Fini...!

Hooray, done and on time too. It is bittersweet. I didn't realize how difficult it would be to see G in so many of the pictures. It's painful and makes me tear up. My favorite picture of all time is with KK with her bright dyed red hair and G. It's difficult to know the extreme pain he was in at that moment and to loose him just 6 months later is still upsetting. Everyone touches that picture so lovingly on the quilt. I wonder if they realize they are even doing it. Such a relief that its completed. KK tells me everyday how amazing it is. It really is a great process to learn. I'm glad I did it although I do not believe I will be doing another.

I have had an idea to obtain fabric paint and place the cat and dog's paws in it and then onto the quilt. Which I may still do.

Progress...

All that needs done now is binding and the backing is large enough all I have to do is roll it from the back to the front and miter it. Nice. Should be done this week. Of note that spray stuff didn't work so well. It was just sticky everywhere. I ended up safety pining it. ugh. Had a couple of mishaps but kept them. After this I think my poor Pfaf needs to go in for a cleaning and general maintenance.

Biden signed off on the BP oil disaster...

Joe Biden signed off on the BP Oil rig so the paperwork did not go through the proper channels. In effect this caused several safety requirements to be skipped. Anyone smell a payoff???

NOTE: BP Oil is owned 21% by Iran. BP Oil is a huge money contributor to Biden and Obama campaigns.

Bittersweet...

Last night was the final Orchestra Concert for DD. It went very well and as a surprise to me DD finally had a solo cello part. For 6 years I have been begging and pleading for her to have one or at least try out for one and she has adamantly refused. Last night my wish was finally granted and I cried and cried. She is the most beautiful of players and has such talent. My heart breaks with the thought that this is it as she has no passion and no desire to continue with her music. It breaks my heart that such talent will be left behind.

Lots of time...

I will now have lots of time to myself. Lots of knitting to do. Lots of stuff to do. Lots and lots of stuff. And that's, ok.

Blue Man...

I travel by Blue Man every morning to work.

here is Blue Man in the afternoon and in the morning.

Blue Man points to the sun.
Blue Man points to the shade.
Blue Man points to the blue. blue sky.
Blue Man points to the snow.
Blue Man points to the rain.
Blue Man points to the clouds. Blue Man points to the birds. Blue Man points to the trees. Pretty Blue Man. Lucky, lucky Blue Man.

Speech...

I gave a speech to college students as a guest speaker yesterday and then couldn't sleep at night. I figured out why I couldn't sleep was because I drank a DR. Pepper in the afternoon and I am not used to all that caffeine.

The speech was ok. I had to give it twice once in the afternoon and once in the evening. I decided to make the speech generic instead of pinpointing it to paralegals. My two points were: Things you need to know and Things you should do. My biggest emphasis was writing and spelling. It was difficult to follow Mr. McG. He is a very dynamic speaker and I haven't been speaking in public for about 8 years. I really did practice my speech everyday to work for a week. You sadly couldn't tell. There were some rude people in the afternoon and I allowed it to make me more leery for the evening session. Lesson learned. I should follow my own advice and join a speaking group. ha. It was a good experience. end of story.