~TGIF Day~

TGIF day for most people..meaning Thank God Its

Friday. I honestly do NOT miss going to work every day.

I will be honest and admit I enjoy being at home.. I always

have. I never get bored, or have times when I have not

one thing to keep me busy. Perhaps because I sew and

do so many other things.. My computer now, that I can

stay on all the time, I have NO trouble finding stuff to do

or things to send to cram up my friends Inboxes..no no

just kidding..I DO LOVE EMAIL.. I get a lot of neat things

that I like to send on to my friends.. graphics, jokes, I

even sent a few lines to a friend that I thought might be

a good topic for his minister, no, Vicar's, sermon at some

time.. I send all sorts of things.. There are many many

things I can do and not leave here and stay doing some

thing. Ive been that way since I can remember...

I loved my sewing room.. I would get up early and go in

there just like a job, and take a break, lunch..and just

before time for my hubby to get home I would quit and

go to the kitchen to cook if I hadnt had it simmering on

the stove which I did alot..or did in the oven.. I had so

many things to do in my sewing room from knitting to

sewing to crafts to making dream catchers or what ever

I set my mind to make.. I loved to design clothes and

I had a nice business quite a few times.. doing alterations

and making clothes for large sized people with special

patterns I had..

The apartment in Green Bay, when I lived there, had a spare

bedroom of course I turned it into a sewing room. We had

friends there and Ted was a very large size man. and was

Oneida Tribe. Very sweet and talented man..could sing to

melt your heart and had hair down to his knees all black and

shiney..He had his own band, he played the drums and had

solos where he sang, he would loosen his hair and toss his

head when he played and sang , he would look so wonderful.

He had trouble getting Ribbon Shirts that fit him.. A Ribbon

Shirt is decorated with the color ribbons of the tribes.. I don't

recall the colors of his..red, black and gray I think ..not sure.

But they had to be placed on the shirt a certain way..each

tribe was different.. I made Ted some very nice ones that he

was really proud to wear.. I did make quite a few of those

shirts for him and his friends.. Also for the band.. I made all

sorts of things..

My ex brother in law was and probly is a welder now. They wear

special caps, like a baseball hat but more fitted to the head,

and the visor is longer, so when they weld, they turn the hat

back around, put on the head gear and the hat protects

the back of the neck with the longer visor. I made some really

nice ones for John..he brought me an old one of his that he

almost wore out.. I took it apart and there was my pattern..

So I made him about 3 I think at first.. I took them over there

to him , he tried them on..they fit perfect, of course, then he

looked closer at it and saw that it was also reversible, which

none of his other hats had been..then on the visor was the

opposite material than the hat. so when he wore it right the

visor was up and it looked nice with the 2 materials together.
He wore them to work and with in days John came over and

told me the guys at work were jealous of his hats and they

wanted some.. I had cards, so I gave them to him to give out

I had so many calls was amazing I bet I made hundreds of

those hats it seems.. but the biggie ..they talk about women

not wanting another woman to have the same dress or clothes

WELLL.. John wanted me to make SURE none of the

other hats I made were of the same material as HIS!!!..So!!

women are NOT the only ones with that little odd "quirk",I even

made some leather ones that turned out just beautiful... I like

to sew..I can operate about 5 different kinds of machines..

wish I had an industrial machine.. I can run one of those babys

now let me tell you.. fast.. much better than this one I have..

Industrial machines are fast and powerful..Ive sewn my finger

a few times.. and 200 pounds of pressure under that pressure

foot, that material wont budge with that foot down and neither

will your finger when ITS under there..ask me how I KNOW

about that! :-) but I still like to sew.. :-)

My old sewing machine is in the bedroom it has a side pedal

that hangs down to run the machine.. I am going to see what

Kind of adaptions I can make so I can use it.. Then comes the

fun of re arranging my bedroom so I can sew in there.. The

HARD part is.. I have to wait till someone is here to do all this.

Its so hard sometimes to have patience to wait..when I remember

that not really that LONG ago... I could do everything myself..

This isnt really what I planned.. but..well hell..im on wheels so,

I got no bloomin choice but to keep on rollin, and just be glad

I do have SOME patience.. note ...SOME.. :-D

Time for food, Im starved and its so hot in here I cant stand it..

They were sposta deliver a new air conditioner today as of

this writing they havent but their truck was in the shop..so that

may be why..thing is, its in the shop across the street!!! Time

to eat, and watch some TV and get out of this chair.. I did call

and make a Dr. appt. ...madly.. Will tell you tomorrow about

THAT little diddy..im so mad.. but Im hungry and tired and

got up early..time for the famous GORGEOUS WEEBLE
Words.. "Nitey Nite"

Y'all have a good one now Y'hear ? love ya, and thanks!!! :-)

ALways, Lois ****

ps. I wrote this at 3, posted it at 5:45..the AC is here, running
and will tell you and SHOW you tomorrow.."Thank you LORD,
I'm gonna sleep COOL!" :-D

God Bless you is my prayer today,

I'm so honored to call you "friend";

I pray the Lord will keep you safe

until I write again..