tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-52769227034892304512024-02-07T23:21:29.317-06:00Sew Many JourneysConniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11515349616678476053noreply@blogger.comBlogger36125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5276922703489230451.post-20188420956415876732017-02-05T22:04:00.002-06:002017-02-05T22:04:44.449-06:00I give upon being a daily blogger. Maybe it will happen someday, but for now I can't stress over it. Enough stresses in my life without adding to it.<br />
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Dental work is almost done for a while. Just waiting for one more permanent crown to get seated. That will be on Feb. 14th. Happy Valentine's Day to me, huh? Then I'm giving both my mouth and bank account a rest. Well, I guess the bank account won't actually be resting because it has payments to make. <br />
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This week I get to see the retina specialist. Not ready to discuss details but there are some issues going on. Good thoughts and prayers please, if anyone is reading this...<br />
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Have a little something else interesting going on in my life. I know if anyone is reading this, they are going to scream "NO FAIR" because I can't give details on it yet, either. LOL I'm such a tease. I'll just say there is some texting and talking going on....<br />
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I turned 54 yesterday. It was a fabulous day! Two of my guys took me shopping and bought me a new recliner. It's oh so comfy. Probably wouldn't be my first choice of colors but wasn't waiting the 8 to 12 weeks to order something different. It works. Then all three of my boys took me to dinner. Had so much fun with them. The only reason all 3 didn't do the shopping is oldest had to work. After dinner came back to my apartment and we rented and watched the movie "Sully". It was very very good. Enjoyed it thoroughly. <br />
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My coworkers on Friday had bought me one of those big cookie cakes. SO YUMMY. Funny little story. My middle son walks in yesterday and sees it and wants some. He opens it up and starts scraping the icing and at first I thought he was just going to scrape off the icing and it eat. OH NO. Just as when he was a little bitty guy he doesn't like the icing, he scraped it off to get to the cookie. When he and the oldest were little they could share a cupcake, oldest ate the icing and he at the cake. Somethings never change. <br />
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Didn't watch even one minute of the superbowl tonight. I hear it was very exciting. I just can't stand either team. I'm a Saints fan from way way back and it goes against every fiber of my being to pull for the Falcons/Dirty Birds. Then there is Tom Brady and the Patriots and I just think of them as cheaters. <br />
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Well, about time to head for bed. Good night!Conniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11515349616678476053noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5276922703489230451.post-76521700181984093022017-01-23T21:54:00.003-06:002017-01-23T21:54:51.682-06:00I am free from cable tvTried to post about this yesterday but my laptop, which has a mind of it's own, lost some of the post (I mean surely I didn't accidentally delete it) and I got frustrated and just walked away....<br />
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Anyhow, I did it finally on Saturday. Marched into the local cable store and turned in my box, told them to take me back to internet only. They didn't even beg me to reconsider. hmmm I must say the girl that helped me was awesome because I've had some email troubles, etc and tried to fix things, which were beyond her realm of capabilities so it will take a call to customer support, but she did make an effort. <br />
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Had a slightly unsettling even happen while I was over there. Now, I admit I can easily get frustrated with other drivers, but would never act like this guy/jerk did. I was calmly sitting and waiting, which was pretty obvious, for another car to back out so I could park in the space. Another car was also backing out and I almost thought they didn't seem me and was going to hit me but they did fine. Meanwhile there is another car behind me and then this truck comes along and I'm not sure what his problem was but he starting blasting his horn and yelling. Really? Was that necessary? People were walking along the sidewalk just smiling and looking at me and I'm thinking, what the hell did I do, but sit and wait to park? This one nice young man came along and stood in front of my car as I parked. When I got out of the car I asked him if I had done anything wrong. He said, "no ma'am, that guy definitely had some kind of issues." Sure made me feel better. I was a little shaken and a little worried I'd come out and find my tires slashed, but all was good. <br />
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In other news, my niece became a teenager today. She's a sweetheart but I wonder if that will remain now that she's entered those dreaded teen years. Just kidding, I can't imagine her not being sweet. <br />
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Today was just work, work, and more work. I did bake a couple of apple pies last night and took them to my coworkers today. They said they were awesome. Pat on the back here. It's a recipe I learned to make just a few years back....ok, I long time ago in 9th grade home economics class. I thought I'd lost the recipe bur discovered my mom still had a copy at her house so life is good again. <br />
