Laundry, Museum & Cross Stitching

This morning, I worked on the laundry. Getting all the loads I didn't get over the last week and running out of clothes. I still have a couple loads to do, but at least I was able to do quite a bit today. I ran the Roomba when Debbie called to head to the museum. 

Debbie picked me up to head over to the museum to talk to Donna. I took over the 3 quilts I had as well. We stopped at DB and I got another $15 gift card, since I forgot the one I have. 

Arrived at the museum and found Sam and Donna in Sam's office. Chip has been gone since the weekend, had to check on his mother in ID. She's not doing well and has to sell the house and put her in a care facility. He thought he would be back this week, but we all think it will be a couple weeks.  

We talked with Donna and decided we would have brother Patrick do the presentations of the veterans. Then we will have her help with the quilts. She will be good at wrapping the quilts around the veterans. I will try and get someone to do mom's part and mine. I don't want it being my family's group. Presentations are what most of them want to do. I didn't get a photo of the quilts that went today. I need to try and remember to get that when they are presented. Oh, well. 

Everything went well and I called Patrick to see if he would do that for us. Said he would and asked me to send him all the information so he would be ready for next week. He's going to be doing the presentation on his Birthday. So, when I got home, I got to work on what he needed. I also sent a couple other things for him. He has friends in Vancouver he wants to come for a presentation as well. So, we will have more to work with. That took a couple hours just getting stuff ready and sent. Plus, I worked on Gunderson Water stuff. 

After all that, I decided to work on my cross stitching. 

But then, that's time for Sophie to show up. She always knows when I'm going to cross stitch!

I was able to get the right side done and back on track with my steps. I will need to turn the bars here pretty soon. I noticed that the white threads I needed - I needed 4x - and don't know how I missed that. I THINK I used 2 already before I ordered 2 more. I may have to order more but thinking I might not have to. We will see, at least I know where I can get it. I enjoyed working on this today. I actually got a couple hours in on it and wasn't in a hurry to go play! That's a good sign! Which means, I MIGHT be getting back to enjoying Happy Stitching/Happy Quilting!

Tuesday - Trip To Olympia

Today we were heading to Olympia for Patrick's MRI and CAT scans. It's the three-month journey.  It was a cool day but a pretty day. He had his scans and while he was in there, I crocheted. I started the next set of leg warmers. I got about 3" done. I also played on my phone. 

Since I didn't take a photo - this is what I was working on - again only 3" was done. I took it out because I wasn't sure if I did it right or not. Then I stitched it again, taking about a few rows and starting over. So, all in all, I would have had about this much done. Oh, well. I enjoyed working on it. 

It was funny though. I was getting my yarn ready and found the crochet hook I have had since I was 9 years old and lived in Japan - was missing. I was looking all over last night. A good 30-minute search! Before we left and before I went walking - I looked in the project bag in the car to see if I put it in there. Sure enough, it was in the project bag. That made my day. My favorite crochet hook and it was still around. lol 

Took about 3 1/2 laps today. Then it was time to head to Olympia. 

Once we were done with the scans - it was time to head to Costco. We got some new towels and a few things that we needed. We also go some crab for supper. Once we were all done, we had lunch. Patrick got his pizza and I got the dog. I ate the whole thing!! ugh. 

Dropped some stuff at Phil's and came home. It was about 3 pm. Patrick took a nap and I listened to my book and played my search and find game. I should have done my cross stitch but really wasn't there yet. I need to finish that! At least I did do something to keep me Happy Stitching/Happy Quilting!

Monday - Brazilian Embroidery Day

This morning, I was out the door and off to moms. We are back to having it at moms. Geralyn was there with Georgie and Bonnie. So, five of us enjoyed each other's company.  Geralyn was working on her hedgehog that is so cute!

I worked on the darker red areas. I finished the rose bud area and then went to work on the petals to the right. They are done with the detached buttonhole and turned out better than I expected. I'm not really pleased with the center area, but it worked out. The outer part is the harder part, I think. But then it was going pretty quick. I told Geralyn it was a practice piece and she couldn't believe me. I guess I like things looking better. This one isn't the best I have done, but I can deal with it. It is fun to work on. So, can't complain. 

Stopped at Colleen's on the way home. She had another quilt done for me. I will put names on the labels and get them to the museum on Wednesday. At least they are coming in on a regular basis. 

Came home and went downstairs to work the cutting the scraps to make enough for the wreaths we are doing. 

I cut all these strips for the wreath. It takes time but I need to get more done for when they come on Saturday to get started on them. We are going to try and sell them in April at a Bazaar. I just hope it works. This was about 2 hours' worth of cutting. Not my favorite thing to do, but I did them. I need to do a lot more for Saturday. 

