Power cords and recliners

Well do I have you wondering about the title of this posting?

I was sitting in a recliner with my computer on my lap I set the computer off to the side and had the foot rest go back under the chair to get up. Well if your power cord gets caught in the metal folding mechanism it is not a good thing.

Yepper you then only have what ever battery life is left in it to run it and that is not a good thing right before the quilt show when you need to update the show web site.

So let’s say the computer got shut off and I then went on a search for a new power cord. Using the other computer in the house that hubby uses my old lap top that I have reformatted so none of the programs etc. that I use are on it. I went on line searching for a replacement.

Well I called Dell the maker of my computer and that power cord was around 50 bucks.  Ouch not happy so decided to do a little more looking. I found the same power cord on line at a computer store I found a replacement for 25 dollars. Yepp that is better but I wondered could I find one even better. So onward the search went. Yep I checked e-bay not much better then what I had found the for some reason I checked Amazon yep the power cord I needed for 10.00.  Now each of these places had shipping but if I placed an order for 50 dollars or something like that I don’t have to pay shipping well that was not really a problem I needed ink cartridges for my HP printer. 

Now I placed my order and waited patiently for it to come (NOT) I saved what battery I had left on the lap top for my update of the guild web site that I needed to do last week. It all worked out and I now have a new cord and am back up and running.

I got a new desk and it is a mess all ready or still

Over the weekend I found a new desk to house all those things that computer require to store and have and deal with. I let my granddaughter have my camera for the weekend so I did not have a real camera to take a picture with but my computer has a camera so I used that it is not the best photo but it will do for now.

Ok here it is in all its messy ness. Add to this my internet went down today late afternoon and I ended up with a tech here to fix it. I cannot complain about timing he was here in like 15 to 20 min from when I called in with the problem.

So after several things I had my modem plug into the wrong side of a filter/splitter and then after that was fixed it seem like something was wrong with the modem so he replaced that too. Now I am up and running and no problem.

Then I was having book marks printed for the quilt show and the print shop copier went down this afternoon fingers crossed he will have it fixed tomorrow morning or I will be making a run to a print shop somewhere else. Life is only fun if you are busy right.

Yesterday was a clean day

  I spent most of yesterday cleaning some shelves in our bed room I hate to admit how much dust had accumulated on the shelves and things on the shelves. So now it is all clean up and I found some sweat shirts that hubby pulled out to get rid of in a pile. Plus 3 old clothes hampers that were plastic and broken on the sides and just needed to be gotten rid of.

Yesterday was trash day so I got things all clean up and put in the appropriate piles and out the door. After getting that done I started doing a bag called a professional tote

I got all the pieces cut except for one  the two side panels the fabric I got for the out side of the bag was only 40 inches wide and the pattern yardage was for 45 inch wide an so I am short the two side panels.

I checked with several of the local shops of coarse I got this fabric down in Kalona and that is like a 2 1/2 hour drive one way. No way am I going to do that kind of run for this.  So of coarse no one I called carried that line or had that fabric. so I called the shop in Kalona and asked if they could send me some.

The person I was speaking to was looking around the shop and not finding the fabric. I am like thinking great no fabric now what am I going to do but she did find it the last of the bolt had been cut up into some fat quarters thank goodness the pieces I need are only 15 inches and the fat quarters are 20 x  so I was saved. I gave her my credit card number and ask to have it sent to me. I am hoping it is in the mail today.

Then I can work on getting this project under way there is some sewing of pockets and parts before I get to the side so that is on the agenda for today and then checking the mail to see if what I need arrived yet.

So time to get at it. Hope you have a great day.

Weekend plus

Well I have been going like crazy and the treadmill seems a little worn. Saturday I did Baker then we were on back up ambulance call after that. Well we ended up going up to West Union to be on call. I was on for 911 and Fred had a run to drive to Iowa City.

They no more then got back and we got a 911 call and that was interesting. Sorry no more info allowed then that. Hippa. and all that goes with it. So I though ok we would now come home WRONG. There was a second call and off I and Fred went to Iowa City.

I think we got home at 2:00 in the morning. It does make for a long day. I did get two sewing projects worked on though. As one of two leaders for 4H sewing club we worked on trying out two new bag’s/purses. They both came out really pretty nice even if I do say so.

 

The pink bag is from a pattern Pink Sand Beach Designs. The pattern is not hard to do though I had to concentrate on it when putting it together. The front pocket that you swap the fabrics around is really fun. Plus some cute inside pockets too.

The Denim bag is something someone showed me and then I made one similar. Mine is lined with some denim and it has a pocket on both front and back. If I had been thinking/planning I would of put a pocket on the inside too. Though that would have been different fabric then denim.

Orange button closer is a orange hair tie. 

Monday hmm where did the day go

Well today was a good day and a busy day and I have no clue what I did but it seem to disappear that is for sure. Worked in the AM and did some laundry and  ran a few errands.

Compared to how it was the weather has gotten cold but no snow here yet. I hope it will be a while in coming. I do believe they got some north of us I have seen cars with snow on the tops and hoods driving around. Just glad it is not on mine. 

Here is the promised picture of the finished bag.

The top of this pictures show a pocket and then you can see something black and that is my computer lap desk and then the green strip is a zippered pocket then on the lower side on the inside there are 3 pockets one has a Velcro closed flap over the pocket top.

This side has a smaller zippered pocket and a second open pocket that is between the two handle straps the other side has a pocket that goes all the way across the bag that I put one of the metal magnet closers

The instructions for this bag were great and not hard to follow as long as I concentrated on what I was doing.  Oh and the two sides have little pockets that will hold things like water bottles, my sun glasses case etc.

