What a Woman????

That cord of wood, I just unloaded and stacked half of it. It is going to rain so we have to get it under cover. Will do the rest when I get back from the dentist this afternoon. Having a cleaning and a cavity filled.

Went to WW stayed the same, not bad for the holidays! Will make meatballs tomorrow and bake a cake for Andrew, Jean's Husband who we are having Christmas dinner with at 6pm. She is a great cook.

I plan on sewing this evening instead of going to bed at 8pm like I did last night. (Long night)I haVE TO GET ARMAND AND TONIA's gifts and angel food cake to them, might have to make a quick run to Folson.

I will be cleaning house tomorrow after having my hair and nails done at 9am, red velvert cake will be delivered tomorrow evening and trays will be picked up on Friday morning.DONE DONE DONE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Merry Christmas to all

Hugs Patticake

PS Barbara , hows that wrapping center working for you,worked great for me!!

Picked up a Cord of Firewood 4x4x16 feet

Got it home left it on the trailor covered for another day. The old gray mare ani't what she used to be!!! Had a great day made bookmarkers today to go with the books I am giving for Christmas. The pattern was in the Quilting Arts Christmas issue. I am going to make everything in that book. Love it!!!!

Yes Barbara you "P"'s are doing great and the Ravens were too much for us, now we play the best of the best this weekend Atlanta. I can only pray for this one. We need Chris Ivory back and healthy.

Worked on the retreat today that is the first week in May. Should be nice.
Steve worked at Hank's today and little Hank stopped for a visit, I am going to miss that boy when he is at LSU next fall. I will just have understand 18 is sort of big for a baby, but he will always be my baby.

The first week in January I am going to live at the cottage, getting rid of UFO's and sorting fabric and getting rid of somethings that I don't use and will never do. Hold me to that Linda Miller.

Hugs Patticake

Who Dat, Who Dat Game Day Down With the Ravens

Slept great all night!! What a joy at this age.Bonnie got back from Florida she called last night to thank me for all the stuff I hauled to her house yesterday as I won't have time this week. I took lunch to her husband yesterday and we had a great visit.. His cancer treatments are having a toll on him, he is frail but he enjoyed his Popeyes for lunch. It was a wonderful visit.

I am finished with everything for Christmas so I will tidy up the house this week and cut fabric for several mystery quilts and next week will be cottage week if the kiddies aren't here. UFO's Linda to keep or give away, nothing like a clean slate for a new year. heheheeee

Retreat will be at my house this coming year in April and the Microltel in Ponchatoula. We don't have enough for the retreat center, maybe next year we will. I have plenty of sewing room and we can cook and haul in food, life is easy when you quilt with your "sistas".

Everything Christmas this year, all quilts will be Christmas Fabrics or Christmas colors. I will be selling them in Georgia in October!!!That makes choosing fabric really easy. My NYE mystery will be, guess what colors red, green and white. I am so easy!!!!!

I am cutting doll bodys today, they are from The Quilting Arts Mag for December, I am enlarging them a little.Will let you guys know how they work out.

Cooking eggplant dressing today, just love that veggie, could eat it everyday, strange have eaten tomato soup for lunch all week, can't get enough, probably didn't eat enough tomatoes this summer!!!!

Have a great day!

Hugs Patticake

Good Morning Sistas

I am dressed and ready for aQueen Bee Quilting Party I slept 8 hours without getting up what a feat that is for me!!!! Feel really great, dressed in really nice clothes and had a WW breakfast, got my gift and swap fat quarters ready. Have to pick up rolls, mayo and mustard, while I am there I will pick up stuff for lasagner for Christmas Eve and for Tonia and Armand. She needs a little help, she is his nurse, therapist and wound care specialist at home. He is improving really slowly, really slowly.Prayers are needed so spread it on your prayer circles.

Wrapped the last gift yesterday and am now working on Christmas cards, trying to get them done for Sunday. Got a really great deal on a camera for big Hank at Kodak.com, saved 100 dollars. I am all about saving, the coupon Queen here.

I am ready for the kids coming next week, got the cookie stuff ready and will get the doll patterns ready, girl and boy dolls of course. Hello out in the frozen north west, have made up my mind am flying for Sisters fuel is toooooooooooo high for the bus. Steph I can't wait for July. I am ready to come. I will be looking for a TICKET early on, flying into Redmond
and flying out of who knows????? May stay a few extra days.

Are you smiling girls????

Merry Christmas

Hugs Patticake

Finally Back Home

What a great winter vacation we had in Texas. We now know that we can live in 40 feet and still remain friends. We had such a great visit with friends that we have made plans for another extended vacation this coming year.

I wrapped all the Christmas presents today and they are under the tree. Planned the menu for Christmas Eve and made soup!!!!!!!!!! Tomorrow is WW and I am excited about weigh-in.Thursday is Queen Bee's Party Whoohoo.

Update on Armand, went to see him yesterday, looks thin , no desire to eat, and wounds are not healing well, Tonia is working her butt off. I will help her as much as she lets me.

I am going to tie up all ends as I will have Nicolas and Naomi next week so stay tuned>

Hugs patticake

Good Morning Ladies

Another great day in Texas!!!!!! had a great leftover dinner of turkey and dressing with Tony and Joyce last night. The coach is clean and we have a mountain of laundry to do. We will stay in Texas until Friday then we will head home and arrive on Saturday. Dixie has been a great traveler and earned a new bed and halter, of course it is hot pink for a "rocking Girl".

We sent Al Johnson to Tania and Armand's to check buses, good thing some were not working. That would have been a really BAD thing. We are looking forward to seeing our buddies on Sunday. I am missing my kiddoes also. We have had comments on the texts and facebook.

I have to wrap my gifts when I get home and sit back and plan our Christmas party for my family on Christmas Eve. I have a quilting party next Thursday and have to remember to bring rolls and breads and a gift.
Also next week is a day of beauty, I will need it, my hair which is naturally wild and really lived up to its nature, WILD and WOOLly. Is that me??????????????

Hugs Patticake

Moving On

Well, hello all! We have spent a wonderful week in North Texas with our LonestarBird buddies, what a hoot, great week.We will be moving to south Texas this morning and will be staying with Tony and Joyce in San Markas near San Antonio till next Friday and then we will be on the way home.

Finished the quilt project yesterday with the most anal people I have every worked with. Sew, resew over and over all day long to put 16 blocks together. I put Joyces' together in 30 minutes.Will I ever do this again, do you have to ask! NO WAY. I am a quilter who can make adjustments at the needle and plan on staying that way. Love these gals but got a headache which I don't usually get.

Well alls good and I have to pack the bus for rolling.

Hugs Patticake