Good Grief! Another Tuesday Goes By!

 Today is Tuesday! Not Monday, Not Wednesday, but Tuesday! Time flies anymore. One minute I'm looking forward to the weekend and Tuesday arrived a lot faster than Monday does. UGH

I was up shortly after Patrick head out to golfing. I needed to be up for Val to stop by. She has another top for me. That will make it about 15 tops that need to be quilted. At this rate we will be doing great to start out the new year. 

After Val left Patrick came home. We had to run up to Olympia for his blood tests. But we had a few things to do first. Stopped at the church to pick up 2 quilts that were quilted, then to the bank to drop off money for the water. Once all that was done, we headed to Olympia for the blood tests. Took about an hour, because there were 17 people in front of him. One person after we said she was 20th after Patrick. I saw a few people turn around and leave. Some of the numbers before his, didn't show up, so it went faster. Funny how fast it went after he went in. 

Headed back home with a stop at moms to drop off the 2 quilts from the church. Then we went to WinCo for groceries. We really didn't get much but we really weren't that impressed either. Got a few things, but not much. 

Got the Round Robin information in the mail. I called my son and daughter-in-law to help me. They found a cute pattern of a stuff bear. I'm going to have them do some stitches on the whole body. Should be pretty. 

Came home and mom called. Trish, who took a quilt "kit" on Friday, had the quilt top done. So, she wanted to make another one. Mom and she came over and picked out the panels she could use for another plus some fabric.  At this rate we will be full with quilts. Another quilt arrived in the mail. So, it's all done and ready to go. 

It's perfect for a veteran. I like this pattern. We tried to do that one, but it didn't come out well. I think one of the quilters have it now. 

I lost my keys! I was looking all over the place for my car keys! I looked everywhere. Then I figured it was under the chair, NOPE. After searching the whole house and Patrick looking as well, I found them in my hoodie that was on the back of the chair. I had gone through the hoodie in the laundry, but it wasn't there, instead it was on the one ON MY CHAIR! UGH I will not live this down! Patrick was out looking in the car. We had insurance on getting another key, but don't know if they will honor it, Patrick thinks it's a scam and we paid for it. But he is going to try anyway to get another key. 

My day was busy, from the time I got up to the time I can call it a night. Now I need to stretch before I go to bed. It didn't work out to be Happy Stitching/Happy Quilting!

My Busy Mondays!

 This morning, I could wait to leave for embroidery. I had a ton of stuff to do afterwards. 

Arrived at the grange to find Sandy there. I haven't chatted with her for a while. We had a good visit. She worked on one of her projects that she wanted to get done. I worked on my Seattle piece and started on the mountain. I didn't like it at first but just needed to keep going. I will work more on it later. No photo yet. 

After our meeting, I headed to moms. I was able to drop off the coolers for her. Then I picked up the kit pieces for 2 kits. I also got the quilts back that I had her work on the labels. My car was packed because I had stuff from Mary that she gave me at the grange. All that was to go to Colleen. My next stop was Colleen's, and I asked Debbie to get me an iced tea at DB. Sent her a free drink for it. 

Funny part was, her being longer than me, since she was closer. We both met up at Colleen's. Dropped off more stuff for the garage sale. It was a lot. She's got to have that room packed. She was working on the garage sale stuff when we arrived. The garage sale is coming up, and Patrick is going to help with getting all the stuff she did to the grange the day before. Should be busy again. 

Debbie followed me home to pick up a quilt to quilt. She said as long as I don't need it right away, she would do it. I gave her the panel so it will get done for Veterans Day. We have 2 Coast Guard quilts ready but so far, no Coast Guard members on our list. Weird!

Brought a few things home to put away. Wasn't there yet. 

I needed to work on the QOV stuff for next week. Donna and I went through all the names on our list and figured out who was awarded, who wasn't and if somewhere still waiting. We have 10 for next week. That works for me, because we have about 30 that are a year old. I did cancel a couple. It took me about 3 hours between chatting with Donna and getting emails out to the veterans letting them know we have them to present to. It is a long process. I now need to send an email to everyone to let them know who is being awarded. I decided I was done with doing QOV stuff and stopped. I will do the email tomorrow. 

I was nonstop today. At least I was able to spend time with Sandy and be Happy Stitching/Happy Quilting!

Went Into Town And Then Worked On QOV

Today, I wanted to just enjoy the day. But I needed to get a few things done, which didn't give me much time to enjoy the day. 

First thing, I had to go into town and see Phil, then I was back home. Patrick was working with the pressor washer on the back patio area. 

I was downstairs working on getting some of the tops ready for quilting. Rita said they have 2 quilts she will drop off on Tuesday for me. I told her to let me know when they can do more. She gave me an "ok," answer. I laughed. Her and Linda are going to be gone later this month, so I know they can't do one then. I now have 14 tops that need to go to quilters. I will just wait and give them out one or two at a time. I don't want to overwhelm my quilters. 

We got some really pretty quilts. This one is a bit small, but I will have it for a wheelchair person. It may be a while before it's given out. 

This is another one. They will work for a wheelchair. I just love the quilts that we received from the Tri-Cities QOV group. They were so nice! 

Six bags of quilts ready to be given to quilters. I am taking 2 to Colleen tomorrow with other stuff. Then I will wait and see when someone is ready to take another quilt to replace what they are giving me. 

Patrick helped me do four kits to be given out. I will take 2 of them to a gal in Rochester WA. I need to get ahold of her and let her know I can drop them off on Wednesday. If she wants to meet me. Works for me. 

I washed all the backings to go with the tops. I need to work on more but ran out of bags. I will wait till a few more bags come in and then I will do another backing and batting. I pinned the sizes on all the tops I have down there, so I can just pick one, cut it and bag it. 

I spent the evening with Patrick. We watched a movie on Netflix and I played my games. I am going to change games now and head to bed. It turned out to be a good day of Happy Quilting/Happy Stitching!

Need To Work On My Plans

 Today we slept in. I was surprised I could, since my hips were telling me otherwise. 

I had a few things to do on the computer. Next thing I know, I'm working on the family history. 

Patrick's tree grew another few generations. I was able to get his Van Winkle family to 1500s. I also worked on a couple others. One of the branches goes to England, another Wales, and yet another to Holland. It's interesting but hard to work on at times. There are so many Patrick Coffey's out there as well as Jacob Van Winkle's. It's hard to tell one from the other. But the good news is, I'm getting there. I'm filling in the pieces and send messages asking others how they came up with the information. I added about 100 to 200 names to Patrick's tree. 

