oh what a week ...

I lead a crazy life from Thanksgiving to late April ... the days roll together and some days I have no flipping idea where I am, what I'm doing or what's happening in the world ...

 

here's some pictures from Sunday morning of girls weekend.  becky is still ill -- she must have the crud ... we struggled on without her to our appointed "two project rule"

 

 

 

Jean

 

Jane

Jean's feet

My feet

 

Jan in the cold streaming sunlight

some treats from becky --- she spoils us ...

and a magnet from Jan -- I stuck it on my computer -- needless to say it has generated a few comments this week ... keeps 'em thinking.

 



 

ahhhh -- a good time was had by all

  the stamping/scrapping/sewing Divas survived another girls weekend.  -10 degrees this morning.  'twas a chilly one -- my truck really didn't want to start this afternoon -- we'll see if the battery holds out ... still got the original one --

  so my progress for the weekend included --
  
     binding 5 crib quilts (and most of the have been washed & dried)
     5 hours at the office
     4 more hours of spreadsheet work at the "shack" ..
             I loaded up thumb drives and took my county laptop and worked.
     1 crochet scarf was completed and one more started
     I attempted to teach Diva Jan how to crochet
          ( I'm not a good teacher  but she's got the gist of it. )
    
 laundry is humming, stuff is carted in from the truck and put away -- clothes are planned out and hung out for the week --

 the weather is going to be nasty cold for a couple more days -- it is the season --

 be smart - stay safe



thanks for the great weekend ladies -- can't wait for the next one --- I'll bring the hand soap.


M

 

Live from the Scrap Shack ...

Yes, I'm blogging live from "My Scrap Shack."  The scraping/stamping Divas and I have our girls weekend. 

It is tradition on girls weekend (1) for it to be COLD, like really COLD, (2) to overeat -- our eyes and tummys don't always communicate well with each other and (3) -- there is always a mechanical breakdown of some sort.

So, yes, it is very cold.  We are eating very well -- Jean made "olive garden" soup and ham sliders for supper last night.  Bex had some kind of fancy oatmeal for breakfast and hot chicken salad casserole is in the oven as I type.  Mechanical issues?  Bex is ill and so far unable to attend.  Although, her other half, Al, delivered the fancy oatmeal this morning. 

So far I have bound 5 of the 7 crib quilts I brought along.  Washed a few dishes, crochet a bit.  I was the dedicated Diva and slept at home last night and went to the office this morning and worked for 5 hours. 

So, back to the crafting. 

Ta Ta
M
 

NY Resolutions

I vowed not to have any resolutions this year ... well, only 2 --

1.  no sweatpants at the office (during the day) and
2.  well, I can't remember #2.


So I've forgot #2 and I'm wearing sweatpants today.  Ka wonk --

Not sleeping well again -- up at 3:00 -- awake 'till 4:30 -- sleep 'til 6:00 ... and then the day starts again ....  hence the sweatpants ... I was once told -- "since you are the boss ...."  yada yada yada

 ps.  #2 was no more fabric.

 

I LOVE Mondays ...

said on one ever .....name one person who loves a Monday and I'll buy them lunch (on a freeking Monday)

 

 

This would be me -- if I had red hair and if I wore earrings. 

 

WTH -- people are nuts today.

 

 

on the bright side -- I did manage to quilt 7 crib quilts last week --- all are prepped, binding cut, thread selected -- and packed for Crafty Girls Weekend or Girls Gone Crafting ... (Women on a Crafty Mission?)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

the long arm was busy ...

 

I attempted a pin cushion.  I flipped the magnetic one off the back of the long arm table and haven't crawled underneath it to retrieve it -- so this is my attempt.  Filled it with rice -- the next one will have several modifications.

 

Elder #1 helped me level the long arm last night.  Got to love tools.  He scrounged this hunk of wood in the basement -- hmmm.  It's not perfect but it is much better.

 

Said long arm in action ... please don't notice the waves ...

 

I free-handed a figure 8 pattern in the strips ... different - okay, will do it again on a larger scale.

 

Girls Gone Crafting happens next weekend at the Scrap Shack.  So I wanted to organize my thoughts and projects before I arrived.  The goal of the week was to get 7, yes 7, crib tops quilted .... and I DID.  They are not fancy -- but they are durable. 

 

At GGC, I will get them bound.  My other projects are finishing up a scrapbook -- hemming some pants, crochet, gossiping, eating and bonding with the divas.

 

 

2016

My favorite pictures of 2015

 

 

it was a fabulous year in the patch - for many reasons

I've become a "cabin diva" ... loved our time at the lake.

I never thought I'd enjoy checking out of the world for days.

 

I took this picture the morning Bob died --Bob was a client and family friend

a month before he died he shared a poem on facebook -- it's taped on my wall.

It daily reminds me of the important and not so important things in life.

 

 

Ordinarily this would be the post where I shared the RESOLUTIONS for the year -- well, I haven't made the list yet -- it's coming.  I think 2016 should be the year the list get trashed and live for the moment.  Which in my crazy life -- is be entertaining.

 

Work less -- play more is always on THE list -- efficiency is the way to make that happen. We (yes, we -- I'm not in this rodeo alone) are well on the way to achieving that goal.  The migration to the new server will be almost complete by Sunday ... the conversion to the new software will also be complete by Monday -- both were a lot more work than I anticipated.  The end result is good. 

 

Happy 2016 -- Make it the best year ever!