Trip To Seattle - Mariner's Game

This morning, we left for the Mariner's game. We went to Angle Lake to hitch a ride on the tram. We then road the tram for about 30 minutes. Once we arrived behind the stadium, we walked the 3 blocks. We had seats in the upper 2nd floor. Patrick got them in the "den" area. I love where we were. 

One can't see it, but we were on the corner area. Just close to the yellow pole that divides the home run and out of bounds area. It was awesome. A home run hit the pole. 

They had the fish race just below us. It was awesome! The fish in the lead was held up by the mascot. 

So, the other fish won. It was so funny!

The best part is that we won. It was cold there and took till the 6th inning for the sun to come out and warm us up. I bought a Mariner's hat. I needed a better-looking hat then the one I had.  We had a really good time. The food was good. I had a hamburger and part of a pretzel. Oh, and Katt gave me some of her fries. I didn't eat many fries. The food is very expensive. I bought a burger and 3 cokes for $50!!!! Oh, well, we were there to have fun! The best part, we won!! It went into another inning. I didn't know they had a new rule for going into "overtime" that a player is up on the second base. That way they have a better chance of getting into home. It was different then I remember, but that's a new rule. I did learn more about baseball then I thought I knew. Guess since I haven't played baseball for over 50 years, it would make sense. lol 

And, NO, I was not Happy Stitching/Happy Quilting!

Trip To Olympia - Daughter Arrived From Lewiston

We took mom to get her hearing aids at Costco. So, we headed up around 11 am. Patrick didn't get his times right, so we ended up getting a couple things done after we got back. We were being charged twice for our car wash, so Patrick went to check on that. They gave him a phone number to call. 

When we got home, Katt was already here. She cleaned up the house a bit. I was surprised and very thankful. She put dishes away and clean the dishes on the counter. It wasn't much, but every little bit helps. She even vacuumed the stairs for us. 

We enjoyed chatting and catching up. Then after a bit, I pulled out my cross stitch and added a few more beads. I wanted to listen to my book on tape but didn't want to be rude. 

I was able to add the RIGHT beads to the brown area. Then I worked on added the beads on the right side. It's coming along nicely. Since I ordered the floss I needed, they still haven't sent it, so I sent a message to cancel the order. I hope she does. I am enjoying this. 

We played games and called it a night. I was at least able to have some Happy Stitching/Happy Quilting!

Another Day Off From Crafts

 This morning Patrick went golfing. It was nice to have part of the morning to myself. I even got a walk in with 7 laps. it felt good to walk, since I haven't been very good about going out every day.

Patrick got home and he worked in the yard. Then after he showered, we headed to Safeway to get a few things for when my daughter gets here tomorrow. I bought a salad for myself, and Patrick decided he wanted shrimp for supper. I put the chicken in the oven to go with my salad when Patrick asked me when I was going to start his supper. OMG! I looked at him and said, "I thought you were doing your own supper." He came back with something along the lines of, you usually fix it, not me. I couldn't believe it. I was ticked. I got my stuff in the oven then pulled out the air fryer. When I was off on the time - getting everything done at the same time - I told him, if he would have told me he expected me to fix his meal, then he should have said something sooner. Good thing he didn't answer that! UGH

Tomorrow we are taking mom up to Olympia for her hearing aids. Katt should be here by the time we get back. 

I was enjoying my audiobook so much that I didn't do anything! Really, I didn't do one thing! My first day of not being busy all week that I took advantage of it. lol 

Which means, it wasn't Happy Stitching/Happy Quilting!

Trying To Get Caught Up

This morning, I couldn't get my rear out of bed till 9 am. I thought it was odd that Patrick didn't let me know he left. Found out why, when I walked into the living room to find him sleeping on the couch. He's stomach wasn't doing good today. I sent him back to bed because I had things to do. 

I got laundry going. Washed the new sheets we bought and the sheets from changing the bed. So, I ended up folding 2 sets. Not my favorite thing. 

I was cleaning the cat litter, vacuuming and listening to my audiobooks. I finished one and started another. I even tried to get some walking in but only got 3 laps before I had to come in. It was warm today. A little on the hot side for me. The weather is great. I do enjoy this weather; I just have a hard time being in it. 

