Sorry to be gone so long. Life just gets in the way sometimes. I have had computer problems and went and bought a new HP yesterday. I am so enjoying being able to do things in real time and not having to sit and wait forever for it to catch up. I had my other HP for 6 yrs. It was definately time for an upgrade. I love this one. It is easy to use. I still need to download all my files and put them on this one but in the meantime I am using both.
My one real reservation is I hope hope hope this one will accept my EQ5 program. I know the program is 20 years old and I have all 3 versions but my EQ5 is my favorite. I have used the other two while writing all the EQ lessons I posted on Quilting Board and Quilting Haven. But 5 is just my favorite. It is easy to use and I like the features it has. I like the look of the EQ5 over the other two.
Well I need to get back to working on some hotpads. I am making some Dresden Kaleidoscopes into hotpads. When I get them done I will post a picture of them. They are going out in a swap on the Haven. I hope everyone likes them.
Wishing you all Sunshine and Laughter!! Rhonda
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Wednesday, March 14, 2012
Quilt Block - Bessie
Here is the Quilt Block I made for my swap on the Quilting Board. It is Bessie from my Sampler Quilt Along Quilt blocks.
It uses my Boston Blocks and HSTs or Half Square Triangle blocks. It's 12 1/2" unfinished.
It uses my Boston Blocks and HSTs or Half Square Triangle blocks. It's 12 1/2" unfinished.
Saturday, March 10, 2012
Goodness time has gotten away from me. I was determined to keep up with this blog in a timely manner meaning at least every couple of days three at the most. But I guess life gets in the way.
I finally finished the quilt block for my Feb quilt block swap on the Quilting board. I am the hostess so I am not being a very good example of being on time! LOL Oh well. She will get her quilt block soon so that makes it alright. Now on to some hotpads I need to make for a swap on the Quilting Haven.
Life has been busy with grandkids here on the weekends and trying to help my mom get her autobiography done. She has some interesting stories to tell. I may share some later on after we get it all done. Right now the writing is done but I am still working on some of the pictures. I will be soooo glad when this is done!!
My autistic grandson Zachary has been very busy. He is 11 and has always been obsessed with movies and his favorite tv shows. Now he has decided he is going to make a movie about Zachary getting Married. LOL He has a basic understanding about marriage but not really. Most things he has in his head originate in one of his tv shows he watches. He lives in a fantasy world a lot and reruns his favorite episodes in his mind all the time. He talks nonstop. mostly he repeats lines from his shows. Who knows maybe some day he will be a director and make movies.
For the most part he is a happy camper unless he doesn't get his own way. then he gets bull headed and stubborn and it 's hard to get him to stop asking and wheedling. He doesn't whine but he does say things like I'll take that as a yes!! When you tell him no. Or he'll say You can do it I know you can!!! He doesnt' do disappointment well at all!! He has a strong sense of self worth and is quite proud of everything he does.
He loves to draw and is really good on the computer. He does not in any way lack for self confidence!! LOL There isn't a shy bone in his body. Instead we work on getting him not to invade a stranger's personal space. He says a stranger is just someone who hasn't met him yet! and once they meet him they aren't strangers anymore! LOL His dad is like that so he gets it honestly.
His dad my son in law was heading to Davenport with the family in the van and they were pulling the large camper. He hit a deer and they were all a bit shaken and had to wait for the police to come. I asked if the kids were upset and my daughter said they were only upset that they didn't get to keep the deer. Ben's brother was going to butcher it not Ben and the kids were upset that they wouldn't get more deer jerky out of the deal!! LOL I thought they would think it was mean that daddy killed Bambi but noooo they wanted jerky meat!! LOL Rachel is almost 10 Zach is 11 and Joey is 13.
Hope you all get lots of sewing and quilting time!
Wishing you Sunshine and Laughter!!! God Bless and Keep You! Rhonda
I finally finished the quilt block for my Feb quilt block swap on the Quilting board. I am the hostess so I am not being a very good example of being on time! LOL Oh well. She will get her quilt block soon so that makes it alright. Now on to some hotpads I need to make for a swap on the Quilting Haven.
Life has been busy with grandkids here on the weekends and trying to help my mom get her autobiography done. She has some interesting stories to tell. I may share some later on after we get it all done. Right now the writing is done but I am still working on some of the pictures. I will be soooo glad when this is done!!
My autistic grandson Zachary has been very busy. He is 11 and has always been obsessed with movies and his favorite tv shows. Now he has decided he is going to make a movie about Zachary getting Married. LOL He has a basic understanding about marriage but not really. Most things he has in his head originate in one of his tv shows he watches. He lives in a fantasy world a lot and reruns his favorite episodes in his mind all the time. He talks nonstop. mostly he repeats lines from his shows. Who knows maybe some day he will be a director and make movies.
