Pics of Yo Yo's

Here are a couple pictures of the yo yo's I have been making. The green ones are sewn together, 7 rows of 7. The pattern called for 9 rows of 7, but that seems to be too big for the bottle of wine I plan to put in the bag. I'm thinking these will be nice Christmas gifts. The pile of blue yo yo's are for another bag. All of them have come from the material I picked up at the yard sale last week.

I stopped at Wal Mart this morning and purchased (gasp!) material to make a quick baby quilt for my cousin. She is going to be 43 this year and is expecting her first child! She's been married 17 years and I didn't think they could have children. He has children from a first marriage and my cousin is actually a grandma already! I think my grandma who passed away in 2004 may have arranged this little event... Kinda worried what she has in mind for me... :)

Worked on the backing for darling daughter's graduation quilt this week. I have three more rows to sew together and the backing will be finished. Maybe I can get it done soon and go pin it together over the weekend. I usually go to one of the church halls and push some tables together to pin or thread baste my quilts. We have two Catholic churches in our town. My family belongs to one, and my father's family belongs to the other. The churches share the same priest, so he's pretty easygoing about letting me into one of the halls to baste a quilt or two. I still have to sign her quilt.

Her car is still on the fritz. The mechanic was on vacation for two weeks, so I'm hoping Monday he will come pick it up. We are going on vacation in a week, so maybe he can get it fixed by then. She needs it for work and school will be starting pretty soon.

I have a job interview next week. I have been sending out resume's here and there, when I see something interesting. I'm fortunate that I have a job and can be selective. This will be the third place I have interviewd at. Maybe third time is a charm? Could this be Gram's surprise?

My other grandma, in St. Louis, is still in the hospital rehabing from the broken hip. She may be released tomorrow.

Our dogs were both due for their shots last week. The one dog is 12. She's starting to show her age. She has cataracs, arthritis, and is showing some signs of senility. I sure love that dog and will really be tore up when she is gone. Hopefully she will be around for a while yet.