tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-62632540563521471672024-03-13T16:24:14.946-05:00Lauragirl's PlaceUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger35125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6263254056352147167.post-72397838239933773702014-12-03T04:20:00.001-06:002014-12-03T04:20:34.084-06:00WowWow I it seems I am truly turning this into a yearly blog. I can believe that I have not posted as life as been a whirlwind for me this year. After my successful quilt show I have had numerous request for quilts but have not had the time to complete them. It's a jungle sometimes it make me wonder how I keep from going under. In and May I took a 3 week vacation via Mega Bus, Amtrak, and Southwest Airlines. <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-Mdc3yPIiLNM/VH7XIhWpYJI/AAAAAAAAI94/-6fZZZa8RLw/s1600/2014VacationBeginsMegabus.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-Mdc3yPIiLNM/VH7XIhWpYJI/AAAAAAAAI94/-6fZZZa8RLw/s320/2014VacationBeginsMegabus.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-KaSirg9Lq5Y/VH7XQaYrcsI/AAAAAAAAI-A/Hf_y7z9_ak8/s1600/DCAmtrackExit.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-KaSirg9Lq5Y/VH7XQaYrcsI/AAAAAAAAI-A/Hf_y7z9_ak8/s320/DCAmtrackExit.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-7x6Oz1lxwXE/VH7XX3Ee2bI/AAAAAAAAI-I/CAhzTeXiVpc/s1600/NCAMTRAK.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-7x6Oz1lxwXE/VH7XX3Ee2bI/AAAAAAAAI-I/CAhzTeXiVpc/s320/NCAMTRAK.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-ALUxpKs_h-A/VH7XkUGvdSI/AAAAAAAAI-Q/MFTyafk9qXM/s1600/PAInternationalAirport.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-ALUxpKs_h-A/VH7XkUGvdSI/AAAAAAAAI-Q/MFTyafk9qXM/s320/PAInternationalAirport.jpg" /></a></div> Places I visited were Atlanta, Fayetville, Atlantic Beach, Indian Head, Washington DC, Morrisville, Long Island, Philadelphia and so many other cities I can't remember right now. In July I started a new part time job as a technologist teaching senior citizens computers, Ipad, and anything technological in Port Neches, TX. I have met the most interesting people working this job. They have retired from some interesting fields, are enjoying life, they travel a lot, they party a lot, they have fun and I enjoy hearing their stories and seeing their enthusiasm when they talk about their lives.<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-XGBEhSYLxLI/VH7hScq8cpI/AAAAAAAAJB4/okzHXsvDM5A/s1600/PTNCLASS.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-XGBEhSYLxLI/VH7hScq8cpI/AAAAAAAAJB4/okzHXsvDM5A/s320/PTNCLASS.JPG" /></a></div> In August I participated in my first vendor show and had an awesome time meeting people, exposing myself as a quilt artist and I even sold a few items. <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-r1jsZtJ-I5w/VH7b1AObi_I/AAAAAAAAI_U/SNDRDAaY3NY/s1600/Diamond1.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-r1jsZtJ-I5w/VH7b1AObi_I/AAAAAAAAI_U/SNDRDAaY3NY/s320/Diamond1.JPG" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-ST7uR8M3LmA/VH7b1BwPykI/AAAAAAAAI_M/zaqOMheSpMg/s1600/Diamond2.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-ST7uR8M3LmA/VH7b1BwPykI/AAAAAAAAI_M/zaqOMheSpMg/s320/Diamond2.JPG" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-rVuXP8aglHM/VH7b0lhW8EI/AAAAAAAAI_I/Wf7wgRn1Z9o/s1600/Diamond3.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-rVuXP8aglHM/VH7b0lhW8EI/AAAAAAAAI_I/Wf7wgRn1Z9o/s320/Diamond3.JPG" /></a></div> In October I made history with my face being exhibited at the International Quilt Show as a FACE of A Quilter. 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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6263254056352147167.post-51683892520369916152014-03-02T21:39:00.000-06:002014-03-07T05:25:03.803-06:00I've Come This Far By FaithMy one woman show at the Port Arthur Public Library was a success. I could not hang all the quilts I wanted to due to space so at my Meet and Greet I delighted my guest with more quilts and a lot of unfinished quilt tops. I did a brief talk on where I started and where I would like to go on this quilt journey. 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1. Passing of my oldest brother Leroy James Colbert
2. Employment for six months @ Port Arthur Public Library teaching computer classes
3. Gullah Festival
4. Family Reunion
5. 35th Class Reunion
6. Red Hat Outings
7. HawaiiUnknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6263254056352147167.post-63122473474498378322012-12-02T20:58:00.000-06:002012-12-02T20:58:18.850-06:00OMG 2012 is almost over and I am almost 53 years old. The Lord has been good to me and I thank him everyday. My quilting is not where I want it to be but despite all of my sickness and financial hardships this year I have managed to work on several projects. This year I launched the Quilting DIVAS Red Hat Group and I am looking forward to the fun and fellowship of this new group in my life. I continue to trust and believe that God will bless me with employment in his time as I continue to do his will. I have just discovered a FB friend Nancy Cash beautiful work and have fallen in love with her Circle quilt entitled Quilting Circle. <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6263254056352147167.post-87352011635720201382012-11-04T05:57:00.000-06:002012-11-04T05:57:59.417-06:00IQA almost overWell it has been a wonderful experience again at the quiltmarket and festival. Of course I have met new friends and quilters from all over the USA and the world. The African American exhibit was outstanding and I was able to meet three of the artist. Carolyn Crump, Glenda Richardson, and Michelle Flamer. <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6263254056352147167.post-35195550362504000022012-09-19T23:51:00.001-05:002012-09-19T23:51:33.093-05:00Oh My Time Flies By When You Having FUN!Well I guess it is time for me to chat about what has been going on with me. Somethings good some not so good and some great. In May, 2011 I had a lump removed from my breast and is was non cancerous (yeah). I was also told I have the cancer gene in both of my breast and at some point in my life I will develop breast cancer. I did opt to monitor myself and have bi-yearly check up in hopes of catching the cancer at its onset. No chemo pills for me only monitoring. In August, 2011 I graduated from grad school with my Masters of Library Science. August, 2012 has come and I am still unemployed but faithful that my job