Another Quilt Completed

Hey, Y'all,
Well, it is Sunday afternoon and I have just returned from having lunch with three of my friends from church. We always have a great time when we get together. We went to a little hole in the wall Italian restaurant, that has really good authentic ethnic food. 

On Wednesday, I went to a Christian Women's Club meeting and we all wore green (of course) in honor of St. Patrick's Day. (I wore the same outfit today to church). One of my friends, Billi, took part in the entertainment then and sang, "Singin' In the Rain". She is the one in the picture sporting the fake mustache. 

This was the guest speaker on the program. She had a very inspirational speech.

On Saturday I finished Daryl's quilt, and presented him with it just before supper. He and Carol came over and did my yard for me (and it looks really great - thanks, y'all!) then came back here for supper after they went home to clean up after the yard work. Emily also came and had supper with us. She has been packing up to go join Ben in Colorado. They are trying to lease their apartment, so if any of you all live in this area, let me know and I will let her know. I live in Bedford, Texas, in case you didn't know. 

We played Farkle after supper and you know who won. (Big smile here...ha)

Daryl's new quilt

 I plan on making a sham for it in the next few days. I also have other shams to make, plus a project to be finished on my desk. I think I may have a nap to take in a little while, too. Ha. We are supposed to have some thunder storms over the next few days, so I know I will probably be inside for a couple of days. Our church for the evening today was cancelled because of so many leaders for the children being on spring break. 

That is about it for today. Much love to each of you, my friends and family. Bye for now. This is Blabbin' Grammy signing off for today. More later. 

Ain't Laid Up (sick); Ain't Laid Out (deceased), Ain't Gone Nowhere

Hey, Y'all,
Well, here I am, and ready to post. Please forgive my absence. I have been busy just living, doing stuff. I have some pictures to post. :)

Banquet honoring Widows and Widowers at our church

Me and some of my friends who were there

More friends

Another good friend

Not a widow but a good friend, too.

Our Pastor spoke

Children's choir sang

Men's Quartet Sang

 Well, these are some pictures of our banquet which took place last Friday evening at our fellowship hall. The widows and widowers were honored at the banquet. I think maybe the women outnumbered the men by at least 6 to 1. All the tables were beautifully decorated and the food was delicious. We had a really great time together. I have more pictures but just selected some to illustrate what a good time we had.

Also, here are some pictures taken when the family got together to have a few last minutes with grandson, Ben, before he took off for Colorado, where he has a new job. Emily will soon follow him around the last of March. We are certainly going to miss them. 

Big sisters Brooke and Alyssa and baby brother, Josiah

Emily and Ben

Emily holding nephew, Josiah. They seem to have drifted off together.

 As you can see, I have been busy just doing things and living my everyday life. One reason I had not posted in a week and a half, I was just not in the mood. I am working on a project and I am somewhat singleminded when it comes to doing projects.

Today, I went to a Christian Women's Club meeting and had a great time there. Pictures and story tomorrow. :) Tonight is Choir Practice at church. I have to find something to eat after while, before going out to church. All kids are on Spring Break this week, so we are not eating at church. 

I did some laundry yesterday, but haven't folded it yet. I'll get around to it soon. :) I have some bills to pay and will do that after while, I guess, when I remember where I put them. Ha. 

Well that is about it for today. This is Blabbin' Grammy signing off for today. Much love to each of you, my friends and family. Bye for now. More later. 

Happy Birthday, Roman!

Hey, Y'all, 

Well, not a lot accomplished on this front this week, but I have enjoyed the week. I did read a book that is nearly 800 pages in length. It was "The Land of Painted Caves" by Jean M. Auel. I had read the first trilogy of her writings of the Earth Children. When I found this new one at the library, I was quite excited. It just came out last year. I love reading about the early prehistoric peoples of Jean Auel's. She certainly brings them to life and fires the imagination of the reader.

Which reminds me...those of you fellow bloggers who did the ABC Challenge last year and those who didn't...are you getting ready for taking part in it? I certainly am...and have been thinking about my upcoming subjects. 

Also, I am planning to visit East Tennessee in May around the time of my 79th birthday anniversary. I am really looking forward to the visit and have purchased my ticket already, trusting that American Airlines will still be in business.???? If not, I guess I will be out some money.  OOPS.

