Well if it isn't the most GOrGEoUS Sunday that I have seen in a looong time!
We've been having a bout of winter unlike what we normally have here in North Texas along the Red River and for me, it's been a very welcome change, I really loathe the heat here.
I managed to kill yet another sewing machine, hence the new profile pic, compliments of hubby lol! Refunds are due soon and that means repairs and hopefully an additional, upgraded machine for me! I have a LOT of UFOs to complete and I am anxious to get to them as well as start new projects with gorgeous fabrics and patterns that I've found. Can you tell I am totally and completely besotted with quilting as well as seriously addicted?
No new horsey, yet but hopefully that will be resolved this year too, as well as some extended time away trying for the entire month of August, as it is just too hot to be here in Texas at that time. But, if it doesn't work out then I'll do like every other respectable Texan, hybernate lol!
Hope you're all enjoying a wonderful Sunday, too.
As always, *HUGS* and plenny Alohas!
Sunday, January 20, 2013
Thursday, January 3, 2013
Internet Connection Frustration
Being without internet since last Friday, I think it was, is just CRAZY frustrating! We live out in the country, just on the edge of town, but apparently, the "town" we live in is a mixture of both above and below ground cabling, so, when it rains, we loose connection .. *rolling eyes*. Then, yesterday, the Technician is finally able to come out and fix our prob, he discovers 100s of errors in the lines we're connected to and patches us to a new connection, only leaving a "few" errors. *rolling eyes again*
These "few" errors leave me unable to connect to my beloved Missouri Star Quilt Company's website, in parts. I can't get to the quilt shop (probably a good thing lol!) but I CAN connect to the daily deal (again, probably a good thing). I CAN connect to the blog, but I can NOT connect to the Forum/Community ... ARRGH! I was having fun reconnecting with all of my friends from that board! I remembered also why I quit going on the forum ... SERVER ISSUES! AAARRRGH! LOL! Apparently, their server and mine do NOT like each other ... and "I" am the one (the customer) who gets to suffer the brunt of it all ... what a big bummer :/
So, if any of you are reading this and can, would you please let my friends on the Forum know what's happened to me and why I'm not there? LOL!
The wonders of technology. It's like a drug, get you hooked then you can't do without and omg the withdrawals if you can't get any! I feel like some junkie in a movie!
Ultimately, yes, we're switching back to cable internet coz this AT&T 768 crap is for the BIRDS!
UGH!
These "few" errors leave me unable to connect to my beloved Missouri Star Quilt Company's website, in parts. I can't get to the quilt shop (probably a good thing lol!) but I CAN connect to the daily deal (again, probably a good thing). I CAN connect to the blog, but I can NOT connect to the Forum/Community ... ARRGH! I was having fun reconnecting with all of my friends from that board! I remembered also why I quit going on the forum ... SERVER ISSUES! AAARRRGH! LOL! Apparently, their server and mine do NOT like each other ... and "I" am the one (the customer) who gets to suffer the brunt of it all ... what a big bummer :/
So, if any of you are reading this and can, would you please let my friends on the Forum know what's happened to me and why I'm not there? LOL!
The wonders of technology. It's like a drug, get you hooked then you can't do without and omg the withdrawals if you can't get any! I feel like some junkie in a movie!
Ultimately, yes, we're switching back to cable internet coz this AT&T 768 crap is for the BIRDS!
UGH!
Sunday, December 30, 2012
I'm BAAAAACK!
Hell-O Friendly Bloggers!
My, my, my where does the time go? I haven't posted since FEBRUARY and it's now DECEMBER?! WHOA! LOL!
Well, get a wonderful cup of coffee or tea, grab your glasses and a comfy seat and I'll write a novel updating you LOL!
Let's see, we'll start with the horse, then my knee, then my diabetes and Vegetable-tarian lifestyle change and that should catch you up lol!
In February I purchased a wonderful gelding, dead-broke to the trail, a black Tennessee Walking horse, unregistered. The perfect size and nothing but trail miles and mostly, smooooth as glass! OH I was so excited and happy that my search for my FTB (Forever Trailriding Buddy) was finally over after almost 4 years of searching, yay! We were to meet for delivery as he was 18 hours away in the "Hollars" of Eastern Kentucky, and I was still suffering from my torn meniscus so much so that I could not make such a long drive w/o having to get out and stop to relax and stretch my excruciatingly painful knee that also only allowed me to sleep 2-3 hours a night at this point. So, since they offered delivery for a fee, I accepted as I also purchased a trailer from them, used yes, but with a new paint job it would suit my purposes and make the 1000 mile journey and had several 1000 miles of life left in it. It was to cost me a $50 hotel fee since they (two of them traveling together the Deputy Sheriff and his Wife and they are my age and younger, respectively), would need to spend the night making an 8 hour trip and their gas and no more. I thought that very reasonable.
Well, the first trip, the first week of March, was cancelled due to them having to absolutely attend their only grandchild, to-date, his second birthday party since they missed last year's due to "delivering horses". We rescheduled for 2 weeks later.
That meeting, I was the one to cancel as my van died while hubby was at the Mega-lo-Mart with it. Repairs and back in action a week later had us rescheduled for another 3 weeks later for our meeting and picking up my horse and trailer.
Two days before the next meet, my trailer still wasn't painted, even though it was only to take one weekend, back when I made it's purchase, along w/the horse.
So, they asked for another MONTH ... what choice did I have? I've paid in full for horse, $1500 and trailer $650 plus a new paint job for it, $200. So, I waited ... another month. It's now the middle of May.
The trailer finally gets painted and we schedule to meet, now mind you I have friends whom I have to stay with along the way making an overnight stay, as they [the Deputy Sheriff and his Wife] are expecting ME to drive, knowing I was a newly diagnosed diabetic and struggling with my torn meniscus and can't make an 18 hour drive by myself anymore. Again, they reschedule as he had some meeting that he could not get out of. Allthewhile, I've asked for pics of their trail rides they were going on and taking my horse to keep him conditioned and legged-up, but Monday would roll around and I would call as I had not received pics and the answer would be, "Oh, we ended up delivering horses, sorry." or the most common one, "On no prob, we'll go right outside and get pics of that horse and trailer for you, they're just right outside, I'm looking at both through the window right now!" Waiting on pics via email and nothing which would lead to a call the next morning with a response of, "Well, we just got too busy with showing horses that it got dark on us too fast". All of which I was willing to believe because they sounded very sincere and after all, he was a Deputy Sheriff and, his, "word means everything in this business, and he'll stake his badge on it". *shrugging*
After receiving yet another request to reschedule meeting to deliver my horse, which they now admit they were reluctant to do because it would cost them TWO day's "business", due to having to travel, spend the night and then return another 8 hours drive back, even though they are only driving a mid-sized SUV and have TWO drivers and I am by myself, I said, "This just isn't working out. Would you refund my money minus a $500 fee for taking him off the market?" They had agreed to, "Not ever charge you board because you're our BEST customer and hay doesn't cost me anything because I have a hay farm". The answer to refunding me was, "Well, we can't do that." To which I responded, "Well can you sell him then? I mean you SAID at the time I purchased him, that you had several calls for him and that he was worth $2500"? Hesitation and then an, "Okay, but he's a really good horse! and what about the trailer?" I said, "Please sell it, too". They ask, "How much are you wanting?" I said, "Only what I paid". I even offered them a fee! I agreed that they could have any amount they got over $1200 for the horse and $700 for the trailer.
Then another few months of not listing him on their site, or the trailer, or even placing ads for either. This went on for a few months, like I said. Then in July, they notify me that they were to start charging me board at $200/month starting in June since he had been there so long. I reminded them of their agreement to never charge me any board, and they said that I was asking too much because he had been there so long ... ???!!!
This continues until October when I find a wonderful shipper, who is also a Trucker and Barrell Racer. She has state-of-the-art equipment, years of experience, a wonderful reputation and we connected during my search for a shipper. She is a woman of unquestionable and compassionate character which means she would take great care of any horse I shipped with her. Plus, it helped that she was afraid of NO ONE and would go and get my horse for me, by force if necessary! LOL!
