The Bubble Bitch

I know, I know, I know.  It's been a while since I posted - I even received several emails asking if everything is okay.

For the most part things are okay - I just haven't felt like I had anything to blog about lately!   Nothing much going on!  So I will just show you some random pics of the past few weeks.

I haven't really been hooking - a couple of weeks ago I took a huge piece of linen and drew about 12 things on it and one afternoon decided to start hooking.  Well I was setting everything up with my tub of worms next to me and putting my frame in front of me and when I finally sat down to hook - this is what I found...

Not to be outdone and realizing Jonesy had found a soft place for an afternoon nap, Quentin takes over...

He sure is giving me the eye that means DO NOT DISTURB. 

Riley of course can't believe his little brothers are in my tub (Of course he may be mad he didn't think of it first!)

Ever make sticky buns/cinnamon buns from frozen bread dough?   Last Thursday I decided to do that (and of course I picked an awfully hot day to bake!

I really don't have a recipe but you thaw the frozen bread dough and then roll it out in a long rectangle  - then I brushed the dough with melted butter, and  sprinkled a mixture of brown sugar and cocoa powder (just something I add) and cinnamon on the dough and roll it up.  I then cut it like you would a roll of cookie dough.  I place these little spirals/circles in a throwaway foil pan that I have put in the bottom of the pan melted butter, brown sugar, more cinnamon (cause I love it) , and chopped nuts (i used walnuts cause that's what I had!) and let sit and rise... this is a pic of them rising - i usually let it go for about 2-4 hours - this pic is about an hour into it...

Then you bake it for about half hour at 350 degrees...

Oh yummm...  the house smells so good.  As soon as I got them out of the oven I overturned them onto a cookie tray I put a piece of parchment paper and then slide it back into the pan

Oh they were so good - I had a "piece" from the first pan out of the oven and at that moment decided I can't have all these sitting around - so as soon as it was all down I loaded up the Subaru and off I went delivering hot buns to some family and friends!  Okay I won't like - I kept some for us too!  It's certainly easy peasy and besides the dough it's generally ingredients you have lying about the house!

Well from these pics you'd think all Quentin does is sleep - but that's not true - that boy is on the move continuously and if he does lay down, if I leave the room he's up and following me - mostly with a toy.  He  loves to play!  And can you believe that today Quentin is 9 months old! Wow! He's getting so big!

His favorite spot to watch the birds in the big tree (and notice Kathy - he's got that green toy with him - looking at me like daring me to touch it!)

Oh and I'm still not getting any hooking done - if they aren't in my worms then someone is sleeping atop my frame...

How cute is he - he just got done posting a pic on facebook of himself...

I think this is Quentin resting while the cinnamon buns were in the oven...did I mention he also helps with everything you do!

Again in one of his favorite spots - a rare moment of rest...

A friend gave me a mouse that squeaks (and sounds real) - Riley took to it and had a ball playing with it...

So besides spending days playing with the boys (in the air conditioning) I don't know what I have been getting into yet it seems like there isn't time to get anything done.  Go figure!

I did manage to spend a few days on the beach earlier this week.  I am whiter than white and was trying to get some color on my legs since there is no way I'm putting on a pair of panty hose tomorrow (for my nieces wedding) in this heat (it's outdoors!).  Well of course I managed to keep them white and get my shoulders a dark pink!  Well never fear - I tried that rub on tan stuff - I think I got enough color to get away with it - but I do hate that stuff - can't stand the smell of it!

And this pic is for Linda!  I can't use my powder room - it's been invaded by bags of bubbles - I can't close the door and running out of room to store them!  I have more over my washer and dryer too! LOL 

 

Okay let me explain - my husband can get all the bubble wrap he wants from work (they wrap huge machines and get parts in and just toss it away) so he brings home these bags of bubbles for my "rent payment" to stay at Linda's when I go to Grant Street (Rent is 2 bags of bubbles each visit!) for her husband for his business. Now this is what happens when I haven't gotten there for a few weeks!  LOL  Oh and did I tell you that Linda and Rick call me the "Bubble Bitch"?  Next time I get there I'm wondering how I'm going to fit all this in my little Subaru along with me and my hooking! (It's always a challenge - I think the most I took at one time was 9 bags!)   Anyway...let's hope when I do go next time it's not windy or my car will lift off in flight - Hey wait - that might be a good idea - no traffic! 

My Pop ended up in the ER on Father's Day again but he's home and everything is okay for now.    Thank goodness because I know he would have been absolutely heartbroken to miss his granddaughter's wedding tomorrow. 

My toe is still a little sore but no pain at all with walking anymore.  So basically healed from the fall!   Been having some issues with my hands again but working through that also.  Always something I suppose!

I have a question about blogger if any of you know.  I tried to go in and add some blogs to my blog list but when I it "add" - the screen to do so is off the screen to the left so to speak but I can't do anything with it and enlarging the screen doesn't work?  Any ideas? 

Anyway....like I said - it's been pretty ho hum around here lately.  I haven't been on the computer too much either but do wan to to sit down one of these days and get caught up on my blog reading and group postings, etc.  Wish I had a good excuse but I don't!

Have a wonderful weekend - and if you are in parts of this heatwave - stay cool!