Promises & Borders Block 5

Here's the latest block that I've been working on for the Promises & Borders Quilt. I finished it one day last week while sitting around resting my ankle a bit.
I love working with these fabrics and colors but I must admit after stitching 5 blocks in all the same shades I can't wait to work with other colors and prints. 

I do still have my redwork project going along but lately I haven't stitched much on it.

That's because I've also got these hexies that I've been making.

I will never be bored as long as I have needle and thread in my hand!!

Long Hot Weekend

It was a long weekend for hubby due to Memorial Day weekend plus he got an extra day off for his (41st) birthday which was last week. It was so hot and sticky though that no one really wanted to do much of anything other than swim in the pool.

When we weren't in the pool we were enjoying the coolness of the air conditioned house. 
I did get my Promises and Borders Block 5 finished the other day while I was resting my ankle. I'll share those pictures with you tomorrow.
I've also gotten back to stitching up some more hexies for my flower garden quilt.


This whole ankle thing is really getting old!! Tomorrow makes a week since I fell and though it is feeling better it still swells and hurts if I'm up on it for any amount of time. I'm not used to sitting for long periods of time so being told to rest just doesn't come easy for me. (GRRRR!)
As I type this I'm laying in bed with it propped up on a few pillows and have an ice pack on it. * BUT* I have things to do that can't be done while laying in bed or sitting on the couch. Heaven forbid I ever break a leg and be confined to a wheel chair or crutches. I think I'd literally go nuts!

Just Put Me in a Bubble

This weeks has been lousy for me and at the rate things are going I may need put in a bubble for safety's sake.


-Monday my truck's transmission decided to quit working


-Tuesday I peeled all the skin off the side of my lil pinkie    finger as I was trying to work on the pool pump. (Ouch!)
I also took out a 2 foot section of our chain link fence Tuesday as I was cutting grass. The chain on my back tire got tangled in the fence and I didn't realize it so as soon as I drove forward it ripped it all out. Hubby wasn't too happy and neither was I. From now on I'll be weed eating everything within a foot of that fence because I'm not going near it with the riding mower anymore.


-Wednesday I sprained my ankle as I was heading outside to hang up a load of laundry. I was just stepping off the last step and as soon as my foot touched the ground my ankle rolled and I hit the ground. I didn't think I had hurt it that bad but as the day wore on it really started bothering me and by late last night it REALLY was bothering me. However, a good nights sleep with it resting high above on pillows has helped the swelling and pain to go down.


My husband suggested that maybe I just needed to stay indoors and not do anything today. Maybe that way I won't break or hurt anything else this week.
I'm taking his advice and spending the day sitting with my foot propped up, my stitching in hand and hopefully something nice to watch on tv.
Hope you all are having a better week than I am!

Just a Few More Days

Just a few more days of school left until summer break.
The weather has been pretty warm so it feels like summer is already here though.
I've got the pool up and running and the kids made their first splash in it this past weekend. I thought the water was a bit chilly but it didn't phase them or their friends at all.

The Jack Rabbit  

Sunday we made our yearly trip to Kennywood Park. I thought maybe it wouldn't be so busy since it was early in the season but boy was I wrong. The place was packed and the lines were long but we still enjoyed the day.

The Log Jammer

Raging Rapids

The Sky Rocket

Leaving the park

Now that the weekend is over I've been busy getting all of our homeschooling documents prepared to send into the school board. They are ready to be delivered however my truck won't drive.
I went to start it yesterday and put it in gear but it wouldn't move. You give it gas and the engine revs up but the truck stays put. Strange since it hasn't given me any problems in the past. It ran fine on Saturday and then boom Monday it wouldn't move.
I'm hoping it's something fairly simple but with my luck it will be something *big* with the transmission.
Just my luck!