I told the Deputy Shithead Jackhole and his Wife that they could have the trailer in liu of the board they wanted if they would simply put the horse on the trailer of the shipper that was coming for him. They agreed.
So, horse made it to my friend in Joplin, MO, where she initiated trying him out since I no longer believed anything the DSJ and his Wife told me and was NOT getting on that horse first!
Turns out, he was never broke out, gentle as a puppy on the ground and buddy sour as the day is long in summer around here. It was a RODEO every time she went away from the herd. It gets better ... he was so starved down and beaten up that he looked like a rescue project in dire straights as opposed to the fattened well broke horse I saw in multiple videos and pics when I purchased from that DSJ and is WIFE based upon his badge and reputation! OMG!
So, attempts to sell him as a total project horse were for naught. I ended up giving him away, to an acquaintance that does a lot of training and enjoys doing that. I know he'll have a very good home with her and if she decides to sell him, that's fine, too. He should arrive at her place in a day or two and she lives here in Texas not far from me. Go figure.
Next is my knee. Long story short, a Nurse who is the wife of the Barn Owner where I will be boarding, should I EVER find my FTB, told me that the Doctor I was seeing had a very bad attitude. Which made me think, "Why did he say that if I were a member of the Dallas Cowboys, he'd be sending me over to get an MRI that same day to see whether or not I could play that weekend? Yet, send me home with medication and no diagnosis for resolution in the future???" GEE what an idiot I am!!! I found another physician that the Nurse/Friend recommended and VIOLA! I was scheduled for surgery August 9th and resolution! FINALLY!
The surgery was a complete success. I had torn meniscus on both sides, damaged ACL and scraping of the arthritis all done to that left knee and you know what? The very minute I woke from surgery in recovery, that sharp, shooting pain that had plagued me since the previous NOVEMBER, was GONE! There was pain from the surgery but that was NOTHING! I didn't even need the pain pills for cryin out loud coz it was just no comparison! LOL! Why did I NOT do this sooner?! SHeESH! So, now I'm still walking cautiously and not always 100% but that PAIN is GONE! The rest I'll figure out LOL!
Diabetes. Well, in April, I was diagnosed and only at the initial stages as in my AC1 count was 7.2 and the scale states that number as being the entry level for diabetes. This lead me to start a Vegetable-tarian lifestyle, as I like to call it LOL! Coz I still eat fish and eggs on occasion .. but not together, EW! LOL!
This lifestyle change has lead from me being 273lbs. on January 1st of 2012, to holding steady at 236lbs. and heading down the scale. I am attempting to incorporate exercise and I know when I FINALLY get my FTB and we can hit the trails regularly, that the rest will come off pretty fast. The best news? By August 2012, I was no longer classified as Diabetic. I BEAT IT! WOO HOO!
I also cut out sugar and everything white, coz as we all know, that simply turns to sugar!
So, here I am, ready for 2013 and more, big changes, in a very good way LOL! So, stay tuned and I hope you enjoyed catching up, I know for me it's a catharsis of sorts :)
Mahalo a nui loa and Hau'oli Makahiki HOU!
(thank you very much and happy new year)
*HUGS* and Alohas,
Bridgette
:)
p.s. Since I love and prefer Facebook, you're welcome to friend me there, I'd LOVE to friend you, too! I'll have to search you though so email me your info as I'm severely block protected lol!
My, my, my where does the time go? I haven't posted since FEBRUARY and it's now DECEMBER?! WHOA! LOL!
Well, get a wonderful cup of coffee or tea, grab your glasses and a comfy seat and I'll write a novel updating you LOL!
Let's see, we'll start with the horse, then my knee, then my diabetes and Vegetable-tarian lifestyle change and that should catch you up lol!
In February I purchased a wonderful gelding, dead-broke to the trail, a black Tennessee Walking horse, unregistered. The perfect size and nothing but trail miles and mostly, smooooth as glass! OH I was so excited and happy that my search for my FTB (Forever Trailriding Buddy) was finally over after almost 4 years of searching, yay! We were to meet for delivery as he was 18 hours away in the "Hollars" of Eastern Kentucky, and I was still suffering from my torn meniscus so much so that I could not make such a long drive w/o having to get out and stop to relax and stretch my excruciatingly painful knee that also only allowed me to sleep 2-3 hours a night at this point. So, since they offered delivery for a fee, I accepted as I also purchased a trailer from them, used yes, but with a new paint job it would suit my purposes and make the 1000 mile journey and had several 1000 miles of life left in it. It was to cost me a $50 hotel fee since they (two of them traveling together the Deputy Sheriff and his Wife and they are my age and younger, respectively), would need to spend the night making an 8 hour trip and their gas and no more. I thought that very reasonable.
Well, the first trip, the first week of March, was cancelled due to them having to absolutely attend their only grandchild, to-date, his second birthday party since they missed last year's due to "delivering horses". We rescheduled for 2 weeks later.
That meeting, I was the one to cancel as my van died while hubby was at the Mega-lo-Mart with it. Repairs and back in action a week later had us rescheduled for another 3 weeks later for our meeting and picking up my horse and trailer.
Two days before the next meet, my trailer still wasn't painted, even though it was only to take one weekend, back when I made it's purchase, along w/the horse.
So, they asked for another MONTH ... what choice did I have? I've paid in full for horse, $1500 and trailer $650 plus a new paint job for it, $200. So, I waited ... another month. It's now the middle of May.
The trailer finally gets painted and we schedule to meet, now mind you I have friends whom I have to stay with along the way making an overnight stay, as they [the Deputy Sheriff and his Wife] are expecting ME to drive, knowing I was a newly diagnosed diabetic and struggling with my torn meniscus and can't make an 18 hour drive by myself anymore. Again, they reschedule as he had some meeting that he could not get out of. Allthewhile, I've asked for pics of their trail rides they were going on and taking my horse to keep him conditioned and legged-up, but Monday would roll around and I would call as I had not received pics and the answer would be, "Oh, we ended up delivering horses, sorry." or the most common one, "On no prob, we'll go right outside and get pics of that horse and trailer for you, they're just right outside, I'm looking at both through the window right now!" Waiting on pics via email and nothing which would lead to a call the next morning with a response of, "Well, we just got too busy with showing horses that it got dark on us too fast". All of which I was willing to believe because they sounded very sincere and after all, he was a Deputy Sheriff and, his, "word means everything in this business, and he'll stake his badge on it". *shrugging*
After receiving yet another request to reschedule meeting to deliver my horse, which they now admit they were reluctant to do because it would cost them TWO day's "business", due to having to travel, spend the night and then return another 8 hours drive back, even though they are only driving a mid-sized SUV and have TWO drivers and I am by myself, I said, "This just isn't working out. Would you refund my money minus a $500 fee for taking him off the market?" They had agreed to, "Not ever charge you board because you're our BEST customer and hay doesn't cost me anything because I have a hay farm". The answer to refunding me was, "Well, we can't do that." To which I responded, "Well can you sell him then? I mean you SAID at the time I purchased him, that you had several calls for him and that he was worth $2500"? Hesitation and then an, "Okay, but he's a really good horse! and what about the trailer?" I said, "Please sell it, too". They ask, "How much are you wanting?" I said, "Only what I paid". I even offered them a fee! I agreed that they could have any amount they got over $1200 for the horse and $700 for the trailer.
Then another few months of not listing him on their site, or the trailer, or even placing ads for either. This went on for a few months, like I said. Then in July, they notify me that they were to start charging me board at $200/month starting in June since he had been there so long. I reminded them of their agreement to never charge me any board, and they said that I was asking too much because he had been there so long ... ???!!!
This continues until October when I find a wonderful shipper, who is also a Trucker and Barrell Racer. She has state-of-the-art equipment, years of experience, a wonderful reputation and we connected during my search for a shipper. She is a woman of unquestionable and compassionate character which means she would take great care of any horse I shipped with her. Plus, it helped that she was afraid of NO ONE and would go and get my horse for me, by force if necessary! LOL!
