BUM DAY

I am sitting here at work today pretty bummed out.  I have dealt daily for 18 years with the insurance company for our policies and as of today that relationship is ending.  My boss has chosen to go with another company.  I know that it is the economy and finances in these hard times; but after all these years I have made many friends there and I will miss them.  Too many things are changing for me.  I am not one who likes big changes and does not do goodbyes very well.   

I am very grateful for my quilting passion!  It gives me personal satisfaction and many new friends.  I am off to a class tonight making a wall hanging for Halloween.  I so enjoy the company of other women who love quilting as I do.

Boring Day

Wow...we are sooooo slow at work.  If we don't win some bids soon I may be out of a job.  18 years I am working here and I have never seen it get this bad.  This whole economy thing and politics is destroying our country. 

On a happier note...I finished my grandson's t-shirt quilt top.  He is thrilled with it.  Only 11 years old and had 8 tshirts from various sports teams already!  I need to get started on projects for my three daughters.  Of course they all want queen or king size quilts for their beds, not just lap size for lounging with.  That will be taking me a bit longer.  One thing I need to do is stop signing up for classes at the local quilt shop and get busy doing those 3 quilts and using up some of my stash at home.  I have kits to make dozens of quilts just waiting to be worked on.  I just love being with all the other women quilters so much that I keep signing up for classes.

Haven't been feeling great lately.  Not sure what is going on.  I have fibromyalgia so most of what I am feeling is probably from that, but could be thyroid as well.  Very very tired all the time.  I get B12 shots every month as it is so I don't get it.  Going for bloodwork so will soon know.

T Shirt Quilt

Last week I was scheduled to take a class at the local quilt shop on how to make a tshirt quilt.  It ended up that the class got cancelled due to lack of enrollment.  Well, I had already promised my grandson that I would make him a quilt out of his tshirts from his basketball and baseball teams.  He is 10 years old and was excited about it.  I had bought the fabric I would need and other supplies.  I took out the pattern and attempted it on my own.  To my surprise I was able to create the quilt all by myself.  I am going to quilt this one myself I think so he will get it in a couple of weeks.  Can't wait to see his face! 

Have another class Wednesday using a special Hexagon tool to make a runner.  I love the classes because you meet new people and keep in touch with quilting friends made during the last year.

A day in Jen's world can be pretty boring most of the time.  I am married with three daughters who have given me 5 of the most wonderful grandkids anyone could ever want.  I am so proud of my daughters and who they have become.  We moms worry always about the kind of people they will become...well I needn't have worried.  They are all terrific women in their own right, wonderful moms and caring individuals.  Maybe I don't tell them that enough.  My husband is a hard working man who will help anyone who asks and some that don't.  He is not the most sociable person I know; but he has a good heart.

I am a Christian who loves her Lord and believes in the power of prayer.  I have seen faith in action and know how powerful it is.

I have in the last year discovered a passion for quilting.  I remember as a child seeing my Grandma sewing these little squares together to make "blankets" and wishing I knew how to do it.  Then a year ago I signed up for a class at our local quilting store for beginners and I was hooked!  I absolutely love piecing together fabric and ending up with a beautiful quilt to pass on to someone.  I now have my "sewing cave" that is my sanctuary.  Like my husband has his garage...I have my "sewing cave"!  I have made a wonderful new friend I met at that first class...Roz.  She is such fun to be with and shares my passion for quilting.  We have gone on weekend retreats together and meet at each others homes to sew together.  It has been so long since I had a friend to share things with other than my sisters.  I was feeling kind of lost at the time I signed up for that quilting class and now so much has changed.  I guess I was going through that whole empty nest thing and didn't even realize it.    Amazing how much difference a year can make!