Today Is Thursday December 31 2020, This Is What Happen

 New Year eve and usual either eve or the following day we have black eyes peas. But when we were in store it total slip my mind. I been looking up the recipes and just found out some use Italian sausage. We usual use ham hock or salt pork. I also heard of bacon. I am sure we will have it before I go back to work. 

Good News is that Liz did go doctor and it looks like hemorrhoids the internal type. So they're send her off to surgeon. But I am glad that all it is. Confession time...I am not much going to doctor. Last time I went was well over six months for my annual physical. I even once as doctor if they thought I was a hypochondriac. My parents were about opposite when come down being sick. Recall my mother saying if she sick and dying she wouldn't bitch about it. Like her mother did, anther word my grandma...her mom. Even my dad grip about a lot also.

Took Regis around so he pay his bills.

Glad 2020 is gone, although neither one of us lost family because of covid. Both of us had family members who came down with covid. Like I said we hardly go any place.

As we were in store I ran into one my friend. And I really like how she explain about masking wearing or lack of. She call twilighting, you see some people driving around with there lights on and other you don't. That pretty much how you see North Idaho when comes to mask.

No New years resolution or goals. It pretty much carried over from last year. For some reason I don't think the covid is going to magical be gone on the first day of New Year. But I'm hoping to get to two quilt shows in October of 2021. 

Got my finger cross I know have enough fabrics strips cut to finish up crochet rag rug. Left my 2021 blank journal out in my car. It dark and I just have my slippers on, with other night top and blue jeans. Sound fashionable. 

Stay Safe and Coffee is on  

Today Is Wednesday December 30 2020, This Is What Happen

 It might be a good ideal if I post last two links for what I been talking about job related and maybe everyone could have a better picture what going on. THE 28th and THE 29th 

Maybe there a little confusion about who is who. Qunella is a friend and she my hippy friend. We known each other since 1991 or 92. My youngest son was still in diapers. She has dealt with quite a bit of death in her life time. her daughter was killed in car wreak a while back, not sure of the year. Then her husband dies, and last year around this time her only grandchild got killed by a train. Her son is now the only one left. And at this time her son is drinking pretty heavy. She lives here and the son is over in Seattle area, married. So the other day I was just a friend listening. I don't take care of Qunella or her son.  

Now Liz is one people I take car of. Her son just recently died. She been diagnose with mental illness and also been psychologically damaged. And to be quite blunt, I believe she doesn't care if she lives or not. So standing right now she has an 8 in morning doctor appointment. A friend will be taking her. But usual her method of operating is...be a no show. I talked to her and explain her I am not a fan of going to doctor. But there is time you go to the doctor. I have yearly physical and follow though what I need to do. But as I left she hemmed haul around about going. So at this time I am guessing she will be know show. But I have been wrong before. I'm thinking of making a stand. Telling her I strongly believe she need to have a physical from her doctor. And each and every day she will hear directly about it from me. Until she goes or fires me. 

Opinion time...I think Liz is incompetent to make decisions at this time. But I know there nothing i can do. It pretty hard to declare someone incompetent. 

But the 12th of January Regis has an appointment with his pancreas doctor, and he makes his appointments. So I know I don't want Liz appointment that day. 

I did crochet anther ball of fabric although it wasn't enough. Let me tell you if I turn 63 I would of got hold of social security and start drawing social security. 

Today Is Tuesday December 29 2020, This Is What Happen

 Had to pass the ball on to someone who could handle the situation. Mention about Liz and her issue of so called not nice spirits hanging around. Well we all have ways of dealing with certain situation. Well Liz deal with her issue by drinking. Plus she doesn't eat. And in past she claims she had eating disorder and sound like possible some kind of bulimia. Well she was over at her ex brother in law Regis and was bleeding out of her rectum. He call and wonder if I would take her to hospital. Well she been drinking the last few days and have became belligerent. I told him to call police, because I knew she wouldn't go up to the hospital. It wouldn't matter who it was.  I did get hold her social worker and told her what was going on. I believe her social worker was to contact her therapist and her physician.   

So had brief lunch with Qunella, we been eating soup at Super One. As far as I know they a lease distance there tables. She ask me how to get her son on something for his mental health. See his son died about year ago. And he calls her up drunk and says basically his problems are because his parents were hippies. So I said to her half him talk to his regular physician.  

Days like this I want to retire on my 63rd birthday.

I got some card board cut to wrap my beige fabric on. Plus I got all pressed out. Either Wednesday which is tomorrow or Thursday the following day I will move to white and or grey prints.

Haven't yet figure the math out for my crochet rag rugs, usual I use old sheets. Here some four colors I been using to do current rug I been working on. Still don't know if this is enough to finish it or not. 

Still haven't yet got lamp up and hear we might have bunch snow drop.

Coffee is on and stay safe

Today Is Monday December 28 2020, This Is What Happen

 Picked out my beige color fabric and got them cut into strips. Only use six of beige fabrics. And hopeful tomorrow I will be able to get rest press and put in a tote. Plugging right a long on organize my fabrics. 

Started to crochet a rag rug. And I don't know math formal how to figure out the amount of fabric or sheets I need to use. I am guessing it something like figuring out binding. And add little more for each stich because your basically gathering. It's a bit over half done and I keep seeing different lay outs and trying to figure out the math for it. 

