Friday, August 28, 2015

Off to Union Grove campground today. Have to pack my hexagons into my bag and I will be ready to go, that is, after I drink my coffee. We had wonderful t-storms last night and it rained in buckets. We used to call it cloud bursts but I don't hear that very much anymore. It lasted for a long time and the streets and sidewalks were like rivers. Glad we don't get water in the basement!
I was having trouble getting my quilt adjusted on the frame and then I realized one of the rods had come untaped and I had unroll the whole thing and retape the rods. Fixed that yesterday, but I won't quilt today because it will be too damp out there after that rain last night, so as soon as I am dressed and the coffee drank we will go!

Thursday, August 27, 2015

I really need to learn to do this every day. Yesterday I had a difficult dentist appointment, and I am feeling kind of punky. I have run into a snag on my quilting frame too, but I think I know how to fix that now, just needed it to perk for a while. The quilt is slipping on the rods so I think that if I unwind it and retape the leaders onto the rod I will be ok. I was going to post some pictures of our trip, but again I left the camera upstairs. Tomorrow I promise myself  I will blog again and have some pictures. The kids are going camping and we will be going out during the days and come home at night. I can't remember right now where we are going but it is a short distance from Sioux Falls and  not a long drive. Until tomorrow then.

Saturday, August 15, 2015

So far I don't seem to be able to keep regular with this. Yesterday I got Malachi's quilt almost ready to quilt on the frame, but my back has been killing me. This evening we will be home a week and I don't have a lot to show for it, just some fabric cut into strips and not much else. Keep forgetting my camera upstairs so I can't show any pictures yet.
It is really a joy to be home and be with our little boys. Sammy wouldn't let anybody do anything for him except Gramps, the problem with that is that Gramps isn't really doing very well. He goes in for heart rehab starting next week. Mostly he says that he is just tired.
I am going to go upstairs now and start quilting on Malachi's quilt in just a few minutes, catch you later.

Sunday, August 9, 2015

I didn't have a chance to post last month while we were gone. What a good time we had though. Ending it by David having a heart attack was not the way I would have chosen to end it, although he seems to be doing ok. When I get the camera here with the computer I will post some pictures of our trip, most of it was a lot of fun.