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Now, let's hit publish before I screw this up again...Conniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11515349616678476053noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5276922703489230451.post-78142552399466538322017-01-19T21:05:00.002-06:002017-01-19T21:05:16.922-06:00Still failing?Ok, missed a couple of days again, but I have an excuse. The day before yesterday I had some pretty extensive dental work which meant pain after the numbness wore off and thus I took pain meds and slept the day away, or what was left of it after the work. Got up, I think, around 10, took my meds, ate and drank a tiny bit and back to bed. Yesterday was better and worked but was still pretty sore, so didn't feel like "talking" even on a blog to the universe, if anyone out there is listening. Today, I still have some tenderness, quite a bit at one injection site and then my gums are sore which they said would happen, but it's sort of that pressure/pain I have felt with sinus pressure. Strange. Hopefully that will feel better soon. I go back Jan 30th to have the crowns seated and then prep for another. It's never ending when you have a mouth full of bad teeth. <br />
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Question? Is it a genetic thing with men that they can't hear a running toilet? I sort of noticed a running water sound yesterday evening but when I noticed it I figured an upstairs neighbor was showering. Then late last night my next door neighbor came knocking on the door and asked if I could hear it. She went upstairs and found the guy over her had one running. The chain had come undone in the tank. I can remember back in the day we had one that would run, I could come in from running errands and there sat my ex and boys watching tv and they never heard it but I heard it as soon as I walked into the house. Is it truly a male thing not to hear that? Conniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11515349616678476053noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5276922703489230451.post-65088687885406391962017-01-16T20:44:00.000-06:002017-01-16T20:44:03.615-06:00Still not doing what I said I wouldI heard or read somewhere once that to blog you should write something every day to get in the habit of it. I "told" myself at the beginning of the year that I was going to do that and I'm sure not keeping that going, am I? <br />
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So, let's see. We've had YUCK weather. Had the snow the Friday before last and I did something terribly stupid that night, which I'll get to in a minute. Then all last week there were forecasts and reports of a big ice storm coming Friday and Saturday. People were in total panic mode, of course. Clearing the grocery store shelves, I'm talking you couldn't even get in the parking lots. Complete craziness. Luckily I work for my city and our emergency management director keeps us up to date on what is going on and it's often better than what the media says. He told us Thursday that he felt we'd get a little ice on Friday but not bad in our area and then by Saturday the temps would go up and it would just be rain and that is exactly what happened. Good deal because I didn't stock up on bread and milk like the rest of the city. <br />
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So, now back to the stupid thing I did. That day we did get snow, a few inches. When I left work that day I knew I didn't want to cook so I ran and got a chicken sandwich from Chick Fil A. Came home, no big deal. Saturday I had no reason to leave so was home all day. Sunday afternoon rolls around and I need to run an errand or two. Get ready, get my purse and NO WALLET! Oh geez. First thought it had fallen out of my purse in my desk drawer at work, but then I remembered going to get the sandwich and since I went through the drive thru I figured I'd left it out in my car. It was a long walk to the car because I just knew my window would be smashed and the wallet gone. Thankfully that hadn't happened and there sat my wallet on the passenger seat just has I must have left it. I was surely being looked after from above. <br />
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Since most of my family are big Game of Thrones fans I've decided to start watching. Of course I have a lot of catching up to do. There are those in my family that think I won't like it, that it's not my type of thing, but I watched 2 episodes last night and found them pretty interesting. My oldest is thrilled that I'm watching. <br />
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Day off work tomorrow but not for fun. Having some major dental work done. YUCK This is going to set me back some MAJOR bucks. But, it needs to be done and I keep putting it off and just doing a little at a time. Still will have more to do, my mouth is a mess but this will put some of it behind me.<br />
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Have done a little sewing and have all my rows together and now need to sew them into a top. Worked on the first 2 last night but not loving how they look and my eyes are giving me trouble so having a friend look at it tomorrow night, if I'm up to going to her house after the dental visit. <br />
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Eye doctor is next week. <br />
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Now the big question...will I post anything tomorrow? <br />