I had to get a couple doctor appointments set up. Seems like June is going to be appointments. At least my trigger thumb will be fixed in a couple weeks. I can't wait! Tired of the braces. As for my sprained ankle, that's another story. Still waiting to see when I can get in to see the doctor on that. 

It was a working day for me. I'm okay with that. Things need to be clean and easy to get around. I can't do with a messy house. I have a hard time with my sewing room. It's messy all the time and I can't seem to go down and work on anything because it's messy. I clean it up and then I don't get anything done. lol 

We are still kicking! We keep busy but today wasn't busy being Happy Stitching/Happy Quilting!

Not My Morning - Afternoon Casino

This morning, I got up and took my shower to find that my headache got worse, and my sinus' weren't working right. My allergies got in the way. So, I ended up crawling back to bed to sleep. The headache got worse and my stomach was ready to heave. I slept for about an hour, got up and took a headache pill, then went back to sleep. Woke again, and took my allergy meds. Back to bed. 

Patrick came home from golfing and I was sleeping. We had plans to go to the casino and I was determined to go. But I slept till 12:30 pm instead. I wanted to get the quilts to the church to be quilted, so I got up and ready to go. My head was still pounding, but I did it. Told Patrick I wanted a Burger King hamburger. He thought I was nuts. Told him my stomach was fine; I just want a burger. So, on the way to the casino, we stopped at the church and BK. Then off to the casino. I didn't have my "lucky" earrings on. But we still did pretty good for about 4 hours. We lost some of the money we brought, but like I said on Saturday, we are still ahead of the game.  We played our favorite 2 machines and then came home. 

I didn't feel like doing ANYTHING, so I played on my tablet and called it a day. It was no wear near Happy Stitching/Happy Quilting!

Busy Day Getting Kits Made

Today, I woke and tried to play games. I needed to get the laundry going. 

Once the laundry was started, I headed downstairs to get the batting and backing for 4 of the quilt tops. Patrick came down with me, and we worked on getting 7 quilt kits ready for the QOV quilts. Patrick wanted to do all the fabrics for the kits, and I let him. He's a pain when we disagree with how it's done, so it's just easier to let him pick the colors. Once in a while I would pull another fabric out to go with it, just to show him some fabrics are better than others. I let 2 of the gals know I had kits ready. Barbara texted back that she wanted to pick up 2 of them. She arrived and took 2 after telling me all about the KY quilt show in Paduca. 

After all that work today, I still pulled out the cross stitch to get the beads on it. 

 I put the wrong green beads in the swirl area. So, just before I wanted to call it a night, I took them out. I will replace them tomorrow or Thursday. 

I realized I needed to add the beads to this left side. It wasn't all that easy, but I have been putting them on. I have green coming in and I need that floss for the greenery that I ordered on Friday. I sent a message hoping she will get it in the mail this week. 

It's slowly coming along. I just need to get more done. The beadwork is taking a long time to get done, but I want that to stay, so it will take a while before this is finished. 

At least today I was busy being Happy Quilting/Happy Stitching!

Not My Favorite Meeting Day

This morning, I was up and out the door by 9:30 am. I go the car washed and me tea before getting to moms. I was the first one there. We had 5 of us. 

Mom was chatting about the groups she helped start way back when. She talked about a member who would like the pattern someone was working on, go home and have the quilt done in a couple weeks, way before the original person had theirs done. She said how she hated that. I told her that's exactly what she does to me. We had an argument about that. She said she didn't and I told her she did, the Christmas quilt. Man! She tried to tell me she bought the pattern herself and made it, and I told her she copied my patterns when she made it. I couldn't believe she would try and say she didn't do that! I was ticked. 

We chatted about the different groups, and I worked on my embroidery. 

I worked on the beads to get this poor piece done. I have a few more beads to do on the bottom left. May do that next week. 

