Sunday - July 15th

Time to go home........been here for over a week.....time went by way too fast.........The weather was just beautiful for being at the lake.......(a bit too hot for me)........but...it was very, very nice.
Good friends and good food and good times......doesn't get any better than that.

Now it is time to go home and get back to work........ I have a few more lake days coming in August.
Hope you all have a great week..........stay cool !

I hate to complain.........and Rollie's birthday.

I hate to complain, but it is darn HOT.  I know come winter I will wish this heat back......but for now....it is too hot.  Going to be hotter and a higher heat index today than it was over the weekend.
The dogs don't even want to go outside......

Today is Rollie's birthday !!  He is 4 years old today.  Happy Birthday to the big yellow dog.

I hope you are having a good weekend........

 Here are my projects for the day.............     The binding is ready to sew on.......then I will sit and hand sew it down.....will need to find a couple good movies to watch while I do that.

And the next project is some hand embroidery........                                                                      This is Mitzer, my sewing girl...........she is waiting for me to get busy !!!

And my dear Clarinda.........she is not doing well......she has a very enlarged liver.  We are trying some meds to take down the inflamation.....but....I don't think it is doing much.  She is almost 13 years old.  These are the tough time of having a pet.

Jeff had I had our 28th wedding anniversary this week.... He was busy at an event and I was working... We will have to pick another time to celebrate.  Life gets so busy..... remember to take time and sit and enjoy. 
Time to go sew.........Have a nice day.

June 14th - Flag Day

It's June 14th............Flag Day !!  So........I did put the flag out this morning.  I have the day off.....and had to run errands for most of it.......grrrrrrr.  That is not what I want to do on my day off.      I got my oil changed......so I can drive this weekend.

See that pretty water ?............THAT is where I am going.
Just ME, all by myself, and nobody telling me what to do or where I have to be.  Selfish......maybe, but that is OK.  I think we need to do those things for ourselves.
I have LOTS of projects that I am taking with me to work on.

The darn gophers ate my plants that I bought and was going to plant.........they have never eaten anything in the flower beds.....I didn't know they came across the road....they have plenty of room to live over on the right of way.  So that kinda finished my desire to keep planting and working in the flower beds.  My girlfriend's garden is coming up very nice !!  Need to keep working in that too.......but not for the next few days.  Had rain last night, so it is good for a couple days.

Guess I better keep packing and getting ready.
I hope you all have a wonderful weekend.
..................................sitting on the dock of the bay..........la, la, la la.

a beautiful day in North Dakota

Back to last weekend........we went to the lake !!  That was the first time I had been there this year.  We had a great time with friends who came for the weekend.   Chef Jeff made us great omelets for breakfast Sunday morning.

 All aboard the Jenny Lynn for the trip around the lake to see what is new around the lake.  Gus takes his spot as "captain" and Rollie just wants to get back so he can swim some more.

 Then the little Chi-chi LOVES to ride.........but she needs a blanket to stay warm

 We had a great weekend at the lake............and I can't wait to get back there again.   And now that I have Internet there.........I just may stay there all summer.

This is the little cross-over bag I made for Youth Sewing this month.  It was a fun little project.  I hope the young sewers like it.  I am always looking for ideas for my youth sewing group.  If you see anything that would work please let me know !!....
Back to the sewing room........
Have a great day !!!  It is not noon yet and already 85 degrees here !!

Home again...........

  I am home again from my trip to the International Quilt Market !!  It was a wonderful time.  That has been on my bucket list for a LONG time......and now I can cross that off.

There was so  much to see and take in - I will be thinking about it for a long time.  And all the new things that will be coming to the quilt shop ( that's a secret for now and I can't tell you about that).

We are getting a few nice days here now.......gets hot and cold.....and my flowers got very confused this year......they are about done blooming and summer hasn't even started yet.

Off to the lake cabin this weekend.......that will be fun - except there is work to do there too.....always have to do a bit of cleaning.......or not.  We will see !

Hmmmm.....well it seems that blogger changed while I was gone.......

These are some pictures of my "WIP's" ( works in progress) 

Some are for classes, some are mine.....

And of course these are my two "sewing girls"...  They are always with me in my sewing room, but they really don't help much.

Time to get back to work..... I am enjoying a day off today......but busy doing stuff......you know how that goes.

May 1, 2012

Today is a very special day !  Our oldest grandson turns 16 years old today !  That is just not possible - just can't be 16 years since we waited in the waiting room at the hospital. 

Today we will all go to Red Lobster, one of his favorite places to eat.  I will be doing good if I can get through dinner without crying and thinking how fast the years have gone.......and now he will get busier and busier and maybe not have the time to spend with his grandparents.  So today I wonder what his future will hold - and what he will be "when he grows up".  So many thoughts and hopes I have for this fine young man. 

We love you Taylor !!  Happy Birthday !