I told the Deputy Shithead Jackhole and his Wife that they could have the trailer in liu of the board they wanted if they would simply put the horse on the trailer of the shipper that was coming for him. They agreed.
So, horse made it to my friend in Joplin, MO, where she initiated trying him out since I no longer believed anything the DSJ and his Wife told me and was NOT getting on that horse first!
Turns out, he was never broke out, gentle as a puppy on the ground and buddy sour as the day is long in summer around here. It was a RODEO every time she went away from the herd. It gets better ... he was so starved down and beaten up that he looked like a rescue project in dire straights as opposed to the fattened well broke horse I saw in multiple videos and pics when I purchased from that DSJ and is WIFE based upon his badge and reputation! OMG!
So, attempts to sell him as a total project horse were for naught. I ended up giving him away, to an acquaintance that does a lot of training and enjoys doing that. I know he'll have a very good home with her and if she decides to sell him, that's fine, too. He should arrive at her place in a day or two and she lives here in Texas not far from me. Go figure.
Next is my knee. Long story short, a Nurse who is the wife of the Barn Owner where I will be boarding, should I EVER find my FTB, told me that the Doctor I was seeing had a very bad attitude. Which made me think, "Why did he say that if I were a member of the Dallas Cowboys, he'd be sending me over to get an MRI that same day to see whether or not I could play that weekend? Yet, send me home with medication and no diagnosis for resolution in the future???" GEE what an idiot I am!!! I found another physician that the Nurse/Friend recommended and VIOLA! I was scheduled for surgery August 9th and resolution! FINALLY!
The surgery was a complete success. I had torn meniscus on both sides, damaged ACL and scraping of the arthritis all done to that left knee and you know what? The very minute I woke from surgery in recovery, that sharp, shooting pain that had plagued me since the previous NOVEMBER, was GONE! There was pain from the surgery but that was NOTHING! I didn't even need the pain pills for cryin out loud coz it was just no comparison! LOL! Why did I NOT do this sooner?! SHeESH! So, now I'm still walking cautiously and not always 100% but that PAIN is GONE! The rest I'll figure out LOL!
Diabetes. Well, in April, I was diagnosed and only at the initial stages as in my AC1 count was 7.2 and the scale states that number as being the entry level for diabetes. This lead me to start a Vegetable-tarian lifestyle, as I like to call it LOL! Coz I still eat fish and eggs on occasion .. but not together, EW! LOL!
This lifestyle change has lead from me being 273lbs. on January 1st of 2012, to holding steady at 236lbs. and heading down the scale. I am attempting to incorporate exercise and I know when I FINALLY get my FTB and we can hit the trails regularly, that the rest will come off pretty fast. The best news? By August 2012, I was no longer classified as Diabetic. I BEAT IT! WOO HOO!
I also cut out sugar and everything white, coz as we all know, that simply turns to sugar!
So, here I am, ready for 2013 and more, big changes, in a very good way LOL! So, stay tuned and I hope you enjoyed catching up, I know for me it's a catharsis of sorts :)
Mahalo a nui loa and Hau'oli Makahiki HOU!
(thank you very much and happy new year)
*HUGS* and Alohas,
Bridgette
:)
p.s. Since I love and prefer Facebook, you're welcome to friend me there, I'd LOVE to friend you, too! I'll have to search you though so email me your info as I'm severely block protected lol!
Monday, February 20, 2012
Sorry that I haven't posted in a while, folks but I'm baaack!
A bout of extreme pain found me at the Orthopaedic Surgeon's office, finally and my day went as follows:
"....... First, and most importantly, NO SURGERY, YAY! I do have a tear in my meniscus but he's waaaay more concerned about my Osteoarthritis :/ He said, that essentially, my lifetime of being a heavy-duty Jock and spending my childhood in the irons has caught up with me. But, I am far better off than a lot of his grown ups with my kind of history. So, for now, I have meds, which of course I do NOT want to take coz it seems like the potential side-effects far outweigh the illness! I take them for a week and if no change then it's cortizone injections. I have to lose weight, of course, and keep it way down and excercise to keep the knee fit. I have a serious case of Patellofemoral Syndrome, commonly known as Runner's Knee, a hairline tear in my inner meniscus and the osteoarthritis. He asked me to get serious about educating myself on arthritis coz I also have Rheumatoid arthritis in the knuckles at the base of my hands. Also, I have to go back to do something about my left ankle that I broke 3 years ago this month and never got set ... yah, getting old surely is NOT for WIMPS! But, I'm hobble-happy dancing coz I don't have to have surgery, dreaded that coz they want to keep you awake for it, no way no HOW were they gonna do that to ME! I'd get a twilight! LOL! So, getting ready for da pony now ... WOO HOO!"
A bout of extreme pain found me at the Orthopaedic Surgeon's office, finally and my day went as follows:
"....... First, and most importantly, NO SURGERY, YAY! I do have a tear in my meniscus but he's waaaay more concerned about my Osteoarthritis :/ He said, that essentially, my lifetime of being a heavy-duty Jock and spending my childhood in the irons has caught up with me. But, I am far better off than a lot of his grown ups with my kind of history. So, for now, I have meds, which of course I do NOT want to take coz it seems like the potential side-effects far outweigh the illness! I take them for a week and if no change then it's cortizone injections. I have to lose weight, of course, and keep it way down and excercise to keep the knee fit. I have a serious case of Patellofemoral Syndrome, commonly known as Runner's Knee, a hairline tear in my inner meniscus and the osteoarthritis. He asked me to get serious about educating myself on arthritis coz I also have Rheumatoid arthritis in the knuckles at the base of my hands. Also, I have to go back to do something about my left ankle that I broke 3 years ago this month and never got set ... yah, getting old surely is NOT for WIMPS! But, I'm hobble-happy dancing coz I don't have to have surgery, dreaded that coz they want to keep you awake for it, no way no HOW were they gonna do that to ME! I'd get a twilight! LOL! So, getting ready for da pony now ... WOO HOO!"
So, now I can get back to getting ready for that pony/truck/trailer thing I've also been busy working on and getting ready for riding season, it's almost here! WOO HOO!
As for Sierra's quilt ... well, it waits for me to get my quilting room set up LOL!
Monday, January 23, 2012
Gong Hee Fot Choy!
Happy Chinese New Year! FINALLY! Now I can take down the decorations LOL! This is the year of the Dragon, so all fortune and challenges will be won to those with the courage of the dragon to fight for them! YAY!
Here's to me finding my FTB (Forever Trailriding Buddy) and getting "Rigged Up" (finding or building my LQ - Living Quarters- trailer and pickup for the gooseneck) and camping to my heart's desire!
Til next time, *HUGS* and Alohas!
Here's to me finding my FTB (Forever Trailriding Buddy) and getting "Rigged Up" (finding or building my LQ - Living Quarters- trailer and pickup for the gooseneck) and camping to my heart's desire!
Til next time, *HUGS* and Alohas!
Sunday, January 22, 2012
I LOVE Sundays :)
Well, it's Sunday, my favourite day of the week! I LOVE Sundays, they're so relaxed and especially when they're sunny, I love to take a nap for a few hours and just let everything go and soak in all the good stuff, kind of like recharging my batteries.
Hubby made a request for some of my Chicken and Dumplings or "Chunklings" as he likes to call it, so it's on the stove, smells yummy! No, I won't post pics of food til I get a REAL cam, a good 35mm coz pics with just a regular digital come out scary yucky! lol!
I've gotten three rows of Sierra's quilt done and I should have the top completed tomorrow. Then, it's get out the Flynn Frame, load it up and see what happens! Oh yah, forgot, need to order the thread first, *DOH*! LOL! So, in the interim another UFO gets done, YAY!
After talking with Sierra a bit, it was decided that Stars are the way to quilt it, she loves stars and I can do those all day long, thank goodness lol!
Off to blog land to see what everyone's been up to.
A special thank you to new followers and visitors as well, LOVE you stopping by and leaving comments!
