The EWWW Factor

There is a man that I know that gives me the ewww’s. He just really creeps me out. He has been giving me the creeps me out for 14 years, but now that Raymond is gone it really bothers me.

This man likes to stroke my hair, my arms, and my back. No touches have been to an inappropriate place, but it is still creepy.

This is not a person I can get out of my life. I can avoid him as much as possible, but there are times when I must be in contact with him. I usually try to keep items in between us, like car doors, tables, other people, but sometimes he just appears behind me and starts in with the stroking.

Over the weekend he snuck up on me startling me. Once again he started in on my hair. My oldest was there and he said that he thought it was “creepy.” I found that interesting since I have never discussed this issue with him or his brother.

When Raymond was alive he found this man’s attention to be funny at first, but later it started getting on his nerves. When he would see the man coming he would warn me so I could go hide out. Now that Raymond is gone, I never let this man in my house when I am home alone.

This man is married, has children older than I am, and probably has no idea just how much his “attention” bothers me. He really seems to think I would want his attention.

I just had to get the ewww onto paper because I still have shivers over this last incident. I really have no idea how to handle the situation. I cannot afford to have this man angry at me as it would make many social situations very uncomfortable.

Maybe the next time I will tell him I have lice.

Backing it All (More Quilt Talk)

Several people have emailed asking me what color I will be using to back my Blooming Nine Patch. I was so lucky to find the fabric that I bought for the backing and binding of this quilt. I had been searching the quilt store where I take lessons, "Quilter's Quest" in Princeton, TX, for the backing material and was just not happy with anything in the store. I was about to give up when I noticed THE fabric stacked with a few others at the cashier's table. It had just arrived and had not been put into the system yet. IT WAS THE ONE! It was destiny that this beautiful fabric should arrive just at that time.

This fabric pulls everything together for my Blooming Nine Patch.

(Hum a drum roll now.)

Fabric #6 Brought in a Different Look to the Quilt

Whew, the quilt is so big now that I had to take it off the floor so mom could walk through to the kitchen.

I really enjoy watching it "bloom," so I decided to start with the middle and just go out as much as I could on my design wall. It isn't as pretty this way, but at least I can keep up with the changes.

The picture on the bottom left shows Fabric #6 in a close up with the Fabric 5&6 Nine Patch.

Random Brain Questions and Facts of the Day

Wouldn’t it be horrible if you dropped your keys into one of those motion sensored toilets and it flushed? (I actually almost flipped my keys into a public toilet today, so maybe not such a random thought.)

You really do get what you pay for. Bought a new comb/pick combo today, put one back for one $1.00 cheaper, wasn’t until I got home that I noticed the metal pick ends didn’t have any little protector globs on the end (notice technical term). I didn’t notice the lack of the globs until I took off a chunk of scalp. OUCH!

Can a grown man learn to not be a complete dunderhead?

Why is it that the doctor’s offices do not have the National Enquirer and other such tabloids in their magazine racks? I would rather read those than a golf or ESPN magazine.

Why can’t chocolate be a calorie free food?

Quilt has Bloomed Out to Fabric #5

I made 68 squares to my Blooming Nine Patch quilt tonight. It has now bloomed out to Fabric #5.

Something Different for Me

I had homework at TOPS this week. I decided to follow one of my positive affirmations from last week. My affirmation was "Be as good to myself as I am to my friends."

I have completed the homework. Earlier this week a friend called and asked me to do something for her that would have taken me a couple of days to do. My friend had time to do this something, she signed up to do this something, and she was physically capable of doing this something, she just didn't want to do it. When she called me, my first instinct was to say "Okay, I'll take care of it," but when I started to answer her I had a flash of irritation. I really did not have time to take care of the matter, it wasn't something I would not have signed up to do, and I would have had to have my boys help me because I in the middle of a fibro flare up. So I said "No."

I could tell she was surprised. She actually let out a little gasp. I gave her some suggestions on how to handle the something in a way that would be a little more efficient than how she was going to handle it and then I hung up.

What surprised me was that I did not feel guilty. In the past I might have called back and said that I had checked my calendar and I could do the something, but not this time. I was so proud of myself. Even if I never turn a friend down again, I know that this was the time to say "no."

My Quilt it is a Blooming

I am four colors out on my Blooming Nine Patch Quilt. It is very exciting to watch it start to bloom.

I really like the colors I have picked for the quilt. I have them in order in this picture, going from left to right.

(Click on the pictures to get a better look at the fabrics and the quilt.)

I probably could have put in more green, but I think there is enough green n these 12 fabrics to make this quilt a nice addition to my bedroom.

I was really worried about the middle being too pink, but I think it will be okay in the end.

I have the first four fabrics laid out on the floor to get an idea of how the quilt top will look once it is completed.

I wasn't able to get a very good picture , but here is what I have so far:

I just wish I had my taxes completed so that I could spend most of my free time quilting.