Monthly Archives: January 2014

Sickbay to Birthday

Posted on January 31, 2014 by ronda926

We had a pretty low profile and did not do that much today. Hunter had won a pizza party from selling things at school and the party was planned for today, but since Hunter was sick we had a change … Continue reading →

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Cookie Day

Posted on January 30, 2014 by ronda926

We got our day started with pancakes and I seemed to be very challenged when it came to flipping from cable to dvd movies. I finally got the movies going, but then I couldn’t get it back to watching regular … Continue reading →

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Up and Out!

Posted on January 29, 2014 by ronda926

This morning was a very early up at 4 a.m. and out of the house to go back to the airport to fly out to Little Rock. Brok and Candice celebrated their anniversary on Sunday and they planned a trip … Continue reading →

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What a Whirlwind!

Posted on January 29, 2014 by ronda926

In case you didn’t know or think about it – Vegas is two hours later (or earlier in the day) than Texas time! We got up at 5 in order to check out of the hotel and be on our … Continue reading →

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Can We Say No?

Posted on January 28, 2014 by ronda926

Monday morning was our appointment with the “time share” people, Vacation Internationale. David was completely in charge of this, so I just helped with navigating when I could. He didn’t have the correct address so we ended up being about … Continue reading →

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Walking the Strip

Posted on January 27, 2014 by ronda926

We were gone all day walking the Las Vegas Strip! We started out to go to breakfast at the Paris Hotel. We decided to take the monorail to the hotel and we navigated through the different hotels to get to … Continue reading →

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Lost Wages

Posted on January 26, 2014 by ronda926

Saturday morning we fly out to Las Vegas. David booked us a time-share weekend, you know where they give you the free hotel and you just have to get there and listen to the sales pitch. So we are here … Continue reading →

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Hit a Snag

Posted on January 24, 2014 by ronda926

Today was a very cold day for the Houston area. It was raining and it turned to ice or sleet. It was a great day to stay inside and sew! That is about what I did! David was able to … Continue reading →

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Words to Live By Block Party

Posted on January 23, 2014 by ronda926

As you probably know, I’ve been trying to stay on task to finish my Primitive Gatherings “Words to Live By” quilt. I started working on design by laying out my triangles that surround my 12” blocks. I laid them on … Continue reading →

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Faceted Jewels Month 3

Posted on January 22, 2014 by ronda926

Hello, today turned out to be a squirrel-chasing day! I had all of these good intentions planned and instead I ended up going to the mall and did some shopping. My wristwatch stopped working on Monday; I’m thinking it is … Continue reading →

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Remove Distractions

Posted on January 21, 2014 by ronda926

Last night during the business part of the guild meeting I worked on my Primitive Gatherings “Words to Live By” center – attaching my berries. Wahoo! I got another couple of sets sewn down and by the time I got … Continue reading →

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Press On!

Posted on January 20, 2014 by ronda926

How has your day been on the bright sunshiny day? I had no idea it was so nice outside until I went to Starbucks to stock up on coffee. I love my Monday’s! I get to stay in my room … Continue reading →

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It Seemed Like a Good Idea

Posted on January 19, 2014 by ronda926

Since I was not going to be able to run the Houston Marathon this year I got the idea to ride my bicycle around the marathon course. I made plans with my friend Doug to ride around the course. Last … Continue reading →

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Nothing to Speak of

Posted on January 18, 2014 by ronda926

I’ve been hitting things here and there and I’ve not really been able to accomplish or finish anything. Thursday was a workday and after work I got David to hang my “Playtime” quilt in our spare bedroom before I went … Continue reading →

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Remove Wisdom Teeth

Posted on January 14, 2014 by ronda926

Back in December, I had an appointment to have my wisdom teeth pulled but due to getting very ill the night before I had to cancel my appointment. My new date for the extraction was yesterday morning. Mission accomplished! My … Continue reading →

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Faceted Jewels Two

Posted on January 13, 2014 by ronda926

Here are the instructions for month two of the Glad Creations Faceted Jewels swap. I was able to work on it this weekend at our sewing retreat in LaGrange and there are a few corrections from the original information that … Continue reading →

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Celebrating Cheryl

Posted on January 12, 2014 by ronda926

My weekend went by entirely too quickly, how about yours? Early Friday morning Cathy picked me up around 6:30 and we drove to LaGrange. Brenda has a house in the country and is a great place to escape the hustle … Continue reading →

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Remove the Stress

Posted on January 9, 2014 by ronda926

Cynthia wanted to have December off so we didn’t work until January 7th, the only thing it sure put us a little behind trying to get her ready for 3 upcoming shows. She is going to St. George, Utah then … Continue reading →

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Remove the Pillow

Posted on January 7, 2014 by ronda926

It has been a pretty busy day; I decided to get up an hour earlier than I normally do because I wanted to finish up my Faceted Jewels swap. I didn’t get it finished before work, but I did manage … Continue reading →

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Faceted Jewels One

Posted on January 6, 2014 by ronda926

Sorry to bore everyone with my notes on the faceted jewel swap, but there were so many questions regarding what to do I decided to write it out and take pictures. Nothing like step-by-step visual instructions, so here goes. These … Continue reading →

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Shake a Leg

Posted on January 5, 2014 by ronda926

It has been a great Sunday around here. The cold front blew in this morning; it was shaking things up pretty well. I love it when there is a brisk chill in the air! I had to go to the … Continue reading →

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Remove Obstacles

Posted on January 4, 2014 by ronda926

Did you pick a word to inspire you this year? Remember, my word is remove. Yesterday I finally bite the bullet and tried my AccuQuilt Studio on my berries for my center on my Primitive Gatherings “Words to Live By” … Continue reading →

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My Word

Posted on January 2, 2014 by ronda926

Yesterday I was watching the morning news and they did this segment on “words”. The idea was to pick one word that you wanted to use to inspire your “new year”. One person picked the word “present” they wanted to … Continue reading →

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