gma22 , 09-29-2011 08:17 AM
Good morning to you all! Thank you all for my lovely birthday wishes. I got tons on my facebook acct too and Jack gave me the lovliest card. Jay called and I talked to him and Kelly emailed me with a birthday wish and plans for us to all have dinner together for our birthdays. While I was typing my phone rang and I said hello and I heard "Hi, Nonny, Happy Birthday!" It was Jackson. Mom said it got late last night so she said they would call this morning. He was all excited he just finished his first "big boy" book, Captain Underpants. I think I bought him that book quite awhile ago. He was telling me all about it so it started my day off right. Had a lovely birthday dinner out with Jack last night. We had prime rib and a piece of cheesecake to share, though I only ate two bites. Jack is a cheesecake lover so I let him eat it besides I certainly don't need the calories.
I have to tackle that pantry today as my muscle in my arm was so sore yesterday I sat with a heating pad on it most of the day. Jack is a genius and figured out a way to keep it around my arm. He took one of the wide ace bandages they had on his knee when he had surgery and wrapped it around my arm to secure the heating pad. Kept it in place and I kept the heat on low so it didn't burn me. It is much better though still a bit sore this morning. At least I can move my arm.
Jean: No, had nothing to do with knitting. It is my right arm for one thing and my left shoulder is what gets to hurting if I knit too long. It was also in the muscle in the upper inner part of my arm so it had something to do with something I lifted or somehow put strain on it that way, but I have no clue. Hope bell practice went well for you. The week before I got married I had what the dr said was psoriasis all over my face from stress. It looked awful but nothing much I could do. It did go away before the wedding thankfully. Cotton is a very very hearty plant and so the government mandates crop rotation because it destroys the soil so badly. Like Susan
Susan: Jack's dr said that if his knee doesn't improve they are going to put gel into it. The left one was a lot more damaged than the right one ever did. I don't know if I ever said what happened with that one, but he got down on his knees to change a tire a few years back and he said something popped. He had trouble from then on. I am reading a novel where there is a lot of talk about quilting and quilting stories. It is a murder mystery, but the leading character runs a co-op of artists in California and has a lot of quilts. Have you come across quilters that recreate famous paintings? One of the characters liked Georgia O'Keeffe paintings and did quilts with her paintings on them. I don't think I have ever seen paintings done in quilting.
Maggie: Thanks for the website. I plan on buying the "eat this not that" book too. I always find his information so informative. Spooky truly what we put in our mouths sometimes and don't realize it is hundreds and hundreds of calories and fat.
Well gals, to work, to work I go. I am doing laundry and going to get that darn pantry cleaned today so want to get started. Have a grand Thursday all! Faye
Good afternoon, ladies! 79 degrees today but Saturday and Sunday will hardly get to 60 - burr!
I had work and PT today. Tonight I'll be glued to the tv to see Grey's Anatomy and Private Practice.
Verizon is coming tomorrow to turn on their phone service. The Internet was supposed to be ready then, too, but it's been changed to October 5 so I don't know if I'll have internet or not until then so if you don't hear from me, I won't be because I'm sick! DirectTV comes on Monday so I'm going to rearrange furniture so I am ready for them - and make them give me a long cable so I can move the tv to various parts of the room from time to time.
Faye, I'm glad you had a good birthday. There are several Eat This Not Books out including a cookbook (all from the same author of course). What is the name of the book with quilting? Our guild challenge several years ago was to reproduce a painting. I did Van Gogh's Midnight Watchman. Around here they alternate cotton and soy beans.
Jean, I never heard of porokeratosis until yesterday either. Your explanation of the bells was interesting. I knew they were by letters but didn't know about sharps and flats.
Maggie, you will be a good kitty mama doing all that kitty proofing. I can't wait until I can get another one and then again I think maybe I shouldn't since I am gone over a lot of weekends.
Have a great evening!