Quilt Shop Hop

I flew (boy were my arms tired) into Salt Lake City, Tuesday evening - late evening. My sister and I stayed up most of the night "catching up".

Then according to plan we, my sister, RosaLee Joseph and I, began a 4 day "shop hop". The furthest North went was Brigham City, the furthers West was Toole, South was Springville, with a stop in Payson for lunch with a friend, and East was the East side of Salt Lake City.

This is a cute shop in, I think Lehi, but after a couple of days they all blended together.

Each shop had a theme to "celebrate". A really fun was "Quilts etc." in Sandy, they had football games, including hot dogs, however we were there way too early for hot dogs. RosaLee was brave enough to sing the Lincoln Co. Fight song, and won a prize. Most of the "give aways" in the shops were fat quarters and/or quilt patterns and we cam away with our share. We found this really cute "Picnic" quilt pattern and fabric at Quilts etc., RosaLee bought it for me for my Birthday, it was fun celebrating getting old with my sister.

Here is another favorite Shop, The Corn Wagon Quilt Shop, it is in Springville. Most times I'm in Utah RosaLee and I "just happen" to drive to Springville to visit this shop.

Here is RosaLee shopping at Corn Wagon, I don't remember what we found there, however, they have a great stitching room (embroidery) down stairs.

As I mentioned we went to Payson to see an "old" friend, old as in we have known her since we were kids, 12 and 10 years old living in Tintic (Eureka) Utah so also "old" as I think she's mothers age. Anyway isn't this an odd picture of a "parking entrance" - it is off main street in Payson, but you really have to drive around to get to parking. Anyway I thought it was a fun sign.

And here is Gerilee, we went to a Bar-B-Q place in Payson for lunch, then she took us to a "quilt show" what else?? We enjoyed her and the quilts. Payson is a fun old town, and soon there will be a temple there.

Well that's all for now, my trip was a complete success, and I brought home many, many new ideas and projects to keep me out of trouble. When and if I get any of them finished, I'll give you an update.

June, June, June, June!

Ahhhhh, the "Assembly Hall" on Temple Square, I love this old building. It has acted for overflow for conference for a very long time. Do they still use it? Or do we have enough room with the Conference Center and the Tabernacle?

Because I'm getting ready to leave on vacation (again) I'm going to give you the schedule for the rest of June. I hope you are enjoying the Conference once again and I hope you are "keeping up".

Week of June 13 (today) President Deter Uchdtorf, Page 124, he was speaking to the Young Women, but so much is eternal, no matter how old we are!

President Boyd K. Packer - "The Power of the Priesthood" Page 6 - Sunday Morning Session. Did you know President Packer had polio as a youth, he over come that disease and became a fighter pilot in the second world war.

Week of June 20 - Elder L. Tom Perry "Mothers teaching children in the home" Page 29 - Saturday Afternoon Session. I can't remember much about Elder Perry except "he is 6 foot 3".

Elder Russell M. Nelson "Generations linked in love" Page 91, Sunday Afternoon Session. Elder Nelson was a famous heart surgeon, he once quipped that he "held President Kimball's heart in his hands."

Week of June 27 - Elder Dallin H. Oaks "Healing the sick" Page 47 - Priesthood Session. When called to the Quorum of 12 he was a Supreme Court Justice.

Elder M. Russell Ballard "Mothers and Daughters" Page 18 - Saturday Morning Session. I think he was a successful businessman in the automobile business. Didn't he once say he owned the "one and only Nash Rambler dealership in Utah?" Correct me if I'm wrong on this one.

When I return from "Zion" having a play date with my sister, I'll post July, this summer is gong to fly by really fast, I can feel it in my old bones.

Horray we finished another project.

Another "something" that has been on his mind!

Paint the garage floor!! We're selling next year, we couldn't do this so we could enjoy it, no no no, we have to wait until we are getting ready to sell.

There is NO question about getting it done and then deciding to stay. He is committed!!

Anyway, this was the process: Move "everything" out, clean the floor and put some acid on it to roughen it up.

Then, move "everything" back in, most of it to one side, but hook up the washer and dryer so I could do laundry, no, he couldn't wait one day or even half a day to begin!

I tried to remind him that we live in So. Cal and it didn't snow or rain and everything could have been left outside for 3 days. However, next, move the washer and dryer out again - to one side of the garage, and paint half the floor, wait 3 days for it to dry. (The car felt really neglected because it couldn't sleep in it's own bed) Then, move everything back to the other side. Hook up the washer and dryer again, then paint the other side, then wait another 3 days for it to dry and finally this morning we were able to finish putting it back together.

And it looks wonderful!

My job for this job was to help him move stuff - the washer and my Kiln was the heaviest and most difficult to move out and back and then over and then back. (we both need an adjustment) I also was assigned to keep him in food and drink and not walk on the new paint. Not a bad job this time. At least I didn't have to carry the phone around.

I don't know what the next project is, he has a "real, paying" job for, at least June, so I will simply wait and see!!