is out there. In December, 2011 I had a hysterectomy and spent the New Years recuperating in Dallas with my twin. I don't know what I would have done without my twins help and encouragement at that time period of my life. My surgery had some complications and there were several mistakes made by the hospital staff during my recovery.Fast forward to July, 2012 and I end up back in the hospital for a 5 day stay. From what I am told my incision has developed scar tissue that has attached itself to my lower intestines. My intestine made several loops until it stopped my food from going down. Oh the pain... I thought I was just having indigestion but everything kept coming up and my stomach seemed to knot up each time I was hanging over the sink. Needless to say I am still working my part time jobs and full time job searching. Oh I forgot my best news is that in July I purchased a 2008 Chrysler Town and Country van. I was oh so tired of getting to work soak and wet from perspiration and changing clothes just to have a comfortable ride home. I have not been able to take a road trip in it but will as soon as the finances get better. Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6263254056352147167.post-67917414084927849662011-07-05T09:42:00.002-05:002011-07-05T09:54:20.264-05:00Master's Degree in SIGHT!I received word on July 1 my portfolio passed so graduation is in sight for me. Yes, Yes, Yes! I thank God for my editing sister Lenora who makes sure my sentences make sense, my grammar is correct and the papers flow. I spend the holiday weekend with friends and family doing what I love best quilting and resting. On Saturday a good friend had an early December birthday celebration in Tomball, TX at Quilters Cabin retreat center. I was able to talk through a demonstration of Gyleen F. pineapple ruler and demonstrate a postcard technique to a few ladies. On Sunday I worked the Astros vs Boston Red Sox game and then headed to the Ensemble Theater to see the season finale play called Blues In The Night. The four performers were highly talented in vocals and their acting ability. Being a southerner I was a little sleepy on the blues they were singing I wanted the down home blues songs with the blue blues beat like BB King or Bobby Blue Bland. On Monday I went to my storage and got rid of a few more items then headed home to sleep, work on literature review due Tuesday and clear up some emails.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6263254056352147167.post-91978914587973036722011-06-23T04:15:00.004-05:002011-06-23T04:39:14.903-05:00Outstanding Class on Yesterday<a title="Gyleen by girldelta, on Flickr" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/29241426@N03/5862417477/"><img height="500" alt="Gyleen" src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3198/5862417477_d0f72c08a3.jpg" width="342" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><div>I successfully finished a wonderful quilting workshop with Gyleen Fitzgerald of <a href="http://www.colourfulstitches.com/">http://www.colourfulstitches.com/</a> . Her Trash to Treasure Pineapple blocks are truly a stash buster. I opted to do her bonus block called Pineapple Chunks. </div><a title="PineappleChunk by girldelta, on Flickr" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/29241426@N03/5862418419/"><img height="375" alt="PineappleChunk" src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3019/5862418419_b6ddf3fa08.jpg" width="500" /></a><br /><br />My first class pineapple block using some scraps from an "UNFINISHED Project"!<br /> <a title="Pineapple 1 by girldelta, on Flickr" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/29241426@N03/5862417659/"><img height="375" alt="Pineapple 1" src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3039/5862417659_bd1a389165.jpg" width="500" /></a> My featherweight started out with tension problems, my thread kept breaking and I had major bird nest on the bottom.....As Gyleen would say this is truly a label block...Everything got better as time went on...for the best workshop I have had in a long time.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6263254056352147167.post-76119625733232550082011-06-10T07:54:00.003-05:002011-06-10T08:19:52.437-05:00Hello World<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-AerUZT8zre8/TfIZ7D7YNFI/AAAAAAAAAK4/YQ-qVaZt9MI/s1600/Goddess.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 243px; height: 320px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-AerUZT8zre8/TfIZ7D7YNFI/AAAAAAAAAK4/YQ-qVaZt9MI/s320/Goddess.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5616580187741762642" border="0" /></a><br />After the arrival of my sweet Londynn I was busy trying to finish the semester with two B's. I evidently was caught up in her arrival that I half-azzed on my school work. I am happy to say I did successfully make those B's and now I am in my last and final semester of graduate work. I am interning at the University of Houston in a digitization project for my practicum. Londynn is almost three months old and is now 13 lbs and smiling a lot. I am working on my daughter to finish her college degree plans since I will soon hold two degrees on her and I thought we would both be finishing our masters together. So much has happened to me since Londynn's arrival. I will list them. <br /><ol><li>March 11 - Londynn's Arrival In this Great World</li><li>May 6 - I had a lump removed from my left breast . <br /></li><li>May 12 - completed last class requirement other than practicum for Master of Library Science degree.</li><li>May 17 - Followup visit to Surgeon with good and "bad" news. I was told I was cancer free but that I do have the cells that will develop into breast cancer. Option given was double mastectomy. The surgeon thought it was bad news I did not because she could have been telling me I was in a stage of cancer so I am preparing to have my breast removed within the next 6- 12 months. I think my doctor is proposing radiation treatment first I will have that consultation visit in a few days.<br /></li><li>May 26- very good quilting friend suddenly was sick and placed on life support. Prognosis is not looking good but I know God is able.