Back To Normal

Kyle is back in his own "living space"!! He is so happy. It was a fight getting him to wait until today. His brother came over and helped move his mattress back down. We had brought it up when his back started hurting from the blow up mattress. His own mattress is very heavy and 2 flights of stairs is alot. Anyway, I have hardly seen him today. He had his friend over for pizza, dew and movies. He is getting his clothes ready for work tomorrow and has his lunch tote ready to pack. It will take a couple of weeks (maybe less) for his regular ride (para transit) to get him on the schedule. Until then his brother will drive him to and from work. Kyle's bedroom is all decorated in "Red White And Blue". He is VERY patriotic. Note the poster he made above his desk...a John Cena poster of course. If you hear a big whoop and holler at 8:30 am central time, that would be me!! I love the kid, but he drives me crazy with his need to go, go, go! I am a homebody and he is NOT! AND...I got my sewing room back! I am still a little nervous about Kyle being 2 levels away from me at night, and the whole concrete thing...but I have to have faith. He has tolerated his medication well and no sign of any seizures at all. Faith. It is not as simple as it sounds, but all I need is faith as a mustard seed. I have that!

I decided to join in on the Quilter's Blessings block of the month hosted by Bea at Capricorn Quilts. The blocks are embroidery and if you want to check out the monthly patterns, January is up. They are free and easily downloaded. Most are doing them in redwork or bluework, but a few of us are doing them in other colors. I decided to choose 4 colors and use those same 4 in all the blocks. I chose a nutmeg brown, mustard gold, terracotta, and sage. The picture doesn't show the true colors but you get the idea. If for no other reason, you should see the blocks the other ladies are creating. There is a white on white that is stunning!

I worked hard today. Normally I take Sunday's off, but I had an urge to work. I had Bible Story time with the kids, (no church today) and then I set to work doing a deep clean on my family room. I started at the top and worked my way down. It was not terrible, and I was not surprised by anything except the fireplace. I had no idea the cobwebs that collected on the brick above the mantle. I had never even thought to look. Well it is done and that is that! I spent some time in my back hallway also. I had a rug (runner) back there that was so old it was leaving a "sand" underneath it from the rubber deteriorating. It's grip was gone too, so though it did not look terrible from the top, it's bottom life was gone. I replaced it with a runner that matches my rugs by the front door, except instead of blue, it is green. This back hallway and door is located off the kitchen directly across from the laundry and is also where my new pantry is. The door leads to the garage and we use it every time we leave or enter the house. I really want it to look nice since we see it all the time. I have no real decorating theme back there and just threw my hodge podge of "stuff" on the wall opposite the pantry, when we moved in 7 years ago. Other than the goat that says "kids for sale", my favorite is... Some of these are from the beginning of my marriage. The wooden plaques above the door are from the very early 80's. I got them at a Home Interiors party...are they still around? Some of my day was also spent baking. I made a loaf of bread yesterday to go with our spaghetti dinner, and today I made 2 kinds of cookies. Oatmeal Raisin and Oatmeal Chocolate Chunk. Not the best choice for Eating to Live! The family was thrilled though!!!
While watching the Cowboys lose, I stitched on a tea towel. I plan to do more on it tonight while listening to whatever Sweet Hubby plans to watch. Kyle is in his room and the little kids are watching a DVD. It should be a quiet night. Stop by and visit Coleen who just started her own quilting blog!