Sauna Pictures

Here are some pictures of the sauna.

I have not got to sit in it yet! My back went out yesterday morning when I got out of the shower, I had to get David to come get me and I was in bed all day on muscle relaxers and pain meds. I am doing better today only getting up to do things I need to do. It is feeling better today as long as I keep the meds in my system. I am going to try going to work tomorrow but not sure if I will make it all day.

Any way, I am going to go into the sauna later this evening. It is a really nice unit. It has a stereo system and color light therapy. I hope it will help with the back.

Sauna coming today!

I am home early today waiting on the delivery of our new sauna. I bought it last month and it is finally coming today. I guess it is a Valentine's present! David doesn't know and it will be a surprise when he gets home tonight. He has to put it together though so maybe not such a great surprise but I am sure we are going to get a lot of use out of it. I will take pictures once we have it up and running.

Well, I didn't go to the quilt class last night. My thumb was hurting really bad from the shot and I didn't have any material or prep work done so I told my friend I wasn't going. I really want to finish up the two projects I have already started before I start a new one. I have the pattern for the star so I can always do it on my own later.

It has been really cold this past week. It was -2 the other morning and we have barely been getting to 20 the past few days. There is still a lot of ice on the ground with snow on top. The weather says we are supposed to get up into the 40s next week so maybe everything will melt then.

Not sure what time they are going to deliver so I am going to go take a nap while I wait!

Next Project

Here is a picture of what the Turtle Quilt is supposed to look like in the end and also all of the lily pad blocks that I made all laid out.

On Thursday, I am taking another class to make a star quilt.

Turtle Block

Here are the pictures of putting together a turtle block.

Super Bowl Sunday!!!

It is finally here! I was hoping the Steelers were going to win but they are down by 11 at the half so not sure if they can pull this out, we will see.

We had two days off of work this week for the ice storm we had. We lost power a couple of times but not for very long. We had snow yesterday but it is nice today.

I have been very busy in the evenings since last Saturday's quilting class. We made two blocks in class that are the two blocks that make up the quilt. I have made the 12 blocks that make up the "lily pad" part of the quilt and I am now working on the 13 "turtle" block. The turtle block takes a little longer because there is some paper piecing involved in order to make the rounded shell of the turtle and also applique of the head and tail. I am posting some pictures on the construction. Each block is basically made up of 2 inch squares. There are green blocks for lily pads, greenish brown blocks for turtles, and blue blocks for water. They are all 5 x 5 blocks. So, basically you lay out the 5 x 5 blocks how you want them and then sew each connecting block together vertically and then sew each row together horizontally to make up the block. Hopefully the pictures will help show how to put the blocks together. The first pictures are of the lily pad block.

Yeah! Friday

Another long week. I was busier this week because the annual awards were due but still not that exciting. I went to lunch with my friend today and she talked me into taking a quilt class with her tomorrow. It is a turtle quilt. I will post pictures tomorrow.

I have not worked on the skirt my thumb is acting up again and I have to get another shot in it. So, no knitting for awhile, at least I can sew. I need to finish the twin quilt that I started before Christmas.

Not much else going on around here, still cold, still snowy.

Brrrr It's Cold Outside!!

It was -7 yesterday morning! We are up to 12 today. It is very, very cold. I've been inside almost all weekend. We went to the commissary this morning and it was just frigid we could see our breath inside the car almost all the way there. I think we are getting back to snow tomorrow which is good because that means it will warm up...LOL!

We just came back from seeing the King's Speech, David went with me. I thought it was really good and people were clapping at the end of it. Colin was of course wonderful. I know he has won the Golden Globe for it and he is up for the BAFTA and Oscar. I hope he wins. I saw there were several cast members from the Pride & Prejudice miniseries and it took me awhile to find Jennifer Ehls (who played Elizabeth) but she is the wife if the speech therapist that the King goes too. Also, the person who played Mr. Collins plays a person to whom the speech therapist auditions to for a play. I thought it would have been neat if they had Jennifer Ehls play the queen but Helena Bohnham Carter played it very well.

Well, I have not worked on my skirt at all. I have not done any craft at all!! I wish I could take it to work to do because work is so boring but I don't think they would like it too much. Right now I watch movies on the little DVD player David got me for my birthday. It is easier to get what little work done I have and to look like I am working while I watch movies than it would be if I were knitting something. Melissa signed me up for another quilt class. It is a Star quilt class and starts on 10 Feb. I haven't even finished my last quilt! I will just make the small quilt this time so I will be sure to finish it in the two classes.

Well, I have got to go do my Sunday chores now, I do really need a maid to keep things cleaned up around here, I spent most of the day yesterday cleaning up the dinning room!

Talk to you later!