Frustrated

This isn't quilting related - well maybe it is because when I'm aggravated like this it's hard for me to quilt.  See, my darling son is having some academic issues.  His GPA sucks, to put it bluntly.  He's nearing the time when he must have a better GPA than he does to transfer into the four year college.  He is going to have to get straight A's from here on out and then some to raise his GPA.  I don't know why I get so worked up over these things.  I just want him to succeed. 

It could be a total different scenario, and I know this.  He could be like one of his former classmates from high school who is in college and just got his girlfriend in a family way.  He's going to have to get a job and keep going to school to get his degree.  Or he could be like some of his former classmates who aren't even going to college.

The worse that could happen, I guess, is that he just gets the Associate Degree for now and then gets out in the workforce.  He will have to continue on a little at a time to get the Bachelor's Degree.

I just have to pray that he figures this one out.  And soon. 

A little or this and a little of that

Baked some banana nut bread today.  Going to send some to my uncle out in California later in the week.  I might make a batch of apple pumpkin raisin and send it out there too, but not going to commit to anything. 

Was upstairs for a while doing a little sewing.  I got to thinking that the reason I came to a halt on one of my projects it was that I just didn't care for the way it was turning out.  So, I went upstairs and sewed one of the blocks together, and, yup, that's pretty much the reason.  Sigh.  It was a mystery quilt and I have all the pieces cut and most of the clues sewn.  I have decided that when I go upstairs for the next 30 times, I will sew one of the blocks (the one's I don't like - there are 30 of them).  They alternate with other blocks, but I'm not even thinking about those right now.  When it's done, maybe I'll like it more.

I also made a house block in a larger size than the scrappy houses pattern calls for on Bonnie Hunter's site.  Here's a pic of three smaller and one larger block:

The smaller blocks are 7.5" and the larger one is 10.5".  That seems kind of big.  I was having trouble with the other ones.  You can see the chimneys on the top left house aren't the same, because that strip just wouldn't come out the right size.  I'm sure it was my seam allowances or cutting the pieces wrong, but it was aggravating.  Those houses are probably going to end up potholders.

My dog is a dork

The way our house is laid out, the bedroom is right off the front room.  If you are sitting in the recliner, it is angled toward the t.v., but you can see right into the bedroom, also.  You can just see the corner of our bed.  Where my dorky dog is laying, with her head pointing at the front room so she can sleep with one eye open and still know what is going on in the front room!

This crazy part of my brain wants to make another 36 patch quilt.

Unbelievable weather

It was close to 70 degrees today.  That's just unbelievable for January here!

Today was our baby girl's birthday!  I can't believe I have kids this old...

Didn't sew tonight.  I have made three scrappy houses this week.  Not real sure where that's going, but they are fun to make.

Ivy is a sleepyhead

Everyone who knows me, knows that I go to bed pretty early.  I like my sleep.  Well, apparently my dog likes her sleep too.  She was sitting in the front room with me tonight, and before 6 p.m. she gets up, glances at me, then goes to the bedroom and lays down on the bed.  It's a dogs' life.

I love games

I saw an article about a local area inventor who created a dice game and just had to have it.  Nick and some friends were going to St. Louis tonight and I found the game at a store on the way there.  They picked it up for me, and now it's after midnight and I'm checking out different ways to play the dice games online instead of sleeping because I have to get up for work in the morning!

Now all I need is someone to play the game with!

I did go upstairs and make another house block this evening.  Just doing them on a whim, because I think they are cute.  Might make a wall hanging or maybe a lap quilt.  Not committing to anything, just having fun making the blocks right now!

Just another day

Not much going on today.  I've started watching what I eat, using the Supertracker program on the government website choosemyplate.gov .  So far, I like it.  I'm still figuring it out, but it has a lot of very good information on it.

Might go up and make another house block yet tonight.  Or not.  Just taking it easy.  Thankful for all God has given me.  As much as I want some material things, I really am blessed with all that I have.  I am truly thankful!

Day 3 of the year

Went back to work today after having four days off.  The day seemed pretty long.  Lori came over for a while right after work.  Showed her the quilt top I made over the weekend.  It's for her new grandbaby that's due in March.

I didn't do anything on the baby quilt today but I did go up for about an hour and make a cute little house block. 

Cold today

It really felt like Winter today. It was in the 20's. Brr! Saw a few snowflakes this morning, too. Can't complain. We have been lucky up to this point.

I sewed the rows of blocks together and added three borders to the baby quilt from the New Year's Eve mystery. I like it! Now, I have to just keep myself moving on it and quilt it. I just don't know how it would feel to have a baby quilt ready for a baby a couple months before it's due... Usually, I'm burning the midnight oil right before the baby shower. Hey, I haven't finished it yet, so I better be quiet!

Back to work tomorrow after the New Year holiday. Went to Wal Mart today and was going through their clearance rack. Found a nightshirt with frogs on it in Santa hats. It was real cheap and I need night shirts, so I got it. Sent my mother a picture. She had a lot of fun with it!

Made a big pot of chicken rice soup today. That's for tomorrow or another day this week. We had steak for dinner. I had planned on cooking them yesterday, but Ev wasn't in the mood for them. Actually, I thought about cooking them on Saturday night, but we had eaten too much at lunch to be very hungry.

Oh what a lazy day...

Didn't do too much of anything today. Went to church then sat around reading a book on my Nook.

I am reading The Help. I had seen the movie and enjoyed it. Really enjoying the book too.

No sewing today. After almost 8 hours of sewing yesterday, I think it was okay to take a day off.