Election Day

 Today Patrick headed out for golfing.  I slept another hour before getting up. I got laundry going and walked my 7 laps. 

Came on in and vacuumed.  Just as I finished Patrick came home. 

He set us up with BritBox. So, instead of waiting the news, I watched 2 shows of 'Vera' while he napped.  Plus beaded.

Two thirds of the last panel is now done. I will work on finishing it tomorrow.  

We went from the election news to watching shows on BritBox. 

I am really concerned if Trump gets in. A convicted felon!!! OMG what is this country coming to?? He is going to side with Russia and China. We are screwed! Ok, enough of my political views. Won't post any more! 

At least I was able to calm down and bead today, which kept me Happy Beading/Happy Quilting!

Embroidery Day

 We had our embroidery meeting today. Mom and Sandy's friend made 5 of us. We had a good meeting with mom chatting up a storm. 

I got more done on my Space Needle. Sandy said I should add a picnic tablet. At first I was wondering why, the she said,  "you mentioned the picnic table that your grandmother said was the Taylor picnic table." That was on Alki Point in Seattle.  Back when there wasn't a lot of people going there. Like a secret.  When I visited with cousin Cindy 10 years ago, it was still there. But the place was so crowded,  I couldn't believe it was the same place. 

Stopped at Connie's and Colleen's.  Had to drop a quilt off at mom before getting 2 from Colleen.  

Came home and put stickers on another 100 flyers.  Need to do a few more before getting them to Val.

Decided to relax and play games. At least today, I was able to get a lot done on my Space Needle.  Just need a good floss for top and bucket that goes up. That turned out to be Happy Stitching/Happy Quilting!

Another Weekend Over

 Patrick and I enjoyed sleeping in. 

Since I didn't do much of anything yesterday, I didn't bother posting. It was one of those days that I didn't feel like doing anything.  I did listen to my book on tape.  And I sat and played games.

This morning I got busy cleaning. I started laundry before walking 7 laps. I wanted to stop at 6 laps but told myself I needed this walk. 

Came in and got back to cleaning. Got the dishwasher unloaded. Then sat to play games and play my games. 

Finished one of two panels. This is the last panel,  then I put the two ornaments together. I am looking forward to getting these done. I gave my bracelet to Sam at the museum.  I will do another one later. 

Now that a few things are done, and I am getting closer to finishing the ornaments,  I was happy about today. I am a little worried about election.  Right and wrong doesn't seem to matter to people,  including my brother.  I think I am stressing more than I should.  

At least my crafts keep me sain. That why I like being Happy Beading/Happy Quilting!

Rainy, Boring Day

This morning it was raining so Patrick didn't golfing. Almost wish he had.

I walked 4 lap with Patrick and 3 laps on my own. It started raining again in the last 2 laps. 

Got mad at Patrick.  I had my ear buds in after he left me. He even saw me put them in. Came in the house and he started talking. Stopped my ear buds to listen. Then he shut up. I waited and he didn't say anything.  Turned the buds back on and he started talking again. He got frustrated with me because I had them in. I told him it wouldn't matter, every time I listen to my book, he starts talking. When I shut them off, he doesn't talk to me. I could sit and watch TV with him and he doesn't say a word. Ear buds in and then he wants a conversation.  We walked 4 laps and he had nothing to say. Came in the house and he starts talking.  UGH!

I put them in and beaded, was too frustrated with him when he stopped talking and I waited 30 mins. Gave up and listened to my book all afternoon while beading.

Finished the second panel. Now have 2 of the first and second panels. I started the last set of panels. Once these get done I can put them together.  

I beaded while it was raining.  I enjoyed the rain, being Happy Beading/Happy Quilting!

Honored A Veteran Today

I got up, took my walk around the neighborhood.  Was able to get 5 laps in before I need to pick Debbie up. We had an appointment with Chip and Sam at 10 am. We stopped first to pick up our drinks.  

We arrived to find the museum busy.  We waited on Chip for our meeting.  While we waited, we found out our Recruiter that got missed at our Presentation was there. He is being reassigned to TX. So we took the time and got him presented with a quilt. It was awesome to give him a quilt.  I didn't have my paperwork but we got it done. Jesse filled in for Smiley.  

Then we had our meeting with Chip and Sam. They are backing me up with the what's going on with the group. I am not stepping down.  We also put some guidelines down. Then we set up a special meeting with the group.  

We finally made it home by noon. Patrick was back from golfing and was working on the computer.  He got a lot done. 

For some reason, I wasn't in the mood to do anything but play a couple games. Not in the mood to be Happy Stitching/Happy Quilting!

Date Night

I actually slept in today. I didn't get up in time to do gates with my team. 10:30 am I was up and in the shower. 

