Good Thursday Morning:  I am a morning person but 4:30am?  Joe gets up about that time every morning and I usually sleep till 6, 6:30 but today our puppy Myyah decided she wasn't going to be happy with just one of us up she wanted both of us up.  She has a habit of barking in the bedroom when Joe leaves like she's telling me ok we are home alone lol.  Not today it was constant lol.  Anyhow I forsee a nap today lol.  Oh gosh I am taking someone to some appointments today so that might not happen maybe a early night lol.  Anyhow I have been cruising through pintrest this morning (another of my favorite sites)  I repinned just a few pins a couple hundred lol.  Have you ever wondered where people get all those ideas?  I do and why cant I think of a couple? lol 

Today's agenda is taking care of our neighbors.  So many people don't even know their neighbors anymore.  I may just be nosey but I want to "know" who lives next to me.  It's a sense of community to me to at least be able to wave and know that they know I live next door.  I have a neighbor who is a snob.  She comes and goes daily and only once in the 5 years that I have lived here has she even acknowledged me.  We ran into the couple at a local store and she was sweet as pie to Joe and she acted like she didn't even see me.  Her husband on the other hand is a sweetheart (how does that happen? one sweet one snob) he talks to me everytime he picks up his trash can or is out walking their dog, waves when he drives by no matter the time of day.  I think I'm going to try and befriend this neighbor whats the worse thing that can happen?  She will stay the snob lol which will still be her loss.  My other neighbors are kind people and one is especially neighborly she comes over we have coffee a couple of times a week and I know I can call her if I needed help or borrow a cup of sugar.  We watch out for one another.  Isn't that the idea?  To know the neighbors have your back?

So my daughter called me last night and said that her boss fired that other girl around 10am meaning my daughter is on her own lol.  She said she learned more yesterday than she did the day before and that the level of stress in the office dropped quite a bit, seems she was a drama queen and did more harm than good.  I hear a raise in her future!!!!!

So I guess I'll get ready to go early this morning so I can sew while waiting on  my sister to show up this morning.   Find someone that could use a smile, hug, a word of encouragement and give it to them.  It's free and it does so much good.

TODAY'S TIP:  Pour about 1/2 cup baking soda down the kitchen sink drain I push it into the drain then pour about a 1/2 cup of white vinegar in.  It will bubble but it cleans the drains of anything that would smell it also does clean the drains

1 Corinthians 13;1 If I speak with the tongues of men and of angels, but do not have love, I have become a noisy gong or a clanging cymbal.

So today speak with love and meaning and not of a gong or a clanging cymbal.   God's Holy perfection blooms in us beauty and softness not briers and thorns.

Good Morning Afternoon lol.  I have been working on a new quilt today and I think it's going to be a great quilt.   I am making this one for one of my daughter in laws for Christmas I sure am hoping I can get both daughter in laws one made,  I have been so sorrowful today I found out that my friend Duffy died this week after he had a terrible motorcycle accident last week no other motorist was involved thank God.  This man was someone who I have no memories of that he didn't have a smile on his face.  God bless his family and Jesus please wrap your loving arms around him and comfort him and his family.  Also this morning my friend Angi's dog passed away Sugar loved to talk on the phone and always told me that "she loved me" lol.   Blessings and comfort to her today also.

Today I want to feature my sister Nancy.  Nancy is the sister that is just older than me.  Only 9 years difference between the 2 of us.  Nancy is the comforter of our family.  She will do for family and friends before she does for herself.  Dave is her husband and is a truck driver.  Nancy takes care of the household and loves God.  She has opened their home for Bible Study she makes sure to have tea, coffee and lemonade for us to drink and plates for us to eat yummy goodies that the rest of us provide as well as whatever she makes (she's a phenomanol cook)  She has the heart of Jesus always being the one that has the solution to a problem.  Nancy is a beautiful person inside and out.  I love you Nancy.

