Ketchup and Snorkeling...

This is a "ketchup" post...meaning it might be boring and/or

you might need a pillow, drink and a place to put your feet up...

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All packed and out the door on Saturday July 2nd 8:30 am

1 cat, 1 dog, 1 ice chest filled with fruits, lunch meats and drinks.

2 large bags full of quilty projects...books. 

me...and 1 hungry hubby (who will stop to get a McMuffin)

This is a crochet project I brought to do while

riding in the car to St George.  It's an easy

potholder or hotpad.

You crochet a chain and then single crochet

round and round...no increase on the ends..

it makes an "envelope" that folds into a

doubled/finished square.

If you would like instructions/measurement,

supplies needed...please, email me at

 rubyslipperz106@hotmail

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As soon as we arrived, we emptied the car...animals,

bags, and ice chest.  Then, promptly went to hit

the town to shop.  Me  - to quilt shops and DH to

sporting goods and pawn shops.

First stop was Lazy Dazy Cottage...then, Quilted Works,

Hurst/Ben Franklin Fabrics, and...Scrap Apple. 

There were some good sales (not super-duper..but, good).

Below are few of the treats I bought....

 I visited Let's Quilt home of the Innova Longarm..

...and bought threads.

All their threads are 20% thru July. And Let's Quilt's

thread prices are already super low! 

The thread "Glide" is a fairly new thread

so I decided to try it on my longarm.  And the silk....

well, I might try to do some hand piecing...and, maybe some

applique with it.

Below is the small club house where

the treadmill "waited" for me each morning so

that I could continue the 3 miles per day.  I listened

to Crewel Yule (book on iPod).

This is our family room, slash...sewing room in St George.  On the

other side of the counter is the kitchen and nook.

DH reads or watches TV while I sew.  I know...it's a really small

TV...and, DH would've already replaced it.  But, for now...we don't

go to St George enough to get a new/bigger one.

This is a kit I purchased  back in May.  It's just 8.5" squares

of pink/green/grey.  I cut all the squares.  But, for some reason

I didn't feel like turning on my sewing machine while I was in St George...

Why? I dunno...didn't figure that one out.

But, when I got home...I did start putting it together..you'll see in

upcoming pics

There are really nice trails for walking in the

subdivision where we stay.  And, there is a really nice

golf course...but, neither DH or I play golf.  We do

however really enjoy it's view. Around the trails

we often see bunnies, squirrels, and lizards.  Penny (our bullmastiff)

says this is theeee BEST part of going to St George!

Do you remember the days when you played in the

sprinklers in your yard?  These grand sprinklers do their

spectacular water dance every evening...starting just before the

 sun goes down.  As we walk past, I'm thinking...I wish there was a way that

 I could  "run through" these sprinklers...without being seen.  I promise to

let you know if I figure that one out. lol

A favorite frog waves good-bye as we get ready to leave to go

back home to Lehi.  Frog must be good until we come back!

We packed up...just as we did when we left our home

in Lehi to come here...except, it seems...oddly enough...

there is MORE stuff to pack going back home. 

 no...really? lol

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Back home...Wednesday evening July 6th.   Next morning,

I picked up the 2 grandboys...they are going to stay with us

 for about 5 days.  After picking up the boys, we went to a couple of

fabric stores looking for more fabric for the pink/grey 8.5 squares I cut in

St George (photo above)...then, it's back to home.  Stacie (DD#4)

would be coming over to have lunch and work on her quilt.

 I would also be laying out the pink/grey squares and sewing too.

We all eat some lunch and head upstairs to the sewing loft.

Stacie and I to sew...and g-boys to play Wii.

Here is half of the pink/grey quilt.  Stacie helped me

with the layout...We used the Ruby Beholder to help

with the values/placement.

And...here is Stacie's top without borders.

We are still waiting to buy border, back and binding fabrics.

Thursday night I went grocery shopping...for 2 hours...

ok...I piddle around when I shop...it's a Market Place.  Besides

the usually groceries, there is clothing, and LOTS of other stuff!

Friday...was lots of paperwork and some (just a teensy)

yard work mixed with a bit of laundry..

Friday evening after dinner... 9 year old grandson went

 with me to 2 LQS while the 6 year old stayed home with

Grandpa.  I was looking for fabrics for Stacie's red/grey quilt

and borders/back for my pink/grey quilt.

Saturday...we had family from out of town come for dinner

I needed to get groceries for dinner and clean house.

Grandboys stayed home with Grandpa.

Are YOU tired yet?  I mean are you tired of reading?

I'm sorry if i just RAMbleeeed on...but, I didn't want yuz to think

that I was just neglecting my Blog-Life, 'cause Blog-Buddies are the BEST!

  It's not that I wanted to be "away"

I just felt overwhelmed lately... like there is so much to do and,

....well....like I'm swimming in deep water...

with a VERY long snorkel tube!

...and nope...I don't look like this...

yeah.......sigh....

I only WISH I looked this good in my suit! lol

So, do you ever feel like life has put you in deep water?

and...you are snorkeling?

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I haven't forgotten the "B___G___"  surprise that I promised to write

about when I got home...It's just that the surprise needs more

time to get it's "ACT" together.  =)

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Mystery Monday will be on tommorrow as usual...

It just might be a teensy late.