Then Patrick wanted his toffee. First things first. Need to do kitty litter and vacuum.  He helped me vacuum by moving the furniture to get the stuff underneath.  Once all that was done, we went into the kitchen and worked on the toffee. 

I think it's thick and suggested we make it thinner next time. It was quick and easy. Mom came over and I gave her some fabrics for her table mats. She was going to Sister's for batting. 

Then Patrick took me out to eat. We went up past Olympia to Ranch House BBQ.  

Patrick had ribs and chicken. 

I had pork ribs with a baked potato.  It was really good! We hadn't been there in a year, and this was a joy to go to. Food was awesome!

Came home and got busy working on my potholder. Patrick took half my potholder and got rid of the old ones. 

Since he took all the green ones, I decided to take out the new skin of yarn and get started on those. 

Even though it was a busy day, it was a good day. Patrick took me out to eat. First time in three years he could enjoy his meal and enjoy eating.  Felt good to have him back. Not sure how long it will last. But I ended up being Happy Crocheting/Happy Quilting!

A Beading Day

This morning Patrick went golfing.  I relaxed and the went walking.  It was a pretty good day to enjoy 7 laps around the neighborhood.  It was cold but I was listening to my books which made it go faster. 

After Patrick got home, I decided to watch my shows and bead. 

I finished the one and started the other. This is panel two. Once these are done, I have two more to do and then I can put the ornaments together. I am thinking i will just make two this year. 

My cousin called today.  We chatted about the Matheson clan. I didn't realize they have a clan still. Alexander Matheson is chieftain and still lives in the Matheson castle.  Found the family history going back to 1590. Really interesting. I will have to tell mom about them. 

Today, once I started working on my beading,  I wasn't in the mood to play games.  Instead, I was Happy Beading/Happy Quilting!

Back To Crocheting

Hard to get ready for embroidery.  As I was getting ready, I decided to take my crocheting with me. Before getting there I needed to stop at the post office.  Then met up with Sandy and Gerilyn. 

We had a good visit today. Sandy was a little quiet but we got a lot done.

Finished one potholder and after getting home, I finished another one. This is the second one. 

I wanted to show my crochet hook that I have had since I was 12 years old, living in Japan.  It's worn but it's my favorite and I use it more than any of my others. Feels good to still be able to use it. 

I enjoyed working on these today. My day was Happy Crocheting/Happy Quilting!

Back To Quilting For Now

 Tried to sleep in with out much luck. 

It pretty much rained all day. I went downstairs to work on my quilt to I was trying to figure out.

This is my design so far. I want to get to 60" x 80" and call it good. I wanted something different in the corners.  I cut triangles out of the left over strips. Then I sewed the triangles together with the blue. I need to do one more block and then I can finish this boarder. I will do the off white on the next boarder. There will be 4 more stars in that boarder. 

By 4 pm, I called it done.  Then came up for super. Our virtual meeting with BE was today and I wasn't in the mood to go. 

I am going to enjoy the rest of the night. Relaxing is hard to do lately. So, I am going to do that. My hair is coming out in clups lately because of a lot of stress! Ugh

At least I am getting back to making quilts for Veterans.  That's what I call Happy Quilting/ Happy Stitching!

Baking And Beading

 Patrick and I slept in. It felt good to sleep in.  It was raining this morning. 

We watched a couple of old movies.  I baked Date Bars. They turned out really good.

Then I decided I needed to fix my bracelet.  

I fixed the problem and when I was done, realized I made it too big. It doesn't fit now. 🤣 So I will give it to someone who has a bigger wrist than me. Katt's is smaller than me. 

I worked on information for our next QOV meeting,  which will end up as special meeting to finger out if we will keep going.  Too much BS going on. 

Then I got back to my ornaments.  

I got about 25 rows in. This is the second panel. After this 3 more to go. 

It was fun being Happy Stitching/Happy Quilting!

Yet Another Trip To Olympia

We were up at 6 am and out the door by 6:45 am. My first appointment was at 8 am. We were early  and actually got in early for my next 2 appointments. My breathing test went great. Walking test just as good. Patrick had to leave for his appointment when I was called in to see the doctor.  He said things are going good and he will see me in 6 months. I then walked down  the street to Kaiser. Patrick was already in his appointment.  Told him I would wait by pharmacy.  I didn't wait too long. They decided to cut the chemo down a little.  

We then headed to  Costco.  We had to scan his membership in. couldn't believe we spent $300 there and we didn't get any meat. lol

We were home by 1 pm. I went to work on the new Facebook group. Kristi had it started and I add some stuff. We realized she had it as a closed group.  So we made it our group for our members. We will do another o e for everyone to see. That took the afternoon away.

I decided I needed a break. So took the rest of the day off.

I felt like Sophie today. Which made me feel like I didn't want to be Happy Quilting/Happy Stitching!