<br /></li><li>June 7 - began my internship at UH working on a woman suffragist collection named Minnie Fisher Cunningham out of Galveston, TX. I am excited to work on a project that has some interest to me. The interest being that I am a woman who does take my voting seriously and I appreciate those that worked hard for that privilege. <br /></li></ol>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6263254056352147167.post-38302568399351808452011-03-15T01:38:00.003-05:002011-03-15T02:32:27.744-05:00New Status G-Mama<a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-7K6Q5MFrIN4/TX8V4l2f1YI/AAAAAAAAAKs/xIN0oqEJOBI/s1600/Londynn4.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5584206124940252546" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-7K6Q5MFrIN4/TX8V4l2f1YI/AAAAAAAAAKs/xIN0oqEJOBI/s320/Londynn4.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><div><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-kP1dq0PV7oM/TX8V4aHTZsI/AAAAAAAAAKk/X0kW8Zn1jHU/s1600/Londynn2.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5584206121789515458" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-kP1dq0PV7oM/TX8V4aHTZsI/AAAAAAAAAKk/X0kW8Zn1jHU/s320/Londynn2.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-VUF420JnbFA/TX8V38FaoOI/AAAAAAAAAKc/fiMEjy9CH90/s1600/Londynn1.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5584206113728536802" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-VUF420JnbFA/TX8V38FaoOI/AAAAAAAAAKc/fiMEjy9CH90/s320/Londynn1.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-p2PVX88XHhc/TX8V3z51KzI/AAAAAAAAAKU/SfKGw19Ew0U/s1600/Londynn.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5584206111532460850" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-p2PVX88XHhc/TX8V3z51KzI/AAAAAAAAAKU/SfKGw19Ew0U/s320/Londynn.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><div>On Friday, March 11 at 7:26pm I watched my first grandbaby take her first breath. Londynn Stephanie was born and was definitely one of the most beautiful babies born that day. She came in at 6 lbs. 7.9 ounces and 18 inches. Events up to that point were disappointing with the mother acting ugly but having to rely on me for her ride to the hospital. I wonder if it is some truth to pregnant women having some mental problems at that time and afterwards?????? Mother and daughter are home now bonding with each other.</div></div></div></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6263254056352147167.post-32487933858313289942011-03-06T02:11:00.003-06:002011-03-06T02:22:55.390-06:00Awaiting G-Baby<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-8hOGkUpLUcI/TXNDqoq9aXI/AAAAAAAAAJ0/5Iqh79lvEO8/s1600/IMG_9622.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-8hOGkUpLUcI/TXNDqoq9aXI/AAAAAAAAAJ0/5Iqh79lvEO8/s320/IMG_9622.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5580878762993346930" /></a><br />Lordy, I don't think I was so anxious about my own 23 years ago as I am about the arrival of my first grandchild. My daughter Lauren is anxious and getting irritated thinking she would have delivered by now (I wonder why). Her estimated due day is today March 6 and the full moon has come, a cold front is here and we waiting. She has her bag packed and I almost have mine. My e-reader, iPod, and a paperback will be my entertainment just in case the labor is a long one. I am finally going to read Hidden in Plain View the story about the Underground Railroad quilts. So much controversy over the years I have decided to finalize my own opinion about it. I do know that our culture has lots of oral history that has never been written and I also do know that some folks don't want history written as it is. I also have cashews, and my apple/carrot juice I made this past morning. I have taken naps, cleaned up and finally told myself lets work on a project. So at 2:13 am I am preparing to make some templates for a fusible dress patterns quilt. I am anxious awaiting also my lesson on beading from a quilting friend soon because for some reason I want to try and make beaded hair on my girls. Slowly but surely getting into mixed media. I finally started playing with dyeing and painting fabrics with dyes and markers. I haven't had a chance to play with it much but have the stuff for when I do.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6263254056352147167.post-87525954339350109072011-02-27T18:15:00.005-06:002011-02-27T18:31:51.985-06:00Happy New Year<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-KOEvNRkx4Hk/TWrr7tkFx2I/AAAAAAAAAJs/K_442HjDacA/s1600/FirstBornA.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-KOEvNRkx4Hk/TWrr7tkFx2I/AAAAAAAAAJs/K_442HjDacA/s320/FirstBornA.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5578530499527559010" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-aPRuC--8Ffk/TWrr7Ss86QI/AAAAAAAAAJk/-mM5zaNURso/s1600/Mother%2Band%2BChild%2BB.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 207px; height: 320px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-aPRuC--8Ffk/TWrr7Ss86QI/AAAAAAAAAJk/-mM5zaNURso/s320/Mother%2Band%2BChild%2BB.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5578530492316969218" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-4demtZd3bso/TWrr7Haiv1I/AAAAAAAAAJc/Chi7SUgsYRk/s1600/Sleeping%2BChildB.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-4demtZd3bso/TWrr7Haiv1I/AAAAAAAAAJc/Chi7SUgsYRk/s320/Sleeping%2BChildB.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5578530489286967122" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-5RpskzJ26m8/TWrr6zSCJfI/AAAAAAAAAJU/97cxoAEsxbI/s1600/Two%2BLadiesA.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-5RpskzJ26m8/TWrr6zSCJfI/AAAAAAAAAJU/97cxoAEsxbI/s320/Two%2BLadiesA.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5578530483882567154" /></a><br />Well I just can't believe it takes me so long to get here. I think of my blog daily but never post. Here it is the end of February and so much has taken place. I have started my last few hours of graduate school this January. My daughter Lauren has decided to become a mother and in a few short days I will be a G-Mama. I anxiously await with Lauren the arrival of Londynn Stephanie my first granddaughter. My trusty and valuable to me 93 Chevy Astro Van transmission has gone out and I am also anxiously awaiting its return with another transmission this week. On Saturday Feb 26 I was fortunate to see Charles S. Dutton in his one man show raising funds for the U.S. Dream Academy. What an awesome actor he is. My college buddy Melvin was able to attend the performance with me and we were able to catch up on things with each other and our families. I am preparing to start my locks again and I am oh so ready to began the journey. Being natural is my thing and I love it. The pictures in this post are of a quilt top I am putting together to celebrate Lauren's First Born and Londynn's arrival into this world. Plan for completion are by Londynn's one year old celebration.