Saturday Thoughts.

Saturday Thoughts
outside my window...branches swaying in the breeze
i am thinking...that family outings don't always have the outcomes people expect.
i am thankful for...laughter that my family brings to my heart.
i am wearing...blue shirt and black capris
i am remembering...other family get togethers.
i am listening to...the drum of the tv in the other room
i am going...to sew some more of the arrowheads
i am currently reading...blogs
i am hoping...that the bowling lane tomorrow is warm and the weather cool
i am looking forward to...International Quilt Festival in Houston
one of my favorite things...trying out new blocks with my twist on them.


Today was a great day but a long day. I spent the morning running around collecting things for the family gathering. Pape slept late because he has been feeling under the weather but won't admit it. He says I worry to much about him. He's right! 
Then around 12 noon we went to the gathering. The food was excellent and the company interesting. Although I almost lost control of my tongue, I decided not to speak out about men who think they can do what they should not do and then expect their ladies to withstand the mess they get themselves into when it could have been avoided in the first dang place. 
The kids, and I mean my daughters and grandchildren, were having a blast sliding down the waterslide that they finally got set up. Yes, it is still warm enough to play on a waterslide in the sun here. 
Around 3pm, Pape and I went to Lafayette to pick up his bowling ball and we listened to the LSU game as I drove. Then we came home and I took a nap. I woke up just in time to find out that LSU lost by a touchdown. 
Well, I went into the sewing room and tried out Anita's Arrowheads from the Quiltmaker's magazine. Only I enlarged the beginning square to 12" instead of 8 b/c I don't do small blocks. I ended up with a 14" block. It was really interesting to do.
Well, now it is time for bed since we have to be at the lanes for 8am and they are 80 miles away.
Lator, Gators.

wondering about things

I borrowed this from another blog and then filled it out with my thoughts. I don't remember which blog I got it from but I thank the person who did it. 


Thinking Thoughts
outside my window...a lizard sunning on a branch
i am thinking...about how to do all I need to do Saturday and still get time to see my g-son.
i am thankful for...a wonderful husband who spoils me by letting me be me
i am wearing...old clothes with perfume
i am remembering...trips to Tunica, Ms.
i am listening to...the steady hum of my computer
i am going...to sew on Saints Stars
i am currently reading...blogs
i am hoping...for dry weather on Saturday
i am looking forward to...my grandson's visit
one of my favorite things...traveling in my RV with my husband and 3 dogs.


Pape and I went check on the car he is having fixed for Kristen, our GD. This is the second car that he has fixed for her use but the first never made it to her. He is keeping it for himself. Why? Only Pape knows - I think it reminds him of the old man who gave it to him.


Then we went to the RV repair shop to visit with our motor home. Pape left his shoes and battery charger in the RV and I had left the camera. He picked all of that up and his bag too.  Later, we are going watch 2 of our grandsons play basketball at a nearby (under 50 miles) school. Usually we have to travel 109 miles or more to watch them play and we do this at least twice a season.


When we got home, I had mail. I love unexpected mail...I had fabric for the Charlotte Angotti quilt back and doll patterns I had won during blog giveaway week. They are so sweet! 
Well, I am ready for a short power nap before starting since Pape is planning of bringing PJ, Chris, and Spirit.
Lator gators,  Have a blessed weekend.

A Few Things You May Not Know About Me! (99)

