forgetful...and quilting

Yesterday Bob and I went to church prepared to teach Sunday School for the 3-5th grades, just to find out we we a week early! How's that for being "middle aged forgetful!" ^_^

Anyway, I actually finished the top last evening. It is on the bias, since it is curves, so putting it in the frame will be tricky for me.

The top picture is the black I am using for the border along with the pattern piece. It has butterflies in it.

The bottom picture the first row, so it gives you a glimpse into what the top looks like. For the borders on the sides, I decided to use 2 bottle pieces in black and it makes it look like a curved border. I'll snap a pix later and show it. I am still fiddling with the top borders.

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blood sugars and low carb diet.....

Having been a nurse for years, I have done numerous blood sugars and encouraged folks to stick to their diet as ordered. Lately, I have experienced hypoglycemia, again, so blood sugars are ordered 4 times a day. That isn't so bad, but counting carbs and proteins are a drag!

I miss dessert. (though I still allow myself the frozen yogurt!). And just today, after eating half a turkey sandwich, no condiments or veggies, and half an apple, my blood sugar went into the 90's (which is normal) but mostly it has been into the 70's and 80's. So....next week I will ask the MD...what exactly AM I supposed to eat?

The bottle quilt rows are finished; although I want to add black ones on the end as a border. (I think). Hopefully, I will feel better tomorrow and get it done.
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I know I am boring....

I still haven't been able to get the pictures I want on here. And, as a rule, I know blogs are "boring" unless they have pictures.

I am working on a bottle quilt. It is for the quilt challenge-making a quilt with one pattern piece in 20 fabrics of @ least 10 different colors.

The bottle pattern is surprisingly easy to cut, but sewing the curves is a little tedious. But, I am making progress, and if I would just sit there long enough, I'd have the rows already done to quilt!

It has rained most of the day, thank the Lord. So, for dinner, it's vegetable soup and corn bread.

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Thank God the wedding is over....

It has been such a wild month for me! My son, Justin, and Rachel (Rei), got married last Saturday afternoon. Her US National Guard assignment was moved up until July 27th. That gave about 2 weeks to plan and execute a wedding!

Anyway, it got done, on a budget, and turned me into a wind-up maniac! ^_^. It was pretty, small, done in black, silver, burgundy, and white.

Thankfully, my wife-in-law, my son's father's wife, helped me with food. I know it's tradition for the bride's family to put on the dog, but in this case it was left up to me...

Rei is now in reception and is to be sent to Fort Jackson, SC for a number of months. Of course, we don't know just yet when/if she will be deployed to Iraq or Afghanistan.

Our quilt meeting is Monday night, and I am for one, looking for a relaxing night!
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Williamsburg, VA

We arrived safely there and back. It is such a beautiful place. However, it was the hottest June on record, and the day we went to Colonial Williamsburg it was still 100 degrees at 5pm!

The next day we went to Busch Gardens. It was not at all what I expected. Beautiful flowers, clean park, nice attendants. And to beat it all, the guys got me on a roller coaster! They didn't believe I'd get on it ^.^

I hope to get the pix uploaded soon.
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Aren't the pansies just beautiful? This is down the road at the neighbor's house. Just a few years ago this house caught fire Christmas Eve night and the older gentleman stayed at home that night and let his 8 older children and wife go on to Mass. He died in the fire.

They have done a beautiful job fixing this old house up.

House pix

This is the front of my house. This is where we were putting old rocks around the side of the porch. I actually like the natural look of this...Can you see the tulips blooming?