Pattyjo oh no it was no more casino! I had two stops to make before going to work! I had to open the tasting room at 1:00! I just made it!

Karen-WOW another grandbaby! You have been so blessed can I start adopting your children that might be the only way I would get more grandbabies! Such good news!

I can't wait for November! It seems so far away but I don't want to rush it because I need summer to be here for awhile!

Congrats Karen on another new wee one to spoil. I am still waiting for someday to be a grams, but not yet.

Very exciting for everyone especially the parents if they have tried for so long. :thumbup: :thumbup: :thumbup:

Have a great weekend,
Sherryl
Candlequilter

Sherryl, don't send away your kitties on my behalf. If I sleep in one of the cat-free rooms, everything will be just fine. I love cats, just have to keep a little distance.

Karen, congrats on the new little sweetheart joining your life. What a blessing he/she will be for your family!

OK with all this grandbaby talk, just HAVE to share who I spent my day with :D

Yep Laurie, She's a cutie!!!!

Can she be the bad bingo prize this time?? What a little cute pie I would take her in a heart beat. She's got to be a treasure.
No another casino... I need to sew.. Keep telling myself that no casino.. no casino..
Oh yeah FB my son has ban me from talking to his friends so better get back to mine. OK I'm going to find you tonight on FB.
Can't wait until Nov I will be there unless a blizzard in the way of DQ comes along then I will just be a bit late.
I just might show up this summer an be the first one there think I would be spotted if I just hid out until Nov. My hubby might wonder now an then were I went.

Way cute baby and I love the quilt too! I know exactly why you are having fun with her. It's the best!

Quilts and baby's just go together,she is so cute!

Laurie~ What a happy baby. Lucky grandma! Nice that they live sort of close so you can have all that time together.

O.K.,I requested off Nov.4th so hopefully I get it if not I feel a really nasty bout of irritable bowel syndrome coming on.Who all is thinking about going?

Me,Me,Me!!!! ;)

Me too, too, too!

ME! I will officially be retired then :) But Nov seems like such a long, long way off to me.....

I am seriously considering going.

As far as I can tell, I'll be there.

I'm still waiting for confirmation from my DIL but it doesn't look like I'll be able to make it! When our kids turn 8 they have the opportunity to be baptized and that is the weekend that my oldest GS has that opportunity. Can't miss a big event like that! I'm both happy and sad about the weekend!

Just got word this week that my brother 2 yr. older than me has been diagnosed with stage 4 cancer and got phneumonia MS word yesterday he has been in hospital for a week now. He's cancer is rare but started in kidney moved to liver and lungs. They are just trying to get him home ASAP. He is a big man more than we can handle.They say he could go anytime not expected to last more than a week or two.
He just retired and his wife retired from teaching this wear. Then they got this news my heart is braking but most of all for his wife and older boys. I'm takeing mom to see him today they are going to lower drugs so he is able to talk today.So verry verry sad. I would love your prayers. Thank's

I'm so sorry that you and the family have to go through this. My thoughts and prayers are with you and your family.

Pattyjo-
I am so sorry about your brother. Sending you {{{{Hugs}}} and prayers for all your family.

So sorry to hear about your brother. My thoughts and prayers for all involved.

Pattyjo,

My heart is breaking for you and your family. Please know that we are all here for you. Please let me know if there is anything I can do to help.

Thanks,
Sherryl
Candlequilter

Hi Sherryl, I can make a November get together. In the mean time, would you like some help putting together the star blocks? I would love too get out of town for a couple days. Pm me.
Thanks for all the wonderful times at our Lincoln City retreat. It was so very enjoyable and I have been so glad to meet all you new ladies. Trish

Hi Trish,

I am sending you a PM.

Thanks,
Sherryl

Oh so very sorry, PattyJo, to hear about your brother. There is just nothing more heartbreaking than having a family member suffering. Please know that you and your family are in my prayers.

PattyJo, I'm so very sorry to hear about your brother. Please know that I'll be praying. Please take care.

You got it, PattyJo! Where do he and his family live?