While I was working on it, Fed Ex showed up at the door. I thought it was for Patrick, but he said he didn't order anything. So, I went out and picked it up. It was a box full of 10 quilt tops for our group! They are really nice too. I can't wait to get them quilted. I need to get them ready to be given out to the quilters when they are ready to take another one on. We should be set for this year. 

Once our shows started, I got off the genealogical train and played games. I really need to work on finishing the ornament and getting those tops ready to be quilted. I also need to work on my cross stitch, my nephews quilt, and stay on top of things. Needing to and trying to are two different things. It's not getting me anywhere near being Happy Stitching/Happy Quilting!

Another Interesting Day At Moms

Patrick went golfing. I took the veggies that he had given me to take to moms. I had to go to physical therapy before the meeting. It ended up with me going to WinCo to get some tomatoes and I got some powered doughnuts (mini) for nibbling on. 

I showed Bob the stack of veggies I had. He asked if he could take it all. I said sure, it was going to mom, and the ladies always forget to take the stuff. He was being nice and left some of the veggies for the ladies. I took it to moms after my appointment. Set them on the table. We had tacos for lunch. As it turned out, Nancy brought the tomatoes, so I made a wasted trip. I get so frustrated when that happens. I tell them I'm bring stuff and then someone else decides to bring what I said I would. Not my favorite thing to do. Penny brought a pattern for a baby quilt that we will do for Bob. Carmen and I picked out the colors and got it all done. We put them in kits and then passed them out. I had a cut dog, but when I went to take it, I found it was missing. I think Penny picked up my pattern and has both her's and mine. So, I will have to wait a couple weeks before I get it to work on.

After everyone left, Georgie needed help on doing a half triangle quilt in 9 patch. I showed her how to do it, and she pinned them so she could see what she needed to do when she got home. 

Mom invited a new person to our group that lives in Stillwaters. She loves to piece, so I gave her a pattern I had for mom or Nancy to cut for a kit. She was going to see what she could do. I'm hoping it works out, because that would be a good way to use up some fabric. Fingers crossed. 

After everyone was gone and mom was picking up, she found the veggies on the floor in the "dining" or quilt area. So, I took them over to the bench and sent Bob a text that he could have them since the ladies forgot to take what they wanted. Then I headed home to realize I forgot my pattern (that I think Penny took) and my bag. Ended up getting what I left behind. I also brought 2 tops that both Georgie and mom had finished. Mom said they need borders, so I will have to add the borders. 

On the way home got a call from Debbie that Cindy was trying to call me. I called Cindy to find out a QOV gal wanted to present a quilt at the museum and was told they couldn't. She wanted to know what was up. I told her that we have had problems in the past of QOV members going to the museum to present quilts without coordinating it with the museum or our group. I told her that the director of the museum has had trouble in the past because we don't know if they are actually QOV members or people saying they are. If they want to present, they have to work it out with the museum on the day and time. Cindy wasn't happy with my answer, but she needs to realize it's a business and needs to be respected when it comes to presentations. After that call, I called Sam and found out it was her who told the gal they couldn't present because they some QOV groups don't get along. I laughed and said we just don't get along with Mossyrock, but the others are fine. I told her we had decided not to let other groups present because they were rude and just helped themselves into the museum. This is something that needs to be worked out. They may be charged for doing it, since we are part of the museum, we don't get charged. It's going to have to be a conversation to consider if other groups think they can come here to present. Then Debbie called back, and I explained everything to her. By that time, I was done. I had enough of worrying over all this stuff. I told Debbie that I left it with Sam and Chip about other groups and whether or not they will be charged. Since the museum pays our membership, they should really come through us. 

So, I baked my bread when I got home. Then I considered I was done doing anything like Happy Stitching/Happy Quilting!

A Day At Home

Today was the first day in over a week that I was able to just stay home. Patrick went golfing and I listened to one audiobook after another. I was playing my games and trying to do laundry. I realized I only got 2 loads in because my mind was on my game. 

After Patrick came home and went back to Olympia for his finger appointment, I started to work on my beading. 

I finished the second set of panels and started the next set. I made a few errors on the second set, but I'm going to leave them. I didn't want to take them out since it's halfway up the panel. I started the next one. It felt good to finish the second set. I have 2 more panels to go, then I can get started on the ones for this year. 

Patrick came home without the brace on his finger. The interesting part is that it still droops but not as much as it did. Looks funny but not as funny as when he damaged it. He did say it hasn't hurt the whole time. That's a good thing. 

When I got up to get something to drink, I came back to my chair to find Sophie looking at me like it was her chair, and I was the one intruding. I had to pick her up and move her. First time I have seen her sit like this. lol 

I actually enjoyed knowing I didn't have to go anywhere, and I could just enjoy the day at home. Tomorrow is PT and moms. Really not looking forward to it, but I will have to stop and pick up some stuff for lunch. It's going to be taco's and we all are bringing something for it. I my appointment before that, so I will have to leave early to get what I need for tomorrow. 

At least I had an enjoyable day. Patrick brought home pizza and I had 1 piece since I have a hard time with pizza's. He was sweet and got me the chicken wings. So, all in all I was enjoying Happy Stitching/Happy Quilting!

Physical Therapy, Casino And Genealogy

Interesting day. We were up early for Patrick's 9 am physical therapy appointment. I went to moms, but she was off to the church to give out food to the needy. I played on her computer till I needed to go back and pick him up. I had taken 3 quilts to her for labels but realized one label was on good enough, so I left it alone and brought it home. 

We then went to the casino. We played for about 3 hours but it wasn't hitting. We have been playing off the money we won a while back, so 3 weeks' worth of playing was fun. Patrick wanted to play his 88 fortunes on his money. I brought mine too. I had started playing my money on Good Cents but that wasn't working. I had $20 left. So, while he played 88 fortunes, I played the game next to him. I was only betting 50 cents. When Patrick was done with his money, I cashed out at $150, which was $30 more than what I took to play with. I was happy. It was funny too. I was getting bonus' so often! I bumped it up to $1 when Patrick was done. I played for a bit on that, but it wasn't winning much. I did get $25 but that wasn't for a while. I was doing a lot better on 50 cents. lol 

We came home. I played for a bit on my tablet and then decided I needed to work on the family history. BUT first I needed to post the fabric sale with are having. 

