Swaps

Where have all the good handmade swaps gone? I guess everyone is busy with other things. I used to join all swaps, but now prefer the handmade ones. I love getting that sewing machine out and making for others. Looking for new patterns and meeting new friends.

I am getting ready to make some tarts. What are your favorite scents? Maybe I will have my first give away soon if anyone is around. lol

Loving Halloween

So I have been browsing the new Halloween patterns on Patternmart and various websites. There are so many things I want to make. I bought a pumpkin pattern last year that I really want to make. I can't buy as much now since hubby is retired. So I am going to get out that Halloween and fall patterns and get busy. I did buy some patterns from Threadbare Primitives. They are a little different than I am used to but they look like fun! What are you working on?

School Has Started!

Yipee, I know that sounds bad. lol But I am so ready for the summer to be over. Now if we can get fall weather. My youngest started 6th grade. His last year in elementary school. That makes me sad. His older sister is in 10th grade this. I am so grateful she passed 9th grade. lol She said she is going to try and get better grades this year. I really hope so. Of course, the school drama has already started. I am still watching my grandson and having a blast with him. My oldest daughter is having a girl due in November. I will be watching that one also. So I better get some crafting done before then. I have been having such a hard time to get in the crafting mood. But once I start, I don't want to stop. My daughter is off from work Thursday and Friday and the weekend my grandson will be with his dad. I plan on making my tarts for the Railroad Festival. I swear I am going to get that website going. lol It has been sitting there empty for over a year. Going to surf some blogs to get myself motivated!

Oh Irene

.The sun is shining and it is so hot and calm. But the grocery store is another matter! lol I make my grocery trips on Friday and this one happened to coincide with Hurricane Irene. The shelves are empty. Good thing I have a ton of candles! We haven't had a major hurricane since Isabel and we were two weeks without power for that one. I hope we keep power. We haven't been told to evacuate yet but I am sure that is coming soon. I need to round up all my outside cats and get them inside. They will love that! Hope everyone on the east coast is ready and stay safe!

Baseball is over!

Wow, the baseball season flew by. My youngest finished up all stars last night and now it is relaxing time! They didn't do so well, but he did awesome. He pitched the last inning to get them done, and he did pretty good. I think I will try to find a private pitching coach if it isn't too expensive. My oldest daughter saw one for a little while and it made her so much better and she was already good.

Anyway, I got my house clean today so hopefully tomorrow, I can do nothing. lol I don't have the baby tomorrow so we are going to see Transformers 3. There are so many movies out that I want to see. I really want to see Super 8 and Horrible Bosses.

Well, off to catch up on some tv.

Secret Sister Swap

I am behind on posting this. I joined Char of the Pickled Pepper Patch's Secret Sister Swap. Each month, we send a package with a monthly theme to our secret sister. I have gotten some wonderful things. Here are what I have gotten so far. Thank you so much to my secret sister!

Spring Time Theme

In The Garden Theme

Picnic Time Theme

Hello Strangers!

I am still here. The wedding is finally over. I woke up the morning of the reception really sick with a sore throat. I made it through the day, but for the next week, I couldn't really do anything. I never get sick, but of course at that moment I did. lol It was hard to recover, then the next week, I felt pressure in my chest. Went to the er, and my blood pressure was stroke level. That was so scary. I haven't never really taken care of myself because I thought it was ok that I didn't get sick. Luckily, I didn't have any heart damage. So they gave me blood pressure medicine. I feel alot better. I have more energy. Scared myself into hopefully doing a better job of being healthy. I could really lose some weight. I feel like I have. I am drinking more water, not adding salt. Small baby steps. Now I need to get busy with some sewing. It is too hot to go outside. It has been in the 90's for a month now. This summer is going to be miserable.

My son is almost done with the regular season of baseball, then it will be all star time. I love watching him play baseball. He has had a great year. He finally was allowed to pitch and now he is pitching all the time. lol The same thing happened to his brother. His older brother always wanted to pitch but because he was needed as the shortstop, he never got to. Then they let him and he pitched all the time. I really miss my oldest playing. He was good enough to play college and maybe higher, but he didn't want to go to school! Broke my heart. But he got his GED and is now at the shipyard making great money as a welder.

Well, I am off to clean the house. It is a wreck! lol My washing machine and big freezer died the same week. The washer will be here next week. I need it now! Stay cool.