It has been a while.

Sorry but life has a way of telling you what you have to do.  And it is not always what you want to do.  Go figure.
Dear Hubby has been sick and don't you just know I ended up with it.  I hate being sick.  And it is a chest and head thing.  Yuck!
On a lighter note.  I have finally finished the 2000 BOM from JoAnns that I started in 2001.  Now, really is 10 years too long to work on a quilt that is completely done by hand.  I am so glad it is done.

I also finished purses for 2 grand daughters this week.  And they love them and are using them.  

I also finished a wall hanging for a veteran at church.
It has been a very busy month.

Wow it has been awhile.

Am I ever sorry that it has been so long since I have posted.  So much has happened.  We have moved.  Imagine packing everything you own in 2 weeks and moving it when you are not supposed to lift any more than 5 pounds! Oh yea, I forgot I also have a DH, who while I would not trade him for anything, he will not pack.  He explains he does not know what to do so he will not do it.  So we have moved into a 6 bedroom, 4 1/2 bath home with a living room on the first floor and a family room on the second floor. And, all the kids have their own bedrooms, and DH and I have the master on the first floor and DD and DSIL have a master bedroom on the second floor.
I really hope we do not have to move again anytime soon.  I can sit and recharge my battery and not have to watch what the husband wants to watch.  Now if we could only get the craft room unpacked and in some kind of order.  I know, all in good time.  At least that is what my daughter says.
Well the kids are back in school.  One in HS and the other 3 in Middle school.  We also have 6 grands in WNY that I miss dearly.  The oldest graduated from HS this last June.  Where does the time go.

I am still learning

I am still learning how this new computer works and I am not sure I will ever really like it but,  seeing as I have no choice in the matter I WILL learn all of its quirks.  Boy does that sound determined or what.  I started hand quilting my quilt last night.  This is going to take many a night watching tv with my DH.  At least we will be watching the same thing.
Speaking of which Syracuse lost last night in march madness.  I am a fan,  mostly because they are from NY.  Well maybe next year....
I also started a new baby quilt yesterday,  or I should say my embroidery machine started 8 squares for the new baby quilt yesterday. And, I also did the label.  It is going to be very pretty and as the baby is a girl that is alright.
Well I better get going and start the afternoon.

New computer and swap

WOW!!!  It sure doessn't seem like that long since I have posted, but I see the calander does not lie.  Oh well, at least I am still here, still waiting for a new computer, but still here.  And at least the computer is on the way in the mail even as I type.  I can hardly wait!  My DH has been very nice during my computer problems but, we all know it is hard to share a computer after having your own for any length of time.  So I am sure he will be thrilled to get his back. 
After quilting for some years I have finally done it!  I have joined a swap.  This is my first one so I really have no idea what to expect but, I figured that I would have to join one someday even if it was only to see if I enjoyed it or not.  The swap is for snowpeople and I just could not resist.  More later....

Computer problems

Sorry about not having posted for so long but,  I have been having computer problems.  It seems like it has been so long since I have been able to do anything online.  Thank God for his blessings and my loving husband.  If not for them I wonder where I would be at this point in my life. 
Believe it or not I finally finished my Joann BOM project from 2000.  It is so very pretty, even my husband cou;d not believe how it looked when I finished the quilt top.  It has been a very long process as I have done the entire quilt top by hand.  More later.  Here is hoping my computer will be soon back from the brink as I am going through internet withdrawal......

The one and only I believe.

Here it is the 17th of February and it seems like the year just started.  I am still working on the same quilt but even I can see the progress on it now.  I am still working on the pictures part of the quilt though.  And believe it or not my DH can see the progress also.  I know he is my number one fan, but he still can not understand why I even want to sew a quilt top by hand.  It has been an interesting journey and I am not sure that I would ever do one again. But saying that I am enjoying finishing the one that I started.

Happy Valentines Day To All

What lousy weather the sunshine state has been having the past couple of days.  Now I do know having lived in western NY (near Buffalo) for 48 years that winter weather is not something to make fun about, but where has all the sun in the sunshine state gone?  This morning the sun has finally decided to grace us with its presence, and about time too.  It has been damp and cold and anyone with health problems knows how that feels when that gets into your bones.  I am still working on my 2000 quilt BOM from Joann's and it is looking a little better each day and I am studying my class from church that was written by Beth Moore.  It is called Breaking Free and is having a very large impact upon my life.  I just wish that every woman in my family would have to do this study as it is an eyeopener. Maybe it is something that you would like to look up.  Just give it a try, it really cannot hurt.  My dear husband of 35 years and I have just finished cleaning up our Valentines Day dinner to each other, that is marriage doing things together and actually enjoying not always the task but at least the time together.