A dangerous problem

I live on a very nice street, well it is a nice street most of the time. On Sunday, 6/14 at about 2am a car came flying down my street, and because of a dip and jog in the road at the intersection just east of my house, the car hit a light pole and slid down almost to the next yard. This is the second time in a month that an accident has happened. Thankfully, both times no one was hurt. Unfortunately, even with news coverage of the last time, nothing has been done to solve the problem. So this time, I have posted information on my Facebook page, and am putting it here as well. I am planning on calling the mayor's hotline, and will be encouraging my neighbors to do the same. Why, well what happens when some one does this and hits one of the neighborhood children? They play on the street and side walks. These cars are going into peoples yards. The one a month ago took out a neighbor's car that was sitting in their own driveway, as well as the wood retaining wall. The driver this time was believed to be drunk.

More Flowers

Two more of my lilies have bloomed. One in pink flowers, and one in red. So here are some happy pictures.

Visited Aunt Abbie

I went to Denver last Monday, and I got to see my Aunt Abbie. She thought I was her other niece Karen at first, but that might be because she cannot see that well any more. While she did not look like my memories of her, but she sounded much more like her. It was both a sad and happy time, sad because Aunt Abbie is so obviously in pain. Happy because I met my cousin Jeri's husband and one of the two foster children they have taken in. The are currently living in the house that Abbie and her family moved to, to live with our grand parents, several years after the death of Abbie's husband. The house has changed, but it is also still very much the same.

Also during the visit I got to meet and see a cousin (the last living cousin) of my grandmother, Alice P. Alice is 94, and uses a walker. But she is still in her own home, and drives herself to the grocery store and church. We went over some pictures, and Alice helped identify some of the people in the pictures, many from the 1900's to 1940's.

I had a very full day, because after the visits, Jeri and I met with my cousin Katie for dinner. It was not a lot of time, but it was very nice to see her as well.

The drive home from Denver was actually the hardest part. Because I left late in the day, I ended up racing in front of storms and tornadoes in eastern Colorado and western Nebraska. Thankfully, I stayed ahead of the worst of the storms. I did not stop to take any pictures, but the clouds forming behind and to the north of me were very dark, greenish, and scary. I was afraid, and kept up a steady prayer that I could get home safely.

First Lilies Bloom

The first lilies bloomed in my front garden this week!! It was exciting to see what color they would be, since I have no idea about the flowers that the previous owners planted. As you can see, they are a bright sunny yellow. I have other lilies that are budding, and I will hopefully get to see them soon. My lilac bushes look like they may bloom again, so I will have more of their wonderful scents coming in the front windows as well. Just another sign of the coming of summer, wonderful flowers. Now comes the less fun part, mowing the lawn and trimming some bushes back.

A gift from a Russian Quilter

I recently participated in sending supplies to a fellow quilter who lives in Volgograd Russia, as a thank you, she sent each of us a fabric post card. I so love the card I got, and wanted to share it with those who read this blog. Marina is a very modest, but a very talented quilter, and deserves the recognition.

Kitchen Update

The kitchen is so much closer to being done. The flooring is in, the cabinets are installed, the plumbing is done, and most of the counter tops are in. One came in too small, but will be left in place till the replacement is in. The only things left to do are sanding the new drywall, priming, and painting the ceiling and walls, replacing the light fixture because the ceiling fan won't work, getting a light for under the sink, and deciding on the type of back splash and installing it. Here are some pictures - I hope you enjoy. I know I did when I walked in last night and saw the room with the floors in. And now that I can see the end of project, I hope to get some quilting in soon.

Mother's Day, a day early

We celebrated Mother's day Saturday because my sister and her husband are spending Sunday with his Mother. It was a very nice afternoon, with my niece and her husband joining us. I wish I had gotten some pictures, but I was more concerned with spending time with my family. I hope everyone who reads this entry has a wonderful Mother's day.

KJS

Sew Happy Quilting: Card Holder Key Chain Tutorial

Sew Happy Quilting: Card Holder Key Chain Tutorial

I found this tutorial on one of my favorite blogs that I follow. I decided to share it here, just to make sure more people get to see it. It looks really easy, and as soon as I can get back into my quilt room, I hope to make a few.

More work, and waiting, on the kitchen

Well, the guys came back today to continue work on my kitchen. The new wall Terry put in over the weekend looks great. Dan put the finish framing on the windows and doors, and Ralph(?) put mud on the walls, installed my new over the stove microwave, and installed the replacement base cabinets I had painted last week. Then I heard from the shop that they had forgotten to order my countertops, and it will be two weeks before they come in, so the guys did not remove the sink cabinet. I am not sure if they will be back on Tuesday, but atleast I have some pictures for today's work. I am just not sure if much more will be done. I know that the shelves still need to be installed in the pantry, the electrical outlets need to be updated, and the flooring needs to be installed (also not yet purchased). I am not sure of the time frame, although I believe the flooring will be one of the last things done.

An Update

I don't have any new pictures, mainly because nothing was really done this last week. The two base cabinets that had been damaged and needed to be replaced came in midweek. I have primed them, and will have them painted tomorrow. Also tomorrow, Terry will be in to replace a wall that is just in too bad of shape to try and patch. This also means that I don't have to try and remove some wall paper. Here is a picture of the wall from the demo, what can't be seen is that under the wallpaper is a damaged corner, and removing the corner support the wall just crumbled.