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!

Early Physical Therapy And A Visit With Mom

I had to be at the physical therapists by 9 am today.  Patrick headed to go golfing and I was busy with getting up and getting ready. I arrived a little early. So, was messing with my phone. When I went in, he put me to my limits. Not fun but needed. We decided for me to stop wearing the brace for a week to see if the brace is part of the problem of not healing very fast. When I came out of the visit, mom was standing there. She wanted to make sure they got the message she couldn't come this afternoon. Not sure why, because she called me in the afternoon and she was working on the quilt. 

We went to our cars and then drove to moms. I visited for a bit. Of course, she had some stuff for me to take. I picked up the tablecloth that she told me yesterday she gave to me. Now I have to figure out how to get it to the fair. Chances are it will be when I'm judging. I left and headed to get a drink. 

I stopped and vacuumed the car. Then got my drink, since it's across the street. Once that was done, I headed to the museum to pick up 2 quilts and give Tim his tickets for the second day he would work. As I was thinking of the days I can't work it - Tuesday and Friday, I realized those where the days I was needed. So, it's going to be a wait and see. I need to let Debbie know and see if she will work it too. I may have to work the Sunday, just to get everything back home. 

Came home and picked blueberries. 

So, as I was picking the berries, I found a surprise. 

Guess my blueberries didn't agree with the deer in the yard. Shame too, because that's a good number of blueberries I would have liked to have. Let's hope they don't help themselves to more!

While I was picking my berries, mom called and said she was having trouble with the quilt top. She did something wrong and couldn't figure out what it was. 

She sent me this photo on text and asked where it was. I told her it was on the left side. It's wrong. She understood, but I think she was still having trouble with it, because she said she would wait till I see her tomorrow to figure it out. Oh, what fun!

I picked about 6 cups of berries. Going to wait another week and pick the rest. There are at least 8 more cuts to pick. Patrick has been eating them at breakfast, just like Phil has. I will be dropping off half of what I picked tomorrow. 

Came in the house and played my games. Wasn't in the mood to do anything. I'm getting overwhelmed with everything going on. I was thinking of working on the quilt downstairs. Since Val dropped of a top, I want to put a small border on it, and I have my quilt that needs to be done. Then I need to put a border on mom's quilt. That will give us 3 quilts, but I just can't get myself there yet. It's driving me crazy because I know I have those quilts to do, but I can't get my butt in gear and do them. Maybe this weekend since the rest of the week is full. I have too much going on. And the fair is next week. Lord help me! At this point, I am waiting to feel like I can do this! It's all about Happy Quilting/Happy Stitching!

Embroidery Day

Note: I did do my blog yesterday and it was long - but I see it's not posted. So, I'm betting my computer didn't accept it and it wasn't posted. I'm sorry about that. I can't remember what I posted! Let alone what I did yesterday. UGH

Today I was ready for embroidery. I was planning on working on my beading, but yet again, I forgot the wire to work with. So, I ended up doing embroidery after all. 

I worked the leaves there off the nest. I did it backwards, so I took it out and redid it. 

The trouble with that was, it didn't work the way I wanted to. Looking at the phots I like the first one better. I may yet take it out again. Who knows. I did work in another area, just didn't get a photo. 

Mom texted before I left this morning, asking me to come by and place the blocks where they needed to be. After all these years, you would think she would know how to place the 9 patch blocks. So, after embroidering, I headed over. 

As you can see, the two blocks in the corner she started pinning together, so they didn't stay there long. She pinned the first 2 rows. Then she told me she was doing red 9 patches, and when she's done, I need to go over and "help" her place those. I told her it wouldn't be till next week. Then remembered next week is the fair and we are all working it. I think she wanted me to stay and help sew this up. She used to kick this stuff out quicker than "snot" but now she seems to need help. Go figure. She was telling me she got half the blocks done yesterday and the other half the day before. She was surprised at how fast it goes. (That's why I told her to do them; it will get quilts a lot faster!) 

We will have a sewing machine there to work on while we are manning the booth. That way we can get a top or 2 done. It should work out great. If I can get rid of all these 4.5" blocks, it will make my day!

Came home and called it done. I wanted to check on my game. Now that we moved from one kingdom to another, I should be able to enjoy the game more. Hard to say. I am making more friends in the game, and I haven't talked to friends in a while. 

It's been a long day, and this week is going to be longer. I have judging on Thursday, Patrick wants to go to the casino on Wednesday, and I have something I can't think of right now on Friday. Plus, tomorrow is physical therapy. I am going to tell him I have been without my brace a couple days, and it seems to be helping me. Not sure why. I'm just glad I was able to get a little done while I was Happy Stitching/Happy Quilting!

More Than Busy Today

 Got up and played for a bit. Then I was doing my exercises, when Bryan called. We must have been on the phone for 3 hours working on the TRUE family. He had information I did not know. I also went to find the Indian War journal that our great grandfather wrote. I sent him a copy but that was yesterday. So, I read the letter to my mother. Then I found a family tree on our great great grandfather. I will have to double check the information because I know I don't have it all in the program. I wanted to do that today, but I had to do a few other things. 

