A Visit from Me At Last

Good evening all,  I have been away a long time. We followed the Durango Trip with a Georgia Trip with a quilt sale before at and after the trip. Lets just say I gave a lot of quilts away. Now I am working on matching twin quilts for a friend of mine. I cut them last night and will make a sample block tomorrow. We are leaving again on Thursday for the Saints facility and then I am following up at a retreat the following week. Soooooooooooooo busy.

I have a teaching position for the first of the year. I will be teaching an inclusion K class for about 3 months. I am looking forward to this as the school is just down the road. I have applied for my old job but I doubt the state of Louisiana will make the necessary arrangement for me to have it. I will take off for the Branson Retreat.

Have a great Thanksgiving Holiday

Hugs Patticake

I Am Still Around

Hello out there, I have been so busy traveling , quilting and doing nothing. I think I have covered everything. August is my catching up with medical appointments and staying inside after all it is Louisiana. Well all is well with the body. It is just old and not so tight. The family is great all working at present and my brothers 's house has been repaired. No leaks at present.

We went on an extended bus vacation for 3 weeks with friends to Durango Colo. what fun we had and I had a surprise birthday party out west. My first ever surprise party. Big 71 years old. who would have guessed. I didn't get to go out west to quilt and I miss my possie girls. Hope to see them soon.

Have a retreat to attend  Nov. 17-21 locally. My big retreat is in Branson in March. WhooHoo. Of course I am quilting up a storm. Steve has joined the hearing again, he got the top of the line aids for both ears and loves them.

Dixie is doing great had a great time traveling.

I promise to post more often.

Hugs Patticake

Happy 4th of July

We had a great day putting my new shelves together in the cottage to display my sewing machines. 2 didn't do it need one more. Next month I will invest in another one. They look so happy, now they each will get a spa day and a good lotion ingestion. I am going to catalog then and sell  3/4 of them. I know WHY WHY ?  It is time I am going to keep about 15 only, my favorites. The entire collection will go on sale as soon as I get them ready. After all how many can you sew on at once? Really!

I am going to sew today and the weekend as everything is done and in order, 12 more machines are in the store room and have to moved to the cottage, they can wait as I lifted many pounds yesterday and my arms are tried. My trunk is full of fabrics and quilt mags to pass on to quilting sisters, that's a another day.

Today is fun stuff, making giftees for the retreat in March

have a great weekend!

Hugs patticake.

Good Evening All

So sorry for our Florida Friends tropical storms are not fun. Take care and keep up with the warnings. We are having some summer storms this evening with lightening and thunder and of course hail and rain. Its summer time, been in the 90's for days and weeks, but after such a wonderful spring, I am not complaining. We will be staying home this summer unless there is a Hurricane coming in at us, at the point we will be on the highway heading to north Texas to visit our friends Ernie and Brenda.for a spell as they say down south.

Saw the foot doctor yesterday, not sure whats up with the foot, trying meds first. Put a spacer between toes and see what happens. He said the cysts is gone, the xrays didn't show it so moving along and will see what happens.

Quilting up a storm, making fabric out of scrapes really very modern stuff. It will probably become a purse in the future. Very "artie". I will put the y-seam quilt together at retreat next week. I am bringing some small quilts to quilt also

Steve is still working with Hank and Mike. Miss Dixie still has the job of  following me around and being in the way. Gotta love her, she is a keeper.

My garden is doing okay we ate our first 10 grape tomatoes this week.  Flowers are blooming and the ferns are crazy every where. I am using container gardening, no in the ground with snakes, I am on concrete.

Have a great life

Hugs Patticake

Day Six

Today is day six of rolling around and not being able to be independent. YUG! This is not me and I have turned my DH into a domestic! Who knew. We go to the doctor today to have the foot dressing changed. It will be wonderful to have this boot thingie off even if it is 10 minutes, try to sleep with it. Don't have a  nightmare blood will fly.heheheee

I have almost finished the binding on quilt number one and have quilt number 2 ready to bind. I sewed on my Animals of Louisiana squares and almost have one finished. I will be cutting a mystery quilt this week from Quilters Club of America called City Streets it takes 6 weeks to complete, lots of time to get it done. New directions each Friday how sweet is that     
 

I'm Back

No I didn't fall off the planet, just got busy teaching and sewing and traveling. We are all fine and am enjoying what life brings each day. Actually glad to wake up every day and have another 24 hours to enjoy.

