Embroidery Today & Getting Ready For Tomorrow

This morning, I was up early. Had breakfast and played for a bit. Then I got all my stuff ready for the day. Loaded the car and headed to DB for my tea. It was a long line today. But I was only about 5 minutes late. Gerilyn was right behind me as was Sandy. 

We had 5 of us and enjoyed it! I even ordered 4 of the "Welcome" pieces that we all want to work on. It's a training piece, but hopefully we will get it done as a group. 

I worked on my rose. 

I did the detached buttonhole stitch in the middle with the darker red. I also worked on the bullions for the top of the rose. I have more to do there. The detached buttonhole is not hard, but not easy either. I had to take it out a couple times before I got it right. The bullions (2) are under the buttonhole stitch. It will be interesting how it goes. I have to do 3 rows of detached buttonhole stitches around the flower. I am also going to have to add some satin stitches in the outer petals to get rid of the white showing through. 

Let and went to moms to pick up another quilt top. Now I have 2 that need backing and batting. That will get me to 4 that need quilting. I want to give the church the one I got today. 

Came home and worked on some stuff for tomorrow. I needed to do the 2 certificates. I didn't know how to spell the one name, so had to call him. He sounded like he couldn't stay long and wondered if we were just going to hand him a quilt. Told him, "no," we would talk about him and his service. I think he loved that. He asked if he could talk too, and I said we will see. I think he should be able to talk about his service. I had to get all the paperwork done and ready. 

Donna called 3 times. She wanted to tell me about what she's doing and asked about stuff I told her to ask Debbie about. 

Then I was tired of everything and played my games. lol At least I was able to enjoy friends and be Happy Stitching/Happy Quilting!

Interesting Day

This morning, I was up around 8 am to play our game. I wanted to play in the kingdom fight. So, while a friend was playing my one account, and it started at 4 am, I got up to play my other account. Both went well from what I can tell. It was only my 4th time playing it. 

Then I had to get ready for the play. Patrick and I signed up for the playhouse in Centralia. 

This playhouse is small but fun. It's been going since the 1950's and a few movie/TV stars have played in it. A couple have since passed away, but they did play here. 

"A Crazy Little Cafe Called Love" was the play. It was pretty good. There was some disconnect, but I figured it out eventually. I almost wonder if I'm getting tired of going. I did like the play. It's hard, because there are some plays, I have been to that were great! I loved them. Then there were a couple I wondered why I bothered, and then there was the ones that were good, but didn't make up for that great one I saw not long ago. This was good! Don't get me wrong. Tonight was the last night. 

We then went to Arby's to have supper. Came home and I just sat to relax. Remembering I needed to cut some backing and batting, get fabrics for Georgie and grab the bolt for Colleen before I forget. So, I ended up cutting fabric and batting. Opening our new batting. Then I went through the materials to see what would work for Georgie. I pull a pile for her. Now I have all that plus the 2 quilts mom dropped off hoping someone would take them to stitch the binding on - to go to Georgie's. Mom's still sick, so we are at Georgie's tomorrow. 

So, I'm finally calling it my day. Which means I was not Happy Quilting/Happy Stitching!

Yet Another Saturday

This morning, both Patrick and I slept in. It felt good. 

Then Debbie and I met up at the museum to figure out what quilts will be used for Saturday and which 2 we will use for Tuesday. We had a time trying to figure out which ones to use. We talked about Tuesday and worked on Saturday's presentations. We have 2 on Tuesday at the Chehalis Tribe and then 10 more on Saturday with the active-duty veterans. It will be fun. I got the quilt ready to go to the museum that was here at the house. 

I went and got the car washed, then got us a couple of drinks. Once I had that done, I stopped at Safeway for some hamburger meat and rolls. We decided to have hamburgers. 

Came home and ended up working on the water system bookkeeping. Once that was done, paid a couple bills and worked on QOV stuff. 

My order for fabrics came in and I was pleased with the colors that came in! 

These are the solid materials that will work on the kits Patrick and I keep putting together. I need to finish that kit that is started but not finished. I may do that before I do the panel on the wall. I also got the batting and backing that we needed as well. Things are looking up lately. I will wait on Martha's two quilts to drop off at the church. I got ahold of Rita at the church and told her it may be a couple weeks. 

I haven't done anything close to Happy Quilting/Happy Stitching!

 

Friday At The Casino

This morning, I had the morning to myself. It was awesome. I played my games. Then I went for my walk. Patrick came back from golfing when I was done. 

We headed out to the casino. I wanted to get the chocolates that they were giving out - to those who spend way too much money gambling. lol It was a heart tin of about 18 pieces of chocolate. We played on the money we get every Friday and then spent some of the money we won about two weeks ago. So, we are still playing on the money we won a while back. Like Patrick said, we haven't taken any money out to play this month. lol 

Had supper there around 3:30 pm. Then played some more. Once that was over, we came home. It was about 5 pm when we got home. I just wanted to play my game. I did make some hot chocolate for us, because I was looking forward to it. Then my stomach let me know it doesn't like milk. LOL I thought it didn't but the more I drink something with milk in it; it becomes an issue. Go Figure! I was always able to drink milk but haven't drunk much over the years. Life goes on! LOL 

I am looking forward to the weather getting warmer and the flowers coming out! It was wet and rainy all day. Plus, a little cold. 

