row went. When I figured it out, Sophie showed up and wanted to munch on the yarn, so I stopped. I don't care for wet yarn when I'm stitching. But at least I found the time today to have fun and be Happy Stitching/Happy Quilting!

Monday's Embroidery

I dropped off 2 quilt tops at Colleens and headed to moms. There were 5 of us. It was fun. Georgie and mom where working on QOV quilt stuff. I was working on my embroidery. I don't know why mom won't sit down and enjoy working on her applique instead of keeping busy with QOV stuff. 

I worked on the pansy today. I started it and then came home to finish it. First, I went walking around the neighborhood, to get some walking in. Once that was done, I put the audiobook on and worked on finishing this so I could get it in the mail tomorrow. My part in the Round Robin is done. 

This was fun to work on. I enjoyed it, and I had to think of something that would work with the flowers that were there. I had fun working on it. 

After supper, I got the cinnamon rolls ready for tomorrow. I bought a cast iron skillet from Gerilyn and put the rolls in there. I think it will be a lot better in there. They will raise overnight and tomorrow we can enjoy them. Hopefully, they really didn't feel 100% right when I rolled them. We will see. 

Tomorrow is the casino. But TODAY was my day for Happy Stitching/Happy Quilting!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY PATRICK - SEAHAWKS WON

   Today was Patrick's Birthday. He didn't want anything and said it's just another day to him. I'm not that way when it comes to Birthdays, but then he treats it the same. lol 

This morning, I wanted to get some stuff cleaned. I got started on laundry, that didn't get me far. 

I had the Roomba going in the bedroom, bathroom and kitchen/dining room. We then mopped the floor. I kept finding things that needed cleaning and was doing that. I think all morning was nothing but cleaning here and there. Like spring cleaning, I guess. 

Patrick's siblings called and chatted. Then we watched Graham Norton show. 

Seahawks game was on, so we had to watch that. I was worried a couple times because they messed up! But in the end, they are going to the Super Bowl and hopefully will win!!

I decided after the game to try and see if I could do a pansy flower in embroidery. I wanted it to look like a pansy and not something different. I needed it for the Round Robin. So, I went downstairs and pulled out some floss, a scrap of material and drew my design. Then I went to work to see how it came out. 

I don't usually do that. But I found that I like how it's coming along, so I'm happy enough to work on the Round Robin piece. I need to get it in the mail and out of the house. lol I also decided to try and get the colors I needed as solid and not variegated as it's easier to work with the solid colors than the variegated. I ended up using 2 strands, working the dark first, then going back with the lighter color and work it in. If I wasn't careful, I would have a lot of the lighter color sticking out waiting for me to use. So, I found some lighter blue/purple colors and will do that for the round robin.  At least I can do it, and I think I can do it well. We will see. I need to get into doing stuff on my own and not relying on a pattern. 

So, I'm happy to say, it was Happy Stitcing/Happy Quilting!

Cleaning Saturday

This morning, I was expecting Jo Pope to come over. She came with her quilt top to get backing and batting. She also took another panel to work on with some fabric. She's kicking butt, and her quilts are the hand quilted quilts we give out. 

After she left, I worked on cutting backing and batting for 2 quilt tops. I will deliver them to Colleen on Monday. We are doing pretty good with getting quilt tops in and out. 

Then I played my hour-long game. After that Patrick and I went downstair and got into the pantry area. It was so crowded that you couldn't walk in it. Now you can. We pulled out stuff we haven't used, won't use, or just didn't know what to do with. I got boxes and boxes of dishes and things that we will take to the garage sale with the grange. Good thing we have 3 tables. May need more. lol 

Once all that was done, we went to Phil's to get Patrick's Birthday cake. Phil is such a good cook, that he told Patrick he would do that for his Birthday. 

Came back home and I worked on the Roomba to get the floor cleaned. Had to check the filter. lol I'm learning! 

I decided to just enjoy the rest of the night. I was tired of the news. It's sad and makes one wonder where we are headed. 

Other than that, I'm trying to get a few things done, and playing my games. There are good friends in the game I play, and it takes one away from real life, even though we talk about real life. 

So, yes, in a way, I was Happy Quilting/Happy Stitching!

Trip To Tacoma - All Day

 This morning, I enjoyed being able to sleep in. Had some trouble with my thumb last night. So, it was nice to finally get some sleep.

We left around 11:30am to head to Tacoma. We decided to get lunch at the Spaghetti Factory. We arrived around 1:30 pm. It was the first time in a long time that we were there. Must be about 10 months at least. It wasn't crowded, as I thought it would be. We sat and enjoyed our lunch. We had plenty of time because my appointment wasn't till about 4:30 pm. I had the lunch size and Patrick had the full size. He ended up bringing some home. 

We could see Mt. Rainier the whole time we traveled north. It was awesome to see!

Heading how was just as pretty! Before the sun went down. 

After we were done, we headed to Tacoma Kaiser. There we were about 40 minutes early. The good news was, I was in early. We talked with the doctor about my thumb. I had an option of a shot or surgery. If I got the shot, I would have surgery the next time I came in. Since he told me he is 3 months into surgeries, and if I got the shot, I would have to wait 3 months before surgery can be done. So, I told him to do the shot, and we will schedule for surgery in 4 months. He agreed with that. OMG!!! That shot hurt so bad!! I was in pain, but not as much pain as I was in when I had the breast cancer shots. Still! I can take pain, but crap, that was real pain! It finally got numb as we were leaving. It's a little (I mean little) numb now. Last time it took a day to get rid of the numbness! Oh, well. 

By the time we drove through traffic on the way home - leaving around 4:45 pm and arriving at 6:30 pm, I was beat! AND I didn't do anything but be a passenger in the car! Weird!

