Slow Going

I'm still working on my RRCB step 7. It is taking between a half hour and 45 minutes to complete one block. Unfortunately I have only completed half the blocks. I still have 15 more blocks to go. Ugh.

I recently purchased a new fish tank. I upgraded from a 10 gallon to a 65 gallon. Today I moved the fish from the small tank to the big one. It was a big change for the fish. I'm hoping everyone will acclimate ok. My betta has gone from 2 gallons to 5 gallons to 10 gallons and now to 65. I'm sure he is freaking out a bit. Above is a pic from when I first set it up. As soon as I get a new picture I'll post it.

We are expecting a foot of snow Tuesday/Wednesday. It will be interesting to see if it comes to pass. Airlines are already planning on being delayed. I heard that south of us they are expecting several inches of ice. I'd rather have the snow.

Step 6

I finally finished Step 6. Yeah!! Here is the picture of my pieces.



Step 7 is the fun step because we are putting the blocks together. I've already started putting mine together, but I made myself complete step 6 before going any further. I'm hoping the blocks will go together okay. One went together without much trouble, but the second one had some issues. The seams didn't match up perfectly, but I made the decision that I wasn't going to rip it out and start again, so this block will stay with a not perfect seam.

I've been doing my workouts on the Wii. I'm really enjoying using it. The workouts are fun and I don't even realize how much time I spend doing them. I've been steadly losing weight and BMI. Nothing major, but every little bit counts. I'm just looking forward to tightening up some areas and getting my muscles back.

My truck is in the shop right now. It seems I have some sort of fuel leak, but it doesn't happen all the time. I'm hoping that they can find the problem and fix it, so I don't have to worry about my truck catching fire.

I hope everyone is enjoying the snow. My awesome neighbor snow blowed my walks and drive for me while I was gone this evening. He and his family are so great. I make sure that they know how much I appreciate their help.

Wii

I decided to purchase a Nintendo Wii to help me toward my goal of getting in shape. The machine came with two games, both sports related. I decided to try one out and had a great time bowling. Its fun to be able to bowl within the confines of my living room. I've also practiced sword fighting and kicked my DH's butt. He did kick my butt in Pac-Man and Galaga. Those two games were my favs when I was a kid, so I had to find them. Its not as easy to play on a Wii controller as it was in the arcade, but it was fun. Anyway, I've been using the Wii Fit Plus to start exercising. I've been enjoying the "workouts" that I've been doing. I really can't call them a workout because I've been doing more stretching and balance exercises at this point. Tonight I actually did a Wii workout. It was three different exercises. Once I get into the routine of doing this I will be happy. I'm going to Hawaii at the end of May, so I want to at least tighten up some areas, but would love to lose some weight as well. I haven't lost a complete pound yet, but I have gone down alittle. I've been trying to watch what I eat as well. That's not going as well. I've cut out the potato chips pretty well, but I feel like I'm eating too much. Its a slow thing, but I'm concious of what I'm trying to do, so hopefully I'll start making some headway soon.

Haven't gotten much sewing done this week. I'm hoping to work on it this weekend, since DH is doing military duty. I'm still working on Step 6, but I'll keep trudging along. I'm not in love with the blocks yet, but I'm going to finish the quilt and hopefully it will grow on me. I've had quilts that I didn't like before, but once they were quilted I fell in love. Hopefully this one will go that way as well.

Happy New Year!

Another year has passed and I'm looking forward to this new year. Last year was a difficult year with so many things happening. I feel like I'm starting to head down the right road and hopefully this year will be wonderful.

DH and I went out for New Year's Eve. First we went to my mom's for homemade french fries and ribs. It was a great meal, even if mom decided to make her own sauce and it was a bit sweet for me. I still enjoyed it, even if she doesn't think so. Next we headed over to a friends house. We weren't planning on staying out till midnight since DH had to work the next morning. Well, that plan didn't work out and we didn't get home until 1am. Needless to say, the boy was tired yesterday. We had a very good time and it was great to toast the new year in with friends. I however did not enjoy the hangover I was left with yesterday. I really didn't drink much, but I mixed wine, champagne, and jello shots. That may have been my downfall.

On the quilting front, I finished step 5 of the RRCB mystery and have started on step 6. The part of 6 is pretty easy, but I'm not looking forward to the second part. Oh well, I've come this far, I've got to finish it. Step 7 came out Friday and we start putting the blocks together. I love the way this quilt is coming together. Step 7 actually puts the whole center together and the last step (this friday) does the borders. Its been alot of work, but well worth it. I'm hoping mine comes together as well as the one in the directions. I'm sure I'll have some trouble because I didn't take the time to square up some blocks. Oh well, I'm pretty good at fussy sewing blocks together. Here's the pic of Step 5.

Now that the holidays are over its time to buckle down at work and get things done. The past two weeks have been very slow because so many people were on leave. Reality is back and I'm not sure that I'm ready for it. No more wearing jeans to work.

I hope that everyone has a wonderful 2011.