This is only a small part of what we have to sell. There is a lot more. But this is a start. 1/4 yard to 10 yard cuts. All donated to us for our group. 

After getting that posted, I worked on Patrick's family history. There is a lot coming up. The BANTA family goes back to the 1500's. I was working on that as well. Overwhelming at times. I also answered Nate's question of why there where 2 different people listed as a father. I told him their father passed away and the brother married his brother's wife. It can get confusing. 

So, as much as I would love to say I was - I wasn't - Happy Quilting/Happy Stitching!

Dentist And Another Trip To Olympia UGH

 Patrick was out the door before I was up. He went golfing again. I slept for another 30 mins, then got up. I realized I needed to get a few things done before I left for the dentist. 

First things first, I printed more labels for Val. She was due at 9:30 am. I printed labels that we needed as well. Then I went and worked on getting labels on the quilts in the back room. I had about 11 quilts that were here. I wanted to get them to the museum today. While I was marking the labels, I realized I didn't get photos of them. So, I took a couple pictures but not near as many as I should have. 

I love how this quilt came out, so I'm going to do a couple more kits to get more made. This is really pretty, and Patrick did a good job on the colors. He's going to have to do a couple more for me. 

This is one of the quilts we got in the mail. So, I just needed to get it ready for the museum.

I loaded the car with all the quilts as well as the 2 boxes I forgot for Colleen. Then I was out the door by 10 am. 

Arriving at the dentists around 10:15 am. My appointment wasn't till 10:30 am. I didn't even get a chance to sit down when she came out to get me. I like that fast service! lol I passed all the tests and got my teeth cleaned in the process. She coated my teeth with fluoride (sp). I didn't realize it has my teeth with white lines and covers. I met up with Colleen and could help but try to rub my teeth to get the grime of. 

Headed to the museum where Debbie met me. We folded all the quilts, adding pillowcases to them. We cleaned up the area and counted the quilts. We have enough to do 9 veterans this month, so we are going to get them done. I need one more and then we will have 9 to honor. 

Came home and waited an hour before we had to head out for Olympia. I had a dermatology appointment. This time I had a different Doctor and I really, really like her! I don't care for the gal before her. This turned out to be a good visit. I will be getting some cream in the mail. 

After that, we headed to comcast to change our "package" because $275 was a bit much. We dropped the land line phone and got basic TV. We do streaming so it won't hurt. The only channel we didn't get that Patrick wanted was the cooking channel. At least we saved $80 a month! We were surprised thinking we would only save about $20. That made us feel better. 

Off to the Outback for supper. We both got the 3-course meal. It was really good. 

By the time we got home, I wasn't in the mood to be Happy Stitching/Happy Quilting!

Embroidery Day

 It was embroidery day. I was off and out the door by 9:30 am. I forgot to take the boxes with me to take to Colleen. I will try and do that tomorrow. 

Arrived to see Geralyn already there. Sandy V didn't come because she had a cold or Covid and she wasn't sure which. Think she said she was going to the doctors if she could get in. Geralyn and I enjoyed a bit before more came in. Mom joined us and we were asking about Geralyn's mother, since she's been in and out of the hospital this year. Mom and her where chatting about my grandmother and her mother. I was trying to work on my Seattle piece to try and get it done before retreat. I figured out I was missing the patterns. I don't know what I did with the patterns. 

I had to fix the space needle because the couching stitches were so loose. I don't know how they got so loose, but they did. I took it out and put it back in. Then I started to work on the tree. I need to fill in the bottom a bit more, I think. I also need to work on the top. I was doing each branch at a time. There is more needed for that tree. Came home and started going through my stuff to find the patterns. Still no luck. I can't figure out what I did with them. I know it's in my embroidery bag, but not sure what I did with it. UGH Sent a message to Sandy letting her know I can't find the patterns and asked if she would send them to me. She was in the hospital with her husband. So, it may be a while before I get them. I guess I will have to keep looking. 

On my way home I picked up some iced tea for Patrick and a med. order of fries at McD's. I haven't had their fries in a while and was hungry for them. It made up for my lunch - that I didn't get. lol

It got hot again today, not as bad as yesterday but still too hot for me. I slept good last night, so it's okay so far. Even when we have been in the 100's I have been able to sleep in the bedroom without having to go downstairs. 

I played my games for a bit and then pulled out my ornament to work on. 

I didn't start this till about 2:30 pm. At least when someone asks me how long it takes, I've got it right. I can do 1-2 panels a day if I put my mind to it. I was able to finish the one I started yesterday and start on the next one, which is where I had it before I started working on the first panel. It's fun. I have 3 panels done with 3 panels to go. Won't be long, I hope. 

Sophie let me know how she felt about me working on this. lol She wasn't budging. 

I was still able to get as much done as I did even with her there trying to stop me from being Happy Stitching/Happy Quilting!

I Love To Play Games

We decided to get "cool" at the casino today. Our house does not have air conditioning. I could go downstairs and work down there but didn't want to. 

We arrived around 11 or noon at the casino. It was nice and cool. I even took a jacket to wear because it's a lot colder in the casino then it was at my house. We sent about 5 hours there. It felt good to be in the cool area. We were winning for a while, then we lost it. But we played on the money they gave me for a good 3 hours. It was fun and we really weren't ready to come home. They had ice cream in the deli area, so we had some. Then we played some more. 

On the way home I called mom to see how she was doing. She seems happy today. She said she has a ton of stuff for me, which I don't doubt. But 2 tops are among them. 

Got home around 5 pm. I missed out on the virtual embroidery meeting. And I missed out on the end of the war game that was going on. Which was fine. I am now just working to get stronger in my accounts so I can win a few of the bigger fights. 

Now the day is over, and I am okay with just playing games all day. I have always loved to play games. I would always look for someone to play cards with or any board game. I drove my brothers crazy because strategizing games is what I love to do. It's a puzzle I want to play. 

Tomorrow is embroidery at the grange. We will all be there except Sandy "1" because she's working on Mondays now. We keep hoping she will be back with us soon. 

Time to call it a day. Yet I will be playing on my tablet in bed till I'm ready to sleep. It relaxes me. I will hopefully be enjoying my crafts tomorrow. It will feel good to be Happy Stitching/Happy Quilting!

