I need to add a room onto the house

This is a folding table I have that is about 3.5 feet long. It is full to the hilt. Some of this some of that. Much of it is in stages of working or about finished to needs quilting.

You could ask my family when I was a kid I was a mess. I was personally clean and dressed well, but I left piles. After my sister moved out there was two beds in my room and one was piled high with stuff.

Pack rat might be a good name, but when I get in the mood to get rid of things look out. The rest of my house isn't that bad believe me.

I thought I would have felt better this Fall I would have had more finished. Well that didn't happen. So  here I am trying to sort through the piles and find pieces to finish things. I thought I kept things together, but I guess not.

No goals or resolutions were made because I never keep them. One that quietly I have kept to myself was get healthier. I have lost almost 35 lbs. Which is a chunk of weight. I do feel better in that regard. I loose  much more will have to invest in some new clothes. They are pretty baggy on me.

Hope your days are productive. Chris

Happy New Year on and all

This was Christmas Eve. She went in to take a nap with Daddy and had a sippy cup. She got it to leak and put apple juice all over her bangs. She was Two in Oct. 

The 3 1/2 year old took pictures with my camera and got this one of me. Not to bad for a 3 1/2 year old centering and taking pictures. Maybe a camera will be in her future. 

Last night well afternoon I decided to go in a stitch something. I had the Lozenges quilt top in the works and several were cut and some needed pressing so I got to use my new iron. I worked at it for about an hour and then ran out of a bobbin. Plus supper needed starting. 

Here are a few of the blocks. 2.5 X 5.5 inch blocks with 1.5 inch corners squares sewn at an angle and trim the back side off. Simple, but you can use up a lot of scraps. 

Here are several rows sewn together. It is colorful. I chose many black corner prints to make more variety to the top. 

Here are some of the intersections. Once in a while a couple of the same print meet up, It is going to be a utility quilt so I don't go crazy over it. 

Each day is a little better, but I am struggling with getting strength back in my legs. To cold to walk outside and 5 miles to the mall to walk in a controlled area. They don't like "Mall Walkers" They say they detract from the shoppers experience in the Mall. 

I hope everyone has a great and prosperous New Year. Chris

Almost New Year

Been a bad year for me. no sewing get up and go. No finishes other than the house and yard. Which that took a long time. Illness that is righting itself, but hey that has taken longer than I cared for.

The one good thing is waiting on baby. She has been stubborn and not ready to show up yet. It will happen when she is ready.

I hope the new year will be good for all of you . I am going to start purging old pots and pans and getting things ready for taxes. That will be upon us before we know it. Also In all the house upheaval I have misplaced my blank checks. Gotta find them or order some new and then I will find them. Just little things.

No resolutions and no goals. I never meet them. Just try and be a nice person. Chris

Merry Christmas

So much was going on yesterday I didn't get any pictures taken at all. They all got here and we continued to cook until about 1 pm.

7 pizzas and cheesy garlic bread and a big pasta dish. Lots of leftovers for them to take home. The cleanup came and I was wore out. I was up cooking at 5:30am in the morning.

Everyone was real happy with what they got and they had leftovers to feed their families today also. But my oldest Granddaughter decided she wasn't loved and she moved out of her Dad's house. Destroyed us all. Dad fought in court for years and My husband and I have bent over backwards to help. 17 years old and the boyfriend means more to her than her family. He is in the service and not around.

We are walking in a bad dream right now. She is so close to being 18 and on her own it is scary.

So I am not sure what will happen today. I need to find something to keep me busy. Hope you are having  great Christmas. Chris

Will wonders never sees

 I did some hand work. I started to want to do something again. These are hexies that are 1/2 inch on each side. If I make several of these to this stage them I have something to add to my larger piece.

I will get the rest of this one done tonight. They have to have a row of them in the  tan around them to be the smaller flowers in the design I am doing. 

We got packages wrapped today, Groceries bought yesterday, run to the bank and I even went out and got my hair cut. So things are starting to fall into place. I will prep tomorrow for the pizzas.

I make an Italian bread recipe and use it for the crust. Then I also use it for the Italian loaves, but I cut them and add garlic butter with Mozzarella Cheese and place in the oven for the cheese to melt. The kids love it. We are eating about noon. 

Tomorrow I have some picking up to do and then it will be ready to get up and do my baking Sat. morning. 

Hope everyone has a Merry Christmas and Happy Hanukkah.  Chris

Little Miss tattle tail can't go shopping anymore

Autumn can't go Christmas shopping anymore because she goes home and tells everyone what was bought for them. So she came to Grandma's house to play by herself.  So we got the computer out and played on Nik Jr. 

She plays games on tablets and phones.  but the computer is a little different. She was so wide eyed soaking it all up. She was using the wireless mouse. She needs help yet, but it won't take long. 

They are like a sponge at this age. Chris

I want, I want, I want

This morning up early. Just couldn't lay there anymore. I think I had a dream and it woke me up.

I have gotten catalogs for sewing products n the mail of late. Also looking at Pinterest I have sen things and I keep think I want that.H--L I don't use what I have. LOL

What I need is motivation. I think I have come up with an idea for Summer stitching on the porch. That would be for hexies. Most of the day it is in the shade, but gets a good breeze.

Yesterday it occurred to me that I need to get my behind working again. Not out of the house, but with the housework and quilting and sewing I need to get done.

I have lost almost 30 lbs since being ill and I need to work on some alterations to a few things I can wear for awhile.

Off to make another cup of coffee and also to see if I can get a jacket zipper put into a coat for one of the girls. I hate jacket and coat zippers. Chris