I am a pagan or follows the earth base faiths. As pagan there certain things are faith believe in is there guides around us. Both good and not so good. The main thing I am strong believer in "free will" I am worried about Liz. She think there some type of demonic spirit hanging around. Not trying to make fun of her or not believe what she saying. But with her mind set she going to end up in the state mental hospital. The little I notice she really doesn't follow her social and or her therapist advice. Confession time...I think I get more out of them then she does. Simple there advice in nut shell is get a life. She will set there day after day and I wonder what sort of things comes into her mind. Well I know her son just died and I will keep note on her and then I will talk to her therapist. Little side note she pretty much been this way for since I known her. 

Coffee is on and stay safe.   

Today Is Sunday December 27 2020, This Is What Happen

 Famous last words "I will mange my paper clutter" once again I had to go though papers. And figured out what will need to be done on Monday as I return to work. Plan to pretty much the same over New Year weekend. Not sure when my clients will be getting there disability on the 30th or 31st. See the 1st is a holiday and there S.S.I check comes on date. Then there main disability comes on the 3rd which is Sunday. If any of their checks falls on a Saturday or Sunday. Plus holiday it comes a earlier weekday. So I'm not sure if new year eve is consider a bank holiday or not. 

Debated to move on  to my other fabrics, then the primary colors. If one don't make steps in life, it becomes dingy and stale. The purples are a small pile of 7. Took only 5 to be cut into strips. Hopeful during the week I can get three more pile of fabric to go though. 

The word of collaborator could sure be practice more. The others, those, them, and or they. Is nothing wrong. As you or I could fall into one of...others, those, them and they. There been way to much antagonist among the world doesn't matter the size of community. I seen a collaborators being offer though social media. Any collaborators may or not have a promotion of worth. Will let any of you come up with value.  Sure there a bit of unbalance scales of human ideal. But not offering our better angles to those not like us. Could have dire consequences. The Spokane UU talks about COLLABORATOR

Like many family or communities are divide. Not always on equal footing. As some of you are friends with me on FACEBOOK as some have learn a lot of my first and second cousin on my mother side is quite conservative both political and religiously. But they're is a few who is is top part of justice scale, and one said "It lonely at top" 

One of my first cousins. She and her husband came down with covid. A mask wearer unlike some of my family grumbles about being invaded on there rights. I'm guessing only a few of us are mask wearers in the family. Right now her husband is in the ICU unit of Kootenai medical center. Last I heard he isn't on a venerator. But I have to wonder my cousin who husband is in ICU unit of hospital. If she angry at the NON MASK WEARERS for being so self centered. Statement time...I get angry when I see a bunch of unmasked people and they're those who treading on my rights to visit my friends and love ones. Simple the covid is asymptomatic and when I go into a store I don't know their state of health when comes to covid asymptomatic or not. Their enough in my area who still thinks it hoax.

The sundown a little after four and it not pitch dark yet.

Coffee is on

Today Is Saturday December 26 2020, This Is What Happen

Not sure if worry is the word I need or want to use to express my spiritual, mental or emotional health. I know we all need to step outside and take breath of fresh air. Or maybe a better way of being in direct line of mother nature. Since she was kind enough to sprinkle magic white dust on ground. A lease I could go out for moment and enjoy it. Confession time...I didn't want to stick my winter boots. So I did put boots and got the mail and did little bit shoveling. 

This was on the door step. I think it great. Only seen the grandkids once since pandemic happen. I am so ready for it be over.  We meant outside and wasn't in close building. So social distance was followed. For Easter, Thanksgiving and Christmas hubby and I hunker down on the home front. Simply if more people would of masked up, and did a few basic steps. The numbers wouldn't be as high as they are now. I guess one could say I might be little bent out of shape emotionally. Confession time...Yes I am angry when I see people walking in stores without mask and their the reason hubby and I don't go out. And we both wear N95.

 

Today I press a pile of blue setting on the bed. I real like the darker blue with balls of fabrics. Not sure if I will get all the blues cut into strips today or not. If I do get the blues all cut. Then they will be rolled on to cardboard and place into a tote.

Although don't have all much of the bird fabric. Maybe little over a quarter of yard. Then those who measure there fabric I would say a quarter of meter. This is such summer print. I could see it in as apron or hippie bag. If the blues get done I will then move to purplish fabrics. Not sure if they will be put into the quilt. Don't have that many of them. 

Told my hubby that I would pay the bills tomorrow. Maybe they will just disappear in thin air. One can hope. But grateful they are covered.

Stay Safe and Coffee is on  

Today Is Friday December 25 2020, This Is What Happen

 It was just hubby and I for Christmas, talk to both of our sons. Sound like they also had a lovely celebration. 

Getting ready to make crochet rag rug. One of the neighbors in disable and senior apartments does so much for her neighbors. That for EPIPHANY I will give her crochet rag rug. The main reason I'm giving her this on that date. I don't want her or anyone feel obligated to give me a gift in return. As you notice the ball of fabric weighs 19.3 ounces. Did mange to cut up up some BLUE FABRIC. Christmas Eve I got this pop ad from AcAfee and Norton though pushwelcome dot com. I need to see if simple enough to take care of. Never had this lap top in shop. 

