No Quilting Here

Can you tell that my week of making sure the hubby didn't fall face first down the stairs is over? Yup I regretfully headed back to work last week and my sewing has suffered. Because not only did I head back to work, my boss was out, and my hubby can't drive so I had to be Manager and Taxi Driver. Normally we split the week night duties-but I have them all until the 6th of April-oh please please be the day the neck brace comes off! Now mind you I am the one who signed the boy up for all these activities, so I truly have no one to blame but myself but my goodness he is busy!

Monday is Drama-not too bad we pick him up from school at 4:30, Wednesday is Basketball from 6-7:30, Thursday is Cub Scouts from 6:30-7 but we live 1/2 hour away so there is an hour driving time on that one and Saturday is Basketball again ranging from 4 to 5:30 start time and lasts 90 minutes....does seem so bad you say, only 3 nights a week you say....normally I would agree with you except the hubby is not driving so add into that running back and forth from work to taxi him to eyeglass appointments, surgeon follow up, general practitioner appointment, the dog got a tick have to go to the vet appointment, "honey I ran out of coffee creamer and we need milk (WE NEED A COW) stop after work" errand, damn-didn't I just put gas in this car like two days ago errand.....Breath in, breath out, breath in, breath out.....

I am spoiled-I like my quiet time on Thursday evenings-I get to sew while I watch the House Wives on Bravo. I get a blissful 90 minutes a week ALONE! So when my MIL called and said that she had a doctor's appt could her son drive her-she forgot he was in a brace and can't drive-I volunteered! She has had some liver ailments and the closest specialist to her is in Rochester NY-2 hrs from her house. She had never driven (yeah don't understand that either but hey) and my FIL is 80 and certainly should not be driving 2 hrs especially on the NY thruway! There are other siblings within a few blocks from their house-but we won't go into that this post-not enough time in the day. Plus the best part was that I would be able to see my parents (they live in the same town) and I haven't seen them since CHRISTMAS! I was so in need of the hugs only parents can give! So last Sunday I headed up to NY-I stopped at the Joann Fabrics in Dickson City-are they going out of business or had my mind romanticized how awesome that store was?? I then wandered up I81 enjoying the bright sunny day and honking at the vehicles driving bye with "GO SU" on the windshields. I was slightly north of Syracuse when I saw it...piles and patches of SNOW!!! UGH! Reaffirmed why I am slowly but surely moving south, so that the snow season is short, sweet and always remains pretty!

My visit with my parents was short but just enough to get me through to Easter weekend. I did go see my mom's new office and walked in to find my own quilt show going on-that was really neat. She had one hanging that I forgot about-cool. Thanks Mom.

My day trip with my MIL was nice also-I have known her since 2002 and been married to her oldest son for 3 years-in all that time I have NEVER had more than a 15 minute conversation with her. Stop gasping-there are 6 kids in that family so when ever I did see her to have a conversation with her, there were 5 other families which bring with it up to 9 other grand kids, needy sons and daughters. Plus my last MIL experience was NOT a good one-I think she secretly hated me-not enough time for that here either! I was a bit nervous about spending 5 hours alone with her but you know what-it was great! I had a great conversation and found that although I thought I liked her-I truly do! It was nice and I would do it again.

This weekend is somewhat packed with the FINAL basketball game and the Cub Scout Pinewood Derby-but tomorrow, so far, has no plans. This is good because I have to research making a dishtowel to accompany my MBIII wall hanging.

Take care and enjoy the sunshine!

Shelly