Finally - Another Post - Post #198

Didn't mean not to post for so long - I thought for sure I would have been at the 200th by now!  Just didn't feel like I have much to say this past week.

Been trying to get some hooking done and I have - not as much as I would have liked but it is what it is.

Thursday I went out to Grant Street (I know! Two weeks in a row!)  Kathy and I met up for that decadent frozen mocha - yum is all I have to say!  Then it was off to a day of whipping more rugs for me and sharing and talking and laughing.  There was a lot of eating going on too - I brought cake, Pat brought pizelles, Joan brought chocolate chip cookies the size of Texas, Barb brought chocolate peanut butter eggs, and of course that yummy coffee early didn't help!  I think I gain 15 pounds sitting there that day!  In my defense though I did have a salad somewhere during that day!

Here's Barb and Pat - Barb is working on her hand quilting, and Pat is relaxing.  Of course the topic of conversation between Pat and I is always cat stories - She has some new babies and they are so adorable as are her older kids!   You can see pics of their sweet faces on blog (Hook Hand and Heart!)

Doris came too - Haven't seen her in a while.  She's working on an "epic" pictorial rug.   She's taking a break and walking around - Hmmm she's not even looking at those peanut butter eggs or pizzelles!

Jackie is going like gangbusters on her rug - beautiful colors in person.  She's going to dye some of her background - Can you believe this is her second rug!  Taken to it like a duck to water!  Can't wait to hear about her first time dye experience.

Joan came and was whipping a cute little fall mat and finished it.  Not sure if she's going to use it as a stair riser, a little mat or a tube top!   Would have to be a tube top for winter - wool you know!

Kathy is making make-do turkeys - Aren't they adorable!  She actually got to sit and hook for a bit!   Love the colors and can't wait to see them stuffed and done!

Yesterday I needed to hit the phone store.  I figured it would be easier to stop in and get my problems solved rather than trying to talk to someone on the phone.  Why is it they always say you need a new phone?   "You are eligible for an upgrade" is always their stock answer.  Okay, I have been having trouble with my phone (do they build in problems exactly at the right moment when you 'are eligible for an update'?).  I also wanted to discuss my plan since my husband is like a teenager and has been a texting fool - we do not have unlimited texting and he's going over!  Now my parents who are on my plan do not text - according to the phone store dude, Phone Number 610-xxx-xxxx has no texts  - Got a giggle out of that - I just can't see my 80 year old parents texting!  Anyway - I got a text message saying we were incurring charges now being over the limited so that was one issue, second issue I seem to sometimes get voice mails three weeks after they were sent, and of course the fact my phone won't shut off after a phone call.

Well resolved the problems and walked out of there with a new phone.  At least it's red! Not sure about the touch screen - everyone that has one their phone always looks dirty - but I guess since I don't use mine much???

Oh well, another gadget to figure out.  One plus for the first time was the car charger I have fits it - didn't have to spent $30 for another one.  Finally two different brands fit the same charger - Love that part!

When I got home after a day of errands and shopping there was a little package for me.  On our group, AAPG we did a 2nd Anniversary Swap.  Well Kelley (the groups Mama!) had me and Kelley always sends great packages!  Inside was this awesome punch needle piece of two kittys (Kelley's another kitty lover) and the back is as adorable as the front, she also sent me a rug hook pattern I wanted to hook from a design in the Seven Gates Farm book with a great sentiment around the pattern, a beautiful tin cookie cutter pin - I have a moose on similar and just love this cat one - she said it was something of hers from years ago she bought, a cat bookmark, some recipe cards and a cute card!  Thank you  Kelley!

Hard to see and couldn't get a clear pic of the rug and of course that would be Riley under the rug in the pic.  The little pin and bookmark are in bottom right corner -

Isn't this a great pic and colors!  Front of PN piece

How cute is this label on the back!

Okay folks - do not forget about my giveaway - It just may be this weekend I will get to my 200th post!  Check out the August 4, 2010 post for details.

Have a great day!