Wishing all a very Merry Christmas and outstanding New Year

Today Is Thursday December 24 2020, This Is What Happen

 

First day off and I forgot the kitties treats. There is some wet food for them, so that will end up being the treats for them. Will go to town on the 26th. 

Finished up embroidery a horse, on block I am working on for Granddaughter. For eye I did what is called "French Knot" and had to little reviewing on how to do it. Now I'm on to Bridle and saddle. 

It does seem strange not going to see one my children for Christmas. Last Christmas hubby and I was flying to Medford Oregon. So glad a vaccine is here. 

Hubby and I was shopping Wednesday Morning and in one aisle there was gather of unmask women with there children. As we were passing them. I heard one say to the other. How long have you been in town? Her reply was "A week". Look like a upcoming possible Christmas gathering  Both stores was pretty packed up and still plenty with out mask. Confession...I been more depress then going though this covid adventure, but I mange to make it though 2020. Simple I kept my self occupied. 

It been a while since I pulled tarot card, and the one picked was "King Cups" and from listed of possible question in book of "Tarot for Dummies"...Question time...Might you manipulate others though their feeling? I had to google this question to get a better understanding of it. One common one is bully making other feeling scared and or fear of them. My father made me or I let my self feel like inadequate person, and will catch my self apologizing for just being, and doing nothing and no reason to offer apology. 

Some nights ago I had strange dream...I was art class and the teacher desk was up front and had long tables with chairs, non folding. Our backs would of been against the window. The desk had table easel with canvas about 14 by 20 inches. Only two of us was in class room the teacher and I. I painted my picture of abstract object and it had mostly blue colors. I left the class room and came back to get my painting. There was this other female now in room. As I was about ready to grab my painting. She grab it and toss it under the teacher desk and looked at me as I was repulsive. The teacher told her it was my painting. I then said to her. "I'm sorry we got off to bad start" I then woke up and start to think about the dream. I was apologizing to someone who showed no respect to me as person. 

Coffee is on and stay safe. 

Today Is Wednesday December 23 2020, This Is What Happen

 Off for Christmas and will return to work on Monday the 28th, for 3 days. And will same days off for New Years. 

When drove home tonight I did see the CHRISTMAS STAR from my home there a group of tree blocking it. 

So mainly for Christmas I help my client get ready for Christmas. There was plenty of people out and about today. Still plenty with out mask. 

There been comment about me always being busy and having things going on. Both of my client has some form of mental illness, and one thing I learn from there therapist. Is to have something to keep your mind and or body occupied. No one doesn't need to have something to do 24 hours a day, 7 days week. But just setting and let unknown thought and something surrounds me. And play games with my mind. No thank you! I just don't get people who let grass grow under their feet. One might figure someone might have demon(s) placed a pond them, for what every reason. Statement time...I believe there is all sort of spirits and of like, both good and bad. But I strongly believe we and our freewill has control and power over them. As I has out and about I start to feel some anxiety come over me. I was darn sure it wasn't going to have an effect on my life. In less the half hour what every it was gone. Not sure who scared of who. Maybe demon(s) more afraid me. Or look at as the cross you bare, the baggage of life you carry, and demons and angels you let about you. Instead demon being afraid of me, it could be I am constantly running from them. It doesn't matter but I seen to many people just set and let things enter the mind and spirit.

Look like no oyster for Christmas. 

Coffee is on and stay safe.

Today Is Tuesday December 22 2020, This Is What Happen

 Thought! and sometime we should think and other times not. Confession time...I thought I could handle my weight lost adventure on my own. I was wrong and I need to be accountable every single day. I quite doing fitday thinking I could just free wheel. No and I need a plan, and fitday help me stick to plan. My main excuses not using fitday was the time. It honestly don't take that long to do. Just turn on my phone and sign in and put in the amount food you eat and it keeps tabs. I weigh in and up 2 pounds. 

Got all gifts wrap, that not true. There one still my car and I have may slippers on. So when dressed head to toe I will go out and get it and wrap it. The other gift is for 18 month old boy. His will go in one fancy bags. Christmas is done!

Went to work today, and tomorrow is my last day til after Christmas. Will be back to work on Monday the 28th. 

Still waiting for my notice from the state to get the notice that refuse the state Medicaid. So then I can get my tax credit for purchasing my private medical insurance though Affordable Care Act.

Hopeful sometime between Christmas Eve and Monday before I head back to work I will have chance to do video of cutting up my pile of blue fabric. Before the new year I can have the pile fabric I been working on done.

This morning there was about 1 to 2 inches of snow, had sweep off the car.

Coffee is on and stay safe. 

Today Is Monday December 21 2020, This What Happen

 Had plan to add the story of my Uncle Vern as part as my you tube, FAMILY HOLIDAYS OF PAST AND CHIT CHAT. But I forgot it and now I am past 40 by 20 years.

