finished the next round

Finished my Ohio Stars, now onto the next round - need to cut out 240  - 2" fan pieces to make 12 dresden blocks.

The weather at the moment is reasonably hot.............so spent most of yesterday (Sunday) inside.

cleaning up my quilting table and potting around sorting fabric etc.

until next time  - cheers Marc

OHIO STARS

Did not sleep to well last night .......... so up early this morning, got the basic housework, you know bit of dusting, washing blah blah, them knuckled down and started the next  Part of the 2006 Block of the month.
Hope to by the end to today have 16  Ohio stars completed.

A co-worker and my self went to the local theatre last night and saw the film "The Tourist"  the actors Johnny Depp and Angelina Joile.   Not to bad - bit of light humor though out the film.
I like to have a DVD playing in the background while I in the quilting room, so this morning I had a oldie on
"Lady Hawke" followed by "The Pelican Brief" ..................  going to have a break with DH ( better give him a bit of attention),  then back to my Ohio  stars. 

cheers marc

News News News

Well finally after 3 visits to and from Adelaide over the past 7 days DH and myself are Grandparents for the first time.

Saturday  Morning  a healthy boy, 3 weeks early but all is well, DH anf myself drove down and brought, DS#2 and DIL and of course the grandson back to the Riverland, all safe and sound on Monday.

Cheers Marc

Still no NEWS

I still have no news to share with you on the baby home front. The last few days I have been on leave from work and potting around in the quilt room. Found a block of the month I received in 2006 (yes 2006)
I am sure I am not the only one out there with a few un finished   oops not started but found in a safe place. (chuckle) projects

DH has just served our evening meal ----------shock, while  I have been stitching away he has so thoughtfully cooked Dinner  ............. Stuffed mushrooms.  Back soon

I am back, wow the mushrooms where great......... dishes done.

Now show and tell on part one of the block of the month (2006)

Off to do some more button hole stitch while watching New Tricks and Kidnap and Ransom on ABC

until next time

Cheers Marc

confused and lack off communication

Well the past few days have be a bit topsy turvey for  (via Air ambulance) with contractions, DH and I drove down several hours later after organising work, animals and contacting DS place of employment, on arriving at the hospital, I have never been meet with some poor staff communication and such appalling manner from the nurses. wow it is so hard to believe there are so many heartless people in the world.
After two days in the city we where advice to go home, as they have no intentions of delivering  the baby until she reached at least 38 weeks. So DS DH and myself drive home 250 kms.
Then DS gets an Urgent call Sunday night from the Hospital, Juniors on the way, please get here ASAP, so we head of the Adelaide again leaving within 15 minutes of the phone call, arrive at the hospital by 12.30 am. greeted by a midway lovely lady, as she was leaving for the end of her shift she congrats on the upcoming birth on our first grandchild, we where left in a family room adjoining the birthing room, I went in regularly, each time getting more excited with the up coming birth, then at 6.00 am. A nurse gave us the news, after we explain we where from the country, she said " Well I have no idea what you are here for, your DIL is just having bad cramps so just pop home and someone will ring if she goes into labour," We explained to her that we had a phone call from the hospital, as she was in labour and we have travelled down from the country, approx 2.5 to 3 hours drive depending on the traffic, her response was, That's not my problem, go home as she is just having severe cramps that are like contractions, I find it hard to believe that anyone from the hospital would have rung you, now run along. 
So totally exhausted and tired DH and I sleep in the car on the side of the road for a few hours, before calling in to my Aunts place for a nap before heading home. So still waiting for the next call from the hospital for the next stage.
In summary we as a country town think we are hard done, but our hospital, service, communication,and support just out shines this large city hospital by miles.