So, as much as I would love to say it, I wasn't even close to Happy Stitching/Happy Quilting!

Getting Lazy - But Still Crocheting

Today, I was up and Patrick was waiting to go golfing. I hate it when he ends up waiting to go. I like having my mornings to myself sometimes. He didn't leave till about 10:30 am. 

I had my game to play at noon, so I played getting a few things done on my war game. I'm getting closer to upgrading but it takes forever. 

After Patrick left, I turned on my audiobook and played for a while. 

Mom stopped by for some fabric to work on some blocks for QOV. She stayed a short amount of time. She wanted the bright colors that I have little of anymore. I need to get more bright colors to work with, but that isn't easy when all the donations are a little duller. We have darker blues and reds, but most look better with the bright colors. We will have to work on this in the future when we order fabrics to us. 

Then I decided I could do both playing and crocheting at the same time. 

I was able to get this much done in a short amount of time. I started it, got the cuff done and Patrick walked into the house. I was able to get most of the cable done while watching "Murder in Paradise" or something like that. British show. I'm wondering when this guy leaves. The don't seem to keep the same gay. I did see a newer series and the guy they have, I didn't care for, but haven't gotten to that series yet. 

I need to.......work on my genealogy........work on another quilt top.........work on my Hawaiian quilt.......my cat beading......etc. I can't seem to get my butt in gear and get stuff done! I will try and work on that this year. I need to see what I can finish and not get carried away to start something new. I did contact the Stitching Shop about the order I placed. I received the email saying it went out in the mail today! Woo Hoo! I can get back to my cross stitching when that comes in! I also need to get my beading out too......Oh, Crap, here I go again.....need to do this.....need to do that....and I'm still not doing any of it!! 

At least today, I did find a way to be Happy Stitching/Happy Quilting!

Crocheting Today & Casino

This morning, Patrick was up before me. He waited till about 10:30 am to go golfing. The weather is cold and the frost is out there in the mornings. The golf course doesn't want anyone out there before the frost is cleared. He ended up waiting till 11:30 am to go out. 

I enjoyed the morning by doing nothing important. I decided to listen to my book and enjoy the morning. So, I pulled out my crocheting and worked on the leg warmers. 

I finished the one leg, but don't care for the way it was put together. 

The left side is the finishing, and the right side is the work I started. I have an idea of what I need to do to fix it, but right now, it will do. I'm going to change it up and do another set of warmers, but this is good enough for now. I just need to make a matching one. Not too thrilled, but if it keeps my legs warm, won't complain. The next set will be better. 

Then Patrick got home and we went to the casino. I won $750 which was on the money we were given from the casino. We played on that for a while and then came home. We ate at the casino as well. I brought 2 turnovers home for tomorrow. They are really good! So, our trip to the casino didn't cost us a thing. Then Patrick said he figured the amount wrong, since he had a $1 in his wallet from the winnings. I gave him a dirty look! He wanted to play the drums game again, and I'm so sick of that game! The last 4 times we played it (costing a lot of money), we didn't get a bonus once! I told him I would never play that game again. He told me it happens on all the games, I told him, nope, just that one! 

At least today, I found time for Happy Stitching/Happy Quilting!

 

Tried To Be Lazy

This morning, I was up after Patrick. He was waiting to go golfing. They were told it would be about 10 am before they could get out there. He texted me later to say it would be about 11 am. I just laughed. It was really cold today. I don't understand how they can go out in the weather!

I headed up the downstairs. I was going to do some work down there but ended up waiting a couple hours while I played my game. 

 

I first started with the 2" strip on the top and bottom to find that it wasn't big enough. So, took out the borders and put in 4" strips. That got it closer to the 80" that it needed to be but was still 2" short. I'm okay with that. The side borders are the 2" strips I started with. There is a binding strip of red that will work great for this. 

Came upstairs and played my games. Just wasn't in the mood to do much today. I listened to my books, and that seems to keep my interest. I need to get back to it. 

Tomorrow's sew days in canceled. We just didn't have enough people coming. Think it would have been just 3 or 4 of us. Not enough to get much done. I will have the pillowcases ready for the February 7th National Sew Days. We can work on them then. 

So, all in all, I was Happy Quilting/Happy Stitching!

Embroidery Today

This morning, I had a few things I needed to do before going to moms, but Patrick was kind enough to do them for me. So, I headed to Colleen's to pick up 3 quilts that needed the bindings done. Then I stopped at Dutch Brothers for tea. Got one for mom as well. 

Arrived at moms to drop off 5 quilts that needed binding. She had 4 others that she needed to do as well. She sewed on one that was Georgie's, so she could do her own quilt. There was another one that was Georgie's as well. 

I worked on my embroidery. I wanted to do a Pansy for the Round Robin, but I need to draw it on the piece in order to work on it. I will try and get it done this week. I need to get it in the mail. 

So instead of doing the round robin, I pulled out the rose pattern I have. I need to work on the center now. It's satin stich and need the flower drawn on the batting. I will do that later. I need my lines to help me with the satin stitching. There is a lot of detached buttonhole stitch, so I'm going to have to work on my stitches to get it right. It will take some doing. 

Came home and worked on my leg warmers. I really want to get those done. I'm close! 

BUT I have another one to make when this is done. Of course, we need 2! I will do another one, my way and see which one I like better. I think this doesn't show the cable like it should. So, I will have fun with the next pair. Right now, this is close to having one done. 

I posted on Facebook the veterans we honored. Now it's a waiting game to see how many quilts we can get done to keep moving. lol 

My days was a lot of fun with Happy Stitching/Happy Quilting!