Lovin the Summer Hours

With Friday's off, we were able to take a "Daycation" at Wet and Wild. Buddy is here showing me the big slide we just went down. Little Man would have gone down anything there I think, but his lack of height kept him off the biggest slides (which is good, because there is one that is too scary for me) Only one more Friday off...and I am using it well, an in town sewing retreat with the gals from Miss Bee Having.

Hola

My trip to Honduras is going well, we finished a little early today so I am checking e-mail under a plam tree by the pool since they have wireless at the hotel. Not exactly the Honduras Go Postal experienced in January on his mission trip. I would love to get out and explore some handcrafts and local coffee but with my limited Spanish and the potential for crime, its just not worth it. I will be ready for a sweet tea once I get home....there is only so much water, coke and beer I can take before missing tea. This is the Honduran beer I have been having with dinner....its light and not too bitter yet still has a good flavor. It was served so cold last night that ice crystals formed when they opened it....YUM.

Flattop has a family

Go Postal spied 4 racoons waiting for dinner last night outside his cabin. No wonder Banjo is looking a little thin, he has been sharing dinner with 4 racoons and a opossum. Poor Guy.

Two off the bucket list

Last week my friend the "cookie lady" taught me and her 15 year old grandaughter how to make Biscotti. It was yummy. I was one of the items on my "100 things I want to do before I die" list.

Last night we helped get a young lady that contacted our guild about making baby quilts get started. She had never used a rotary cutter or sewing machine but by the end of the evening had her first quilt top done. We will follow up with her in a few weeks to show her how to tie it and bind it. She is very motivated and hopes to complete 10 for a school project. So "teaching a child to quilt" is also going to be done this year. I have a feeling as years go by I will think of new things to add to the list as I check off others!

Another Critter

Last night I called Banjo to come get his wet food (he doesn't get to have food just left out anymore since Flattop hasn't been captured yet). I thought I saw him trotting across the field from the tobacco barn towards Go Postals cabin. Then I turned around and saw Banjo. Next thing I know this white pointy face is between me and the cabin door...I yelled, Banjo puffed his tail and I don't know what happened to the Opossum. I am only used to seeing them smashed on the road...and didn't know they could move so fast. Go Postal and I almost colided as I was running back into the door. After he stopped laughing at me...we went back out to try to see the critter, but he was long gone. So Flattop the racoon may have been getting all the blame for the mess around the cabin but it looks like he has help.

52 Miles on the Booty Loop

Go Postal and I enjoyed the 24 Hours of Booty bike ride this weekend. Lance Armstrong didn't show up, but it was amazing to see 1200 riders of all abilities out there on the course. There were a lot of very fast cyclists, a few guys on unicycles, several recumbants customized so parapalegics could pedal with their arms, and some children. We got there in time to do 17 miles before it got dark, then in two sessions on Saturday did another 35 miles. I have on my bucket list to complete a century ride (100 miles) so this may be the course for me. We will field a team next year and try to keep a rider on the course all 24 hours (which will require we buy lights) We even walked a lap so we could see the beatiful homes of this neighborhood around Queen's University. Almost half the riders had In Honor Of/In Memory Of references on their jersey...it goes to show how many lives Cancer has touched. Go Postal rode for his Mom/Dad....and I honored my Aunt Vicky!

14 Years and finally Curtains

Thanks Sis for making these curtains...I would much rather quilt than sew this kind of project. I originally got two panels for my bathroom out of a clearance bin ($2.99 for both) but decided I didn't like them once home. Sis offered to cut them up and Wa La....toppers for the two living room windows (that have never had curtains) Go Postal assisted with the rod hanging...he was distressed that I didn't own a level, but when I produced all sizes of quilting rulers he found somthing to use.