After everyone left, mom needed my help. OMG!! I ended up spending 2 hours to cut the fabric for the 250th anniversary quilt. I had to get her to understand the panel needs to have a border. We need it to be 60x80." She was short 5" around it. She didn't want to add the borders. So, I had to go through the explaining why before I could cut the strips. She wanted the strips, till I cut the strips and then she wanted me to cut them to the size she needed to sew them up! At this point, I was steaming because I could have put the dang quilt together myself doing all that work. All that is needed right now it so sew it up!! GRRR She played the "I don't know how to cut them" card. And yet she was a judge for 60 years!! My rear she didn't know how to do that. Either she's losing it or I'm being played!

Stopped and dropped 2 quilts off at Colleens. Then I came home and called it done for about an hour. Vented with Patrick and then stewed. 

When I finally calmed down and my tablet needed to be charge from this morning, I sat and worked on the beads that go with my cross stitching. 

More is getting done, and it's looking pretty good. I just need the floss to arrive soon, and at this rate it will be a couple weeks before it arrives. 

The bottom of the dress is almost done. I have to add the beads where the design is on the brown. But it's coming along nicely. When I get to the greenery, that's when I need the floss I ordered. 

Even though I got mad at mom, I did get a lot done today. I accidentally brought the quilt pieces home, instead of leaving them for Georgie. I could be a pain in the butt and finish it, but I will give it to them to finish. When I was able to calm down on the cross stitching, I felt Happy Stitching/Happy Quilting!

Trip To Battle Ground, WA

 This morning, we worked on getting a few things cleaned up before heading to moms to get her. 

We picked mom up around 10 am. Then we headed down to Battle Ground for my great-niece's 1st Birthday party. We were at the park in Battle Ground. At first, it was hard to find them. There were a couple groups there in the different areas, so we called Alicia and she came part way from the picnic area to show me where to go. It was a walk for mom, but she did well. She enjoyed being there with her great granddaughter. She was looking good and everyone there knew her, so it was a gabby day for mom. 

I was enjoying my time with the 1 year old as well. She's a sweetheart. So cute! Plus, she's a busy beaver!! She was contently moving in my arms. The funny part - she didn't want me to give her over to mom! I had so much fun with her, but man, she's heavy! lol 

We came home around 3:30 pm, dropped mom off first. Then we just sat and relaxed the rest of the day. I got 2 backing and battings done for tomorrow. I need to do 3 more. I will work on those either tomorrow or Tuesday. They will go to the church. The last one I will have ready. I think I have another quilt coming from Mom tomorrow as well.

I slept the way back. I'm just not in the mood tonight to work on anything. I thought about it, but we all know what thinking about it does - nothing! So, I will try tomorrow, to be Happy Quilting/Happy Stitching! 

Casino Day

This morning, we left around 10 am to go to the casino. We like to play games in the morning to afternoon. Nighttime is just too crowded and I don't like crowds. Plus, fewer people try to get me out of my chair so they can play the games we are on. 

We played on their money for about an hour, then we put some in. We ended up playing on that for a bit and put in a little more. We only did that about 3 x total. Patrick won the Mega at $1,126 and we played on that. I won a big pot as well. We played for a good 5 hours, and we still came home with $200. We could have come home with more, but we wanted to see if we bet higher if we could win the bonus wheel. NO SUCH LUCK. We do better where we are when it comes to the betting. So, chances are we won't do that again, unless we have money to burn. We played on the casino money all day. It works for us. We tried a new game and won some money there. Patrick won the $750 from Good Cents and then we played on that for a while. It all worked out. The funny part of all this, is that we are still playing on the money we won for the past month and a half. I know it will run out eventually, but right now it's fun to have it to play with. Plus, we aren't taking any money out of the bank. We ate at the casino. Patrick had a yogurt and I ordered French Fries. I wasn't too hungry and French Fries sounded good to me. 

We got home around 5:30 pm. I wanted to play my games but decided I needed to work on finishing my cross stitching. I know it will take a few days to work on, so I got a few more beads in. 

I finished up on the flower beads. Then I got started on the "train" or hanging piece. 

The beads are interesting. The change in the gold to the pink are so slight you don't really notice the change in color unless you are seeing it with your own eyes. The camera makes them blend in too much. I have the last set of flowers to put on that "train" and then I can go back to the middle and work from there. It's fun, I just need to make sure I "x" all the beads and not just put a "/" there. The "x" holds the bead in place and is an added protection from getting cut or pulled out by accident. I'm having too much fun with beading this! Keeps me Happy Stitching/Happy Quilting!

