Material Saga

I decided that I needed to get a little more daring on my next few quilts. I have 2 weddings and a baby quilt to think about, so I visited my ebay lady that I got the Bronco material from to see what else she had.

I don't know if she can see that I was visiting her website or it was just a coincidence but when I checked my emails I had one from Dawn.

Hi Karen,

I laughed so hard (at myself!) when I read your email.  I think this is probably one of my favorite string of emails EVER since I starting selling fabric on ebay a few years ago!

I love the quilt, and your grandson looks great in his uniform.  He must be so excited that his team is doing so well - again.  That would be wonderful for him if he one day gets signed by the Bears.  You never know...

My husband and I will no doubt be talking about this for years to come.  It will always make me smile.  :)
Take care and GO GENOA BRONCOS!!

Dawn

I decided to order more material from her!!

Maybe Some Day

With the weather geting cooler I thought it would be a great idea to make a Broncos quilt to take to Logan's games. My problem was finding flannel (can you say WARM!!) that didn't have Denver on it - I just wanted either the horse head logo or just Broncos.

Well after searching the web I found just the right fabric on ebay and ordered it.
The quilt turned out perfect, just what I wanted, so I emailed the lady (I assumed it was a lady with a ebay name of woollymoose, you can never tell) telling her about my grandson who plays for the Broncos and the quilt.

This morning I got an email back that made me laugh.

Hi Karen,

I'm so glad that you're happy with the fabric and that it worked nicely in your quilt! :)
It must be exciting for you to have your grandson playing for the Broncos.  My husband is a former college football linebacker (the Buffalo Bulls) and one of his close friends is a recruiter for the Chicago Bears.  I don't know a thing about who is playing today (I mainly followed the Detroit Lions in the 1980s when I was a kid), but I bet my husband might know who your grandson is.  Do you mind if I ask his name? 

Have fun showing off the quilt on Saturday!
All the best,

Dawn


After I stopped laughing... And Yes, I was tempted to be Tim Tebow's grandmother.

My reply.
Dawn,

You made me smile. The reason I was so excited about your material was because it was the only flannel I found that had just Broncos - not Denver.

See my grandson, Logan, is only 8 and plays for the Genoa, IL Broncos. His team last year won the championship and are on their way to an undefeated season this year.

Maybe some day he will be playing in the big leagues, but we are ALL bears fans so that is our team of choice. So maybe if your friend is still around with the bears in about ten years, he will keep Logan Kribs in his sights. :)

Attached is my grandson suited up for his game and a picture of the quilt in my goal post pattern.

Go Broncos, Karen

This is Logan from last year.

This is the Broncos quilt in my Goal Post pattern.

Where Do You want these?

We always have a lot of squirrels. For some reason this year we also have an abundant amount of chipmunks. HUNGRY squirrels and chipmunks. Thankfully, this is another year of the acorns. We have lots and lots of acorns.

This little bugger can't decide where to put his stock of acorns.

I KNOW!!
We can stick some in Mike's grill.

Gotcha Covered

We have lived here over 7 years, so that means we have had to deal with acorns and leaves in the fall for as many years.
I love the falling leaves - acorns not so much (they hurt when they hit).

Mike has been getting up on the roof to clean out the gutters several times a year. A chore he is growing less fond of and frankly I don't like it when he has to get up there either.

Do you know that they make covers for eaves? You really don't need to answers that we all know they do!

Mike using an antique scaffold that was my Fathers. I couldn't watch him on it. I thought for sure it was going to collapse.

Brian came over to help.

We now have everything covered. No more climbing on the roof.
OK, maybe not everything covered, because now the acorns that fall on the roof  roll off onto the deck instead of getting stopped in the eaves.
Makes it a little challenging to sit out. I had one fall into the hot tub with me last night.

Bear Down

It's a beautiful Sunday.
It's Mike's birthday.
It's opening day for Bears football.
It's a real good reason to have a party.

Mike and all his grandkids dressed for the game.

Roger gives a shout out for the bears victory.

Update

Last month I told you about an amazing girl, Amanda.
Amanda was pregnant with conjoioned twins.
I say was because the twins were born on Tuesday and are hanging in there.

