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Explore my quilting journey here.........Thank you for stopping by.Today, is my birthday………#51………life in the 50’s has been good so far……no attitude issues that have a tendency to follow 50! My Dh started a day in a pissy mood so I thought my day was going to go down hill from there……….but it actually turned out great. I had lunch with the good sister……she brought me flowers…….I can home from lunch and my DH had also bought me flowers……….stargazer lilies with white and red roses (I think he figured out he was in a pissy mood so I think it was the I’m sorry for being a jerk this morning)…….and tonight…….we went to supper with the children to the Texas Road House steakhouse and I had the best ribeye I’ve ever had………the seasoning was perfect and the mushrooms……..yum, yum, yum. And for desert………fudge from Granny’s Pantry…………the best 51st birthday I could have had. And now with the day winding down……a bubble bath!!!
later……….the mama
It’s been awhile since I’ve been here…….let’s just say, most of the time I have a full plate……but the last few weeks I feel like I’m at the whole buffet. I am seeing a light at the end of the tunnel……..a very long tunnel……but life will be normal again.
This week my daughter moves into her apartment in her new town….she’s been living with friends for the last 6 weeks…..so she is glad to have her own place. Her job is going good and she’s ready for college to start in the fall again. It’s been very different not having her here at our home……….the balance of power has shifted here………….way to much testerone and not enough estrogen if you know what I mean.
After I get my daughter settled this week……….then my Dad’s turn comes to move. He’s 80 and we need to get him off the farm and into town……….he’s ready to be in town cause he knows it will be easier for us to take care of him there. He’s lived within 2 square miles all his life, so it will be different for him. My sister and I was out to the farm yesterday cleaning out cupboards and generally deciding what stuff Dad was going to keep and what we wanted. Dad didn’t want any of the good dishes………Mom and Dad had a great china pattern……recieved as wedding presents 57 years ago. My older sister thought we should just throw it away as no one uses china anymore……..my younger sister didn’t want it either………I consider myself very lucky…..I now own the china…….I feel very honored!!!! It was that way with most of the dishes………they didn’t want them………so now I have them.
The other great find……….Mom’s recipe collection……….all the while I was growing up my Mom never owned a cookbook…………everything was kept either on a recipe card or in a steno book…………….all those great recipes I thought were gone forever, I now have. First up on the list to make………….Dream Bars………..they are the best and they tasted just as I remember them…….anybody want to try one…….when life settles down abit I plan on posting a few recipies of my childhood favorites. The next recipe up for next weekend……..Applesauce Spice cake with brown sugar frosting………….that frosting was so good. It’s not a recipe for the faint of heart….it requires a double boiler and the soft ball stage along with alot of hand stirring. I look forward to the challenge. Do any of you have those comfort recipies from your childhood????
On to the stashbusting…………..NOTHING USED, NOTHING PURCHASED. I did go into a quit shop last week for a couple of pickups……….all I walked out with was a book. It felt kinda strange walking out without any fabric as I don’t think I’ve done that before……..but someday I will have the time to sew again. So I’m still at 9.8 net yards used for the year.
With my daughter moving……….since she can’t live without any furniture…….we have purchased a few items for her home. She is actually a very good shopper, looking for good deals….but she also looks for quality. So far we have purchased a sofa, chair and ottaman……she even went neutral on it……I was expecting something more funky as that’s her taste……..but I’m very happy with her choices. And a new bed was purchased and she will need a table and chairs……..the rest she is taking from home………I don’t have much extra furniture………everything we have we use, so she couldn’t rob very much from Mom’s house. I look forward to seeing how she decorates……..I bet in the long run I’ll like what she does.
Seeing as its late again, I better sign off……..until next time.
the mama
Where oh where does the time go.
I have nothing to report………….in the last 5 weeks, I have done nothing for myself. But the good thing is….I haven’t purchased anything………it would be so great to have a day to go shopping at a quilt shop………I’m sure there are new fabrics to feel, patterns to explore, a new tool to try. Life will slow down and back to normal soon I hope.
Net used for the year is still sitting at 9.8 yards.
I hope to move my numbers during this coming week.
later……….
I need to take some time off from blogging. Now that my ribs are better I need to work, work, work to catch up. DD is moving in the next few weeks, and with DH running behind on the farming……..it will be super busy for about the next month.
