Friday's gym workout was cancelled because Jim was sick.  I still could have gone in and worked out by myself... though how many of you think that actually happened?

Instead I did a little house cleaning (mostly floors) before the exterminator came in the afternoon, but mostly did some reading since my eBooks were soon due back at the library.

Cheri also swung by in the morning to drop off her copy of the book for Wednesday night's bookclub, The Rainbow Comes and Goes by Anderson Cooper.  I just figured I wasn't going to get to read it, though after reading Myra's e-mail (below) I was sorry about that. 

  

I picked up my reserved copy from the library this afternoon. I finished it a few minutes ago. I had no interest in the book and wouldn’t have cared if the library reserve list never got to me. That is until I read the book. While I still don’t care about the details of their lives, I found myself experiencing emotions and asking questions of myself that I didn’t know were buried inside. I would love to figure a way to develop that level of conversation and sharing with my remaining family members, especially my kids. Thanks for pushing me to read this book.

And now I will get to read it.  "Downside" of that is that I have been tasked with presenting the questions and discussion starters at the meeting, so while I am reading it I am jotting down notes and idea.

Saturday was Sew Day at Colleen's.  I brought my flange project to work up, and actually got that done - and with more than 2 weeks to spare before my demo on June 15!  

Now that the track lights are back up at Colleen's it's a pretty perfect sewing area; her 13' conference table gives the four of us all lots of room to spread out.  Some women dream of a new kitchen, but I'd much rather win a Sewing Room makeover here!

I'd talked with Perri that morning about getting back the Sometimes I Miss My Sister pattern for Yolanda, and when I found out that Wanda was going over to her house for the day the gears in my head started spinning.  

After checking with the group at Colleen's I made another phone call, and the four of us ended up meeting the the two of them for lunch at Los Glorias (SE corner of 19th and Northern) near Perri's house.  (I was relieved when Yolanda approved of their food.) There sure was a LOT of major quilting talent represented at that table!

  Then it was back to Perri's house so 'my' three ladies could see her place and all the spectacular art (in so many different media) scattered around.  Perri had been cleaning out her quilting stuff and after scavenging through her Get Rid Of  pile we left there with lots of goodies.  Among my finds were a couple of clear project boxes, so one of these days everything (!) could have a real home?

Then it was over to 35th Ave. where I picked up the Baja bag pattern (there are about a dozen Penny Sturges bag patterns in my stash, but of course not the one I need for August when Donna is going to help me whip up one for Sandy) and snagged a couple of yards of backing fabric from the sale shelf.

Yesterdy Stepanie was using the tiny rotary cutter that Ellen had mentioned during her demo on Wednesday (they're especially good for cutting curves) but which I'd never seen, and Colleen was using these tiny (and sharp!) scissors Yolanda had found for her.  Too cute!

Alex called yesterday.  (Always glad to hear from him.... but yes, he did need something. <g>)  He's been working 13-hour days at the RockStar warehouse in California getting ready for the summer tours/festivals.  Since he'll have Monday and Tuesday off Aja is going to head out there for those couple of days, and he asked if we could watch Tyga.  Just that morning when I had arrived at Colleen's and Rosie greeted me at the door I thought about how I miss having Tyga around - and then it worked out that today he's coming to stay with us for several days.  

With triple digits in the forecast I'm not sure how much time we'll spend in the hammock out back, but he should still be happy staying with us.  Except at bedtime, when he's used to sleeping in the bed with them.  

While I was off sewing yesterday Tom worked on his To Do list.  He did (finally) fix the toilet handle (YAY!), but had the exact same issues with the kitchen sink window that everyone else did.  I am NOT sorry to have missed his frustration dealing with that, and it is just 'one more thing' that has been added to the ever-lengthening handyman's list.

And speaking of frustration - yesterday I'm sure the ladies had NO trouble hearing it in my voice (on the verge of tears) about wanting someone (anyone!) to come to the house and take care of my printer woes for me. Every time I've asked Colleen to print something for me I reminded her, and I figured she'd dig up that number; instead I had to keep nagging her for it! <g>  

  

Now that I have the name/phone of her computer guy I'll give him a call after the holiday weekend.  Hopefully Mike can work me in sooner rather than later, but at some point I should have a printer/scanner again.