Steve is working for Big hank every day and so is Mike. Little Hank is home from LSU for the summer and is at SLU in Hammond doing and organic chem class and working for his Dad.

I am sewing with girlfriends, vol. with Habitate and getting stuff organized for a gaint yard sale and a large donation to the resale store. I have to donate some quilts. I have way too many stacked up. I will try to sell some also in Georgia in October.

My brothers house is being redone by habitate, so now it is livable. We help all we could but it just got away from us needing major repair from water damage. It caused structure problems.
   Dixie is doing great, what a wonderful dog, I was so lucky to adopt her!

Nicolus and Naomi
  will be coming for several weeks this summer, they are getting so big and they are so smart in school.  Nic is a war buff at 9 years old. Nay is a fashioneaster are 8 years old. She love shiney stuff to wear. (Just like her MMP)

We have the retreat set for March 2014 on March 23-30th, filled in 45 minutes of posting. My girls love a good time, and off course it in is Branson.

HUgs
Patticake

Another Boring Day

I don't sit well!!!!! Did we know this???? I have projects planned for several weeks but they are now doing it for me. Poor Steve has never had to take care of me before and he is pooped. Too much to take care of, welcome to my world. By the end of next week he will have to learn to cook or it will be take out. I planned 2 weeks of meals and then it is up to him.

Foot feels ok not a problem, it is not being able to walk is the PROBLEM. Ok enough of the wining!

I will be alone today as he needs a break to work on my car. Lets see how that works out.

Hugs,

Patticake

ps Lorie dropped off 5 boxes of fabric, somebodies stash, so I asked my friend to come pick it up. Christmas

Home from the Hospital

Well surgery was a breeze, stayed awake took a foot block instead of the knock out your brain stuff. What is not a breeze is not being able to weight bare on the foot. I am not a sit down stay in bed sort of girl. Steve has been the step and fetch guy and he says being the mama is hard work...hahaha I just said REALLY???? The dog is really confused as to who to listen to, she is coping well.We will run out of prepared food tomorrow so we will see if he can cook or will it be caring in.

Mt schedule consists of basin bath, roll to the front, breakfast, roll to the computer, roll to the sofa, tv, quilt, read, sew stare at the ceiling, roll to the kitchen, lunch, repeat the above. My My this is thrilling.

Monday at 2 pm the doctor will change the bandage and check the pin in the second toe and the incision on the big toe. Will I ever do this again, probably not, no pain to speak of just a real sit down, lay down do nothing for several to 3 weeks. This girl has toooooooooooooo much energy for this, hope I never have any thing major. I have been so lucky in life with my health. I know what goes in in the food line and what this body needs so far. Thank GOD I saw the light 30 years ago and stopped smoking and hit the blacktop walking.

The rant is over and have a great day!

Hugs Patticake 

Good Morning All Lets Catch Up!

It is a rainy cold day in Louisiana. A great day for sewing, cooking and cleaning. Lets start with sewing and cooking and if there is time left cleaning. I have 2 big quilts that need their bindings finished, a tabletopper that needs appliques finished and work on my Louisiana swamp animals. there is always more organizing of my endless pattern collection.

Little Hank is still mending from his surgery but is back at LSU and is doing well. It was nice nursing him back to health. We watched every Harry Potter movie made and then some.

I am having foot surgery tomorrow and am not looking forward to it, 3-4 weeks recovery. Hand work is on the menu.

Today I will cook for the week as Steve doesn't cook and I will want to eat. Great planning.

Will keep you up to date.