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6263254056352147167.post-75298428673554039312010-12-14T23:58:00.008-06:002010-12-15T00:26:55.439-06:00Birthday Hit<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_WfmmXcjk2EQ/TQhfn_QVchI/AAAAAAAAAJE/ocqpOaQ1iOA/s1600/BirthdayCelebratonb.JPG"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_WfmmXcjk2EQ/TQhfn_QVchI/AAAAAAAAAJE/ocqpOaQ1iOA/s320/BirthdayCelebratonb.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5550791681333621266" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_WfmmXcjk2EQ/TQhfmvVOQSI/AAAAAAAAAI8/qOzv6Xx0LJg/s1600/LauraTheola.JPG"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_WfmmXcjk2EQ/TQhfmvVOQSI/AAAAAAAAAI8/qOzv6Xx0LJg/s320/LauraTheola.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5550791659879285026" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_WfmmXcjk2EQ/TQhflGWYCiI/AAAAAAAAAI0/jP54bfZgf_Y/s1600/LauraKubie.JPG"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_WfmmXcjk2EQ/TQhflGWYCiI/AAAAAAAAAI0/jP54bfZgf_Y/s320/LauraKubie.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5550791631698397730" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_WfmmXcjk2EQ/TQhfj5lDxsI/AAAAAAAAAIs/op27Emt5dSQ/s1600/LauraTerri.JPG"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_WfmmXcjk2EQ/TQhfj5lDxsI/AAAAAAAAAIs/op27Emt5dSQ/s320/LauraTerri.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5550791611090454210" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_WfmmXcjk2EQ/TQhfjGcNeWI/AAAAAAAAAIk/fg3Vllf0z5w/s1600/LauraKaren.JPG"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_WfmmXcjk2EQ/TQhfjGcNeWI/AAAAAAAAAIk/fg3Vllf0z5w/s320/LauraKaren.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5550791597363132770" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_WfmmXcjk2EQ/TQhe7qc1ajI/AAAAAAAAAIc/T3P0s7vmSFU/s1600/LizEthel.JPG"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_WfmmXcjk2EQ/TQhe7qc1ajI/AAAAAAAAAIc/T3P0s7vmSFU/s320/LizEthel.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5550790919834659378" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_WfmmXcjk2EQ/TQhe7PJU6gI/AAAAAAAAAIU/Eu7z2dCvO-U/s1600/NormaLauraThomazine.JPG"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_WfmmXcjk2EQ/TQhe7PJU6gI/AAAAAAAAAIU/Eu7z2dCvO-U/s320/NormaLauraThomazine.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5550790912505080322" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_WfmmXcjk2EQ/TQhe63K3DtI/AAAAAAAAAIM/80nSkoF2zJc/s1600/LauraIda.JPG"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_WfmmXcjk2EQ/TQhe63K3DtI/AAAAAAAAAIM/80nSkoF2zJc/s320/LauraIda.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5550790906069061330" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_WfmmXcjk2EQ/TQhe6l74V0I/AAAAAAAAAIE/1rGJqxMSrB8/s1600/LauraRuby.JPG"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_WfmmXcjk2EQ/TQhe6l74V0I/AAAAAAAAAIE/1rGJqxMSrB8/s320/LauraRuby.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5550790901442828098" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_WfmmXcjk2EQ/TQhe6WTu3VI/AAAAAAAAAH8/8ZcCxwCdsJ8/s1600/LauraEdna.JPG"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_WfmmXcjk2EQ/TQhe6WTu3VI/AAAAAAAAAH8/8ZcCxwCdsJ8/s320/LauraEdna.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5550790897247903058" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_WfmmXcjk2EQ/TQheM1het-I/AAAAAAAAAH0/m0XzVguwHPw/s1600/LauraEmeldia.JPG"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_WfmmXcjk2EQ/TQheM1het-I/AAAAAAAAAH0/m0XzVguwHPw/s320/LauraEmeldia.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5550790115353081826" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_WfmmXcjk2EQ/TQheMYRZdSI/AAAAAAAAAHs/4f_Bv-QLKvc/s1600/LauraDonna.JPG"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_WfmmXcjk2EQ/TQheMYRZdSI/AAAAAAAAAHs/4f_Bv-QLKvc/s320/LauraDonna.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5550790107500999970" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_WfmmXcjk2EQ/TQheMOywEcI/AAAAAAAAAHk/ebr1bBKIvms/s1600/LauraKim.JPG"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_WfmmXcjk2EQ/TQheMOywEcI/AAAAAAAAAHk/ebr1bBKIvms/s320/LauraKim.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5550790104956539330" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_WfmmXcjk2EQ/TQheLhHQtNI/AAAAAAAAAHc/R26PNeDZ5lk/s1600/LauraMarion.JPG"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_WfmmXcjk2EQ/TQheLhHQtNI/AAAAAAAAAHc/R26PNeDZ5lk/s320/LauraMarion.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5550790092694533330" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_WfmmXcjk2EQ/TQheK6nfjKI/AAAAAAAAAHU/y9qZKPnassM/s1600/LauraNishie.JPG"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_WfmmXcjk2EQ/TQheK6nfjKI/AAAAAAAAAHU/y9qZKPnassM/s320/LauraNishie.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5550790082360741026" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_WfmmXcjk2EQ/TQhdXH_zELI/AAAAAAAAAHM/_0vQR1kcGRI/s1600/BirthdayCelebrationa.JPG"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_WfmmXcjk2EQ/TQhdXH_zELI/AAAAAAAAAHM/_0vQR1kcGRI/s320/BirthdayCelebrationa.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5550789192599146674" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_WfmmXcjk2EQ/TQhbULeE7XI/AAAAAAAAAHE/v_6v9ZeEEko/s1600/BirthdayCelebrationq.JPG"><img style="float: right; margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_WfmmXcjk2EQ/TQhbULeE7XI/AAAAAAAAAHE/v_6v9ZeEEko/s320/BirthdayCelebrationq.