Four days since my last post ... hmmm, trying to remember what all transpired.
Ok, on Saturday the 8th we went to tai chi in the morning and it was great workout. Our teacher informed us that we are studying some advanced level stuff now so it's about time we tested for the beginner level - ACK! The pressure of a written and demonstration test ... some of these concepts are hard for our western brains to wrap around but we will do our best. The off to the library where I searched for the author of "the first detective novel" that we heard about on NPR during our drive to tai chi ... I can't believe I still remember his name, Charles Felix - which was a pseudonom for Charles Warren Adams. Looking online it appears the book is not in print anymore but wiki has links to read it in its original (serial) form. I may just try that. Watched football most of afternoon and evening to see who would be the Pats opponent next week and it's the loathsome Jets - oh well, hopefully we have their number and can dispense with them soundly.
Sunday I went shopping, bought mom a beautiful outfit for her bday and together we finished the sewing room table including the contact paper, touch up painting and cleanup. We watched some of both of the football games and I made my mom's chicken pot pie recipe - it was delish, like being transported back to childhood.
Monday we decided to do a Powerflex workout at the gym which is 45 minutes of straight exercise using all major muscles of the body ... ugh, it was a toughie! Then we went sewing machine shopping and my love bought me the most wonderful machine to start my quilting career. It's a Janome w/50 stitches and all the options are dancing in my head! We talked about my first project and he had an outstanding idea to make roman shades for the living room. I went online and found several tutorials ... going to make 'em and I know we'll be happy when the LR looks more cozy. We had a HUGE meal at IHop that filled us up most of the day. Leftover chicken pot pie for supper and the BCS championship - we only watched a little of that, too tired to stay up.
Tuesday morning all the talk on tv and radio is about the pending storm which is supposed to start late night. I drove to mum's and we went for our traditional free (for the bday girl) birthday lunch at Not Your Average Joes ... as usual it was superb. I had their famously tasty meatloaf and mum had the salmon. And of course we had the Peanut Butter Thing for free dessert ... I brought my leftovers back home for my honey. Went back to her house where she opened presents and we shared our thoughts on the Gee's Bend quilt book. Drove home later and stopped at craft store and Staples to get the last of the supplies needed to start sewing ... got a drafting chair that my darling put together and it will work PERFECT. Later, when I got home I realized I forgot to buy thread, DUH!
Now, it's Wednesday morning and by 8:30 we have a foot and a half of light fluffy (thank goodness) snow. I made pumpkin/coconut/walnut muffins and bread first thing ... came out pretty good. We shoveled a bunch but decided to wait until later to finish ... it's a LOTTA snow!
Now, this morning it's
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