Monday - Embroidery Day - But Ended Up Quilt Day

 This morning, I had to head to Colleen's, then meet Kelsey in Centralia, and then head to moms. It was a busy morning just getting to moms. I ended up picking up 2 quilts to go to moms. 

When I arrived, there were 4 of them there. Of course, mom had to pull out her blocks she's been making for us to help her decide how they are going to be put together. So, she made me help her lay them out on the floor. 

We worked this one out. It was fun to see who everyone kept moving the blocks around, but then after a while, I wasn't laughing. 

This was the next one. She had so many red blocks that it was too red, so we mixed the blue in. I'm not a scrappy person and I'm not crazy about this one, but it's in the red, white and blue colors. Mom has been doing a lot of scrap quilts and asking me to help with laying them out. I hate that job. This was another one of those that we are moving blocks around like crazy. Now they are ready to be put together and then I can get them out to quilt. 

When that was done, Georgie wanted a photo of her quilt that she made and did the binding on. 

She liked how this one came out; it was on that Val put together. It turned out nice. She was telling me about how she wants to see her blocks in a quilt and knows we have a ton of them. I told her, yes, we have a ton, but it's hard to figure out where to put them. We will work on that on Saturday during sew days. 

I was ready to come home, but mom had stuff she wanted me to do. So, I showed her how to get the books back to Amazon on her Kindle. Then she wanted me to help her with the Fetch app she has. We ended up sending a message to help because she couldn't get on it. Then I was ready to go, till she reminded me I was going to help her with the Chex Mix treats. I ended up having to read the recipe from the package, tell her what to put in the pot, and then mix it all up. Once that was done, I could leave. I couldn't believe she couldn't do all that by herself, but she was insistent that I "help" - in over words, I do it!

I stopped at Colleen's on the way home and picked up the quilt she was putting the binding on. I believe I have 6 quilts in the other room that need to be taken to the museum. Colleen has a panel quilt that is done, so that will help for the 21st. I can't seem to get down there and get another one done!

Came home and called it a day. Was ticked I didn't get to work on my embroidery. Told mom that Mondays is for embroidery, not QOV. Don't think she liked that. OMG! I may have to move our group back to the grange at this rate. 

As much as I want to say I was, I really wasn't Happy Stitching/Happy Quilting!

Ripping Seems To Be My Motto

 Today, Sunday. Another weekend gone. Another week beginning. 

I actually went downstairs and cut batting and backing for a quilt. Then I cut the panel on the wall in 5 pieces. I will see what will work to put them together and have another top done. It will be interesting what I end up doing. 

I listened to my audiobook and "frogged" or rip out the floss that I had put in. Since the shading was off, I wasn't happy with going with the next shade for the same color. So, I took it all out. 

It's a big area but won't take too long. I will work on it in the next few days. 

I have a start, and it's coming along nicely. I can't wait to get back to my stair stepping to get this done. 

I started my sourdough tonight. Haven't paid too much attention to it, so I'm hoping it will do fine. 

I'm at least trying to get back into enjoying myself by being Happy Stitching/Happy Quilting!

Dinner With Family Today

This morning, I beat Patrick up. Then I listened to the last 10 minutes of my audiobook. 

I pretty much played games till it was time to leave. We had to pick mom up to take her down to Kelso's Red Lobster. We were meeting my brother down there. Mom gave me 2 quilts that were done. Then I gave her the white-on-white fabric for Georgie. She was showing us the quilt she was working on. It's nice. 

We headed down to Kelso around 3 pm. Then we arrive around 3:48 pm. My brother and his wife were right behind us. They arrived a few minutes after us. We waited to be seated. 

We were seated in a long booth that worked out great for us. Patrick and I shared a "boiled bag" of crab, lobster and other goodies. The rest of them got 2 or 3 servings of shrimp. I seriously wasn't in the mood for shrimp, but I did eat some from the bowl. We must have chatted for over 2 hours. The waitress was being really nice and letting us chat. 

We dropped mom off and came home. Our shows were on, so we sat and watched them. I worked on my cross stitch. 

I was working on the right side, after rolling the piece. When I got to the light blue/green that was #503, I found I didn't have it with my floss. I looked all over then I went downstairs and found 2 different shades of the blue/green. Neither one was the color I used. I looked to see if I had something close, no such luck. So, I came up and now it looks like I will be taking out that color that is here and replacing it with another shade of 503. UGH UGH UGH! It's on the left side above the yellow where the red flowers are. So, not only am I taking out the left side, I have to take out the right side as well. Not looking forward to it, but I need to make them work. It will take time and at least I know I have that. It may wind up a day of taking out and a day of putting in. We will see, I can hope I can find the floss but have a feeling it won't happen. I'm not that lucky. That's what I get for putting this away for so long. This is the 3rd thing that I have had to fix. Give me time! I may yet get this done!

At least I was able to be on the side of Happy Stitching/Happy Quilting!

I Tried To Do Something -

 This morning, Patrick went golfing and I just enjoyed the morning to myself - not doing anything! 

Then I went into town to go shopping at Safeway and deposit a check for our water group. Then I stopped to see Phil and return his dish. He had made a delicious carrot cake for Patrick last week. Stopped at Carl's Jr. for my lunch. Brought back a milkshake for Patrick and myself. I had a small one. But I think I paid for it because it has dairy. OR my body didn't care for the burger. Either way, my IBS took an hour to clear up. Then I was tired and fell asleep. lol 

I took a little bit of time to work on my cross stitch. 

I worked on the right side to get my stair stepping going again. I need to roll the bars since a lot of those empty spots are for beads. It's amazing how many beads are needed for this piece. I will be fun to see how long that takes to add the beads. There are 5 different beads to it. 

I have just been going from one game to another today. I'm not all there today. I seem to be down in the dumps and don't know why. But I'm pushing myself to be Happy Stitching/Happy Quilting!

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!