Olympia And Back

 This morning was another trip to Olympia. My biopsy was today for HPV-16 virus. Oh, what fun!! Not my favorite thing to do, but once a year, I can deal with it. Three years in a row so far. I hope it goes dormant soon, I'm getting tired of this. 

Before that I stopped and got my blood tests that my doctor wanted. I've been getting messages all day of what the results are but will go over them on the 2nd with my doctor.  

We stopped at Costco to get a few things. I was limited to time because I wanted to be back by 1:30 pm for my war game. Since we were done sooner than I thought, we were able to go shopping at Costco. Had to pick up a few things for Phil and us. We got what we needed. They didn't have a couple things we were looking for, but we got most of the stuff on the list. Then headed to Phil's to drop off his groceries. 

I made it back home in time for the game to start. I was about 15 mins before it started. The good news is that I didn't pass on to the final game. I made it to the semifinals and I'm okay with that. Since I didn't spend the money to be a top player, what I played was closer to the bottom. I couldn't get on rallies, so I helped where I could. I'm not moving on, and right now I'm okay with that. I don't have the power to move on anyway. 

After supper, I figured I would do some stitching. Actually, it was both stitching and beading. 

The beadwork takes some time. I had to finish the stitching where it was needed. I did the green stitching where the beads are. Once that was done, I added the beads. There is a lot more to do, and I hope by the time I get this part done, the floss I ordered comes in. Right now, it's "pending" which means it may be another week before I get them. UGH. 

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

Spending The Day Stitching

This morning, Patrick went golfing and I went for a walk. I haven't done that in a few days, so needed to get it moving! 

I ordered some fabric for our group. I worked on a few things that needed to be done. When I sat down, Patrick got home and later went to work in the yard. I was playing my war game and then decided I wanted to work on my cross stitching. 

Listening to my audiobook and stitching. I was able to get the headdress area done. I then went and got SOME outlining done. I found that I needed another color in the Kreinik threads, so ordered it. I was shocked that I have to pay more shipping costs then what I bought! I wasn't happy about that. 

After the headdress was done, I got to work on the purple Kreinik thread to do the overlay in the brown area. It was fun to get that part done. 

Till my threads arrive, I will be putting the beads in. The bottom areas is where I added the beads. I figured out that I missed adding the green floss in the empty squares, so I'm adding those and then I will go back and add the bead in the corner. There is a lot of beads in this, so I will be busy. I need to make sure I "x" through the beads to make them stay and look lined up and not floppy. It's coming along great. I did the bottom area in about an hour, so that tells you how long it will be before this actually gets done. I did enjoy having fun with Happy Stitching/Happy Quilting!

Sew Day & Stitching

This morning, I took my time getting ready to go downstairs. Patrick had the fireplace going, so I didn't have to worry about getting it warmed up. 

Colleen was first to arrive. Mom called today she couldn't make it. Then Peggy and Martha showed up. Both of them had quilt tops done. Martha needed a border to one of hers, so we cut some fabric for that. Then we got busy and getting the pillowcases done. 

Thirteen pillowcases were completed today. Eight of those were for the 250th Anniversary quilts. I have them ready to go. The rolled-up quilt in the back, was a quilt given to us on the passing of a veteran. It was donated to us to give out. Since it was rarely used, I said we would take it. 

After the pillowcases were done, Peggy had to leave. Colleen and Martha were here till 2 pm. Colleen was ironing and Martha and I pulled out the quilt she wanted to get the borders on. 

She had everything already done, so we just had to add the blue and white borders. It didn't take but a hour to get them done. It was originally a square quilt. We needed it to be 60x80" so we added the borders on the top and bottom. Turned out better than I thought it would. I need to order material tomorrow, now that I'm looking at this.  

Once they left, I came up and worked on ordering labels and panels. Then I got my bookkeeping up to snuff. 

I decided to work on my cross stitching. I was about halfway working on it, when Scott came over and chatted for a good hour. So, my time on being able to get much done wasn't there. 

