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Today, we both slept later than we normally do. I was up before Patrick, which was a change in a long time. He was always up at 7 am. 

I got moving with laundry. Then I headed downstairs to check on my sewing machine stuff I need to take in on Friday. Once that was done, I worked on the computer for a bit. Had a few things to get done. I had to change our QOV email address and then order business cards to replace the ones that had "QOV" in the email. We are no longer allowed to ...

 This morning, Patrick's nurse showed up. Then I went out to get some tomatoes for Phil since he has been canning them. 

We arrived around 11 am and it was almost dead. The casino is losing business. It has to be. The games were playing a little better than when we played on Wednesday, but we are seriously considering stopping for a while. We did play for 4 hours, but we weren't winning enough ...

 This morning, I was up and ready to go. I took down some of my embroidery pieces. Gerilyn's mother was coming and she asked for us to bring some of our work. 

I had to stop at LCPUD to drop off the electric bill. I thought they would be closed, but they were open. Then I remembered some businesses are open today so they could get the Friday after Thanksgiving off. Then it was to Colleen to drop off her honey and check on the quilts she needed bound. I told her mom wasn't back yet and Georgie ...

 Today, I wanted to sleep in but didn't. I did play on my tablet and take a walk around the neighborhood. Trouble was, there were neighbors out and about, so, I ended up stopping and talking to them. I did get 4 laps in though. 

Then I sat down and worked on my cross stitching. 

Got more done than I thought I would. 

Of course, Sophie wanted me to pay attention to her instead. She didn't last very long once I got going. Sometimes she moves to the end of the chair but not today. I'm trying ...

 We had to be up at 6:30 am this morning to be ready for the nurse to come around 8 am. I wasn't thrilled about that. So, I woke at 6 am and couldn't go back to sleep. 

Got up and ready for the nurse. I took 2 laps around the neighborhood while the nurse was here. Then we had to leave for Olympia so Patrick could see the Gastro Dr. He was in fast, and he's seeing my doctor. I stayed in the lobby, and I guess he asked why I didn't go in ...

This morning, I was able to sleep in. At 3 am, I took some night meds to see if I could get my ear to clear a little better. Then I went back to sleep to wake up at 9:20 am. Felt good though. 

I decided to do some bread baking. I wanted to try a couple of things that I saw on TikTok or Instagram. I liked the new way of getting a design on a bread roll. I even thought of doing a couple others, but that can wait. 

I should know better than to get Patrick ...

This morning, I tried to sleep in but Patrick got me up because I needed to go with Debbie to our Lewis County Veterans Administrative Meeting. He took the car, and I realized after he left that the quilts we needed for the presentation were in the car. So, he had to meet us at the courthouse. 

The meeting started at 11 am. We presented what we do for the veterans and let them all know it's all volunteers and the donations we get are for fabrics and the like. We told them it's all on donations. Showed ...

 This morning, Debbie and I were due to meet at the casino to talk about Veterans Day with the casino. We were able to determine that we will be in the entrance area, so that veterans can see us. The we will also have the quilts hanging in the back of the table area. It will work out great for us. I don't know what we will do if we get a ton of applications, but that's another question when the time comes. 

After our meeting, we met up with our husbands and gambled a while. Debbie and ...

This morning, Patrick was getting ready for his nurse to come. I was getting ready to leave for our embroidery meeting. I had a list of things to do, but it didn't work out as I planned. 

First, I stopped and dropped off 2 bags full of tomatoes for Phil & Emily. They can a lot. Then I headed to Dutch Brothers for my tea. Once that was done, I headed to Georgie's for embroidery. I dropped off some reds and blues for her to work on blocks for quilts. I also gave her some embroidery kits for her ...

I got to work on cleaning a few things up. Taking care of the cat and getting laundry going. 

Then I played my war game that was still going on. I gave it up around 2 pm. Once I did that, I pulled out my cross stitch and worked on it. 

This morning I was up and showered. Then Patrick showered. While he was getting out of the shower, the nurses arrived to help him out. They were earlier than they said they would be. Which was fine, but I had to eat in the computer room since I hate eating in front of people. They are working of fixing his "leak" that he had over 12 hours. All is well, and he's back on track. 