I took another walk this week with my walker and met a very nice lady who was sitting in front of LePeep's waiting for her mother. Her name was Michelle and she has four children who are all school age. We sat there and chatted for about fifteen minutes and I got to tell her all about my new great grandson that I had held that day. 

Oh, yeah, on Wednesday, I mailed a birthday gift to great grandson, Roman, who lives in Las Vegas now. His birthday is today. Happy Birthday, Roman!

Paper Mache Box covered with cloth

In case you don't know what a "Booger Box" is...that is what my Sweetie Pie, Dubby, called his wooden chests in which he kept his collectible memorabilia. So, for Christmas, I made one for each of Daniel's two boys, and for his Birthday today, I made one for Roman.

I began working on the pillow shams for Carol's quilt this week and am close to finishing the top for one. It only takes a little while to whip one together, after the planning of it.

They had a lot of tornadoes in the South and Midwest yesterday. Several hit close to where Teresa and Tom live in Alabama. Seems they can't quite get away from violent weather. When they lived in Florida, it was hurricanes. They moved to Alabama and there it is tornadoes. 

I reckon we are going to be in the 70's for a couple of days more. It is really wonderful to have it so warm in March. Probably around the first of May, I will plant flowers in my flower beds. 

Little Josiah is doing well, and should be taken home probably on Sunday. I look forward to seeing him again. I did get the label embroidered this week for his baby quilt. Oh, yes, more news. Granddaughter Emily and her sweet husband, Ben, will be moving to Colorado in about four weeks. I know they are excited (along with Ben's parents and family who live out there). We are really going to miss them, but knew this day might have to come, eventually. Ben got a really good job offer out there and just couldn't pass it up. They will be happy, I know. 

Well, that is about all the news that I know of for right now. This is Blabbin' Grammy signing off for now. Much love to each of you, my friends and family. Bye for now. More later.   

Ta Da! Here is New Baby Bennett!

Hey, Y'all,
He is here, at last! Who? The newest addition to the Bennett Family. Josiah Alexander Bennett was born this morning and weighed 9 lb and 3 ounces. He is the seventh grandchild of Carol and Daryl and the third child of Andrew and Julia. 

Josiah is also my fifteenth great grandchild. What a blessing children are! I got to hold him this afternoon when we went over to visit them at the hospital. 

Looking into his sweet little face brought tears to Grammy's eyes

Daddy with Josiah's two big sisters

Grandpa Daryl and Grandma Carol

Mommy, Daddy and baby Josiah

 Needless to say, there will be a bunch more pictures made, and some will be posted in the months to come here at this blogsite. Josiah's other grandparents, Doug and Cathy, were there, but I didn't get any pictures with them, because they left soon after Josiah was brought to the room for his mom to hold him for awhile. They took the two big sisters home with them because they (the little girls) were getting antsy and needed lunch and a nap.

We are all so happy and glad to see our new addition. We so much appreciate Andrew and Julia inviting us to come and visit with them today. This is the first great-grandchild I have been near enough to see on the day they were born. Isn't he beautiful? 

This is Blabbin' Grammy signing off for now. Much love to each of you, my friends and family. Bye for now. More later.

A Walk on the Wild Side?

Hey, Y'all,
Well, actually it was a walk on the sidewalk and there was nothing wild about it, but it makes a catchy title, doesn't it? Ha ha.

As  you may remember, I told you about getting a walker with a seat on it. I decided to "take it out for a spin" today and walked down to the CVS Pharmacy which is about four blocks away from my house. It was a great walk, and I enjoyed it. Weather is perfect for a walk, and after I got there, I went to one of the aisles and sat down to rest, away from other people. Lo, and behold, a very nice lady came over to see if I was okay, and (being me) I struck up a conversation, and we found out we had a lot in common. 

Her name is Kris, and before we parted, we knew a lot about each other, exchanged phone numbers and names. Her husband passed away just last October, we are both quilters, and we plan to get together soon. She is much younger than I am, but that doesn't keep us from becoming great friends. (Hello, Kris!) (I also gave her my blog address. :))

After shopping around for awhile, I paid for my purchases and walked back home. I plan to do Kroger's one day next week. I was able to put my purchases in the basket underneath the seat of the walker. I should have done the walker thing last year, but, hey, that's okay. Better later than never, eh?

