Congrats Beth!!!

Great job staying on your programs. I finally get to go spinning today. I'm looking forward to being whipped afterwards! Haven't done much craft wise, but have some beading that needs to be done this week so I'll start that this afternoon. Have a great one.

Good Morning . . . Atlantic Canada is cold, very windy, and (surprise, surprise) it's RAINING This is becoming very tiresome.

The finger is free of bandage this morning and feeling pretty good. Sure looks a little funny . . . guess it will have a shiny, kind of bald looking tip for quite some time. I remember a TV program where the bad guy shaved off all his fingertips in order to disquise his fingerprints . . . personally I don't recommend it.

Anyway it's WWI morning and the WWF (weight-watching-fairy) was kind enough to get rid of those four weird pounds for me, along with .2 of a real one (that a whole 2/10 of a pound lost, folks). Hey, I'm thankful for anything that goes in the right direction . . . downward is good!

After complaining loudly about having no time for crafting, I went out and bought another $40 of fabric yesterday to make myself (or my SIL - not sure yet) a burgundy (basically) quilted jacket. Don't ask me when I think I'm going to do this . . . but buying the supplies was fun. Oh well, we live in hope. The work-project won't last forever.

Speaking of which, I'd better get a move on (even though it is a very slow move -- this damp weather is really making the arthritis kick up). Have a great day, gang. Keep on moving and shaking and heading in that wonderful downward direction.

Marie - I wish I had a sister knitting me sweaters! my sis in law is a potter and gives gorgeous bowls for presents. Everyone wants her to get their names when we draw at Christmas.

Artsy - do you like spinning? it always looks scary on tv ...and it looks like it might be painful to your posterier parts.

Now meowee.. you know that aquiring fabric doesn't have anything to do with actually using or needed it...simple having it is enough to have fulfilled it's purpose And you really need to move south. It rained here today and was probably in the 60's and we all whined about freezing. Congrats on your loss!

I'm down a pound this week. I have had pms munchies all week, so I am happy with this. Today was bad..chick-fil-a for lunch and then pizza with the girls for dinner. First time in weeks I have been off plan. Ah well.. salads and tuna tomorrow

Good Morning, chickies . . . and congrats on the loss, Beth.

What, move south and give up all this? Actually today is only drizzling and cold . . . no torrential downpour. The real treat is coming tonight. According to the Weather Network, we are going to get 3-4 cm (1.5") of SNOW. Then, on Saturday, the sun is actually supposed to peek through and the temperature is predicted to go waaaaaay up to +7C (about 45F). Wow . . . a day (she says with tongue planted firmly in cheek). Guess we are paying for our mild winter with a yucky spring. Keep sending those warm thoughts.

Well, back to the grind. See you all soon, gang. Have a great day moving and shaking and heading in the great downward direction.

I'm Baaack and Good Morning Ladies!!

I have to say while I was gone, I gained a few pounds, but I'm back on track again. At my WW weigh in yesterday, I loss .7 pounds and the week before that was -1.5. I'm at 340.0, but I'm not changing my ticker, I plan on being back at 338 by next week.

It's cool and damp here, but I'm getting ready to go out for a walk and get some much needed exercise in, before I go up and work on my quilt. It's almost done and I will post a picture of it when I have the top done.

I'll come back later and write personals.

Cheryl

Hi everyone-I had a bad binge last night. I was home alone for the second night in a row and got lonely and bored. Thats a deadly combo. Today I am trying to put it firmly in the past, and so far I'm doing ok. I went spinning and then hit some balls at the batting cage. My womens softball team has our first game next Wednesday. They bumped us up a week and we didn't find this out until yesterday. We haven't practiced yet. Should an interesting first game.

Beth-I love spinning classes. They are incredibly demanding physically and that makes me feel terrific afterwards. It also makes it a hard class to start up. I remember my first class-10 minutes into it I SERIOUSLY didn't think I could do it. I came so close to quitting and walking out. I didn't leave, but I also didn't get out of my seat anymore after that. Just sat and pedalled for the rest of the hour. It was a HUGE accomplishment to finish a full class with no modifications.

Chery-Good job on your loss! Glad your back.

meoww-Sorry for the weather. You don't want to know what its like here. Glad you got out and picked out fabric. That had to have upped your mood. I love picking out supplies and mine are nothing as beautiful as fabric.

Well, off to get something accomplished today. See ya

Cheryl . . . Welcome Back . . . glad to have you with us again. Good for you with those losses.

Brandy . . . You are right, I probably don't want to hear about your glorious weather. Glad to hear you are picking yourself back up and getting on with it. We all have those little binges. Falling off the wagon is not a problem unless you forget to get back on.

Big treat . . . no white stuff fell from the sky (yet) and it isn't even raining. It's still very windy and cold and no sun . . . but at least the wind has dried up the puddles. Starting tomorrow we're supposed to be getting a couple of days of sunshine. Boy, I do hope that is an accurate forecast.

Other than that, nothing new around here. The project is still taking most of my time (have to work tomorrow as a matter of fact) and now they tell me it will probably continue well into the summer. Hey, maybe this will teach me how to say "no" once in a while.

Have a really great evening, girls. Do some extra crafty things while you continue moving and shaking down the road to better health. See you soon.

