Goodness

It's been 6 days. Where does time go anyways. Butler is on a roll. Great game last night and good old Duke is GONE!. They got us last year. Made more bags this week. Sold 10 on Sunday so it's another 100. for Meridith who is going to Kenya. Worked at church for a couple of days and the weather turned COLD. Well, the warm weather was wonderful while it lasted. Won't be long before we'll be saying it's to hot. Don't have to much more to report. Same old same old as JB wiould say.

Warmer weather

Yes...we've had some warmer weather but it's a little cool right now. After turning off the furnace I opened the doors and let the wind blow through. And...we have not returned to the furnace so today socks feel good and the cooler temp is keeping me going for sure. I spent the better part of three days outside raking, bagging, burning and tearing out stuff that somehow got stuck in the garden during the winter months. I could barely walk after the first day so the second day I took pills before I went outside and it was better. It's just sore muscles. The knee is working wonderfully well. What I found in the yard reminded me of how difficult working in the yard last summer really was. Surgery was Sept 9 so that took care of the rest of fall. So...much is done and a little more waits to be done. Can't remember that I ever was this far ahead by March 18th. Now...I must clean the house!!! !@#$%&%

I've also continue to make bags and tomorrow I'm taking a few to church to sell with the money going to Meridith and her mother who are taking a trip to Eldoret Kenya this June. A group of ten from 4 different faiths will be in the Umoja area of Kenya near Lake Victoria for a couple of weeks.

Watching a lot of NCAA basketball this week. Butler...(graduated with a masters in 67) is still in the hunt for the top. They are playing Pittsburg tonight rated no 1. This will be a test for sure.

I have a new project that will make me sweat a little. I'm making a window seat cushion and valence for a church friend. I think the hardest thing will be to find somewhere in the house where I can put the fabric to cut. The fabric is 60 inches wide. I think I'm up to the challenge. Always need to stretch a little to see where I can go. I need to think about fabric repeat pattern and yards and yards of piping for the seat. I'll take it slow and careful.

Interesting

This week has been interesting. More fabric grocery bags are coming off the assembly line. I used 4 at the grocery and LOVE them. They are so strong and I can just fill them full providing I can life them into the cart and out to the car. They are the ideal recycle item with the fabric coming from the aisle runners that a bride used at North and the custodians were ready to pitch after the runner had been stashed in the closet for a while. I said a big NO not even know what I was going to do with the fabric. I made 12 small bags for children's activities during church service some time ago.

Another interesting thing that I accomplished this week was a grand throw out day of visual arts items that have been around church for at least 25 years. There were forms, wire, wood, Christmas roping etc, etc, from another time that were just sitting around. Well, that other time is past and I cleaned house with the nudging of our building manager. It was time. Boxes are fulled and identified. We filled the dumpster and it's such a good feeling to know what we have is organized and where it is at church and what we will never use is gone. The room now looks like a more orderly collection of things we use and all the other stuff stored there, windows, boards, building drawings, etc. has been moved to where they need to be. I was bushed but recover has occurred. Yahoo. It's off the bucket list. I've been at church all 5 days, the first of the week decorating for Lent. Joe W. was a huge help Monday and yesterday the custodians were unbelievable helpful. Next week should be a simple church week.

Watching lots of basketball this weekend while keeping the sewing machine happy. fun, fun.

Been a while

Busy, busy with stuff. I'm in to making bags for grocery carrying. Took a few to Kimmy this weekend and Kat has a few as well. Anyone else want grocery bags to save the earth?

We did spend the weekend with JB and family. Eli is now one year old and we were at the weekend birthday party. Lots of fun to watch all the boys with their parents. We got there early enough on Friday to watch Jacob get off the bus. What a big, responsible boy he is. Adam is just the best brother. And Eli brings up the rear. Lots of pictures on Facebook posted by Kimmy. Lots of snow in Michigan on the ground. It's major rain here in Indiana. Major for sure but warmer than Mi.

Yesterday morning Joe and I spent the morning at church splashing purple all around for Lent. We got the job done with some different banners, crosses and purple climatis flowers. We are having a major brass cleaning restoration and more brass left for the cleaners and more came back to church. The restoration is awesome.

Sewed more bags yesterday afternoon and evening but my body was very sore from climbing ladders, stairs and doing a bunch of thinking. I also think that sitting for 6 hrs. in the truck on Sunday afternoon had something to do with all the stiffness, aches and pains. This morning I'm heading back to church to do the futzing part of decorating and taking pictures. Hard to remember from year to year what has happened the previous year.

That's it from Carmel, Indiana on Tuesday March 8 as Garrison would say.