<br />Conniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11515349616678476053noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5276922703489230451.post-5180831207247410292017-01-08T21:52:00.001-06:002017-01-08T21:52:36.431-06:00ChangesWhen my middle son was a toddler he didn't handle change well. I couldn't move anything around in the house or it would just throw him in a tizzy. In his preschool the other class would have to come into his room to do joint things because he would just lose it. (I fussed at them for catering to him). WELL.....I've now become my 2 year old son. I don't handle change well. Whenever something changes at work I become a grump until I get used to it. We are starting a new thing where 3 of us that do the same thing will rotate desks every 6 months. This was supposed to take place at the start of the new year, but the new gal that was trained left so now we have another new girl. So....early last week we were told we'd move around February 1. OH Good, a month to wrap my head around it all. And then WHAM the next day they decide we are going to go ahead and change. UGH Yep, I was a grumpy butt. The hardest will be getting through a rotation at each desk because we will have to get our sign on for that computer all set up, once we've been through a full rotation things will go more smoothly, until we get a new computer. <br />
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Friday we had what I call a 4 letter word that starts with "S". SNOW. Bring me summer. At least it was the fluffy stuff and so the roads weren't too awful. This week we'll have a warming trend and even get close to 70 degrees and then the cold will come back and they are talking ice storm. If I have to have winter weather I'd prefer snow. <br />
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Trying to get my sewing/quilting mojo back. I put together 3 rows of a quilt today. I had already made 1. The quilt consists of 8 rows, thus 4 more and then borders to go. <br />
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Yesterday and this morning were not good. Had a horrible headache. It was centered at my forehead and then would hurt around nose and right cheek, so I'm thinking sinus although I never have feel stuff or congested. Could also be these weather changes, cold, warm, cold, warm. Back and forth. Slept most of the afternoon yesterday because the pain was making me feel sick to my stomach and the light was making it worse. It finally eased up today after a hot shower and some extra coffee. <br />
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Coffee makes the world right. I love that stuff. I'm addicted!<br />
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<br />Conniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11515349616678476053noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5276922703489230451.post-85189564817645194932017-01-04T21:15:00.001-06:002017-01-04T21:15:19.763-06:00Cold Weather, Just Not My ThingI'm a southern gal. I love the south and everything about it. I do NOT like cold weather. And yes, I know it's January, it's supposed to be cold. Too bad, I still don't enjoy it. We have a chance of light snow coming. YUCK Now, I will admit as a child I would have been thrilled to have snow. At my stage in life now, NOPE NOPE NOPE. I should be a bear and just hibernate, but that can't happen, so I'll just have to bundle up and deal with it. Oh, and I live right across the street (literally) from my work so even if we had a blizzard and not the light snow they are saying, I'd still have to go in.<br />
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Still haven't sewn a stitch. I chose wine over sewing tonight. That was the end of my bottle from New Years, so maybe tomorrow. <br />
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Note to self: Saturday you need to go to the cable store and return your cable box and quit paying that ridiculously too high bill. My boys gave me Apple TV for Christmas so I can get rid of cable. <br />
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I know no one is reading this, but just in case, I need some hints on maneuvering through Blogger. Namely I need to change things on my profile as in the "wife" word. Hmmm. Need to work on that one.<br />
<br />Conniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11515349616678476053noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5276922703489230451.post-30218571133099677392017-01-02T20:47:00.001-06:002017-01-02T20:47:03.567-06:00Going to try this blogging thing again!I guess I'm not so great at this, but going to give it a whirl yet again. If for nothing else to provide a place for me to be accountable to at least myself for projects and personal goals. <br />
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I'm still a quilter although don't have the mojo I once had due to this thing called a job that I have to have. I have some ongoing projects and I hope to post about them soon. <br />
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I need need need to lose some weight (isn't that true for so many?) I know it's the cliché New Years resolution but I'm going to work toward getting healthier. <br />
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Many things have happened in my life in the past few years. A big thing is that for the very first time in my long life I live alone. After years of struggle my marriage ended. I was scared to venture out on my own but I have to say I'm loving it. I can come and go as I please. Go to be early, stay up late, cook or not cook Read in bed until all hours. Etc etc. <br />
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My 3 boys are all grown and doing great. All have jobs and doing well at them. YEA! Makes a Mama proud. <br />
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I'm an avid reader, have been a good part of my life. These days I'm into Christian/Inspirational Fiction. I venture to other things at times. I just like things to be uplifting. <br />
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So, this is my first, albeit short post for I hope what becomes if nothing else a journal of sorts for me. <br />