Things I've already done in bold. Things I want to do in italics. Things I haven't done and don't want to, in plain font. 
1. started my own blog!
2.  slept under the stars
3. played in a band
4. visited Hawaii
5. watched a meteor shower
6. given more than I can afford to charity (charity begins with grown children)
7. been to Disneyland/World
8. climbed a mountain
9. held a praying mantis
10. sang a solo
11. was in the Nutcracker in grade school
12. visited Paris
13. watched a lightning storm at sea
14. taught myself an art from scratch
15. adopted a child
16. had food poisoning
17. walked to the top of the Statue of Liberty
18. grown my own vegetables
19. seen the Mona Lisa in France 
20. slept on an overnight train
21. had a pillow fight  
22. hitch hiked
23. taken a sick day when I wasn't not ill
24. built a snow fort
25. held a lamb
26. went on a Catamaran cruise
27. run a marathon
28. ridden a gondola in Venice
29. seen a total eclipse
30. watched a sunrise or sunset
31. lived in AZ and GA two times in each state
32. been on a cruise
33. seen Niagara Falls in person
34. visited the birthplace of your ancestors
35. seen an Amish community
36. taught myself a new language (Cobalt and Pascal-computer languages LOL)
37. have enough money to be truly satisfied
38. seen the Leaning Tower of Pisa in person
39. gone rock climbing
40. seen Michelangelo's David in person
41. sung karaoke 
42.seen Old Faithful geiser erupt
43. bought a stranger a meal in a restaurant
44. visited Africa
45. walked on a beach by moonlight
46. been transported in an ambulance
47. had your portrait painted
48. gone deep sea fishing 
49. seen the Sistene Chapel in person
50. been to the top of the Eiffel Tower in Paris 
51. gone scuba diving or snorkeling
52. kissed in the rain
53. played in the mud
54. gone to a drive-in theatre
55. been in a movie
56. visited the Great Wall of China
57. started a business
58. taken a martial arts class
59. visited Russia
60. served at a soup kitchen
61. sold Girl Scout cookies
62. gone whale watching
63. gotten flowers for no reason
64. donated blood
65. gone sky diving
66. visited a Nazi concentration camp (Dachau)
67. bounced a cheque
68. flown in a helicopter
69. saved a favorite childhood toy (then gave it away to a needy child)
70. went to St Kitts island
71. eaten caviar
72. pieced a quilt (LOL too funny this one! Yes, yes, yes!)
73. stood in Times Square
74. toured the Everglades
75. been fired from a job
76. seen the Changing of the Guard in London
77. broken a bone
78. been on a speeding motorcycle
79. seen the Grand Canyon in person
80. published a book
81. visited the Vatican
82. bought a brand new car
83. walked in Jerusalem
84. had your picture in the newspaper
85. read the entire bible
86. visited the White House
87. killed and prepared an animal for eating
88. had chickenpox
89. saved someone’s life
90. sat on a jury 
91. met someone famous
92. proud wife, mother, and grandmother of men who have served this country in the Armed Services
93. lost a loved one 
94. had a baby
95. petted a sting ray
96. swam in the Atlantic Ocean
97. been involved in a law suit (thankfully no!)
98. owned a cell phone (who hasn't?)
99. been stung by a bee
(Your turn:Copy and paste. Put the things you've already done in bold. Things you want to do in italics. Things you haven't done and don't want to, in plain font. )

Design Wall Week 41

Well, again the same thing is on my design wall. I am in the quilting stage of my projects.
I am currently quilting Saints Stars and it is slow going. Then I have to work on my secret sister quilt due in December. I probably won't have much to show on the design wall until those two quilts are done. Hopefully, that will be sooner than later.
I have the next two graduation quilts in various stages of construction. One is also due in December (it will be on wall as soon as Saints Stars is quilted and DP is being quilted) and the other in May. Then I have several kits in various stages of construction needing completion.  All the blocks of one are completed just waiting for me to decide how to quilt them. I usually quilt-as-you-go but am not sure with this pattern as how to best do that.

Front of "Throw & Pound" pillow

But I did have a finish this week...I made some practice blocks for my saints quilt. My grandson told me that my 4th dear daughter throws things at the TV and punches things, when the Saints are making stupid mistakes. So I made her a "Throw and Pound" pillow from those blocks.  This keeps grandchildren and TV safe and makes good use of orphan blocks. LOL

Back

DH, Pape, found two tall book shelves for more fabric storage. I don't think he wants to build more shelves. The neighbors next door left (landlord doubled rent for the old potato kilt they had fixed into a home) and put these in the trash. Guess they didn't want the landlord to have them and didn't have place in their new home. 
I just looked at my followers...there are 6 people following my blog that are not family/best friend. WoW! Guess I will have to say interesting things and watch my belly aching. Thanks for following my wonderings.
Well, back to quilting on Saint Stars. 
Lator Gators! Have a blessed week.

Stash Report Sunday week 41

Sometimes 3 is the charm!
Stash Report:
Fabric In this week:   0 yards
Fabric Out this week:  1.5 yards
Fabric In YTD: -165.5
Fabric Out YTD: 103.25
Stash Reduced/Enhanced: -61.25
Tuesday we arrived home from South Carolina. 
Wednesday I cleaned out one closet in my sewing room looking for DD#1's Phaff manual. After I saw how much was stuff in the closet, I decided to make shelves on one side of that closet. DH and I went to the lumber yard to get supplies. Then I reloaded the closet and realized that we needed more supplies for the other side. I found fabric that I don't remember ever buying or receiving. That cured me of my desire for new fabric. I have a closet FULL! LOL The manual was hiding in the drawer with all the other manuals next to my Baby Lock. Don't tell DH that we didn't really need to build shelves that quickly. 
Thursday we cleaned the RV.That afternoon, I went to a guild meeting where I turned in 5 fat quarters for various giveaways and my turtle lotto blocks for a total of 1.5 yards gifted. Oh, I wanted to win and didn't but I have the pattern.
Friday we took the camper to have the water pump looked at. I can camp w/o electricity (I have a hand crank sewing machine for the camper.) but not having water is a bummer. 
Saturday I sewed/quilted on Saints Stars and only quit when I began experiencing a sharp burning pain in my back (Took my meds but took a while to work!) Earlier in the afternoon, my second DD and DGD came to go Dollar Store shopping. DD#2 put together the two bookcases to make a cutting table while DGD covered the top and decorated for Halloween. 
Today, I plan to sew on the Saints Stars and watch the Saints (Hopefully they will win and make my quilt worth more!) with a visit to the local casino to pick up earrings. Hey, they give and I take!
Well, Lator Gators! Have a blessed day.