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This morning, we cleaned up around the house like we do every Sunday. We used to do that on Saturdays and I called a stop to that. My kids probably hated Saturdays because Patrick always wanted to clean that day. Now we do it on Sunday and it doesn't take that long. I worked on laundry, cleaned the kitty litter, and vacuumed. 

I headed downstairs to get the backing and batting ready for another quilt. I have to drop them off tomorrow at Colleen's. I am going to be busy tomorrow! I have to stop at moms, Colleens ...

This morning, I was on the tablet playing a war game. Then I pretty much did that all day. Not just a war game but some others. I wasn't in the mood to do anything but laundry. Hard to believe. I just watched TV and played games. 

We did go out to Panda Express for lunch. Shocker! Patrick bought some food and liked it. He doesn't do Chinese or Japanese food, so this was a surprise. Even more, it was a surprise he would go with me. I had planned to be on my own, since he doesn ...

 This morning, I was up early. Kept waking up and then slept for 10 minutes before waking up again. Gave up after doing that twice. 

I played on my tablet. Wasn't in the mood to do much else. Then Patrick suggested we watch a movie. We did. Not as good as I thought. Could have been done better. But it was okay. 

I made myself work on the cross stitching. It won't get done if I don't. The hair is now done. It's now up to getting the hood done as well as the greenery. Once ...

While struggling to baste the Down & Dirty Civil War Repro Quilt, I found myself experiencing an interlude of interruptions or, as I’m prone to say, life happens. 

The quilt became a flimsy last week—I think Wednesday. But the next day while accompanying a dear friend to the hospital for a heart cath, I ran into the bestie of one of our daughters-in-law, and learned that her father was in the hospital and not doing well. The next day one of our sons landed in another hospital and is still there. And the day after that, the father of ...

 This morning I had my appointment with the dentist. Patrick decided to go along with me so we could go from there to the casino. I had a good check up, but need to go back next week to get a small filling. I have the receding gum lines like my dad. So, yet again, hereditary issue and AGAIN, dad's side. UGH My dad and Uncles had the same issues. 

We went to the casino at Lucky Eagle. It was fun and we spend about 4 hours there. We came home with more than we took, so I'm ...

As much as I wanted to stitch today, it didn't happen. It was a day were Patrick wanted to go to the movies and I was ready to go! 

We saw the new Caption America and I really liked it. I like the new Caption America, he's perfect for the part. I'm thinking more will be coming. We sat for a few minutes after the show to see if there was a trailer on what's coming but after a couple minutes, I was tired of waiting, and we left. So, I have no idea if there ...

This morning, I was getting ready to head to the museum for our presentation. At the time I left, it started to snow. We were at the museum around 11:15 am. It was coming down fast. 

This morning, I had to be up early because a volunteer for QOV wanted to pick up some fabrics for a quilt. She brought a design she was thinking of using. We ended up with 2 panels and fabrics that go with them. She wants to hand quilt them, so I told her when she is done with the top, we will cut the batting and backing for her. We talked about washing the tops, and I let her know, I found out if I wash the backs and not the fronts, when I do wash the quilt, it doesn ...

 This morning, I tried to sleep in. Didn't work for me. The light came through the window and right on my face. I got up and noticed Patrick's side of the bed didn't have light coming in. GRRR

Patrick didn't have a good night's sleep. So, he wasn't feeling good. I'm wondering if the chemo has started to affect him again. Last time it took 3 months, and we are at that stage now. He thinks it was a "sugar high" and allergies. We will see in the next couple days. He wasn ...

 This morning, I woke with a good headache. My game had a "war" and I was up to play it around 8 am. It was fun but we didn't win. I am still learning. Then I put the tablet away and do a few other things that wouldn't keep my headache longer. I did play my match game and my hidden objects games to keep my mind off the garbage that goes on in some of those kingdoms. 

Patrick went to take care of the water system, and I shut the TV off. We had the TV off ...

 From one day away to one day home. 