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My wish for everyone in the new year is to just be HAPPY!Conniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11515349616678476053noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5276922703489230451.post-22949778509669584312013-09-01T15:01:00.002-05:002013-09-01T15:01:23.420-05:00My little 1950's houseI like my little house. I'd love a bigger house and a bigger kitchen, but I don't want a bigger mortgage. There are a few things you have to deal with in an older home. Windows. Windows aren't made the same size any more, so sometimes finding window treatments is hard. Sometimes you just have to sew. Electrical problems. Biggest problem here is the lack of outlets. In the 1950's people didn't have tv's in every room, clocks were wound, not plugged in, there was one phone in the house, not in every room and it plugged into a jack, not cordless with the need for an electrical outlet. I could go on and on. A few of the rooms in my house have had extra outlets added, but not my bedroom. I have a whopping two outlets. And then the funny thing with an older house that has caught my attention lately. The bathroom. Now, I'm not talking about my pink 1950's bath tub, which I hate, but the built in toilet paper holder. These days sometimes at the store you can only find jumbo, large, extra large, or MEGA rolls. While they fit into my holder, when you first hang one it doesn't really roll properly. You get about a square at a time. Funny and yet somewhat annoying. Conniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11515349616678476053noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5276922703489230451.post-37792457449003177812012-07-08T22:38:00.001-05:002012-07-08T22:38:12.511-05:00Hopscotch finishedI completely forgot to show a picture of the finished Hopscotch quilt top. The pieced borders tried to give me trouble at first, but once I pinned them heavily and slowed myself down I was fine with the way it turned out. Not perfect, but it's a top. <br />
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I have a growing pile that need to be quilted. I have to start taking them to someone. I love hand quilting and find it very therapeutic but my life is too busy these days to hand quilt them all. I have several tops done and will never catch up, so paying a machine quilter is in my future. I'll just have to hand quilt the most special ones. Have one I started hand quilting this weekend. Can't show pictures, it's for someone special.<br />
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Mama Kai KaiConniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11515349616678476053noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5276922703489230451.post-31026609339210185372012-07-04T22:03:00.002-05:002012-07-04T22:03:45.916-05:00TOO STINKING OLD!I just finished basting a very special quilt for a special person, sorry no pictures at this time. But, I do have one thing to say...I'M TOO STINKING OLD to crawl around on the floor basting a quilt! And it's not really a big quilt, lap size. I'm very anxious to start handquilting it. Handquilting is very therapeutic to me and I am in dire need of some therapy these days. <br />
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This past weekend I spent in my home town with some of my family. We did a river float on tubes and rafts. So much fun, except the word is out about this spot and it was a bit too crowded for my liking. Still fun and relaxing. EXCEPT when we were in the middle of the river and I realized the bone head mistake my sister and I had made. We were in 2 vehicles, hers and mine. We took mine over to the get out point and drove hers back over to the get in point. We had a couple of water tight boxes for keys and phones and stuff like that. So, she brilliantly puts her keys in the box and tells me to just leave mine in her glove box. Ok, so you're probably brighter than we were at the moment and realize the boneheadedness (yes that's a work in my vocabulary). So, we're floating along and it hits me what we did. We had no keys for the car at the get out point. Luckily there is a shuttle and she paid a couple of bucks to get a ride to her car and all was well. Except that this will go down in family history. You know, one of those stories that everyone brings up at each and every family get together. I did pretty good this time. Last year when we went I didn't use proper sun screen and was completely blistered. This year I reapplied every time we took a break. Got a little burn on my back that itches like crazy, but nothing serious!<br />
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The boys are outside watching the fireworks show our city is putting on at a nearby park. <br />
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HAPPY BIRTHDAY AMERICA!<br />
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I'm so proud to call this country my home!<br />
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Mama Kai KaiConniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11515349616678476053noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5276922703489230451.post-34589667221466781802012-06-17T22:31:00.001-05:002012-06-17T22:31:32.449-05:00Almost DoneI was supposed to go to a quilt retreat this past week with some of the most amazing friends and quilters in the universe, but family stuff got in the way and I had to cancel at the last minute. I didn't let that stop me from sewing, though. I probably should have saved me leave and gone back to work for the week, but went ahead and took some "me" time....although I also cooked and did you know, Mom stuff. I had bought a kit back in January 2011 at a quilt show and it's been sitting there patiently waiting to be made. I thought it would be a good retreat project, so I had done the preliminary cutting. Since it was all cut out and ready I spent a good deal of time sewing it up. The pattern is called "Hopscotch" and it's from a book called "Six Halves Make a Whole". It's not quite done, still needs borders, but it will get there soon.
