It has really been quite a while since I posted last. Not a lot has been going on. I did manage to finish one project. It is a table topper that looks a lot like an apple pie. I will post a picture soon. I haven't got it ready to quilt yet. I am working on that.
I did go to Seattle for a few days with some other teachers from school. We had to attend a workshop but decided to go a couple of days early and do some sight seeing. We really lucked out with the weather. It was beautiful the whole time we were there. It only rained the evening before we left to come home. Seattle is really a beautiful city. We enjoyed walking down to the Sound and visiting Pike Place Market. Even got to see them throw fish at the fish market.
In other news, my son just bought his first house. I am really excited for him. He signed the papers at 2:00 in the afternoon and started moving at 4:00 pm the same day. He had everything moved from his apartment by late afternoon the next day. Fortunately he didn't have a whole lot but he said he did have more "crap" than he thought. Some of it belongs to his girlfriend, so not all the "crap" was his.
Karen
Wednesday, November 4, 2009
Tuesday, September 15, 2009
MIDDLE OF SEPTEMBER ALREADY!!???!!??
I can't believe it is the middle of September already!! I have yet to do anything quilty. So far the first 4 weeks of school have been a blur. I don't feel like I have accomplished a single thing. I haven't even been able to get to the bottom of the pile on my desk since the day school started!!! It's unbelievable!!!! Maybe one of these days I will get to sew something but I am just too tired to care right now!!
Karen
Karen
Monday, August 31, 2009
SCHOOL HAS BEGUN------YUCK!!!!
Haven't posted for awhile. Not too much quilty going on here lately. I did fix some T shirts for my son. But not much else because school has started. It got off to a bang up start. I have been so busy I haven't had time for anything else. Our principal is out for several more weeks. He had to have emergency surgery about 2 weeks before school started and will be out probably until the end of September.
I did decide to try to finish up a project I had begun a couple of months ago. I was just buzzing along doing great when my machine decided to have a mind of its own. I took my foot off the pedal but the machine didn't stop. It just kept on sewing!!!!! CRAP!!!!! This happened earlier this summer when I was sewing. I don't know what the heck is wrong with it. And I was in such a mood to sew. I got so mad---if a hammer would have been handy, I would have smashed the stupid thing!!!!! Now I have to take it in and get it fixed. I have only had this machine a couple of years.
KAREN
I did decide to try to finish up a project I had begun a couple of months ago. I was just buzzing along doing great when my machine decided to have a mind of its own. I took my foot off the pedal but the machine didn't stop. It just kept on sewing!!!!! CRAP!!!!! This happened earlier this summer when I was sewing. I don't know what the heck is wrong with it. And I was in such a mood to sew. I got so mad---if a hammer would have been handy, I would have smashed the stupid thing!!!!! Now I have to take it in and get it fixed. I have only had this machine a couple of years.
KAREN
Monday, August 10, 2009
She was bored!!
Cari decided she would trim the bushes for me the other day. As she was trimming I was cleaning up. I told her to trim them a little closer.
So she did. Opps!!!!!
Oh well, at least it's done!!!
Sunday, August 9, 2009
SACK LUNCHES
I recieved this in an email from Judy from one of my quilting groups. I just had to share it. We all need to remember the sacrifices made by our soldiers and their families every day of their lives.
I put my carry-on in the luggage compartment and sat down in myassigned seat. It was going to be a long flight. 'I'm glad I have a good book to read, Perhaps I will get a short nap,' I thought.
Just before take-off, a line of soldiers came down the aisle and filled all the vacant seats, totally surrounding me, I decided to start a conversation. 'Where are you headed?' I asked the soldier seated nearest to me.'
Petawawa. We'll be there for two weeks for special training, and then we're being deployed to Afghanistan.
After flying for about an hour, an announcement was made that sack lunches were available for five dollars. It would be several hours before we reached the east, and I quickly decided a lunch would help pass the time.
As I reached for my wallet, I overheard soldier ask his buddy if he planned to buy lunch. 'No, that seems like a lot of money for just a sack lunch. Probably wouldn't be worth five bucks. I'll wait till we get to base '
His friend agreed.
I looked around at the other soldiers. None were buying lunch. I walked to the back of the plane and handed the flight attendant a fifty dollar bill. 'Take a lunch to all those soldiers.' She grabbed my arms and squeezed tightly. Her eyes wet with tears, she thanked me. 'My son was a soldier in Iraq ; it's almost like you are doing it for him.'
