LORI - thanks for the input on your Bill's laminectomy. Everyone I know who has had this surgery says the same thing, so I'm in no hurry and may never do it. But the hips HAVE to be fixed. Yes, it hurts to walk, especially uphill though I'm still walking 1-2 miles every morning, just not very fast. I start PT Aug 11th and I hope that helps. And IBU and I are getting to be very close friends. Sorry you're having problems with SSA appts. I was lucky. I went to Silverdale, small town to the north instead of the big office in Tacoma. I arrived a bit early and was in and out even before my appt time. I wish you could have the same experience.
MARY Q - You are - or will soon be - off on your family fun & feast fest! Have a wonderful time! I always enjoy times with my siblings. And I'll be with my two sisters in 6-1/2 weeks! I have the QIAD 6" triangle square up ruler. Santa put it in my stocking one year and I didn't pay much attention to it for 2 years. When I finally did, I was thrilled to see how it cut the time in squaring up those HST's. They are still a pain, though, when you have to do 200 of them. My Star Silhouette that I did last year had nearly 1,000 2-1/2" HST's in it. Which is why it took me a few years to make that sucker! But I like the quilt now that it's done.
JANA - sounds like you are all kicking it into high gear to get ready for the party! Two weeks from today, isn't it? Is your mouth still sore at all? Have you met your grand kitties in person yet?
JUDI - How big will your CW be when you are finally finished with it? And how are you putting all your 'windows' together on the back? Hand stitching? Santa ( bless that man!) gave me a set of MSQC circle templates - the small and large - one year. I haven't checked into using them yet but the result in the picture looks a lot like CW's. I should check them out, though it seems a little like cheating.
CHRISS - What will you be doing this weekend?
Yesterday I got 2 comfort quilts quilted and today I plan to bind them and finish binding the ABC quilt. And work on my QOV quilt for Lee. Also, we really should go Costco & grocery shopping. But that may wait until Monday. So, I felt so badly about throwing out what was left of Antonio's "green Army blanket" (as Autumn called it). It was really just old worn out comforter stuffing. So she showed us a picture of what it had been - it was an Army green comforter from West Point. So, feeling so guilty, we ordered a new one and I figured I'd write, stencil, or embroider his name on it someplace. And include a bottle of brandy as an apology. Well, when they were on their trip in June they went to West Point and sent us a photos of Amara running around on the campus. I asked him if it felt good to visit his old alma mater. He said, "No! I hated it!". Well, dang! And we'd just ordered a new "green Army blanket" from there for him! So I guess we'll proceed as planned and give him the new one, only now the brandy will be an apology for GIVING him the blanket, rather than throwing it away! Life is funny sometimes.
Lee thinks they finally fixed his truck - found some brake wires that were caught in a clamp that wasn't placed properly, and it was rubbing up against a wiring harness and shorting out. And it only happened when it was in tow mode. So we'll see how it goes when they come home Aug 13th. And as for our truck, it's still going to be in the shop another week at least. Aug 13 will be 8 months since our accident. And it's been in the shop now for 33 days with another 7 (at least) to go. The hold up was getting the other insurance to OK parts. All for a repair that should be about $5,000. Can you tell there is steam coming out of my ears? Oh well, when we're at home, we can mostly get along with just one vehicle, but the whole experience still frosts my hiney. They are carrying the insurance motto, "Delay, Deny, Defend" just a little too far, in my opinion.
Y'all have a sunny day!
mary z
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