Tomorrow, I need to go with Debbie and check on the quilts we are giving out on Saturday. We also need to pick 2 quilts that will be given out on Tuesday at the Chehalis Tribal luncheon. I need to write something up for all of us. There is 4 of us going and it has been a while since we presented that way. I hope we can do a great job on it. 

As you can see, today wasn't my day for Happy Stitching/Happy Quilting!

Thursday - What Fun

This morning, Patrick was waiting to go out to go golfing. The weather wouldn't let them go till after 10 am. Which gave me some time to myself. 

I pretty much listened to my audiobook, cleaned the litter box, and ran the vacuum. Then I sat and played my game. When the battery was low, I traded it in for my cross stitching. 

I worked on the left side. I was able to get here, then ended up taking out some of the stitches, because I wasn't on track. Once I got myself back on track of what I was doing, it went well. 

I finished up the white on the side, then worked on the green above the white. That was where I was having trouble but ended up redoing it. I like the way it was coming out. My steps are in order, and I can keep going that way. I just need to stop going into the 100 next it. It takes some doing. 

Today I got my walk in, but forgot how many times I was going, since I was listening to my audiobook. I was thinking I need the golf tees back out there to help me out. 

The best part was I was actually being Happy Stitching/Happy Quilting!

Olympia And Casino

This morning, I was up around 8 am. Wanted to get out of bed before Patrick so he could make the bed. lol Too lazy to do it today. 

I got my 3 laps in on my walk, plus some. Then I sat and worked on my cross stitching before we had to head up to Olympia. 

I worked on the area where the light green is on the left side. I ended up taking out some of the yellow area because it just wasn't working. Once I had that taken out, it went smoothly. Then Patrick told me it was time to get moving. 

We left around 12:15 pm so we could get a few things done. Had to go to the credit union, then PUD (Public Utilities District - something like that), and lastly Staples to drop off the pot that was received yesterday. Then it was on the way to Olympia for my oncology appointment. 

Patrick wanted to go in with me to find out about my spine losing some density. It's minor and is common. IF it was something that was worse, they would have to give me more medication to counter it. Luckily, I'm not there yet and may not get there. So, I passed on all my stuff and will go back in 6 months. I reached my 2-year mark and now I don't have to go in as often. 

We then went to the casino at Lucky Eagle. We played for a few hours and then had supper. Once we were finished eating, we went back to play more. We did okay, but some of the money we came home with last time was given back. lol The progressive on the game we play was won just before we sat down to play. 

Once we were done, we decided to head home. We were home around 8 pm and I'm now beat. I'm so tired and I think it's because of sitting so much. Driving makes me tired as well. I need to take a protein drink tomorrow! lol 

So, it didn't turn out bad today. I was able to work enough to be Happy Stitching/Happy Quilting!

Back On Track

This morning, I slept in. Then I ordered backing and batting for our group. 

I played my games for a bit and then Patrick wanted to watch a movie. We watched "A Ghost in My House" ? I think that's the name. It was on Netflix. It was really good too. 

While that was going on, I decided to pull out my cross stitch. 

I was able to get it back on track. The steps are showing up again. I was able to get a lot done. I'm having some issues with that color I had trouble with before. I may have to take out more to get it fixed. UGH I actually frogged about 100 stitches. We will see, I may have to. It's coming along nicely thought. 

Not much going on today.

I ordered my pot from Amazon (LE TAUCI 3 Quart Ceramic Dutch Oven) that finally came in today. Patrick opened it to find that it was broken. Not only that, but they also sent us a RETURNED pot that was broken. The knob on the top was wrapped up and in the box. I couldn't believe it. Patrick has it for a replacement but can't find where we can make a comment about giving us a broken returned pot. This was a first! Now I have to wait another 2 weeks. UGH

At least I could find time for Happy Stitching/Happy Quilting!

Embroidery Day

I am going to have to find something other than "Embroidery Day" for Monday's schedule. I can't seem to think of titles very well. I will work on it. 

It was a day at moms. I stopped and got her a tea as well as myself. She wanted to talk about quilts, but Georgie and I worked on our embroidery. So, she finally started working on her applique. Georgie isn't happy with her piece, but I think it looks fine. 

As for me, I'm not that thrilled with mine, but I will work on fixing it so that the white doesn't show through 

I am starting to work the bullions in, then I will have to work the detached buttonhole stitches in. I will have to practice that part, because it's been a while since I have done that. The same number color of red, in Glory and Lola are just a bit off. As you can see in the picture, the "vane" in the rose is a tad darker than the red in the middle. At least it's on the outside and not the inside. I think the darker will have it looking better than the other way around. It will be interesting to see how this comes out. I may need to add some satin stitches in where the buttonhole stitches are (outside petals).  It's fun, and different. I like the rose, so I'm a going to work on it. It gives me something to work on while I am at our BE meetings. Funny, but it was only 4 of us today. Sandy II and Gerilyn had things to do and will be here next week. 