Keeping to my New Year's Resolution, I'm posting more frequently and doing more pics, too and soon, I'll have a giveaway to celebrate so stay tuned!
*HUGS* and Alohas!
Hubby made a request for some of my Chicken and Dumplings or "Chunklings" as he likes to call it, so it's on the stove, smells yummy! No, I won't post pics of food til I get a REAL cam, a good 35mm coz pics with just a regular digital come out scary yucky! lol!
I've gotten three rows of Sierra's quilt done and I should have the top completed tomorrow. Then, it's get out the Flynn Frame, load it up and see what happens! Oh yah, forgot, need to order the thread first, *DOH*! LOL! So, in the interim another UFO gets done, YAY!
After talking with Sierra a bit, it was decided that Stars are the way to quilt it, she loves stars and I can do those all day long, thank goodness lol!
Off to blog land to see what everyone's been up to.
A special thank you to new followers and visitors as well, LOVE you stopping by and leaving comments!
Keeping to my New Year's Resolution, I'm posting more frequently and doing more pics, too and soon, I'll have a giveaway to celebrate so stay tuned!
*HUGS* and Alohas!
Sunday, January 8, 2012
Finally, A Design!
So, Sierra graduated from high school in May and has been in college since August. I had plans for her to take a quilt that I made, just for her, as a graduation present and whenever she felt homesick (college is 6 hours away :"'( ..) she could instantly wrap herself in her mother's hug and make it through. Well, you know how best-laid plans go and how I am so slow at quilting, c'mon, it's an "art" you can't rush an artist at work lol!
So, I got fabrics that she loves, purple she says, not violet, not lavender (even though I got those as well to make something with, oh well, more for my "stash" lol!) but purple and she loves pandas but I had no idea what I was going to make with them because she doesn't like "flowery" (unlike me :/) ...
So, after 8 months I FINALLY came up with an idea! 10-Minute Blocks, DUH! LOL! No fussing over tedious blocks, no flopping geese, just simple, large, fast and easy, lovely 10-Minute Blocks, YAY! I am ecstatic! See?
So, I got fabrics that she loves, purple she says, not violet, not lavender (even though I got those as well to make something with, oh well, more for my "stash" lol!) but purple and she loves pandas but I had no idea what I was going to make with them because she doesn't like "flowery" (unlike me :/) ...
So, after 8 months I FINALLY came up with an idea! 10-Minute Blocks, DUH! LOL! No fussing over tedious blocks, no flopping geese, just simple, large, fast and easy, lovely 10-Minute Blocks, YAY! I am ecstatic! See?
Yes, this is me *mindlesslyhappydancing* LOL!
Anyways, back to the quilt ... so, here is one block ...
I only got four completed when I had forgotten that I moved the ironing board and .... *BAM*! I turned around, bumped the ironing board and off fell the iron, straight onto the tile ... Services will be held tomorrow around noon for those wishing to attend ... soon after a replacement will be brought home and I can finish her quilt!
Next, I'll need to decide on how to quilt it. I know I'm going to use variegated thread and maybe even some purple sparkly something but can't decide if I want to feather circles it or stars ... still deciding ... either way, hope she loves it and feels every, single stitch, filled with love, just for her :)
p.s. she's the dark-headed one in the pic upper right under "My Pride and Joy" ... the other is her younger sister, 'Lainey :)
Wednesday, January 4, 2012
My Prize!
Here is the Neko Panel (cat) that I won from Julie Fukuda in Japan, isn't it the BEST!
Thank you SO much Julie! 2012 is off to a GREAT start!
Thank you SO much Julie! 2012 is off to a GREAT start!
Saturday, December 31, 2011
Last Day of 2011, YAY!
I can say that 2011 completely sucked! It was a horrible year for me and my family, yet at the same time, I used it as a year of tremendous growth and I am much happier for it!
I went to look at a mare today, she was really nice but not my FTB, so the search continues, or rather, begins lol!
Here are a couple of pics. They say what you do on New Year's Day, you'll do the rest of the year, maybe I should've rode tomorrow lol! No matter, the Japanese say, what you do at the end of the year, you'll take over into the New Year, either way, I'M GETTIN BACK TO THE TRAILS! WOO HOO!
A very Happy New Year to you all, let's ROCK 2012!
*HUGS* and Alohas!
I went to look at a mare today, she was really nice but not my FTB, so the search continues, or rather, begins lol!
Here are a couple of pics. They say what you do on New Year's Day, you'll do the rest of the year, maybe I should've rode tomorrow lol! No matter, the Japanese say, what you do at the end of the year, you'll take over into the New Year, either way, I'M GETTIN BACK TO THE TRAILS! WOO HOO!
A very Happy New Year to you all, let's ROCK 2012!
*HUGS* and Alohas!
Tuesday, December 27, 2011
Hello Bloggers and Hau'oli Makahiki Hou! (Happy New Year).
Here's to 2011 being over with ... a lot of growth and changes for me but that's okay, it's all for the better.
Here's to 2012 and making my wishes and dreams come true starting with a pony (horse, actually, that's just my affection frothing over lol!) that I can ride anywhere, anytime and a lot of camping and trail riding getting accomplished and made up for!
It's been a long one, this year and I'm glad that it's almost over. I'm going to focus on finishing UFOs and getting a couple of quilts that I've made as gifts of appreciation for those that helped us through our rough patch this year, finished as well.
I'll post pics of them here when they're done and the new Xs and Os that I'm working on made from the charm pack I won. Figures, I ran out of the background so have to send a swatch to Missouri Star Quilt Company and get another, LOVE them! If it weren't for Jenny and her wonderful and easy to follow tutorials, NONE of my quilting dreams would be coming true!
Well, looking forward to more folks following and a lot more fun posts this year. Here's to a better one for us all!
*HUGS* and Alohas! and again, Hau'oli Makahiki Hou to you and yours!
Here's to 2011 being over with ... a lot of growth and changes for me but that's okay, it's all for the better.
Here's to 2012 and making my wishes and dreams come true starting with a pony (horse, actually, that's just my affection frothing over lol!) that I can ride anywhere, anytime and a lot of camping and trail riding getting accomplished and made up for!
It's been a long one, this year and I'm glad that it's almost over. I'm going to focus on finishing UFOs and getting a couple of quilts that I've made as gifts of appreciation for those that helped us through our rough patch this year, finished as well.
I'll post pics of them here when they're done and the new Xs and Os that I'm working on made from the charm pack I won. Figures, I ran out of the background so have to send a swatch to Missouri Star Quilt Company and get another, LOVE them! If it weren't for Jenny and her wonderful and easy to follow tutorials, NONE of my quilting dreams would be coming true!
Well, looking forward to more folks following and a lot more fun posts this year. Here's to a better one for us all!
*HUGS* and Alohas! and again, Hau'oli Makahiki Hou to you and yours!
Thursday, December 22, 2011
I WON AGAIN!
I WON AGAIN! AHHH! I CAN'T BELIEVE IT!
I won a truly precious Japanese panel, hand made by Julie Fukuda at My Quilt Diary. (I'm so choked up, I can barely type!)
This is a very, very special prize for me as I will never see my mother's that she left for me and this is almost identical to hers. I'll post a pic when I get it.
Looks like 2012 is really a 180 from 2011, THANK GOODNESS! AND C'MON WIT IT! I am SO ready!
WOO HOO!
Mahalo a nui loa! Doumo Arigato Gozaimashiita!
Thank you so VERY MUCH!
*HUUGS*
I won a truly precious Japanese panel, hand made by Julie Fukuda at My Quilt Diary. (I'm so choked up, I can barely type!)
This is a very, very special prize for me as I will never see my mother's that she left for me and this is almost identical to hers. I'll post a pic when I get it.
Looks like 2012 is really a 180 from 2011, THANK GOODNESS! AND C'MON WIT IT! I am SO ready!
WOO HOO!
Mahalo a nui loa! Doumo Arigato Gozaimashiita!
Thank you so VERY MUCH!
*HUUGS*
Saturday, December 17, 2011
I WON!!!
