Yet Another Trip To Olympia!

This morning, I was getting things ready for our trip. Then I played some games on my tablet. 

We left by 1 pm because we needed to get gas and be in Olympia around 2 pm. Our appointment was till 3 pm but Patrick needed to get up there early for his blood tests. We got gas, and just as we entered Tumwater/Olympia area, it was stop and go. There was an accident that happened at 12:14 pm and traffic was touch and go. We didn't see any accident - thinking it was cleared up. Took us about 20 minutes to go 5 miles. 

We arrived in time, Patrick took his test, and we sat for about 25 minutes. He had his appointment, and I had mine with our oncologists. My appointment went really well. He did pretty good, but he's off chemo for a week and taking antibiotics. That's a good thing since we are leaving tomorrow and it should help him out. 

I asked to go to Dairy Queen after. We stopped and got a 4-piece chicken strip and split it. He seemed to be hungry! Then we had the peanut butter parfait which, I swear he was hungry!! He ate more than I did and was sucking it down like no tomorrow. I couldn't believe how fast he was eating it. I wasn't ready to start eating it, so he took a couple more bites before I even go any! Guess he didn't want to wait!

Came home and started getting ready for the trip. We filled the suitcase. I know I'm missing something. Funny part, I put my clothes in 1/3 of the suitcase. When I went back to add a couple things, it was FULL! Patrick added his stuff and there was hardly any room in there. Makes me think, I pack less than he does. OR I'm the better packer. I was shocked at how fast he filled that suitcase. I told him to get the backpack so I could put my stuff in that. No doubt he will have it full of his stuff as well. OMG! 

I packed my beading, so I wasn't able to be Happy Stitching/Happy Quilting!

Not My Day!

This morning, I was up and out the door for my PT appointment. I arrived on time. Bob and I talked about how things are going. The good news is that I think the new shoes and the slippers are working for now. I'm slowly getting there. I need to wear my brace when I travel on Thursday though. 

Stopped at moms and gave her the binding I had. Told her it goes with one of the quilts that went to be quilted. She was working on a variation nine patch quilt top. It really looks good. 

Came home after picking up some tea. Then I had the left-over sandwich from yesterday for lunch. It filled me up and that was a good thing! 

We then headed up to Olympia for my pulmonary appointment. I dropped Patrick off at urgent care-Kaiser. Then I went to my appointment. It was short and sweet. I also have to add the appointment to my calendar for 6 months later. 

I then went back to Kaiser to pick Patrick up - so I thought. I got to urgent care, and they led me to his room. I was hooked up for infusions for calcium. They took the blood tests, and he was still low, so they added more. This all started around 1:30 pm for him.  He wasn't doing what they wanted. lol - the blood just didn't have better counts. So, we stayed and were finally let out at 8 pm. I ran my phone battery down so for the last 2 hours didn't have anything to do. We talked about having something for me to do in a bag in the car along with snacks and water. That way, we have what we need for the next time he has to go in. I know there will be more times, that's part of cancer. He just has so much going on and it's so hard to watch. He's growing older in front of me, and I can't do anything to help. I just have to sit back and watch. But he was in good health and did great. The doctor was surprised he didn't have symptoms. That's a good thing. He still golfs and does other stuff. He just doesn't like going far because of the symptoms he has from time to time. 

We will be back up at Kaiser tomorrow. He has to take another blood test, and they will decide if he needs to go back in UC for more infusions before we leave.  So, today wasn't my day and it wasn't a day to be anywhere near Happy Stitching/Happy Quilting!

Out And About Day

This morning, I was up and playing games. I watched one of my shows and then Patrick walked into the house. It was early for him, since he was golfing. He wasn't feeling good, so he napped till it was time to go to his appointment in Olympia. 

At 2 pm I met with Sherry from Olympia, and we chatted in the rain. She gave me 8 quilts back from them. I went in to get my blood tests, to find out I didn't need to do that till the 21st. So, I waited on Patrick, then he got his blood tests, and we headed to moms. 

