Happy 100!!

I've done 100 blogs!! wow!! I also started back at the gym today. Lili and I are going together to a gym her in town. She has to lose as much weight as possible before school starts. She's worrid about the college 15 on top of what she already gained! I need it just because i'm fat. Our trainer has us doing Adkins for the first 3 weeks that Lili will be here. No carbs whatsoever! I've never done it, so we shall see! Lili says she feels bad already, me, I'm fine. We are having steak with cheese and brocolli and hardboiled eggs for dinner.

99 bottles of blogs on the wall

This is my 99th blog!! wow, 99 blogs of complete silliness, I love reading other people's silliness, so maybe somebody besides my sisters are reading my silliness!! Speaking of silly, Bogie (the Maltese love dog) just ate Farto Beans (Pork N Beans) and Bok Choy (sp ?) He eats anything, as long as it was on our plates!! I'm a late bloomer on some stuff, just listened to Annie Smith's podcast interview with Susan Branch! I love her now!! She just happened into a whole career on accident, plus she loves the word inspiration! So do I. I completely need inspiration each day, I might be able to make it with Susan Branch. I'm going to order one of her books!! Looks wonderful!!

Dumb, Dumb, Dumb

Yesterday, I gave Ruth and Jean their "favorites" totebags and I forgot to take pictures first!! They both had a heart shape, quilted then I appliqued their 5 favorite things on the hearts, then attached that to a pre-fab tote bag! Ruth's even had some of my hand dyed fabrics. Ugh! Then we went to Rusty Anchor last night for Jean's birthday and I forgot the camera again. Ruth gave Jean these horrendous shoes as a gag gift except we decided I like them and Jean's sister Katherine in Atlanta would like them too. They were high heeled ankle boots in tapestry type fabric (reds and blacks) then they had furry pom poms. The best part Milton modeled them for us and he was hysterical. Again no camera! Then there was a fire at the other marina, Lake Murray Marina and again, no camera. The paper (never has good stuff) just said one boat sank, one boat was a goner and two other boats had damage. The smoke was pure black until the fire boat got there, 20 minutes after the fire started. But we only have one fire boat on the lake and I'm sure it was across on the Lexington side, so.... the fire burned itself out pretty much. It was scary for awhile, tons of boats were out looking, it was like the 4th of July!

Rough Life

When I die, I hope I come back as a much beloved pet. My animals have it made!! It's Monday, after a very active weekend of water fun and the pets are pooped this morning!

Is it morning already???

Are you sure the "Parental Units" are up already??

Starbucks' favorite morning routine, Bogie cleans his ears!! This cat purrs so loud during this event, he sounds like a motorboat (really!) It must be love!

Please, it can't be morning already, wake me up at lunch time! They both have refused to move this morning!!

Pre Harry Potter

Happy Day Before Harry Potter Release!! I love these books, but not good enough to stand in line or go to a Potter Party. Just really admire the writing and wished I'd thought of it. I've been sewing and cross stitching! Yes all these blogs from France have re-inspired an old favorite hobby! I'm doing a small witch and her cat at the moment, and also working on a very difficult Santa. What possessed me to buy this kit three years ago is beyond me!! It's got metallic, and furry type threads, what happened to plain old dmc?? No pics yet, they will come!! Got to go stitch and watch Potter Mania on CNN!

Charleston 9 - Never Forgotten

We did pass one of the Charleston Fire Houses and they had flowers and memorials to the 9 Firemen killed in the horrible Super Sofa store fire. It was very heart felt and emotional!

Registering at College

Don't know what happen to the blog I just finished doing?? UGH!!!!!

We just finished getting Lili all signed up at College of Charleston, we saw her dorms, she met with one of the Psychology Professors, she met her advisor, whom she really likes, has her classes for fall!! Seems like yesterday she was in smocked dresses and huge hair bows, ya ya ya.....

Here are some pics

Registering at College

Shopping

This is the one of the cats at the Elegant Stitch in Modesto. He was so sweet and talked and followed customers all around, really cute!

We also went to In Between Stitches, Alex Anderson's home shop, and also went to Cloth & Quilts in Turlock, all amazing stores. Of course, purchases were made in all, now I just have to do is do the projects!!

Friends

Micheline & Casey and pets!

On the 4th I went to visit Casey & Micheline, out in the middle of no where, but very pretty! I saw lots of farms with beautiful barns all the way to their place. We had yummy veggies from their garden for dinner and visited all their beautiful plants. In the evening we saw her neighboring turkey group and also saw the deer trimming their flowers in the morning! Micheline and Casey have three dogs, Sandy, Palei and Siya (I'm sure my spelling is all wrong, sorry ladies!) These dogs are so well loved, pretty much the same as mine. They also have two cats, one who wouldn't let me pet her, but Feeloader is a lover just like Starbucks!

Farmers

I stayed with my sister and her son in the tip of the San Joaquin Valley. This is the area my Grandmother (Mom's side grew up) She had 8 brothers and sisters and they all turned into farmers. How they manage to handle the cow smell is beyond me. But I see the value of the farmers and hope they can manage to hold on to their property. Lots of them are selling out to real estate developers because they make more money selling their property then selling their crops or their livestock!!

Pics of the farm my Grandmother grew up on.

Hungry Blogger!

The blogging software keeps eating my posts!!

Ok, I got the Reinitz cousins up, that's a small fraction of them, but we all had a nice visit, some of them I've never met!!

Then I also have a picture of the windmills on the Altamonte Pass. They are producion wind energy for the valley and the Bay Area!

Last picture is of one of the irrigation canals, they help with the water for the San Joaquin Valley farmers. If you had veggies tonight, thank a farmer!!

Some of the Reinitz cousins