Hugs patticake

Nice Day

Good evening all! What a great day, Steve and I had our teeth cleaned today for our anniversity. You know you are getting old when the high light of your morning is teeth cleaning. We were married 48 years ago today. whoohoo

I had the pleasure of speaking with cousin Bonnie today and will try to visit her next Tuesday. Spoke with Robbie in Oregon ,was so nice we talked our ears off. We  went to supper with little Hank and Big Hank, very nice. Steve and I went to lunch at the cafe, enjoyed seeing our townies.

Can you believe that Steve and I gave each other the same card, what are the odds of that.

I am sitting with Little Hank tomorrow and Friday, we are going to watch movies all day, what fun.

have a great day!


Hugs Patticake

ps lost 2.8 lbs 

Lets Catch Up

Good morning all, no I didn't fall off a cliff, life just got tight.Hank's surgery went fine he is at Emily's tring to get on his feet. He gets the stitches removed from his inner cheek tomorrow and they will take the packing out of his nose. He is such a sweetie young man. The doctor will see him every six months to make sure it doesn't come back. He will come back to his Dad's this week and then back to school.

I have 2 big quilts at the quilter's and have made 12 name tags for my backpacks, love doing little sewing thingies and love backpacks.Who knew! I am going to machine quilt a quilt today that has been hanging around for several years. I am beading the flowers on this quilt. This spring I am going to attemp painting a sewing machine, guess what color.....screaming royal PURPLE. What a surprise.!!!!!

I made my spring list of things to do. I will lean out my sewing machines and will donate fabric. I will set up the cottage a little different with room for someone to sew with me out there. I am going to clean my favorite 10 machines and will go through my mags and pull out patterns I want to keep and pass on the rest.

The veggie container garden will be set up as soon as my foot surgery is complete. Don't have a date yet but it will be soon as I have been cleared for it. Raking  is always a problem as my upper arm strengh is a little lacking and as my friend Sheryl stated "I am a girl afterall."

Today I am not leaving the house as it stormed all night and will rain again today , staying in sewing etc. Cooked yesterday for the week so I am good.


Hugs

Patticake

This What Is Happening In My World

I am not working this week, trying to get everything ready for the Rally for Mardi Gras. We are dealing with an unexpected issue at the moment. My 19 year ols grandson little Hank has be diagnosed withJuvenile Angiofribroma. This is a rather large tumor in the sinus passage that is 4cm.by 3.6cm in size. This is extremely dangerous as is the brain surgery. This will be happening shortly. We are all basket cases at the moment, we so love our little premed LSU honor student. It will be performed in Baton Rouge Louisiana.Please pray for my sweet young man. The dangers are many. His name is Hank Allen Gureasko.

I will be with him as will the entire family.


Hugs Patticake

A Quiet Day

Hello to all and a Happy New Year. I have been home now for 2 weeks and you would be surprised how much you can get done when you organize your activities. I have completed cleaned and sorted the house, why you ask, so I can have a lot of sewing time. I can only work 10 more days till August 1 , 2013. A stupid law that affects some retirees. It has nothing to do with social security which I don't receive. But enough of that.

We have had a wonderful Christmas Holiday and had a wonderful 2 weeks in Texas visiting with friends. The entire family was here which is all 9 of us including grand children. Spent the entire day wednesday with little 6 foot Hank , home from LSU. What a treat that was, miss him sooooooooooo much. He is 45 minutes down the road in Baton Rouge but is a pre med student and is extremely busy so we have to visit on extended holiday. I only saw Nicolas and Naomi a few times as the since their visit was short. Their quilts came out great and of course they loved them since MMP made them!

Cousin Bonnie's daddy is in the last stages of life, probably 48 hours to go, he is # 15 in a line of 17 children with only Aunt Clare and Uncle Leo going to be left. Uncle Lou is 95 years old.  We pray his soul slips easily on.

I have 2 UFO's to work on then it is a queen size for Melissa. Thats my plan and I am sticking with it!

New Years Resolution Stay with my WW program and complete it by 2014. Add some movement each day.

Hugs Patticake