After Georgie and Bonnie left, mom heated up lunch. Then Ethel and Mike came to visit with mom. We were eating while they were there. Mike is my daughter-in-law's father and Ethel is her grandmother. So, it's family. Mike will be leaving at the end of the week to go to San Franciso for a bit, then head to MS or FL and then go to the other on the way back. He is busy. 

I left before they did. I headed home and sat down. I was enjoying my games. What I should have done was pull out my cross stitch and work on that. But, NOPE, I was lazy and played with a good friend. We have been playing for over 3 years. I did do some bookkeeping when I got home and paid a bill. I will get it to the PUD on Wednesday. I have a few things on the computer I need to do, but not there yet. 

Lazy? Heck yea! Care? Heck no! Or at least I tell myself that. Life is good. I'm calming down. Things are looking up. Patrick is doing good considering he's fighting cancer for over 5 years now. We can be thankful for each day. He turned 67 in January. I will follow in about 3 months. Things are good! It will be interesting to see what this year will bring. Katt will be here in July, and we will go to another Mariner's game in Seattle. At least they have shuttles to get us there. lol 

And yes, I was Happy Stitching/Happy Quilting!!

SEAHAWKS WIN!!!

It was pretty busy this morning with cleaning and getting my Christmas Star Bread done. I was able to get a lot done. 

Then it was time to just sit and relax. So, I did. I watched the Seahawk's play and I stitched. 

I was able to work on this. I got a lot done. The right side is slowly getting the steps that I like working on. I did a lot of the white/light green area done. It was fun, but doing the same color for a long time does get old. lol 

When I got tired of working on it, I played on my tablet. 

It was awesome to see us win again! It was boring to start, then it became a game in the last quarter. Shame they couldn't have played like that throughout the game. At least we won! I just hope we keep all our players at this rate, but we all know free agents want more money and that leads to trades. It will be interesting to see how it goes. 

With a WIN, I was still able to be Happy Stitching/Happy Quilting!

QOV National Sew Day

This morning, I headed downstairs to get ready for our group of quilters. I was getting more of the pillowcases cut. 

Around 10 am the gals started coming in. We had at least seven of us. Each had something to do. Val and Colleen worked on sewing the pillowcases. Mary, Debbie and I worked on pinning them for them to sew. Then mom worked on ripping stuff out when needed. Lynn helped with ironing. We had a good process going. We took a break at about noon for lunch then we got back into the pillowcases. They started leaving around 2:30 pm. Colleen and I did the last 6 pillowcases to get a total of 18 done today. Colleen brought 2 of hers she had done. 

We were talking about having a challenge. So, we figure if we have a challenge to see who does the most pillowcases will get a reward. Think we need to think on what the reward would be, and then get it started after our meeting next month. It will be interesting. 

It was about 5 pm before Colleen and I were done. It was fun. I came upstairs and called it done. My feet were killing me, and I found I did 5k steps just being downstairs working on the pillowcases. 

I spent the rest of the night playing my games. I think I'm going to call it an early night for me. because I'm dead on my feet. 

It was fun having everyone here and being Happy Quilting/Happy Stitching!

Trip To Olympia And Costco

This morning, Patrick went golfing and I got some laundry in. Then I just enjoyed the morning. He got home just as I was ready to go walking. I was able to get my walk in and then it was time to pick mom up. 

We left at noon to get mom and then head up to Olympia. I had my bone density test, while they waited out in the car. Guess I was in there about 45 minutes, and I thought it was less than that. My test only took about 10 minutes. So, I joined them and we headed out to Costco. 

Mom had some issues with her left hearing aid. So, they looked at her ear and found that she needs to get them cleaned, there was a lot of wax. But she does have an issue with the hearing aid, so she is getting a new case for it. It cost her $50, but I figured she needed to get it done so that the wax doesn't go into the hearing aid piece. 

We shopped to get what we needed, then went to Pizza Hut to eat. I didn't want pizza, but Patrick did. Mom was okay with it. We got a boxed meal. Whatever one does at Pizza Hut, DON'T get the boneless chicken! It's awful! You get very small pieces with 3 bigger pieces, not worth the money. Plus, the coating is too heavy and makes it hard to eat. 

Dropped mom off and she gave me chicken in a bag (frozen) for tomorrow. Then stopped at Phil's to give him some stuff we bought at Costco. It was just a few things. 

Came home and called it done. I didn't feel like doing much but play my games. I will be busy tomorrow with QOV National Sew Day at the house. I need to clean up down there, but I'm not going to. I will figure it out tomorrow. We have a few things to do, so we are good. 

Not a day for Happy Stitching/Happy Quilting!