Then I had to get the kitchen cleaned up. Dishwasher needed unloaded and re-loaded. Then I had to clean up Patrick's mess with his Scotch-a-Roo's. 

I called Donna to see if she was at the museum and if she would be willing to set up veterans to receive a quilt. She said she would, so I had to drive over to the museum and explain everything to her. She was happy to do it. The funny part was, I got a phone call about five times today. She's already got September veterans lined up. We have 7 now. I think she's waiting on one or two more to call her back. Told her she can do 6 for October. I explained that she will have to call them a day or two before to remind them. I hope it works out and we don't get more veterans than quilts. lol 

Came back home and worked on the QOV members list. I have to mail that out at the end of the month. Then I worked on the water system stuff. I had to send postage to a couple of QOV members. So, I pretty much was in the computer room most of the day. Then around 5 pm, the internet went down. It was lagging. So, we waited. Patrick got on his app and they were working on it. We couldn't watch Netflix because it wasn't working. - Till I came in her to do my blog - and it's working now. 

Since the internet was down, I pulled out my cross stitch to work on. 

I was able to work on my cross stitch. I got about 200 stitches done today. I'm happy with that. I would have liked to have done more today, but it just wasn't meant to be. 

So, after all that, I can say I was able to be comfortable with Happy Stitching/Happy Quilting!

From One Thing To Another

We were both up early this morning. He went golfing and I headed to my physical therapy appointment. 

First things first, I had to stop at Phil's to drop off Kale for him. Then I headed to moms to get her referral for physical therapy. Once I grabbed that, I went to my appointment. We are still trying to figure out why I'm so sore and it's really not letting up. We walked around the building so I could tell him where it hurts. Then we came back in and worked on my foot/leg. I'm as baffled as he is. 

After the appointment went to moms. There were 7 quilters there. I didn't have a place to sit. It was weird how everyone wanted to talk to me. Nancy chatted about what was going on, and so did Carmen. We had a good "medical" chat. When I was done there, Georgie wanted to talk to me about her blocks and what she's doing for QOV. Then I met up with Carmen again in the kitchen and chatted. We put the pizza in the over. After she left, I set the table and got everything ready. Mom didn't see me do that, so she was getting worried that it didn't get done. About that time, I got a text from Carol that she needed to give me all the QOV stuff because she's going through surgery and having issues with Donna. So, it was time for her to pass the job to someone else. I need to check with Donna (QOV not Carol's Donna) and see if she can do it. I will call her tomorrow. 

I left moms and headed Carol's to pick up the stuff. We sat and chatted for a while. She's getting hip surgery on the 6th. We talked about how Donna has been doing. Guess she's mad at Carol today because she was in her sewing room. I enjoyed our chat and told her I would be visiting her just to say hi. We can do coffee together or something. 

Off to Winco. When I was checking out, the guy in front of me had an "over-ride" and when she was done with that, he was gone. She told me, "that comes to $34....." and I said, "that's my stuff there," pointing to the other side of the counter. So, the guy before we walked out without paying. 

I then headed to the credit union and ended up waiting 10 minutes in line. I had to move some money to my "paypal" account, since I was using it up. Then I needed a drink!

Off to the car wash and Dutch Brothers for iced tea. The car stopped in the wash, and I was almost ready to call Patrick to tell him when it started back up again. It felt good to get the iced tea. Next stop was the post office, which was another long wait. Every place I went today, I had to stop and wait. Good thing I wasn't impatient or in a hurry. I dropped the blueberries I got from Penny off at Phil's and told him not to tell his dad. lol 

Came home and went over everything with Patrick. I was still in the "go-go-go" mood, and he had to tell me to stop and sit down and take a break. I wanted to get something done today. I did, but not what I wanted to get done. I didn't work on anything at moms. I didn't do anything when I got home. I sat and played my game. I was trying to move my castle to another kingdom, but it looks like I was booted with at least 2 of them so far. Oh, well. 

Now I'm beat! Running around with my head cut off didn't help. OH! Mom gave me the quilt we did together. She wants me to mark the border so she could quilt it. Of all the ..........! I have the quilt. She keeps giving me one thing after another to do! I am worn out with all the stuff she's given me and expecting me to do! UGH!!

So, today was not my best day. Even though I tried, it wasn't meant to be Happy Stitching/Happy Quilting!

Genealogy Day

This morning, Patrick went golfing and I got to work on cleaning up before I did anything else. I did stop and play my war game at 9, then back to cleaning. 

Before and after Patrick came home, I was working on the WILTZIUS family. I received a message from another family member and wanted some documents. So, I pulled out my file and started reviewing it. I made sure I didn't miss anything or get anything wrong. Then I scanned them and sent them on. He didn't want but one direct line, so I didn't have much. I did know that the line he wanted was true. We went over the information, and he seemed happy to find it. 

