As Erin would say - HAPPY DANCE!!!

First - thanks to all of you I caught some great "fish" yesterday and today! I'm feeling motivated again... I just don't think I much like Feb. 

But today I got the best Valentine's Day present EVER! Anaheim is OK! The vet even thinks that his thyroid is working again. I had a tumor on my thyroid years back and had to have it removed. 3 months after my surgery Anaheim started to gain weight at a rapid speed. We took him to the vet and they said, "He's eating too much, he needs more exercise"... blah blah. So we did that, still he gained weight. Finally they tested his thyroid and it had completely stopped working. I know it sounds crazy, but that dog, is so in tune with me. He's been on thyroid medication ever since. But today the vet said, "For being an older dog, he couldn't be healthier." So as Erin would say, HAPPY DANCE!!!! And as Ryan would say - "See, you were just being dramatic."

I've got quite a bit of Pretty in Pink fabric left over and I'm willing to give it away - but only if the receiver will make a quilt out of it. Send me a funny story - whoever has the funniest according to the ladies at McCall's will get it. I think I have enough for another quilt!

It's already cut too! But sorry - I have no more grey left. :(

And let us all now be introduced to neighbor DAS' cat; Izzy. Izzy loves my quilts and I gave her this practice square to play with. Although she loves my quilts - the dang cat HATES me. When our washer broke I needed to use his a couple of times and the cat would just hiss at me. I was concerned for my life a few times! So, I decided to go to the laundromat instead. 

 Look, even taking a picture of her she's planning an attack. Seriously Izzy, what's your problem?

Well, working on quilt #5 & #6 tonight. My plan is to have both tops done by Sunday. I think I already said who they go to, but heck, I can't much remember what happened yesterday. So, Quilt #5 is called, "Not So Tricky" and goes to my good friend Tricky Troyer. #6 - goes to the owner of the meanest cat in the whole wide world, my good friend and my neighbor, DAS. I think I'm going to name his, "North Dakota" - maybe when I post it you guys can give me name suggestions.

So again, Happy Valentine's Day. Cheers!

 

Comments

[Mcm]

No grey fabric? That's the pits!

[Terri]

I have only been following you for about a month so I don't really know you a lot but I think you are pretty much down to earth kind of gal with an awesome sense of humor so I hope you get a kick out of my funny story, and I surely hope I don't offend anyone cuz that's the last thing I wanna do.
We are from a very small town, population=250, not a whole lot to do, especially when your a teenager with only a bank, post office, and a tavern, nothing for a teenager! So when my BFF and I were in high school we would get buy purses at garage sales. And on a boring Friday or Saturday night we would get somebody to poop in one of our garage sale purse, then we would throw some change in it along with some crinkled up papers, maybe even a dollar bill if we had one. Then we would set it out on the square right in front of the tavern. Some drunk or even someone driving thru town would see it and stop and pick it up. Automatically the first thing they would do is stick their hand in it!! We would be sitting on our porch in the dark and try our hardest not to laugh too loud so they wouldn't see us. Sick I know, but being bored kids it was so freakin funny we had to keep from peeing ourselves! Sometimes when a car would stop they would take off with it so we would jump on our bikes cuz it wasn't long it would be flying out their window, so we would get it and put it back up there and wait for the next person to come along! Me and my BFF are 36 now and we still laugh our butts off when we talk about the 'good ole days'. A couple years ago, bob and Tom radio had a contest, you had to call in and tell your funniest childhood story and whoever had the funniest story won Cher concert tickets. My friend called in and won us free tickets!!! I would make her a quilt with this fabric if I won, that would be so awesome! She loves pink too! I'm not sure how your McCall ladies would react to this story, but you gotta tell Ryan, cuz from what you say about him, I am sure he will laugh out loud!! Thanks for the chance, I think it is totally awesome what you are doing this year with your 36 quilts, super duper generous and super sweet of you and very inspiring. You make me want to quilt more and encourage me to more finishes!

[Tracee]

Ryan and I are laughing our asses off!!!! We always say, "I don't care who you are poop/farts are funny!" Thanks for the gut wrenching laugh!!!!

