Good Grief Girdie's blog

busy weekend..........

I don't know about you but it was kind of a busy weekend..........went to a beautiful wedding on Friday evening........saturday met up with a nephew and his girlfriend from California for lunch......did a lot of running around with the now retired husband........did some projects around the house.........stitched and shrunk a bunch of shrinks, even did a little doodling.....cooked a lot of meals and just had a relaxed memorial day..........first time to have Tom around on Memorial Day.........hope you had a relaxed and fun day too.......

I know I am way overdue to have a class, so what I have been thinking is what about class in August........don't know any dates right now or what I will be teaching but if anyone out there is interested in an August class leave me a comment .....if you have any suggestions on what you would like please let me know........by August most people have gone on vacation and it might be a better time .........hope to hear from you!

 

have a great day and week ahead...........

Happy Memorial Day Weekend..........

Have a great Memorial Weekend.......................

slow progress....

Anyhoo this is what I work on in the evening and so far this is all I have to show for...........come back..........

HAPPY WEDNESDAY..............

it's a rainy tuesday in OkLahOMa today...............

 

 

Beth is holding up her custom doll from Jenn ( Noodle and Lou) ......is this not the cutest thing you have ever seen! Pajamas and all........what a treasure! 

You can tell by the smiles on everyones face that they were happy to be in Waco this past weekend creating and just having a great time being  together........

 

Margie is such a people person and made everyone feel comfortable and relaxed......her whit and humor is something that makes you feel at ease and no pressure.........Thank You Margie for this fun and memorable weekend.....we all had the best time and hopefully you will return.

If I get more photos I will share..........

 

Have a great day and remember do something cREAtIVE........

 

monday morning....

This past weekend my dear friend Susan and I traveled south to Waco to attend another wonderful workshop that Cindy of the Paper Crown sponsored ........the featured artist/teacher was  Margie Aslett aka. just a girl..........it was a 3 day marathon of making sweet books of all sizes with tons and tons of materials in our kits!  So many old and new faces who attending this event and was a great way to start the summer........I will hopefully have all my ducks in a row after I unpack and get back into the groove.......... so for today this is all I have to show.....my books are just barely started but when I finish I promise to post some photos..........

 

Hope you all had a wonderful weekend and today the start of another week....... at the Peters house our first full day of retirement with both of us here ALL day together............

zipper pulls.....

 

Another fun way to use those shrink baubles............

Happy Monday........

all finished....

In one of my post this week I showed you my nighttime slow stitch I was working....... not knowing what I would do with it until yesterday.........cleaning out some of my STUFF I came across this bag that I use for transporting things to classes etc. and as I was looking at it I thought it needed something so I did some measuring, cutting and sewing together and here is what I came up with......did not know how hard it would be to get a needle through all the thickness of the patchwork then the canvas but with a needle able to handle it all I was able to stitch it up  .....I debating on stopping right at the front seam but looked like I had enough to come around the front to show a little patch on both sides......I bought this bag from Tillyana several years ago and I am sure they still have them if you are interested where the bag came from.....

Hope you all have a wonderful weekend........

 

HAPPY FRIDAY.............

night slow stitch.........

Doing a little slow stitch patch work in the evenings.........do not know what I will do with it but when I do I will share........it's a fun way to use up old and new scraps of fabric to see how the colors all go together......

Happy Wednesday.............

2 more for tuesday...........

#1 I was hoping over the weekend for Mother's Day these would bloom but they were a day late but  I am okay with it because they are so beautiful......I will have a few more of the lighter color this week....

#2 I received 2 messages over the weekend about this fabric I shared with you all last week and they gave me some info....Northcott Fabric " I've Got A Notion" collection by Shelley Davies.......I am sure if you Google it you will be directed to the sight........thank you Terri and Jeanannemarie for the information!

 

Anyway just thought those 2 things for a fine Tuesday would be fun for you...........

 

 

a memorable weekend.........

The weekend started off with a huge SURPRISE........the Kids flew in..... and the reason why is the guys at the OKC dealership wanted to surprise Tom with a Retirement lunch .......very informal with them grilling out and inviting family, friends and all the employees..........he had no idea about any of this and let's just say it has been a couple of weeks trying to keep secrets, telling little white lies, sneaking around but it all went as according and we all had a wonderful time....

Here are just a few random shot.....

the photo below is of Tom's siblings.........his older brother Scott on the left, brother Jim and Sister Joann

The guys really did  a wonderful job .......exactly how to end an amazing career and working with a great group of guys who respect each other and get along day after day....after 43 years being with the same organization that tells you how dedicated Tom has been to the Ford Business........now he can do a few things he has wanted to do and he absolutely deserves it! 

After a full day of surprises we came home and below is how we all felt.......these kids flew in about 12:30 the night before and did not get much sleep ( they even had to stay in a hotel because it was a surprise) do you know how hard it was for me to know they were here and not see them...........

They were  here until Sunday morning  which isn't long but we will take anytime we can....and since it was Mother's Day weekend just them being here was the best present ever..... .........we loved every minute...

 

Sunday we had lunch at Mother's and celebrated with my sister, my niece her daughter, boyfriend and his daughter.........great time, delicious food and a lot of laughs and conversation! 

The weekend flew by fast but full of memories that we will always remember..........

Hope your weekend was sweet ..............

Looking forward to the new week....enjoy!