Found this and added it to Findagrave. Same how one life so young is lost. 

The cousin of Patrick got an LuxCitzenship Genealogical Research Report that proved I was on the right track. I really like that. I may write to them to see if I can get burial information. lol

My day was fun, but just not Happy Stitching/Happy Quilting!

A Day At The Casino

This morning, Patrick went to his PT appointment. I was up thinking I had a game to play at 9 am but found out it's tomorrow. So, I played on my tablet for a bit and waited for Patrick. 

When he got home, we headed out to the casino. We get extra money on Wednesdays. So, we headed out. We were there about 4-5 hours. All we won, went back into the machines. We did have a good time. Then we decided to have an early dinner by having a French Dip for supper. It was really good. AND hot! I had to wait a bit to take a bite, since it came directly from the stove at this rate. We went and played a little longer and then came home. 

Got home and didn't feel like doing much. At 4 pm it wasn't worth it. So, I played on my tablet. 

Mom sent me a text with this photo. 

Asking me what went wrong. I sent her a text back to turn the top left block and got a message back that said, "We can figure it out on Friday." What the heck!! It's not that hard to see! I sent another message, turn the top left block. No reply. I looked at Patrick and told him she's playing her game again. She wants me to put the blocks together, so she doesn't have to. Which means she's going to make the blocks, then give them to me to put together, even after I told her I didn't have the time to be doing these blocks. I have panel quilts that need to be done. UGH. So, Friday, I will go to her meeting, then she will tell me she couldn't figure it out! - YEAH RIGHT! She's been quilting since she was 4 years old, so I know darn well she knows what she did wrong! So, here I go again, another quilt top I need to sew together because she won't do it. She wants me or someone else to do it. Bad enough Georgie makes blocks so fast I can't get them into quilts either. I have other things I want to do, and quilting is not one of them!

I will continue to get lost in my games. I need to figure out how to tell mom to STOP! In the meantime, today wasn't my day to be Happy Stitching/Happy Quilting! 

Trying to Do Something

This morning, I was up with Patrick. He went golfing and I waited about an hour before leaving for Physical Therapy. Mom called me while I was there but didn't answer it. She seems to know when to call. 

 I went to her place after and dropped off some material that she wanted for cutting more 4.5" squares. OMG!! I don't know what I can do with all those squares. There must be enough for 20 quilts right now. AND I can't get her to put a quilt together!! She just wants to cut the fabric! As we talked about what we could do with the squares, she came up with another design to use the 9-patches! AND SHE WON'T MAKE THE QUILT!! She keeps giving me the squares to make quilts with! At this rate I won't be making panel quilts for a while, and we really need them. SO, she decided she needed to come over here and get more fabric - TO CUT FABRIC! 

I then asked her if she would let me give a box of that fabric we cleaned out to the church. She was stalling but gave me a box. Then when I got home, she called to tell me she changed her mind. She wanted my niece to get it all. Okay, sorry but that ticked me off. I let her know I wasn't happy with the decision, but I would give her the box back when she came to get more fabric.  Then she calls me back to say she called my niece to see if it was okay, and she said it was. SERIOUSLY! Some of that fabric was mine! She's giving her 6 boxes of fabric, and she had to ASK my niece if it was okay for me to take one box! 

She came over and took about 2 boxes of fabric with her! Then I forgot to take the bolts out to her car. Now worries, not in a big hurry for her to cut more fabric at this rate. I am overwhelmed with all these squares and have no clue how I'm going to get them into quilts! I can't even work on my panel quilts and that's driving me crazy! I even told her I need tops, not squares. I can't do all these tops on my own and with Debbie and I being the only ones that do the panels, I can't do this. She just looked at me like, "Well, why not?!" UGH

While I waited for her to get here, and a little after she left, I worked on the quilt on the floor. 

I got 2 rows stitched together, and now I just need to stitch the 2 row sets with the last row. I had to stop because my foot was having nothing of the kind. I did what I could and will keep trying to finish this. I let Rita know about this for the Gala at the museum and she said they could do it. That's one thing off my mind; I just need to finish it to get it to the church. 

After she left, I played games. I was tired of all this!  

Then after supper, I pulled out my cross stitching. I needed to calm down one way or another. 

Then of course, I got to an area where it has empty places for the beads. Which is close to confetti when it comes to cross stitching. So, I gave up, I wanted to do easy stitching without having to jump over areas for where the beads go. It just wasn't my day!

So, even though it wasn't much I can say today ended up Happy Stitching/Happy Quilting!

Two For One

This morning, Patrick went golfing and I tried to sleep in. Had to get up because I wanted to leave by 9 am. Had things to do. 

First off, I went to the bank for our water system. Then headed to Rite Aid - soon to be CVS. Stopped to chat with Phil since he's only 2 houses down from Rite Aid. Once that was done, I went to the post office and mailed the certificate that Nancy redid for me. Next was Colleen's dropping off a quilt top. We chatted for a while, and she told me about her brother's wedding. We had a good visit. Last stop was at Safeway to pick up a few things I had on the list and work on supper for tonight. 

