Showers Again

Cooler but wet, guess you can't have it all. Finally got the cake baked at 8 o'clock last night.Carrot cake smells really good. Steve had a nice slice and I just smelled it.

Finished 2 projects for Pomeroy and them deceided to cut a cut 52/52 inch table top to take in case I run out of stuff to do. Girl has to be prepared.

I will be volenteering at the Chamber today and then home to read and quilting and pack up some donation stuff.Steve is off to Rotary for breakfast so I don't have to cook, whoohoo.

have a great day!!!!

HUgs Patticake

Gray Monday

Got up no sun again.Good thing I am sunny! Will be cutting fabric today, cut 20 jewerly bags yesterday to take, will cut pillow cases today for donation project. Will cut 15 to take with me for the sewNsew Sisters to make on the thursday that I am in Pomeroy at retreat.I am cutting water bottle holders this morning. I will be mailing Rosie's squares today and will bake a cake. Hope the weather gets better, it makes for tracking lots of trash in the house.

Hugs Patticake

Rainy Sunday and Katerina Remembered

Woke up to a lot of rain today and rain all day and tomorrow and so-on.This will be a good day to cook, sew and read. I am going to make some giftees to take to Pomeroy and cut some quilt, haven't deceided which one but will probably be a Halloween tabletopper or harvest tabletopper or both.

Cooking will be grilling under the patio cover, bake a cake, make cookies and make a pasta salad. Steve needs to eat. I had the best 0 point dessert last night, 1 cup pumpkin(can) pumpkin pie spices and splenda, put in microwave for 2 minutes, very tastie.

Yesterday was a looooooooooong day, didn't sew, ate left overs, watched football, Houston kicked the Cowgirls butts! and read a new book. Went to bed at 9:30. Problem is we have been home since April and I am ready to roll in the big bus. Had enough being home, Time to go .

Enough yayaya

Katrina revisited, 5 years ago we were boarded up in our home waiting for the storm to hit. It did, I started hearing trees coming down, praying they wouldn"t take our lives and home. They fell in my neighbors yard and took out his Studio, fence etc. I could hear terrible noices but had all the windows covered with 3/4 inch plywood. Trees limbs and debre was hitting my flat roof. No electricity, no air, hot and scared.
It lasted about 12 hours.Lines down and poles just missing, a real war zone, but no flooding in my area. We had to get the chain saws out to clear paths in case of emergency. My son Hank couldn't get out of his area, 40 gaint pine trees were blocking the roads, he had a gaint oak in his big house but had a gas generator for electricity. My younger son had a backhoe and a saw so he was out trying to clear our roard way.I had a battery fan that I wasn't sharing and was checking on neighbors as best as I could get around. Then weeks of heat, mosquito, trying to find food, we hooked a hose to our neighbors and ran their water backwards through our system, Tolets then worked. We cooked for the linemen who ncame from all over the US to help. We cooked the foods from the freezers as they defrosted and feed them in the front yard at night, also took their dirty clothes to Beth's mothers in Baton Rouge and would wash for 243 hours stright taking turns sleeping a few hours. This went on for weeks. Enough!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I won't ever be here in Louisiana when a storm comes in the Gulf. We keep the bus fueled and packed and will roll. I have 45 gaint pine and oak trees that can fall and don"t have 45,000 dollars to take them out so I will not be here.

Hope I gave you a picture of what it was like. We are tuff, I have lived through Betsey in 65, Camille, Katrina, Rita,....NO MORE TO OLD and SMARTER

hugs Patticake

Busy Saturday

The SAINTS won whoohoo!!!! You must know about our football team,New Orleans loves football and we love "Our Boys" I love #88 Shockey that is my bad boy.

We have recycling today, big truck load and we must vote and according to Anita we must change some monkeys!Thanks for that story. We will be going to camping world to get some new step covers and of course free ice cream for Steve. He loves those freebees.

I will hit the library for a new book, or Books A Million as I have finished The Girl Who KIcked the Hornest's Nest. What a read it was. My next Author to try will be Tess Gerritsen and Karin Alvteger.

I will be making some more projects for the Retreat to test and starting to pack my boxes to mail for retreat in Pomeroy Washington on the 14th. Also will be making some more sea creatures for the Oil Spill Quilt and if the weather will cooperate BarBQue some chicken over the weekend.

