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Good Morning!

Yesterday I made good progress on my Lone Star. I have the 8 big diamonds finished and gently pressed. Today I will try to fit them all together so they will lay flat. That and the Y-seams are the tricky parts. And they always trick me! Yesterday I also got started on quilting one of my cat quilts. Today I'll continue with those two projects.

Last night at our friends' happy hour party (which stretched from 6:30 to 9:30) was nice. In the past month this couple has separated 3 times and each time gotten back together after about 10 days. Right now they are together again so both were there. Slightly awkward as she has never liked us or the third couple that was there and she's not really liking her husband at the moment either. I felt we were in good company! But still, we had a good time. His art is amazing and we were surrounded by it. I hope they work things out so he won't lose his studio.

CAROL - what are you working on in your knitting group? I can crochet, though not well enough to make anything useful, and when I was about 10 I learned the basic knit/pearl of knitting, but that's all. I've tried twice to re-learn it as an adult and just don't seem able to get the hang of it. So I finally gave away all my needles and patterns. I actually had quite a collection for someone who has never knitted! If I get hankering to work with yarn, I guess I'll just crochet. But I sure do admire you knitters!

BECCA - you will have that second quilt done in a flash! Remember our friend, Warren? He worked with a man whose wife was unable to conceive. So they put in to adopt twin boys. Finally, the call came but it was twin girls. They decided to adopt them anyway. Eight months later they got a call from another agency who had twin boys. After much discussion they decided to take the boys, too. And within the year the wife became pregnant! (have no idea where she found the time for that!!). And she had triplets! So they had 7 babies all under the age of 2. What a household! I know this reads like a joke, but it's a true story!

TINA - I'm sorry you can't take any other pain meds. But sounds like you'd better stick with your Rx. Is Frankie feeling better? When does your spring break start?

Well, tonite we are FINALLY going to grill that chicken along with sweet potatoes and some veggies. Just to play with our new grill. That means no real cooking for me!

I hope you have a scrumptious meal tonite with no cooking, too!

Good morning Mary and all you sleepy heads, lol
I have been up since 3:45 am, this has been happening all week, Grrrr but I have had insomnia most of my life. So this morning I put the labels on the two quilts I quilted this past week. One of the quilts was Appliqué In A Day, and the second one was the blocks that we exchanged a couple of years ago ...the winter blocks.

I have had such a cold this past week and did not go to any of my quilt group this week. I did go to my TOPS group though and was recognized for always losing since the first of the year. NOW you know, without a doubt, I will gain this week. Lol. To top it off, our gourmet dinner group met last night, and what a great meal we had. THat alone should have walking all day each day this week. Ha.

Tonight for dinner we are having hot pork sandwiches with the leftover pork roast we had Thurs.

DH just got up so I am off to get dressed. Have a wonderful day.

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Hello! I tried to post from my phone last evening, but I couldn’t get to the “add to discussion” button.

The shower spray: Put it in any opaque bottle. I use an old Kaboom or other cleaner bottle. The renters are always leaving cleaning products (they buy them but don’t use them), so DH uses them for cleaning, then he saves the bottles and spray nozzles to use for whatever. I went and raided his stash of bottles and sprayers and found a couple that worked and cleaned them to use in the house. I can make up a big batch of spray cleaner and keep it in a big Downy bottle or Tide bottle and pour it into my spray bottle as needed. I think any opaque bottle works, and I store the extras in the dark cabinet until time to fill a bottle.

Mary—too funny about Warren’s friend… not so for the poor wife! YIKES!!! I thought it was quite a situation when one of Shelly’s friends got married as a high school sophomore and had a baby, then in her senior year she had triplets making 4 in diapers at once! Later she had another single. Her DH finally got his boy! The birth mother of my grandson was popping them out every 10 months by different guys and he would have been the third under 2 years old when she decided to give him up for adoption when he was born.

I like how you said you crochet but not enough to do anything useful. That’s how I am at knitting. I can only do knit and purl and cannot decipher directions. My crochet consists of afghans for which someone demonstrated the patterns over and over to me so I could memorize them. Since it’s been ages… I’ve forgotten them. Again, I cannot decipher directions. Maybe you tube would help me if I ever decided to make something… For the life of me, I cannot get the yarn wrapped around my fingers to create the proper tension for either and have the stitches flow. Needless to say… interesting results at best.

Mary—hope the friend doesn’t lose his studio. What is his media? The wife better learn who her friends can be!

Carole—good to hear you are feeling better! Congratulations on your losses!!! I’ve walked every day this week and gained 3 pounds! I don’t think it’s muscle, either!

I have to go find something in the freezer to make for dinner. Meatloaf sounds pretty good to me. I made latkes the other evening because Irish had mentioned potato cakes, I think. They were yummy with applesauce, but DH wasn’t impressed—no seconds, no comments. He relished his steak sandwiches, and I enjoyed the latkes. I might do mashed potatoes tonight. Or maybe just smashed potatoes… I have salad makings and a cake for DH for dessert.

Time to get busy here... I’m doing laundry, and DH will be home from coffee before long. He will probably request pancakes for brunch.

Bon appétit!

Good morning!

I am trying a new recipe for a pizza casserole. I got everything needed and Ethan loves pizza, so we are trying this.

My girls were really good today in Primary.

Kate auditioned yesterday to sing the National anthem at the local triple A baseball team. Aaron recorded the audition and she sang beautifully. We are pretty sure she will be picked. If so, the entire family will go and support her. She has a very beautiful high soprano voice.

Mary - you eill get those pedky y seams. Saw a trick so you don't stretch the long sean - when you match the dot, only sew from the center out to the edge. That way, you don't add in any extra and can work out any excess. Saw it on a Fons and Porter show yesterday.

Carole - glad you are feeling better.

Chickie - love latkes and applesauce. Sarah just made 40 quartscand 36 pints as well as a couple apple cakes.

Enjoy,
Jana

Hello everyone,Did get my walk in.Turned out nice.

Maryz Your story sounds like a made up one.That would be incredible.Lots of people do conceive after they adopt.

Chickie I could teach you to knit if I was close.You have to get comfortable with the needles.There is no set way just what is best for you.I love my knitting & have been doing it for 53 yrs.

Tina Hope you had a good wkend.

Carole Congrats on your losing.Hard to do.What are you working on with your knitting? Is it the sweater?

Jana Hope Kate gets the role to sing the anthem.

We had pizza today. Becca