On one Thanksgiving there was no snow and we went out played American football in my Uncle and Aunt hay field. Usual I ended up being the center. The one who hiked the ball to quarter back, don't recall who was quarter back was. Uncle Vern caught ball and start to run. At that time he was still in his forty. We were just amazed and kept saying..."Look at old goat run" 

Coffee is on

Today Is Sunday December 20 2020, This Is What Happen

Only two Christmas card to do, and these just require signature. I visit with my son quite often and so they not getting a little note, like rest of them. Didn't write much just a few lines. Setting on less cards each year. We have received 12 Christmas cards.

Let me give you the so called news on washer. Our kitchen curtain, they were look on dingy side. Plus toss two towel and which is by the door, to help the cold out. It hasn't been very cold this winter. So four piece went in to the washer. Well as I washing hubby went to store. There were items to be put basement pantry and it had hot spell. He ask me if I was tread mill, and direct answer was no. Notice washer was done and when I open it. The items still was wet and had soap in them. So I set the setting to raise and spin cycle. So after that hubby went and said they didn't spin out like the should. What I am hoping the washer didn't have big enough load to spin it out. I suggest to hubby to wash regular load and see what happen. If it still not spin out like it should and then get out manual and trouble shoot it. Hopeful we don't have to call repair man. 

As I was watch my Sunday show,  Sunday Morning. We just need more up lifting shows. Then the covid and trump toss one of his fits. I mange to do a little embroidery for block I am working on for my oldest grand daughter. But I need to figure out better lighting for my living room. 

Still need to do my book work. Only working up to Wednesday and returning on following Monday. 

Coffee is on

Today Is Saturday December 19 2020, This Is What Happen

 

Got the out line of the horse done, not sure if you can see it horse. Take my word it a horse. Now I am starting on mane and tail. My living room to embroidery needs better light. I can do crochet rag rug with poor lighting. But I need to see out line and I can watch t.v and do both rag rug and embroidery. There over head floor lamp in basement going see if works. If works great! But if doesn't it either to dump or to thrift store. 

I'm wondering like on zoom or facetime. If there any creative going on. Like a get together and sew, jewelry making, knit, paint or what every. So we can work on our what ever and share as we go long. 

Got cards out, wrap a few gifts, did tread mill, clean up my sewing area.  Got red fabric I was working on in the tote. Ready to go on to blue but I am waiting til after Christmas.

So excited about the vaccine. Look like I will be second group to get the shot. So I'm hopeful this pandemic is coming to end. I want to see my granddaughters.

Coffee is on and stay safe... 

Today Is Friday December 18 2020, This Is What Happen

Need to learn to count. I did say I was going to post last four of the reds fabric I been working on. Well some how I ended up with 6 reds. The reds I just finish up needs to go into the red totes.

The next pile I will be going though is the blue, pile is about 5 inches high. Not sure when I will be starting doing the blues.

Then the other fabrics are smaller pile. After the blue pile is purples, after that I am clueless what would be next. I could go look but I am not going to.

Eating and such haven't been on track. I been doing my exercises and tread mill. Since was even day I got scale this morning. Up little, so my main weigh in on Tuesday.

My weekend and I know one thing the dryer needs adjusted. Those little feet under them. 

Coffee is on and stay safe

Today Is Thursday December 17 2020, This Is What Happen

 Only four more reds to cut out on piles I been working on. Hopefully either Friday or Saturday post. Been embroiderer my quilt block, for oldest granddaughter. Palomino horse out line is done. But I need go though my floss to see if I can fined a flaxen color for mane and tail.

This morning did the tread mill. Before work I headed in Bonners Ferry post office, to mail a video to my middle granddaughter, and notice I left my purse at home, so no I.D or money to send off. I don't think my son and his wife would be to keen on receiving an C.O.D package.

Look like my area has little over 200 active cases, and we have plenty of people here thinks it hoax. 

Got package from Amazon and everything I've order is in. I figure it from one of my sons. Briefly open it and really didn't look at. Well I'm going to take to someone who can gift wrap it. I will furnish the wrapping paper. One thing I got plenty of is wrapping paper. I try to get two wrapping out of paper. 

Coffee is on and stay safe.

Today Is Wednesday December 16 2020, This Is What Happen

 Lot calmer day, no bureaucracy to handle. Well work. The ones in office handles a lot more then I do. What I call straw boss. She gets from three sides. The employees, I feel sorry for her. Then she also gets from Medicaid and clients.  

I didn't cut any fabric this evening. Did up couple more Christmas cards. And looked briefly for gift that I put some place in my home and now can't find. Anyhow it gift that stays here. I have one more to wrap that heads down to Oregon. It took for every to get here. But it here now.

Coffee is on and stay safe

Today Is Tuesday December 15 2020, This Is What Happen

 

Yesterday post I showed the four reds I liked best out of the pile I been going though. Well today is the first four I got cut into strips. Which will be eventually turn into my 2 inch quilt blocks. Still have more reds to do, and iron quite a few. I will post last four in near future. The others I am just do up.