As soon as I was done, I got a phone call asking if I was joining the group! I forgot we had a virtual meeting to figure out how to get more members for BE. I hope this will help us! 

After supper decided to play my games. Relaxed till my IBS decided it was mad at me. So, figured I would get this done asap - because I will be busy for an hour with this! 

It was so much fun today that I was actually Happy Stitching/Happy Quilting!

Casino Day Today

We did the usual cleaning this morning. Got a lot done and then headed out to the casino. We arrived around 11 am. 

I checked our cards and this time we both got the free gifts. It's a Hex fry pan. I like them and hope they are as good as they look, but who knows. We have gotten cheap crap from them before. We played for a good 4 hours. We didn't lose all our money. We got ahead the last hour and about that time I was tired of playing. I think Patrick was too. So, we called it done. Went into the cafe and got "supper" before we left. They had a Ruben as a special, so I got that. Patrick got the French dip. It was good. He also had to pick up his candy bars on the way out. 

We came home. Scott came over and we chatted awhile. I played my games. And played my game. I'm almost to the point of quitting my war games. I can't seem to get friends to chat while I'm on. lol Really, I'm not sure where I am in the game. I was a leader and now I'm a "pee on." Plus, I'm upgrading and it's almost to the point of "what next?" They have migration coming but I don't know what I'll do then either. I think I will stay in 2 kingdoms. Yet I am losing interest in the game. When it comes to teamwork, there doesn't seem to be much anymore.  Half my friends are in other kingdoms. I just have things to think about. 

I really wasn't in the mood for Happy Stitching/Happy Quilting!

Another Day Of Garage Selling

 Today I had a little more time before heading to the garage sale. I stopped and got some tea. 

I arrived around 9:20 am and the doors were already open. Colleen was already there. It wasn't a busy day. It was so slow that I wondered when 5 pm would come around. It was Colleen and I for a while. Then Debbie arrived around 3:30 and mom arrived around 4 pm. I called Patrick to come get the TV stand because it didn't go. The TV went finally. We sold a few bigger items but not enough to make it a really good day. We ended up with only about $250 but we did make over $800 for the 2 days. It made for a good garage sale. We left a lot for the thrift shop in Rochester at the Methodist Church. When we were looking at all the boxes we didn't fill back up, it felt good that we sold that much in total. 

I stopped and got a burger at Wendy's. Then I came home. It was around 6 pm by then. It really did make for a very long day. I was thinking I should have taken something to work on while I waited for customers. At least we got a couple donations as well. 

Long day = a tired day. AND NOT a day of Happy Stitching/Happy Quilting!

Garage Sale All Day

This morning, I was up around 7:30 am to leave by 8:30 am. I thought our garage sale was at 9 am today but found out it wasn't till 10 am. So, I was a good hour and some early. 

All the vendors were there, so at 9:25 am we decided to open the doors. We had a good run of stuff going out the door. Then when Debbie showed up, she brought stuff she had and we put that out. A lot of stuff was being sold at cheap prices. We sold the guitar, trunk and a few other things. 

It was a quick day till about 3 pm then it took forever to get to 5 pm. I took Debbie home and then came home to supper ready for me. Patrick fixed supper and it was really good. Then I sat and counted the money from the sale. We made about $600 and have another day to go. It's going to be another long day for me tomorrow. 

I'm beat but at least the sale doesn't start till 10 am. I will try and get there around 9:30 am just in case they open early again. 

I didn't even have time to be Happy Stitching/Happy Quilting!

Getting Ready For The Garage Sale AND Trip To Olympia

 This morning, I left around 9 am for my dentist appointment. I had a cleaning appointment, and it went well. I do like my new dentist office. 

Then I headed over to the garage sale and found one of the big items was marked really cheap and sold. So, I couldn't fix the price. lol I did fix the price on the guitar as it was too cheap also. We sold some stuff even before we started. I brought home the money to put in the box. It's ready to go for tomorrow. 

I baked the bread I had made yesterday. I wanted to bake it before we got back. So, I was a little late in getting to moms. But the bread (sourdough) was really good!

I used the new pot as well. It's perfect for the bread I make. I had a grilled cheese sandwich for supper today. lol 

Then we headed to moms to pick her up. She needed to go get her hearing aid fixed. Patrick drove up and decided to wait for us in the car. Mom took off her hearing aid, and we got eggs and chips that she wanted. It was funny! I made her walk with me to get the eggs and chips. When we had to go to a different place for the chips, she huffed and really didn't want to walk that far. I made her walk. Then we picked up her hearing aid and checked out in the self-checkout area. Texted Patrick we were coming out. We then headed home. Dropped mom off and came home. 

