Boom 32 Squirrels
09-24-2024, 11:04 PM
#762
Super Member
Join Date: May 2010
Location: Northwest Georgia
Posts: 3,273
Hi all! Just wanted to pop in. I'm not sure if anyone remembers me, but I used to do the Boom swaps here, and quite a few other swaps as well.
Sorry I haven't been around much in the last 2-1/2 years or so. Things have been ... "interesting" to say the least. Hubby and I lost our lifelong best friend due to a car wreck in January 2022, then we put our house on the market a month later. On the good side, it sold VERY quickly, but on the bad side, we got tangled up with a deceitful realtor who costed us thousands of dollars and a ton of unnecessary stress. We ended up homeless for a couple of months, living in a cargo trailer in my dad's driveway. It was by choice. We definitely didn't want to deal with that particular realtor again, and it took some time to find a realtor that we liked and who prioritized our needs and wants over her paycheck. In June 2022, we bought a new-to-us house on 7 acres that was exactly what we were looking for, and in the exact area that we wanted. Woo hoo! Fast forward 4 or 5 months, and the septic system started acting up. Turns out that there was no septic tank at all ... just a concrete block-lined hole in the ground with a cover on it. The inspector had missed it. We had to have a whole new septic system put in, which costed thousands, but at least we should be good for a long, long time. Fast forward a few more months, and Hubby started having some random health issues. Long story short, he ended up in the hospital for the first time in his life (other than when he was born), with a diagnosis of congestive heart failure, A-fib, and high blood pressure. We connected with an awesome cardiologist, and after tons of tests, procedures, prescriptions, and even a defibrillator vest that he had to wear 24/7, we got the news last week that his most recent test results are completely normal. We're absolutely thrilled! He no longer has to wear the defibrillator vest, but he'll be on several medications for the rest of his life to make sure he continues to do well. I told him that he's never to scare me like that again!
As far as myself, I haven't done any quilt-making since the last Boom swap I was in. It kind of got pushed to the side, with all that's been going on. I used to do 25-30 craft fairs a year, selling the smaller sewn items that I enjoy making (purses, zippered pouches, etc.), but have had to slow down on the number of craft fairs I do. Craft fairs are a ton of work, loading and unloading the truck, setting up the tent and tables, etc. We're definitely not getting any younger! I do have a booth inside a mall in Chattanooga now. It's doing great.
I thought y'all would get a kick out of seeing some of my fabric stash when we moved. The whole trailer is full of fabric and sewing stuff. The truck bed is full of fabric. The back seat of the truck is full of fabric. And that's not even all of it! LOL!
The other picture is my booth.
Anyway, that's where I've been all this time. I sure hope things calm down now. Maybe I can get in on some future swaps.
(Edit: Eeek! My pics are kind of big. Not sure how to fix that. Sorry!)
(Edit again: Well, I got them a bit smaller, but they're still kind of big.)
Sorry I haven't been around much in the last 2-1/2 years or so. Things have been ... "interesting" to say the least. Hubby and I lost our lifelong best friend due to a car wreck in January 2022, then we put our house on the market a month later. On the good side, it sold VERY quickly, but on the bad side, we got tangled up with a deceitful realtor who costed us thousands of dollars and a ton of unnecessary stress. We ended up homeless for a couple of months, living in a cargo trailer in my dad's driveway. It was by choice. We definitely didn't want to deal with that particular realtor again, and it took some time to find a realtor that we liked and who prioritized our needs and wants over her paycheck. In June 2022, we bought a new-to-us house on 7 acres that was exactly what we were looking for, and in the exact area that we wanted. Woo hoo! Fast forward 4 or 5 months, and the septic system started acting up. Turns out that there was no septic tank at all ... just a concrete block-lined hole in the ground with a cover on it. The inspector had missed it. We had to have a whole new septic system put in, which costed thousands, but at least we should be good for a long, long time. Fast forward a few more months, and Hubby started having some random health issues. Long story short, he ended up in the hospital for the first time in his life (other than when he was born), with a diagnosis of congestive heart failure, A-fib, and high blood pressure. We connected with an awesome cardiologist, and after tons of tests, procedures, prescriptions, and even a defibrillator vest that he had to wear 24/7, we got the news last week that his most recent test results are completely normal. We're absolutely thrilled! He no longer has to wear the defibrillator vest, but he'll be on several medications for the rest of his life to make sure he continues to do well. I told him that he's never to scare me like that again!
