Dan and Heidie Arrive

We had a pretty good week. I didn't have any melt downs and didn't snap at Bruce, at least he didn't say anything to me.

So probably something will happen this week. 

I got another quilt top cut out and will sew on it this week. I hope.

Haven't heard if Dan and fam will come tomorrow or not. Trying to clean up slow and steady today. 

 A lady came to church that we have been working with. She read a scripture, made comments and answered questions.

I finished my two quilting murder mysteries. they were fun 

  A family came and pruned the cherry trees and the apricot for us. They said they were the best cherries, better than the stores. They will come back later and do the peach, apple and raspberries. They have to wait for the raspberries to turn green to be able to cut out the dead canes. Bruce is pleased. I got to watch Garfield the movie with them.

Sonnet came and walked the dog. 

Monday - Bishop Huntsman came over to get a Prince Charming costume. He is taking the girls to a dance tomorrow. I charge cookies now since I have 'closed' the shop.

  Went to Gary's house to pick up some fabric he was giving away. Rosala went with me. It was mostly very nice tapestry fabric for curtains. Rosala kept an alphabet panel for a baby quilt and some flannel. I kept some gorgeous red fabric for pillows. The rest will go to UFO for the ladies to use in projects. Thank you for thinking of us 

Gary, may your heart heal. 

Thursday - Our son, Dan, his wife, Heidie and two daughters have arrived. We are watching the Minions movie. We went to pumpkin park and took family pictures this morning. Dan and Heidi had a wedding photo taken there so they do family photos there now.

  Got another blue and white jelly roll so will have something for a SR quilt next year. 

Andrew took the day off work to spend time with the fam.

   A pink and purple stained glass four patch, Princess quilt. Coralee likes purple and took this home with her. She made her own sandwich, and helped her dad make the sprinkle cake! It was a full two days, we were worn out. 

 Friday - We all went out to eat plus Carol cause Dan wanted to catch up with her. We went  to Asian Fusion, Bruce gets curry, I got pad tai and the rest ordered  sweet and sour, rice and other yummy stuff. This weeks goal was to stop eating when you feel full. I just had a little more on my plate and didn't want to toss it. Oh well I will do better.

 Dan baked a cake and iced it so the boys are eating it and I had a small piece and then I kept slicing more small pieces. See how bad I am? It was a good cake.

  A man, Michael came over and wanted to rent my white fur cape. He is a photographer and has rented stuff before. He is doing a series of photos with young women called "dangerous curves" they are modest photos with women in dresses holding dangerous weapons. So his idea is to put this six foot eleven inch girl in a white dress with the white cape and a necklace on her forehead standing in the snow holding two crossed Bowie knives with 10 inch blades. His first photo was his granddaughter with a gun. If he can come up with twelve ideas he wants to do a calendar. His name is Michael Bove, he is Mary Lu Pierce's significant other. She worked at the middle school. He entered pictures of his ballerinas in the fair and won a ribbon last year. He did ballerinas with different backgrounds in Oregon instead of in a dance studio where you normally see them.

  I think he should do older women quilting. Tired, worn out faces tell a story them selves. But they don't sell calendars. Maybe with a quilt in unusual backgrounds...

  Bruce and I went to see My Fair Lady at the opera house yesterday. It was well done. Eliza's voice was amazing. They had a barbershop with Ivan Hibbert that was fun. They had rented the black/white costumes and the ball gowns, they were perfect and made the show. Ken Wheeler was Eliza's father Alfie Doolittle and did a roaring good drunk. Bruce got to talk to Michael Frazier and catch up with him. His wife had breast cancer and is recovering from that. Man, we all have troubles. 

  Rosala gave me a fleece blanket for the back of the chevron baby quilt so when I get it tied we will take it to Erica. 

 Well this turned into an epistle. Bruce stood up for 3 min and 45 seconds this week. He has had terrible spasms and his leg has fallen off the bed every early morning this week. (Usually around 5 am) I do not like interrupted sleep. I tend to snap at people and look grumpy. How do people hide their lives on their faces? 

  We figure it is the therapy making the muscles kick in so that is a good thing.