Rocket In My Pocket

Cut wood for 4 hours yesterday and thought I would be sore today, not so, walked with ease. WHOOHOO  Thank goodness, monday are usually a killer. Maybe I have made the turnaround..Just spoke with my friens Steph in Pendleton Oregon, am really missing my sewnsew sisters. We are going to spend a week together in July in Sisters at the Quilt Show Whoohoo!!!!

I cleaned the freezers this morning and did the laundry and will call it a day of house work. Going to buy a printer this morning and do some shopping, then it is fabric cutting time. I will cut the quilts I will do at retreat and bag them up. Tomorrow I will cut wood and work in the cottage getting door prizes ready for Retreat.

My new sewing area in the house is soooooooooo kool, thanks Michael for  cutting and finishing my new 8 foot working area. That son is fab.

I will be cooking later today for the week, thats my way of doing it, over and done.

Hugs Patticake

Busy Day

Well just got up from a nap, I love being retired. Got up at 5am and took a quilting lesson on Craftey.com for free, love free stuff. They have a free block of the month demo, nice site, try it. Mike my youngest son built me a 8foot by 28 inch work counter, big Bernina Embroy machine sits on one end and computer area on the other end and a great open work space in the middle. My Elna Pro Quilting Queen is angled in on a 90 degre angle. At one end is a 9 drawer tower with all quilting tools, fabric and patterns workig on at present. Parrelling the elna is the nice cutting table with the ironing area.

Will check in later, Fran just walked in.


Hugs patticake

Busy Monday

Sewed at 5am, walked at 6:30am, ate breakfast at 7:30, laundry on , tablecloth changed, orded meds for both of us(old people stuff), checked email and bloging! It is now 8:30am. Having lunch with my brother at 11:30 at Cracker Barrel and then more sewing.

What a football day yesterday was, Barbara;s team the Pats won and all I cared about was SF losing and they did, thats because they beat the Saints. Now we have a great Superbowl game to watch. WHOOHOO
 I lovvvvvvvvvvve football.

The retreat is tighten up and closed . We have reached our 22 limit. Can't wait, loade3d a carton with door prizes yesterday and Mike cut a bad *** 8 foot countertop for my embroy. machine finally I can keep it set up in the house. My new Elna 7300 is a dream, love her!

I am still cutting  up Jeans scraps for Bonnie and making blocks for her to sew together. Really kool blocks. I love strip blocks, all that fabic I have and I play with scraps. Who Knew ?????

My knees are burning today all that wood splitting yesterday, taking the day off today. Just sewing.

Hugs Patticake

Oh Happy Day

Walked at dawn, what a great time of day. Cleande the entire Kitchen even steamed the floor, yesterday the utility/pantry cleaned top to bottom, what bug have I gotten? The cleaning bug because I am finally home for a while. Tomorrow it the the bathrooms, yug, yug! I an going to drop denture tablets in the tiolets and soak them for an hour or two, suppose to clean them right up. Will post results.

Will be cutting several quilts that I will be taking to Branson Retreat today, love it when I have a plan. Right now I have to haul the furniture back to the kitchen and you know I have furniture, lots of it. Dixie ahd stayed in her cave while I am cleaning, she doesn't like the noise of the machines.

Will let you know how WW does tomorrow, last week 3.6 lbs gone WHOHOO!

Hugs patticake

Blue Monday

My boys lost! Barbara your boys won, what a girl to do??? Great games and am looking forward to the rest of the playoffs. We split wood all week end and will be splitting for a month. We have some much wood this year and next.In the middle of all this work we had to buy a new log splitter at Lowes, 27 ton baby and does she take care of big logs, yea in deed she goes, BIG BIRTHA has earned the title, YES I CAN!

It is glommie outside this morning, got up ready to walk and realized the REc Center is closed it is a holiday, poop! I really like walking first thing in the morning, guess I will have to quilt instead. I am finishing a quilt for my little Lucy, Mell youngest. Mell keeps my hair cut and nails done.

have a great day!