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The lighting in my house is not the best so it didn't photograph well.<br />
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On another front...The OKC Thunder are in the NBA finals. Tonight was sad as they are now down a game, but I have faith they can come back....<br />
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As we say around here: THUNDER UP!!!<br />
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Mama Kai KaiConniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11515349616678476053noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5276922703489230451.post-14377915725460870072012-06-16T19:13:00.000-05:002012-06-16T19:13:27.598-05:00Decisions DecisionsThere are so many decisions to make when creating a quilt. I have one, well, two actually, that need quilting. I plan on handquilting them. They are alike and one will be for me and the other for a very special person in my life. I can't show pix, even though I don't think anyone reads this, I want it to be a surprise. They are set with alternating pieced blocks and plain blocks. I went out today to buy batting and a stencil for the plain block. The first shop I went to had a stencil that while not exactly what I envisioned, would work, so I bought it. Went to another shop but they one they had in the right size was was too complicated. Got home and did some internet shopping and now have 2 on the way. Great, now I have to make a decision on which I want. Should have just gone with the one I've already purchased, but ALAS, one is what I originally thought I wanted and the third is probably what I'll wind up using as it fits me and the other person to a "T". <br />
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Mama Kai KaiConniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11515349616678476053noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5276922703489230451.post-83216614689072262002012-06-03T00:42:00.001-05:002012-06-03T00:42:56.593-05:00OH WOW! The bad blogger that I am, never saying a word then when I decide to come in and say something things are changed. Maybe this time I'll really take time to sit and figure all this stuff out! <br />
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Had a wonderful day today hanging out with quilting friends. Going from shop to shop in our area. Stopping for lunch. Doing lots of yacking and tons of laughing. I sure hope we can do as we're talking about and get together at least once a month to hang out and do whatever. I'm the only one with a regular daily job so it's hardest for me, but we're thinking we can work out at least a Saturday a month. They've been trying to get some quilts done for another dear quilting friend who is on Hospice care. I'm working one an embroidery block for a quilt she started. Some of our running around today was getting stuff for her quilts. I picked up a couple of prizes for a quilt retreat I'm going to very soon. <br />
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It's coming up (Monday) on the one year anniversary of yet another dear quilting friend's passing. I miss her so much still. I tend to talk to her when I'm quilting. <br />
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On the Mom Journey, second son graduated high school a few weeks ago and is a certified welder and already has his first job! They're working him hard, too. Oldest son is starting a new job Monday. It's working for retail company in their warehouse, but will be able to partake of store discounts. Mama is going to like this one! Youngest son, will be a sophomore next year! They are three awesome young men, but sometimes I miss their littleness. Oldest also has a sweet girlfriend who's titled me "Mama Kai Kai" so I think that might be my signature for a while....<br />
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All for now<br />
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Mama Kai KaiConniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11515349616678476053noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5276922703489230451.post-26095040273133625212012-01-08T21:36:00.002-06:002012-01-08T21:46:05.165-06:00Good IntentionsI got to have a fabulous New Year's with my best cousin and on the long drive home I did a lot of thinking about a really cool blog post, and then of course, I get home and real life happens and before I know it, it's a week later and I've forgotten everything I wanted to say. <br /><br />I know that I was going to say that my Adele cd made excellent travelling music. That I am always in awe that when I'm driving through NE Texas my heart and soul feel content. I don't know what it is about that area that just puts me at peace. I was going to talk about how my oldest went to Phoenix at the last minute to see the Fiesta Bowl and how my stomach was in knots worried about him the entire time, it was his first big road trip without Mom or Dad. <div><br /></div><div>Right now I'm just glad I survived the last week at work. We were extremely busy and very short handed with one gal still out for surgery leave (she returns tomorrow yippee), one gal took some vacation time, and one gal had to be out due to the sudden death of her Mom. My heart still hurts for her. </div><div><br /></div><div>Sewing........quilting...........not much of that happening lately. Had great intentions today but did some household drudgery instead. Shredded a big mass of crud. Scrubbed the 1/2 bath. Just general stuff that keeps getting put off.