Last night was a bit of a roller coaster. I went outside to get the chickens' feed out of the car and into the bins, only to discover a) we have a broody hen...in the garage and b) there was a black mouse in one of the feed bins. Do you know how much I hate mice? Do you know how frustrated I am that half of our hens are now setting instead of laying eggs AND collecting the eggs of the other laying hens?
So we deal with the mouse, feed the chickens, start supper, halfway mop the kitchen floor while cooking (so while it looked semi-okay, it sounded sticky when walking...ugh), had Mrs. Bryan for supper, then watched church online. Went to bed early because Bobby had an online and phone conference this morning.
This morning was the upside of the roller coaster. I found toilet paper at the Dollar Tree!!! SCORE!!! I didn't find the coloring book or crayons I wanted for the kids' back to church packets, but I was able to order them online when I got home.
I am woefully behind on the Gatherings Quilt Project. We had a zoom meeting this past week and I was the only one in the group with no progress to show. The day after our meeting I figured out how many blocks were in the quilt and looked at the calendar. I should have 65 blocks by the end of this month. After working on it quite a bit this last week, I now have 24 finished. I think it is safe to say I am woefully behind. The small part that fits on my design wall (it will be a queen size when finished and my design wall will only hold a small twin size) does not pop quite the way I expected, but the border blocks are not up there either. There are several layout options with this pattern, so I might change it around and make it look totally different once all the blocks are completed.
And my garden is totally planted (unless I have to replant the okra...again). The corn and squash and a few of the beans are peeping their heads out of the ground, so that was exciting to see. Too early for the beans or peas to show themselves since I just planted them Tuesday.
So while we are not having summer temps, activity-wise, summer is upon us.
So we deal with the mouse, feed the chickens, start supper, halfway mop the kitchen floor while cooking (so while it looked semi-okay, it sounded sticky when walking...ugh), had Mrs. Bryan for supper, then watched church online. Went to bed early because Bobby had an online and phone conference this morning.
This morning was the upside of the roller coaster. I found toilet paper at the Dollar Tree!!! SCORE!!! I didn't find the coloring book or crayons I wanted for the kids' back to church packets, but I was able to order them online when I got home.
I am woefully behind on the Gatherings Quilt Project. We had a zoom meeting this past week and I was the only one in the group with no progress to show. The day after our meeting I figured out how many blocks were in the quilt and looked at the calendar. I should have 65 blocks by the end of this month. After working on it quite a bit this last week, I now have 24 finished. I think it is safe to say I am woefully behind. The small part that fits on my design wall (it will be a queen size when finished and my design wall will only hold a small twin size) does not pop quite the way I expected, but the border blocks are not up there either. There are several layout options with this pattern, so I might change it around and make it look totally different once all the blocks are completed.
And my garden is totally planted (unless I have to replant the okra...again). The corn and squash and a few of the beans are peeping their heads out of the ground, so that was exciting to see. Too early for the beans or peas to show themselves since I just planted them Tuesday.
So while we are not having summer temps, activity-wise, summer is upon us.
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