Hugs Patticake

GO SAINTS

Well another week flew by, amazing how time flies when you are older. Did I say that? I have walked 5 days this week and am very happy with myself. Feeling wonderful and am sleeping better. Exersise works but it is hard to get in the swing of things, but I am there. Big Hank and I will bump up our distance next Monday.

I pinned  little Lucy's quilt and started machine quilting it this afternoon. Will recycle tomorrow morning and then cut work the rest of the weekend so quilt will wait for some free time.  Our wood stove is not drawing as it should, next warm spell we will take ithe pipe down and realign it. Dixie got new beds today and the old ones will be recycled.

Armond and Tayna will come over for the game tomorrow and I am making chili and hotdogs, king cake and chips and dip. Sounds like a plan.

Hugs Patticake 

LSU-LSU-GREAUX TIGERS

Well New Orleans is rocking and has been for a week! So many fun things going on, Saints, Sugar Bowl, BCS National Game OMG, whats a girl to do, have fun and then more fun. Steve and I have split wood for several days for like 30 minute sessions, toooooooooooo old for the all day stuff. Bills paid, house and laundry done so quilting will be my main topic for the rest of the week.

I have the Queen Bees and the Busy Bee  meetings this week  and I walked 1/2 mile this morning with Big hank at the rec. center, a nice indoor track with a great floor. I will walk with him 3 days a week and 2 days with Steve if I can get him up and going. We walked for 20 minutes, 7laps around with 12 being a mile.Whohoo for me!

Winter hasn't really started here yet 4 cold days all total, we will probably gets some in a few weeks.


Hugs

Patticake

GREAUX SAINTS

WOW what a game, sent the Lions home with there tails between their legs !SO SORRY Detroit fans, DAT is how it is New Orleans! Thanks Barbara ib Spokane for your support, know I can count on you. Gearing up for games today, 2 to watch and then tomorrow is the game of the season, as LSU beats the crap out of Alabama and sends Nick home with the Alabama team wondering what happened. SUPPORT SUPPORT!!!!

I will be sewing as I watch the games, making a scrapy purple flannel quilt for 7 year old Lucy, my hairdressers little sweet girl. I will also be thinking about my giftees for retreat.  I know what to make just have to try a proatype or examble. Time is marching on GATTA get ready.

Renee and John are on her way back to Texas with a really big Saints win as we move toward the SuperBowl! They have been parked in the facility for 3 weeks, way to go team and thanks again to both of you for everything.

Don't have to cook today ,have many choices in the frig already cooked and on program. WhoHoo!!!!!! I start me walking program tomorroe at the track, the only way to boost my weight lost. Let you know how they works.

HUgs Patticake

Another Day in Paradise

WW was not bad considering I was in the bus living like a ROCK STAR for 18 days, eating at the very Now back to the program and will be finished by next Christmas. I will be adding an exercise program 4 days a week, Oh I hate to sweat, but have to do it.

I will be working on the Retreat in Branson with Linda and getting that shaped up. WE have around 21 coming and that is a good number. I think that is the cut off number. I have such a good feeling about the retreat. I am working on the list of what needs to be done and will send it to Linda for her imput. We are going to have a WONDERFUL time.

Have a great day!

Love patticake

HAPPY NEW YEAR

Happy New Year to all! We are still at the Saints facility for another game with serveral new coaches. Tony and Joyce left for home on Wednesday and 3 new Lonestar Birds folks came rolling in. We have eaten at some super restaurants this week. I am really ready to get back to my really smart eating program.

We will be leaving for the game at 9 this morning and will be back about 5pm and then leaving for home tomorrow. We will be home for a long period of time. We have been in the bus 18 days during December so home will  be nice to get back to. I need to take Christmas down.hehe and start getting ready for RETREAT March 24th-31st in Branson Mo..

I am ready to cut some new quilts. Bought 5 new quilt batts at the quilt shop in Lakeveiw, New Orleans this week so I am ready.


Hugs

Patticake