I was playing my game for a bit and then I went for my walk. I was able to get 6 laps in. I ...

…and it’s not a quilt.

I love to quilt, almost to the exclusion of everything else, but not quite so. I have other interests that I enjoy. On Tuesday evening, it was a spelling bee.

I may not be a good quilter, but I am a good speller. My father taught me to read when I was 18 months old, and I read everything I could get my hands on. Reading consumed me in my earliest years until I learned how to craft. But reading is still a great love of mine and I believe all the reading I ...

This morning, we were up early. Wanted to be in Rochester WA by 10:30 am to collect quilt tops and then give out more kits. 

First, we had to go to the bank, then the post office. We were early but the 2 people I was to meet showed up. I ended up with 5 tops. They took 3 kits between themselves. 

We then went to the casino. We didn't stay long - about 1 1/2 hours. The machines were TIGHT and it was understandable why there wasn't many people there. We placed about 4 different games ...

This morning, I slept in. I took my time getting moving. There was too much to do today. 

Had to leave around 12:30 pm to get to my doctor appointment in Olympia. Patrick ticked me off because he didn't put going to the bank and post office in consideration, so now we are doing that tomorrow. I wanted to do it yesterday and now have to wait another day. GRR

My visit went well. Got my last shingles shot and flu shot. Not getting covid this round. Already got covid for the year. 

On the way home we ...

This morning, Patrick's nurse came around 8:30 am. I left shortly after. He texted me to let me know they took the vac off. I was busy going to get moms mail and watering her plants before heading to Georgie's. I ended up throwing most of her mail out because it was junk or asking her to sign up for a credit card. 

I arrived early at Georgie's. Funny too because both Gerilyn and Sandy V were early as well. We sat and chatting while we each worked on our stuff. Gerilyn and Georgie were binding ...

This morning, I slept in. Really didn't want to get out of bed. I could have slept till noon the way I was going. I used to do that in High School, but not when I got older. 

I was cleaning everything! I mopped the kitchen floors (wood), clean the cat litter, washed 7 loads of stuff, from clothes to rugs, and vacuumed. I was the energizer bunny today. After all that, we went to Safeway to get some groceries. Patrick was getting stuff and I was doing the heavy lifting or taking out of the basket. We got ...

Today was the last day of the garage sale. I waited till about 12:30 pm to go. I wanted to pick up a sandwich at the Firehouse Sub shop, but when I got into Centralia on Harrison Street, the power was out again. So, I just went on to the garage sale. 

Debbie and Colleen where there. They did most of the sales, I think. We had a few sales while I was there. We finished the puzzle Mary and I started yesterday.  We had a good visit. Then around 4 pm, Debbie left. So, it was Colleen and ...

    This morning, I decided to stay in bed. But that didn't last long. Patrick was able to take his shower since he had the nurse coming today. 

I was enjoying the morning, till the nurse arrived and the power went out. I had been chatting with Colleen, since she was at the grange getting the garage sale underway - not. She had some trouble getting to the grange because of the wind, rain and down trees. When our power went out, she was worried it would affect her going to pick her granddaughter up. I headed over there to help ...

 This morning, I tried to sleep a little longer, but it wasn't in the cards. Patrick was up at 4 and 6 am. I was up at 6 am and then kept waking up every 30 minutes after. Even when Patrick went into the Livingroom to sleep. 

I headed to the museum with my usual stop at Dutch Brothers. I had enough time before I needed to be at the museum, I stopped in at Walmart - I KNOW! 2 days this week!! - and picked up some chips that have 3 ingredients. I was chatting with my daughter in law ...

 Woke to get dressed and head out the door to Oakview Grange in Centralia for our Garage Sale on Friday and Saturday. We ended up with 4 tables, so we could split up the garage sale stuff and fabrics. We are ready to go. I posted photos, but I know Colleen and she will rearrange everything. I left around 11:30 am to head to downtown Chehalis. I needed to chat with A(?) - funny can't remember her name again - to see what we will do for the cross-stitch class. I gave her the book I purchased and am working ...