I WON! I WON! I WON, I WON, I WON!!! WOO HOOO! No, it wasn't the lottery, I don't think, I have to look at my ticket from last night LOL!
The giveaways that I entered, I was notified by two of the new blogs that I am following, that I won! I won a Charm Pack (I can never have enough pre-cuts!) and a Calendar by an author of a barn quilting book!
OH! I can't wait to get my prizes and share them with you!
Thanks for a GREAT start to a GREAT upcoming YEAR! WOO HOO! *mindlessly happy dancing!
The giveaways that I entered, I was notified by two of the new blogs that I am following, that I won! I won a Charm Pack (I can never have enough pre-cuts!) and a Calendar by an author of a barn quilting book!
OH! I can't wait to get my prizes and share them with you!
Thanks for a GREAT start to a GREAT upcoming YEAR! WOO HOO! *mindlessly happy dancing!
Tuesday, December 13, 2011
Blog Hop Giveaway!
Okay, so, since we forgot about my personal giveaway b/c of my injuries and such, here's an even BETTER one! The blogger community is having a super giveaway in which over 250 bloggers are participating! Click the link below and got to all the blogs and sign up to win, you never know, last year I WON! I still have the fabric and haven't decided, YET what to make with it LOL! Enjoy and Melekalikimaka Hou'oli Makahiki Hou! (Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!
http://quiltinggallery.com/quilting-fun/blog-hop-participants-2011.asp
Sorry, I can't seem to figure out how to get the icon on here but if I ever do, I'll add it LOL!
Alohas!
p.s. maybe someday I'll also figure out how to get my blog looking like I want, which is WAY more than the options here *sigh*
http://quiltinggallery.com/quilting-fun/blog-hop-participants-2011.asp
Sorry, I can't seem to figure out how to get the icon on here but if I ever do, I'll add it LOL!
Alohas!
p.s. maybe someday I'll also figure out how to get my blog looking like I want, which is WAY more than the options here *sigh*
Monday, November 14, 2011
Giveaway Update
First, let me apologize for being so late and still not having pics of the fabric that I'd like to give away to celebrate the season and our victorious summer!
The move went off, but not w/o a hitch or two the main one being that I've torn my meniscus and possibly my ACL and apparently outpatient or day surgery will be necessary and I'll be out of commission for up to three months afterwards. ugh ... I will see the doc the first week of December to see about scheduling the surgery, etc., and w/deductibles and such, I'm sure I'll be scheduling for January ;)
So, that leaves the house still in disarray, things still in boxes and I need storage! (hubby's working full-time nights, going to school full-time days so he does what he can) Apparently, even though our apartment is three bedrooms, there's no storage for things that were in the attic, ARGH! So, I'm shopping for ways to store things that doesn't leave me with totes stacked to the ceiling in a bedroom lol!
I'll get batteries for the camera this weekend and pics of the fabric up and then feel free to enter up to five times, here's how!
1. Leave me a comment
2. Create a link on your page, back to mine
3. Leave a comment on a friends page mentioning my giveaway with a link to my page
4. You'll get an extra entry for giving me the link to their page
5. Follow my blog
There you have it, FIVE chances to win!
*HUGS* and Alohas!
The move went off, but not w/o a hitch or two the main one being that I've torn my meniscus and possibly my ACL and apparently outpatient or day surgery will be necessary and I'll be out of commission for up to three months afterwards. ugh ... I will see the doc the first week of December to see about scheduling the surgery, etc., and w/deductibles and such, I'm sure I'll be scheduling for January ;)
So, that leaves the house still in disarray, things still in boxes and I need storage! (hubby's working full-time nights, going to school full-time days so he does what he can) Apparently, even though our apartment is three bedrooms, there's no storage for things that were in the attic, ARGH! So, I'm shopping for ways to store things that doesn't leave me with totes stacked to the ceiling in a bedroom lol!
I'll get batteries for the camera this weekend and pics of the fabric up and then feel free to enter up to five times, here's how!
1. Leave me a comment
2. Create a link on your page, back to mine
3. Leave a comment on a friends page mentioning my giveaway with a link to my page
4. You'll get an extra entry for giving me the link to their page
5. Follow my blog
There you have it, FIVE chances to win!
*HUGS* and Alohas!
Monday, October 31, 2011
November 5th
Hello Bloggers!
Well it looks like we'll be moving in to our new digs Friday (please say a prayer that, that's true and all works out that we do!) so I'll be able to post pics of the fabric that I'd like to have in my first ever FABULOUS Fall Fabric Giveaway!
As you know, I love Fall, it's my fave season and I am SO excited it's here! I know it'll be late when we draw for the winner, the Sunday after Thanksgiving, but you'll have it, love it and a LOT of it!
Now for the ways to enter:
1. Leave me a comment
2. Create a link on your page, back to mine
3. Leave a comment on a friends page mentioning my giveaway with a link to my page
4. You'll get an extra entry for giving me the link to their page
5. Follow my blog
There you have it, FIVE chances to win!
I am itchin to get stitchin myself and am so excited and happy that I just HAVE to share the joy!
Thank you for your entry and I can't wait to see who wins!
*HUGS* and Alohas!
Well it looks like we'll be moving in to our new digs Friday (please say a prayer that, that's true and all works out that we do!) so I'll be able to post pics of the fabric that I'd like to have in my first ever FABULOUS Fall Fabric Giveaway!
As you know, I love Fall, it's my fave season and I am SO excited it's here! I know it'll be late when we draw for the winner, the Sunday after Thanksgiving, but you'll have it, love it and a LOT of it!
Now for the ways to enter:
1. Leave me a comment
2. Create a link on your page, back to mine
3. Leave a comment on a friends page mentioning my giveaway with a link to my page
4. You'll get an extra entry for giving me the link to their page
5. Follow my blog
There you have it, FIVE chances to win!
I am itchin to get stitchin myself and am so excited and happy that I just HAVE to share the joy!
Thank you for your entry and I can't wait to see who wins!
*HUGS* and Alohas!
Sunday, October 30, 2011
My Dad has Completely Lost His Mind
I am sorry, but I just HAVE to get this off my chest for I have kept quiet way too long now!
So I go to visit my sister a couple of weeks ago and a few minutes after I get there she asks me to sit down coz she has something to tell me, about Dad. I hate that and won't ever sit down, just tell me so I can take it standing up! (I thought she was going to tell me he was dying of cancer or something horrible liek that?!) So, I say, "No, go ahead *gulp*".
She proceeds to tell me that dad is getting remarried. I ask when and she says, "November, next MONTH, and that's not all". "He's selling the house and moving to Ohio, coz 'she's' from Ohio and he loves it there, he's already been to visit a couple of times, AND 'she' was at Mom's funeral!".
Now don't get me wrong, I don't begrudge the man his happiness at all, it's just that he told me he wasn't going to do ANYTHING for one year (Mom passed February of 2010). Yet several things immediately did not add up.
First, he had told me back in May that he had "BEEN dating", he clearly let it slip, you should've seen his face when he realized who it was he had slipped the info to! At that time he told me that he "wasn't going to do ANYTHING for ONE YEAR", adamantly insisting.
He was working furiously to get rid of everything that was Mom's and it showed. He even said he was going to trade in his almost brand new GMC Sierra and Mom's 4 year old Buick Le Sabre, which he had been driving coz he said it was better on gas than his truck which only had 29K miles on it and mom's car had not quite 50K. Well, first LIE, he traded in cars alright, just Mom's and then to buy that "gas saver" he got an Equinox?! The Buick got better mileage!
Second, my sibilings and I were trying to talk him into selling the house b/c he can't stand to go into Mom's room where he found her and he's hired someone to come and clean. *rolling eyes* Again, he reiterated that he wasn't going to do anything for one year.
Third, but not lacking in importance, this issue w/moving out-of-state. My Mother wanted to move too, at his suggestion and much to her delight, either Ft. Lauderdale or Seattle, both of which she LOVED, because she could, "Eat fresh fish anytime I wanted and be around a LOT of Japanese people". She had such a happy, dreamy look in her eye when she would say that, and was SO happy at the prospect! However, years passed and no excuses except that he didn't want to have a house payment, he just didn't get mortgages and equity and real estate wealth in general ... *rolling eyes*.