Interesting Day - One Thing To Another

This morning, we headed out to Safeway to pick up a few things. I remember being a checker and the gal we were in line for - WAS SLOW!! I would have gone through 4 people by the time she had one person done! She didn't seem to care either. We must have waited in line over 10 minutes for her to do the 2 people in front of us. When I was a cashier, if I saw people waiting in line, I picked up my checking speed. This gal was slow all the way. Not in any hurry to get done. 

After unloading all the groceries, I headed into the computer room. I needed to be ready for Bryan to call. When he did, we spend 2 to 3 hours on getting more information on the ALLEN family. He was working on them, but I was wanting to get into more our direct line. He's looking for relatives, and this was one way to do that. I also worked on Findagrave. After he was done, I talked to Debbie while still working on the family tree. We added more names. I finally called it done. 

Went to play on my game. I have 2 kingdoms, and they are fighting with other alliances right now. It's a 24 hour fight. I did what I could in one kingdom. Then I went back to my other kingdom and got the war started. Everyone was asleep in the one I was playing in. I was able to get a lot of points. Now it's up to my alliance to do more. 

Our shows where one tonight, so I was able to work on my beading as well. I would do the beading and watch the game. Trouble is, a few of them I didn't get notified they were attacking till after the fact. 

My first set of snowmen are done. I was going to stop here but then decided to work on the next one. 

I was able to get a few stitches in before calling it a night. I'm done. 

I had a good day. It's interesting that Patrick isn't hungry around supper time and can't figure out what to eat. Then if I ask in the morning or afternoon, he's already eaten and not hungry. This guy eats all day long but can't figure out what he wants for supper. I'm getting tired of just "something" and not a meal. I ended up getting some stuffed mushrooms from Safeway and had half that today. It's good, but I don't know, not really a meal?! 

I'm trying to get my beading going with the ornaments for this year. I have to pull out my next set for this year. But first I have to get this done for Phil and Emily since they missed out on that year. I think it went to mom to be honest. At least I am trying very hard to be Happy Stitching/Happy Quilting!

Finally - A Day For ME

This morning, Patrick went golfing. I got up about 30 mins after he left. Then I enjoyed sitting down and playing games. I even watched the documentary on Gene Wilder. It was interesting but only worked on his carrier and not on his childhood.  It was pretty good. Surprised me a couple times. I didn't watch all his movies, partly because it was too silly for me. I never understood why movies made silly movies that were way out in the field. It wasn't funny to me because I didn't understand the jokes sometimes. 

Then I pulled out my beading. 

After Gene Wilder documentary, I watched a British show of murder. One of their cop shows. I am finding that they are all similar. Just like our shows. They all have a guy and a gal. They all work together to figure out who did it. Like the comedy shows - same show different people. 

Then we shut the TV off and I worked on my beading, listening to my book on tape. I do like listening to my books while I work. Better than watching the same old same old that Patrick likes to watch. 

I can say, in working on this ornament, that I finished a whole panel and worked on the next. The panel that I started on was around the bottom of the vest area. I now have it close to the bottom of the panel. So, I'm happy to say I can do one panel in a day if I put my mind to it. 

Which made my day a success! Patrick didn't have any bright ideas of doing something. The glass guys came and couldn't replace the glass due to not having the right size ladder. So, it will be a day or two before they can come back. 

I had planned on working on genealogy while they were here. Patrick wanted the computer, so I set the timer for an hour and worked on his family history. I got a few more names added. Only about 5 but I was working on it. I could add more, but that was off the branch a-ways, and I need to stay on the tree more. At least, today, I did what I wanted to do, not what was asked of me to do. It felt good. And I enjoyed working on the beads, which made me Happy Stitching/Happy Quilting!

I Tried

Today, I slept in. Hoping to have a day to myself, doing 'Not Much.' But hey, we all know how that works out for me. 

Trouble is, my hubby is home with me ALL DAY! Which usually means he has something for me to do. Yep, that's how that works. I ended up having to clean the kitchen so that we could make apple sauce. He picked the apples 2 days ago. So, he wanted to make the apple sauce before the apples went bad. Lucky me. I ended up peeling the apples while he cut them and started cooking them. Then he walked away. When I noticed they needed stirring, the bottom was burnt. So, I had to move the sauce out of that pan to another. Which he had the nerve to say it was my fault the apple sauce started to burn, because I was supposed to cook it. Yet, he wanted to cut the apples and get it started. Go figure! 

Next was the croutons. I had a garlic parmesan bread from Costco that he wanted to make into croutons. I baked them. The last batch had a few burnt pieces but not enough to complain about. He must have eaten them all because I just realized I didn't see them in the kitchen when I turned out the light. 

I decided I needed to get away from him and his TV, so went into the computer room and worked on the ELDER and MATHESON family history. I think I added another 50 names or there abouts. I'm now at 14k family members in my "Taylor" family side. Most of those are on moms' side and not dads. I need to work on the Wiltzius tree and will probably do that here soon. 

I also worked on doing another beading pattern. I looked for Katt's cat photo to see if I could use it. 

I wanted to do this one, but the board behind her is as dark as she is. When I did it, that area came out black and you couldn't see where she started and ended. 

So, I did this one. The weird part is that the flowers in the back have the same colors in her fur. But one can tell where she started and ends before getting to the curtain or whatever. I'm thinking of doing this one, once Sophie is done. It will be 6 months before I do it though. At least this one worked out okay. 

About that time, I decided to just sit and relax. I would have listened to my book, but that wouldn't work with Patrick. He talks while he watches the game shows. Which means half the time he's talking to the TV and half the time he makes a comment just to see if I'm listening. Think it's a game with him. 

As much as I tried to do my own things, it didn't work. As much as I wanted to work on my beading, it didn't work. I may have to go into town tomorrow, so I'm thinking I won't try and see if I can tomorrow. It will be interesting - since today I wasn't Happy Stitching/Happy Quilting!

Back To Olympia Today

This morning, I was up after Patrick left for his physical therapy appointment. I wanted to sleep in. 

When I did get up, I had a few things to do. I needed to get the veterans entered into the system to receive a quilt. I had 8 to do. Half of them went elsewhere. I sent a message to Cindy to let her know what was what. 