Picking up ten sacks, she headed up the aisle to where the soldiers were seated. She stopped at my seat and asked, 'Which do you like best - beef or chicken?
''Chicken,' I replied, wondering why she asked. She turned and went to the front of plane, returning a minutel ater with a dinner plate from first class. This is your thanks.'
After we finished eating, I went again to the back of the plane, heading for the rest room. A man stopped me. 'I saw what you did. Iwant to be part of it. Here, take this...' He handed me twenty-five dollars.
Soon after I returned to my seat, I saw the Flight Captain coming down the aisle, looking at the aisle numbers as he walked, I hoped he was not looking for me, but noticed he was looking at the numbers only on my side of the plane. When he got to my row he stopped, smiled, held out his hand, and said, 'I want to shake your hand.'
Quickly unfastening my seatbelt I stood and took the Captain's hand. With a booming voice he said, 'I was a soldier and I was a military pilot. Once, someone bought me a lunch. It was an act of kindness I never forgot.' I was embarrassed when applause was heard from all of the passengers.
Later I walked to the front of the plane so I could stretch my legs. A man who was seated about six rows in front of me reached out his hand, wanting to shake mine. He left another twenty-five dollars in my palm.
When we landed I gathered my belongings and started to deplane. Waiting just inside the airplane door was a man who stopped me, put something in my shirt pocket, turned, and walked away without saying a word.
Another twenty-five dollars!
Upon entering the terminal, I saw the soldiers gathering for their trip to the base. I walked over to them and handed them seventy-five dollars. '
It will take you some time to reach the base. It will be about time for a sandwich. God Bless You.'
Ten young men left that flight feeling the love and respect of their fellow travelers. As I walked briskly to my car, I whispered a prayer for their safe return. These soldiers were giving their all for our country. I could only give them a couple of meals.
It seemed so little.
A veteran is someone who, at one point in his life, wrote a blank check made payable to 'The United States of America ' for an amount of'up to and including my life.'
That is Honor, and there are way too many people in this country who no longer understand it.'
The Sack Lunches
I put my carry-on in the luggage compartment and sat down in myassigned seat. It was going to be a long flight. 'I'm glad I have a good book to read, Perhaps I will get a short nap,' I thought.
Just before take-off, a line of soldiers came down the aisle and filled all the vacant seats, totally surrounding me, I decided to start a conversation. 'Where are you headed?' I asked the soldier seated nearest to me.'
Petawawa. We'll be there for two weeks for special training, and then we're being deployed to Afghanistan.
After flying for about an hour, an announcement was made that sack lunches were available for five dollars. It would be several hours before we reached the east, and I quickly decided a lunch would help pass the time.
As I reached for my wallet, I overheard soldier ask his buddy if he planned to buy lunch. 'No, that seems like a lot of money for just a sack lunch. Probably wouldn't be worth five bucks. I'll wait till we get to base '
His friend agreed.
I looked around at the other soldiers. None were buying lunch. I walked to the back of the plane and handed the flight attendant a fifty dollar bill. 'Take a lunch to all those soldiers.' She grabbed my arms and squeezed tightly. Her eyes wet with tears, she thanked me. 'My son was a soldier in Iraq ; it's almost like you are doing it for him.'
Picking up ten sacks, she headed up the aisle to where the soldiers were seated. She stopped at my seat and asked, 'Which do you like best - beef or chicken?
''Chicken,' I replied, wondering why she asked. She turned and went to the front of plane, returning a minutel ater with a dinner plate from first class. This is your thanks.'
After we finished eating, I went again to the back of the plane, heading for the rest room. A man stopped me. 'I saw what you did. Iwant to be part of it. Here, take this...' He handed me twenty-five dollars.
Soon after I returned to my seat, I saw the Flight Captain coming down the aisle, looking at the aisle numbers as he walked, I hoped he was not looking for me, but noticed he was looking at the numbers only on my side of the plane. When he got to my row he stopped, smiled, held out his hand, and said, 'I want to shake your hand.'
Quickly unfastening my seatbelt I stood and took the Captain's hand. With a booming voice he said, 'I was a soldier and I was a military pilot. Once, someone bought me a lunch. It was an act of kindness I never forgot.' I was embarrassed when applause was heard from all of the passengers.
