<p>Oh…the quilts/blankets made from tees is a BIG thing with D1’s college friends. The sports crowd she hangs with have them made from tees from special tourneys or games. The girls love them!</p>
<p>lindz126 - I sort of thought you might be kidding - but you never know…lol. I love the idea of making a “memory” quilt - and I have been collecting some of D’s old t’s, sweats, etc. to make one for my D. I’d better get started on that one - I only have two years left…lol. Love the quilt of life idea too. What did you include on it? I could never do it as a fundraiser though - it takes me years to make anything larger than a crib-sized quilt. I do everything by hand, but that’s not my only problem. I just haven’t really found a manageable way of working with the larger quilts once I get to the point of quilting them.</p>
<p>…and I can really do a great financial forecast! Geez, how boring can one get. I actually ordered a DVD on cake decorating this morning and am looking forward to that. I used to paint (watercolors) before S was born but that is now ancient history.</p>
<p>I am now dreaming of pizza for lunch, not the lousy salad I put together this morning. Hey, six hours on a diet is good enough. How’s that for perseverance? </p>
<p>S thinks an ax murderer may be lurking on CC and will cut off my fingers.</p>
<p>Mountains…thanks for making me laugh! Stay strong on the diet! My goal is to lose weight for all the pics that will be taken during D2’s senior year! Yikes!</p>
<p>the quilt of life involved putting together quilt square kits that congregants purchased ($ went to Bone Marrow Foundation) and each family made a square–it was hellish to put together (6’ x 12’) and we needed help from a professional quilter to complete but it still hangs in the temple and is beautiful reflecting everyones’ different styles, values, etc…</p>
<p>Oh, mountains - your will power sounds like mine. Please eat your salad - I ate a slice of California Kithen’s garlic chicken pizza for you - so you don’t have to ruin your diet. It was a frozen pizza - a small one, so the slices are really tiny - but still quite fattening.</p>
<p>lindz - the quilt sounds amazing. I can’t even imagine putting together a quilt of that size! Were the blocks very big, or did you just have a lot of them? I can understand why you needed the help of a professional quilter to complete it - it’s a huge job.</p>
<p>I not only ate my salad (made sure I did not bring any cash to the cafeteria so I could avoid the pizza) but I went for a 40 minute power walk. Yay for me. I actually do not have a lot to lose but I just want to get back to a healthier weight and better eating habits. I read that if you do anything consistently for 4 days, you will have actually developed the habit and have an easier time after that. Hmm, we’ll see. I am either free from food bondage by Saturday, or H would have locked the craving lunatic out of the house.</p>
<p>I survived the dentist. But my temporary crowns make me look a little too much like the Wicked Witch of the West IMO. Maybe I won’t have much to smile about for the next two weeks–I’ll just pretend like I’m taking AP tests with D. She certainly hasn’t been smiling much lately, but she’ll probably have a big smile when they are all over.
At least graduation isn’t for another 5 weeks, so perhaps I’ll look like a normal person by then.
Until then, drinks (and soft food) are on me.
I did manage to stop by the wine store on the way home from the dentist. I do have my priorities.</p>
<p>I may join you for a glass of wine…D2 has a track meet scheduled for this afternoon but our beautiful day is quickly turning gloomy. If severe thunderstorms happen at the right time I may hunker down with a good book and enjoy the “found time” and she may be happy to have more time for AP prep! Stay tuned…</p>
<p>NorthMinn: what are your D’s events? Mine are trackletes too but they only do it to get/stay in shape for soccer and because the team spirit is very kicked back. They sprint. 100, 4X100, 4X400 and sometimes the 200 but they both hate that one!</p>
<p>I love the quilt idea.</p>
<p>Good luck to all the AP students out there!</p>
<p>mountains, does this
apply to staying away from CC, too? Somehow I don’t think so. :D</p>
<p>Greetings to all! I missed your wit and support over the long weekend. Hope you all heard the virtual toast I gave you Saturday night at the wedding.</p>
<p>how was the wedding? How did the ring bearer bear up? What did you end up wearing.</p>
<p>WONDERFUL! He managed to stay at the altar the whole hour, and never actually picked his nose, though it was, um, touch and go for a while. And the only untoward remark, or at least the only one I overheard, was “Father Mike at MY school doesn’t wear a dress.” . . . . He and the flower girl decided they adored each other and drew pictures together for hours, at both the rehearsal dinner and the wedding itself. They also danced together - sorry I can’t post photos. :D</p>
<p>I wore the blue sheath & it was perfect. CCers really do know everything.</p>
<p>Glad to hear the ring bearer did great! LOL about his dress comment! How was the wedding itself? Was it truly a big fat one?</p>
<p>Historymom…she is a sprinter and jumper. 4x100, 4x200 and 4X400, some opens, triple jumps and then pole vaults. Crazy! Track is also a stay in shape for soccer sport for her. The meet was called off until tomorrow! Guess I can have an early glass of wine! </p>
<p>Tonight’s menu:Making salmon on the grill with asparagus and portabella mushrooms. A nice mixed green salad with feta tossed with low cal vinagrette. A true diet dinner!</p>
<p>mountains - congrats on sticking with your diet. See, that’s why you don’t have to lose, only maintain. I wish I could say that!</p>
<p>Peabodie - glad you survived your trip to the dentist, even if you emerged temporarily aesthetically challenged. I’m sure you’ll be back to your normal-self as soon as your permanent crown is in place.</p>
<p>Harriet - happy the wedding turned out so well - and that there was no nose-picking involved. </p>
<p>historymom and NMinn - my D runs too - but not in spring. She’s a distance runner, so she runs XC in fall and the mile during winter track. Spring is softball season (although she’s injured right now and has been sitting out the past few weeks - supposed to play today, but she’s still in pain, so she may just be a designated runner the rest of the season).</p>
<p>Harriet - It works if the virtual CC ax murderer manages to get to you before 4 days and chops off your fingers. :)</p>
<p>Great news about the darling ring bearer. S was also a ring bearer at 4 and my only gripe was that the couple picked the most expensive tux in the universe (I actually paid the exact amount for S’ tux rental this year) and divorced less than a year later. Lovely.</p>
<p>::Shutting down work station and heading to NorthMinnesota’s home for dinner.::</p>
<p>NMinn - that may be a diet dinner, but it sounds delicious.</p>
<p>I agree, NorthMinnesota’s dinner sounds terrific. Can you set another place, please? </p>
<p>Yes, BunsenBurner, it really was a big fat one! Lots of pageantry in the ceremony; 350 guests. All five of us had a great time. And the couple (nephew & new wife) were just glowing the whole time.</p>
<p>Also, mountains, I may need to hire that ax murderer. :)</p>