For the most part he is a happy camper unless he doesn't get his own way. then he gets bull headed and stubborn and it 's hard to get him to stop asking and wheedling. He doesn't whine but he does say things like I'll take that as a yes!! When you tell him no. Or he'll say You can do it I know you can!!! He doesnt' do disappointment well at all!! He has a strong sense of self worth and is quite proud of everything he does.
He loves to draw and is really good on the computer. He does not in any way lack for self confidence!! LOL There isn't a shy bone in his body. Instead we work on getting him not to invade a stranger's personal space. He says a stranger is just someone who hasn't met him yet! and once they meet him they aren't strangers anymore! LOL His dad is like that so he gets it honestly.
His dad my son in law was heading to Davenport with the family in the van and they were pulling the large camper. He hit a deer and they were all a bit shaken and had to wait for the police to come. I asked if the kids were upset and my daughter said they were only upset that they didn't get to keep the deer. Ben's brother was going to butcher it not Ben and the kids were upset that they wouldn't get more deer jerky out of the deal!! LOL I thought they would think it was mean that daddy killed Bambi but noooo they wanted jerky meat!! LOL Rachel is almost 10 Zach is 11 and Joey is 13.
Hope you all get lots of sewing and quilting time!
Wishing you Sunshine and Laughter!!! God Bless and Keep You! Rhonda
Sunday, February 12, 2012
Great Grandkids
Finally got a picture of all 4 of my great grands. My grandson Cody has 3 kids now- Alisha 6 Jayden 3 and Serenity who is now 2 1/2 months old. She is growing so fast! And Cody's younger sister Nicci has one little girl Adrianna who they call Bug. Love them all. They are all so cute and so busy!! Except Serenity LOL She isn't so busy but as she gets older I am sure she will tag along with the older ones!
They are my son Nathan's grandkids and I still have a hard time with Grandpa Nathan! LOL but he loves kids and spoils them rotten every chance he gets. Cody was aggravated with Nathan for giving into Alisha's pleas for a sucker but I told Cody spoiling them is what being a grandparent is all about!
Cody had a good role model for being a dad in Nathan. Both of my sons are great dads. Strict at times but totally involved with their kids lives. I had to laugh at my son who gave me a few gray hairs. Nathan is an electrician and works out of state alot. When his daughter broke up with her long time boyfriend Nathan drove 5 hrs to get home to be there for her. Then drove the same 5 hrs back to the job site the next morning. then the next day ended up driving that 5 miles back home again for his son who ended up in the hosp with appendicitis. Now he has learned what it means to do for your kids!! these two and their younger brother are Nathan's step adopted kids!! They came with mom when they were 4 6 and 8 but Nathan who was 19 when he married Jill is the only dad they have ever had. He was a hands on dad from the start. He would put them in time out on their beds and sometimes forget to let them up! LOL
He took them fishing and hunting and spent time rough housing with them and doing things with them. My husband Nathan's dad was that kind of dad too. He taught them to hunt and we did alot of fishing with the kids when they were growing up. I like to think we taught them some good things! LOL
My other son Glen is a great dad too, He is a more relaxed laid back person. He doesn't let much bother him. Whereas Nathan has more of a hair trigger temper he has learned to control over the years. Glen just lets things roll off his back. If it isn't touching him personally he ignores it.
He replaced a built in stove for my mom -Glen is also an electrician- and while he was hunched over on the floor working his twins who were about 4 at the time were climbing all over his back. When mom and I started to stop them he said let them be. They are fine! He is pretty good with them. But he is what I have always called my black and white kid. It is either white or black and no gray in between. So when the kids do do something to get in trouble he is strict with them.. He has one twin Daymon who is extremely stubborn. He will retreat within himself when he thinks he is in trouble. When he was about 4 Daymon wouldn't answer his dad. So he got put in time out on top of the table of all places! But he stubbornly sat there and wouldn't answer. Glen swears the kid will sit there or stand in a corner for hours rather than give in.
All 3 of my kids live within a half hour or so from us. I am glad they aren't any farther than that. Glen and Angie are more like 45 mins from us now but they used to be 2 1/2 hrs away so I am happy to have them closer.
I see my daughter the most of course. She has been my right hand since she was born. I am close to my boys too but in a differant way. She and I talk alot on the phone. At least every couple of days if not several times a day sometimes. She has alot to deal with with 3 kids with special needs.
Joey is 13 with ausberger's and ocd and tics and adhd. Zach has autism and is 11 now. Rachel has Russell Silvers Syndrome which means she doesn't grow much and she has several other related medical problems. She will be 10 on May 1st. They are growing up so fast!!!