Dropped off the quilts at moms and headed to Safeway. I needed something for supper since Patrick only wanted cereal. I got something and we picked up a few things we needed. 

Came home, had supper and then Patrick watched Monday Night Football - Oh, WOW! What a pain! So, I listened to my book and played games. I was also thinking of what I want to take with me to Indiana that I could work on. I need to take my tablet and I will take my earbuds as well. More to think of. Beading too. 

So, all in all, today was a waiting game for me. Not much to do, not much to see. It was boring, and yet I was able to get lost in games. It wasn't my day to have fun being Happy Stitching/Happy Quilting!

Yet Another Sunday......

This morning, we took advantage of the time change. I was surprised I was up earlier than I thought I would be. It did feel good to have the extra time though. 

We cleaned up a bit and then we headed to the casino. We got a food warmer that is about the size for lunch time. After looking it over, we thought of Katt, and will probably give it to her. I was hoping for a bigger size to use for warm dip. But I think Katt can use it better than we can. I want the smaller crock pot and the fry pan. I can't remember what the next one is. Patrick will be picking up the other one on Veterans Day since we won't be back till Monday and I will be at the museum. It turned out to be fun. We didn't win much. I played my "Lotus" game and won $50 more than I put in. We played a couple of games that we hadn't played in a while. I played Lotus while Patrick plays 88 Fortunes. All the other times we play together. Got ice cream before we left. 

Got home and wasn't in the mood for much. So, I enjoyed playing on my tablet. I will be getting ready to get my stuff ready for the trip to Indiana soon. I can wait. Plus, I can work on my beading on the plane if I want to. 

It was a quiet day and a fun day. But it wasn't a fun day of Happy Stitching/Happy Quilting!

Hello Saturday & No Power

This morning, I was up early to get to play my war game. I was playing another part later in the day but decided I wasn't going to do it. So, I got out of it. I get tired of being killed off. lol 

I needed to get the kits ready for Colleen, since she was coming over to get them. Patrick suggested we work the bolts out of the pantry and put them out where I can get to them - let alone see them. So, we got it set up. 

Now it's easy to see and pick what we need for backing. 

Since the "boxes" were on top of another set, he pulled these down and put them there. That is where we keep the branch specific. It works out. I thought of the bigger box set but it would stick out too far. Then I went through the patterns in a binder that was given to us. I added the ones I use for the kits. That way they are all in the same place. Trouble is some of them are way too big and need to be downsized. That's hard to tell someone in a kit. I will figure something out. 

Bryan called and we were working on the family history when the power went out. Not sure what happened but it affected about 4k people. So, I listened to my book after Patrick and I chatted about this and that. 

 I was able to get the second part done this far. I stopped when it was supper time and then decided to just let it go. I'm not really wanting to do it but I know I need to. I will try and keep this going! I need to. 

Power finally came on when we sat down to eat. He had to cook our meal out on the grill. I had a baked potato in the oven. Then had to transfer it to the grill. I would rather of had it in the oven. Needed a better potato too. 

We watched our show and I'm playing a different game. I like moving around at times. At least today, I found the time to be Happy Stitching/Happy Quilting!

Spent The Day With Mom

This morning, I was out the door just before 10 am and went to the museum. I dropped off the 2 quilts for the Gala. Then I headed to Colleen's where we chatted for a good hour. I dropped some stuff off for quilts. Then I went to get the car washed and a drink. Even got a chai tea for mom. 

Arrived at moms around 11-11:30. She was showing me all the blocks she has done. We talked about the squares I had in the tub. Then we went into her bedroom to pull out all the stuff in the chest that was my dad's. Most of the stuff was already gone through. She wanted me and my brother to go through dad's stuff. I put most of it in a box for him to go through. As for me, I took a few things, but not much. Some was just screws or that kind of thing for Patrick. I did get his camera. 

