Emmi 3 Soccer Balls 0

Since Emmi discovered soccer balls this summer we’ve purchased probably 3 or 4 various kinds of soccer type balls.  Somehow that little dog manages to dig at, worry and bite those balls, stripping away the outer layers until we hear the tell tale “hiss/pop” and the ball is done for.  Emmi has been reduced to this actual pet ball, a hard, unyielding, hard on people toes when kicked ball.  There’s gotta be a better solution!

Nat came for lunch, we had grilled pork chops, roasted brussel sprouts/carrots/pears (Laurie’s recipe) and baked potatoes.  The guys had frozen chocolate yogurt for dessert, I had leftover pumpkin pie.

Michael moved the motorhome forward to the garage area again today and is working on fixing this and that.  One thing was our electric step cover that slides over the steps leading out of the motorhome.   On our way home from Canada this fall it stopped retracting back into its spot—not good.  We would have to crawl out the door and shove really hard on the cover pushing the thing back where it belonged.  Michael checked fuses, lubricated the parts, etc. with no success.  He belongs to the Country Coach Motorhome Forum and searched for step cover issues finding the solution—you won’t believe this—“tap the slide drive mechanism with a hammer.”  And it works!  There is a micro switch inside the mechanism which sticks—solution—hit it with a hammer!  OK!!

I finished the customer quilt today and loaded another one which happens to be for my Aunt Margaret.  Elaine and Sue had questions, “like Sue I'm stumped started a quilt and almost finished it in one day?”and “You started today and almost finished today???? geez.”  Ladies—I don’t piece the actual customer quilts—someone else does the piecing, I am just providing the quilting of the “sandwich”—pieced top, batting and backing.  The customer quilt I started and almost finished yesterday was small 66”X 85” and the quilting pattern I used was a Christmas pantograph—a printed pattern I followed with a laser light.  Quick and easy! 

The wind is back!

Sunset on the East Boulder.

Our meandering little creek just off the deck.