Notes on the Week that Was

On the personal front, as we say in Sunday School, I have a praise. I've finally spent the money...and a bit more to come. But I own a dress, shoes, purse for a wedding in October. The dress will be altered, the shoes and purse dyed so the color is at least close to the dress, and I'll be dress up like a matronly woman in a formal gown. I got a gown big enough to go around my ample derriere, and it was nice to see the amount the seamstress had to take out of the bodice.

I need to get the eating back under control. I am an emotional eater, and I've had lots of ups and downs and over and outs... I would really wish to hear from Houston that Deb and her family, Pete and his family are all going to rejoin the world. I'll go buy gasoline tomorrow, and I guess that will be some expensive procrastination. A tank of gas for my small car is going to cost me a full day's living allotment!

I've cut and pieced and put together some of the latest border for Deb's round robin quilt top. Looks like I'll be ready for the wedding when it happens, and I'll be ready with the round robin and supplies for Houston. But there's a class this next Saturday on "Cotton Theory" which I'm a bit concerned about being ready for. Ms. Cotton has a technique for putting together quilts like Ina May is doing the large sampler... quilting small pieces and joining them already quilted. So there's a table runner we're doing using that technique next Saturday.

Tomorrow I'll teach a class at 10 am, and I'll hope to exercise and get some prep done for that class. I have papers to grade for the high school class Tuesday, so after I get done teaching Monday, I'll need to get into papers, but I'll likely not do it. Nah, I'll do it.

Yup, I did some of it already. Last week was the first full M - F week in a long time. This will be the same with some testing thrown in for good measure. Just home from a good long bike ride, and will toss myself into the tub pretty shortly. In fact it's time to be getting ready to go to Chalmette.

So the photo is of a wonderful red headed woodpecker... still not in focus, still trying on that front. But the bird is a beauty. Saw a little blue bird this morning while writing in my journal, feeding quickly on my window ledge.



Hope to be back at my old site soon. C--'s husband gave me a password finder ulitity. If I were computer competent, I'd be dangerous!

Tara and Cameron are here!