He let me use this camera when I was in HS. I was taking pictures for the yearbook. I asked Katt if she wanted it and she said she did. So, this is going to her. She used it for a bit as well. Then she got her own camera. Both my kids take awesome pictures. It really brings back memories. I had a hard time today thinking about him. I did learn a lot about him. He loved his job in Security Services for the Air Force. He was considered one of the top people in his unit. We didn't know because his job was NEVER talked about. We couldn't even visit the place he worked. When we lived in Ft. Meade, he drove to the NSA building and told us what floor he worked on, but we could not go in. So, we didn't know anything about his job other than he was in the Air Force. Most of what he did was top secret. Today, not so much, but during the cold war, it was hush, hush. I found out before he passed, that he was the one who found Palmer before he went to Russia. He even talked to him before he crossed into Russia. I was shocked to hear that. He also told me, "Some secrets are meant to stay a secret." I truly believe he was right on that point. 

So, after we did all that, we wanted to go to Bill and Bee's but they were closed today. So, we went to the Firehouse Subs and then went home to eat. I finally made it home around 3:30 pm. 

It was a long day. There wasn't time to be Happy Stitching/Happy Quilting!

Almost Had Two Days To Myself!

This morning, I was up to play the war game at 9am. Then I got busy, vacuuming, mopping the floor, doing laundry among other things. 

Then when I sit down to listen to my book and start beading, Patrick came home from golfing. He played pretty good today considering it was 40 degrees. 

As I continued to mess with the laundry, I beaded. 

I was able to get the first one done. Five more to go. I really do like working on this. I will probably do this one again and wait on the other half later. 

Mom called when I was trying to clean and work around the house. She wanted me to come over to help her box up dad's stuff in his chest of drawers. She's going to get rid of the bedroom set they have had since Turkey. She's having a man build her a bedroom set and getting rid of the king size bed they had. She bought a Queen size mattress from Costco and the gentleman is building her a back board for her bed. So, she's excited about it and want to get rid of everything ASAP. Even though the drawers are not finished because she needs to save her money for them. Long story. Since I couldn't go over next week - way to busy! - she wanted me to come tomorrow. I'm not looking forward to it. I was just going to go to the museum and drop off the quilts and come home. Now I have to go to the museum, Colleen's, bank and moms. My "free" day is gone. Oh, well. That's life. 

Even though I had today to myself, (Patrick was in the yard), it would have been nice to have two days that way. Monday I will be picking up some of the quilts for QOV in Olympia. Tuesday is doctor appointments, and so is Wednesday. Then we are off till the 10th. No rest for the wicket as they say!

At least I found time today to be Happy Stitching/Happy Quilting. 

Casino And Other Stuff

 Today, we were up earlier than usual to get moving. We headed to New Balance shoes at the outlet stores. I needed to get new shoes to see if that was part of my problem with not healing on my ankle. I ended up buying 2 pairs of shoes because there was a sale on the shoes, plus buy one get one. I ended up with 2 pairs of shoes for $116. which is about what I paid for my Skeeters a couple years ago. I know, we are not supposed to wear the same shoes for 2 or 3 years, but I'm not the only one that does. So, I was told by Bob I needed to get new shoes and wear my slippers at home. That might help with healing. So, I'm trying to behave! I did get the new shoes and really like them. They are more comfortable than the old shoes - wonder why! 😂 

Then we met up with Martha, who took 2 more kits for QOV. Once that was done, we headed to the casino. We actually played on their money a while. Patrick even won the Major jackpot of $800. So, he played on his money for a bit. It was fun. We got ice cream on the way out. 

Came home and I had some stuff I needed to get done. I worked on my QOV stuff. I also put the labels on the 2 quilts that are going to the museum for their Gala. 

Patrick doesn't care for it, but it's just a quilt to give to the Gala for their auction. I like it a little, but it's up to the person that wants it. Labels are on them, and I will deliver them on Friday. 

Then I needed to get paperwork done. I also did some bookkeeping work. That all put me into 6 pm. So, I worked on my exercises and then tried to enjoy watching TV with Patrick. Trouble was Sophie was in my chair, so I sat at the couch. 

Tried to bead, but the couch area was too dark. I did get about 4 or 5 rows in. I will work on it tomorrow. I'm taking it with us to Indiana when we go next week. Things to do, things to do!

