This 'n That and a Few Pics

Just thought I would give a quick update from my world. Just been busy around the house. The installation of our new roof began today. YEA! Once the roof is complete, they will beginning take out the rest of the ceilings in 2 bedrooms and putting in new ceilings. In the meantime, we have to move EVERYTHING OUT of the rooms, including anything on the walls! This is really going to be a mess.

DH and I recently went to Virgina to visit our DS#2 and DIL. Here is a picture of their beautiful home in Williamsburg, VA. It is much bigger than it looks!

The flowers in their yard were just beautiful. I took lots of pics, but won't bore you with all of them.

We drove up to Luray, VA, and spent the weekend in a cabin in the Shennadoah Mountains. It was such a fun and peaceful weekend. DH and I both needed this. However, my DH was still on the phone dealing with the insurance company and contractors try to get our home repaired.
Here is a view from the balcony of our cabin. My DH and DS were fishing from the bank.

We took an 8-mile trip down the Shennandoah River in a canoe. I had never done this before and it was really fun.

We also went shopping, but I didn't find any quilt shops! Here is a picture of a Grandmothers Flower Garden quilt in an antique shop made out of yo-yo's that I thought was nice.

Here are some pretty vintage linens. I now wish I would have purchased these! I was trying to keep my puchases down so I wouldn't have to check a bag on the plane. I guess I could have mailed it! duh....We drove on Skyline drive which was very scenic and beautiful. This is a little shop we stopped at. Really cute and lots of quilts.

Check out this truck that was parked next to the shop. Cool, huh?

Just working at my full-time job, dealing with a messed up house, a limited amount of sewing, and a quick trip to visit our son and daughter-in-law. And that is what has been going on in my world.

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Happy New Year

I'm saying Happy New Year a day early as I will be traveling on New Year's Day. Our visit in Williamsburg is coming to an end. I sure hope we don't have flight delays! We are making a connecting flight in Chicago before flying into Dallas/Ft. Worth.

Speaking of New Years, have you made your resolutions? I didn't make any last year because I didn't believe I would keep them. BUT, I'm doing for 2008 and I plan to keep them. What are your New Year's Resolutions? Here are mine:

-- Spend more time in prayer and reading the Bible

-- Eat healthier and exercise -- gotta lose some of this body fat!

-- Reorganize my quilting studio

-- Focus on UFOs in 2008 (got lots of them!)

-- Focus on stashbusting instead of buying (unless absolutely necessary)

-- Be the best that I can be!

I hope all my cyber friends have a very blessed New Year!

What's Your Stitch 'n Stuff

Today we are in Virginia Beach. We went to the quilt store "What's Your Stitch 'n Stuff". It was a nice store and the staff was very friendly. Here I am posing with the cashier at the checkout counter. They were having a sale -- 25% off your total purchase. I spent about $275. Most of this was for fabric that my DS, Josh picked out. He wants a king-size quilt for his bed. Guess what I'll be working on when I get back to Texas????

At least he picked fabrics that I like --reproduction fabrics! He chose a pattern by Atkinson Designs -- Chexx Mixx -- from their book 9-Patch Reunion. There are still a couple of quilt shops around here that we will visit tomorrow.

We are staying at the Hilton Hotel which is right on the beach. We have an ocean view with a nice balcony. Today, it was cool and raining. Tomorrow is suppose to be nice. I am hoping to be able to sit on the balcony, drink coffee and watch the sunrise. I hope to get some good pictures. I'll be sure to post them.

That's all for now!