</div><div><br /></div><div>Do you make New Year's resolutions? I seldom do because I break them in a couple of days. I was joking at work the last week or so of last year about how my resolution was to NOT be nice anymore. I deal with difficult customers on a daily basis and I was sick and tired of trying to be nice to them. I said I was starting early so maybe it would set in before the actual New Year. Of course I've broken it several times, but if they are nice to me, I'm nice right back, but call or come in with an attitude and you're liable to get one right back. The only other thing is I told my husband today after shredding so much stuff that has just sat around is we need to start taking care of mail and stuff the day it arrives. If it's trash, trash it, if it's something that needs shredding, shred it, bills pay them. I always let paper get the best of me. How do you handle it all and keep it organized?</div>Conniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11515349616678476053noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5276922703489230451.post-86070037621648273612011-10-09T20:58:00.002-05:002011-10-09T21:01:47.605-05:00Grocery Shopping with the HusbandI know better, I really do, but we went together. That man is a grocery store's delight. The ultimate impulse shopper. Even without a list I know what we need and what we'll use. I get in there and mean business, especially with as crowded as it was today. I stayed at least a 1/2 an aisle ahead of him because he has to stop and peruse everything. Extremely annoying. That said, he came home and cooked a pretty good gumbo for supper. <div><br /></div><div>Great news: we've gotten a good bit of much much much needed rain. </div><div><br /></div><div>Off to watch those Jersey Wives....don't judge me, it's a hoot!</div>Conniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11515349616678476053noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5276922703489230451.post-25884731659937986722011-09-17T19:21:00.002-05:002012-06-03T00:42:57.685-05:00The Beautiful Meatballs<div>Recently while out running errands and trying to find a station with a song I could bop to, I got to get a little giggle in and a flashback to fun times past with my fellas. If my memory is correct we were traveling home after visiting family and a song was on the radio. Mind you, my family has much different musical tastes than I do, but as this song played giggles were coming from the back of the vehicle. So, what was the song you ask? "The Beautiful People" by Marilyn Manson *please know I am NOT a fan* However my boys were hearing it as "The Beautiful Meatballs". Listen to the song sometime and see if you hear people or meatballs. Go ahead and giggle. </div>Conniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11515349616678476053noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5276922703489230451.post-86383869954380987992011-08-11T13:54:00.001-05:002012-06-03T00:42:57.687-05:00OOPS<div>So, for some reason the previous entry would not post last night, or rather early this morning when I wrote it but I just got it to post so it may seems strange. I still have to learn about how blogs work. Maybe if I did them a little more often. </div>Conniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11515349616678476053noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5276922703489230451.post-65790262584932907102011-08-11T00:24:00.001-05:002011-08-11T13:52:59.619-05:00Reading, Writing, and Arithmetic<div>Two of my fellas go back to school tomorrow. Who gave them permission to grow up anyway? Middle guys is a Senior this year. DO WHAT! What happened to the kid I know with no patience even before birth so he kicked his way out a month early? Oh yeah, he still has no patience, he's so ready to be done with school. The only saving grace is that he has Vo-Tech which means welding for 3 of his 7 classes. He loves welding. Last year was his first year in it and the first day he got to weld I received a text from him at lunch stating that "welding is the best thing I've ever done in my life". (If he ever finds out I have a blog and knows I put this out there for anyone to see, he won't talk to me for a whiole). Then there is "my baby". My baby is in 9th grade this year. He's a Freshman. NO he's my baby! Where's the little guy that carried around his favorite blanket and hung on to my leg whenever he was in an uncomfortable situation? </div><div> </div><div>This mama bear got a little put out yesterday at open house and has to step on her soap box a sec. Me and my baby are walking around looking for his classrooms, trying to get him oriented and meet his teachers and this woman passes us and comments on on cute and little he is. I'm sorry, if he were big would you comment on that? If he were disabled? Why is ok to comment on someone who is small? Can he help it if he's skinny, trust me the kid can eat and does. It's in his genes, I was skinny..............once upon a time, his dad is still fairly skinny and from what I hear was really small for his age for a long time, hit the growth spurt kind of late. Well I can