PattyJo,
Sorry to hear about your brother. Please let us know if there is anything we can help with.
Faith

PattyJo: I'm so sorry about your brother. We have already put him in our daily prayers. Your family is also being prayed for. Hugs to you and your family and your brother.

Nov. seems so far away....CAN I WAIT THAT LONG? I would lOVE to come to the retreat. Blizzards are good....the ice cream kind, not the snow kind. I'm with Pattyjo...I think I'll forego any casino visits this trip. The last casino marathon I participated in took me a week to recover.

CBridges, I feel so sorry for your poor body....it suffers some pretty rigorous maladies for a day off. Keep up the good work! You add sooooo much fun and laughter to the retreat mix of wonderful ladies.

Stitchy65, good luck on your new job! I'm praying you are the successful hire for the new position you are applying for. They will surely see you are one of the nicest, best qualified candidates they have interviewed for the position.

Sherryl, trying out your long arm would be such fun. I've wanted a LA forever and passed on the chance to get one a few years ago when that was what my DH said he wanted to get me for Christmas/birthday and I told him not to as I didn't think I was a good enough or knowledge enough quilter to have a LA....was I nuts? The offer has never come up again! :-(

Karen, I'm so happy for your children and your family. There is nothing more wonderful in the world than a new baby. Bet you can't wait. We have our 3rd great grand baby (a pink model) due Aug. 4th. She'll be the second girl and one great grandson.

I'm packing my bags for November!

I've confirmed that I'm not going to be able to make it in November! :( Maybe we can have a get together between now and then? Anybody want to host for the first time? I'm willing but thought that others might like a chance. Preferably a Saturday? I love that we all have lots of new friends!

Whatever will we do without all your wonderful organizing skills, Karen :?: :?: ( Altho, I'm sure Sherryl will do fine :thumbup:)

I have been considering hosting one of our regular get togethers, but right now am waiting to see a Neurosurgeon....and can't forsee what he may have in store for me. We'll see.......

You are all wecome to come out here again! Maybe we can get the new deck in by then.

I also have "the park" area if anyone wants to RV or camp out.
(DH will have it mowed by then~a little overgrown right now.)

I'm thinking about inviting everybody over Labor Day weekend (for one day only), but haven't talked to DH yet.

Feathers quote to Sherryl, trying out your long arm would be such fun. I've wanted a LA forever and passed on the chance to get one a few years ago when that was what my DH said he wanted to get me for Christmas/birthday and I told him not to as I didn't think I was a good enough or knowledge enough quilter to have a LA....was I nuts? The offer has never come up again! :-(

I'm packing my bags for November![/quote]

Feathers I would love to have you come in November, but I feel that I need to tell you now that my longarm machine is on the second floor - so that means a flight and a half of stairs (18 total). I have the master bedroom down on the ground floor that you can use, but the longarm is upstairs. Wish there was someway I could bring it down for you but that would be a major production and I don't think DH would allow me to do that. Everything else will be set up on the ground floor for sewing, eating and whatever else.

Thanks and looking forward to November,
Sherryl

2 Doods that sounds like a winner.When were you thinking about? Carol as always I am gone camping over Labor day so I would have to miss that one.

We have a baby girl born June 25th at 6:03 a.m.. Her name is Olivia Grace. She weighed in at 6 pounds and 6 ounces and is 19" tall. I'm going to meet her tomorrow for the first time! And I got her older sister's quilt done! You can see at on the board at "My granddaughter's quilt".

That sounds great, Alice! Do you have any idea when you would like to do it?

Congratulations, Carol! Hope Mom & baby are doing well. We have grandbaby #2 due Sept 1st. Can't wait :-)

Yay, Carol! So glad that she arrived safely and that you got the quilt done! You definitely were busy at the retreat.

I just found out that neither of my sons in FL will be able to come to our family reunion next month and that mom and baby might not make it either! :( This long distance grandma stuff stinks!!!

Ohhh, so sorry Karen. WHY the heck do our kids have to move away?????? :thumbdown:

That's why I always encouraged them to go to school locally but this son met his wife during his mission and then joined the Navy!