Came home and about 10 minutes later, Patrick came home. He was waiting on the roof guy to give him an estimate on the garage roof. He has one more and then he will decide who to go with. While he waited and weeded outside, I was beading. 

Three or four rows later, and it's looking better. The noise gets lost up close because of the yellow in her face. More white is showing which is fun. 

Then I called it quits and went to my stitching. I wanted to play, but decided I needed to work on a few things first. One of these mornings when I don't have any plans, I will go down and finish up the quilt tops I have down there. I need to get moving on more tops. My nephews quilt needs to get done as well. I will try and get going on that as well. 

We watched TV and I stitched, either beading or cross stitch. I can be happy I'm able to be Happy Stitching/Happy Quilting!

Lazy Day

Today, as much as I want to say I did something - I didn't. 

I pretty much took the day off. I did do my backing and batting for a quilt to go to Colleen. 

Then I played on my tablet most of the day. Didn't feel like doing much, even though I know I need to. I did work on family history for about 2 hours. This time it was the WILTZIUS/KOEPPLER family. I found some really cool graves in Luxemburg for the Wiltzius family. Koeppler family is German. 

So, as much as I want to say I was - I was not Happy Stitching/Happy Quilting!

Another Saturday - Beading & Stitching

This morning, Patrick was up way before me. I thought he was going to sleep in, but he didn't. 

I worked on my exercises and was glad to be done with them. I'm getting tired of them, so have cut it down to once a day instead of twice a day. 

Then I decided I wanted to work on the beading. Patrick had the table set so I could. I found it was pretty easy to work on my beading now that the table is cleared. 

Her nose is showing now. I find that one has to be a few feet away to see the nose. Close up, it runs together. It's small, but the yellow that is in her coating covers the nose some. More color is coming and she's looking pretty good so far. I just hope I'm happy with it when I'm done. I showed Patrick the piece while he was in the living room, and he said he could see the nose. That made me feel better. After 4 rows, I called it down. Then I pulled out about 10 pages of the word chart and started marking the number by each row, so I would have to wait when I get to that page. I still have another 10 pages to do and will do them when I think about it. 

After calling it quits on beading, I went and sat down for stitching. I wanted to work on that as well. 

I was able to get to the top left area. I was going along great, but got tired of working on it, so called it done when the house got a little darker. I really like the work so far. Beads are going to keep me busy, I realize that now. 

Tomorrow, I need to get the backing and batting done for a quilt top. I should try and finish up the quilt on the floor. Plus, I have the eagle piece mom made for Jeremy, so I need to work on getting that done as well. Then I can send it to CA to be presented to him. BUT first I need to get the backing and batting done for the quilt that goes to Colleen. The one on the floor will go to the church, if they are willing to help us with it for a donation. 

I want to work on family history as well, so need to put some time in for that as well. At least I have the time to be Happy Stitching/Happy Quilting!

Physical Therapy And Moms

This morning, I was up early. I wanted to get to moms before I went to physical therapy. It's a 5 min walk from mom's house. 

I arrived around 9 am. We worked on looking for animal designs to do a baby quilt for Bob's granddaughter. At this rate, it will be over a year old before they get it! Then I started pulling stuff down from mom's cabinets. She wanted to go through her quilt stuff. We got about 20 minutes in when I needed to go to PT. I got a good workout at PT, and then went back to moms. 

I used her chair and got down all her fabrics. She was giving a lot away to my niece. I took my fabrics before she started giving those away as well. 

We organized her cabinets. The far cabinet she put QOV stuff in there. We worked on her drawers as well. She has a ton of stuff. We didn't touch the drawers or cabinets on the wall where the photo was taken. I ended up spending 3 hours with her on organizing. 

Came home and couldn't figure out what I wanted to do. So, I finally sat down to work on my stitching. Patrick had the table all cleaned up and my beading was in good shape. We talked about all my beads in tubes. I need them close by, but he thought I should put them away and go get what I needed when I needed it. Told him that wouldn't work because I'd be getting up a ton! So, I will try and find a bowl that will hold some of the extras. It looks nice on the table now. I can now get back to my beads. 

Instead, I worked on my stitching. This is coming along great. I'm halfway up my "stair steps" and was able to fill in the areas that were not set right. I am in the middle with the yellow area. I am almost to the halfway point on the fabric. So, I'm thinking it's 1/3 of the way done with stitching. The beads are another story. 

I seem to keep helping mom do what she doesn't want to do - that's cleaning. I have plenty to do for myself but in order to keep mom happy, I need to go over and see her at least once a week. This week, we got a lot done and she didn't invite anyone over to "help" or "chat." So, it was a good visit with mom and kept me Happy Stitching/Happy Quilting!