Weigh and notes on how done for weekly weight lost. I lost .50 pound. We're half way though the month and have goal of being at 204.50 which means a 1.75 pound to go. My daily average calorie count was 1,901. And I like to eat between 1,600 and 1,800 calories a day. Only who mineral or vitamin I'm under 25% is vitamin D. Let talk about anger and certain thing make me angry. And for me stress and angry isn't always on best of terms. As I posted in yesterday blog I mention I was doing my paper work for ACA. Being an Idahoan they have a state version. And our state just few years back expand there Medicaid program which is a good thing. But knowing we still don't qualify. Every year I have to appy for our state Medicaid knowing we're going to be rejected. So then we will be getting our tax credit for my ACA insurance. Two things here makes me angry they think people are stupid and when the state post the amount one needs to qualify for Medicaid. For two people it's $1,938 a month. And with hubby social security and my check we're over the amount. Then they have resource limit, although you home isn't counted on expansion unless it value over something like $750,000. Then there the banks, stocks, and etc that count against you. So last time we applied we both had to much income and resource. Plus they waste my time and who every on the other end receive the info is given to them. I find it stressful dealing with bureaucracy. So now we wait to be reject and then they will figure what we get as pre tax credit for my medical insurance. So between waiting for all everyone and my blue cross of Idaho to be on same page. Right now for month of January 2021. There a little over $1,000 bill from my blue cross of Idaho on the kitchen table. Last year end of 2019 and first of 2020. We as hubby and I was in same boat this time last month. So when I walk out the door to go out world of reality. I was both stressed and pissed. Hubby's Medicare is a lot easier to deal with. Sure they take out $120 something taken out of his check every month and we pay 20% what Medicare doesn't cover. As far as I'm concern we all should be on Medicare, and we all should pay percentage out of our income.  Usual my angry level is mainly either neutral or peaceful. But I am thankful it done and over with.   

Had morning coffee with my friend Quenella at Super One Deli, they have there table far enough a part. Only time we had our mask off when we had our coffee and made an effort to stay our six feet from each other. 

On local news my county has 157 active cases of covid, the county popualtion is slightly over 12,000 people.

I know I should of made a paragraph for my weight lost and my moods. But I figure our mood has a lot to do with your physical, mental, and emotional well being. Be honest after dealing with state paper work. I had such headache and I want to start drinking like a fish. So I did put on my big girl panties and face reality of the world. 

Coffee is on and stay safe

Today Is Monday December 14 2020, This Is What Happen

 Surprise all went smooth of taking care of paper work for my ACA, affordable care act. Still don't have all paper they need, but most of it I have. Will send it off tomorrow with short letter saying the rest will follow. The info I am sending will give them the amount of income we have..

Weekly weigh in tomorrow. So more on what scales says.

Yesterday I mention about having creative studio in basement. Sure I would like it in street level entrance. But I don't have that kind of cash to purchase and rent or mortgage is something I couldn't make in my community. Having it in basement since my home is paid, I could keep the cost down. In reality I make more as personal care giver of gross monthly income of $1828. Then I would of a creative studio.

There a sack here of items to be donated to local thrift store, which I keep forgetting. 

Just starting to go though my current red fabric pile. Out of pile these are my three favorite reds. One is even corduroy fabric. And fix an error I did on a quilt block I'm embroidering 

Send off package to my son in Oregon. Cost $30 to ship it. And just start my Christmas Cards. 

Coffee is on and stay safe

Today Is Sunday December 12 2020, This Is What Happen

 Can't say it was grand slam of day, but the batter who is me, made it around the bases and landed on third. Not bad. Maybe the shortstop could of got the runner out. But didn't. Finished up this batch of yellows for the 2 inch quilt block. Sure there more yellows to do. But on to the reds. 

Got the paper work done for my Affordable health care. It not bad program once you get the paper work lined up. A few pieces are missing. But what I don't like they now want proof about 2021. Don't they know what year we're still in. 

Wrap the brown wrap around the package heading to Oregon. It will go out in Monday mail. Then there few local gifts to be finish wrapping. Haven't start on cards. 

Decided to pull a tarot card. The one I got was the "Ace of Cups" I been sort of going though the "Tarot for Dummies" and there a list of question for each card. Well I used a random number site. The number that came was 1. "What dream has the potential of getting fulfilled?....Most of my dreams have a chance of getting off the ground. Getting my granddaughter quilts complete, very much so. If I keep plugging away at it, things and dreams will happen. As you notice I finished up pile of yellow fabric. It been a while since I mention my creative studio. Like to open after I retire. Let be honest about a few things. It going to have to be in basement. So those who aren't able to deal with stair. Don't have income to put elevator and I wouldn't make enough back to pay for it. No one in right mind would take loan out on home in there 60's. Counting my self the space would only be room for up to 8 people. Earliest I could retire is in February of 2023. And there tons of stuff down there which I went though and could go though again. Don't think it would qualify for "Hoarders" But one main reason is were I stand political could be a factor. Trump is very popular here and they don't take kindly who don't have the same mind set. But I still figure out what I might charge for use of my creative space. Today price if it was open it would be $5.00 for a morning, afternoon, or late afternoon .But the studio would be in four hour time blocks periods. They could rent supplies from me. I don't want to handle paint inventory. It great write off for taxes.  Then  it doesn't flip over fast enough and you end up tossing paints, ceramic paints go long ways. Then other thing I would like to get is wheel and raw clay. Sell that by the ounce or pounds and rent the wheel. Then there those who as small group might want to rent out creative studio. A flat fee of $15.00 to get into the door as a group. Then $2.50 an hour per person. See it nothing I could make living it could possible pay for my hobby crafts and have a little jingle in my pocket, and go purchase a cup of coffee. I defiantly don't want to go at full bore. I only want it open 12 hours a week. Let see I don't have all the things I need to open. But I did have a shop with molds, work space, and pour table. Now what I missing and not sure if I want to invest or maybe how much I want to invest. But I would need dry bags of slip, closes place I know for that is Seattle area, shipping cost, rubber bands for molds. work table, chairs, exhaust fan to take out fumes  and lumber to set up the shop. Plain and simple I don't want my pour table in my home what so every. So then there the element of cold. Couldn't cast in winter. Quite the truth ceramics molds are heavy and filthy. Been rotating my morning before work on tread mill and exercise. I am not as study with my hands as I once was. But I believe those who are interested in creating something should have the chance and not be priced out. Creative studio, doesn't mean it has to be totally for ceramics. Confession time I am still being tossed about having creative studio. One needs to live in reality.