As far as myself, I haven't done any quilt-making since the last Boom swap I was in. It kind of got pushed to the side, with all that's been going on. I used to do 25-30 craft fairs a year, selling the smaller sewn items that I enjoy making (purses, zippered pouches, etc.), but have had to slow down on the number of craft fairs I do. Craft fairs are a ton of work, loading and unloading the truck, setting up the tent and tables, etc. We're definitely not getting any younger! I do have a booth inside a mall in Chattanooga now. It's doing great.
I thought y'all would get a kick out of seeing some of my fabric stash when we moved. The whole trailer is full of fabric and sewing stuff. The truck bed is full of fabric. The back seat of the truck is full of fabric. And that's not even all of it! LOL!
The other picture is my booth.
Anyway, that's where I've been all this time. I sure hope things calm down now. Maybe I can get in on some future swaps.
(Edit: Eeek! My pics are kind of big. Not sure how to fix that. Sorry!)
(Edit again: Well, I got them a bit smaller, but they're still kind of big.)
Last edited by moonrise; 09-24-2024 at 11:13 PM.
Yesterday, 05:11 AM
#763
Super Member
Thread Starter
Join Date: Mar 2013
Location: WNC
Posts: 9,358
Moonrise!!! How lovely to hear from you. What an odyssey you and hubby have had these last couple of years! I can only hope the rough times are over and life will settle down for you. You have my condolences on the loss of your best friend. What good news that hubby’s medical issues are mostly a thing of the past now. I hope you are now enjoying your new home and that life has settled down into more of a routine now. Re: the stash! My goodness, I guess you need all that for your business but it’s definitely a lot to me, a hobby quilter. I hope you’ll join us again in a future Boom. Looks like the next one will start in early 2025. (Can you believe 2025 is coming up?). Be well and do keep in touch now that you’ve reconnected with us. Best wishes!
Last edited by Janice McC; Yesterday at 05:13 AM.
Yesterday, 07:39 AM
#765
Super Member
Join Date: Feb 2011
Location: Mn
Posts: 6,698
Hi Moonrise great to hear from you. I have thought of you often and wondered what had happened to you. Had no idea it was a cumulation of problems. Good to hear hubby is on the mend and you found your perfect home. That is a lot of stash
Yesterday, 07:53 AM
#766
Senior Member
Join Date: Jul 2016
Location: Alabama/Georgia line
Posts: 467
Hello Moonrise . Nice to hear from you. Life just keeps throwing things at us, doesn't it? So glad you are in a good place now. BTW - thanks for the photos of your stash. My hubby was shocked when I showed him. I told him to think about it when he feels like griping about mine ( which he never does! ) .
Yesterday, 08:02 AM
#767
Senior Member
Join Date: Jul 2016
Location: Alabama/Georgia line
Posts: 467
Hav4boys - did you make the cute Dracula for the Monster Mash? That's a great block. I hope your hubby gets better soon. I've been told that spicy food exascerbates gout. So no tacos for him for a while. Lol.
Yesterday, 08:23 AM
#768
Super Member
Join Date: May 2012
Location: West Sacramento, CA
Posts: 3,082
A2P, I did make the Dracula. It was a fun block. The pattern is my favorite PP creator, Made by Marley.
My hubby is not a spicy food eater. The said Pseudogout is not like gout, what you eat is not a main factor. His magnesium is low making him more susceptible and he had surgery on the foot 4 weeks ago. He is doing much better.
Have a wonderful day!
My hubby is not a spicy food eater. The said Pseudogout is not like gout, what you eat is not a main factor. His magnesium is low making him more susceptible and he had surgery on the foot 4 weeks ago. He is doing much better.
Have a wonderful day!
Yesterday, 10:20 AM
#769
Power Poster
Join Date: Oct 2010
Location: Mississippi
Posts: 26,348
Good to hear from you, Moonrise! I remember one of us did a lot of craft fairs... it was you! Hope life settles down for you now with a new home and good bill of health for your hubby. With all that stash, you need to sew, girl!
I have had my email acct hacked and now can't even get into it to change my password. If any of you gets an "off" email from me, its a scam. Please ignore it. I will keep trying to get my password changed.
I have had my email acct hacked and now can't even get into it to change my password. If any of you gets an "off" email from me, its a scam. Please ignore it. I will keep trying to get my password changed.