We pretty much enjoyed the day by watching TV and doing a few things around the house. I got some of my chores done today. Then I asked Patrick to walk with me again. We got outside to find it snowing. Then when we came in the house it snowed even more. At least we got 3 laps in before came in. 

This morning, I decided to try one of the recipes from my older recipe blog. I like to bake bread and wondered how this would turn out. I got it all ready, put in the refrigerator and then left. 

Patrick and I went to Lucky Eagle Casino again today. We won in the beginning and started losing after. I was okay with that since we are still playing on their money. We played a couple new games. We found out we do better when we go earlier in the day. They were giving stuff out for those who have the ...

This morning, I went downstairs to get a few things for the garage sale in March. I wanted to get started and ended up with 2 boxes of stuff. I will drop them off at Colleen's this week and then work on another box of stuff. I was surprised at how quickly I had those boxes full. 

Then Debbie picked me up and we headed to the museum. We took the 3 quilts I had and put them in there. We decided to do 7 quilts for next week (13th). Then we chatted with Donna and Tim about what ...

This morning, I surprised myself by going back to sleep when Patrick went to take a shower. I was going to get up before he did, but laid there. Then when I woke again it was 30 minutes later. 

Patrick went golfing and told me to be ready to go when he got home. I cut backing and batting for Colleen, cut fabric for Georgie, washed the backing, and baked a cake for Patrick. I also sent emails to the veterans who are to receive a quilt to let them know it would be about 4-6 months. Once all that ...

 This morning, I was up and playing for a bit. I was going to do some laundry but I knew we had to leave. I ended up watching GMA 3. Just because Patrick does. 

We went for 3 rounds around the neighborhood. I would have done more, but Patrick is a lot slower at walking then I am. 

We then headed up to Olympia for yet another doctor appointment. That's when you know you're getting old - having more than one doctor appointment in a week - or even having a doctor appointment once a week. You'd think we ...

I know I didn't write anything on here for yesterday. I really didn't do much. I don't even think I did any stitches in the cross stitch. 

Patrick and I walked about 4 laps and found that's 1.25 miles.  I chatted with Debbie. Oh, and I cleaned up the computer/office area. I put stuff away, got rid of a lot, etc. Then it was time to go to the play. 

We went to the Evergreen Playhouse in Centralia. It's actually been there since 1959. There were some good "old" actors that actually came ...

This morning, Patrick was up before me. I guess he was more excited about going to the casino than I was. We got ready. I worked on a couple things before getting ready to go. Debbie wanted to come over, and Patrick wanted to leave, so she decided to come later after we got back. 

We went to Lucky Eagle Casino. We were there close to 6 hours. We won in the beginning. Then we were done to $100. Next thing we knew we were back up there. I ended up winning a jackpot of $1092, which got us up ...

This morning, I waited on Patrick while he went go get a couple things done. He had to get chlorine for the well. That's a monthly thing. 

When he got home, we headed to Olympia for me to get a test done. Then we headed to Lucky Eagle casino to play for a bit. We got there around noon and played till 3 pm, since he needed to get back for a district meeting. We actually did good this time. We came home with $1200 more than we thought we would. It will keep us going for a while ...

 This morning, we were woken by the phone. I tried calling Kaiser back but no answer, so called oncology because I had an appointment this afternoon. I figured they were going to cancel my appointment. When I finally got on, they asked if I could be there this morning. It was 8:30 am, so I told them I could be there at 10:30 am. We got ready and headed out the door by 9:30 am. 

We arrived on time and the good news is that I'm doing great with my (not) breast cancer. It will be ...

 This morning, I was up and ready to go. I went for my walk and Patrick went to renew his driver's license with the new enhanced. They told him his passport was good enough. But he went ahead and renewed it with the enhanced. He was able to renew for 8 years. That's good. I don't renew mine till next year. 

He came back about the time I was done walking. Didn't take long for him. Appointments do help. I did clean the kitty litter and worked on the certificates for the veterans we are honoring ...