Both Ziggy and Abner took a nap under the Christmas tree.

Coffee is on and stay Safe

Today Is Saturday December 12 2020, This Is What Happen.

 

Start to press a small pile of yellow fabrics. These four I like, but all colors I mostly like. There a few fall tones I don't care for. So far I got 10 yellow strips cut. I hope now I have enough yellows for 2.5 inch quilt block I'm working on.

Out of the stash I'm working on, which is laid out on the extra bed. Plan to send LIZZI some of the trimming. It slow going. Right now I have 1.2 ounce (34 grams) See where my skills going. I could possible be international drug dealer or pot head.

When I got home from work. I found and set a side my five last pay stubs. For my health insurance we get a premium tax credit. So there certain paper work I need to send to health and welfare here in Idaho. They want to know if we would qualify for Medicaid. Knowing we don't but I have to play there stupid little game. So after every thing is send in. Will get a letter back saying the household of (Surname) which is household of 2 people is over the income limit. And then the paper work I send down to Boise, should be send to my affordable care act insurance carrier. What a pain in tush.

So looks like tomorrow I will gather up our 2019 taxes. Then the rest I need to gather is our utilities and property tax pills for deduction. Then get box wrap in brown shipping wrap that needs to go down to Medford. I all ready send one down there. Still waiting for anther little something. But I am sure it will be here some time next week. That will follow. 

Start to record over at fitday what I ate, looked at the calendar on site. And miss two days of keeping track of what I ate. My maximum calorie I like to do in day is 1,800. I was over 120 I believe.

Both Hubby and I have family members who believes they're putting in nano chips in vaccine for covid virus. Confession time...I find it easy to make fun of these people.  So over on facebook I ask question...Who out there believes they have nano chips in the virus shot. 

Took my client to store today. He and I wore our N95 and my community it easier to count those who don't wear a mask. Not saying I got everyone but it looks like even counting my self and my client they were 15 people who had some type of face covering. The only people I didn't count was the staff.

It was a little snippy today.

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Today Is Friday December 11 2020, This Is What Happen

 

Got tree all decked and snazzy out. I decided it had enough ornaments on. I will start with the three new ornaments I got this year. The carolers and gnome is made out of duct tape, or it feels that way. The V.W bug I got from a local shop, UNDER THE SUN

These are the first and last ornaments I hung up. Actual the red one top was first. I like a lot of different items on my tree, items that represent all sort of diversity. The red one has mirrors on it and it reminds me of middle eastern theme. The creel ornament reminds of the good ole people.

Here is shot of entire tree, it not all that tall. Didn't make it to work today, I didn't sleep and when sometime our routine get knocked about it plays all sort of games. I usual go bed around 9:30 and 10:00. Went bed close to eleven and my brain didn't shut down to like 1:00 and 2:00 in morning. I kept watch time people awards, and know there not getting any awards. So today I am going to bed around 9.

Thought I would take a few different angle photos. I fill you on my day. I been taking out photos from lap top, mostly from my game camera. There quite a few just door photos. Nothing exciting. But times before I said I was going to put all photos on a thumb drive, and then I don't. Maybe some person with computer skills with more then me. Could pull them off. It story of procrastinate.

Some one ask why I don't make my own ornaments. I do have some of my ornaments I made. I did own ceramic shop. I want to make some garland in way of YO YO GARLAND and I have enough fabric. My healthy so call life style flew out the window. All though I wouldn't say I completely fell off the wagon, but pretty close of falling off. I haven't been recording what I ate. But other than that I feel I been with in my bounds.

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Today Is Thursday December 10 2020, This Is What Happen

 Christmas is going smoother than most years. Tomorrow will be last box I send out as for gifts. Then the others are just local ones. 

It been ages since I made and goodies for Christmas. I decided to try to make some NOUGAT, but I if I do it again I would use Marshmallow cream, instead of the mini ones.  

Been adding a little bit of ornaments and before I went to work, I hung my mini Victorian ornaments and they are 1 inch in height. I would like to get more miniature ornaments and I look briefly on internet and saw so far nothing I liked. Add a some this evening. It takes bit of time to do up a tree. 