Don't get me wrong here, I don't begrudge the man his happiness at all, he deserves that. What I'm upset and disappointed and just plain angry about is the lies, all the lying, why is it necessary?!
First the woman is from Dad's "gang" as he calls them, her husband has passed, dunno how long ago, so she and dad hook up, yet she was at Mom's funeral and has known mom as long as she's known dad ... since the mid 80's?!!! Second, he wouldn't move out of Oklahoma, his birthplace and life-long home when Mom wanted to but b/c this woman wants to he will w/o hesitation?! Yah, yah, he's grieving and wants to get away from where Mom died and is buried but COME ON! When we first moved to Oklahoma from Long Beach, California, he LIED to Mom about his choice of final duty stations, he said his choices were either to stay in Long Beach, or he could choose Pearl City, Hawai'i, or Oklahoma, where he was from and his parents and 2 children (my older bro and sis who are actually step-sibilings and he my step-father) were. He told Mom he put in for Long Beach and gee, we ended up in Oklahoma. She was pissed, needless to say.
It's really about money, his first love. My mother told me that she had a life insurance policy for my younger bro and sis and I, b/c Dad made her sign papers at the bank saying that if he died first the house would go to my older bro and not her?! WEIRD! and super painful for her. Yet, she never gave me the insurance info and by now I'm sure he has all of that money ... so, let him have it if it means THAT much to him ... This new woman has $$$ from her husband's passing and all that that entails plus she is also to sell her home and frankly, I'll miss him but glad he's moving on and getting all of this drama over with. He thinks he won't have to pay anything or that it will only be 1/2 b/c she has "her own money" ... LMAO! I think he's in for a very rude awakening!
My older bro, from what my sis told me is not too happy either, b/c, "It's too soon and we don't know her". He loved Mom so much and is really greiving over her loss, she's the only mother he ever knew and she raised him as her own, she loved him no differenly than any of us other 4 and he knew that. He never forgot her birthday or Mother's Day, when he would send her huge boquets of flowers, which she just absolutely LOVED! The smile on he face and happiness in her voice said it all when she would, each time, tell me about them :)
That first day, it hurt hearing the news but then in reality, I'm glad he's moving on, I just wish he would have been more respectable about waiting and at least introducing us all to "her", whomever the f*@# "SHE" is?!, etc. Guess he didn't want to face the firestorm LOL!
Lastly, he hasn't had the decency to tell me to my face/ear, I've not heard a word from him, we'll see what happens with that, but with November fast approaching, I guess the point is moot.
Now, I'm left with, he was my father since I was 9 years old (I'm 50 now) and he's marrying someone else who'm I'm not related to. What'll we do with holidays and such? The first thing he said to me when mom passed was, "I know I'm not your dad, but I wanna stay in touch with you kids" (there are 3 of us that he's referring to with this statement). I said, "You've always been my Dad and of course we'll stay in touch". I just have no idea to what degree now, b/c we're technically no longer family?! Why didn't this woman insist on meeting us all and telling us to our faces or together or get to know us a bit? Why the rush? She's only 65 and he's 75. What happens when he dies? He has a "condo" as he calls it, that's already paid for, next to Mom (he's to be creamated like she was and ashes placed in an urn, in a little marble slot with an etching and wording). Mom used to say that, "I know if I die first, he's gonna remarry right away" and have a very mad, disappointed look on her face. But it was her fault, she waited on him hand-and-foot! I hated THAT and we'd argue about it. She'd say that I was, "too American" and I'd remind her that, "You wanted me to BE!" LOL!
I guess there comes a time in life when YOU are the head of the family and all reunions happen at your house b/c everyone has passed on? I know that I will continue to create a home for my family to be just that, together and loving each other unconditionally and as we are. It's time for me to move-on, too, hard as it is, not saying "good-bye" but more like, Aloha, "see ya latahs"! ... I guess it matters not how I feel, life is just going to go on and I'll surely live it and not merely exist as has been my nature since birth!
Thank you for listening, I really DO feel better :)
So I go to visit my sister a couple of weeks ago and a few minutes after I get there she asks me to sit down coz she has something to tell me, about Dad. I hate that and won't ever sit down, just tell me so I can take it standing up! (I thought she was going to tell me he was dying of cancer or something horrible liek that?!) So, I say, "No, go ahead *gulp*".
She proceeds to tell me that dad is getting remarried. I ask when and she says, "November, next MONTH, and that's not all". "He's selling the house and moving to Ohio, coz 'she's' from Ohio and he loves it there, he's already been to visit a couple of times, AND 'she' was at Mom's funeral!".
Now don't get me wrong, I don't begrudge the man his happiness at all, it's just that he told me he wasn't going to do ANYTHING for one year (Mom passed February of 2010). Yet several things immediately did not add up.
First, he had told me back in May that he had "BEEN dating", he clearly let it slip, you should've seen his face when he realized who it was he had slipped the info to! At that time he told me that he "wasn't going to do ANYTHING for ONE YEAR", adamantly insisting.
He was working furiously to get rid of everything that was Mom's and it showed. He even said he was going to trade in his almost brand new GMC Sierra and Mom's 4 year old Buick Le Sabre, which he had been driving coz he said it was better on gas than his truck which only had 29K miles on it and mom's car had not quite 50K. Well, first LIE, he traded in cars alright, just Mom's and then to buy that "gas saver" he got an Equinox?! The Buick got better mileage!
Second, my sibilings and I were trying to talk him into selling the house b/c he can't stand to go into Mom's room where he found her and he's hired someone to come and clean. *rolling eyes* Again, he reiterated that he wasn't going to do anything for one year.
Third, but not lacking in importance, this issue w/moving out-of-state. My Mother wanted to move too, at his suggestion and much to her delight, either Ft. Lauderdale or Seattle, both of which she LOVED, because she could, "Eat fresh fish anytime I wanted and be around a LOT of Japanese people". She had such a happy, dreamy look in her eye when she would say that, and was SO happy at the prospect! However, years passed and no excuses except that he didn't want to have a house payment, he just didn't get mortgages and equity and real estate wealth in general ... *rolling eyes*.
Don't get me wrong here, I don't begrudge the man his happiness at all, he deserves that. What I'm upset and disappointed and just plain angry about is the lies, all the lying, why is it necessary?!
First the woman is from Dad's "gang" as he calls them, her husband has passed, dunno how long ago, so she and dad hook up, yet she was at Mom's funeral and has known mom as long as she's known dad ... since the mid 80's?!!! Second, he wouldn't move out of Oklahoma, his birthplace and life-long home when Mom wanted to but b/c this woman wants to he will w/o hesitation?! Yah, yah, he's grieving and wants to get away from where Mom died and is buried but COME ON! When we first moved to Oklahoma from Long Beach, California, he LIED to Mom about his choice of final duty stations, he said his choices were either to stay in Long Beach, or he could choose Pearl City, Hawai'i, or Oklahoma, where he was from and his parents and 2 children (my older bro and sis who are actually step-sibilings and he my step-father) were. He told Mom he put in for Long Beach and gee, we ended up in Oklahoma. She was pissed, needless to say.
It's really about money, his first love. My mother told me that she had a life insurance policy for my younger bro and sis and I, b/c Dad made her sign papers at the bank saying that if he died first the house would go to my older bro and not her?! WEIRD! and super painful for her. Yet, she never gave me the insurance info and by now I'm sure he has all of that money ... so, let him have it if it means THAT much to him ... This new woman has $$$ from her husband's passing and all that that entails plus she is also to sell her home and frankly, I'll miss him but glad he's moving on and getting all of this drama over with. He thinks he won't have to pay anything or that it will only be 1/2 b/c she has "her own money" ... LMAO! I think he's in for a very rude awakening!