When I quit, Patrick joined me on the couch, and we watched TV together. We hadn't done that in a while, so that was nice. At least I TRIED to be Happy Stitching/Happy Quilting!

Lots To Do Today

Jo Pope arrived around 10:15 am. We took a good hour and a half to find fabric for her next 2 quilts. She also picked up 2 batting and backing for the 2 she finished. She does an awesome job!! I love her quilts and they are all done by hand. 

 She dropped this one off. I need to make a pillowcase for it and it will be ready for Veterans Day. 

After she left, I headed to the post office to drop off 2 certificates. Then I headed to PT but stopped at moms on the way. I chatted with my brother and his family, then was a couple minutes late for my PT appointment. 

Got to work at PT. Bob is baffled with me. My foot is hurting more and when he checked it, he also found that my other foot is that way too. I did my exercises while he did the paperwork. He is thinking I may need to see an Orthopedic since it doesn't seem to be getting better. We chatted for a while, and we decided to wait and see. I need to get my new shoes, because these are old. They are falling apart. He got after me that I need to get new shoes more often than every 2-3 years. We are only supposed to wear them for about 500 miles. I laughed and asked how the heck I would know I reached that. We talked and are going to try to see if the new shoes and my wearing my slippers in the house instead of going bare foot will help. I will see him next week. 

I then went to the museum to talk to Sam and Chip. I wanted to know what we needed to do for the Veterans Day celebration. Chip and I agreed I would write a small paragraph for Donna to talk and then present. He agreed with that and will have to stick to what I write. I need to do that by this week. Told Sam the 2 quilts for the Gala are done and will be there by the weekend with or without the label. She said that would be fine. 

After that I stopped to give Sandy her gift at her new office. That place is huge and really nice! They were really nice as well. 

Stopped to get gas before I headed home. By that time, it was 3:30 pm. Long day! I sat and chatted with Patrick, not doing much. When he turned the TV off, I got my tablet and earbuds. I listened to my book and played games. When he turned the TV back on, I continued to listen to my book. 

The day is over, I did a lot, but I didn't end up Happy Stitching/Happy Quilting!

Quiet Day Of Beading

Today, I was up earlier than usual. I had to meet Kelsey to get a quilt and give her another one. We met at the museum. 

Came home and Patrick was looking better. But he was still in bed. Then I sat and worked on some beading. I took apart the tapestry piece that had seed beads and not delica beads. I'm going to do that design in delica beads later. 

Then after about 3 hours of that, I worked on my ornaments again. 

I started the first panel of 6. I was able to get a good 1/3 done, so that's a good thing. At least I was working on it. 

So, today was a fun day of being Happy Stitching/Happy Quilting!

Took The Time To Bead Today

This morning, Patrick wasn't doing very well. I tried to keep quiet and let him sleep. He spent most of the day in bed. 

When he was up and in the living room, I moved to the computer room. I wanted to learn how to make the earrings that are on YouTube.  I liked them and thought I could make a pair. 

First, I tried with Delica 11/0 beads. She was working it with seed beads 11/0. They are different from each other. I didn't like the way this one was coming out. It didn't lay very well, and it was more a pain to work with. 

So, I went through a couple of my kits to see if seed beads were in there. I found what I was looking for, just not in the colors I wanted. This is actually black, yellow and white, but it doesn't come out that color on the boards I used. 

I took it apart a couple times. Then I reworked it. The video is so easy to understand without words. I was going along with the video, stopping it till I was where I wanted to be and turning it back on. It worked out great. 

It ended up taking longer than I thought. It's not laying the way I want it to, and I may do another one again. I like the pattern, and it was easier than I thought it would be. I enjoyed making them. It just took all afternoon because I started with the wrong beads. 

Afterwards, I took the seed bead kit that I was making a few years back and am taking it apart so I can use the beads for something else. I will do that pattern with delica beads because I think it will come out better if I do. 

So, may whole day was beading - which left me Happy Stitching/Happy Quilting!