tell that woman one thing, my baby may not be a big hulking football player but I bet he can whoop her baby in a math test! SO THERE! </div><div> </div><div>Wish I could share a pic of my two fellas (and I better quit calling one of them a baby in case they ever discover this blog) but they hide when cameras come out. </div><div> </div><div> </div>Conniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11515349616678476053noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5276922703489230451.post-58770502131498274292011-07-05T22:11:00.003-05:002011-07-05T22:24:35.967-05:00A Possible Completion<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdXn2WeXhk52dooSPEikLRe7fJqufjMtqrATdNpeqe3OG87Y5IdeXdm0fsKQ1GZEXD-IuRQBYfXlcr0QRA8wGwC08d_ykCMh0QBCnGTkWKKjRrokxZfYLWzQvohqMMCCSYWlNUpUOv8cc1/s1600/beginnersampler2.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdXn2WeXhk52dooSPEikLRe7fJqufjMtqrATdNpeqe3OG87Y5IdeXdm0fsKQ1GZEXD-IuRQBYfXlcr0QRA8wGwC08d_ykCMh0QBCnGTkWKKjRrokxZfYLWzQvohqMMCCSYWlNUpUOv8cc1/s320/beginnersampler2.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5626073964528326690"></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigIvpGMXTFghvK5Vr4HeUQ7vIHIDn7TrX5UHO3niu42Co7FgbWWSerSb0D1wA-Zq2CAsvnABmeRro6gOtsQrbocmgo04IAxaCmS8EZr1Mt-DQJjVGP1GUyZMuXUj1DjR9MZimwOM5CIPIF/s1600/beginnersampler.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigIvpGMXTFghvK5Vr4HeUQ7vIHIDn7TrX5UHO3niu42Co7FgbWWSerSb0D1wA-Zq2CAsvnABmeRro6gOtsQrbocmgo04IAxaCmS8EZr1Mt-DQJjVGP1GUyZMuXUj1DjR9MZimwOM5CIPIF/s320/beginnersampler.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5626073507781102610"></a><br />A long, long time ago in a galaxy far, far away..... Ok, so maybe not really, but a couple of years ago, despite having made a few quilts by teaching myself, I decided to take a beginner quilting class so I could learn some good tips and techniques you just don't get from reading books or watching tv. In the class you actually make 4 blocks, one with regular piecing, one with triangles, one with curves, and one with machine applique. I didn't really want a wall hanging so I had planned to add more blocks. Fast forward to recently when I dug that sucker out and got back to work on it. I wound up making a total of 12 blocks, plus did cornerstones and sashing. Now why is it a "Possible Completion" you ask? I'll tell you why. I don't have fabric left to do a border and I think it needs one. Well, that's sort of a lie (can you sort of lie?) I might could do a pieced border with the scraps I have, but I really don't want to work that hard. Possibly, just possibly I could buy some more fabric that works. Hmmm. Is anyone out there? What do you think? <div><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdXn2WeXhk52dooSPEikLRe7fJqufjMtqrATdNpeqe3OG87Y5IdeXdm0fsKQ1GZEXD-IuRQBYfXlcr0QRA8wGwC08d_ykCMh0QBCnGTkWKKjRrokxZfYLWzQvohqMMCCSYWlNUpUOv8cc1/s320/beginnersampler2.jpg"></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div>Conniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11515349616678476053noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5276922703489230451.post-18267762449689144082011-05-22T16:18:00.003-05:002011-05-22T16:20:45.516-05:00Sorry about the testI was trying to see if I could post from my phone. Hmmm. I could get the title but it wouldn't let me click in the box to put any body of text. I will have to work on that. Just thought I might be a better blogger if I could post from my phone since with 3 guys residing in the house age 20 or under I get less and less time on the laptop and the desk top is probably on it's last leg. :( If anyone reads this and posts from a so called "smart phone" tell me your secret.Conniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11515349616678476053noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5276922703489230451.post-55863620695064493382011-05-21T22:18:00.001-05:002011-05-21T22:18:40.881-05:00Testing testing....Conniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11515349616678476053noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5276922703489230451.post-58824190298893883262011-05-17T21:56:00.002-05:002011-05-17T22:01:50.093-05:00One More DayMy two guys who are still in school, oh wait, strike that, they all go to school, but one is in college taking a few courses here and there, but two are still in school school. Make sense? Anyway, they only have 1 more day of school. UNBELIEVABLE! I have to admit it will be nice not to have to make sure everyone is up and going in the morning. Plus, my house will be cleaner, because like it or not, I leave them a list of chores every morning to do that day. Now, I'm not a slave driver, but a chore or two every day and then things are done and they are not playing video games all day. One of them may wind up looking for a part time job. Summer vacation is upon us!Conniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11515349616678476053noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5276922703489230451.post-12538549589206638882011-05-01T23:29:00.002-05:002011-05-01T23:31:35.750-05:00A journey for our military!It's been a long hard journey for our WONDERFUL MILITARY, but they have accomplished something that many people thought would never happen. OSAMA BIN LADEN was killed at the hands of THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA