Five More Blocks and Another Crazy Week!

This Time Change really has my sleeping habits all confused!  I always love to stay up late, and then sleep late, but up until 1 AM and then staying until bed until 9:30 AM???  This is getting to be a habit I've got to break out of!  Again, this morning I turned both alarms off and went back to sleep; woke up barely in time to get ready for church, and I was scheduled to play the offertory!  I did make it just in time, but I had a few people worried I think.  I've got to make some changes this next week; that's for sure!  I wish whoever is in charge of that would set it, either way, and leave it that way all year!

I've either cut embroidery pieces or sewed them together almost every day last week, and got five blocks finished in spite of a lot of interruptions.    I now have 23 blocks made.  It is getting easier now, but I really need to cut a lot more to add more variety.  I'm still learning with each block, but there are a few mistakes along the way that I'll have to deal with later. Here's this week's progress.

Block 19

Block 20

Block 21

Block 22

Block 23

Tuesday was a beautiful and sunny day, which was a good thing!  My electric power went off at 11 PM Tuesday night!  Fortunately I had my laptop in my lap in the den, and it gave me enough light to carefully make my way to the hall bathroom where I keep two large flashlights in the linen closet for times just like that!  I also have an old rotary phone on the lower shelf of my bedside table, and the phone number for the power company close at hand.  Those old phones don't require power when plugged into a phone jack.  I called them, and was told it would be repaired by 1:30 AM; I thought, yeah, right, in the dark and a big wind storm?  I don't think so!  Anyway, they called back at 1 AM, and said there was a time update; it would be repaired by 3 AM, and I was asked if I wanted to continue to get time updates, and I said NO!  Long story short (somewhat), they finally got it repaired and power back on at 1:30 PM Wednesday --- 13.5 hours with no power.  I'm glad it wasn't freezing cold, or sizzling hot!   No harm done really; I slept well after I got in bed, and then I stayed in the sunny sunroom, cutting pieces to sew later.  It was just a little inconvenient, but not like so many people have suffered lately all over the country.

My church quilting buddy asked me to go to an estate sale with her Friday.  I went with her, thinking I would find some embroidery pieces; not one piece was there!  We then stopped by a couple of yard sales, and I bought a few yards of solid fabrics; didn't need them, but couldn't resist at those prices!

When I got home Friday afternoon, I had a phone message from my guy friend (I guess that's what I'll call him --- that's shorter than sewing machine collector friend), and he had been to another estate sale in Fort Worth.  He brought me a big brown bag full of embroidery, some of it really nice!  I've soaked it clean, and dried it tonight, and stacked it up.  I'll have to iron it, maybe tomorrow.  He's called again after another Estate sale at a quilter's home!  He showed me pictures of the racks of fabric all folded up.  He said, "You need more fabric, right?"  He knew better, but said it was too good a deal to pass, so he will bring it to me one day this coming week.  I think I'm going to have teach him to quilt so he will want to keep this stuff for himself!  I'm out of room, time, and energy!  His parents (my friends also) raised him to be a generous young gentleman, and I hate to discourage him because he loves what he is doing!  He promised a lot of what he got me was patriotic, since I told him that's what I like.  

Then Saturday night another young couple and their 20 yr. old son took me out to dinner, and then we visited in my home until almost 10 PM.  I loved every minute of it, and I think they did too!  

After church today my DIL came to use my computer a few minutes.  Theirs went on the blink a while back, and they haven't gotten it fixed yet.   We visited a few minutes after she finished; my son had to work today.

It's been a good week, but a bit crazy.  Next week is looking busy already, with something happening every day until Friday!  I'm already dreading having to get up earlier!   I may have to take a break from the embroidery blocks to take care of a few other things.  We'll see I guess.

Here it almost midnight again, so I guess I'll go hit the sack!  At least I have my pj's on already, and the bed is turned down, ready for me to jump in.  

Just wondering --- does the time change bother you as much as it bothers me?

Sleep well, everyone.

---"Love"