Someone please tell me not all chihuahuas are like this. Rita is the bossiest little thing ever! I thought dachshunds were hard headed. I’ve had three and I think if you put them all together, they wouldn’t compare to Rita. First, she loves Vince and doesn’t have much use for me . . I just...
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I’m enjoying my day off today. Carver came over for a visit so Kalissa could run Gannon back to the doctor for a check. I thought I would do a little video and show you how I quilt with him around. Here is a Youtube link in case you have trouble seeing the video in the post.
Rosie got into the fun and it turned out more silly than informative…but I thought the video might brighten your day.
Some tips are:
1-Give kids tools similar to yours.
2-Talk about rules and remind kids of them frequently.
3-Have your ...
I’ma night owl who has learned to live fairly harmoniously with a morning guy. We go to bed at the same time . . usually after Vince saying “let’s go to bed!” at least five or six times and I’m saying “let me finish one more row”, “let me finish this email”, “let me pass...
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I had a really busy weekend Saturday was post office, tax day, errand day, company day and party day all rolled into one.
I was up early and got packages ready for the mail. Our little post office is open Saturday mornings from 8 to 8:45am. That’s when I try to get there if possible. That way I can go on my own and don’t have to depend on the kids to help me get packages there. The kids are helpful but as always, I hate asking.
It turns out just as I had the packages ready ...
read moreAddie had only lost one tooth and it was on the bottom. At least one top tooth was loose when I was there at Christmas. She had so wanted it to fall out so she could sing All I Want for Christmas is my Two Front Teeth but that didn’t happen. When I was there,...
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This morning I headed over to moms. We didn't do much, she wasn't in the mood to do the top and I really wasn't either. I should have taken my cross stitching. We ended up doing some computer stuff. I tried to get her FB page open and it wanted to be "secure." When I went through the secure part, it wanted her to contact 3 of 6 people and have them give her a code to get into her account. If we didn't do that (we didn't) then they wanted a drivers license, passport ...
read moreLook what I picked up for Georgia at the thrift store….I’m in love with the little scotty dogs.
Georgia is such a dog lover.
She adores Rosie. Some of the big kids are afraid and squeal over Rosie. Not Georgia. She is like a magnet to Rosie….
She totally loves Puppycat. Kelli says that when Puppycat walks around the house, Georgia crawls around after her. I’m so glad Puppycat is a gently soul. She seems to love Georgia too.
So…the dress with dogs seemed so appropriate….more than that, I reminded me a dress I wore ...
Conversation at my kitchen table the other day with Carver went a little bit like this…
C: Telli (Kelli) ‘cha doing?
K: I’m doing some work on my computer so I can go to college again.
C: Telli, why you want to do college?
K: I want to be a white nurse and work at the college.
C: You no want to be a teal nurse anymore?
K: No I want to be a white nurse and teach at the college.
C: My mommy a white nurse and a black nurse.
I’m sure you’re all wondering what ...
read moreAs a young mother I suffered from postpartum depression. I picked up knitting and crocheting again as a way to distract myself. Here's my story.
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read moreThe sun came up without me this morning. The kitties started their usual rabble rousing before dawn, but the rabble refused to be roused. Eventually they gave up and went back to sleep. It was kind of nice to get up to a world bathed in sunlight for a change. The most exciting thing that happened yesterday was seeing Erik and Mae off. They should have made their way back to Portland by late yesterday evening. I believe they have the rest of the week off before returning to work on Monday.
Before breakfast, I had some time to stitch ...
The sun came up without me this morning. The kitties started their usual rabble rousing before dawn, but the rabble refused to be roused. Eventually they gave up and went back to sleep. It was kind of nice to get up to a world bathed in sunlight for a change. The most exciting thing that happened yesterday was seeing Erik and Mae off. They should have made their way back to Portland by late yesterday evening. I believe they have the rest of the week off before returning to work on Monday.
Before breakfast, I had some time to stitch ...
I just finished my latest quilt – a baby quilt for Benjamin, my grandson. I’ll be shipping it off tomorrow, so yesterday was a photo shoot day. Today, I’m giving it a gentle wash and dry, and then I’ll add a quilt label to the back.
I’m super happy with the way it turned out! I used the Glacier Modern Quilt Pattern by Jenny Meakins of QLT Studio, and I followed her color scheme as well using various solid fabrics from my stash. It was really fast and easy to ...
We've seen the most beautiful sunrises here in Pahrump, and yesterday's was especially pretty.
We've seen the most beautiful sunrises here in Pahrump, and yesterday's was especially pretty.
This morning I was up and out the door. Stopped at Faye's to drop off the quilt top that I finished over the weekend. Then I went to Starbucks and picked up some tea for mom and I.
Arrived at moms house. We got a few things done for her and then started in on the quilt top for Mike. It keeps changing.
Vince went out this afternoon. It wasn’t even dark but Cat was sitting under her light. The light was not on but when Vince got close, she began meowing. She wanted the heat turned on so Vince went back and turned it on. He came in and said “That darned cat demanded I turn on...
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We've been going full bore since the kids arrived from Portland. Yesterday was a day to slow down and pace ourselves a little better. We didn't get together until lunch time. After lunch, we visited the Corvette driving school Mike attended a couple of years ago and toured the facility. Then we had a couple of hours apart in the afternoon to rest up before dinner. I think it's always a good idea to rest up before one eats a big dinner, don't you? All that chewing and upper body work requires stamina.
In between there ...
We've been going full bore since the kids arrived from Portland. Yesterday was a day to slow down and pace ourselves a little better. We didn't get together until lunch time. After lunch, we visited the Corvette driving school Mike attended a couple of years ago and toured the facility. Then we had a couple of hours apart in the afternoon to rest up before dinner. I think it's always a good idea to rest up before one eats a big dinner, don't you? All that chewing and upper body work requires stamina.
In between there ...
There was a pretty sunrise to start our day yesterday.