Yesterday was my daughters first day of work on a new job.  She is another outstanding woman I'll tell you about another day.  Anyhow she texted me yesterday to say her first day was long and that her new boss told her to "hurry and learn fast because she was firing the girl training her today or Friday!!!!!!)  OMG no pressure there lol ,  Brandie said I guess I'll sink or swim.  I know my daughter will rise to the top just like wonderful cream.  Praise be to God for such a wonderful daughter that I have.

Well I'm going back to my sewing I can't do anything else until Joe gets home and we can finish my car!!!!!  I had an accident in July and did some front end damage and Joe finished painting it last night so now we can start putting the lights and fins back on I'll some photos later. 

Oh speaking of photos I have one of our new Neice Holly and she just so happens to be on her new quilt. lol  I can't wait to get my hands on her lol.  Well how could I write anything after that lol.  So I'll stop for today blessings to you and your family

TODAY'S TIP COMES FROM NANCY:  We are never guarenteed tomorrow so always remember that arguements and fights are going to happen.  Don't let them linger and cause pain to the ones that you really love and admire.  If you have a family member that you have gone on the outs with be the first to pick up the phone or go see them appologize wrap them in your arms have a good cry and say I'm sorry I love you.  Our family members can be gone in an instant leaving you with a case of shoulda, woulda, couldas when it doesn't have to be that way.

Nancy's crab cakes;
16 crackers crushed,
2 TBLS water  Mix and let stand for 1 min to soften.
Add: 1 lb. crab or imitation crab meat
1 TBLS prepared mustard
2 TBLS mayo
1 1/2 teas. Worcestershire sauce
1/4 teas old bay boil mix
1/3 cup instant potato flakes dry
salt and pepper to taste
2 eggs beaten

Mix all together to shape cakes place a mason far lid in frying pan with olive oil put mix in then take lib out and let fry until golden brown

Topping sauce; mix equal parts of ketchup and El pato Mexican tomato sauce yumm

Proverbs 27;9 Oil and perfume make the heart glad. So a man's counsel is sweet to his friend. 

Be a friend today that needs you

Hello and Good Afternoon:  Today is Monday and it's been a blahhhhh kinda day. lol  I spent the morning out away from the house shopping for...... you guessed it material lol!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I actually was on a mission to find some comic book boards to start organizing my heaps of fabric and you know what?  Not one store in this city carries them.  I'm going back to the blog I found the idea on and see if they have any links to where they can be found. I'll do that right after starting dinner.  Since it's 4;20pm I should go put the roast on brb.  Ok so if you think I start dinner late your right lol.  We eat dinner usually around 6 to 7 It will be ok. 

I bought fabric for a teal and brown quilt I'm going to make for one of my daughter-in-laws.  I have been gathering fabric for this quilt so I hope I have bought stuff in the right tones.  Anyhow,  I'm making this quilt from a pattern on Favquilts.com (my favorite quilting site to date) and found a summer star quilt, and a summer solstice star quilt and pulled my favorite stars from those 2 and combined them to make my own star quilt lol.  so now I'm piecing that and laying that out.  In the meantime I finished the quilt for my new great niece.  I made a story time quilt with the center block having all the information about the baby's birth. I'll post a photo in the future.

My sister of the day is Anna.  Anna is the oldest of the 5 sisters (we have a brother that's the oldest).  She is a humble, giving, loving, sister.  Anna has a small farm where all the animals on her farm are her "babies" lol.   There are 2 goats,  Baby and Bubba, a mule Nelly, and numerous chickens, and a Jack Russell Terrier cross named Cricket.  Cricket is the daughter of my Jack Russell Maxwell Smart.  And smart he was!!!  but that's a story for another day.  Anna never had any children of her own but with sisters ranging from 2 years younger to 27 years younger she was surrounded with a plethora of children.  We come from a large family and we were very close to our cousins and they in turn have a huge range of ages too. 

Anna married a guitar playing can't do anything unless it's done right kinda man.  Gene,  Geno as we called him was one of the most giving men I ever have had the pleasure of knowing.  He could do a little of everything and saved me from having to hire people to do my house because I would just pick up the phone and bribe Geno with a home cooked meal and waaalaaaa he would come to my rescue.  This man had a voice that could sing with the angels (he now does).  I also had the pleasure of entering into matrimony on the same day as Anna and Gene we had a double wedding.  What a funny thing that was but so nice to be able to share that moment with my sister.  Oh how I love my sisters but there is something very special about Anna and I think I can speak for all my sisters when I say that.