I was able to get some of the hair done, but not much. I really do want to get started on the outlining and beading. The sooner I get this done; I can start on another one. 

At least I was both Happy Quilting/Happy Stitching!

Tuesday Trip To The Doctors

This morning, Patrick went golfing. I got started on the laundry and then sat and listened to my book on tape. 

I went downstairs with a couple patterns and put one kit together. I need to add the border fabric but forgot about that. 

My appointment was at 2:20 pm and we were early. I got in early. We ended up waiting till past my appointment. She had a student come in and chat with me. Then she left and they came back later. It was a good hour visit by the time we were done. I talked about my sprain not going away and I also talked about my swelling in my legs. Now I have a few more things that need to be done. I'm going to have to see more doctors at this rate. Not what I would like, but at least I'm taking care of the issues as they came up. My sprain is my main concern right now. 

Came home about 4:30 pm. Didn't feel like doing much after we had supper. I had thought about stitching, but it wasn't meant to be. Oh, well. 

It wasn't my day for Happy Stitching/Happy Quilting!

Spending My Birthday With Mom

 Today I was up and out the door. I needed to go to Safeway and then see Phil before I headed to moms. I stopped and got a sausage biscuit from McD's. Then I picked up my free drink from Dutch Brothers. I arrived at moms before everyone else and I was just on time. 

Georgie was the only one that came today. Gerilyn is in OH and Sandy V had a few things to do. So, it was just the three of us till about 12:15 pm. We worked on trimming the quilt blocks that they are putting in a quilt. It will probably be done later today. 

Mom and Georgie were "learning" how to square up the quilts. Georgie was helping mom in this photo. 

After Georgie left, we finished with the squaring up and then left for Bill & Bee's in Centralia for a hamburger and root beer float. Once we finished eating, we headed to Rochester for mom's plants she wanted to put around the house. 

We went to Lael's Garden Center and mom was having fun. She asked the gardener what he would suggest, and he told her of several bushes that won't grow too tall. 

She decided on the English --- bush. It works there. Now she has to get them to plant it for her. 

Mom bought 3 of these. They are going in those pots next to the garage and another by the front door. They are pretty. And they won't grow too tall. She paid for them by the "how old" they were. 

After I brought her back to her place and took the plants out, I headed to Colleens to give her another quilt. Then she gave me one back. I got one from mom's, so I came home with two more quilts done. After I left her place, I went to Safeway for my Birthday cake and some ice cream. I bought a "Black Forest" cake. Got milk for Patrick as well. 

Came home to find some flowers waiting for me. 

Phill not only gave me flowers, but they also gave me a gift card as well. Emily keeps Phil up on dates to remember! lol I love them. 

Before we had supper, Colleen showed up to pick up some material to get some pillowcases ready for Wednesday. We have our sew day then and she's getting the pillowcases ready for sewing. We need to get more pillowcases done since we are running out. 

After she left and dinner was over, I was beat. I sat in my chair and played my games. I figure working on the blocks mom had would count for being Happy Quilting/Happy Stitching!

Cleaning And Cross Stitching!

 This morning, Patrick and I were cleaning around the house. We took the vent in the washer apart. This time more water came out then before. We were trying to figure out why water was left in the drum. The vent was clean and clear. Go figure, but the water was plentiful. I used some of it for watering the plants. Didn't want to waste it all. 

Then I played games for a bit. Got tired of that and started to work on my cross stitching. 

I was able to get her face done and worked on her hair. I thought it wasn't as late as it turned out to be, or I would have finished the top of her hair. It's really getting close. I need to decide if I want to outline her first and then bead, or bead and outline after. Chances are I will outline first. I will make it easier. The closer I get the more I want to finish it and then start the cat one my daughter gave me. 

I cut the backing and batting for one of mom's quilts. Not sure if I will give it to Colleen tomorrow or not but will have it with me just in case. Mom has me busy tomorrow. She called today and asked me to pick up a cake for my Birthday, and she would pay for it. I told her, no, she can take me out to lunch and that's good enough. It's going to be interesting tomorrow. 

