Out of my Technological Box

I am not too sure about this blog thing. I am resistant to change and to new stuff so it seems so out of my box to be posting. I find it hard to believe that anything I have to say is worthy of any cyber space but here I go......

I suppose background information comes first. I was born in a little log cabin in the southwestern suburbs of Chicago. Okay, so it was a hospital and not a log cabin but it WAS a very long time ago. My entire childhood was spent living in the same house. A few years ago I stopped by the old neighborhood to see some of the neighbors. I was stopped in front of my old house and didn't even recognize it. It's about twice as big and, except for the front porch, doesn't look at all like the one I grew up in. I truly can never go home again.

I married the love of my life more than 31 years ago. We have eight great (most of the time) children. Jeremy is married to Jo and living in Cleveland. They are expecting their first child (my third grandbaby) in June. Becky hasn't found her love of her life yet. She is a surgical RN at the University Hospitals. She just bought her second townhouse this past summer and keeps ever so busy. Philip is married to Holly and the daddy of my first grandbaby, Noelle. They are moving next week to North Carolina. (Yes, it's breaking this mom's heart.) Megan and her husband, Eric, live in Owatonna and I allow them to take care of my second grandbaby, Anna, who was just born this past January. Monica and her husband, Corey, are such good kids - they live just two miles away. Someone has to keep this mama happy. Zachary, Kellianne and Susannah are still at home. They are supposed to keep me young but it feels like they are aging me.

Miss Molly Mistletoe McGee, the golden retriever, Miss Daisy Mae MacDougal, the basset hound and Jelly Bean the yorkie/chihuahua mix finish off the family.

I am a professional long arm quilter. I work in my own home and love it. My commute to work is 7 steps down and I can work in my jammies whether it is Casual Friday or not. I am now a published quilter. I pieced and quilted a quilt for a book that was just released in January. It was so cool to see it in the book! My fifteen minutes of fame is behind me, I guess.