Quilting areas are in order and house is clean, laundry is done, will have free time, but next weekend grands will be visiting as it is my 68th birthday Friday. I hope a storm doesn't come because since Katrina, I have only had 2 birthdays because Hurricanes have come through here. So keep your fingers crossed.

Hugs Patticake
Keep Smiling

What a day!!

Hello quilting friends, I had a great day! Got the dog washed, had my hair done, nails done and did the laundry. We are going out to dinner with friends and will spent hours talking. I made another sample to take to Pomeroy, I love these quick projects.
Bonnie called Donald is in the hospital so we won't visit on Monday. She is my favorite cousin .Lets pray for Donald.

Hugs Patticake

Another Beautiful Day

Good Morning !!!!!!!!! I have been up since 5:00am and have organized my day. Planned the meals and planned quilting. Think I will make a white Pelican. Steve is out cutting the grass and breakfast is in the oven and toaster, I am having cream of wheat with blueberries and he is having eggs with bagels/cream cheese. That is for a thin man who is recovering and gaining back his weight. My brother will be visiting this morning then after lunch it is off to the quilt shop!!!!!!!!!!!BOM pickup
Have a  great day.

Hugs patticake

Weigh In day at WW

Good morning everybody, I love WEdnesdays, they check me up, how did I do last week! The scale lets me know, I am in the 50ish weight loss category and it feels good.

The Alligator is ready for fancy stitches today and the frog is on the drawing board. I must get these done as my brother Steve is coming for a visit tomorrow. He has several doctor appointments and needs a place to rest inbetween. I will fix him a good lunch as he lives alone with his dog Roxie. She actually got him out of his chair because he has to walk her. GOOD DOG

It is 65 degrees for a short tim,e this morning then back to 95 this afternoon, so Steve cut the grass in the dog yard, not that she goes there. Dixie is a air conditioned dog.

Have a great day!

Hugs Patticake

Weigh In Day

Alligator Day

Today I will be creating this animal for the oil spill quilt. Steve and I will be working in the office today with out budget for the next 6 months. Sounds like fun !!!!! I will be  staying inside another day of heat warning, I am so tried of summer.We planted blueberries yesterday at 7 in the morning to beat the heat.Talked to kathy in Oregon yesterday about the retreat in september, whoohoo can't wait. Have a great day.

Hugs Patticake

A New Week

This is the anniversity of katrina, lots of TV specials on TV. Watched one last night and brought tears ! HBO has a big special on tonight by Spike Lee, watch if you can.

I am going to sew today as we will triple digits of heat, no outsidee activities.

Spoke to Kathy in Oregon last night, nice to catch up and called Annie on Saturday to check on her in Oregon. Called Marge in Washington but didn't reachy her.

Have a great day and Ron and Shirley, wish we were following you guys to the mountains in Col.

Hugs Patticake

Cooking is done

I have finished 2 meatloaves, 2 baked noodle ,meat, cheeses, red sauce and eggplant, 15 baseball size meatballs, breakfast muffins, and  roasted veggies. I am cooking for the week and for a trip in Sept in the RV. Steve is getting better and is hungry so lets fill him up. During the week I will add steamed veggies and salads. Now I have more time to quilt whoohoo.

What a day!!

Yesterday was perfect, went to drop off recycling (wrong day), pants I made, tooooosmall (no belly room), Saints won, and dinner with Tonia and Armond, 2 out of 4 perfect! Steve is feeling better and is hungry so I will be cooking real food for him, 2 Italian dishes one to eat today and one for the motorhome freezer as we will be traveling next month.

This afternoon I will deceide what to pack and mail to washington State for retreat on the 14th I mail quilting stuff to the retreat center so all I carry is my purple backpack on the plane and a book. No luggage worries here.

Have a great day and BB welcome aboard.

Steve and I put an airconditioner in your Daddy's  front window as the big unit died. he and the dog are chillin.

Hugs Patticake

Great day

WhooHoo beautiful saturday. Only 3 weeks till I am in Washinton Satae quilting with my SewNSew Sisters can't wait. Already got projects lined up to mail ahead. hugs patticake

Good Morning Ladies

the retreat is set for May1st-5th 2011 at the Judson retreat center in Jackson Louisiana. I am so excited, how about you? I have heard from several and know of 5 signed up so far WHOOHOO Get on board as we only have 25 spaqces and it is a lot of space.

I am putting together kits of patterns and fabric for you so dream with me.

Hugs Patticake