See ya about July 1…….
later……Mrs. Needle
Living in the country I get to see an over abundance of wildlife…….I enjoy watching the wildlife……some just pass thru on there way to some where else, but I enjoy them for the stay they have in our area. Today the pelicans arrived, yesterday there was just one and today there was 7………so I bet tomm…….the flock will be huge……..just passing thru on there way elsewhere.
We’re finally farming.
We’re only about 3-4 weeks behind where we normally……all the rains this Spring have left us very, very wet. Some fields are slowly drying out and we are praying the rains stay away for about 3 weeks. Having a profession that depends upon the weather can be stressful……but we put our trust in God that he will take care of us.
later………….Mrs. Needle
I’ve been tagged by Jan for a MEME!!!!
1. list 7 personality traits
2. tag/award 7 blogs that deserve such fine recognition for the personalities that they share with the blogging world. Please don’t get bored reading my traits.
1) Loyality…… I’m a friend for life who will bend over backwards to keep you happy.
2) Fun…..I find fun in everything I do, even a night home with the family watching TV….Home is my favorite place to be surronded by those I love and who love me.
3) Love….My favorite emotion, the love I have for my DH, children, God and family. Being in love is the rock in my life that makes me feel whole and worthy.
4) Patience….I can wait forever with anything.
5) Calm…… I always keep calm no matter what the situation, good or bad, I always try to keep level headed about any event going on in my life
6) Simple……..I find enjoyment in the simple things in life……watching the wildlife, taking a walk in the snow, eating apple pie………
7) Workaholic……..I grew up working every minute (a trait my mother thought we all needed) and I have kept up that all my life. My DH says I should just sit and chill out once in a while but I have a hard time sitting with idle hands.
See…. I”m boring….but the flip side of this boring life is I have no stress, I do what I like and like what I do…..some might call that boring……but I love it!!
Now I have to find others to tag, coming up with 7 who haven’t already been tagged will be tough…….keep posted for my list.
later…………..Mrs. Needle
Its time I get into the real world……….no more sticking my head in the sand while the rest of the world passes me by…..I’ve lived with out a fax machine…..people still ask if they can fax me something…..no you can’t. I lived with my first computer for about 12 years, a DOS based (pre-windows) that had a very small 40 mg harddrive which still has space on it when I quit using it 1995…..I did move into windows based computer that has something like an 80 gig harddrive……..still haven’t run out of space on that one.
But any way, my newest new device here is
Yup…………..my very own blackberry storm……..now I’m connected anytime/anywhere. No reason not to find me know. Sometimes life is all about MOM!!!!! So now when I’m sitting waiting for #2needle (DS) I can be surfing the web using the privacy of my own phone. I still have alot to learn, as this thing does everything, but my learning curve is coming along nicely. I’m surprizing myself at how easy I’m learning to use it.
Gota run, the lawn needs mowing…..I still have to use the same old technology to run the mower…….I wish my BB could mow.
later………….Mrs. Needle
This is a test….this is only a test……you will instructed to where to turn for offical information….remember this is only a test
I knew this day would come…..I’ve been preparing myself since the first day of kindergarten. In three short weeks my daughter will be moving…..I know that this is what she wants to do but as a Mother seeing her everyday…….and now to see her occasionally makes me sad.
She graduates from the two-year college here on May 15…….and May 16 she starts her job about an hour away. Its with the same company that she works for here……she was hoping to wait until the middle of summer but the company needed her at the new location now…..so she accepted. The job will be mostly fulltime this summer and next fall when she starts back for the rest of her education the job will be part time. I’m glad she has a job as it helps pay some of the costs of education/living expenses……but part of me would rather have her here for the summer. She will be back and forth quite abit….for the first couple of months… she’s going to be living with a friend whose husband is away at basic training so she will be here on weekends, but sometime in July she will be moving into her own apartment.
Is it possible to be happy and sad all at the same time…….how can this little bundle of joy that I brought home from the hospital be ready to be on her own………I’ve tried to do everything parents are supposed to do…….I know she is ready……..but I’m not ready.
So I’ll mope around here for the next few weeks, enjoying every possible moment with my priceless treasure….we’ll go to lunch, a shopping spree might be in order with Mom footing the bill……I’ll relish every moment!!
later……….Mrs. Needle
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