Quilt Progress

I found the backing fabric for the Sunbonnet Sue it was on sale an so I was able to pick it up at a really good price I think it totaled out at 54 dollars for 9.25 yards. It is a black background with small white daisies all over it and the daisies have yellow centers. So tonight I am straightening the edges and cutting off the salvage and I will sew it together. In fact as I started to measure it out for the piece I needed I think the store gave me almost a half yard extra so I am sure the machine quilter will not have to worry about fitting the top on to the backing.

I suppose I could of cut off the extra but who knows what I would do with it and besides I will cut off the edges when I sew on the binding and that way the machine quilter will not be thinking evil thoughts about me as she puts the top on her machine.

My hope is to get this done tonight and then I can run over and get the quilt top from Pat who has had it for a little bit to kind of get a chance to pet it and play with it before it goes to Elgin  to the quilter.

So that should work out just about perfect. So after I get off work in the bakery and then can hopefully head out.  See if the rest of the world agrees with my plan or if something will put a kink into it.  Some times my day’s plan changes on a dime.

Hmm as I type this the weather seems to be getting a little bit of a go again. We came home Monday to find that a storm had blown thru sometime over the weekend. I quizzed at work and was told it happen Monday AM.  There must have been a bunch of wind we have a canoe in the back yard on a rack and it had been blown off the rack and half way across the yard and had a bunch of water in it.  That seem to be the only thing that happen over the time we were gone.

Well I best get the strips trimmed and sewn together.

High and Dry

Wow a day with out rain how nice. Busy day tomorrow at work have a cake to decorate on Sat. so I need to get it baked tomorrow along with and order for cookies, 16 doz. Buns and an order for Donuts.

Can you tell I work on a bakery it has been a busy week with lots of bread sales I think the nice weather has boosted sales along with the fact that it has been warm and steamy I think no one is in the mood to bake for them selves.

I tired making a hamburger bun with white flour an putting sundried tomato paste and cut up fresh basil in it they did not raise very well not sure why the definitely had a basil taste. Hubby said they smelled like sausage.

With the nice weather I ended up doing the doggy walk we found a crescent wrench that belong to the neighbor across the street so delivered that back to it’s home and then went down on the trail along the river. I thought the water would of been up on the trail more then it looked like after all the rain. We did not go all the way to the park only part way and turned around. The humidity seems to be down so it was a nice evening for the walk.

Well I need to go do some cutting out of binding for a quilt that I want to get finished up. It is going to take a bit to get the binding sewn on since it is King size.

Quilts in the Garden a wonderful way to spend the afternoon!!!

Went to Hawkeye and visited K & K Garden and saw lots of quilts and beautiful garden area

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Had lots of fun looking at the quilts and before the quilts there were motorcycles.

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On the way a squirrel jumped in our path

New Washer and Dryer are in

Doing a happy dance!!!  I was thinking I am going to have to gather everything up and haul it to the laundry Mat again this week but when I got home I found a message on the answering machine. The Washer and Dryer are in at Sears and ready for pick up.

So tomorrow sometime we will go and pick them up. Then I only have to wait for him to install them and I will be ready to wash clothes again. It is amazing how many dirty clothes two people can create.

No camping for us this weekend it is suppose to be a wet and hot and very humid weekend and so I guess we will be at home but then I have a bunch of chores to do here what with several very full laundry baskets. 

May 19th Anniversary

Well today is our Anniversary hard to believe that it has been 31 years  that we got married. Makes you wonder where the time has gone.

We went out for supper and had a nice night. I spent the afternoon working on a small quilt that I got the kit for from Quilts for Kids and Downy site. It went together fast then it set for a little bit and now I am working on quilting it. Then to put the binding on and send it back.  The kits make up cute quilts and have just about everything you need to get it done and sent back.

It is late and tomorrow is another work day so time to close down the computer and head off to bed.

wow were did today go

I sure wish I knew where today went. I did my thing at the grocery store made the bread and the donuts really slow for customers early today hope it picked up later in the day. Then I was about done gave Karen a break and got a phone call from Steve up at Northeast Medical Transport. What am I doing today. Well my plan was to go to West Union and find out what my new work schedule will be for Jan. ( I am training to be a dispatcher for the Sherriff's office here in Fayette County.) So the story is grab your uniform shirt and head on up chances are good that another transport will be going out today and maybe a third or forth time will tell on that.

I did get my work schedule then off I went to Cedar Rapids on a transport.

So nothing I had planned happen today in the way I expected it to happen am I surprised not really. That is kind of how my life goes I make a plan and then immediately it goes in a totaly different direction. That is ok it means I am never board and there is usually tomarrow to work on the project of the day.

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Hope your Holiday plan is going well.

Hmm what to do what to do

I seem to be in a repeative mood lately.

This was my Saturday to work that went pretty normal. Had two special orders nothing big deal dinner rolls for the Catholic Church dinner and then Pies for several people that did not want to make there own for the dinner.

I knew pecan pie was expensive but I just priced it out today and it cost over 8 dollars for just the ingredients for the pie. I had orders for 3 Pecan pie so did up a 4th one. Worked out well the boss's wife was making one and so she took the last one and they are all gone. :)

Got a note from Menards today the dishwasher that was ordered last week is finaly in transit to the store for our pick up. Wonder how long that will take to get from the warehouse to Waterloo store. So far the wait is almost a week long.

I started a new book I am now listening to THE HOST by Stephenie Meyer the Author of the Twilight set of books. This is to be an adult book and is starting out rather interesting in that the world is being taken over by a group of aliens that take posession of your body and you do not realize it is happening. That is about as far as I am. Those kind of movies are not usually my cup of tea but this book is not to bad but I am only about an hour into it and there are like 18 parts and each one is a little over an hour long.

Well off to work on some laundry and quilt top I have not done a lot with that this week.