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Thank you, Marie :smile: I have no doubt whatsoever that you will find a great spot for your rooster :happy: You accomplish so :noway: much, I am in awe :flowerforyou: Jeanne

Marie that rag quilt is gorgeous :love: :love: :flowerforyou: :flowerforyou: I've made several but nothing even comes close to yours!!!! WOW! I did finally post a couple of pics of my placemats. I haven't been able to figure out how to put a picture in a post. Well, I need to get back to work & get stuffing and gravy made.…

Just wanted to pop in and say hi! Finished sewing down binding on 12th turkey placemat on Sunday :smile: Now I need to add the beaks & wattles and french knots for eyes. Crazy busy week coming up, 15 people for dinner this Sunday. We leave on Friday to go to a basketball tournament & don't get back until Saturday night so…

I also tell them I go to the bathroom whenever I want AND I have privacy :laugh: Jeanne

Phyllis, I've been retired from teaching for almost 3 years (in February) and I highly recommend it! I was beginning to feel the same way about my profession, elementary librarian, and with my back issues just couldn't keep up with the pace or the performance to the standards I'd always done. I can't tell you anything…

Who knew?:laugh: :laugh: :laugh: I've been doing this for years! Thanks, I needed a :bigsmile: :bigsmile: , rest of my bloodwork results arrived in the mail yesterday :sad: and the wonderful cholesterol I achieved last December is over 200 again:embarassed: :embarassed: and I have no one to blame but myself :frown: I…

I haven't seen all of my blood work numbers yet, but doctor called last week to tell me I have a "lazy" thyroid and am starting on a low dose of sinthroid. Hoping that is the reason for my extreme tiredness of late:yawn: , when they called & listed the symptoms it was like a lightbulb came on.:noway: Will have to eliminate…

I totally understand what you are going through! We make wine and that makes it even worse for me! I really have to fight to keep control of the food urges and I'll be honest, I don't always succeed. Last night I wanted to open the Halloween candy & eat the Almond Joys, but I didn't:happy: I'm not going to give it up…

Leaving tomorrow morning at 8 for a 5 day quilting getaway :drinker: :happy: :happy: :love: :love: Don't know if I'll be checking in or not, would have to do it on the phone. Have been going like crazy today! Ran errands, had my yearly physical, fixed a roast and big pot of chili so dh won't eat only the rice krispie bars…

Finished the 8 napkins last night so the wedding gift is complete!! :bigsmile: :bigsmile: Just need to get napkin rings. I posted a pic of them. I made 4 of each color combination. Can finally start thinking about a different project, except for the fact that the clean christening gown is laying on top of the hot tub…

Marie: Must mean you are about to display 'fruits of your labor' again. :happy: Can't wait to see! I should be sewing on napkins instead of being on MFP :ohwell: Sandy: I have a cleaning lady too so I will join you in the spoiled department:embarassed: . Started years ago when I was teaching, comes every 2 weeks & cleans,…

I'm Sept. 13 & just started the 'last' of my year's beginning with 5, a little scary since I'm the only one in our group about ready to topple off the '5' cliff :laugh: Course I'm also the only retired one took so they are a little :sick: about that :happy:

I try to do some of my cardio in both zones, it's what my trainer has suggested. It doesn't always happen though. Sometimes when I'm on the elliptical or stairmaster it's hard to slow down :smile: (course some days it's hard to speed up :happy: ) I concentrate on the calories & I personally, always eat some of my exercise…

Just a quick note, finished placemats yesterday but have to get after napkins. Also need to wash a 101 year old christening gown & change blue ribbons to pink. (where did that whole blue/pink thing come from?) Marilyn, you are a woman after my own heart :love: :laugh: I could seriously live on popcorn! I used to give it up…

Sandy, I'd never heard of 'crumb' quilts until a couple months ago when a lady I'd met showed me one she was making. She told me the idea originated in England & they are literally made of small scraps that often times just got thrown away...I would be guilty of that. Think of it as recycling with fabric :happy: Marie's…

OMG Marie, I LOVE them :love: :love: :love: :love: I'm still working on quilting the placemats, go figure :huh: and need to finish organizing and sorting through fabric before I can even think about doing any. I have so many UFO's and things I haven't started. I think it would be fun though to make just a couple blocks a…

Nothing can alter the appearance of a room like Minnesota's first killer frost warning. DH helped move in the plants that will winter indoors. Took a picture with my phone & posted it in my photos, taken on the phone so quality isn't great, but will give you the general idea :laugh: Keep in mind this is the guy whose idea…

Marie, Thanks for the link :smile: A crumb quilt is definitely on my 'to do' list, but not quite yet. In between sewing sessions on placemats I've been FINALLY cleaning and organizing sewing room & while I have been saving scraps from placemats I need to gather some of my others AND before starting yet another project I…

Likewise!! Totally with you on this one, Barbie, isn't life grand? :happy: :happy: :happy: Marie: I will get some pictures of the placemats and napkins posted soon. Thanks for asking :smile:

I agree with this. I know sometimes it is hard to wrap your head around eating more calories, but your body needs the fuel especially when you are working out. I eat back most, but not all of my exercise calories, just make sure the food choices are good ones. Do you keep an eye on your sodium intake? Last but definitely…

Irene—what GREAT news!! In the scheme of things that number decrease is more exciting than a scale decrease!! Yayyy:flowerforyou: :flowerforyou: :flowerforyou: Jeri—prayers heading your way too! Marie—are you cleaning the pantry to make room for more fabric? :laugh: That would be my style :laugh: Do you ever do audio…

Just a quick checkin, that checkbook/bill stuff I swore I wouldn't get behind on is behind again :sad: Irene, you are in my prayers! Your attitude is just amazing! DRAT :explode: just lost my whole post :mad: We've been back from vacation for a week. Had a great time and didn't gain any weight :smile: Last week, however;…

Marie, I hope you are feeling better soon!!:flowerforyou:

Hi all! Haven't kept up on post/posting the last couple of days, been going like crazy to get ready for vacation! I'll definitely need one! :yawn: This is a 'laptop free' vacation so I probably won't post during this next week, but will try to log with the phone app. I've been doing some 'preventative maintainance' with…

After I dropped my sewing machine at the 'spa' I went and got a mancure and pedicure and I now have wonderful 4th of July nails!!! DH didn't get home until 12:45 am so I didn't get up to go work out. I' gotten up at 4 or 4:30 every morning this week and just didn't think I could do it on 4 hours of sleep especially when I…

Well I got my cookies baked (8 doz.,), 2 batches of rice krispie bars, did a load of laundry, put the binding on my 4th of July quilt, and have my sewing machine packed up and will drop it off at the sewing store Friday morning after exercising so it can have a 'spa' vacation while I'm gone. I've had it for 6 years now and…

Hi everyone! Yay we have sun today and it's supposed to get in the 80's today and the rest of the week. Busy getting ready for a week at the lake with our friends and their 2 daughters. I'm doing laundry, packing, have 4 pans of cookies ready to go in the oven (don't be too impressed they are the "dough boy's" creation…

Hi everyone! Had a crazy busy weekend! AARGH! I hate it when I type for 10 minutes and then everything disappears :explode: Did manage to get the exercise in Saturday, but not food logging. We helped our best friend's get ready for their oldest daughter's graduation party on Saturday. It was super important that it be…

AARGH!! It is raining again today and we got almost an inch last night. Even though things are growing pretty well it's becoming too much of a good thing. ne of my little geranium seedlings rotted off in the pot, but most of them are doing ok. One even has a bud forming. :smile: Only 65 degrees right now. I want summer…