Granddaughter, Julia, is in the hospital awaiting the birth of their third child. She is on complete bed rest, and has pre-e-clampsia so she is in there until four days after the birth. They are planning on delivering by C-section on Wednesday. I know they covet your prayers, and I thank you in advance for those.
 
Tomorrow is Sunday and I still have lesson preparation to complete, so I won't spend any more time here today. This is Blabbin' Grammy signing off for today. Much love to each of you, my friends and family. More later. Bye for now.

Crafty Stuff

Hey, y'all,
Well, I went to the eye surgeon's office today and he took a look at my eye and said it is improving. I told him, yes, it is feeling better each day. I met a very interesting lady in the waiting room, and we chatted while waiting. She has four children, two of whom are grown and left the nest. Two at home are 16 year old twin boys, who, she said, quite often want to wear the same shirt or shoes and I suggested she just hide the shirt for a while so they can't argue over it. Ha. They get along quite well most of the time, though. The two older ones are a boy and a girl. She had her girl first, and then the three boys. Carol did just the opposite and had her three boys first, then her daughter.

My Sunday School class is getting together this afternoon for some snacks and a movie, or just to talk (we do that quite well, thank you very much) :)

I had an opportunity to chat with my good friend, Ina Ray, for a while the other night, and she is getting better after her bout with breast cancer. It is always wonderful to talk with friends and catch up on things, isn't it?

This morning, I finished up the front door wreath I have been working on, and it is now gracing my front door with wishes for Spring to come. I made a vellum butterfly to go on it (look at upper right of wreath) and hopefully the butterfly won't take off in some of the winds we are having right now or even later. Bow is made of decorative mesh purchased at Hobby Lobby.

Quilt my sister, Margaret, made for me and gave to me several years ago.

 As you can see, my sister was a much more talented quilter than I can ever be. Her quilts were made by hand and had thousands of tiny stitches. I decided to begin using the quilt, and then whatever is left of it when I pass on can pass on to someone else. 

Well, folks, that is about it for today. Still lots of daylight left and I have some other things to do yet before sleepy time. This is Blabbin' Grammy signing off for now. Much love to each of you, my friends and family. Bye for now. More later.

A Good Night's Sleep in my Bed

Hey, Y'all,
Today has been quite a busy day for me...I did get to sleep in my bed last night and it was really wonderful!  I didn't even have to have the television going in order to sleep...I also took the encouragement of my two daughters to use the quilt my sister, Margaret, made and gave to me several years ago. I put it on my bed and slept under it last night. It has thousands of tiny stitches in it, because she made it by herself by hand. We used it to drape her casket instead of getting a flower blanket, when she passed away in December of 2007. 

 This morning, after I had breakfast, I went to the podiatrist and she pronounced my feet to be looking better, and I decided to order some Birkenstock shoes from them, which will have an insert molded to fit my feet. I go in on Friday to have the fitting made, then I will be getting them in a couple of weeks. 

From there, I went to the post office to mail info to Teresa for my income tax (which she is very sweetly doing for me). I asked if they could put some tape across the back flap of the envelope and guess what the clerk told me????  "Sorry, we don't do that any more, because of the cutbacks..We don't have any tape to use..."

On to the Library, where I checked out a book that I had despaired of ever being written and published. I am a huge fan of Jean M. Auel, who wrote the Ayla books. "Clan of the Cave Bear" was the first in the series. I was so excited! I can hardly wait to read it. It was published last year and it is a really big book!

After leaving the library, I went to have my hair cut where I always have it done. They had a sign on the door that they were having a sale on hair cuts. I asked how many of them I could buy and take with me. Ha ha ha. A really sweet girl cut my hair for me and did a super job, also she gave me a good shampoo. Having your hair done really does wonders for you, doesn't it?

From there, I went to Kroger's to pick up a few items, and then on to my favorite place to shop...yeah, you guessed it! Hobby Lobby was the place. I bought some more material for a quilt I am planning to do, along with some other craft supplies. Then on to Freddy's steakburgers and had one of those, and now I am back home. I decided I needed to clean out my car from winter junk, in case anyone ever wants to ride in the back seat (maybe on Thursday). So now it is nearly 4:30 p.m. and I am about finished for the day. ha ha. 

My eye is still a little scratchy feeling, but it is feeling better than it did at this time yesterday. Well, that is about it for today. This is Blabbin' Grammy signing off for today. Much love to each of you, my friends and family. Bye for now. More later.