My local Walmart is losing their fabric department when they move to the Super Center.  I'm not happy about it, because I do a lot of sewing.  However, it's good that they've marked down all their fabric to 75% off.

I bought several bolts of fabric and interfacing that I use a lot in making my purses and accessories, so I guess that's one consolation to losing the department.

I sat right down and got busy writing and I was able to meet my goal for Book Month!

By golly, I just might make my goal of 10,000 words for Bonanza World Book Month!  Only two days to go!

I'll try to post more of my story tomorrow.

My husband sent me to the bank this morning.  I hate going to banks.  Normally, he does the banking on Saturdays, but he was too busy and so I got the wonderful task of getting dressed (I don't think the bank tellers would appreciate me showing up in my PJ's); getting out in the cold, damp wind; and driving 20 minutes to the bank.  Naturally I didn't want to go inside, so I pulled up at the drive-through window and gave them my transactions.  I waited for my receipt.  I waited.  I waited.  I waited.  I waited.  I waited about 20 minutes.  Fortunately, no one in that 20 minutes pulled up behind me.  Finally, they handed me my receipt, bid me a good-day and pulled the bank drawer back in.  I felt like they were doing me a favor by making me sit there so long.

We are really into the program "24".  We have the first four or five (however many there are out now) seasons.  Just as soon as the last member of my family gets home, we gather in the family room and eat our dinner while we watch 24.  We also have the first season of MacGyver on DVD.  I used to just love that show, now I'm enjoying it all over again.  In my opinion, the older programming, from the 60's through the 80's, are more worthwhile to watch.  Thank goodness they're starting to bring back some of the old shows on DVD!

I'm waiting and saving for Hawaii Five-O to be released on DVD!

Of course, if you really want to be entertained, you can always tune into the Judge shows on TV.

As soon as I edit the next part I'll post it.

I'm a little over half way to my Book Month goal!

Husband is recovering nicely from shoulder surgery.

I'm recovering from having influenza the last two weeks.  I've spent the last two weeks in bed watching the Olympics and Judge shows on TV.  I don't know which one I rate higher.  The Olympics certainly had its edge-of-the-seat moments...especially when the snowboarders jump, twist and twirl fifty feet in the air.  Of course the Judge shows have their edge-of-the-seat moments too...one I recall was a plaintiff suing a defendant over a dead frog.  Figure that one out.

My husband had shoulder surgery on Thursday, so I've been nursing and 'babying' him back to health.  It's been really hard, because he's the kind who has to stay busy all the time.  It's been difficult to keep him from doing things he's not supposed to do.

(this is me)

I hope I can be more regular now,  I've been gone for so long!

My, I've been gone a long time!

Mom is doing remarkably well after her surgery, so hopefully she'll be able to get along without me for quite a long time now.  I've also been neck-deep in sewing projects for different people, now I'm just knee-deep so hopefully by summer's end I'll be foot-loose and fancy-free!  And, I've also had some computer trouble (it still isn't working like it should).  However, in all this I've found a little time to do an exercise program and I've managed to lose a few pounds and inches.  Hip-Hip-Hooray!

I've really missed doing all the writing exercises on my various favorite sites, so hopefully now I'll be able to start those again, along with a longer story or two now and then.  I have a fairytale in mind for some certain favorite characters.

Gotta run now!

......almost like a newcomer to Cyberspace I've been gone so long!

Ever since my last post, I've been taking care of my mom (who has a health problem) and she doesn't have a computer, so I couldn't get online until now!  I've taken a few minutes off to "visit" my own home.

Taking care of an ill parent takes it's toll on a person.   

I haven't been able to visit my favorite sites for so long, I probably won't be recognized there anymore.  I still have several days of caring for her, so I don't know how long I'll be gone again.  You don't know how much you miss something until you don't have it any longer.  I've really missed being online, but Mom comes first.

I'll be back in full force soon, I hope.  In the meantime, please don't forget me.