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Re: What are you up to today? #4

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Re: What are you up to today? #4

KATHY — Thu, 12 Jan 2012 19:31:48 GMT

well, you will be reading it again from cover to cover and planning your next quilt LOL

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Vivian — Thu, 12 Jan 2012 19:30:08 GMT

KATHY :
Maybe you shoulda brought the mag in with you anyways

But then what would I look at tonight sitting in my easy chair with my blanket and tea?

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Nana — Thu, 12 Jan 2012 19:28:04 GMT

Thanks Kathy. I can use all the prayers that I can get. I am finally feeling better but have a horrible cough.

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KATHY — Thu, 12 Jan 2012 19:26:41 GMT

There are alot of us down in the weather today or other issues. Hope all of you feel better and that everything works out! Don't forget that I will be lifting each of you up in Prayer today

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KATHY — Thu, 12 Jan 2012 19:24:46 GMT

Vivian :
I picked up my mail and I do have a quilting mag in it, but I left it in the truck. So I can work. Which is why I'm on line.

Roflol Vivian!

Wish I had a job where I could check in and out all day with QCA! Maybe you shoulda brought the mag in with you anyways! LOL

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KATHY — Thu, 12 Jan 2012 19:15:42 GMT

Ginny:
Has anyone received their spring copy of easy quilts?

I got mine last weekend. I think it's a good issue....but i think that alot LOL

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Vivian — Thu, 12 Jan 2012 18:35:58 GMT

thea, I'm guessing you tried an electric blanket? did it not work for you?

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Thea — Thu, 12 Jan 2012 18:19:31 GMT

Marsha - I hope it gets better - I know how pain is no fun! Thinking of you and enjoy your KIndle - I love mine!

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Marsha-SM — Thu, 12 Jan 2012 17:56:45 GMT

Ginny:

Has anyone received their spring copy of easy quilts? I have not an I thought I had read some comments on the spring issue. Ginny

I got mine Monday and finally had time to read it this morining.

This is NOT one of my better days. Yesterday was even worse. I can't even type right now - constantly hitting wrong keys or leaving out letters! Yesterday morning I felt like I had been flattened into the mattress and had to peel myself out of it!--only way I can describe it. Arms and legs felt extra heavy. That was when I decided that my body was weather forecasting again. All day I felt like a bowl of quivering jello - not much visible trembling, but mostly internal. Those days I can't even grip a piece of paper in my left hand. Have spent the whole week in the truck but have only done 2 Farmer's Wife blocks. The roads are rutted and frozen so not safe for using needles. Either I draw blood or loose all the stitches on my needle. Used my new Kindle - kids bought it for me for Christmas - and was glad I didn't have to hold a bulky book. I am really enjoying it and it fits in my small purse (fanny pack-type).

I did frogging on one quilt last night and was lucky I didn't turn the fabric to swiss cheese! It is now ready for FMQ - again - and hope I can do a smoother job today. Don't try free-motion when you are shaky! - unless you are going for varied stitch lengths and jagged straight or curved lines. I am finally ready to start quilting and it is already after noon. Looks like very late in the afternoon - very dark and gloomy. At 7:00 AM it was pitch black out there, and by 7:20 the sky was a deep navy blue. We don't see that color sky very often. Rich woke up at 3:15 AM and couldn't get back to sleep, so I couldn't either. When I did finally sleep, it was to strange, changing dreams - which means very poor sleep. Very hard to wake up after this sleep (6:30) but at least legs and arms worked better than yesterday. Yesterday the sun bothered me in the truck and today, my last day home for a while, it is so dark that I have to waste electricity in order to see!! Rich"s "vacation" is over today. After today he will have no driver and will have to do all his hauling on his own. He has been driving more than he should have this week - only 5 weeks from hip replacement - but suddenly everyone wants to move heifers, buy cows, sell cows, sell feeder cattle, etc. He still tires easily so I have to go with him to be sure he doesn't try to do too much. Dr. says he will be mostly back to normal after 3 months - another 5 weeks! Can't keep him out of the trailer, but at least he stands behind a gate. We are sure a great pair for this job - both of us with a cane, neither can run, and me with little strength or energy! Next week he will have an Amish boy to move the cattle, but I will go along to do the bookwork.

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gini — Thu, 12 Jan 2012 17:50:23 GMT

kris, i hope the brace works for you,

diane, i hope your DH tript o VA goes well

thea, it does feel good to wake up without someting hurting, the older i get, the less often that happens. here's to waking up with no pain.

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Vivian — Thu, 12 Jan 2012 17:29:32 GMT

I picked up my mail and I do have a quilting mag in it, but I left it in the truck. So I can work. Which is why I'm on line.

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Karla — Thu, 12 Jan 2012 16:37:36 GMT

Ginny:

Has anyone received their spring copy of easy quilts? I have not an I thought I had read some comments on the spring issue. Ginny

I got mine yesterday here in Nevada.

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Barbara — Thu, 12 Jan 2012 16:36:00 GMT

Kris sorry to hear about your back issues, I'll keep a prayer in my heart for you that it works . Barbara

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Thea — Thu, 12 Jan 2012 16:33:38 GMT

Diana:
He tries to cope with humor but his first shrink didn't think that was very funny. He now has a different shrink who gets it. If he didn't have his sense of humor, he wouldn't know what to do.

Diana - my heart goes out to you - I do not wish having to go to the VA hospitals on anyone - I think some of the doctors there are very good but for some reason the good ones seem to leave as soon as they can - and we do not get the cream of the crop - I understand your DH's sense of humor - those of us who were there and did the times away from our families to keep the rest of the USA free understand that - It is a hard life but rewarding too if we can keep our minds on the rewards of what we did. I hope your appointments today go easily like a peace of cake and that your DH keeps his sense of humor throughout - I am praying for you to have an easy day!