Chairs In 8-12 Weeks

Summer is officially over.  I spent all day in a meeting for school.  I need to get ready really quickly because school is upon me.  I will say it was a very interesting meeting and very informational. 

My sister sent me the two remaining materials to finish here quilt. One morning we were messaging pictures back and forth.  This is one I sent her so she could remember the different colors she chose.
The kids left Thursday.  I got them up before the crack of dawn, put them in the car, and drove to Madill.  Kayla, the kids, and I ate breakfast and then I got back in the van and headed for school.  I met Laura and we headed to OKC to meet Charme'.  We met over lunch and discussed plans then we headed to Target and Lakeshore.  We found a sale at Lakeshore and got some good buys.  I enjoyed the time with my peeps.

Ken took off Friday and Monday, so we would have some down time together.  So we went to OKC on Friday.  We wandered into Mathis Brothers.  I have a thing for tables.  I just love all kinds of tables and I thought I would look for one.  Instead we looked at chairs.  We found one we both loved.  We have a 2 recliner connected thing that we bought during my cancer treatment that worked, but now we want something different.  Of course, the fabric on the chairs were not to our liking.  We looked at fabrics and found a rust, dk brown, tan, & steel blue paisley.  We had a picture of the fabric and checked it out with our wall color and then we went to find carpet.  So, Saturday we went back to OKC to compare the 5-6 carpet samples to the actual fabric.  Then we sucked it up and put 40% down on the custom order.
Today I took the carpet samples back and told Stan which carpet we decided on.  I decided to order it the first part of September.  Things should come together by the middle of October. 
Tomorrow, I have labs and an oncology appt.  I hope it goes okay.  It will!

My Summer Is Almost Gone!

Wow! This summer is flying by.  I have enjoyed every bit of it, but it seems like I have been gone more than I have been here.  I have done a lot of traveling to Texas.  I have been home all this week and I have enjoyed it sooo much!  I have actually been getting some things accomplished at home and at school.
My room is almost set up.  I have a bit more to place and go through.  When I go up to school I go through just a bit more each time.  I am starting to look forward to this year and I am getting a bit excited.

Table Runner

It has binding, but no eyes!

Yesterday I put the binding on the owl quilt.  Now it just needs 32 buttons for 16 pair of eyes.  I should of been collecting buttons earlier.  Dog gone it!  I got a Christmas present table runner finished except for the binding, which I picked up today. I picked up the binding for the set of place mats I am also working on.   I started on the quilt my sister asked me to make, but realized I didn't have some crucial pieces of material (the sashing).  So after many many pictures and messages back and forth with my sister, she picked out the two pieces for the sashing and is sending it Monday with Kayla.

Place mats need binding

Kayla and I are meeting on Monday so I can get the kids for a couple of days so she can go to training.  I am looking forward to the kids coming.  They love to go to school with me.  I have a few jobs for the girls to do and we will put Zachary in the kitchen cooking.  Win Win!
Updates:  The upstairs shower is still not happening.  The downstairs shower has progressed to just needing grout, I think, but still not happening.  The pantry is at a stand still. All the stuff is still all over the dining room. Then there is the sewing room, which is almost cleared out into the red room so it is really hard to find things when I need them.   The upstairs toilet ring got a crack in it.  I have been gone a lot so it hasn't been much of an issue for me.  I have been home for a stretch and now it is becoming a big issue!  When I get up from going to the bathroom it pinches the back of my leg and it hurts!  Owie!  I told Ken last night it had to be fixed that I am being very patient on a lot of things but it was going away fast! 
I went to the optometrist this week and got hair advice.  I am now using a mousse on my hair which seems to be okay.  I have tried it once.  We will see.  Clarification the dr didn't give the advice, but one of the girls fitting my glasses did.  I should get my new glasses next week. 

Two Quilts Bound!

Ken and I are back from McKinney.  I so enjoyed the kids, swimming, and our little vacation.  We brought two other grandsons home for the week.  They are 6 and 4 and very busy.  They have been very good.  I do so love VBS!  I have had some time each morning to do a few things.  They are waxing the floors at school this week so I haven't been able to take the kids to school.  Boohoo!
I have gone to bed each night ready to sleep.  Thanks to my oldest granddaughter I have been able to keep my hair appt and my lunch meeting today! 

The back is strings of lights.

Border is a holly print.

In the mornings I have been finishing up some binding on some quilts.  I am so excited about having these to quilts finished.  My next project is a garden quilt for my sister.

My days of summer are winding down.  As the number of days shorten my excitement for the beginning of school increases.  I would like to hit Lakeshore before school starts to pick up a few items.  I have a cartridge or two of ideas to print that I have pinned over the summer.  I love pinterest.

Busy Week

What a cutie pahtutie!

It has been one busy week.  I arrived last Sunday in McKinney, TX to grandmother 3 darlings of one of my darlings. Tonight it will all come to an end.  We have been active in the mornings with me walking and the 3 of them riding bikes and waiting on me to catch up when I was not in view.  Then home to read, swim, and lunch.  The afternoons have varied with movie watching and game playing.  Of course we do some more eating and top the day off with more swimming and maybe a movie.  I am enough removed from "mom" time into "grandma" time that I think the pool time qualifies as a bath.  No one smells-so all is good.

So quiet!

We ventured to the movie theater.  I think there were only 4 trips to the bathroom.  Keep in mind only 2 kiddos needed the bathroom while we were there.  Who wants to cook - not us.  So we went to Papa's favorite Fudrucker's.  The kids liked it and ate pretty much all their dinners.  Mine was so good.

We will leave here tomorrow with Kenny and Sara's boys.  I will be wishing I had the pool in the back yard next week. 

The Owl's Are Done

We went to Ted's for a Mystery Dinner Theatre Friday Night.  Oh it was wonderful.  The food was so good and the play was funny.  We got home late.  I ran around with Jane collecting things for convention, so I had a busy day.
Saturday I got the owls done.  I forgot to take a picture, but it is very cute.  Macie Jane will LOVE it.  I did a little work at school, just a couple of hours.  I got some areas organized.  I am feeling better about the coming year with each visit to school.  My tile should be waxed and I should be able to finish arranging my room.  We went to Shawnee Little Theatre's 2 one act plays.  They were so funny.  We enjoyed them and we knew some of the actors and that makes it even more fun.

Ken drove me to Madill on Sunday where Kayla met us and took me to her house.  Kayla and Steve are gone now and the 3 kids and I are having fun.  I need to start thinking about dinner.  Cooking.  The pool is wonderful.  The kids are sweet.  The day has been great.