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5550786942968589682" border="0" /></a><br /><br />My 2011 has to be a better year for me and blogging. I have not been here with my thoughts since October. Well December 4 I celebrated another year of lifes blessings. Since I love my quilting I threw myself a Quilting Birthday Party. The event was held at the Quilter's Cabin, a retreat center in Tomball, TX with almost 20 of my best quilting buddies. Two of my favorites had other engagement but they called me and texted me while the party was going on. My sister Diane came to help me host along with my dearest friend Kim. As the phone call came I was talking, running the Imani Bingo came I created and going to the main road to get those that were lost. The retreat center is down a private road with a gate code and you think you are deep in the woods when it is only about 1 mile from the main road. Continental Breakfast was provided and Lunch was served around 1 pm. For lunch my dear friend Nishie Thomas from Beaumont prepared a super sized pan of chicken spaghetti. We lunched on chicken spaghetti, salad, and yeast rolls. For dessert........I provided everyone with a bag of Laura's Favorite Things. Laura's Favorite Things are See's Pecan Bud Candy, large Honeycrisp Apple, Big Tex Cinnamon Roll. I figured since Oprah has her favorite things and share, why can't I. Oh I forgot to mention the snack foods. Several friends brought snacks from broccoli salad, pimento cheese spread, chips, Golden Oreos (another favorite of mine), summer sausage and cheese tray and I can't forget the Moscato D'Asti......a trip to HEB produced more for those of us enjoying the day with good company.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6263254056352147167.post-2244731610791993612010-10-25T01:13:00.003-05:002010-10-25T01:32:34.364-05:00The Princess and The Frog<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_WfmmXcjk2EQ/TMUkXCR9urI/AAAAAAAAAG0/WI87sRRDVjo/s1600/IMG_9381.JPG"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_WfmmXcjk2EQ/TMUkXCR9urI/AAAAAAAAAG0/WI87sRRDVjo/s320/IMG_9381.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5531867695462333106" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_WfmmXcjk2EQ/TMUkWvy6ZbI/AAAAAAAAAGs/U6xM27Xl1_E/s1600/IMG_9376.JPG"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_WfmmXcjk2EQ/TMUkWvy6ZbI/AAAAAAAAAGs/U6xM27Xl1_E/s320/IMG_9376.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5531867690500253106" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_WfmmXcjk2EQ/TMUkWfsYflI/AAAAAAAAAGk/LD9gCR0beg8/s1600/IMG_9384.JPG"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_WfmmXcjk2EQ/TMUkWfsYflI/AAAAAAAAAGk/LD9gCR0beg8/s320/IMG_9384.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5531867686177898066" /></a><br />Whew, the things we do for the little ones in our lives. My niece Corey's baby girl turned 5 last week and my twin her grandmother decided to give her a out of this world birthday party. She designed the invites, games, made princess and frog mask for the kids, and tried to turn her front yard into an enchanted forest of some sort. We worked hard on making two 10 x 10 tents to be fit for a princess and then the rain came. We didn't even have a chance to take a picture of our work just moved the kids inside and kept the party rolling. The rain continued to pour down for the next 3 hours. The hit of the party was a Kiss the Frog game (Pin the Tail on the Donkey, you remember) and a Princess piñata. The frog had lips plastered all over its lil body as the kids ranged from age 3 to 10. The birthday girl Sidney was able to break the piñata at the end of the party and the kids filled their bags with the candy.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6263254056352147167.post-28377000718456820702010-10-07T16:54:00.005-05:002010-10-07T17:10:34.549-05:00And the winner is ME!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_WfmmXcjk2EQ/TK5EuhJJC-I/AAAAAAAAAGU/tA7jmKS06PE/s1600/Casmore_BatikDresses_full.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 205px; height: 320px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_WfmmXcjk2EQ/TK5EuhJJC-I/AAAAAAAAAGU/tA7jmKS06PE/s320/Casmore_BatikDresses_full.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5525429358791560162" border="0" /></a><br />Well its has been months since I have been able to write on my blog. Since then I have worked hard for the U.S. Census during the summer months in my home town and I was able to attend my sorority convention in New Orleans, LA this summer. Back in grad school this semester and this time going for 9 hours trying to graduate next spring or summer. In September I went to a retreat with my friend Queen and I was the "People's Choice" winner in a quilt contest being held at Rice University. I had know idea how much time I was going to devote to winning but I gave my entire week to it. I sent out over 400 emails, my twin sent out over 500 and I was listed on several Facebook pages with populations nearing over 3000. Now that didn't include the personal phone calls and the text messages sent out. One of my friends voted for someone else quilt but then he made it up to me and voted at school for mine. Much love to all my family and friends I had votes coming in from Spain, England, Kuwait and who knows where else in the world. I watched those polls for hours and on the last day coming to the close of the contest I rarely left my pc not to mention my family (the nation) who was constantly calling and watching also. The quilt will be on exhibit at Rice U and can be seen with the other quilts at http://here.rice.edu I entered just to see how many people I could reach and I don't know what the total votes were but I know I had 35% of them. Then on yesterday I went to the mailbox and my copy of Kyra Hicks books was there and guess who was listed as an African American Quilter in Cyberspace ~~~~you guess its ME! That was enough to say girl you need to go write something on that blog.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6263254056352147167.post-11421842918032663562010-05-30T22:34:00.003-05:002010-05-30T22:42:02.500-05:00My Oh My<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_WfmmXcjk2EQ/TAMv8Ucp29I/AAAAAAAAAGE/lWGU_bDsehw/s1600/MyChoice.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 316px; height: 320px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_WfmmXcjk2EQ/TAMv8Ucp29I/AAAAAAAAAGE/lWGU_bDsehw/s320/MyChoice.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5477274285140204498" /></a><br />Lawdy you know you just keep putting off saying I will write something today and then today passes and then months pass and you find yourself saying time to stop running. I have just returned from a family reunion in Louisiana where I met many new cousins and look forward to sharing other events with them. As a proud member of the Marks family out of Jeanerette, Louisiana we are finally unraveling our branches and I am predicting the upcoming reunion of the Apollon Marks clan to be over 1000. Many are learning of the gatherings and many of us older ones (50 and Older) are interested in connecting with other cousins that share the same family names. It is such a wonderful feeling when someone approaches you and greets you with a hug....they look like you and you instantly know they are kin.