And she and her husband run a chiropractic clinic. Since her Father inl aw is now in poor health he can't run the office anymore so Sara has to be in the office every day now. It makes it hard for her to do all the things she used to do. They are very involved in their town. Ben is a chiro and a volunteer fire fighter as well as being the one to do all the paper work and ordering for the fire house. Sara is her daughter's girl scout leader and leader for both of her boy's cub scout troups. They go on a lot of camp outs with the Scouts. lots of outings and meetings she has to attend. My granddaughter in law has just joined as her daughter's girl scout leader and is attending the same meetings with Sara. So Sara has been helping Nicole learn the ropes.
This means we have 2 girls to buy girl scout cookies from as well as a couple of friends of ours who also are in girl scouts! Then we have to buy from the boys when they sell popcorn and candy for boy scouts.
Seems like there is always something we have to buy from the kids. I bought cookie dough and butter braids from Alisha my great granddaughter for something not too long ago.
And Jayden is 3 and will be starting preschool soon so I imagine we are adding another kid to buy from! LOL Well we love them all and support them when we can.
Jayden 3 /Serenity 2 mos/ Alisha 6/ Adrianna 2
They are my son Nathan's grandkids and I still have a hard time with Grandpa Nathan! LOL but he loves kids and spoils them rotten every chance he gets. Cody was aggravated with Nathan for giving into Alisha's pleas for a sucker but I told Cody spoiling them is what being a grandparent is all about!
Cody had a good role model for being a dad in Nathan. Both of my sons are great dads. Strict at times but totally involved with their kids lives. I had to laugh at my son who gave me a few gray hairs. Nathan is an electrician and works out of state alot. When his daughter broke up with her long time boyfriend Nathan drove 5 hrs to get home to be there for her. Then drove the same 5 hrs back to the job site the next morning. then the next day ended up driving that 5 miles back home again for his son who ended up in the hosp with appendicitis. Now he has learned what it means to do for your kids!! these two and their younger brother are Nathan's step adopted kids!! They came with mom when they were 4 6 and 8 but Nathan who was 19 when he married Jill is the only dad they have ever had. He was a hands on dad from the start. He would put them in time out on their beds and sometimes forget to let them up! LOL
He took them fishing and hunting and spent time rough housing with them and doing things with them. My husband Nathan's dad was that kind of dad too. He taught them to hunt and we did alot of fishing with the kids when they were growing up. I like to think we taught them some good things! LOL
My other son Glen is a great dad too, He is a more relaxed laid back person. He doesn't let much bother him. Whereas Nathan has more of a hair trigger temper he has learned to control over the years. Glen just lets things roll off his back. If it isn't touching him personally he ignores it.
He replaced a built in stove for my mom -Glen is also an electrician- and while he was hunched over on the floor working his twins who were about 4 at the time were climbing all over his back. When mom and I started to stop them he said let them be. They are fine! He is pretty good with them. But he is what I have always called my black and white kid. It is either white or black and no gray in between. So when the kids do do something to get in trouble he is strict with them.. He has one twin Daymon who is extremely stubborn. He will retreat within himself when he thinks he is in trouble. When he was about 4 Daymon wouldn't answer his dad. So he got put in time out on top of the table of all places! But he stubbornly sat there and wouldn't answer. Glen swears the kid will sit there or stand in a corner for hours rather than give in.
All 3 of my kids live within a half hour or so from us. I am glad they aren't any farther than that. Glen and Angie are more like 45 mins from us now but they used to be 2 1/2 hrs away so I am happy to have them closer.
I see my daughter the most of course. She has been my right hand since she was born. I am close to my boys too but in a differant way. She and I talk alot on the phone. At least every couple of days if not several times a day sometimes. She has alot to deal with with 3 kids with special needs.
Joey is 13 with ausberger's and ocd and tics and adhd. Zach has autism and is 11 now. Rachel has Russell Silvers Syndrome which means she doesn't grow much and she has several other related medical problems. She will be 10 on May 1st. They are growing up so fast!!!
And she and her husband run a chiropractic clinic. Since her Father inl aw is now in poor health he can't run the office anymore so Sara has to be in the office every day now. It makes it hard for her to do all the things she used to do. They are very involved in their town. Ben is a chiro and a volunteer fire fighter as well as being the one to do all the paper work and ordering for the fire house. Sara is her daughter's girl scout leader and leader for both of her boy's cub scout troups. They go on a lot of camp outs with the Scouts. lots of outings and meetings she has to attend. My granddaughter in law has just joined as her daughter's girl scout leader and is attending the same meetings with Sara. So Sara has been helping Nicole learn the ropes.
This means we have 2 girls to buy girl scout cookies from as well as a couple of friends of ours who also are in girl scouts! Then we have to buy from the boys when they sell popcorn and candy for boy scouts.
Seems like there is always something we have to buy from the kids. I bought cookie dough and butter braids from Alisha my great granddaughter for something not too long ago.
And Jayden is 3 and will be starting preschool soon so I imagine we are adding another kid to buy from! LOL Well we love them all and support them when we can.
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