Brandy...WOW!! 40 pounds is awesome!! How proud you must be. I also have problems of wanting to binge eat when I'm alone. I try now to keep my fingers busy doing something, so I don't eat. All we can do is brush ourselfs off and get back on track.

Linda...Glad to hear you didn't get any of the white stuff. We have had rain the last couple of days. Northwest North Dakota got 12 inches of the white stuff. They can have it. Went for a nice walk yesterday, but not today. Trying to walk 1 mile a day. It's suppose to be nice tomorrow so I will be out and about for a walk.

Today I went to town and picked up my quilt from the quilter. She did a beautiful job on it. Going to start putting the binding on it tomorrow. Yesterday
I worked on my other quilt. Spent about 3 hours making sawthooth blocks for a boarder, then I can start to applique the kids on. I need to stay busy so I don't eat, weekends are really hard for me.

Have a great weekend.

Cheryl

Morning ladies-I had a terrific early morning walk. My neighbor and I met at 6 and walked for about an hour. We are going to try to do this most days of the week. I hope we actually can stick with it. Its fun to have someone to go with, and we are evenly paced so thats helpful. I still haven't touched my projects this week. I need to get moving on the slippers for the wedding. They need to be done by Tuesday! (I'm adding Swarovski crystals, and pearls to dress them up) I need to call the bead shop and see if my class for tomorrow is a go or not. (I've taught it elsewhere, so the directions are ready either way) Today I'm working for a friend in her health food store. Have a great weekend.

Cheryl-keep those fingers busy and good luck for the weekend!

Meoww-did you get your sun???

A gigantic sphere of yellowish-orange fire arose from the eastern sea this morning, and now it fills the sky. Some of the older ones think they have seen this before, long ago, but the younger ones feel much afraid.

Hi Ladies,

Linda...Yeah the sun decided to pay you a visit. Hope it's around for at least
6 months before that white stuff flutters down from the sky.

Cyn...I send things out to my folks in Oregon to sell at the fall/christmas craft shows. You never know from year to year what will sell. This year my pot holders sold, and a couple of tablerunners, but not my placemats. I have decided to make things this year with WalMart fabric, so I can sell it cheaper. I usually use only fabric bought in a quilt shop and it sell for $8.00 and up. I'm going to start back to selling on ebay in the fall, probably quilt tops.

We are having beautiful weather, back inthe 70's. Going out for a couple of walks today. Worked on my quilt yesterday, got the side sawtooth boarders on. Today I have to square up 100 2"sawtooth blockes so I can sew them on. I also want to cut the binding out for my other quilt and get it sewed on so I can hand sew it down while watching TV tonight. Stepped on the scales this morning and I was back in the 330's. Hope for a 2lb loss for the week when I step on tomorrow.

Have a great Sunday!

Cheryl

Hi there all you crafty people . . .

Atlantic Canada is having it's second sunny day in a row and it's even fairly warm today. Hope it continues for a nice long while.

Cyn . . . Mostly my crafting is just for the fun of it and to make friends and relatives happy. Sold a couple of quilts back quite a few years ago, now and it was sort of like selling the children (and at cut rates) so decided I'd probably not do it again.

Cheryl . . . Glad you are doing well and working up a storm on two quilts at once. I've never done a sawtooth border (don't think I'd have the patience). Do you always send your tops out to be quilted? or do you do some yourself? When I was back in Ontario, I used to get help from family and friends with hand-quilting and lots of . Great fun.

I actually managed to get a couple of hours in on the quilted ponchos today. Half way through the piecing basics on the larger one. Since I'm doing it 'quilt-as-you-go' method, they really won't take too long if I can just get some consistent time at the machine. Also cut out some block pieces for the next project (guess I like working on more than one project at a time, too. )

Well, kiddos, here's some to help us through the evening. Have a great time doing whatever you are going to do.

Hello.. im new to this post but not new to 3fc..i post in the diabetic section and thats where i met meowee..i too am a crafter so hope you dont mind if i join in once i awhile.. about me.. im 57.. married to same man for 37 yrs..i have 2 daughters and 4 grkids.. i live in a log house in alaska and i love all crafts.. i quilt,crochet,scrapbook,make greeting cards,do wood work(paintingmostly)design and bead jelwelry,sew clothing and toys ,embroider and cross stitch, make glass xmas ornaments with scenes inside made with fimo clay(like a ship in a bottle.. etc etc..i have "craft fluffs" all over my house and always have projects going which keep me sane..i like to make gifts and give them away and yes i have sold alot of my work at local bazzarrs,craft shows and gift shops..even belonged to a crafters co-op with my daughter.. i made good money but had ahard time pricing my work.. and some people dont understand the hrs put into homemade works of art so they dont want to pay for your time.. the things that sold the best where xmas ornaments and decorations.. and my beaded jewelry..i havent done the bazzarrs for several yrs now as i couldnt do it physicaly by myself and my dd had kids to raise.. when gramma was more interested in the bazarr than cooking thanksgiving dinner it was time to stop for awhile..i still sell to the gift shops and get calls every now and then.. anyways would like to exchange crafting ideas and get to know you all.. (((((hugs)))) rosey

Hi Rosey . . . glad to have you with us . . . I just posted on our other board and asked you when you were coming to visit us here . . . guess I have the answer.