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6263254056352147167.post-68381198024213257452010-02-01T11:29:00.002-06:002010-02-01T11:41:30.253-06:002010<a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_WfmmXcjk2EQ/S2cSKgOJ1sI/AAAAAAAAAF8/DucYSktz4GQ/s1600-h/MyChoice.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5433331447103084226" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 316px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_WfmmXcjk2EQ/S2cSKgOJ1sI/AAAAAAAAAF8/DucYSktz4GQ/s320/MyChoice.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><div><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_WfmmXcjk2EQ/S2cSKDQ0RfI/AAAAAAAAAF0/rk6FYnSfjls/s1600-h/BoxKite2.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5433331439329625586" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 298px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_WfmmXcjk2EQ/S2cSKDQ0RfI/AAAAAAAAAF0/rk6FYnSfjls/s320/BoxKite2.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_WfmmXcjk2EQ/S2cSJl4HN2I/AAAAAAAAAFs/OpJ1d7cUpSk/s1600-h/BirdsInTheAir.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5433331431441381218" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 313px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_WfmmXcjk2EQ/S2cSJl4HN2I/AAAAAAAAAFs/OpJ1d7cUpSk/s320/BirdsInTheAir.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><div>Wow, now I said I would post monthly on my blog and I am already a month behind. I can't believe I have not posted since my birthday. Well my holiday was a little stressful with personal problem beyond my control but I am so happy to be hear in 2010...we have already had several love ones to leave us and the earthquake in Haiti has humbled us some more to realize our blessings. I remember as Hurricane Ike took the Gulf Goast and we went for weeks without electricity we thought that was something. Lawdy what if we had been in Haiti's situation. Day by day we are being reminded of our blessings and that everything is not peachy cream for everybody. My daughter returned home in January, 22 years old, no degree, no job and a broke heart from a "boy' she thought loved her. She is pressing forward with her education and trying to regroup her life at this point. School is back in session for me along with entering my first Quilt Show. I will be exhibiting 6 quilts on February 12 and 13 in Beaumont, Texas and I am so excited. For years I have attended quilt shows and wondered how my work would look hanging for many to see. My quilting is so much of me I have millions of thoughts of projects running through my brain. </div></div></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6263254056352147167.post-14693881232354946162009-12-04T10:08:00.002-06:002009-12-04T10:47:40.947-06:00Happy Birthday To Me<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_WfmmXcjk2EQ/Sxk9GU8F9jI/AAAAAAAAAFg/LPvtOGxrhyg/s1600-h/lmc50b.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_WfmmXcjk2EQ/Sxk9GU8F9jI/AAAAAAAAAFg/LPvtOGxrhyg/s320/lmc50b.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5411423606171629106" /></a><br />Lord, I made it. But you knew I was going to make it. Thank you Jesus for allowing me and my twin your children to be blessed to see our 50th Birthday today. I woke up this morning <b>and said</b><div>Thank You Lord</div><div>Thank You Lord</div><div>You Been So Good to Me</div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;">Thank You Lord</span> <b>and then I said</b> </div><div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px; font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:12px;">Though the storms keep on raging in my life,<br />and sometimes it's hard to tell my night from day.<br />Still that hope that lies within is reassured<br />as I keep my eyes upon the distant shore;<br />I know He'll lead me safely to that<br />blessed place He hs prepared<br />But if the storms don't cease,<br />and if the wind keeps on blowing,<br />my soul has been anchored in the Lord.<br />I realize that somtimes in this life<br />you're gonna be tossed by the waves<br />and the currents that seem so fierce,<br />but in the word of God I've got an anchor;<br />and it keeps me steadfast and unmovable<br />despite the tide. (Douglas Miller)<br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;">My soul's been anchored.</span></span> <b> <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">and then I said </span></span></b></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:100%;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px;font-size:12px;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal; ">I've had some good days<br />I've had some hills to climb<br />I've had some weary days<br />And some sleepless nights<br />But when I look around<br />And I think things over<br />All of my good days<br />Outweigh my bad days<br />I won't complain<br />Sometimes the clouds are low<br />I can hardly see the road<br />I ask a question, Lord<br />Lord, why so much pain?<br />But he knows what's best for me<br />Although my weary eyes<br />They can't see<br />So I'll just say thank you Lord<br />I won't complain<br />The Lord<br />Has been so good to me<br />He's been good to me<br />More than this old world or you could ever be<br />He's been so good<br />To me<br />He dried all of my tears away<br />Turned my midnights into day<br />So I'll just say thank you Lord<br />I've been lied on<br />But thank you Lord<br />I've been talked about<br />But thank you Lord<br />I've been misunderstood<br />But thank you Lord<br />You might be sick<br />Body reeking with pain<br />But thank you Lord<br />The bills are due<br />Don't know where the money coming from<br />But thank you Lord<br />Thank you Lord<br />I want to thank God<br />God<br />Has been so good to me<br />He's been good to me<br />More than this old world or you could ever be<br />He's been so good<br />So good<br />To me<br />He dried all of my tears away<br />Turned my midnight into day (Paul Jones)</span></b></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;">Lord, I won't complain</span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px;font-size:large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-size:12px;">Never would have made it, never could have made it, without you<br />I would have lost it all, but now I see how you were there for me<br />And I can say<br />Never would have made it,<br />Never could have made it,<br />Without you<br />I would have lost it all,<br />But I now how I see how you were there for me and I can say<br />I'm stronger, I'm wiser, I'm better,<br />Much better,<br />When I look back over all you brought me thru.