I was also able to get some genealogy done. I was going through the Elder family and found a couple that I was missing information on. I had to do all that before 12:15 pm. I had another appointment in Olympia. 

We left around 12:30 pm and was up to my appointment about 15 minutes beforehand. I was early and they didn't seem to mind that. It has to do with my kidney functions. They can't seem to figure out why I'm doing what I'm doing as far as the kidneys. We will check on the medications first and go from there. It wasn't all that important because I don't have to see her again for 6 months. I'm okay with that. While I was there, I got a call from Kaiser. I ended up calling on the way home. They had me scheduled with the wrong surgeon. So, I had to reschedule my appointment. It's not that important, just checking on my breast area where the cancer was. So, I am now scheduled for October. No worries. I told her that I wasn't too worried about it. I could have gotten in in September but that would be in Tacoma. I wanted to be here in Olympia. It's all good. 

Came home to find time for "something." Trying to decide on the "something" is fun. 

I decided since I had a couple hours, I would do another row on the cat. I was able to add 1 row. It's better than not adding anything. 

The rest of the evening I played my games. The best part is that after all this time, I finally found time to be Happy Stitching/Happy Quilting!

 

Casino Day.....AFTER PT

This morning, we headed to my physical therapy appointment. Patrick waited out in the car while I went in. We took a walk and said hi to Patrick as we passed by. After the appointment, Penny was waiting. It was funny to see her there. 

Got in the car and off we went to the casino. The gift was a travel type blanket for the beach. It's waterproof and zips up for easy carrying. Not bad actually. I got that after we left, but got my ticket when we arrived around 11:30 pm. We got home about 6:30 pm. So, we were there all afternoon. It felt good and we had a good time. I put some of my money in and won $750, so made sure to bring $150 home for me. I also split it with Patrick. He put some of his money in too, but pretty much lost his. lol We ate there as well. I wanted to get some fish and chips, but he was stuck on his French Dip. We split the meal because we don't want to bring home leftovers. So, I sucked it up and had the French Dip. Mostly ate the fries. lol 

Yet again, today was not a day of Happy Stitching/Happy Quilting!

So Much For A QUIET Day

Patrick was off golfing, and I was sleeping in. When I got up, I decided I wasn't in the mood to do anything. So, I started laundry. 

Patrick got home and made the comment that I said I would make the zucchini bread of grandmothers. I told him I could do it tomorrow, but NO, we were going to be gone tomorrow, and zucchini doesn't last long, so the sooner I do it the better. UGH He also reminded me about something else that needed to be done, so I had to do that first. Not my day. 

I got to work on the kitchen, since the dishwasher was needing to be unloaded. There were the 2 cast on pans that needed cleaning. So, of course that had to be done first. I washed the stuff that needed to be washed. Then I got to work on his zucchini. 

I had to rinse it, cut it, and peel it. Then I could shred it for the bread. I always freeze the left over for another time. It was getting to be a pain, cutting, peeling and then turning around to shred it. I made Patrick help me since it was his idea. I also let him know several times, that today was supposed to be my day for NOTHING. Of course, the laundry was still moving, and I had to fold the clothes, towels, and sheets. At least Patrick did the towels before he started helping me. We ended up with 6 bags of 2 cups shredded zucchini. He made me cut off the seeds. I usually just shred the seeds as well. lol 

I know, bad picture but I took it at night. Plus, Patrick up it away, so I had to take it out and take a picture. 

It's grandmothers Zucchini Bread recipe that's in the other blog of mine. I will show the photo there. I was sent back in time with this bread! Grandma always made it around this time of year. 

Once all that was done, it was cleaning up the kitchen again. Finishing up the laundry. By the time I could sit and do NOTHING, it was Family Feud time. So, I didn't get to enjoy the day as I was planning - OH Crap - I planned my day - and we all know how that goes!! 

Now I have 3 quilt tops that are going to quilters tomorrow. That should keep us going for a while. I have another quilt top downstairs. I made sure to end out the non-monetary donation forms to QOV and mail it to the sender. I still need to get the nomination forms in that I have. I will do that this week. 

We didn't do all that good at Panada this last Thursday. Shame. But at least we did make some money. 

AGAIN, it wasn't meant to be - Happy Stitching/Happy Quilting!

Enjoying The Day, Then Back To The Fair

 Today, another day. it was the usual Sunday morning where we clean up and make the house look good. At least that's what I hope. Had to get the laundry going, then get the cat litter taken care of. I decided we need another mat for the little box area. I ordered it today. Trouble with that is it won't be here for about a week. Patrick got the bathrooms done and I worked on the kitchen. 

When all that was done, I went downstairs and cut batting and backing for 3 quilts. I had 2 battings already cut, so it was mostly the backing. Then got those washed for the quilters. I need to add them to the bags and mark the bags where they are going. I will need to add a border to the quilt we got in, because it's a hair short. I hope they don't mind. OR I may just leave it alone and get it ready to quilt. I was setting up the panel quilt to work on. Still thinking about it right now. Will get Patrick's help and get it done. Then my nephews needs to be done. 

We had supper early today. I had to leave by 4 pm. I ended up driving to moms to drop off her glasses she left in the car. Didn't say much, just dropped off the glasses. When I set them on the table, there were 2 other pairs there as well. She didn't need them that fast, I'm thinking. 

Got to the fair around 4:30 pm. Sat with Colleen and she was working on some blocks. I need to check out all the blocks that are coordinated to see if we have a quilt out of them or not. May have to make more that will work with it. I will wait and see. Might be able to use them in Jeremy's quilts. That's for another day. Colleen stayed till about 5:30 and left. I hung around because I needed to get the quilts for QOV. I didn't have to wait on any quilts that were entered. I helped for about an hour and a half to get the quilts all folded. People were that at waiting to get in for their quilts. They were running behind, but we go them folded before I left. I told Kathleen if I didn't have to deliver Bill's quilt I would have stayed. Bill Jones won the raffle quilt, and he wanted mom to get it for him. They told him I was there, and I could get it to him. So, when I left with all my stuff, I had to drive back over to give Bill his quilt. He's 2 doors down from mom. I met his son who was there. They called it an early night because Georgia has surgery tomorrow. Mom told me it was Tuesday, and their son said it was, but was able to get in tomorrow.  Felt bad about ringing the doorbell when I heard that. Their son seems nice. 