[Tisha]

Hey Tracee!
Are we related? I'm sure we are...... At least, I've often wished for a sister like you...
My funny,
Years back, My mother snatched me and my siblings up and moved us from Florida to Utah (when I was in the eighth grade). I still resent this!
I had to leave my favorite person behind, my grandma..... We kept in touch and as years past, I married and started a family. She missed us and her way of coping was to yard sale shop and send random boxes of clothes for the children or my favorite, fabric! I know, fantastic grandma, eh? Unfortunatly I live in a small community and all of our mail was delivered to a group mail box. The boxes were small so every time a package came the mailman came to my door and hand delivered it to me, what a sweetie! After several years of staying home and tending the home front, I started a job at our local gas station. About a week into my new job, in a very small community, in the door walks my mailman. Now mind you, this was lunch time and the place was packed. He immediatly recognizes me and from the back of the line says
" Hey, I know you, But I almost didn't recognize you will your clothes on." The whole place busted up laughing, I turned forty shades of red as he tried desperatly to explain what he ment...... He delivered my boxes around 8:00 am and always caught me in my housecoat in the process of breakfast and getting the littles ready for school!
That was twenty years ago, he still turns red and can't speak when he sees me.......
Good times! My family still picks on me about the mailman, he was hot!
Tisha

[Sandy A in St. Louis]

No funny story to tell, just wanted to say how happy I am that Anaheim is okay!

[Karyn]

Just wanted to let you know I eagerly (yes, eagerly) await each new post to appear in my mailbox. You are usually good for a chuckle & I love to see the progress you are making!

My funny story totally pales in comparison to the above, but I'll share it in just a minute. The first story reminded me of a story a girl I used to work with told me about her grandmother.

Her Gram would use an old purse when she took her dog walking, so she'd have a place to put the doggie poop. (She'd baggie it up, but didn't want to carry a bag of dog poop, she was far too dignified for THAT!). So, she's walking along with her dog who has already pooped, and her "purse" full of dog poop, and she gets mugged! The guy is trying to steal her handbag, and she is fighting him tooth and nail (she was in her 70's-80's at this point)...and then she remembers that it's a bag of dog poop....so she just lets it go. I would have LOVED to have seen that guys face when he opened that bag!

ok, my funny (not sure how well this will translate by text)
My daughter just turned 2 & we've had "happy" cake several times as we have family all over the place and celebrated it over and over. She got a little box of chocolates for Valentine's day. She put one in her mouth...and then she saw me putting the box away and she starts calling "more! more!" I told her to slow down, and enjoy the one she had in her mouth. She was so eager for a 2nd one, she didn't even register the 1st one... I was trying to explain that to her, and telling her she didn't even know what she had in her mouth (meaning, coconut, caramel, cream, etc) and she looked me dead in the eye and said "Happy!" I think, since we said Happy Birthday and served cake, and Happy Valentines and gave her chocolate, she thinks that all sweets are just called Happy! LOL My husband and I just looked at each other and shrugged....I mean, she's right....chocolate IS happy....

[Charlene S]

Hello. I would love to make a blanket with your "leftovers ". Pre-cut fabric is my favorite and I love receiving goodies in the mail!

When I met my ex-boyfriend he had two girls, ages two and four. One morning, the youngest starts jumping up and down, pointing out the window and yelling, "Fudge rock! Fudge rock! "

I had no idea what she was talking about! I look out the window, and then back at her and say "What?? "

She points again and states "Fudge rock."

I look outside again and tell her "I don't know what a fudge rock is."

The older one chimes in and says "I know what it is! It's fudgey and kind of like a jellyfish!! "

I burst out laughing. To this day, I cannot picture what that would look like!!

(We finally figured out she was trying to say "firetruck ". She was pointing to a red blazer.)

I love kids. They are always saying or doing something funny. I love how my oldest says pupcakes instead of pupcakes and beef turkey instead of beef jerky. My current quilting mission is to make quilts for all of my nephews, my niece, and my adopted daughters. It will be quite a feat, I can assure you.

Thanks for all the smiles you've given with your thoughts and pictures. I have never followed a blog before. I have really been enjoying it.

[Charlene S]

...err, pupcakes instead of cupcakes, rather ...