One More Day At Home, Then Back To Who Knows What

This morning, Patrick was golfing, and I was home. It felt good to be home, but I had little time to do much since I slept in till almost 9 am. It really surprised me I slept that long. 

When I got up, I thought I had my war game but found out it wasn't for 4 more hours. So, I played for a bit and then got to work on a few things. I wanted to bead, but the table is picked up for now, so we can put another tablecloth down. I was hoping Patrick would do that today, but he didn't want to. Moving my beads is no easy task. So, I decided to try and stitch. 

I decided to play my games since I didn't play much all day. I did get to my war game at 1 pm, then after that I was stitching. After about an hour of stitching, the phone rang. It was Bryan, so we did our genealogy over the phone. That was a 3 hours conversation between us. His "neighbor" is a TRUE, and he was trying to find out if he's related to us. Come to find out with what he was telling me and adding more people to the tree, I believed he was the grandson of Conrad. We chatted about it, and I told him I would let him know when I was ready to chat more. In the meantime, I got a text stating he found out his "neighbor" is the grandson of Conrad, who we thought it was. So, now we have a connection. He's going to give him the information we have, so he can learn about his TRUE family. I figured out his grandparents divorced before his father was born and remarried before he was born as well. Man! I do have an interesting family on mom's side. One thing after another. 

After supper I wanted to get more done. I really was wanting to work on something all day but kept going to my games. I guess something is bothering me, but don't know what. I know I need to work on the family history, family letters, and the like, but I have things I want to do as well. 

A few stitches later, I was on my way. I found I didn't get the 10x10 step done last time, so I am working on it now. I have the step next to it as well as the step I should have had done. I'm getting there. Patrick called it early tonight, so I wasn't able to do as much as I wanted. No worries, I will get back to it. I'm working on it a lot more than I did with the Santa Claus. I may already have another one ready to do after this. 

At least today, I was home and trying to do what I wanted. Stitching was on my mind (as well as beading). So, that makes today Happy Stitching/Happy Quilting!

I Was Home Today!! Woo Hoo!

This morning, Patrick took off for golfing. I slept in till about 8 am. Then I was up, getting laundry going, working on my exercises and getting a few things done. Once I was done, I took a deep breath and tried to decide what I wanted to do. So, I sat down to bead. 

Three rows later, I was done. Patrick got home and I needed to go get some blueberries. I got a text from Phil and had to go into town later in the afternoon. At least I could get the rows done before I headed out. 

On my way in town, I stopped at Rite Aid, Phil's and Safeway. Picked up some chicken for supper and came home. I fixed some mashed potatoes and gravy to go with the chicken. 

After supper I played a few games. Then pulled out my cross stitching. Once I had that going, I was in the mood. 

Only added about 150 stitches, but I was able to get some work done. I did get my floss of white and was thrilled I ordered the right stuff. 

I also worked on some letters to post on my other blog. I did a couple letters from Irvin Wineland, who actually fascinates me. He's my great uncle and I'm amazed at what all he did in his lifetime. I added another letter from the Hogan family as well. 

Then I went back to work on my cross stitching. I really need to make up my mind on what I want to work on. But then it would be fun that way. This way I find time for Happy Stitching/Happy Quilting!

Too Many Doctor Appointments!

I was up at 6:30 this morning. Not my favorite time to get up, but had to because I needed to leave the house by 7:20 a.m. I had a Physical Therapy appointment at 8 am. Since I was early, went to moms to use the bathroom and found her garage was up. I went into the house through the garage door to find her asleep. So, I went to the bathroom, then left her a note. As I was leaving, I found a stack of stuff for me. I grabbed it and headed to PT. Since Bob is in California, I had the other gal that works with him. The best part is - she good! He picked the right person to work with him. She worked me over, and I have a feeling I'm going to hurt tonight! 

After my PT, I headed to Dutch Brothers for some tea, then to Phil's to wish him a HAPPY BIRTHDAY! My boy turned 40 today! Hard to believe! We sat and chatted on the couch, going over the stuff mom gave me. He took the newspapers that had him in them. There was one of Patrick as well. Then we went through the recipes that were from grandmother Wineland's stuff. He kept them. Some were ones of moms. He said he can substitute the eggs for sour cream or something else. He took some good recipes, but I really didn't need them, so it worked out. 

Came home and got some laundry going. Then realized I forgot to go to Colleen's to drop off the boxes she needed for the garage sale in Sept. So, as I was leaving, Patrick was coming back from golf. He told me I needed to be back by 12:15, since we had to leave for Olympia - yet again! 

I made it to Colleen's. Picked up a quilt that is done, and something else. Then I gave her the "quilt as you go" quilt. Gave her some backing as well. We talked about what she could do to get the back attached to the quilt. She had a good idea, so I told her to go for it. After a few minutes, I headed back home to find I had 15 mins before we were to leave. 

My order of backing and batting arrived today, so I had to get the reimbursement out before we left. Then I brought the stuff in the house and Patrick put it all downstairs. I took out the backing fabric and it's nice blue fabric that we needed. 

