jaba

Got the B-day cards ready and they will go in the mail today. Now to straighten up the spare rooms a little and I'll be ready for company.
Terrible weather here today, gloomy looking outside and raining on and off. I'm so ready for it to warm up and see some sunshine.

Jane Quilter

I mailed the June Birthday cards today.....

MizMelly

Jaba, you can have some of my sunshine -- it's going to be 103 here today. Dry and HOT, which is typical May weather. From here through September it only gets hotter!

redstilettos

Jaba should not hog all the good weather MizMelly is sending her way. I'm sitting here at 49 degrees. Jeez....that's almost HALF of what Melly has!!

barbarakibler23

Contest time

Here is a contest for all of you......PM me your answers and I will pick a winner Thursday evening....May 24th. 9pm est.

Memorial Day is almost here...see if you can pick the correct answer for the following questions:

1) What day of the month of May is Memorial Day observed?

a. the first Monday
b. the last Monday
c. the last Friday
D. the third Monday

2. Memorial Day was once called by another name. What was the former name?

a. Soldier's Day
b. Military Remembrance Day
c. Decoration Day
d. Veterans' Day

3. What year was the holiday officially renamed "Memorial Day"

a. 1987
b. 1967
c. 1977
d. 1957

4. What would you traditionally fly on Memorial Day?

a. Spirit Airlines
b. American Flag
c. kites
D. remote control airplanes

5. Small American flags are placed at the head of each gravestone during this holiday. In what well-known cemetery are the patriotic remembrances placed?

a. Federal Military Cemetery
b. Carbondale Cemetery
c. Arlington National Cemetery
d. Flander's Field Cemetery

ok pm me your answers.

WMUTeach

OK, I got the June names yesterday and I put the envelopes in the mail today! Ta-Da! Not the last one this month....next month.

moonrise

Received so far:


Patrick's Mom - 4/27
Miz Melly - 4/27
Onaemtnest - 4/29
Redstilletos - 4/29
AnnieQuilts - 5/1
WMUTeach - 5/1
Jaba - 5/1
Sheri R - 5/1
CLMay - 5/2
Crispy_Frog - 5/2
Jane Quilter - 5/2
Juanitabean - 5/3
Hav4Boys - 5/4
JaniceMcC - 5/4
DJMat - 5/4
kele - 5/5
barbarakibler23 - 5/5
LuciaLPL - 5/6
sunrise450 - 5/6
Rosemary Attaway - 5/6
TravelingGramma - 5/8
pinkflowers - 5/8
Gaijin - 5/8
Aborning - 5/9
happylab - 5/13
oldcatlady - 5/13
lum - 5/15
Nelco - 5/16
Anoka Quilter - 5/22
Trish B - 5/22

I'll open the rest of the squishies in just a bit and will get a photo.


We had an unnoticed water leak in the far corner of the basement a few years ago (we almost never go down there), and it messed up two pieces of paneling, two pieces of sheetrock, and part of the ceiling. We've gotta clear the stuff out just so we can get to that corner and make some repairs. There's no serious damage, and DH fixed the leak ages ago, but the paneling and ceiling look awful. Putting myself in the buyer's shoes, the appearance would probably scare me away. There are a few minor repairs and "sprucing up" that need to be done upstairs, too. DH works 12-hour shifts, so it's going slower than we'd like, but hopefully we'll get there soon. We're aiming for the end of July or first part of August, but it just depends on how fast we can finish things up. We're already done a lot ... upgraded kitchen (90% complete), new flooring in the living room, new paint inside and out (80% complete), new garage doors, new kitchen and bathroom faucets, several new light fixtures, landscaping, tree trimming, etc.

JuanitaBean

I received candies from trishb


One more to go Having fun putting my Blocks together

Gaijin

Today I received two more envelopes:

From Anoka Quilter & Trish b

Thank you!

sewbizgirl

Hope you had a great birthday, Moonrise.

I've made 50 9-patches for the Patches of Life quilt. Still have 21 more to go... lots of candy used up but it looks like I've hardly made a dent in what I have! The 9 patches are so cute. Then I'll have to make 60 HSTs to go with them, and 12 V blocks. This is a really easy pattern to knock off just from the picture. Sorry, Eleanor.