Came home and put everything away that I could for now. I will do the rest tomorrow. I'm beat! Working the fair can ware you out! And I was only there about 4 hours. UGH

I wasn't even close to Happy Stitching/Happy Quilting!

Fun Day For A Change

Patrick left early to go to his golf tournament. Nothing special, but he does it each year for the local Elk's. 

I enjoyed having the morning to myself. I actually decided to get some work done. First things first, I needed to finish the quilt for the Gala. 

After it was done, I realized I should have made the border a little lighter in color. The dark red doesn't help it like a lighter color would. I will give this to the church to work on for the Gala. 

Then I found all the 4.5" squares mom had cut. Of course, she was asking for them back. 

This is only part of what I took to her. I had a stack of reds as well. She was working on a quilt as well. It's okay, but not something I would have done. Or I would have changed the colors a little. She's close to having it done, so that would make 3 tops she has completed. I brought one home today. 

I decided to go through that stack and see if there were a lot of one or two colors to work with. I found some and put them together. I was able to get about 10 blocks done of each. 

A lot of those colors were used in some of the other quilts that we completed. I just wish I had seen them before mom started mixing and matching them up with "scraps." We could have had a lot of coordinated 9 patches instead of the mixed-up stuff. 

 

I kept some more that could be worked together. I'm hoping to get more blocks out of them then I did with this stack. I have some at the fair that I will need to work on as well. 

Patrick came home. It was about an hour before we had to leave to pick mom up. I loaded the car with her stuff and some of Nancy's. Once that was done, we were ready to go. 

Arrived at moms and "dumped" all the blocks back on her. Then we headed down to Longview to meet up with my brother and sister-in-law. We had supper at Red Lobster. It was a really good visit and went well. Mom enjoyed herself too, I think. She brought some food back and so did Patrick. 

Dropped mom off and brought back a quilt top, quilt and some thread. Not sure about why I got the thread. 

Sat and watched TV for a bit and now it's time to call it a day. I'm just happy I was able to be Happy Quilting/Happy Stitching!

Friday Shopping

 This morning, we needed to leave by 8:45 am. We had to be in Olympia for my breathing tests. The traffic was pretty good. Since I wasn't seeing the doctor after, we decided to go to Cabela's since Patrick's next appointment wasn't till 2 pm. 

We got a shirt for me at Cabela's, but I was looking for a jacket. No such luck. Mine is coming apart. Then we stopped at Costco that was up in that area. It's so much different from the one we usually go to. They had a lot more stuff. We really didn't need much and couldn't being anything cold home. So, we looked around a picked up a couple things. Then we went across the way to the Lazy Boy shop. We actually bought 2 chairs. They will be delivered to us. We have to wait, because they didn't have 2 of the same chairs. It's lighter than I would like but it will go with the furniture, I'm sure. It will even lighten the house up a bit. I was surprised Patrick decided on it that fast. It's more comfortable and I can sit in it. My feet come up, but that's because it's a rocker too. He didn't want any electrical parts to the chair. So, no hook ups for plugging anything in. I would have liked that but went with just a plain chair. This one has the bar to pull which is better than what we have which you have to push your legs down to get it to go down. 

After that, we headed back. I told Patrick to take the Martin Way exit and he did, but when left instead of right. I was so ticked because he kept telling me he knew where to go. I told him he was going the wrong way. So, instead of turning around, he went the long way around the block. He ended up going to Pacific Ave and then to Lilly Rd. I was so pissed at him! He was almost late to his appointment being stubborn. I gave him shit!! So, when we left, I had him go back to where we came off the freeway to show him it was only a mile or so down the road. I fessed up that he was wrong and apologized. Then he said, "let's let it go now."  Okay, I can do that. Now that I proved him wrong!

We got back home, and I just crashed. I was playing my games and falling asleep. So, I took a nap and felt better. 

Tomorrow we are taking mom down to Red Lobster and meeting up with my brother. Should be interesting. I need to take some material for her. 

As much as I would love to say I went downstairs to sew or I pulled out my beading or even better yet, worked on my cross stitching. I CAN'T. I didn't do squat today. Not even taking time for Happy Stitching/Happy Quilting!

Spent The Morning At The Fair

This morning, Patrick went golfing and I left early for gas and a Starbucks drink. Then headed to the fairgrounds. 

I arrived at the fairgrounds early. I decided to pay the $6 to get in. I have a couple tickets away I shouldn't have and decided to just pay the $6. Nancy was just in front of me when I got there. We were early compared to everyone else. It was nice, as we had plenty of time to get ready. I pulled out my feather weight sewing machine to work on some 9-patches. 

Nancy did the ironing, and I sewed the blocks. I think I got about 6 full blocks done. First, I had trouble with the tension, so worked on that. Even Kathleen came to help me. It took a bit, but we got it done. Then about the time Tim and Debbie showed up for the next section, the machine died. I couldn't get the foot petal to work. I may have to look for another one that will work. Chuck said he would look it over and see what he could do for me. Hopefully it's an easy fix. 

I picked up 2 pretzels on the way home. Patrick didn't want to do Panda, so we didn't. I feel bad about not going, but I'm hoping with all the advertising we did at the fair, we got a good amount of money. My little bit wouldn't matter that much. 

Came home and entered the 3 veterans that signed up. One was from FL, so we won't get that one. It will be interesting as to how many of them come back from the fair. Val marked the with an "F" so we can see how many we get back. We gave out a lot. I forgot to give out the flyer for Panda. 

Once I had that done, I pulled out my WILTZIUS family papers and sent them to Nate. Then I got busy on some pages I found while looking through the files. I started adding the information on the family from that. Then it was National News, so I called it done then. 

When I sat down, I pulled out my tablet and decided to play my games. I am getting caught up. 

I wish I had taken a photo of what I was doing. I decided to use all the same fabric and put 9-patches together, so that it runs together better. 

Debbie called to say she talked to the guy we gave a quilt to that is from Chehalis Tribe. We will work with him on getting the tribe involved. She then told me the gals there came and got the blocks I was working on and started putting them together. I'm happy they did. We should get more done faster that way. lol 

After a day I had, I'm just glad it was easy to be Happy Quilting/Happy Stitching!

Painted towels someone made for the fair.

Fair Day For Me

This morning, Patrick had a few things to do, so I played for a bit before I had to head out to the fair. 