At least I was able to find the time for Happy Stitching/Happy Quilting!

Casino - For Early Birthday Dinner

 This morning, I didn't want to get up. So, I slept till about 9 am. 

When I did get up, I played my games for a while. Then around noon we headed to the casino. 

Our dinner was at 5 pm as we made reservations for the Steak House. Patrick brought money to play with while we waited till 5 pm to come. We were running low on what we took after about 2 hours. Then Patrick won the Mega bonus which was $1,1--. That was a shock but nice to have. We played on that money for quite a while. The he wanted to play another game, which was crap and got us down a bit. We went to dinner. It was really good! It was costly, but since we have a player's card, we were able to pay 50% from the card. We had enough money on the card, so it was really nice. The food was very good. I didn't care for the rice they had, but the veggies and steak were really good. I enjoyed it. It was for my Birthday Dinner, since my Birthday is Monday and I'm having to cater to mom. She wants to get her plant for the front yard and insists I take her. So, my Birthday will be more about mom than me. 

We went back to play for a bit. We were down to the last $100 when I won the Mega bonus that was close but not as much as Patrick's. So, we played a few more times when I won it again. It was at the reset level, but I'm not complaining. We decided to call it done when we were about $500 up on what we brought. So, that gets added to the amount we already have from the previous month's winnings. We are up quite a bit. I'm happy. 

We finally made it home at 8 pm. Poor Sophie hadn't eaten yet, so feed her. Now we will sit and watch our Saturday shows. It was an awesome day. Now I have a war game to play and then hit the hay. And, No, it wasn't Happy Stitching/Happy Quilting!

Movie Today

 This morning, I was happy to sleep in a little. 

Got up and got laundry going. Then I listened to my audiobooks. I decided on the one I was listening to last night, wasn't worth listening to the other half of the book. Too much sexual content that seemed to be everywhere in the book. Thinking it, doing it and saying it. Not worth waiting to see how it ends. I like stories I can enjoy, even if some sex is in it, but not every page. 

I played my war game and was shocked to find I'm in the Semi Finals. I didn't think I did that good. Plus, I'm ranked 350, so that's not the top 200. So, one more week, and then I'm sure I will be done. I can't compete against people who pay $$$ to play the game. They want the biggest and best and are willing to pay for it. 

We left after my game was over. It was a 4:30 pm movie. We saw the Sheep Detectives, and it was really, really good. I really enjoyed it. Patrick liked it as well. 

Came home and watched the Mariners. Sorry to say they didn't win, but it was worth watching. 

In otherwards, I was not Happy Stitching/Happy Quilting!

QOV Presentation Day

Today was presentation day. 

I was out the door and stopping at Safeway before meeting everyone at the museum. Seems a couple of the veterans beat me, even, to the museum. 

We had one guy who didn't show. We will try and get him next time. 

Jeff Moulton, father-son team - Jeff Galliaspie & Justin Gillaspie, Larry Granville, - Seated - Michael Hayes and Candance Sonner. All were presented a quilt today. Having Ret. Col. Patrick Taylor do the honors of presenting them with the quilts has been awesome for us! Thank you for your service, and thank you for letting us present you with a quilt!

Came home and I was able to finish up the star ornament. I'm not happy with it, but I will try and do a bigger one. If that doesn't work, I will go back to working on the other kinds of ornaments. 

I just had to work on something when I got home. That way I can say I was Happy Stitching/Happy Quilting!

Casino Day - Wednesday!

 Today, Patrick slept later than I did. lol 

We were out the door before 10 am. I had to make a deposit at the credit union and then drop off the electric bill for the water system. Plus, we had clothes that needed to be dropped off at the boxes in Rochester. We had a couple bags worth. So, we dropped them off before making it to the casino. 

We were there till about 4:30 pm. I wasn't real hunger and neither was Patrick, so I just got soup for supper. Patrick got a yogurt. We started out with "Good Cents" and ended up losing the money so fast it wasn't funny. Don't think we are going to keep playing that game anymore. We then went to "88 fortunes" and went through some money before we started to win. By the time we were done, we came home with half the money we lost last week. Which means, we are still way ahead with our winnings this year. We won't be able to play next Wednesday because of it being sew days. So, we will probably go on Saturday, since we decided to go to the Steak House at the casino for my Birthday meal. I'm okay with that. At first, he wanted to go Sunday, but they are only open on Friday and Saturdays. 