<br />I can see that you were the one that I held on to<br />And I never<br />Never would have made it<br />Oh I never could have made it<br />Never could have made it without you<br />Oh I would have lost it all, oh but now I see how you were there for me<br />I never<br />Never would have made it<br />No, I never<br />Never could have made it without you<br />I would have lost my mind a long time ago, if it had not been for you.<br />I am stronger<br />I am wiser<br />Now I am better<br />I am better<br />So much better<br />I am better<br />I made it thru my storm and my test because you were there to carry me thru my mess<br />I am stronger<br />I am wiser<br />I am better<br />Anybody better<br />I am better<br />I can stand here and tell you, I made it. Anybody out there that you made it<br />I am stronger<br />I am wiser<br />I am better<br />Much better<br />I am better<br />I made it,<br />And I never would have made it<br />Never would have made it<br />Never could have made it<br />Never could have made it without you<br />I would have lost my mind, I would have gave up, but you were right there, you were right there<br />I never<br />Never would have made it<br />Oh I never<br />I never could have made it without you. (Marvin Sapp)<br /></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><b> Lord and Mama I never would have made it without you two.</b></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:100%;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px;font-size:12px;"><br /></span></span></div></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6263254056352147167.post-75394541066224049492009-11-15T23:36:00.003-06:002009-11-15T23:46:03.565-06:00Breast Lump Issue<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_WfmmXcjk2EQ/SwDnEMhc8yI/AAAAAAAAAFY/xNdE4SNNx-8/s1600/1e3NMtPWX.gif"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 100px; height: 75px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_WfmmXcjk2EQ/SwDnEMhc8yI/AAAAAAAAAFY/xNdE4SNNx-8/s320/1e3NMtPWX.gif" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5404573612111622946" border="0" /></a><br />Last week I was relieved of some of my stress. I had a mamogram and an ultrasound on my left breast for a lump that I have. Turns out the lump is the same benign one I had years ago except for now the lump has moved to the top and I can feel it. The dr says it has not changed shape or size so there is nothing to worry about. I really was stressing myself out because in all my years of having breast issues I have never been able to feel a lump. My film shows my breast clear as ever but there is the little egg that is hovering around my nipple. I will do a follow up in 6 months and the second best news I received is that I am in this program and my test will be free for 3 years.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6263254056352147167.post-26239934161092054622009-10-19T21:14:00.003-05:002009-10-19T21:44:16.134-05:00Death Part 2<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_WfmmXcjk2EQ/St0j2YQDy6I/AAAAAAAAAFQ/wx5fu6giJ94/s1600-h/18zfwW7Ln.gif"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 100px; height: 75px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_WfmmXcjk2EQ/St0j2YQDy6I/AAAAAAAAAFQ/wx5fu6giJ94/s320/18zfwW7Ln.gif" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5394507345789438882" /></a><br />Last Saturday I was with my best friend saying farewell to her Dad and last night I received a call from a close friend who said her dad had been placed on life support. Tonight he was removed from life support. This totals three of my good friend whose dad has gone home with in a two month time frame. All of them have spent many years without their mother now they have joined that special club of no mother and no father.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6263254056352147167.post-6972466454536303572009-09-25T11:30:00.004-05:002009-10-03T17:40:28.212-05:00Death/Birthday<a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_WfmmXcjk2EQ/SsfSvnUm3lI/AAAAAAAAAFI/j9X8Q-bMjP8/s1600-h/gary002.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5388507194623188562" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 247px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_WfmmXcjk2EQ/SsfSvnUm3lI/AAAAAAAAAFI/j9X8Q-bMjP8/s320/gary002.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div>Sometime death comes as a surprise and sometime you know it is coming but it still takes you when it comes. Even when you watch a loved one health fail that finality of death can be so hard to accept. A month ago I visited my daughters grandfather and on Saturday, September 19, 2009 we laid him to rest. His heath had been failing for awhile and my visit along with talking to his son Stephen told me his days were numbered in my heart. Two weeks later I heard he was getting 24 hour care and two weeks later I got the call that he had passed. He was not just my ex's dad he was my friend. We began a friendship after Stephen and I separated. He was such a wise man sometimes I think he kept my friendship to insure I stayed close to his family. He would introduce me as his daughter n law although his son and I never married. I was his computer tech whenever something went wrong with his computer he would call me in Houston and ask when can I come see about it. And it would sit until I came to check on it....we would fuss, argue and discuss everything in the world from family, politics, community, love, life you name it. Sometimes my mom would get jealous of my time spent with Mr. Gary. He loved to share and his Louisiana heritage would be offended if you visited him and not accepted something he offered. It took me awhile to get it but soon I would accept his offer of a root beer soda, something he had grown in his garden, a fruit or a glass of Morgan David wine. I was also one of his many chauffeurs to the casino. I had patience with him and I allowed him to stay at the casino as long as he wanted. I always brought a book or an electronic game to occupy my time and he often teased me about it. I have been trying to remember his drink he would order I think it was Bourbon and Coke