General Discussion & Chat: best/Worse/What did I learn today? Chat with friends.., 1 by Thea1962

Thea1962 wrote:
Good morning everyone!!
I finally have some time to post and I read all the post made after Thursday…boy there was sure a lot to read…lol

First off…biggggggggggg hugs to you Debbie…I am so sorry that you are having all this trouble after your surgery…my thoughts and prayers are with you and I will post on the prayer thread as well.

Dianne…my heart just goes out to you both…please let me know if there is anything I can do for you…we are only about 2 hours away. We could even just meet for a little hug fest if you like and I know my DH would be more than willing to help with physical labour things. You both are always in my heart and prayers. Oh and I just love the idea about a Christmas swap and Warren picking the names for us!!

Betty and you can count me in for whatever Christmas craft you choose. OMG Barb showed me all the goodies she made when she was visiting you and guess what!!! I have now a piece of you here in my home!!! Barb gifted me the most beautiful wooden sleigh with the Santa!!! I am just in awe at your talent to cut the sleigh and with Barb’s talent to paint it!! Now I can`t wait for Christmas to have it displayed!!! Oh and I love the scarecrow that you are making!! Barb told me how impressed she was watching you working the saws and how fast you were like a wood working Pro!!

We just had the greatest time visiting with Barb and Norm, and we miss them already!!! Thank you Barb for posting about our trip. We sure had a Hug party when we arrived and we named all of you while hugging each other, so in spirit you were all right there with us!! The drive through NY State, Vermont and NH was just breath taking with all the fall colours starting…it felt almost like being home in Germany, going for a drive in the Black Forest.

OMG and the Fabric Store, I really had Fabric overload…lol…never seen so much fabric in my life in one place, all you quilters here would have had a ball. The same fabric I pay at my LQS 16.95 plus 13% tax is only about 9$ and NO tax at Barb’s LQS….big saving for sure. OMG and Barb’s Quilt Shop in her basement…she loaded up our car with a HUGE box of fabric…enough to last me for ages!! I was worried that with all the goodies that Barb gave us we would have trouble at customs, but we had a nice gentleman and he just wished us a great day…NO duty at all!!

Will post a few pictures of our trip. This picture we took at one of the lakes in Vermont when we stopped to stretch our legs.