Off to Olympia for my follow up appointment with my doctor. We went over my tests I have been doing the last couple weeks. She wants me to see the surgeon about the lump in my breast, just to be sure it's what everyone thinks it is. She said it's harder than it should be, so she wants to be really sure it's supposed to be liquid and not something else. I agreed. Then we talked about the kidney and she's going to check with my kidney doctor to see what other tests she wants. She also told me my biotin pills could be affecting my test results, so to go off them for a bit to see if that's the case. At least I can still use the shampoo. I had a good visit. Then Patrick had his oncology appointment with my doctor and not his. She's awesome. She told him about some protein powder that is clear. It's better to take that, instead of his creamy protein. Patrick is going to talk with his other doctor to see if she thinks that's too much protein for one kidney or if he can take it as well. Just before his appointment, I went and got my glasses. I really like them better! 

We then went to Dairy Queen for supper, sharing a 6-piece chicken basket. Then home. Once we were home, it was pretty much getting laundry moving and watching TV for a bit. I wanted to get back to my games, so I've been playing on them. 

Hopefully, we are done with appointments in Olympia for a while. Friday, Monday and today make for a long day each day! Tomorrow is another day - I'm HOPING tomorrow will be Happy Stitching/Happy Quilting!

Prepping And Casino

 Yesterday we headed to the casino. We didn't get the gifts that we were supposed to get. They changed it. So, we played anyway. We did pretty good. Played for about 4 hours then headed home. 

I had to prep for my colonoscopy (today). It is not fun. I ended up staying in the bedroom where it was close to the toilet. The stuff I took is awful, because my stomach doesn't like it. So, I continued to keep drinking it - and again this morning. I have the procedure at 1 pm today. 

Chances are will not post again today. We will see. There really isn't much to post about, so I will just let you know I will be back on schedule tomorrow. 😀

So, I was not Happy Stitching/Happy Quilting!

A Good Saturday For Once LOL

This morning, I was showering when Patrick told me my niece and nephew were coming with their families in 10 minutes. I thought I could be done in time. NOPE!

Got out of the shower and hear Patrick chatting away with the nieces and nephews. It was so good to see Zac and Jordan with Nate and Alicia! They brought their little girls! It was so much fun! I sat with Alicia's daughter for quite a while. She was happy with me, but Zac's daughter wasn't sure of me. She's a big girl too. They were up for Patricia's wedding (my sister-in-law's sister). Mom was going as well. Christine and Patrick declined going. So, it was really nice to see them. We were not invited to the wedding and that's okay with me. I haven't been to that "kind" of wedding and mom said it was different. I am okay with different, just with those I really care for and keep in touch with. With Patricia, I hardly see her, and she doesn't seem to want to be around me much. So, again, was okay with not being invited. 

After they left, I did my exercises and got my eye patch on. Then I pulled out my stitching and got to work. I was getting a lot done when Bryan called. So, I spend a couple hours on the phone with him working on the findagrave.com pages adding family to each other. He had the numbers they are associated with, and I keyed in the parents' information to hook them together. 

Then I came back out to work on my stitching and watch TV with Patrick. When the news was on, I put my earbuds in and listened to my book. It's close to being done. Once Patrick was done, he changed the channel to stuff I would watch. So, my day was stitching and watching TV. 

I am happy to say, I was able to get a lot done. I tried to order the white floss on Amazon, I just hope I got the right stuff. I may have to go to Micheal's to see if they have it. At this rate, we will see. It's coming along and I'm really pleased with the results.

Tomorrow I will be prepping for a colonoscopy on Monday. So, I will need to be close to home after 3 pm. It's going to be fun! Really looking forward to this! NOT!!

At least I might be able to get more stitching in to make it easier to be Happy Stitching/Happy Quilting!

Physical Therapy, Olympia And Out To Eat

Today was another busy day. Patrick was off to Olympia for his appointment. Then I was off to my Physical Therapy appointment. By the time I came back, Patrick was home, and I had 20 minutes to get ready for another trip to Olympia for our appointments. Patrick had his MRI and CAT scans, while I had a mammogram and possible ultrasound. 

We were early in Olympia, so I ended up waiting 30 minutes for Cindy to find me. She picked up the 2 quilts we had in question. We talked about this. I showed her the problems with the quilts, and she said she was going to have to have a chat with the gal. I told her I hated to return them, but in the condition, they were in, I couldn't give them out. She took them. We chatted for a while. I do like Cindy. She's positive where we need positive. 

After meeting with Cindy, I went for my appointment. I was let in and had the mammogram done. It was sore having to be picked "to death." But I got used to it and bit my tongue for the pinching involved. Then I ended up waiting about 20 mins for the doctor to come and tell me what I had. We went into the room and chatted. He told me, it was the same as it was last year. Fluid in the lump. It's from surgery, so it's common and that I could have the ultrasound done if I wanted, but it would still be the same resolution. I told him I'm happy with that, and no, I didn't need the ultrasound for proof. Then I was happy to leave. 