 As Regis was at his appointments. I ran up to the 3 MILE ANTIQUE MALL and they have a nice selection of fabrics, and the reason I went up to see what they had in yellow. Did find some. Look like their a good chance I will get back on to my fabrics. 

Since I wasn't all that long into the antique store. I thought I would take a double look at a down scale lawn mower that was for a doll house scene. Thought of using it for a tree ornament. It more than what I am willing to pay for it. But I went Under the Sun and got my ornament of year. Once my tree is all top out I will post some photos.

It almost half of month is gone, and no real snow to speak of. I shouldn't be saying that all that loudly. Who knows when old man winter will come blowing in from the north.

Today Is Wednesday December 9 2020, This Is What Happen

 Just wrapped up Emma the cat present. This year Christmas is coming a long. But for some reason I had to push my self a little to get in gear and wrap a few gifts. The ones leaving town is pretty much done. I will send out three tomorrow, two of them is heading into the Spokane Valley and the other one is local gift. Across the valley from me.

Question time...Who can recall their elementary (grade School) and the teachers they had....I can here goes...I went to Broadway Elementary in Spokane Valley. 1st grade was Mrs Jones, 2nd grade was Mrs Rodgen, 3rd grade was Mrs Davenport, 4th grade was Mrs Collyer, 5th grade was Mrs Pellen, and 6th grade was Mrs Killian 

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Today is Tuesday December 8 2020, This Is What Happen

 Got a package mail out, had to get some shipping tape and package weight a little bit. So extra charge was add. The shipping cost more then the package. 

After work I wrap up a few gifts and these are also to be shipped out. Yesterday hubby and I hung lights on tree. At good will some time ago I got some theme lights, flowers. I real like them although a short string of them. I want to get more flowers lights and possible bee lights. It will have to wait until next year. 

Regis and I went over to the thrift store, he want a Christmas card. There like quarter there. I found two small snow people which got. Look at fabric to see if there was any yellow, no such look.

After Regis I went over to This Old Trunk, and usual they have fat quarters of fabrics, at a reasonable price. $1.50 each. But if dozen of them the price is $1.00. Did mange to find some yellows. Looked for some ornament for the tree. Every year I like to add special ornament and nothing spoke to me, at there price. They also sell items for doll house, and they had a little push land mower, which I thought would be darling for tree. I thought it said $30, but I will go back and take a look again.

It Tuesday and time for my weekly weigh in and brief report. I lost a pound this week. Still working on loosing two more pounds by the end of year. So the weight number was 206.6, and that number is hard to even type out. If someone 30 or 40 years ago said I was going to weigh over 200 pounds I would of laugh at them. I been keep up my tread mill and exercise. Not much in ways of water. Last week I talk about calories and were they came from. This week I won't go so much into that. On average I had daily 1,643 calories. So with in goal. Now I look a little more about the bang of me foods, vitamins and mineral. So these three I'm lacking is Vitamin D and E, plus calcium. Now for the three I scored high in B12, sodium, and magnesium. And they have mood section and one of is your stress level. I'm never very stress or very calm. Fall in some where between it all.

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Today Is Sunday December 6 2020, This Is What Happen

 

Not sure why these photos were hidden in strange world of my lap top. Today I iron, wrap them around cardboard, and put them in a tote. I had estimate my time for project about an hour, and I was wrong. 

I actual like to wrap my fabrics on plastic corrugated board. But since I have quite a few boxes laying about, why not use them. 

 I pulled out four pinks that will be worked into my 2 inch block quilt. The next color I will be working on is yellow, for some reason it smaller pile. Compare to other colors yellows seems less of. But I won't start on it until I get gifts wrap and tree decorated. Maybe at end of week I can do the yellows fabrics.

Today was just a little bit of this and that around the place, I didn't keep track of my food and usual on even days I weigh my self, it total slip my mind. In morning before I go to work I will put sometime on tread mil. This last week I would go 4 to 10 minutes. Up coming week I will go 6 to 12 minutes. 

When Regis and I was out on Friday, he saw this place called JOE'S VENDOR EMPORIUM yelp scoring only gave it a three, over google much higher, and I gave it five stars. Regis spot it. So we checked it out. I found look like a vintage snowman, for part of my collection. Found something for Sawyer cat Emma, piece of yellow fabric, and wrapping paper. Spend on $18.00. Plus all had mask on, not like Idaho. A big comfort to me. I try to support the smaller business when I can. This one I will return to.

 Much younger cat, then Ziggy. He is yellow one on the floor. Abner is much slim and trim, he goes out and hunts. But sometime Ziggy takes his treats from him. 

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Today Is Saturday November 5 2020, This Is What Happen

 

Promise that I would post next items that came, and that was going to be used for gift. A while ago I did post the phantom of the opera. But I gave that one away. So had to reorder one. I figure all of the gifts will show up during next week.

So far only received one card. Got Christmas stamps the other day. We got our cards and haven't even started to do them.

Murphy and I went and did some errands. Stop by Regis to get my paper work done. Last two weeks my check is going to be a little lower than usual. With death of Liz son and her going down to Utah, and not sure how that area handle covid for funeral. Utah and Idaho as far I'm concern there pretty much the same. When comes to general handling things. Both very red states.