It was a "quick" trip that took about 2 hours, but we didn't mind. Then I was trying to decide what I wanted to do. Ended up playing games. In otherwards, it wasn't my day for Happy Stitching/Happy Quilting!

Getting Garage Sale Ready

This morning, Patrick and I loaded up the truck. Then we dropped off 2 quilts at the church. Next was at Phil's to pick up the stuff he had to go to the sale. 

We arrived at the grange to unload. It was A LOT! And they told us when we got there, we couldn't take any more stuff. So, I needed to send an SOS to stop bringing stuff for the sale. We unloaded everything. There is a lot of stuff, and I just hope we get rid of most if not all of it! 

 

It's piled high and it's even under the tables. If we can get rid of the bigger stuff, it will make room. We have a TV and stand as well. 

Once we dropped off, we headed to get the money for the sale and wash the truck. Then we came home. 

I worked on some bread baking and will have that ready for tomorrow. 

Then I played. Once that was out of my system, I pulled out my cross stitching. 

I filled in a couple areas that were missing. Then I got to work on the way down with the steps. I'm in the light green area. I think I'm back on track, looking at the phone. I hope to get some more done soon. I'm enjoying this. I just wish I could get myself to work on it more often. lol 

Today was busy and fun. I got a lot done and got a ton of stuff out of the house/garage. I even found the time to enjoy being Happy Stitching/Happy Quilting!

Casino Day

Today, I didn't want to get up. I figure I'm still trying to get rid of whatever it is I have. Trouble is, I talk like a frog and everything else is fine. So, who knows what this is. 

Patrick was golfing, so I played for a bit. When he got home, we left for the casino. We started out with some money to play on. Of course. that didn't last long. We played on our money and when we finally found a machine to play on, it kept us going for a while. It was nice. We played a good 4 hours. Then we ate at the deli there. Their food is good and we only pay from the card. So, it really isn't costing us - or at least it seems that way. But when you spend as much as we do, we are actually paying for it with the money they give back. NOT a win, win, but it works for me. 

Came home and had to get 3 quilt tops ready for quilting. I picked up 2 from Martha but one of them was really short. I'm glad she didn't finish it off, because it needs more rows. I will work on it later. I have 2 quilt tops to work on now. I have to add the border to the one Mary brought me a couple months ago too. This one I got today will take a little longer. Once the backing and batting was cut, I started washing the backings. I will drop 2 of the 5 tops off at the church to be quilted. The other three I will take with me to the garage sale for Colleen or Kelsey to pick up. We have plenty that need quilting. So, I need to get moving on getting the other 2 done. 

We watched the "state of the union address" and I won't say any more. I was happy to see those honored - at least most of them - but the rest was - well let's not say. 

It's been a decent day. I should have been doing something but just didn't feel like it. This thing I have, has taken my energy. Which put me in the wishing stage of Happy Stitching/Happy Quilting!

Not Feeling Well Today

This morning, I woke to not feeling well. I went back to sleep and woke at 9:30 am realizing I needed to get moving. I called Georgie and told her I wouldn't be coming. Found out Bonnie couldn't make it either, so got a hold of Gerilyn and cancelled. I'm just hoping I'm not getting the crap that is going around. 

So, I played on my tablet and just took the day off. Patrick got in after golfing and was surprised I actually did what I said I would do - stay home. 

We both took a nap around 2 and didn't get up till a little after 4 pm. We watched TV and that was about it. Nothing to do. I'm still a little off but not as bad as I could have been. 

Patrick found out we made the paper. Our presentation was in The Chronicle.

Not anywhere close to being Happy Stitching/Happy Quilting!

Oops! Missed A Day

 This morning, I was cleaning up. Had things to do and get done. 

Once all that was done, I played games. Watched TV and played games. Wasn't in the mood to do much till around 2 pm. 

Then I pulled out my cross stitching.

I worked on the upper left area. Now I'm coming back down. I had to take out a good part of the area in the top left where the green is. I had the wrong color there. So, I ripped it out and put it back in. 

I was having fun with this; I must have put 400 stitches in today. I think it looks better in the photo right now. At least I can tell what it is. The arm is coming through now. I have more to do on the dress and then I will be heading back down. I was off a couple times today but figured out what I did wrong and got back on track. 

Yesterday, we had the presentation of the 9 active-duty personnel. My brother did an awesome job, but we had some trouble with the person before him. She doesn't want to let go of the position, so I need to work on that. 

They were awesome to work with. I have photos but will post them on Facebook first before I post them here. It was like being home again, in a way. I do miss the military life and always have after I was no longer a dependent. At 19 years old, my life turned upside down. It wasn't easy, and even today, I still have a hard time with not being on a base. But life is good! 

At least I was able to get more done today and be Happy Stitching/Happy Quilting!