I started quilting a new quilt– one I pieced back in May– tonight.  I got the first two rows finished and then the computer went wonky on me.  This is something that I have to show the dealer but I don’t have time to do that right now– I will show them.  Their support is the least I can get from the purchase of this machine!!

I’ve got the next quilt set up and ready to quilt– I just have to wait until Thursday evening when I’ll have time to run the machine.  I’m going to do the curly-arcs design and I expect it will be beautiful.  At some point, I hope to start moving along a lot faster on the set up and running thing– AT SOME POINT!

Me impatient?  NAHHH!!!!!

I made new valances for my office last night but, other than that, there isn’t much happening around here.

Off to shower and read before bed– Marlys Millheiser (“Charlie Greene”).

This morning Brian and I began the ordeal adventure task of fixing the collapsed shelves (replaced with a baker’s rack), and re-arranging the furniture in my sewing room, along with bring back my cutting table (Oh, SOOO glad to have it back!!).  Brian, of course, did the lion’s share of work but I had to have a break in the middle of it while he finished up some loose ends.  I’ll put pictures up tomorrow but I’ve got a few things to put away yet although, soon enough, it will be finished!!

Off to bed early for me tonight!

I forgot to post here– the good news is that I haven’t posted on Facebook either, I don’t think.

I did mention one thing: In my fabric room, I have two walls with four shelves on them.  The wall on the left had the second shelf from the top go down onto the third shelf which went down onto the fourth shelf.  <Sigh>

I remembered that I had leaned on it to steady myself climbing my stool– not heavily but even just a hand out to steady myself could cause it.  Did cause it, apparently.

Brian will fix for me this weekend, because he’s wonderful that way.

MUST SPEND MORE TIME SEWING/QUILTING!!!

I are a business– well, officially, with the State I am a registered trade name now.  YAYYYY!!!!!  I paid $25, filled out a form and sent it in and now I am officially “Marcia’s Makings”.

Now, if I could only figure out how to link to that page in my categories, let alone, have something to post!!

I don’t know what I’m going to read next but I did finish “Flowers for Algernon”.  <Sigh>  Lovely book, really. So well written.

Back to mysteries, however, no doubt since that is what occupies the majority of my shelf.  Maybe I’ll hit an Edna Buchanan or two?  Sure, get something good and interest-holding to read!

Brian (http://www.orbdesigns.com/wp/archives/date/2011/07/21) and I sure know how to have a good time, don’t we?  I took Friday off because I had a tooth pulled and he added to my morning with other fun activities.  I know you’re all so jealous because unlike most couples who have a 3 or 4 day weekend, we just sit around and torture ourselves.

Oh, stop being so jealous!  You could have your good times, too!

that’s a good thing, I think.  Sometimes I think that way, anyway.  Except for that “chest clutching” feeling I get when I begin to feel overwhelmed.  It’s okay– I’m not dying or anything it’s just that my job is busy and that’s good . . . for now.

At night, I’m sewing and sewing and sewing.  Lots to do and never enough time to do it in.  I’m going to try some tricks with quilting this weekend so that should be tons of fun– cross your fingers that I don’t end up seam-ripping it all out!

I couldn’t open any (only small one-page documents) of my negotiated agreements on Thursday and Friday so I put in a rush ticket since that is what I normally do– big negotiated agreements, I mean.  I finally got a response at 4:30 and, by 5:45, I was going offline with a brand new install of Microsoft 2010. Oh, boy.

Well, no, not really.  I spent most of yesterday trying to fumble my way through documents and email– lovely.  It makes for such a productive work day, you know?