I was attacked!

I was minding my own business, carrying a load of laundry to wash when it happened, the fan jumped out and attacked me!!! Grabbed on to my little toe and would not let go!! What did I ever do to deserve that? Maybe I ran it too much this week, after all its been HOT, but geez, to attack me? LOL Im pretty sure I heard it go "pop" over the sounds of my (loudly) cursing! Have you ever stubbed your toe? Then you know what Im talking about here, it HURTS!! I kept going, threw the clothes in the washer, folded the clothes in the dryer, then sat down to view the damage. It didnt look good, little toe on my left foot was aiming east and was swollen and red. No matter how hard I tried it would not wiggle, at all. So I did what we all do..got online to see what, if anything the dr would do for a broken toe. Tape it. Okay, sounds good, OMG, Im not touching it again, I about went through the roof! After some debating I decided to go to the er, after I posted my misery on a quilting group I frequent. Ha ha. Now the timing was not good, my daughter had 2 of her friends on the way from Wisconsin, Cornerstone is this week and they are to attend that. It is a Christian Music Festival that is in a farmers field and has been going on here for many years. Out little town of 3000 will triple in size for the week. Anyway, I just moved and Im still unpacking and wasnt really in a big hurry to get it done. But when I found out we were going to have company...well, it HAD to get done. So I had been rearranging, cleaning, unpacking and all that good stuff for 2 days, it was HOT, I was hot, sweating, and filthy. Luckily I was almost done. Hopped in the shower, touched up my toenail polish, I mean c'mon, I couldnt go with chipped polish could I? Turns out I not only broke it but I twisted the bone also. X-Rays show a jagged, diagonally break from one side to the other with about a 1/4' space between the now 2 bones.! Great. They didnt tape it, didnt even touch it, gave me a stylin shoe to wear and it seems I need to go see an ortho dr. Said surgery is probable. Double great. So how was your Sunday?

blogland

So I'm sitting here in blogland reading all these wonderful, witty, charming, gorgeous and sometimes downright hilarious blogs thinking to myself, why cant I be like that? Ha.. maybe someday. Im just an ordinary single mom and grandmother who was recently laid off from her factory job. I dont have a fancy house, fancy things nor the income to do what others are. Im content with the simple things in life. Ideas..yes...many..the means to do them? No..wait a minute maybe I do..Ive seen these wonderful women turn trash to treasures sometimes with just a simple can of paint and realized I CAN do that!!! So, starting next week Ill show you what I did this week..even if no one is looking right now, it will be here. Who knows maybe someday Ill be doing a giveaway of my own??

Grandkids!

I have company, dd3 came to visit and to help me move, she brought her baby Timmothy 51/2 months and dd1 two oldest boys, Colton 5 and Dylan 7. I love spending time when them ..but...it will be nice to see them go home also.Heres Dylan playing with legos on the front porch, I had to take a pic of his latest creation, can you tell he dressed himself? Colton really got into trying to throw the ball and closes his eyes when he tried to catch it..gotta work on that..and the baby is adorable!! His smile lights up the room.

What I'm working on and a finish!!

This placemat was supposed to be a small wallhanging and have 4 tulips. I decided to make 3 instead and it turned out this size instead, but its still awesome! I made it for a friend who loves it! and its NOT woknky, its on a chair so I could take a pic. The other is paper pieced and from quilterscahce.