MILITARY. Our military is the greatest! Thank you all for everything you do to insure the freedoms I enjoy, which includes being able to freely write on my blog that YOU ARE THE BEST!Conniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11515349616678476053noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5276922703489230451.post-43782899864558687072011-01-06T22:32:00.002-06:002011-01-06T22:42:36.542-06:00Medical journeys, no pictures allowedSo, recently, like right around Thanksgiving, I had to have some "minor" surgery for recurring problem. Hopefully and prayerfully the doctor fixed it for good this time. This problem involves pain that I wouldn't wish on my worst enemy. So, then the strangest thing happened the night before last. I was sitting, watching tv, working crossword puzzle or whatever and my chin felt a little itchy, tingly. Figured I was getting a stupid breakout. You know, those pesky things that you get in your teen/puberty years and then lo and behold they can continue and then pre-menopause hits and you can get some "zingers". So as time goes on, not much time it grows and grows. Before long it's like my chin has a ball on it. What the......? Then before I know it my whole chin area and jaw are swollen along with my lower lip. It was quite strange and grotesque. I tried hard not to freak out, but of course my wonderful darling boys were quite freaked. I took some benedryl and stayed up a while to make sure it didn't get horribly worse. Finally went to bed hoping and praying that it would be miraculously gone in the morning. NO SUCH LUCK. Went on to work and called the doctor's office as soon as they were open. Needless to say, my regular MD is off on Wednesdays, but they got me in to someone else. Blood test was taken to make sure it wasn't some odd infection, but nope, what I figured, allergic reaction. But to what? My main culprits at this point in time are either eggs or tuna fish. Tuna would be the easiest to give up. I mean, I really don't eat a ton of eggs just out right, but then you start thinking about all the things they are in. You know, all the majorly important foods. Cakes, cookies, etc etc. Anyway, I got a steroid shot, was ordered to go home, take benedryl on a regular basis and put ice on the swelling. Luckily this morning it was pretty much back to normal. I will be calling and discussing this with my regular doctor. I feel the need to some how get tested and find out exactly what it is that caused it. Will it be worse next time? Do I need to start carrying an epi-pen? I'm now reading all labels like crazy and am afraid to eat some things. Unfortunately, I think the steroid shot has given me the munchies. That's my story, anyway, and I'm sticking to it!Conniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11515349616678476053noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5276922703489230451.post-12049184580444472302010-12-27T20:33:00.004-06:002010-12-27T20:46:41.747-06:00It's almost a new year!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgd02UlrcnD1Kq1yRzLp2RBws6opX6RJJfM6gV6MzuTiiEA4dlLyU41SVkiN3JZGIA-Deq1HDTOEYulXuNwQirC1XW9Ury573W1ikJDeu75njZrWRdY44rrICgpjbYrATnU8FTEE2B-KDxY/s1600/super-bowl-football-45e84d6dbf8b7845.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 238px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgd02UlrcnD1Kq1yRzLp2RBws6opX6RJJfM6gV6MzuTiiEA4dlLyU41SVkiN3JZGIA-Deq1HDTOEYulXuNwQirC1XW9Ury573W1ikJDeu75njZrWRdY44rrICgpjbYrATnU8FTEE2B-KDxY/s320/super-bowl-football-45e84d6dbf8b7845.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5555558690115475730"></a><br />For the most part I'm thinking, THANK GOODNESS! This past year has been a doozy in so many ways. Good and bad. My New Orleans Saints WON, yes I said WON the Super Bowl. Most of my family have been Saints fans since the beginning. Through good and bad, thick and thin, we stuck it out and finally reaped our rewards. Oh, and then on the baseball side, the Texas Rangers made it to the World Series. It's been a great year for my generally not so great sports teams. Also on the good side I got a really great job. I'm absolutely loving it and the folks I work with. Don't really want to touch on too many of the bad, except that I recently had some minor surgery. Something that I've dealt with before, but hopefully my doctor has fixed it once and for all. It's not been an easy past month, due to that, but thanks to my wonderful family that helped out ALOT and great people I work with and for I made it through. One more trip to the doctor this week and it should be done (fingers crossed). <div><br /></div><div>Ok, side note here, I'm watching My Saints play the Falcons and the Falcons just scored. BOO</div><div><br /></div><div>Anyway, I don't like to make New Year's resolutions because I don't stick to them. I usually am a failure by say, January 2nd. I do need to work on my weight and health and promised my doctor that I would do just that. There are some quilt projects I'm going to try to complete and something new I'm going to start, as soon as I order it online in a few days. </div><div><br /></div><div>Mostly I'm going to keep on keeping on. </div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div>Conniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11515349616678476053noreply@blogger.com0