Got home and Patrick brought in the quilt that was in the back of the car. I needed to label it and get it ready for tomorrow. 

This is the kit that I bought for the group. There were 2 and waiting for the other one to come in. It turned out great. We are getting plenty of panel quilts lately. I have one downstairs that I need to get the backing and batting for. I'll do that this weekend. I need to work on cleaning up the quilt room downstairs to get ready for Wednesday. The patten we will use for some of the other panels. Turned out awsome!

So, it wasn't my day to have fun and work on something. I did have fun playing games today. Tomorrow is presentation day and I probably won't do anything then either. Who knows when I can get back to Happy Stitching/Happy Quilting!

Getting Quilts Ready For Thursday

 This morning, I was busy. I worked on the laundry and vacuumed the house. I was working on picking stuff up. I really need to do that downstairs because I haven't touched it since they came for sew days. 

Then I went for my walk. It was hot out, so I only made it around the block 6 times. I really wanted to do 7 rounds, but when it gets that hot, I want to hide. 

I played for a bit, then I pulled the quilts out of the back room to label them and have them ready for Thursday. 

These 250th anniversary quilts will be given out in July. I ordered 4 more for Veterans Day. Colleen Hill made this one. 

 

This is the one we all did on sew days. 

This is the one I did for the anniversary quilt. 

Mom made this one for our regular presentations. 

Another one of moms. 

Not sure who did this one, but sent out a message to the group to find out. 

Loaded and ready to go to the museum. We will probably be using a couple of these on Thursday. We have more for June, so I'm excited! We are getting more panel quilts with mom and Georgie at it now. Debbie hasn't done a quilt in a while, and she has an anniversary panel to work on. I think that's it. Jo has 2 anniversary quilts, Debbie and Colleen's sister's tops need to come in and then we are all set for July. 

After I had all those done, I got to work on my cross stitching. 

I'm working on the face now. It's getting closer. The hair was started as well. It works for me. Since it was hot, my hands were sticky, so I did what I could before stopping. It's coming along nicely. Beading will be next. We all know how I like to bead! lol 

My day ended up being busy and helpful. I was thrilled to have time for Happy Stitching/Happy Quilting!

Embroidery Day - But Not Really

 This morning, I was out the door and headed to moms. 

Today is BE at moms. But since neither Geralyn or Sandy came, it was just mom, Georgie and Bonnie. So, I really didn't feel like working on anything, just chatted. 

Mom and Georgie were working on this quilt top. It was an argument about who said what. After putting the quilt on the floor, it was decided to scrap what we were arguing about and put the quilt together like this. The difference of what it will look like - is where the red and blue borders are. Blue will be the top and right side, while the red will be the left and bottom. It will have a zig zag affect. 

We also worked on the 250th panel quilt with ideas of how to put it together. Since they still have the panels for sale, we decided to order 4 more for Veterans Day. I will give another one to them to work on as well. 

Came home. Was listening to my book on tape and playing my war games. I wanted to just relax - as if that's what I was doing earlier. I just couldn't figure out what I wanted to do today. It wasn't in my thinking box. So, I didn't. But I was helping mom and Georgie with their quilt designs. So, I guess you can say I was TRYING to be Happy Stitching/Happy Quilting!

HAPPY MOTHERS DAY!!

 I enjoyed sleeping in. I got up shortly after Patrick. 

I needed to get a few things done today. I got the cat litter cleaned out. On Sundays, I wash the container that has the litter. I don't like just scooping out the litter. lol 

Then I got moving on the laundry. It's Sunday. Patrick had me stop cleaning because it's Mother's Day. He even made supper for me today. It was sweet of him to roast a chicken for me. I had to run to the corner store to get some gravy mix because he didn't have any. At least I didn't have to go to Safeway, a good 10 mins back into town. 

So, I took the afternoon and listened to my book. Then I worked on my cross stitching today. 