Here is the link to read about...
Faith and Hope

My Thursday Nights

It's 8:17 on a Thursday night and I sit at home alone watching the Sox play Cleveland on TV.
Usually not that unusual except for the last 27 years on Thursday nights I have been at Bowlway - bowling.
I LOVE the sport of bowling, but my back says enough.
When my average dropped 20 pins and I couldn't bring it back up, I knew it was time. So I hung up my bowling shoes this year.
I gotta admit I miss it already.

I miss meeting up with my teammates. Finding out How their day was at work? How their kids are doing? Just hanging with friend, having a few beers, complaining about life, and fixing whats wrong in our worlds.

I am pretty sure I will get over it eventually, but clearly being home alone, sitting on the couch, having a beer, with only the TV to talk to is not cutting it.

Maybe I should take that beer and get in the hot tub! Yeah - That's the ticket..........

Meet and Greet

Bryan had his annual football fantasy picnic and I know that he looks forward to it every year. It's a chance for him to let loose and party with his cousins and friends. I suggested the whole family come to stay with us. That way Bryan can party, have a good time, and Mary doesn't have to drive too far to get him home. I can get up with Roger and Mary can get some sleep. All Good!

This was his first time out to Elgin and there were a lot of people who wanted to meet him.

He got some love from his Aunt Stacy.

His Uncle Kory.

and His cousins Carrie and Matthew. Where is the picture with his Great Aunt Sharen? We will have to take care of that next weekend, when he is back for another overnight visit.

This was also the first time that Mary and Bryan got to meet the twins.

Mary and Bryan both commented on how big the girls are and find it hard to believe that Roger is going to be that big in a few months. Carrie thought it felt great to hold a little one again and, just for a second, thought she could have another one. Relax Dave - we talked her down.

Hole - in - One

Most of the time when Mike plays golf I'll ask - "Where are you playing and what time is your tee off?"

When he comes home I will usually ask him what he shot. And that is about all I care to hear about.

When my cell phone rang at 12:28 and I saw it was Mike's cell number my first thought was - How hurt is he and does he need me to come get him?

It was neither it was Mike calling to tell me he got a HOLE-IN-ONE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

For once I wanted to know everything...
What hole? 7
How far? 157
What club did you use? 5 iron
Did you get to see it go in? Roll in? Bounce? Fly in? he actually didn't see it go in.
When they got to the green he was upset he couldn't find his ball. He was sure he was short of the green. His playing partners (Bill Reuter, Pete Reuter and Bob Johnson) finally convinced him to look in the hole and there it was.

I wish I could of been there to experience it with him, but I had something important to do.

I got to spend the day with this little one. He is getting so big and looking more like his daddy everyday.

PGA Golf

I have watched Jon play golf a LOT.
I have watched him play this course 3 years ago without too much success.
The last three days I watched Jon play some of his better golf ever.
The first day he was 2 under after nine and I ran to the car between nines to get my phone to text his progress to his family. I could do this tweeter thing!  The back side I kept them all informed with text updates.
I got Erica's number from Sharen and included her in my texts. After work she checks her phone and has 7 messages from me. She texts back "thanks for keeping me up to date, but who is this?"

Sharen and I made plans for the second day. We were both very nervous, but Jon put our worries to rest with an eagle on the first hole. It was going to be a great day.

One over on day 2 - even par for the tourney. More text to the poor people who had to work. The weather was perfect.....

I got smart for the last day and put all my "text me with updates" people in a group on my phone so one button and they knew it all.

Day three: Jon was a little surprised that we could make it walking another day, and honestly Sharen and I were a little concerned about it too. Our bodies and our feet were saying take it easy on us, but our heads and our hearts were saying suck it up and get moving - You are going to see some great golf.

And that we did - Jon finished the third day even par.

Jon getting up and down 2 holes in a row from the sand. Something I only dream about.

Sharen watching closely. She was very nervous at times.


Jon's caddy on 17 telling him "hey look, you're tired and you've been coming up short take an extra club length and use your same swing, Trust me!"
It worked - Tap in Bird!!!!

Final score board. Tied for sixth and qualifying for the bigger tourney in CA. next June (top ten go) Way to go Jon!

I love the little pictures they put up next to their individual scores.

Jon even made the headlines in our local paper.