Good Nite Miss Agnes

I bet you thought I was off having fun...over a month ago I caught some funky flu-like thing, then the babies came and visited, then I was left with the FIBRO FUNKY, and then I had to catch up with real life!...and I know there is a bunch of stuff in between there...I haven't been able to type for a few weeks...doctors seem to think carpal tunnel and arthritis, but then they don't have fibromyalgia and it's symptoms are very wierd. I can type for short periods of time now...and I can sew for small spurts and can't write at all (well, if you want to read it that is).

I am back and hope to play some...I did find that I was spending waaaaaay too much time on the computer. Last fall I had started doing my own daily devotionals, then I started substituting my devotional time with reading spiritual blogs and posts from some very lovely people. I was at a place where I wasn't reading or studying at all by myself (well, me and God)...and this week I had an epiphany...I HAVE to do my devotionals and one-on-one time with God again...my mind stays much clearer and my brain functions better and I like me better when I know myself and what God wants me to do...so the blogs I find so spiritually helpful will be read when I have 'extra' time.

I think I'm on my way back to the goofy woman that my family and friends all know (and love???). See ya soon...got some great 'nature center photos to share and some grown-up grandbabies AND some cool things I made when my hands won't work...! and we won't mention that quilty thing I was supposed to have finished...I'm just not ready to own up to the failure yet.

I started this post last week and just finished today...

Memorial Day

A Salute....to all people of service to our country.

THANK YOU.

All I can say is....

I AM POOPED!!! The grands and their mom wore me out. I will be out of it for days...and they are due back Saturday......I will show this...as soon as they left, I pulled out my sewing machine and made my first zipper bag...fun and fast! I used this tutorial , these are the ones Sandra has been whipping out...love it and will make more...I made mine 8"x9"...but I will do some other sizes when I get THIS HOUSE CLEANED UP!

I need a better plan!

The grands are back and the whole family will be converging on me this weekend...I hope to be back on here by Monday...I miss reading my bloggy friends!

THE GAME

Out of town for a few days

Have fun bloggy reading!

Spreading the word...

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Brown-nosing

...another project I want to get done for my Dad...for Father's Day, or maybe before, if he's in need of a lift. It will go above his desk...the cross for obvious reasons (!)...and the green because it's supposed to be a 'calming' color and my mom says he has a hard time being 'calm' at his desk lately...I imagine part of that is...TAXES!!!! Hahaha...and mom's shopping.....so all this needs is the backing, quilting, and binding... ( I am the favorite child at the moment...or maybe I better call and see if my brother has been up to no good (or good good). Love ya, Rick!

A walker bag

My little grandmother is 93 or 94...I can't be sure, she used to fib about it...lol. She is now having to use a walker...so I made her a walker bag. She can carry all her 'stuff" with her now. Water, tissues, $$, candy, socks...she'll probably throw her purse in there!!!! OR she'll ask me why I didn't make it big enough to carry her purse...she's still a feisty one! I will be going up Tuesday to see her...and spend the night... I used velcro on the handles. I need to add the buttons on the tabs or maybe some yo-yos.

Ariba...border progress made!

I made some progress...maybe 'challenges' are good for me...now it has to be sandwiched, quilted, embellished and bound....it should be ready for the first day of summer...but I said that last year! I need to get it down now before I stretch it out...then I'll have 'crooked cabanas' !

A pretty tree in the front of our house and a Scary Sally on my patio table (bad kitty).