Later I walked to the front of the plane so I could stretch my legs. A man who was seated about six rows in front of me reached out his hand, wanting to shake mine. He left another twenty-five dollars in my palm.
When we landed I gathered my belongings and started to deplane. Waiting just inside the airplane door was a man who stopped me, put something in my shirt pocket, turned, and walked away without saying a word.
Another twenty-five dollars!
Upon entering the terminal, I saw the soldiers gathering for their trip to the base. I walked over to them and handed them seventy-five dollars. '
It will take you some time to reach the base. It will be about time for a sandwich. God Bless You.'
Ten young men left that flight feeling the love and respect of their fellow travelers. As I walked briskly to my car, I whispered a prayer for their safe return. These soldiers were giving their all for our country. I could only give them a couple of meals.
It seemed so little.
A veteran is someone who, at one point in his life, wrote a blank check made payable to 'The United States of America ' for an amount of'up to and including my life.'
That is Honor, and there are way too many people in this country who no longer understand it.'
KIDS
I have to say that I have the greatest kids. I don't really know what I would do without them. Today my son, Brian, resided one side of the shed in my backyard. He did a great job. Still has to put a few more boards on but it will be done next weekend. He is fabulous. My daughter, Cari, is also the best. She makes me laugh. I always feel much better when they are here. I hate to see them leave.
Karen
Karen
Friday, July 31, 2009
Fabulous Thursday!!
Yesterday, my daughter and I decided we would get massages. She (and my mom) gave me a gift certificate for Christmas last year and I just hadn't used it yet. So we made the appointment for yesterday afternoon. Since the appointment wasn't until late afternoon, we decided to go shopping first. I ended up spending much more than I had intended (and not on me--like always), but Cari got a very warm jacket that she needed to wear around campus. She hates (just like me) to wear a heavy coat and then have to carry the stupid thing. So she was happy.
THEN ON TO THE SPA.
The spa that we go to in Avon, IN is very nice. It is so relaxing and everyone there is so friendly. We had appointments for full body massages. If you have never had one, you should give it a try. It is fabulous. They start with a scalp and facial massage. I could have just had that for an hour. Then on to the arms, hands, and fingers--marvelous. Then to the front of the legs and feet. Having a foot massage is like a little slice of heaven!!! Next, turn over and the back of the legs. These girls have some powerful thumbs. I think they could crack walnuts with those things!! Little too much pressure on the muscle going up the back of my calf--OUCH!! Then to the hips--amazing. And last but not least--the back and shoulders. I think I died and went to heaven until she found that knot right under my left shoulder blade. She didn't stop until she got it worked out. Oh my oh my! Today--still feel good but got a little sore spot. But--it is the best way to spend an hour!
We (my daughter and I) are thinking of giving each other a spa day for Christmas. I think that would be the best gift because by January--after being in school for a semester--I will need a whole day away from those little snot balls (I mean my lovely students)--(I really do have a great bunch of kids, most of the time).
Anyway, if you haven't tried it--I highly recommend it. A great way to pass an hour!!
Karen
THEN ON TO THE SPA.
The spa that we go to in Avon, IN is very nice. It is so relaxing and everyone there is so friendly. We had appointments for full body massages. If you have never had one, you should give it a try. It is fabulous. They start with a scalp and facial massage. I could have just had that for an hour. Then on to the arms, hands, and fingers--marvelous. Then to the front of the legs and feet. Having a foot massage is like a little slice of heaven!!! Next, turn over and the back of the legs. These girls have some powerful thumbs. I think they could crack walnuts with those things!! Little too much pressure on the muscle going up the back of my calf--OUCH!! Then to the hips--amazing. And last but not least--the back and shoulders. I think I died and went to heaven until she found that knot right under my left shoulder blade. She didn't stop until she got it worked out. Oh my oh my! Today--still feel good but got a little sore spot. But--it is the best way to spend an hour!
We (my daughter and I) are thinking of giving each other a spa day for Christmas. I think that would be the best gift because by January--after being in school for a semester--I will need a whole day away from those little snot balls (I mean my lovely students)--(I really do have a great bunch of kids, most of the time).
Anyway, if you haven't tried it--I highly recommend it. A great way to pass an hour!!
Karen
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