Busy weekend

Wow, it was a busy weekend. I'll try to give all of you a fairly decent rundown of what happened.

Thursday-
I went to Quilter's Quild and signed up to volunteer at the Boise quilt show. This way I get to get in for free and I'll meet some new people. The presentation of the night was a slide show of people's sewing rooms. Let me tell you that some people have amazing spaces in which to work with their quilts. My favorite spot was a lady who quilts in her RV. We got to see pictures of inside the RV before and after she gets ready to quilt. It was very impressive and made me grateful for all my space. She sits in her passenger seat facing the rear of the vehicle and sets up a folding table. Then she uses the top of her dog crate for her ironing board. :-) [I loved that part.] When we saw pictures of people who had tons of room to work in, we also saw their fabric stash. I thought I had a lot of fabric. Let me tell you. My two bins of fabric that hold about 100 yards don't even come close to the amount I saw in the pictures. One lady had all her fabric cataloged so that she could find the fabric in her 100's of boxes.

Friday-
Carmen and I took her kids up to Emmett to see the quilt show. We left town about 1:00 after we had eaten lunch. It got a little hairy as Carmen was sure she knew the way to Emmett, but then kept telling me she didn't recognize the road. The truth was houses have just been built out that way and it's been a while since Carmen has been out there. :-) The quilt show was amazing. I was glad I hadn't entered any of my quilts in the show. They don't even compare to the quality of work I saw at the show. My favorite quilt was one done of teapots. Each teapot was a different theme. I fell in love with it and wish I could tell you each teapot there was. When we left the quilt show we headed for the festival. What we didn't know was that there aren't any cherries up there any more, so their festival is really the town fair. We were very disappointed. In order to calm Alanna who was starting to throw a fit we decided to go get ice cream. But first, we had to drive through town as Carmen was feeling nostalgic. As we passed through town we discovered some antique shops that just had to be looked at. At this point Carmen has told me all about her recent finds for cheap and she is determined to see what Emmett has to offer. Of course, it has to fit in the car, but that wont' deter Carmen. We find a parking space and unload the kids. Alanna goes into the stroller because she's tired and Ronan goes into the backpack. The first store we went into was great. I found a fantastic quilt book that has all sorts of quilts people have made over the years. It was more like an art book, but it also had patterns in the back. I bought it and we wandered out the store and down the street. The third store we went into was also interesting. Here I found a piece of furniture I would actually buy. It was a large round coffee table with a huge clock in the top of it. I didn't buy it because there wasn't room in Carmen's car. [I have since priced out new ones and that one is a steal. Problem is I don't know the store name to call and tell them I would buy it. :-( ] Anyway, after awhile we decided it was time to get ice cream. I had seen a Sonic when we drove into town and thought we could go there and sit in the car. When we got there, we decided to order dinner since it was 5:00 and we were hungry. Alanna stayed in the back so she could sit in her seat and Ronan joined us up front. At one point Carmen asked Alanna where her hamburger was and she replied that it was in her hamburger holder. With a look on my face I turned to Carmen for an answer. Carmen just laughed and said, "You didn't know our car came with hamburger holders?" I soon found out that the door handle holds any hamburger quite well.
We got back into town about 6:30 and went to Jo-ann's for some fabric. I need to make a blanket and had some coupons, so I invited Carmen along. I quickly found fabric and we wandered through the store. I also found a cool puzzle that has a lot of quilts on it. Carmen and I will work on it one night when the kids go to Grandma's. Then I found some cool square glassware. I told Carmen about something I had seen at the quilt quild. One of the ladies used a fishbowl and put all her cut thread into it. That way she didn't have to pick up the strings and it actually became art. I found a cube that I like then we spotted some bottles. I immediately picked up a short, fat one and declared it my container for string. I can't wait to fill it.

Saturday-
I worked on Rachel's blackout curtains for her room. All the fabric is cut and now I need to sew the "cute, fun fabric" to the boring blackout fabric.

Sunday-
I went to church and then came home to take a nap since I didn't feel well. In the afternoon I went up and saw Dad for Father's Day. On the way home from Dad's I went to Albertson's and bought a quart of ice cream. :-) It was so cold here though I didn't eat any of it. Instead I made some hot chocolate and warmed up with an extra blanket on my bed. :-)

Monday (Today)-
After summer school I went down to Grammie and Pa's for about 1 1/2 hours. AJ, Grammie, and I attempted the crossword puzzle, but didn't get very far. AJ had found some lemon, blackberry muffins and we split one. I had brought two plums, so we each had one. The funny thing is; AJ's was white inside and mine was deep purple. They were delicious. As I was getting ready to leave via the backyard AJ asked Grammie to show me "Monk." Monk is the sock monkey that Uncle Dan gave Grammie and that she hasn't let go of for months. Grammie showed me Monk and he was missing his entire red hat (pompom). I asked what happened and Grammie looked at me with big eyes and said, "Well, he almost got decapitated." I guess that answered that. I started laughing and asked how it had happened. Grammie just looked at me and wouldn't answer. I asked again and at this point Grammie turned to AJ and said, "Are you going to help me out here or are you going to just stand there and laugh?" When AJ caught her breath, she explained that Monk had been left in bed and Grammie had sat on him. AJ pulled on Monk's body to free him and his hat came off. Poor Monk. I told Grammie that at least it was winter and he wouldn't be too cold without his hat. I just got "the look." At this point I decided it would be a good time to take my leave and go see Dr. Peine (the head doctor).
I finally decided it was time to buy a new mattress. First I went to RC Wiley and then I went to a little Mom and Pop place that Dr. Peine told me about. After much debate and a lot of lying down I pick out a mattress. The cool thing is they make the mattresses right there in the store. I get to go and pick it up on Wednesday. I can't wait.
Besides my TV and some bookcases this is the first furniture purchase I've made. It was intimidating, but it felt good. Since I was driving by the Chaffee's house I stopped in for a visit. That lasted for 1 1/2 hours. I got home around 7 tonight and made dinner; watermelon and a cheese quesedilla. I just finished my bowl of ice cream and am also trying to chat with Eli while I finish this blog. Since I've spent the last 1 1/2 writing this lovely post I'll say good night and talk to Eli. I'll keep you updated on the mattress.