Now back to our trip to town. We went up to Pro X a hardware store, to get a filter for furnace. I stayed in pick up waiting. Watching people going in and out. Notice no one had mask on as the entered the store. But I did see one guy come out from store with mask on. Soon after my hubby came out. Just had to ask him about the mask count. So far as he could see it was just him and that guy who walked out. Plus the staff also had no masks on, and no plex glass up. Got just under $50 worth groceries and such. Still people wondering about there also with no mask on. 

My oldest son called and said granddaughter is at other grandparents place. And we could go down and visit. There in Spokane. I would love to. But when you live in area and it seems like the maximum average one might see people with a mask 50% and that not consistently. So if a lease 75% or more of my area had mask on. I would consider going to Spokane and see granddaughter and the other grandparents. With our local mask numbers I don't feel it right for me to adventure out. It makes me sad and angry. Because of some people behavior and choices. 

I want to have caramel yogurt today. But I like to keep my calorie count between 1600 and 1800. And after dinner I had already ate over 2,000 calorie. And it in fridge and maybe tomorrow  I can have my yogurt treat. Did a little time on tread mill. 

Did mange to haul up the Christmas tree and put it together. No lights or decoration yet.

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Today Is Thursday December 3 2020, This Is What Happen.

 Regular work day. 

A cousin of mind had a house fire. Sound like they lost a lot. Not sure any of the detail. There looking for a place now. 

Since I am on family. I been mention about my Aunt Alice who was killed in car wreak a year before I was born. Before I move on to my Aunt Alice, I think this would give more of account of her LIFE Aunt Alice has the first child of my grandparents McCalmant. All of my life I can recall my grandmother harping about her daughter even after she even dead. She claim only reason why she was killed in wreak because she had dirty place. Well my grandparents place sure not spotless. My mother said when her place was at her worst, it was much cleaner than her parents place. 

Aunt Alice married a man much older then her, 26 years different. Later I found that Alice sibling try to talk her out of marrying Udo. They lived up in Copeland area, farming community North of Bonners Ferry. I understand that Udo was cruel, and at one time he has going beat one of the kids with a chain. So my Aunt Alice pulled a gun on him, and threaten to kill him. Not sure which one of the kids this happen to. But I heard it from several family members. 

Aunt Alice was her mothers whipping post, and even her direct descendants also was my grandmother whipping post as well. Doesn't matter you just harp on the child. My mom claim Alice couldn't take it. But even my mother was one of her whipping post. See my grandma had issues of her sister and Aunt Alice middle name bare her sister Catherine middle name. She hate her sister and for that reason she took out on her daughter. 

Since I am on family names. My mother name is Myra Florence. Name after her grandmother middle name or my great grandmother. "Cynthia Myra" who she refer to is "Bitch" and Cynthia had a daughter by her first husband name "Minnie Florence" and Florence was her middle name. She refer to her sister in law as the "slut" 

See these people was name after the wrong person.

At one time my grandma was at community RESTORIUM my mom was going to pick up her mom and take her some where. I doubt my mom was even five minutes late. My parents was a sticular about time. So as she arrives and enter my grandmother room. First thing she said "Your damm lair like your father" she looked her and said. Never damm our dad and walked out. Letting her just stand there. 

Finish wrapping up gifts for my youngest son Bart. 

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Today Is Wednesday November 2 2020, This Is What Happen

 Boo...Did a chit chat as I iron some black fabric and some with prints. The VIDEO is a little long. 

Hubby had to get his driver license renewed and no one in the office had mask on. Not shocked one bit.

I took a box that I won't be using for anything, or I can't come with a use for it. I believe it would end up dumps recycle bin. Looks like will work for wrapping fabrics on. As I was cutting I saw a little flesh off my finger, a Band-Aid took care of it. 

These are the black fabrics I will be sending down to Liz, her you tube channel is linked on the link above. And also they will be part of my two inch block fabric and or my sixteen little square made in to a 8 inch total block. Not sure if I got correct. But it's working. 

Hubby and I wrap up some bacon and but it in freezer. 

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November Report 2020

 Still won't say everything is smooth, but my choices are with in reason. Let start with my health. I redid my my goal for my weight until end of year. Tuesday and Wednesday is my naughty eating day. So a star there. But Thanksgiving and Friday I went off the wagon, and I plan it that way. I'm trying to keep my daily calorie count between 1,600 and 1,800. My daily average for this last week been 1,691and as for carbs and fats, here the facts...Fat grams 78.7(2.77 ounces) calories from fat 703, and 41% of my diet...Carbs grams 181(6.83 ounce) calories from carbs 709 and 42% of my diet....Fiber is 10.3 grams (0.36 ounce)  

Mood and other emotional factor does play roll in weight lost. I been doing fitday mood. I won't go though the entire thing. But this week for my happiness I was happy, except one day I was neutral. 

My crafts are coming along. I won't say it daily but I try to work on something creative a little bit each day. 

As for my family history I been doing all my first cousin on my mom side. Still have ways to go. I did say would do the story of my Aunt Alice, my goal is to do it on the 3rd. 

Usual I do insight personality, but some reason it not a go. Plan to you tube video of me ironing tomorrow and chit chat.

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