A Few of FR's Finest....Every Day....07-17-03...Taking a Chance on Love

Billie

[MeekOneGOP]

hehe ! Thanks. Got it down to slightly sore, tolerable now !

[MeekOneGOP]

hehe !! Thanks !!

[SpookBrat]

((((Pippin)))) Your mom's a wonderful lady, I can tell. She raised you didn't she? Are you hot in Washington? It's sooooooooooo hot up there this time of year.

[SpookBrat]

I confess....I'm a dingaling. When I took my first quilt class, I had no idea people used sewing machines. I thought I was going to do it all by hand and they sorta laughed at me. LOL It seems machine quilting is the way to go. I'm just too busy and stressed to quilt by hand. I looked at your link and I like the fish quilt. She does beautiful work.

[SpookBrat]

I love to crochet Aqua. My grandma taught me how to crochet when I was very little. I crocheted (sp)? a granny square sweater for my baby sister when I was about 7 or 8. My grandma did the sleaves and neck, but I did all the squares. I loved it.

Before I die, one of my life goals is to learn to knit. Can you knit?

[SpookBrat]

Gosh! There are no quilt shops in Memphis? Sounds like a business opportunity for you. I'm sure there is a demand for it. :) I think you should name your quilt square, "Chip off the old block". LOL I was thinking it looked like a chip off the flag. I like the flying geese around it.

[LadyShallott]

Just wanted to send my FRiends some thank you roses. It was wonderful to be able to share this day with you all!


God Bless- Chris

[Billie]

Thank you, Chris. You and Todd have a wonderful evening, and we'll see you tomorrow....JohnHuang was kind enough to switch his regular Thursday to tomorrow so we could do your surprise on the right day. :)

[LadyX]

Gail, I'm so sorry I'd signed off when you asked for a suggestion for a name for your quilt design!
Went to do some 'series' housecleaning, and it now is 7:35 p.m.
I'm eating and Freeping at the same time..:))
(Doesn't everyone?!!)

Let me catch up on the whole thread to see if someone has already given you one, while I think about it.
It is so lovely and original!

My mother use to hand sew quilts, and my paternal grandmother.
Guess I moved too much to gather materials and do it - reared three children - helped rear 3 grandchildren under my roof - and worked full time.

Didn't leave many hours for relaxation, which I considered to be reading or yard work - gotta keep the world tidy and flower-filled..:))

[Calpernia]

Ah Billie, thank you for the flowers. That was thoughtful!

[jwfiv]

Gosh, I'm late through the doors today....probably no more coffee, so...justa glass of water will do...)

LadyShallot and Chance, Congratulations to you...on your anniversary, on being in the spotlight here at the Finest. Thanks for shining a little of the glow of True Love on us...may you always be so smitten.

I think your little girl will one day smite a few, herself...whatta sweetie...)

Thank you, Miss Billie...really lovely, extra much...love the vertical lines and colors, and the wedding photo must have delighted our honored couple.

Blessings on all you Freepers...Good Night, All...)

[Billie]

Gosh, I'm late through the doors today....probably no more coffee, so...justa glass of water will do...)

No, you must have a glass of champagne - I made sure no one opened the last bottle until Johnny Mac got here. :)

Thanks as always, for having the nicest words to say when you came through the door. Hope your day went well, and thanks for dressin' up before coming, tired as you were. :)

[Billie]

You are welcome - you've become a really nice addition to the Finest, Cal. :)

[Calpernia]

Goodnight to the Finest!

[Billie]

Night, Cal - I'm going to say goodnight, too.

[chance33_98]

Thank you all for today, it has been awesome! I have been busy most of the day (2 yr olds and work do that to a guy!) but have been reading through the thread each chance I get. It's been a wonderful 5 years together with LadyShallott, can't wait to see what the next 5 will bring!

[Pippin]

I hope so!

[Pippin]

Hi, Spookie!

I live closer to Baltimore but it don't matter in the summertime!

because Baltimore and DC are sweltering in summer!

HOT! HOT! HOT!

not to mention humid

And the masgiutos (spelling?) are terrible!

Oh Well!

I'm glad they invented AC! LOL!

How are you doing?+

[chance33_98]

We got married at a courthouse before we left CA for OH. Have actually been looking into get a family portrait done, one of us is usually holding the camera :). As far as timelines go, you lose track of exact times when life is flying by. Seems like we have been together for way more than 5 years. In the last 8 years I have been divorced, lived in three different places in Ohio, three different places in California, had two kids, increased my income 6x, and owned several cars. Have also worked for enron, a dot come telecom company, computer store, consulting company, bank, and misc side jobs in the field. Driven from Ohio to california probably 9 times (both ways), and all of that is just a small insight into enough things to write a book on.

It's been a wild ride over 8 years, painful and wonderful all at once. We decided we wanted kids together when we met. We moved to Ohio, kept trying, and it just did not seem to be working. Finally it did. I don't remember exact times and dates myselfs, life has been a blur :) Have over 6000 photos of trips, drives, family, etc - and those photos were all taken in the last 3 1/2 years.