I left a little early to go to Safeway for something to eat later. Then I headed to the fair and was early. Chatted with Kathleen and waited for Geralyn and Sandy to show. I visited with mom and Georgie as well. They were manning the QOV booth. OMG those two are driving me crazy! They came up with a new pattern and talked about how to do it. The 9 patches are just going to be mixed up. I don't know what to think of their ideas. But I'm going along with it. 

We were there for demos. We demo'd Brazilian Embroidery and had a lot of people interested in joining us! I'm happy about that. We need more people to keep going. It was 2-6 pm and made for a long day. I had a gal come to the booth when it was time to close up. So, we worked on a demo for her. Then Sandy and I walked the fair. It was busy today! I haven't seen that fair that busy in YEARS! This one must have got the interest of the people. Cost is only $6 and each day is half price for different groups. Today was for seniors, but there were more than seniors showing up. 

 Connie Taylor got Champion Reserve. 

Geralyn got Grand Champion. This is a beautiful quilt!

I checked out the Grange building and the quilts we loaned them. This is awesome! Pictures of their veterans! I liked how it came out!

We even checked out the children's art work. That is always fun! Good job! 

So, today working on demos kept me Happy Stitching/Happy Quilting!

Physical Therapy And Lazy

What to do, what to do!! I will talk about that in a bit. 

I was woken up by the ponding of nails going into the roof. Patrick had the roof redone today on the garage. They arrived around 5 am to get started and it was nice they didn't start making a ton of noise till 7:30 am. I got up and was waiting on Val. 

Val stopped a few minutes before I had to leave for physical therapy. She picked up the museum's information and the travel iron I forgot to take to the fair. She was all set. 

I left shortly after. I had to get to physical therapy and was happy to see the pain in my ankle is going away. She worked it pretty hard today and it wasn't as painful as it was in the past couple weeks. 

Then I headed home by the way of Dutch Brothers for iced drinks. I got Patrick a peach iced tea and my usual iced chai tea. Then I went and got the car washed. 

Headed home. Patrick and I watched a show on TV. I decided to try and get some stitching done. 

 As much as I would love to lie and say I got over 500 stitches done, I'm lucky if I got 100 stitches done. But then every little bit helps. 

I have stuff ready for the demo's tomorrow for Brazilian Embroidery. Val called to let me know mom didn't show up for her post. So I had to call and remind her - an hour later - that she was do at the fair. Then I worked on letting her know she is working at the fair tomorrow morning. Georgie and her really know how to get confused on stuff. I drives me crazy. So, I had to get them straight on going in the morning tomorrow and not in the afternoon since that is full. I pretty much want to pull my hair out, but then I don't have enough hair as it is right now. 

Debbie stopped by for her tickets to the fair. We chatted for a good hour if not more. My phone went off the whole time I was with Debbie, so Patrick came down to tell me my phone was driving him crazy. It was mom and Kathleen Ament. I called them both back. UGH This is the point where I am scattered because of keeping everyone on task. Mom keeps getting her days messed up. Georgie does the same. I have to make sure everyone knows when they are working at the fair. Then I have to figure out when I will go back and get all the stuff I took to the fair. That is usually Sunday night. OR Monday morning. I will wait and see which day I will be able to go. 

What to do, what to do! Do I work on my cross stitching, do I finish up the quilt top, do I wait till the 10 tops that are coming in get here? What to do, What to do! I need to get started on the ornaments for this year. I need to get the gift card to Colleen for Carol. I need to........I need to.......I need to.......  Then I sit in my chair and play games, because it's easier to get lost in a game then it is to figure out what I NEED to do. 

It turned 103* today. It's so hot, I don't WANT to do anything! With all the stuff going on, it's really not like Happy Stitching/Happy Quilting!

It's Monday All Over Again

Patrick went golfing and I went to BE. First I had to stop at Phil's then head over to Colleen's to drop off some boxes and a couple of quilt tops to be quilted. I arrived just as she was pulling into her driveway. We chatted a while and then I headed off to McD's for iced tea. 

Arrived to find a semi truck unloading and reloading a huge farm equipment. 

Geralyn was there before me, but it was good to see her. She was working on her other quilt - the one I thought was in the fair. She was quilting and I was beading. I need to get some ornaments done for this year, so I'm going to get moving on that. 

I got it half way done. I am close to the V shape area on the bottom. This set is for Phil, as he didn't get one a couple years ago. I will work on the newer ones, once this gets done. Geralyn and I sat and talked the whole time. We got some stuff to divide between ourselves from the Seminar that both Sandy's went to. Geralyn got the bag that we all have, so that was fun to give it to her. She's one of us now. lol 

Came home and played my games. I did get a few things together for when Val comes tomorrow morning. She's going to the fair first. 

I put the quilt that Colleen gave me in the room. I will label it later and take it to the museum. I entered more veterans for getting quilts but need to do 3 more. 

When I got home, 2 tops come in the mail. They are really pretty. 

They will be going to the quilters as well. I will cut the batting and backing for them this week. 

Plus I know there is one that mom finished and needs a border to. 

At least today was so much fun while we were Happy Stitching/Happy Quilting!

Casino AND Sewing

We left for the casino around 10 am. It was a fun day. We played for a while, but not as long as we were hoping. We left around 2 pm. We won some money and put it back in the games. I did get the plastic carrying case that was given out. It's big for a trip to the beach. The nice part about it, is that it's big enough for my quilts and even groceries. Heavy duty. So, it was a good pickup. 

Came home and I needed to get the other top done for tomorrow. I worked on the border for moms quilt. They are a little bigger than we call for but not a lot bigger. 

This is the quilt mom was working on. I added the blue border. It will be dropped off tomorrow before heading to BE. It turned out pretty good. I hope more tops come in. Seven of our quilts will be at the fair. Should be interesting. I think I will have Alice pick up some flyers on Tuesday to take to the grange building as well. 

After that, I decided to just relax. I didn't want to push it with my foot. I do want to finish the quilt on the floor and get that to the church soon. This week is going to be very busy. I really am not looking forward to it. Too much going on. I have to go to the fair at least 3 times if not more. Plus, we have our fundraiser at Panda on Thursday. 

We need as many people there as can be for fundraising. lol 

Time will tell, but at least today I was Happy Quilting/Happy Stitching!

Trip To Shipwrecked Beads - Olympia

 Actually, I think Shipwrecked is in Lacey, not Olympia.

