busy... busy... busy...

It is rather amazing how busy I have gotten now that I am working full time. I think this is the reason that I had thought that I would love a part-time or 3/4 time position. That way I would be able to keep up with the sewing/quilting/blogging items that I love and work to support these habits... Nice thought, just didn't work out that way ... so far.

It looks like I will only be in this position for another (maybe) six weeks as the person who is out sick is undergoing an operation today. I hope that she comes thru very well and that her recuperation is smooth. Of course I will then be looking for work once again when that happens... but we will cross that bridge when the time comes. In the meantime I am enjoying myself doing what I'm learning about here.

I need to start planning a few baby quilts this week and finish off the art totes for the kiddo's before the new baby is here on the 3rd of April.

On that note I need to get back to work as my lunch time is over...

Thanks for stopping by! Ciao for now :)

J :)

Crazy weekend

So hubby is off at a business meeting for the week. He left last Thursday morning, so it has been quiet at home for the past few days. The thing is that I have not been home during that time... I think I see my bed, the bathroom, and the dining room, and that is all!

I worked on Thursday and Friday, had sewing on Friday night with the ladies. Saturday I was in the middle of planning a quilt when I realized that I needed to be out of the house before 11 am and it was 10:45 am when I looked at the clock. So much for doing any more quilt planning.

So, it was off to my girlfriends house on the South Shore area of Massachuetts (or about 35-45 minute drive from my house). I would have been on time if I had not gotten behind two funeral processions. One on the highway that the State Police stopped all movement on the highway so that the procession could be all together. It appeared that they where headed towards the Cape Cod section of Massachusetts. There is a large cemetary that a lot of military choose to be buried there. The 2nd one was after I got off the highway.

I spent the afternoon with my girlfriend, got her on gmail, twitter, and pinterest. Funny thing that I needed to have an email address for her 1st, in order to get a twitter account, in order for her to accept an invitation to pinterest from me. She is really into Quilling and there have been some fantastic examples of quilling on pinterest. I have tried for the past ten years to get her online with no results. All it took was seeing the wonderful examples of quilling to get her very interested on getting online. Funny how that happens.

Then it was off to my Mom's for a wonderful boiled dinner with her, my stepfather, and stepbrother.

All this translates into not being home on Saturday. Nor did I get a chance to get online to do an update of what I was up to... Then on Sunday, I had told another girlfriend that I would take a ride over to her house to pick up a crib that she was giving to me. I got over there and realized that my car is too small to carry all the parts. Still, I was there for a few hours, spending time with her and her mom, daughter, and brother. I got home and started on the quilt that I had been planning on Saturday morning and stiched up a storm! The top is done, but I need to take a picture with either my phone or the older SLR camera and hubby took the point-and-shoot that I love to use.

So, yes I have been among the missing... but I had mentioned that before. Hope you all are doing well and getting a chance to enjoy the weather. It has been wonderful here.

Thanks for stopping by, Ciao for now!

J :)

Google+ and Friends Connect

Recently I have been noticing that there are many Blogs that I follow noting that Friends Connect is disappearing... So I went looking for the information today and found that Google states that "We're retiring Friend Connect on March 1, 2012." More information can be found at Support Google.com Friends Connect.


I believe that my Friends Connect may be disappearing as well... but it is as clear as mud... I need to investigate this much more.


Off to sew with my niece... I'll be back :)


Thanks for stopping by, Ciao for now!
J :)

Christmas card rush...

Opps... I almost forgot to do my Christmas (Holiday) cards... Not a good thing as I have received a few already... I just spent the past three hours writing them all out...

Still working on Christmas sewing... I have hemming left to do... not my favorite type of sewing to do, but the presents are for two of my nieces and need to be done before Thursday. I need to show them off, take pictures, and post said pictures (after I give them) here.

Are you still sewing? Have you put away your sewing for the year? Or do you have the joy of being able to close a door to your studio?

Hope you all are enjoying the Season :)

Ciao for now :)
J =)

Sometimes it's not even my Life that gets in the way...

I was supposed to be in a class all day today and tomorrow... Got up early, jumped in the shower, etc... we where out the door and on our way before 7:45 am. Class was supposed to start at 8:30 am. Climb the (steep) steps only to find that the class had been rescheduled to start either next week or the 1st Saturday in December.

Great! Now I need to look at my schedule and see if I can figure out what I can switch around. Not a happy camper about now...

The funny part is that I turned off my phone before getting out of the car... I just checked it and I missed a few calls... I'll be calling back shortly!

So instead we went to:     and

Oh, yea we went shopping... Costco was for major items, BJ's for stuff that Costco does not carry, and Legacyplace Mall to drive around and see what there are for shops. We did stop so that I could pick up a pair shoes at the Merrell store...

I tried on these:  But they just didn't feel comfortable. Then I looked and tried on these: and these where the ones that I like. They are so comfortable! Of course I am still wearing a pair of sandals... yes, I am being pulled into winter kicking and yelling... Not happy about the cold weather. But we are due for some warm weather this week, so that will be wonderful. :)



I have been working on my latest project, yes, I will show another shot of what it is...

Sew I have been sewing up a storm today! Yes, these are two different Bali Pops, there are only four strips that where repeats, so I will be working this up different than the others that I have done.


I was going to post pictures... but after looking for more than a half hour, I can't find them. Guess you all will have to wait for this project to be finished. :)


On another note, Tuxedo is doing much better today, it took over 18 hours after I picked him up yesterday for him to feel/act like himself. The "happy shot" really packed a punch and he was not himself until late this morning. I had to watch him that he did not go down the stairs or outside as he did not have control of his balance. He was sorta tilting, poor thing. He even looks like he's not with it in this picture.

Off to sew :)

Thanks for joining me, hope you brought your coffee...
Ciao for now :)

J:)