Just One Look

Just one Look
For my swap partner "Needful Things"

House Hunting

I hate house hunting.  We have to move because our lease option owner failed to do major repairs.
Yes MaJoR repairs.  We had a water pipe break and flood the 3rd level of the house. This is a storage area laundry room, family room, daughters room. all the flooring had to be ripped out. The water mark was 4 ft up the wall. They brought in industrial fans to dry every thing. The carpet laid in the house 7 days before they were allowed to remove it.  We lost countless irreplaceable books, antiques, washing 35 blankets. OK not only do I have a Fabric problem, I also have a Blanket problem too.  I have furniture and books and leather purses are just a few of the things along with my sisters trailer full of stuff.All under the carport. So since it has not been taken care of and our stuff needs a home.  We are house hunting.  Just packing my sewing room is overwhelming.  I am getting to old for this.  I just want simple clean and enough room.
Patience is a Virtue that I still need to learn.

Clap, Clap,Clap-Clap-Clap DOG SHOW !!

This is our Standard POODLE  JACE.  He sat and watched the Westminster Dog Show For 45 min tonight.  He is a Royal 31 inches at the wethers and 84 pounds. He is a white and chocolate Parti.  Or in horse terms "Ovaro".  He is a gentle giant. A big Teddy Bear.  First he stood the he sat and next he lay down on the floor.  He jumped up on the bed and continued to watch.  Love that BIG GUY

SNICKETT #2

 I love my life (sarcasm here).  
3 weeks ago we had a pipe break in our storage room. By the time we found it we had 5 inches of water in my daughters room and the family room.   Now the clincher is Our house is a Lease Option.  We were getting the loan ready.  The woman that owns the house is dragging her feet.  We did all the leg work and had insurance to cover our personal belongings. She has to take care of the structure problems.  She has a nice brand new home 3 blocks way.  Don't get me wrong we had a nice house too.  My family room carpet is ruined had to be removed it smells like mold down there, all my furniture and my daughters bed room are on my sisters trailer. (All that would fit) the rest is on the carport. The things we lost were personal. My daughters baby pictures. things that my grand parents brought from Germany.  Antiques, Books beloved books some we can not replace. My Shirley Temple Doll 36 inches tall box and curl's. Rug my son sent to his sister from Iraq, hand carved boxes he brought from Bosnia. That is just a few of the things.
So now my daughter is sleeping in the Main Living Room, All her cloths are in the sewing room. We are all using the same bathroom.   So we have decided and the law allows it to go.  She has drug her feet long enough and I am done. I am the one that has to sit here and look at stuff piled
every where.   So we have decided  just to rent for now and maybe build a house when we are recovered from all of the me-hem.
As My sweet little Mema always said # What the Lord give you is for your growth. Get up your still breathing.  she also said regularly.  "I am sick and tired of being sick and tired"
Can't wait for the Swap already making things for my partner.  yarnigras.blogspot.com  VISIT

MY NEEDFUL THINGS

I need to keep my family's  German Heritage alive.  The customs that my siblings and I grew up with need to be carried on thru our posterity.  

I need all things Poodle.  When I was a little girl, the next door neighbor had a beautiful Standard Poodle.  I would sit on my back porch and watch that poodle gracefully prance in the yard. If it was cold weather I would watch out the window until they let him out, then I would sneak out side with my  blankie and watch him he would come to the fence and lick my tiny fingers.  I wanted to be a Standard Poodle because of the grace. I could not become a poodle so I settled for owning them and sharing their grace.

I need my grandchildren 2 girls and 3 boys. Each so very different and unique. I need their hugs and smiles to help get me through the day. I need the humor that they provide, ideas,and stories.
I love to see the things they do like their daddy did when he was a boy.

I need sewing needles that are easy to thread because I am loosing my sight. So much of time while sewing is spent trying to thread needles.

I need my religion in my life.  I am a member of the Church Of Jesus Christ Of Latter Day Saints.
I believe in Christ. I need to pray and prayer gives me peace.

I need my daughter and daughter in law. They are my rocks.  When I an down they always pick me up.

I need fabric it makes me feel good. Sometimes I just sit in my sewing room and look at the yards and yards of GLORIOUS fabric.  If they made a candle that smelled like new fabric I would buy them all.

I need my sisters in my life. If I have trouble cutting a pattern out one of them will always do it for me.  If I go to a quilting class my sister will do the block for me because I have trouble seeing it.  I need them because I love them.

I need to go to my happiest place on earth at least once a week. For me the happiest place on earth is the DI a chain of thrift stores here in Utah and a few other western states.  I find fabulous  things there.

I need pink, It helps me feel light and happy.

I need sparkles, They help me feel bright.

I need my best fuzzy friends, they love me unconditionally and never talk back.

I need sand paper and spray paint because I love to make something out of something else.

I need my sweet husband, he has been my best friend for 41 years. He takes care of me and works hard every day. He has made my dreams come true.

I need books and magazines I have been a reader all my life.  I have to read on my Ipad now or listen to my Kindle.  I feel very blessed to have these thing available.  I still feel the need to have reading material in my hands.

I need Duck Dynasty.  I love their family connection.  It reminds me of our family.  (we do not eat squirrel or game of any kind.)

I need Vintage be cause I love it.

I need hugs from my 2 boys. They always say I love you.

I need Swaps. It keeps me creative and helps making friends on the Internet.

I need to make people happy.  I like to buy little things that I know people will like.

A Lemony Snicket Life It Is!

 The title of this Blog says it all.  I am sure that there are those of you out there that feel the same way.

I have told my Adult children that the Wand I used for the last half century, is some where that the sun no longer SHINES!

Having said that, I do have a lovely family. The Holiday's were FABULOUS, really they were.  The 2 months before the celebratory months were a bit of a ruff road. We got through it, because that is what families do.

We had our oldest grand daughter for a full two weeks.  We have never met her until now, she grew up in Honduras, and our son was finally able to find her here in the US. We were all so happy and excited to have her here with us. What a lovely young woman.  She is kind and caring and so happy to have her daddy in her life.  It is really a  blessing.  

Then our son and daughter-in-law and the grand kids, came for New Years, they stayed for a week and she went home with them for a week. Now she is back in California with her mom.  We will get to see her for Spring Break.

While they were all here, my son was cleaning up the kitchen, there was some dried spaghetti noodles on a pot. He was scrubbing the pot and one of the dry noodles went under his thumb nail all the way to the cuticle. We tried to get it out it was way  to painful. So off to the  Urgent Care we went, to have a Spaghetti noodle removed. It had begun to soften due to his body heat.  The Doctor had to lift the nail to remove the NOODLE.  Who does this happen to? I mean really? Fortunately, it was Angel Hair Pasta.  Now we buy Linguini instead. 

                         Family, It's Who You For Dinner.

Missing

I have been missing for a bit. Taking care of some stuff. will be back soon