I was up and out the door by a quarter to 9. I was heading to Sandy's. It was so good to see her again, and we planned this trip in May but never made it. Today we finally did!

Stopped to get drinks and Sandy gave me "shit" for putting a straw in her coffee. She was laughing so hard it was comical! Funny part is that I use a straw with my drinks from DBs. lol 

I was hooked! I found most of what I was looking for but was disappointed the shelves were pretty much empty. There wasn't a lot of one thing. I hate it when "out of stock" shows in the area where I wanted to buy what I needed. I went up there for a couple things and both of what I needed was "out of stock." When you walk into the store, it looks packed. Till you wonder around and find it 2/3's empty in places. 

Of course I had a lot to buy! This was one of the few isles that were pretty full. I spent a LOT of money, but we usually only go about once a year. So, this was my big buy. This is what I needed for my ornaments that I need to get moving on. 

Got back and had to run to the museum for 2 quilts. Alice called to say the Veterans booth at the fair didn't have any quilts or red, white or blue stuff. She wanted to borrow a couple quilts. I will get them to her on Monday. I have to get some stuff to Val for Tuesday. Next week, will be busy, busy, busy! 

Came home and went to work on one of the quilt tops. I had to add a border to 2 of them and finish mine. So, I pulled out mom and Val's quilt to add the blue border. Now it's ready for Colleen to quilt. I will drop it off on Monday. 

Then I took the rest of the night off and played plundering games. I had a blast. So, now I'm calling it a night and will probably sleep like the dead. lol But at least today I was Happy Quilting/Happy Stitcing!

Was Busier Than Planned To Be

Yep, back to having my plans messed with. I know better - and yet, I still try and plan things. 

I had physical therapy which took an hour. I got his business card to give to Carmen since she wanted his number. I then stopped at Nancy's think it would be a drop off and go. Yeah, NO! Debbie called asking where I was. Told her I was with Nancy. So, she said she would be there in a few minutes to drop off candy for the fair. She arrived, we chatted and then I had to figure out how to get it to the fair. DANG! Mom was going on Tuesday. SO, I stopped by to drop off the candy. Yeah, that didn't work. Mom wanted me to help her with another quilt top. So, I had to go out to the car and turn it off. So much for a quick stop. We worked on the half square triangles she has. Then she said she needed the triangles back that I have.  Told her I would get them to her. Not today. 

I then left to go to Panda for lunch. I decided I wanted their food. They told me I would have to wait for the chicken, about 5 mins. I said, no don't want to wait. Then the other chicken would be 2 min wait. Fine! By the time they got to it, both were ready, and I didn't really get what I wanted. Came home around 1 pm and sat to have my lunch. There is left over, which is fine with me. 

I was so tired by then; I took a nap for an hour. They played on my tablet. Didn't get anything done. Sandy texted to see if I wanted to go to the bead store tomorrow in Lacey. I told her sure. We will be going in the morning. So, the afternoon I should be good. I had a game in the morning and another one around 1 pm which looks like I might not make it. UGH. We will see. 

Mom called to say she finished this quilt. So, there is another one I need to put the border on. At this rate, that's all I will be doing for a while. I need to get down there and put the borders on so they can be delivered on Monday. If not, it will be another week before I get them to Colleen. If mom keeps going, I may have 5 to deliver. 

So, my plan for today was go to my PT, get lunch at Panda, and come home. Then I could go downstairs and work on one of the borders. Yeah, right. Not one border was put on and I wasn't Happy Quilting/Happy Stitching!

Judging At The Fair Gounds

I was out the door by 8:30 am to get to the fairgrounds. My judging time was 9 am. Rita was judging with me and we had to wait to get started. Deanna needed to do the running to get us going. We ended up starting late, I believe. 

Deanna was running around getting the quilts and making sure we had everything we needed. Tables were set up for judging. Rita and I worked on over 70 quilts. 

They stopped for lunch, then we got back to it. We didn't get done till 7 pm with all the quilt judging. I was thrilled to see that Geralyn got Grand Champion, and I thought she got the reserve as well, but that was actually Connie Taylor's quilt. 

Once they were judged they were stacked up. I was disappointed this year. I had to give out so many red ribbons, I felt so bad about that. But honestly, they were not done well. I did give a white ribbon out and rarely do I do that. 

Bindings this year were awful! I couldn't believe how badly the machine stitched bindings were! I was shocked at how badly the corners were done. Too bad David isn't around anymore, because he taught binding and the quilts were so much better for it. This time I think we got a lot of new quilters, and some of their stuff was beautiful, except for the bindings or they didn't square up their piece. So, there really wasn't much in the way of "great" quilts. Except for Geralyn's and Connie's. 

I didn't make it home till 7:30 pm and my back and foot are KILLING me. I have PT tomorrow and I hope I can walk on my leg! UGH. 

I don't think what I did today counts towards Happy Quilting/Happy Stitching!

A Good Day At The Casino

This morning, Patrick had an appointment with physical therapy. I tagged along so we could leave right after. I stayed with mom while he was gone for an hour. 

I showed mom the mistake in the quilt top, and she sewed it up. Then gave it to me for me to put the border on. 

I didn't get a photo but will when I get the border on it. One more top done. I have 2 quilt tops to add the border and finish the one on my floor. It feels good to have 3 quilts right there. But one is for the museum, so not so much. At least that's 2 more quilts. Mom started on another one with 9-patches. She's going to put a print square the size of the 9-patches, to get done. That will go fast. That one is in reds. She wants to do another in blues. If she does that, it will be 2 more quilt tops. I'm happy with that. 

Tomorrow is my judging day at the fair. I will take my sewing machine and cut squares for everyone to work on and get another top or 2 done. I hope they work on them. It will be a wait and see thing. If they do, we will be sitting pretty. I was pinning the blocks together when Patrick came in. 

We then headed to the Lucky Eagle casino, which we do. Since the fair is next week, we may not make it to the casino on Wednesday as I am working the afternoon. But at least we had fun today. We started out with $200 and ended up coming home with a LOT more than that. We won a couple $700. Then we won more as we played more. This time we were smart and came home with a lot more money than we had. Makes up for the losses we had the last couple weeks. 

Came home and Patrick took a nap. I played my games. Worked on some exercises and now ready to call it a night. At least at moms I could be Happy Quilting/Happy Stitching!