Fill in the blank Friday

1. My favorite new blog of the moment is How Sweet it is.

2. Something I am thankful for are the many woman and men that have served this country for years. They have fought soooo hard for my daily freedom. Thank you Veterans!!!.

3. Something that made me laugh this week was when I was telling a secret scoop to my Step-Mom and she thought I was saying in front of someone. We both laughed so hard, and then laughed harder 'cause we were laughing at the secret.

4. An item that is currently on my wish list is a quilting class. I am so ready to put together a good looking quilt, not a rag-a-muffin style (see blogs about the Pink Explosion).

5. I am excited about having Friday off from work to spend with my husband. We have been hit or miss with time together the last two weeks.

6. If I were a color I would be Red. I feel very assertive, firecrackery, upfront, in your face, bold, take charge and loving.

7. My favorite way to spend a chilly fall day is by curling up on the couch with a book and snuggling with Ella. I think she likes it when I read to her.

Bieber vs Michael

Hey, this is Troy blogging (my blog of the month)...

TELL ME these two don't look alike.

Justin Bieber now...

George Michael (Justin Bieber in 25 yrs)

Whatcha think???

Who's Hungry???

Me Me Me!!! I am sooo hungry right now!

Troy was gone this weekend, and food choices were limited and not very good. But Troy's home and I have cooked one of the meals that makes him fall in love with me all over again. I am at work, but slaving away cooking THE BEST ribs in town.

I thought I would share and when we dive in tonight I will post the actual picture of our ribs on our plates (that is if I don't eat them too fast).


So here is the recipe...

Country Style Pork Ribs (get them while on sale!!)

One bottle of the cheapest bottle of BBQ Sauce

One crock pot

Put the ribs and sauce in the pot, put on low and leave the house. I usually cook them for about 6-7 hours.
I will serve with a loaded baked potato...

This is what it should look like when I eat tonight.

Are you hungry now???

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As promised... here is what we really ate:

Ribs right out of the crockpot

Not so healthy, but oh so good stuffed baked potato
Notice Troy brought okra home too

New Hobby: Part Seven

You know you are hooked on a hobby and will one day be a “real” quilter when…

Well I messed up the edge of the Pink Explosion quilt. I am unsure how I did it and unsure how I will fix it. But I am official… I will just put it aside and start a new project.

“Real” quilters have several projects going and sometimes NEVER finish one of them at all.

This weekend is the International Quilt Festival here in Houston. I just couldn’t bring myself to go down there though. I think it was all the horrible memories of my Mom and Grandmother dragging me down there as a child at 8am and not leaving until it was 8 or 9pm. OMG that was so boring. I think that is what made me so hate sewing and quilting for so long. This was before cell phones, portable DVD players, portable Nintendo’s were around. AGHHHH that was dreadful!

But I did scope out online some quilt shops here in Houston area. I found one that is just down the road from me. OHHHH their place looks so cute and cozy online. I just had to visit…

Quilters Crossing in Tomball, TX (http://www.quilterscrossingtx.com/). I went for a visit today and drug Mom along with me. Mom thinks she is ready to jump into quilting, but she hasn’t made the leap yet… Get in the pool Mom!

I met the owner, Deb, her daughter Amanda and another lady, Nancy. Oh these ladies were sooo helpful. Their shop was just as I thought, cozy, fabric overload, pattern overload, project overload.

I cant wait to take a class from Quilters Crossing. They will help turn it all around and get my cutting on the square and then I will be off and running… Thanks ladies!

So my next project?? A class from Quilters Crossing for sure and maybe another patch quilt!

New Hobby: Part Six

Wow this thing is wompy. The fabric placement and putting colors together was a cinch for me. Cutting the fabric and sewing a straight ¼” seam, not so easy.

In trying to get the edges to some how match up a bit better, I began to cut the sides.

What the Hell was I thinking?

Notice the right edge…. All I can say is WTH??

I must have been hungry and in a rush… yeah yeah that is what it was. I was trying to “get done” and dressed to get to a birthday party.

Oh I messed this up and am really unsure how to fix it...