Weeks 32 and 33

I skipped a week. Sorry about that. I could say that I’ve been extremely busy and blame it on a number of things; but unfortunately, I’m a believer that if you really want to do something, you will find the time. So I guess the truth is, I just put it off. I’m telling ya, I’m the queen of procrastination!!!

But I’m here now to catch you up on the last two weeks. My life is pretty common and dull most of the time. We’re empty nesters you know and, except for my job, I rarely get out of the house. Consequently, there’s not much to talk about except our daily, boring, routine of life. However, my mother once told me that I could write some of the most interesting letters when I start out by saying, “Not much happened around here this week.” I guess I do tend to ramble on…….

We’re getting a much-needed rain today. It’s been soooo dry and H-O-T the last few weeks. Kind of like August-time in the summer. (Oh, wait, it IS August!) It started raining last night and we have over two and a half inches in the rain gauge right now.

According to the radar, however, the rain is leaving our area. But, thank you kind heavens for the rain we got. Everything sure needed that drink! Hubby’s been pouring the drips from our air conditioner on my flowers and plants to help them stay alive during this dry spell. Boy, it’s amazing how much water comes out of the air in our home! It’s several buckets a day!

Well, enough rambling….maybe. I should continue….

After I got all my crafts back from the Fair, I took all the tags and ribbons off and put the crafts away. Some went into a container to be saved for gift-giving at the appropiate time, and some of the crafts went to their place in our home for our own use. The ribbons and tags will go into my scrapbook along with the pictures I took of them with their ribbons attached. This is my second scrapbook of ribbons and it’s almost half full! It’s fun to go back over the years and remember what all I’ve made and entered into the Fair. It’s been A LOT!

I’m still on a mission to get some of the thousands(?) of craft kits done that I’ve accumulated over the years. I’ve already mentioned that I was working up some of the kits that I dragged out of the closet. Well those kits are still spread out in the sewing room. I’m afraid that if I put them back in the closet, they won’t get done. You know, “out of sight, out of mind”.
 
“Willie’s” still on the worktable.

But, being in cross-stitch, he’s taking a while. So I’ve been working on some little kits in between just to get one finished and feel like I’ve accomplished something. That’s such a good feeling knowing that one more kit is out of the way!

This is a set of coasters in plastic canvas. I’ve worked on it in the evenings in front of the tv. It’s not that I watch a lot of tv, I don’t. But we rent a lot of movies and watch one almost every evening. Plastic canvas is good to work on then because it doesn’t take a lot of concentration. 

After I finished the coasters, I picked up another kit in plastic canvas. It’s a snowman bookmark.  Again, this was a quick kit and I’ve already completed it. This would be something to make more of and include them in Christmas cards.

It’s really cute, don’t you think?

Besides working in my sewing room, I’ve had to work a lot of days this last week. I’ve had to work in place of the regular guy because they had him working somewhere else. Then he came up with another job and is leaving us, (good for him!!), so I’ll be working his hours during the day until they find another person to take his place. (NO, it’s not going to be me! It’s hard enough for me to get up at 3 am two mornings a week not to mention doing that five mornings a week!)  That really wears me out for the rest of the day. I get off at 2:00 in the afternoon, but I’m so tired that I can’t make myself do anything around the house. Then I’m in bed by 8 pm, so there goes our movie time!

My friend and I had our lunch date this week again. We only do this once a month. I can’t believe how fast a month can go! We talked quilting again. I have the rest of the material to finish my green quilt, but I have to cut the strips for it, and I’ve never done that before, and I tend to procrastinate something when I’ve never done it before. I know she’s just itching to show me how to use her quilting machine and see me finish my quilt. I REALLY need to make myself get started on cutting the strips. I KNOW that when I get started on it, I’ll enjoy working on it and I’ll get excited about getting to use her quilting machine and get it finished. Ahhhhh, it’s just getting started that’s the hardest part!

On my day off this week, I got to spend it with my four oldest grandsons. The two that live in Jeff City was spending the week here with their dad. I begged for a day with them to take them to the movies. We went by and picked up the two grandsons that live here, and off to the movies we go. They all get along so good together. We saw “The Simpson” movie. It was really funny, but it’s mostly adult humor. I’m not sure the two younger ones “got” some of it. It was pretty violent for a cartoon, too. They’re all old enough to know that it’s only make-believe, though.

I bought them shakes and popcorn and took them for a root beer afterward. We all had a nice time. I love to spoil my grandsons!! I understand that they all spent the night together with #1 daughter the next night. I wonder how late they stayed up!?!

That just about brings you up-to-date until next week. Have a great week and keep cranking out those craft projects!