WEIGHT WATCHERS WEIGH IN & GRANDMAS BRAGGING RIGHTS

First things first I have to post that I LOST 3.8 #'s this week and I am soooooooooooo excited. I have tracked everything I ate and followed the program to the letter and it paid off with a nice weight loss. I am not going to the Gym as much as I thought I would but I still was able to lose.

Being a proud Grandma I had to post this photo of my sweet little Josh in the drivers seat. Click on the picture and you will even be able to see his dirty little nose and beautiful blue eyes. That is all for tonight but I will get on this weekend and post some more.

I do have to post about something that happened yesterday about 2 miles from me. While I slept in yesterday, at about 7:30 am a small plane crashed into a nearby warehouse. Both the passengers in the plane were killed. The Warehouse was a Glacier Ice bldg and happens to be managed by a friend of mines husband. I didnt even know it had happened untill my husband told me as he was going to bed. My first thought was about Dick and if he was ok but it also made me think of how fleeting our very life is. I didn't know either one of the passengers but how very precious each day is that we are given and we should not take it for granted. I have friends who have family members who are in life and death struggles and they know how precious each day is in the lives of their loved ones.

I make a vow here that I will be grateful for every day that I am given and instead of grumbling about things that go wrong I plan to thank my Heavenly Father for the gifts he has given me that day. I am working on a Gratitude Journal where I can do just this.

I need to go to bed now so goodby to all my blogging friends.

Barbara

Weight Loss Wednsday a day late & Rasberry Rabbits Block finish

First things first, I finally did it. I joined Weight Watchers yesterday and Golds Gym today. I completed my entire day on program and am so pleased with myself. I figure I have about 55 pounds to lose hopefully can do it with 2-3 lbs per week. I start back to work tomorrow but will be wearing a special boot to help with the sprain. Working a 12-hr day on that boot does not seam to be something to look forward to, but I will get er done.

I finished my first block from the Raspberry Rabbits Sentimental Journey BOM. I think it turned out real nice, it is at the top of this post. I wish I could figure out how to make the pictures go with the paragraph that is talking about it but this will do for now. I thought it was finished but I found some pretty little copper looking glass beads to put on it.

I am on my way to bed but wanted to at least post these two things. More snow last night, another 5 1/2". They are now saying there will be some more on Sunday followed by another round next thursday. I am really, really getting tired of this white stuff.

Have a wonderful weekendI

Barbara

SNOWED IN

Well here in Amarillo we recieved a little over a foot of snow and I have had plenty of time to sew and stitch. Hubby has been happy getting an overdose of old westerns, currently he is watching "The Professionals" with Lee Marvin, Burt Lancaster and Claudia Cardinalie. I am busy working on my free BOM from The Raspberry Rabbits website and trying to get it finished by tomorrow because she will put out a new one on monday and the old will be gone. If you read my blog it is theraspberryrabbits.com I love all of her stuff and she is so good to put out the free stuff. I am working on something special to send her to thank her for all my freebies.

The pillows above are two different interpretations of her free "12 days of Christmas" pillow. The redwork one was done by a blogger in Norway and mine is on the right. The original is the blue one that was done by The Raspberry Rabbits blog owner. I put hers at the top as it is the original.

I still havent started the weight loss program but plans are still the same. I did join Golds Gym and will be able to swim and exercise and will hopefully start the Weight Watchers program on wednsday. Not much else to say or show. Will hopefully post tomorrow with my finished BOM the raspberry rabbits site.

Snowed in in Amarillo - Barbara

New BOM from Jenny of Elefantz - BOUQUET

Hello again, wow 2 posts in one day. I am on a roll friends but I have to share the next two BOM's with you. I followed Jenny of Elefantz all last year with her Shabby Roses BOM and she has created a new one for this year. This one is going to be as pretty as the Shabby Roses one and I can't wait to start on it. Be sure to go over and have a looksie and tell her Barbara sent you. I have posted the button on my sidebar under BOM's.

HAPPY NEW YEAR

I can't believe it has been so long since I posted, but my vow for the New Year is to post at least weekly from here on in. I am hoping that everyone has had a wonderful holiday season and ready to get into the New Year with a bang. I have several things I am hoping to do with the NUMBER 1 being that I have have to lose weight. I will be joining Weight Watchers in the morning and also signing up for Curves. My goal is to lose at least 30 lbs by June which I think is a pretty measurable goal, it is only 5 # a month and if I am able to lose more than all the better.

My Goal #2 is to start saving more and spending less. I have to 6-shelf bookcases full of material and I plan to use it more and not buy as much. I have already pulled out fabrics to do 2 quilts with and have plenty of at least the material for one of my latest Quilt BOM's. In my next post I will tell you about one of them.

Every Wednsday I will post about my weight loss journey so there is my weekly post that I am naming Weight Watchers Wednsday. Take care my friends and may your journey in 2010 be the best.

Barbara

LOOKS LIKE ANOTHER MONTHLY POST!!!

Well, once again it looks like its been another month since my last post. I have been busy with sewing quilts but it's not like I don't have time to get on the computer cause I am on here all the time. I just never take the time to to come over here andpost.

I have been busy blog hopping tonite and came across a GIVEAWAY over at Lila Tuellars site,

lilatuellardesigns.blogspot.com She has gone to market where she has a new line coming out.

It's called "Eden" and it is so fun and fresh full of yellow and lavendar. I have signed up but with 650 comments so far I really don't think I have a chance. I am a sucker for giveaways and after filling out comments for the last couple of years a finally won from BACK PORCH QUILTS back the first part of the summer and it was a big one. I think I posted on here if you want to look through the older entries.

Do you see the pretty black and white and pink string quilt above? That is the next project I am starting as soon as I finish my sisters wedding quilt and her new great grandsons blanket. Oh I forgot I also have to finish my daughters purple passion quilt which she will finally get for Christmas. Shhhhhhhhhhhh, don't tell her cause its a secret. She has waited so long for it that I think she figures she will never get it. Boy will she be surprised.

If I can get enoght people interested I am going to start a BOM embroidery quilts that is cats of the month. I have very few readers so if any of you know any people who would be interested can you send them over to let me know.

That is all for now. We are taking the kids to the punkin patch tomorrow so I can post some cute pictures tomorrow or the next day.

SEW AND TELL

The nice lady over at Louby Lou is hosting a sew and tell so I thought I would join in with what I got finished this last week.

My new grandson Joshua is 2 months old already and I still hadn't finished his quilt untill this last week so here is a picture of it. I chose yellow, blues and green. I really like the fabrics I used in it so I am posting a picture of those too. I also chose to use the leftover fat quarters to piece the back as you can see. All in all I think it turned out very nice.

The other is a baby quilt I made for one of my husbands co-workers. I love the simple design of this quilt and use it frequently when I need to make a baby quilt fast. The material was a childrens cowboy and cowgirls. What is a better fitting quilt for a new little Texan?

This is my collection of quilts for this week. I hope to be as good at my sewing this next week. I know that my sisters wedding quilt is one I will get finished. My poor sisters has waited for 4 yrs to get it.

Take care to all of you and enjoy this next week. I am so glad that fall is finally in the air!!!!

Barbara