with a splash of milk. He loved his family and we spent many hours talking about his upbringing, his military life, his marriage, his wish for his grown children and his love to go to LALA's(zydeco). He was a spirtual man and although he didn't live in church he had a prayer life and no one interfered with his prayer time. I could tell him I would be there in 5 minutes and if he was saying his prayers I had to wait and then he would come open the door. His love of his grandkids showed as they all shed tears for his farewell. My daughter Lauren has a special memory because the farewell was on her 22nd birthday. She now has no grandparents living and made the comment that the two persons (my mom and Mr. Gary) who she knew were in her corner are gone ~ it is amazing how we can't get people to see how to cherish their elders and the time they have with them. That holds true for anyone now we much cherish every moment with all of our loved ones for TOMORROW IS TRULY NOT PROMISED.</div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6263254056352147167.post-23381623943234057732009-09-16T15:32:00.002-05:002009-09-16T15:41:04.538-05:00School/Quilting/Etc<a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_WfmmXcjk2EQ/SrFNTTZ8_RI/AAAAAAAAAFA/nFq-tfaOh-s/s1600-h/IMG_8740.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5382168023706434834" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_WfmmXcjk2EQ/SrFNTTZ8_RI/AAAAAAAAAFA/nFq-tfaOh-s/s320/IMG_8740.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div>Well this semester i am taking two library science courses and one of them seems like it will give me a run for my money. I have to do group work and I am truly a person who works in the 15th hour so I am already struggling meeting with the group......is December near? I have finally sent some quilts off to be quilted so looks like more of my family members will get a nice gift before 2010. Two will truly be surprised as they are not expecting one from me. One is expecing one but it won't look like she probably is imagining it. I am also making myself two 50th Birthday quilts. One will be made up of thoughts from family and friends and the other will be my choice. </div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6263254056352147167.post-65027950658301688982009-08-06T01:30:00.004-05:002009-08-06T01:41:51.658-05:00First Grad LS Class Almost Over<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_WfmmXcjk2EQ/Snp7I_LnWTI/AAAAAAAAAE4/oWhx_XffTds/s1600-h/4182009+579.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_WfmmXcjk2EQ/Snp7I_LnWTI/AAAAAAAAAE4/oWhx_XffTds/s320/4182009+579.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5366737300294687026" /></a><br />Lawdy how time has flown by I am a few days away from completing my first Library Science course and yes I am ready for the 2 week break. I think I have a 2 week break, I don't know it might be longer. I have learned alot about researching this semester and am ready for a quilt retreat. I have registered for my next two classes so the next few months will not have much play time for me. When I can I plan to sew a few stitches on some unfinished quilt projects and play my latest addiction of the game Cake Mania.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6263254056352147167.post-46200638507646789302009-06-16T03:13:00.002-05:002009-06-16T03:28:56.480-05:00At Last<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_WfmmXcjk2EQ/SjdXumJjXvI/AAAAAAAAAEA/RJuSBtUBl0c/s1600-h/4182009+331.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_WfmmXcjk2EQ/SjdXumJjXvI/AAAAAAAAAEA/RJuSBtUBl0c/s320/4182009+331.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5347839540551966450" /></a><br />Well I am finally back in college. Last Wednesday I started my first graduate class for my Masters of Library Science. The class Information Storage and Retrieval is starting off pretty interesting. I have lots of readings and will be working a lot onthe internet learning all sorts of goodies. It looks like my pasttime of quilting will be so limited it will take longer for any of those 1000+ projects in my head to come to completion. I have purchased a Handi Quilter frame and soon will be able to quilt my own quilts. Hallelujah Hallelujah Hallelujah It is not that I won't ever send a quilt off to be quilted, it is my desire to complete most of my quilts entirely from piecing to quilting to binding. Today I received some beautiful African inspired Blue panels that I just have to do something with. I will post the pics later.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6263254056352147167.post-72570878328589408502009-04-30T19:48:00.003-05:002009-04-30T20:06:37.211-05:00Its's Like A Jungle Again<a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_WfmmXcjk2EQ/SfpJuF4jyuI/AAAAAAAAADY/EbHfa0kQkTw/s1600-h/4182009+330.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5330654165148617442" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_WfmmXcjk2EQ/SfpJuF4jyuI/AAAAAAAAADY/EbHfa0kQkTw/s320/4182009+330.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div>I am truly not holding up to my personal bargain with myself to blog more often. Life for me is still hectic, living between two cities, working several part time jobs, quilting,getting laptop fixed and living my life to its fullest. Yes I would like a moment to stop and breath, but for every free moment I have I fill it up with something I call my relaxation ~ quilting. Last Wednesday I was able to go a quild meeting and it felt so good. I had not been able to visit the first quild I joined due to traveling. Saturday I was able to visit my African American quilting sistahs and spend some time with them. The show and tell was nice and I hope one day soon to be able to show all of the projects I am working on. As a fabric junkie, I also make fabric postcards, mousepads, koozie, and journal quilts . I had began working on some fabric gifts to sell at my church family conference this June but I have been told that there is no room for any new vendors only the previous year vendors will be allowed to vend again???? So I am going to move forward making my gifts and I have Faith that the opportunity to exhibit and sell my work will come soon. I have been so blessed to have embroidery friends that turn me on to free sites and if I keep working on this program I have called EMBIRD I might soon be able to digitize my own designs. </div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1