My older bro, from what my sis told me is not too happy either, b/c, "It's too soon and we don't know her". He loved Mom so much and is really greiving over her loss, she's the only mother he ever knew and she raised him as her own, she loved him no differenly than any of us other 4 and he knew that. He never forgot her birthday or Mother's Day, when he would send her huge boquets of flowers, which she just absolutely LOVED! The smile on he face and happiness in her voice said it all when she would, each time, tell me about them :)
That first day, it hurt hearing the news but then in reality, I'm glad he's moving on, I just wish he would have been more respectable about waiting and at least introducing us all to "her", whomever the f*@# "SHE" is?!, etc. Guess he didn't want to face the firestorm LOL!
Lastly, he hasn't had the decency to tell me to my face/ear, I've not heard a word from him, we'll see what happens with that, but with November fast approaching, I guess the point is moot.
Now, I'm left with, he was my father since I was 9 years old (I'm 50 now) and he's marrying someone else who'm I'm not related to. What'll we do with holidays and such? The first thing he said to me when mom passed was, "I know I'm not your dad, but I wanna stay in touch with you kids" (there are 3 of us that he's referring to with this statement). I said, "You've always been my Dad and of course we'll stay in touch". I just have no idea to what degree now, b/c we're technically no longer family?! Why didn't this woman insist on meeting us all and telling us to our faces or together or get to know us a bit? Why the rush? She's only 65 and he's 75. What happens when he dies? He has a "condo" as he calls it, that's already paid for, next to Mom (he's to be creamated like she was and ashes placed in an urn, in a little marble slot with an etching and wording). Mom used to say that, "I know if I die first, he's gonna remarry right away" and have a very mad, disappointed look on her face. But it was her fault, she waited on him hand-and-foot! I hated THAT and we'd argue about it. She'd say that I was, "too American" and I'd remind her that, "You wanted me to BE!" LOL!
I guess there comes a time in life when YOU are the head of the family and all reunions happen at your house b/c everyone has passed on? I know that I will continue to create a home for my family to be just that, together and loving each other unconditionally and as we are. It's time for me to move-on, too, hard as it is, not saying "good-bye" but more like, Aloha, "see ya latahs"! ... I guess it matters not how I feel, life is just going to go on and I'll surely live it and not merely exist as has been my nature since birth!
Thank you for listening, I really DO feel better :)
Thursday, October 20, 2011
Celebration Giveaway!
So, Fall is my favourite time of year and to celebrate our victories as well as the season, after we get moved in to our new home which should be around the 1st? I'd like to have a giveaway!
I'll post pics of some fabulous Fall fabric and quite a good-sized amount and give you 4 chances to enter to win:
1. Leave me a comment
2. Leave a comment on a friends page mentioning my giveaway with a link to my page
3. You'll get an extra entry for giving me the link to their page
4. Follow me
We'll draw on Monday after Thanksgiving - yah, late for Fall fabric, I know but like I said, it's my FAV!
Po'maiki'i ana! (good luck)
*HUGS* and Alohas to you all!
Bridgette
:)
I'll post pics of some fabulous Fall fabric and quite a good-sized amount and give you 4 chances to enter to win:
1. Leave me a comment
2. Leave a comment on a friends page mentioning my giveaway with a link to my page
3. You'll get an extra entry for giving me the link to their page
4. Follow me
We'll draw on Monday after Thanksgiving - yah, late for Fall fabric, I know but like I said, it's my FAV!
Po'maiki'i ana! (good luck)
*HUGS* and Alohas to you all!
Bridgette
:)
FINALLY! I Break Through!
Well, let's get started.
This year started with me losing my job on February 7th, a job that I REALLY liked and with a company that I liked even more than that! Then, on the 11th, my beloved mother passed away, suddenly. The picture of health and a health nut almost to an extreme, gone, just like that! Next came my older daughter's car accident with a semi-tractor trailer that most fortunately, only left her with a bruise across her shoulder where the seat belt saved her and severely shaken, which, she over came pretty quickly.
It gets better ... hubby, who has been jobless at this point almost three YEARS (September 2nd would have been three hears) continued to search in vain, as well as myself. So, by June, with our savings completely exhausted, we had to move. Having put what was left of our belongings in climate controlled storage we left. We had nowhere to go so I placed Butters with a neighbor that seriously loves him, probably as much as I do and what really hurt is, I think Butters loves that old man more than ME! LOL! BOY! The tears and pain in my heart at watching him drive away after I loaded him in the trailer and he kept looking back at me asking, "Aren't YOU coming WITH ME?!" Anyways, back to it ... Tilley, Sierra's Border Collie, went to live on a farm that's a fish hatchery chasing ducks away from the fish, she's in complete heaven and her new owner sends pics and updates ... to the ex, I can't handle it, it's just too heart-breaking. George, my beloved outdoor cat who was the best dog I ever had, went to live across the street as head mouser and beloved feline ... happy fat cat lol!
'Lainey went to live with her dad since he has a six-figure income and is still single and lives in a school district that is what most only dream of. He drops her off at school every morning and she rides a bus with padded seats, seat belts, heating and a/c, home and to her tech classes that are at another school. The Cafeteria should be renamed McDonald's w/a Buffet/Salad Bar! Her friends are nice preppy girls that care about their grades and their futures in a positive sense, and her classes, wow! She is actually taking the same Chemistry class as a Sophmore in High School that her sister is taking as a Freshman at Texas Tech! She misses me but only as a typical 15 year old girl does, trust me, we're both VERY happy with her new living arrangements, seeing me only on weekends and holidays/breaks makes me the good guy LOL! Plus, her grandfather gave her his car. It's a newer model Buick with only 29K miles on it, whatta dream come true! She's working at Chick-fil-a 2 days/week until she turns 16 so she's lovin life and I am so very happy about THAT!
So, that leaves Tuck, the Corgi, LeeLoo the Phalene and Jake my collie. Jake and LeeLoo are living w/a friend in her large back yard in their pens and I visit them 4x/daily to feed, exercise and clean up after them ... the summer was brutal! Tuck is w/us here :)
So, for two weeks after we moved out of the house, we were homeless and sleeping in our car. That was a cool adventure, much like back in high school, until it started getting hot, ugh! So, hubby got a job doing day-labour which afforded us enough to continue to make the car payment and get a hotel room, where we've been ever since.
Now, the break through ...
Hubby got a job, a REAL job about the time school started and is enrolled in school full-time .. he just can't further his career w/o finishing his degree. He's working 2nd shift, making straight A's, except for the 1 B lol! and although tired, not complaining a bit, too tired, too, I think? ... we got approved on an application for an apartment and we get to move in as soon as it's remodel is complete! It's a 3 bedroom, which they rarely have come available and the best part, I get to take all 3 of my dogs, I don't have to place any of them! YAY!
So, as things improve, I'll get a nice, fat refund in the Spring, probably February and can buy a horse and get back to riding. I've saved all my tack and am saving for a truck/trailer but that'll be late Spring at best lol! The fact that there is light at the end of the tunnel is what matters.
Through it all, I never lost hope, I never gave up, I refused to complain or whine, we're not whiners in our family and I wasn't about to start now! Turning 50 yesterday proved that I CAN make all my dreams come true in spite of what life throws at me. That I AM capable and everything that I've ever wanted to be and that I live life on MY terms, NEVER DEFEATED! I have a profound sense of appreciation for myself and a self-worth that I never knew could deepen, actually did.
I only shared what we were going through with only a couple of close friends because I did not want folks wasting time on prayers for us that could be used for others, so many are in need and in far worse shape than us, because they have lost hope, I never did. To these dear friends and even my ex, who loaned us money and really didn't have to, I owe everything, for their love, support and prayers, I surely could not have made it otherwise.
I was very reluctant to share my story but I'm so happy with getting an apartment, and getting back on our feet that I just can't keep it to myself and have to write it somewhere and since no one ever reads this, why not HERE?! LOL!
