Jana Has Returned to Cincinnati

Yesterday, Saturday, I spent a couple of hours in the afternoon working on the quilt blocks I have to finish for my next class.  Since I don’t have all the cutting boards, etc. that we used in class it has been a real challenge, but I am succeeding. 

Later that afternoon Jana and I went to Mass.  This is the last Mass Jana will be attending for now since she is leaving next Saturday.  After Mass we stopped at Zaxby’s and had supper.  We both finished using the gift card we received for Christmas.  Then we came home and relaxed.

Sunday I was back working on the quilt blocks.  Later that afternoon Ryan came over to visit with Jana and me.  He stayed for about a half hour and we really had a nice visit.  About 5:30 he decided to head over to Kevin and Renea’s to let them know he was leaving for home.  Jana and I went over just a little later because we had been invited for supper.  This was to be our last get together since Kevin will be taking Jana back to Cincinnati on Saturday. 

Renea did not join us as she was sick.  She had been to the emergency room the day before and they ran some tests.  Apparently, she has a gall bladder problem.  However, Stephanie joined us (Ray did not as he just returned from a bachelor party in Colorado and was more than a little hungover).  The four of us had a great visit. 

Yesterday I spent most of the day working on my quilt blocks.  I have them all ready to quilt.  My problem is I am not sure what I want to do.  I think I going to just “stitch in the ditch.”  I still haven’t quite figured out the free motion quilting, and I don’t want to ruin the quilt I am making.

We spent the rest of the week getting ready for Jana to go back to Cincinnati.  She will be leaving on Saturday.  Kevin will be taking her using my car.  Mattie is a nervous wreck and following Jana everywhere.  She probably thinks Jana will leave her.  No chance of that.  Penny hides every time someone comes in the house (other than Jana or me).  She probably is worried that we are going to take her somewhere.

Jana and Kevin made it safely to Cincinnati late Saturday afternoon.  They had a miserable trip because of snow.  We had checked the weather before they left, and it was only supposed to have a few snow and/or rain showers.  HA!  The weather folks were wrong again!  They took their time and made it safely.

Penny spent the day following me everywhere.  If I sat down, she sat on my lap.  If I went to the bathroom, she joined me there.  No matter where I went, she followed.  By bedtime she seemed to be doing better and started playing with her toys and running through the house.  I guess by then she figured I was staying.

Sunday, I spent getting my house ready to be house cleaned.  I also spent some time working on my quilt blocks.  They have been made into sandwiches (their term) so I can quilt them individually.  I have never done this so it should be quite an experience.  I am stitching them in the ditch (as they say).  I am not very good at this, but I am trying.  I figure that practice makes perfect and by the time I finish all twenty of them I should be getting better.  I have finished ten.  Next Thursday we will trim them and learned how to put them together into making a quilt.  So far, I have only put together quilt tops and sent them to a quilter to be finished.  This is a whole new experience.