We stopped at Dick's Brewery for supper and then came on home. By that time, it was 5:30 pm. What a day. 

I tried to work on my stitching but really wasn't in the mood to work on it. I did get some work done, so that's a plus. 

I was able to roll the piece. It's still close to the bottom but I can still stitch there without any trouble. I was able to get to the middle area before I decided I just wasn't in the mood. 

Of course, Sophie wasn't having any of it. She didn't want me working on my piece and was getting in my way. Another reason I wasn't quiet there. So, I enjoyed my cat and called it done. At least a few stitches was Happy Stitching/Happy Quilting!

Sewing, Running Around, and Stitching

Patrick was off to golfing again today. I couldn't get myself up. Seems to be my story when I sleep past 7 am. 

Got up and got a few things done. Cleaned the litter box, vacuumed the house, and mopped the kitchen floor. Was tired of the spots on the floor and the threads on the carpet. Once all that was done, I headed downstairs. 

I worked on the quilt that we will donate to the museum for their gala. 

 I sewed the blocks in rows. Now I just need to sew the rows and put a border on it. I'm going with a red. Once that is done, I will contact Grace Church and see if they would be willing to quilt it for the gala. Then I need to get another top done for us. That may be awhile, because I haven't had the time or interest in doing that yet. 

Had to run to the museum to meet another QOV members from Yakima that was dropping off a quilt for us. I was thrilled. She's a sweetheart! She's got her whole family in on this as well. I left the quilt at the museum and picked up dinner at Wendy's. Patrick had his meeting for the sewer system in this area. 

While he was gone, I worked on my stitching. 

I was thrilled to get more done on this. The bottom right is up higher, so I can roll it soon. I am worried about the white, I may need to buy more. It's easy to work with, so not too worried about it. 

I was tired of being hot, so I went outside to pick blueberries. It's a LOT cooler outside than it is in here. It's so hot, I'm sweating. We have been in a heat wave over the last 4 days. It's frustrating to be this hot and hitting 95* here. I love WA because it is a lot cooler. UGH Not this week. 

I'm just thankful I could find the time to be both Happy Quilting/Happy Stitching!

Mom's Visit And My Stitching

Today Patrick was golfing again. That's a good thing. I slept a little longer. Then I had to get up and get ready for mom to show up at 10 am. I got my exercises and eye stuff done. I didn't get a chance to brush my teeth before she came so had to wait till after. 

Mom arrived and we looked over the quilts that needed binding put on. We decided to give another one to Cindy. It was bad. I almost did it, but I couldn't. I will drop it off with her on Friday. We then pulled some fabric for another kit. I got some fabric for another kit, but they need strips. I will put Nancy and mom on cutting the strips. Afterwards, I made grilled cheese sandwiches for lunch, since she didn't need to leave till about 1 pm. Patrick came home around 11 am. He went to take a nap, and I entertained mom till she let. 

After mom left, I played a little bit with my games. Then I put the tablet away and while listening to my audiobook, I stitched. 

I was really happy with how much I was able to get done today. I worked on the brown area, where I had stopped yesterday. Then worked my way up the steps. I am now working in the grey-blue area on the top. There is a lot of beadwork for this piece, but I'm actually looking forward to it. I want to roll it but need to get more done on the bottom right. 

I should have gone downstairs to work on the quilt on the floor. I need to get those done as well. I will try and time it better tomorrow. I will work on the quilt in the morning and try to work on the stitching in the afternoon. That way I can do them both. My interest right now is on this piece. I seriously need to work on the quilt tops. If I can have a few here to go to quilters when they are done with one, it will be handy for me. And I will definitely be Happy Quilting/Happy Stitching!

Physical Therapy, Then Stitching

Today Patrick took off for golfing again. I'm glad he's going but he's still sore. At least he is making an effort to do it. 

While he was gone, I slept, then I worked on my exercises (PT). Once that was done, I came in the computer room and worked on the genealogy. I was working my great grandmother's BIRGE family. I found a few mistakes on find grave but need to make sure I can prove the mistakes. There are too many that have the name of my 3rd great grandfather. I worked on that until it was time to go to my Physical Therapy. 

When I got there, Bob worked me over well! I was hurting with all he was doing to me. lol  I know I will feel it in a day or two. I've got my days scheduled for the next couple weeks. 

Came home and pulled out my cross stitching. Trouble was, Sophie was having none of that. She came up and got her face and paws in my way. I ended up spending the time with her instead. 

After supper I wanted to work on it some more. I was only able to get the 80 stitches that I needed to get to the next step. So, I'm falling behind. I was hoping to get t least 3 steps done. I did try to roll it, but I need to come up another step or two at the bottom before I can roll it. I will work on it. 

So, my day wasn't as much fun as I wanted. I wasn't able to look forward to Happy Stitching/Happy Quilting!

Trip To Town And Back To Stitching

 This morning, Patrick left for golfing. He had a pretty good day. 

