Buck was home over the weekend. He brought me a basket of goodies. (not really) He handed me this bag and said, “The jeans need zipper help and the dolls need legs.” It was busy, so I just rolled my eyes (you know us quilters aren’t fans of jeans, right??) and told one of the …
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read moreI went to the Iowa Hawkeye’s Women’s game on yesterday. When Arnie’s sister-in-law asked if I wanted to go…my heart was yelling YES, YES! But my head was saying…but your leg has been acting up. Well, my heart won. I had warned Pam in advance that I was having trouble with my leg. We ended …
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read moreAll of the kids were home this weekend except my daughter Kayla’s family…and I was a very bad blogger and forgot to take pictures. Here’s a picture of Kelli and Georgia working on the UFO quilt from Ila. In all truth, Georgia was playing with the pins. It’s odd how much my grandkids like playing …
read moreMy daughter Kalissa and her family have been fostering cats for a while now. The first cats they fostered were at their house for a very short time. Their latest foster Fern, has been at their house for a long time. She needs to find a home. Kalissa would keep her, but if she does …
read moreMy youngest grandson is Anders. In fact, he’s the youngest of all the grandchildren. Anders is my daughter Kailssa’s youngest child. I didn’t get as much time with him when he was little because I was working at the vet clinic. I’m so thankful I always worked at home up until then, as it allowed …
read moreArnie and I are big-time Yahtzee players. It all started after we went to the cabin this summer. They had a game/puzzle area, and they had Yahtzee there. We borrowed it, and as they say, the rest is history!! We play Yahtzee all the time now. Over the course of a weekend, we’ll often play …
read moreOn Sunday night, Kalissa called me and said, “You know you have Anders tomorrow, but did you know it’s a no-school day?” I did. That’s when I thought maybe Kelli’s kids have a no-school day too. I messaged her. She said they were supposed to have school, but since it was so cold, they called …
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read moreThursday was a fun day. Arnie’s sister-in-law is a huge Iowa Women’s Basketball fan…such a fan that she has two season tickets. Typically, her husband goes with her, but this was a weekday game, and he had to be up early to go to work. I was available, so lucky me!! I got to go. …
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read moreWe live in a small town…I love it. We only have 235 or so for the population. It’s easy to know most of the people in town since I’ve lived in the area for over 25 years. I’m still thought of as a newbie, though, as we were originally from Minnesota. One of our favorite …
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read moreI have a few pictures in my camera roll that warrant sharing, but aren’t enough for a full blog post. I thought I would throw them together and share them with you. Arnie “lost” his coffee cup. He couldn’t find it anywhere. He ended up having to leave without it. The next day, I opened …
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read moreEvery so often, questions and comments come from readers, and I think others would like to hear my response. That’s when I feature them on the blog. This is one of those days. Today’s topics are coming from the comment section. When I wrote my New Year’s Day post a blog reader wrote:Happy New Year, Jo, to …
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read moreIsn’t it crazy how sometimes little things can drive a person crazy…but yet we don’t take time to fix them?? I have had the kitchen nozzle for a long time. I have cleaned it, and it got better. Now the thing started spraying crazily. It sprays so wide. My shirt would get wet when I …
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read moreI get asked if I am helping with HEART Animal Rescue anymore. The answer is not really. It makes me sad. If they got an older adult dog in that needed foster care I think I am getting healthy enough that I would foster. Puppies aren’t something I can do yet. The bending and them …
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read moreBack in 2019, Kramer, my husband, was sick and died from cancer. Prior to this time, I had wonderful and amazing plants. My specialty was African Violets. I had tons. I kept them in my sewing room window. There was always a plant blooming. The plants were full and beautiful. A few weeks after Kramer …
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read moreOops. I realized that I forgot to show you pictures from the water park vacation…Better late than never. Right?? For Christmas, Arnie and I took our families to the waterpark in Dubuque, Iowa. We are working on the families getting to know each other. We’ve been together a few times, but not a lot. So …
read moreIt’s been a weird week between Christmas and New Year’s…or rather Christmas Eve and now. Every day, it seems I’m either expecting someone to arrive or someone just left. As I write this on Friday, I’m expecting Arnie to come. He came Wednesday night, stayed over, went home so he could work, and today is …
read moreI have a big warm welcome to the year 2026!! I’m so happy to see 2026. I’m not one of those people who say 2025 was miserable…I’m just one of those people who is thankful for each day and so today, I’m thankful for not only Thursday, but also for a New Year! So many …
read moreI had it in my mind that after Christmas, things would settle down. Then Monday. I had an eye appointment. I’m all good from that. Then Kelli asked if I was up for a cousin day on Tuesday. The kids are still on Winter break, and I don’t get to see them as much during …
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read moreWe had a low-key Christmas Day at my house. Karl and Kalissa’s family typically come to my house…the other kids do their own thing. Part of the reason is that they both live right here in town, so there is no traveling involved. A long time ago, Kramer and I told the kids they didn’t …
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read moreWe had an impromptu baking day last Tuesday… It started when Kalissa and I went to my doctor appointment a week prior. Kalissa said she was hungry for Grandma Kramer’s rolled-out cookies. I couldn’t remember what recipe she used. Kalissa took the initiative to text Aunty Cathy and find out which one it was. As …
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