TODAY'S TIP; Comes from Anna:  To make your own fly repellent mix 1 part blue dawn dish soap, 1 part white vinegar, and 3 parts water.  This is safe to use on your pets as well as yourself.

Deuteronomy 33:26  There is none like the God of Jeshurun, Who rides the heavens to your help, And through the skies in His majesty.

Good Morning to you!!!!!!  Today I woke up to another cloudy day so thankful for the rain.  I am on a mission to get organized!!!!  My sewing room is shared with my bakery equipment and also by my huge collection of cookbooks and just plain ole junk lol.  So I started off today's organization plan by just filing some papers and guess what?  I found the top of my pc desk lol!!!!!  I'm proud of this little progress it's been long enough since I've seen the top of the desk that I had stuff on there from the beginning of 2011 (ashamed to admit but for admitting there's a problem is the first step to recovery lol.   Any how on my favorite web site (favquilts.com) there was a tutorial on folding fabric to store vertically WOW who da thunk?  It's not only better for the fabric because it's not all wrinkled up in a drawer but it's pretty it requires some comic book boards (used to keep them from bending) so I think if I venture out today I'll look at Micheals or maybe Hobby Lobby for them the local book store said he didn't carry any comic books or anything to do with them hmmmm.  But before I leave out I want to try and finish this desk it's not far from finished but I know how I am lol.

I wanted to thank you for your prayers for my family.  My son-in-law has improved by leaps and bounds and may even be realeased before the weekend is over from the hospital Praise God for His Healing  Power!!!.

Today I'm featuring my sister Patti.  This woman is an amazing example of who and what we should be.  Patti is employed by Promise of Hope Ministries she has a complex job with them and does many many things for them so many I can't name them all.  One thing that she does is she has started a woman's ministry.  She is teaching a core group of women to be leaders in our community to teach Bible studys.  I know that there are a lot of women that do this but this one has a spin lol.  This group is called POH Piecemakers (no that's not misspelled) Piecemakers is a group of women that are learning how to make quilts that's why it's spelled like it is.  We have gone throught the book of Ruth and made a beautifully designed quilt (designed by Sue DeLaney my sisters sewing partner) as soon as we are finished with our quilts and Sue gives us the go ahead I'll post pictures.  These quilts are each made by each one of the women in this core group (I am one of them) and each quilt is the same as far as the blocks but the personality of each woman has come to fruition with there individual quilts.  It's amazing to see how we all started with the same thing and how different they all are.
Anyhow I'm sharing a recipe today that Patti made for one of the lessons (we cook just about every week and share a meal before we start our study) Patti suprised us with a wonderfully rich and decadant corn chowder so I hope you enjoy it.

Patti's Corn Chowder

1 med onion diced, 1lg bulb of garlic, 2 sm. stalks celery with leaves diced, 2 TBS evoo (extra virgin olive oil), 2 TBS butter
Saute' in a large  soup pot until onions are brownish (carmelized)
Add; 1 teas. parsley flakes, 1/4 tspcayenne pepper, 1/4 teas white pepper, 3/4 tsp black pepper, 1 tsp salt, 1 TBS ranch dressing mix, 1 TBS Vegetta (this is a Romanian spice), 2 cups water, 1 heaping TBS chicken Bullion.'
Add: 1 can diced potatoes, 3 cups fresh corn (cut off the cob)
Simmer 10 minutes.
In a large bowl, mix
1-12oz. can evaporated milk, 2 cups milk, 1 cup water, 3 TBS flour, 1 tsp salt, 1 can chopped green chilis (optional) and 2 pieces of crisp chopped bacon (can use turkey bacon)
Add to soup mix and bring to a boil then lower heat and simmer for 1 minute.
Serve with cornbread or rolls it's fantastic!!!