Jo Pope arrived around 10 am and we got her 2 more panels to do. We also got the backing and batting for her quilt she has ready to quilt. She works fast. lol  Before she came over, I worked on cleaning up the room down there. I was putting stuff away and picking out a few things to go to Colleen for the garage sale. She's kicking butt on getting ready for the sale. 

After Jo left, I headed over to Colleen's. Dropped off another quilt plus some of the fabrics I pulled out for the garage sale. We chatted for a while. Then I headed to Rite Aid, Safeway and back to Phil's. I needed to drop off a couple things to him. We had a good chat. I do love my boy! I asked if he heard from Katt and he has, so at least that connection keeps going. Headed back home with ice cream and milk. lol 

It was hot on the way home. I couldn't wait to get back, but then after a while, I got used to the heat in the house. It's cooler today than it was yesterday. Thank goodness! 

Patrick was napping on the couch, and I decided to work on my stitching. I've missed it for a while. 

I was able to get the bottom area done, and started back up the stairs. I'm in the brown area - which is easy to tell where I left off. I had the upper area done before I worked the bottom again. Sorry it's cut off, not sure why. It's close to where I can roll it. I will give it a few more stitches before I do. May get the next set of steps done first. It is fun to work on. I really enjoy this piece. Surprisingly since I don't care for the colors. lol 

My day worked out pretty good. I was able to run around with things to do, get Jo what she needed and spend the afternoon stitching - that's what I call Happy Stitching/Happy Quilting!

Casino Day And Cleaning

This morning, I was trying to get a few things done before we headed to the casino. I had to pick blueberries and raspberries. Not only was I out there a while, but I ended up sweating by the time I came in the house. It was already hot! The sun was out, and I was killing myself by being out there picking berries! At least I was listening to my book while I was picking the berries. 

Then Patrick was ready to leave. He started out in pain this morning, so I didn't think he really wanted to go to the casino. Or maybe I was hoping. We did pick up the free gift of another portable cooler that was on wheels. The plastic and the rollers were cheap, so I really don't know how long that will last if used a lot. I will see if Katt wants it. We played a couple hours. Wasn't having much luck. Don't think anyone else was either because I didn't see any jackpots today. 

We stopped at Panda Express for supper. I was surprised when Patrick suggested it. Guess he likes it better than I thought he did.

Came home and I went downstairs to do some cleaning. I needed to get the fabric put away and decided since I had to cut backing and batting, I would cut the panels so that it was easier to just take one. Jo Pope is coming tomorrow to get another set of backing and batting as well as another panel to work with. She's been a great help lately! We are still looking for helpers. 

This is part of the stack I was working on. I folded another stack this high as well. We have plenty of panels to work with. Some people are picky as to which ones they want to do. I tend to grab one and put it on the wall. We have a lot of the same thing as well. With all the branches accounted for in here, we just need to get to work and get them done. I'm still waiting to see about finishing the one on the wall or the one on the floor. The one on the floor I think I'm going to give to the museum for their gala. I may ask the church to work on the quilting of it. I will chat with Colleen about that. 

Then I came up and worked on my cross stitch. Patrick took my phone before I got a photo of the work I did. I will show it tomorrow after I get a few more stitches done. I did about 300 stitches tonight. Which made me Happy Stitching/Happy Quilting!

Presentation Day For Eight Veterans

 Today, I needed to get moving early. I ended up working on our Facebook page this morning. I was surprised to find several people are now on the FB page. I just worked on it last night and this morning. at least I added the veterans that were awarded a quilt today. 

They were - not in order - 

David Beeck, Army Michael Farkas, Navy Steven Macomber, Army Dennis Canfield, Air Force James Pederson, Army Ronald Swihart, Navy Vonlee McDougall, Army Thomas Hicker, Navy

We had a great presentation. Everything was calm and it felt good to have a presentation go smoothly once again. Joann decided she's going to Mossyrock QOV group. I wished her well and told her we will miss her. Mom is going to collect all the fabric she has. I will try and get a thank you card off to her. She was easy to work with, and I believe Connie talked her into leaving us. Shame, because Mossyrock is a half hour south from us. I had forgot David's quilt at the house, so ended up coming back home to pick it up. Then head back to the museum.

Came home afterwards, feeling pretty good. We have a good group of members now and it's easy to get stuff done. We are working better now.

I worked on some QOV things when I got home. I need to get the membership done and I want to get it off in the mail by next month.

After all that, I played for a bit and then pulled out my cross stitch. I wanted to get a few more stitches done, since I couldn't get them done the last few days.

I was able to get more brown done. I'm in the upper area now. I started with the area by the purple on the right. It's coming along nicely. It was okay to work on, even though it was hot today. I'm sweating now and it's almost 11 pm. It was in the 90's today. Not the kind of heat I can deal with.

The best thing is, we gave 8 quilts away today to honor our veterans. Then I was able to find the time to be Happy Stitching/Happy Quilting!