Since I had the afternoon, I wanted to work more on this. I got away from the stair step method since I'm close to the face and it's hard to do that. I will work on it some more. The neck and face are next. Then when that's done, it's beading time. I was enjoying working on this. 

After supper, Patrick and I watched "Death in Paradise" for two episodes. It's to the point where more regulars are leaving the show. I hope I like the next one, but not sure if the guy is leaving yet or not. The gal that worked with him left this time. We will see what happens. I do like the show, and I have liked some of the new ones that came in. 

It was a quiet and fun day. I played my games as usual. I had a good time. I enjoyed being Happy Stitching/Happy Quilting!

Trip Back Up To Olympia

This morning, I tried to sleep in. Patrick was up at his 7 am time. I was surprised he didn't sleep more, since he wasn't golfing today. 

I played on my tablet before we had to leave for moms. She had to go to Costco for her hearing aids. Patrick drove us up there. She had to do the hearing test before they could fit her with hearing aids. She didn't lose as much hearing as I thought she would. It took an hour. Patrick was out in the car. I found some pj's and let him know. He came into Costco and paid for the pj's on his way out to the car. I waited another 20 minutes for mom. She paid for her new hearing aids. Then we headed back home. 

Dropped mom off. I was asked to stop at Phils for my mother's day gift. So, we went to get my gift. 

It was awesome! I love the gift! It's the best gift I have had in a long time. So much fun!!

 Then we went to the store to get stuff for supper. I cooked enchiladas for supper. 

I played my games for a bit and then decided to work on my beading. I wanted to finish the star ornament. 

 

I had to finish the last part of the star, then I was able to sew them together. I am going to make bigger ones. I may try different colors. For now, I like the blue. I didn't get it completely finished, but I was able to get a lot done. I broke a needle because that wire is too big for the needle. I may have for figure something else out to use the wire. It wasn't hard before, but I'm wondering if this is thicker than it says it is. I'm enjoying this. I do need to get a few more things done. Since we were watching our shows, I figured beading would be easier than doing my cross stitch for such a short time. 

At least I was able to find time to be Happy Stitching/Happy Quilting!

Nothing Exciting Today

Got up this morning and just played my match games for a bit. Patrick went golfing. 

Around 1:30 pm was my war game, so I had to play that for an hour and a half. Didn't do good but think I made it to the next round, or at least I think I did. 

We left right after my game to pick mom up. We took her down to Longview to have supper with my brother. Red Lobster is the place we meet up. It works out great. We treated mom to a Birthday and Mother's Day meal. It was fun and we had a good visit with my brother and sister-in-law. We will see them again next week. 

Brought mom home and then came home. We watched a couple shows and that was enough for the day. For the third day in a row, I didn't do one thing that would make me Happy Stitching/Happy Quilting!

Enjoying Lunch With Friends

This morning, Patrick and I slept in. It was nice. 

We went to meet Kim and Jim at Sweet Inspirations in Chehalis for lunch. On the way into town, we saw a fire cloud. 

We were trying to figure out where it was, till we realized it was close to Patrick's Cabinets in Chehalis. On S Market Street. 

We were hoping there wasn't anyone in the house! 

No fire trucks when we passed it, but they were on the way when we got another block. By that time, they were a little late. Shame the trucks didn't come from Jackson Hwy because they would have gotten there sooner. 

We enjoyed a good lunch with Kim and Jim. We were catching up on where we were in life. I haven't seen Jim in about 3 years. Kim and I do lunch from time to time. We talked about her dad, Bill. He's not doing as good as he should. Not doing much at all. We had about an hour or two with them. It was really nice. The food was "so-so" as Patrick didn't care for his French Dip. It was too salty for him. 

We then went to Walmart and over to see Phil at his place. Dropped off some asparagus for him. 

On the way home we had to detour away from the fire area. Ended up going down Bishop Ave. Took a while to get through the school area. Once we did, it went faster. 

Came home and Patrick slept in his chair. I played my games. I didn't want to wake him, which I usually do when I'm working on something. So, I didn't do anything. I really need to get back to my projects. 

It was another - Not So Lucky Day - of Happy Stitching/Happy Quilting!