For about 3 years I was an only child and only grandchild. I lived mostly with my grandmother and grandfather. One day in August I was told to get ready that we had to go to Gadsden, AL to get mother. I never really payed much attention as to why my mother was not around. My grandmother was like my mother, she was all I needed or wanted. I knew that mother was getting a little fat and then she disappeared for about a week. We got ready and drove 35 miles to Gadsden to Holy Name of Jesus Hospital. In the front seat my mother sat with a package. I leaned over the seat to see what was there and she threw back the cover and there was “it”.. I squeeled out loud…”It has hands.”  I do not know what I was expecting but it had hands.  Later on this was the perfect baby. Here I was like an ugly duckling and there was this curly headed blonde baby that everyone made over. I no longer was an only child. Well IT grew up and made a Nurse. We were all so proud of her.  I came to like ol’ “it” as I got older, even love her. Karen is a great sister and my biggest fan of my quilts…  I know I have done well when I hear her shout out those famous word “I WANT IT.”  She has great ideas hopefully someday she will contribute in helping me decide patterns and color choices.

Chris and Baby IT at Granny Sadie’s house.

Keep in mind the postage increase of May 2009. A card mailed out of the clear envelope and going through automation is 44 cents. One in clear plastic and not going through automation is 64 cents. A small price to pay for a work of art.

There has been so much conflict on mailing these postcards in the groups we belong to that I took it on my own to mail Mr. Potter, Postmaster General in Washington, DC a letter. He is a copy of the letter I received back. I also sent him a fabric postcard so there would be no question as to what I was talking about.

PLEASE FEEL FREE TO COPY THIS OFF and take it to your post office next time you get BS from a clerk, whip it out and tell them to TAKE THIS!  It was signed by Jerome Lease and I did not put his signature on here so when you email me put Mr. Potter in the subject.

The above picture was made in Fayetteville Tennessee. We stopped at Sirs Fabric in Fayetteville. Gary told us we had 10 minutes in there…1 hour and 10 minutes later this is what the car looked like.. He is so sweet to his 3 “wives.”

Chris, Susan and Eileen   Nashville, Tennessee August 2008  We have no idea who the man and woman behind us is!

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The Nearest Book

Gene Black was kind enough to let me borrow this off his website.

* Grab the nearest book.
* Open it to page 56.
* Find the fifth sentence.
* Post the text of the sentence in your journal along with these instructions.
* Don’t dig for your favorite book, the cool book, or the intellectual one: pick the CLOSEST

I have two great friends,Susan and EIleen..  I have known Susan for about 20 years and Eileen for about 5.  We are all housewives, and I will say I am proud to claim that occupation. It is such a rewarding job. We sew together and one day we called ourselves the Freebirds and the name stuck. I am the oldest so I am Bird Sr. Eileen is Bird Jr. and Susan is Bird III.  I have often said I am glad that we did not go to school together because we would have been grounded every week. We have one ringleader Susan, Eileen and myself just follow her lead. They are so much fun to be with. Gary took all 3 of us to the American Quilters Society in Nashville this summer. I was a semi-finalist in the show. I was so proud. I did not win a ribbon but I was a winner when I was accepted in this juried show. We now refer to Gary as “our husband.”

 I entered a quilt called Eureka. It was from a pattern by Jackie Robinson of Animas. Check out www.animas.com for more information on her patterns and see some of the quilts that have been made from her designs. Awesome.  Enjoy these pictures from the trip.

Well here I go again. I just had written a good bit and lost it. So now I have to start over.

I eat two Dove dark chocolate pieces each night. Being borderline Type 2 diabetic I can not eat chocolate like I want to but I can have 2 of these pieces.  On the inside of the foil pieces is a Promise Message. My first one said “Start a Habit Today.”  And the other one said “Enjoy the pure indulgence of DOVE.”  Which I was doing. So start writing on my blog is going to be my habit.

I was told just recently I was prolific. I had to look the word up in my Websters Dictionary. I keep it by my computer. I practically keep one with me everywhere. I love to hear a new word and look it up.. Webster describes me as producing many young or much fruit. Turning out many products of the mind.   After I figured out that was me I fell in love with that word. Thanks Dave Burks.  I love that word!  Yes I do turn out many products of the mind. Mine never shuts down. That is why everyone in my house is asleep and I am on the computer trying to come up with something to write.  Check out some of Dave’s beautiful photography. www.daveburks.com

I have met many good people online and enjoyed so many new friendships. I never knew there were so many quilters. That is my second love. My first is my husband Gary and he is a quilter also. You will never find anyone so particular as he is when it comes to cutting. Perfect! I could not do without him. I can’t cut a straight line and it takes me all day to cut one pattern. He can cut it in a short time. Of course he also has an Accucut so some of the tops he cuts out goes very fast but he does a lot the old fashioned way with rotary cutter and mat.  He also likes to sleep a lot when I am on my computer. I call it watching tv on the back of his eyelids. I hope he does not mind me showing this picture. He had a hard day. I had him cutting our fabric, making fabric yo yo’s and dealing with my whinning.

He really is a good guy and his work is excellent.

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