Also, I didn't want anyone to worry or feel sorry for us/me or pity me. I'm a tough old bird and though I may be down, I won't EVER be OUT! It may take me time and all this happened for a reason, it was time for change, time for growth and was necessary, as painful as it may have been at times. But I made it through, unscathed. It's just life, none of us get out of it alive or without incident, it is why Shakespeare called it "Drama", it's all connected and so are we and I am no longer afraid of that! I FEAR ABSOLUTELY NOTHING!
So many are in our soon-to-be, previous, situation. Some constantly lament and even commit suicide?! I can't imagine feeling that hopeless and pray for their eternal happiness. If I could beg someone to NOT give up and it work, I would. Instead, I pray with tremendous appreciation and gratitude.
Now, onward to a better and brighter future and getting back on our feetz with a LOT of riding and camping and quilting! WOO HOO!
This year started with me losing my job on February 7th, a job that I REALLY liked and with a company that I liked even more than that! Then, on the 11th, my beloved mother passed away, suddenly. The picture of health and a health nut almost to an extreme, gone, just like that! Next came my older daughter's car accident with a semi-tractor trailer that most fortunately, only left her with a bruise across her shoulder where the seat belt saved her and severely shaken, which, she over came pretty quickly.
It gets better ... hubby, who has been jobless at this point almost three YEARS (September 2nd would have been three hears) continued to search in vain, as well as myself. So, by June, with our savings completely exhausted, we had to move. Having put what was left of our belongings in climate controlled storage we left. We had nowhere to go so I placed Butters with a neighbor that seriously loves him, probably as much as I do and what really hurt is, I think Butters loves that old man more than ME! LOL! BOY! The tears and pain in my heart at watching him drive away after I loaded him in the trailer and he kept looking back at me asking, "Aren't YOU coming WITH ME?!" Anyways, back to it ... Tilley, Sierra's Border Collie, went to live on a farm that's a fish hatchery chasing ducks away from the fish, she's in complete heaven and her new owner sends pics and updates ... to the ex, I can't handle it, it's just too heart-breaking. George, my beloved outdoor cat who was the best dog I ever had, went to live across the street as head mouser and beloved feline ... happy fat cat lol!
'Lainey went to live with her dad since he has a six-figure income and is still single and lives in a school district that is what most only dream of. He drops her off at school every morning and she rides a bus with padded seats, seat belts, heating and a/c, home and to her tech classes that are at another school. The Cafeteria should be renamed McDonald's w/a Buffet/Salad Bar! Her friends are nice preppy girls that care about their grades and their futures in a positive sense, and her classes, wow! She is actually taking the same Chemistry class as a Sophmore in High School that her sister is taking as a Freshman at Texas Tech! She misses me but only as a typical 15 year old girl does, trust me, we're both VERY happy with her new living arrangements, seeing me only on weekends and holidays/breaks makes me the good guy LOL! Plus, her grandfather gave her his car. It's a newer model Buick with only 29K miles on it, whatta dream come true! She's working at Chick-fil-a 2 days/week until she turns 16 so she's lovin life and I am so very happy about THAT!
So, that leaves Tuck, the Corgi, LeeLoo the Phalene and Jake my collie. Jake and LeeLoo are living w/a friend in her large back yard in their pens and I visit them 4x/daily to feed, exercise and clean up after them ... the summer was brutal! Tuck is w/us here :)
So, for two weeks after we moved out of the house, we were homeless and sleeping in our car. That was a cool adventure, much like back in high school, until it started getting hot, ugh! So, hubby got a job doing day-labour which afforded us enough to continue to make the car payment and get a hotel room, where we've been ever since.
Now, the break through ...
Hubby got a job, a REAL job about the time school started and is enrolled in school full-time .. he just can't further his career w/o finishing his degree. He's working 2nd shift, making straight A's, except for the 1 B lol! and although tired, not complaining a bit, too tired, too, I think? ... we got approved on an application for an apartment and we get to move in as soon as it's remodel is complete! It's a 3 bedroom, which they rarely have come available and the best part, I get to take all 3 of my dogs, I don't have to place any of them! YAY!
So, as things improve, I'll get a nice, fat refund in the Spring, probably February and can buy a horse and get back to riding. I've saved all my tack and am saving for a truck/trailer but that'll be late Spring at best lol! The fact that there is light at the end of the tunnel is what matters.
Through it all, I never lost hope, I never gave up, I refused to complain or whine, we're not whiners in our family and I wasn't about to start now! Turning 50 yesterday proved that I CAN make all my dreams come true in spite of what life throws at me. That I AM capable and everything that I've ever wanted to be and that I live life on MY terms, NEVER DEFEATED! I have a profound sense of appreciation for myself and a self-worth that I never knew could deepen, actually did.
I only shared what we were going through with only a couple of close friends because I did not want folks wasting time on prayers for us that could be used for others, so many are in need and in far worse shape than us, because they have lost hope, I never did. To these dear friends and even my ex, who loaned us money and really didn't have to, I owe everything, for their love, support and prayers, I surely could not have made it otherwise.
I was very reluctant to share my story but I'm so happy with getting an apartment, and getting back on our feet that I just can't keep it to myself and have to write it somewhere and since no one ever reads this, why not HERE?! LOL!
Also, I didn't want anyone to worry or feel sorry for us/me or pity me. I'm a tough old bird and though I may be down, I won't EVER be OUT! It may take me time and all this happened for a reason, it was time for change, time for growth and was necessary, as painful as it may have been at times. But I made it through, unscathed. It's just life, none of us get out of it alive or without incident, it is why Shakespeare called it "Drama", it's all connected and so are we and I am no longer afraid of that! I FEAR ABSOLUTELY NOTHING!
So many are in our soon-to-be, previous, situation. Some constantly lament and even commit suicide?! I can't imagine feeling that hopeless and pray for their eternal happiness. If I could beg someone to NOT give up and it work, I would. Instead, I pray with tremendous appreciation and gratitude.
Now, onward to a better and brighter future and getting back on our feetz with a LOT of riding and camping and quilting! WOO HOO!
Saturday, August 20, 2011
Maybe A "Giveaway"?
Stay tuned as I have a giveaway planned! You can enter multiple times, come back for instructions, it will be SO worth it!
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Changes
Well, my beloved Sierra has left for college.
Texas Tech in Lubbock, care for my beloved, nurture her to your best and give her wings to fly without pause!
I am both proud and heartbroken for I surely miss the cherished little premie that I brought home from the hospital without an instruction manual and raised her completely and totally from my heart for the past 18 years.
Changes surely are wonderful, necessary and at times painful, but I have loved every, single minute of being "Mommie" and later "Momma", and I could not be more proud! The wonderful and difficult choices she has made along the way have shaped her into who she is, a young woman that everyone would want to be and a daughter that every mother should be so privileged to be able to raise and be called Mother, by.
I will always be your mother, her for you without question or condition but now, as you go into your own adulthood, coaching from the sidelines, but always here as a soft place to fall when you need it, and refuge and rejuvenation from a hard and cruel world. Keep your strength and heart and you will continue to be the Total Victor!
Sail on my "Cherubian Princess", you are forever in your mommie's heart, making me always proud in every, single thing that you do.
All my love, (except that shared with your sister lol!)
Mommie
Texas Tech in Lubbock, care for my beloved, nurture her to your best and give her wings to fly without pause!
I am both proud and heartbroken for I surely miss the cherished little premie that I brought home from the hospital without an instruction manual and raised her completely and totally from my heart for the past 18 years.
Changes surely are wonderful, necessary and at times painful, but I have loved every, single minute of being "Mommie" and later "Momma", and I could not be more proud! The wonderful and difficult choices she has made along the way have shaped her into who she is, a young woman that everyone would want to be and a daughter that every mother should be so privileged to be able to raise and be called Mother, by.
I will always be your mother, her for you without question or condition but now, as you go into your own adulthood, coaching from the sidelines, but always here as a soft place to fall when you need it, and refuge and rejuvenation from a hard and cruel world. Keep your strength and heart and you will continue to be the Total Victor!
Sail on my "Cherubian Princess", you are forever in your mommie's heart, making me always proud in every, single thing that you do.
All my love, (except that shared with your sister lol!)
Mommie
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