We are now in a Bible study on the Book of Ester and we are doing another original designed quilt by Sue DeLaney for it.  So todays scripture is from the Book of Ester
Ester 1;20 And when the king's edict which shall make is heard throughout all his kingdom, great as it is, then all woman will give honor to their husbands, great and small.
Now if your just reading this verse and getting your dander up STOP!!!  go read the rest of the Book it's an amazing story of selfish men and a great woman.

TODAYS TIP:  If your an avid quilter or just a novice know that being organized is sooo important!!!  I use 3 ring binders to keep my quilt patterns that I want to make in them.  Also I have binders for embroidery patterns, projects and any large projects that I've printed the instructions.  It's easier to find and takes up less space.
I know that this seems a little OCD but it works and if I was really OCD they would be color coordinated lol.

Good Rainy Day Friday!!!!  So glad for the rain and so thankful that we didn't get the bad stuff we were slotted for.  Today I will be finishing up the baby blanket for our new neice Holly Brielle who weighed 7lbs.11Oz. 19 1/2 inches long Congrats to Cody and Syndey. 

So my love for sewing grows daily and I only can wish that I had a quilting machine and a new embroidery machine lol and I could go on and on with the things I wish for so if anyone wants to fullfill my wishes........................lol.

My sister Nancy just got a embroidery machine she is a newby to the art of sewing but she's so excited and she is one of those folks that when she starts something she get everything she needs to do a project gotta love her for that anyhow she's so excited so tomorrow I think I'm going to go over and see if I can help her start using it.  Her thinking is "I won't be using it that much" lolololol she will be become addicted to it just as I did.!!!!  

TODAY'S TIP:  IF YOU HAVE GREASE SPOTS ON YOUR CONCRETE IT CAN BE CLEANED OFF WITH OVEN CLEANER!!!  SPRAY IT ON LET IT SIT FOR 5 MINUTES AND THEN RINSE OFF SPOT WILL BE GONE.

John 17:13 And now come I to you: and the things I speak in the world, that they might have MY joy fulfulled in themselves.

SEEN ON A BUMPER STICKER; Work for the Lord, the pay isn't much, but His retirement plan is out of this world.

Hello Folks I have been busy working on a quilt for a new arrival!!!!!!  My step-nephew is awaiting the arrival of his first baby. His wife is pushing as I write!!!!  We are going to be welcoming to our family a little baby Girl Holly.  Payers and blessing to this new family. 

My Son-in-law the love of my daughters life is having a difficult time recovering from a surgery (without getting into to much detail) I ask for prayers for him.  He is such an amazing man a Sargent in the Army has served a term in the Marines in Iraq and a term in the Army in Afganistan my heart is aching for my daughter and her husband. 

Today I am lost as a goose and not much sewing is going on but I am always amazed and the Grace of God and how wonderful God is and answers prayers and touches us just as we need Him to do.  "Be still and Know that I am God."  Comes to my mind so I am going to be still and know God is in control. 

Folks keep God first and foremost.  Stress and worry is not from God we are not to worry about tomorrows problems keep your focus on today and stay in prayer.

Thank you for your prayers,
Debi

Good Sunday Morning!!!  Today starts another day in my life lol.  I woke up with such a joy in my heart this morning I'm almost to happy to sit still.  My sister Conni is coming over today with a friend I am making my sister's First Grandchild a baby quilt I started it last night and got 2 of the squares done this morning.  Im making another Story-time star quilt for her just a 36x36 this time.  Her friend is going to stay and sew with me while Conni works (what a shame she can't stay and sew) I am going to try my hand at teaching her to quilt (wish me luck). 

Today I am also going to try my hand at a new recipe Glazed Caramel Apple Bread I found the recipe on pintrest so if it turns out good I'll post it'

Everyone happpy sewing and blessing to you and your family today may God rein forever more in your life.


TODAY'S TIP;  When baking a cake that you want to stack make sure to always allow time to freeze the cake first.  This allows the cake to firm up so that it won't fall apart on you when your icing it.  (Allow cake to unfreeze before starting to ice the cake)

Philippians 2;3 Do nothing from selfishness or empty conceit, but with humility of mind let each of you regard one another as more important than himself.