Mobil blogger & Mobil seam stress

My project is at a point I don't have to be chained to the sewing machine. So when Wade said he needed to run to town I said sure I can come.
My little mobile sewing basket is perfect for in the truck. It has pockets on both sides and a pin cushion. My mom gave it to me years ago and it is great for in the car. I just lay it on the dash and away we go!

Finished hemming now that we are home time to set the waist band.

Presidents' Day sewing marathon

I am starting my first project of the day. A pair of pantaletts for the oldest. Using pajamas for the pattern.

Fabric stash

Today I dug through several tubs of fabric in my storage building. Several years ago a local fabric store went out of business and I stocked up on cotton fabrics and trims. When I finally got to the tub I was looking for I discovered the fabric I wanted was not there.

What I did find was a light blue gingham that one of the ladies church gave me. My current project is a 1840's dress for my daughter. I will try to post some pictures as a work on the dress and then a few of her as she does her Texas history presentation.

Big Changes!

I know you think I have fallen off the face of the earth. 
I promise I haven't, I have been busy tying up some loose ends and some of my volunteer responsibilities.  I have been working on something and now I can finally make the announcement.
I have a new job! 
Starting on July 9th I will begin working for the Comanche National Bank at the Cool Banking Center.

So the Garner Girl will be working just 4 miles from home.  I will fill you all in on the details soon, I just had to take a few minutes and share my news.

Helping others

As a lot of you know I volunteer for our local American Cancer Society's Relay for Life each year.  This year our Weatherford/Parker County Relay will be on May the 11th.

Today I got an e-mail from a lady who is a survivor of a deadly form of cancer called mesothelioma.  A cancer caused by exposure to asbestos.  Her story really touched me and helped me to realize that no matter how tired I get and how stressed I feel at times.  Nothing beats the feeling of doing good for others. 
Please visit Heather's blog and read her story.  http://www.mesothelioma.com/blog/authors/heather/
I ask that you join me in praying that we can soon find a cure for cancer so no-one else has to go through the struggles Heather has faced.

A cool Giveaway

One of the blogs I follow is having an amazing giveaway. 
A Beach Cottage is giving away a Kitchen Aide Stand Mixer!!!!!! 








I have always wanted the red one.  So please hop on over to their blog and take a look at this amazing Candy Apple Red dream machine. 
Sorry I don't have the budget for such extravagant gifts for my readers, all you will get from this girl is my Love.

What is on your Christmas wish list?

I hope you all have a very Merry Christmas, and that you remember that Jesus is the reason for the season!

What are you thankful for?

At this time of year everyone is talking about Thanksgiving, football & Black Friday Sales.
I think that we should be thankful every day for the small things.  I am thankful for a kiss from my five year old, a smile from the 11 year old.  A husband who can pop a pizza in the oven, on evenings that I am busy.  I am thankful for the nights the puppy decides to sleep all night.  Days like today when the sun is shining and the leaves are so vivid.  I am also thankful that my good friend Gay Lynn is improving and that her chemo is not making her to sick.
My life is so busy at times that I wish for simple days when I can turn off the alarm and snuggle in the cozy warm bed just a little longer.

I hope you all have a wonderful Thanksgiving holiday and that you all have the opportunity to just be still and enjoy the time with those you love.

I made the front cover!

I know I am usually telling you about an article I have written.  This time I am the subject of an article.  If you go to http://nowmagazines.com/onlineeditions/editions/1011weatherford.pdf you can read about some of my activities. 

This morning at church people kept stopping me to tell me they read the article.  I was shocked, it just came in the mail yesterday.  I hope you all enjoy it.
Loree

Thoughts on writing & this blog

Some days I get down when I realize that I started trying to write in 1994.  If my book were a baby it would be graduating from high school this year.   That book started out as a typical Civil War Historical Romance.  Then in about 1995 I discovered that Time Travel was the hot thing selling so I transformed this story into a time travel.    Then a couple of years later learned that Time Travels were no longer selling so I cut out the time travel elements and went back to the original format. 
Fast forward to 1998 when the thing in romance was the modern day cowboy/baby/cop book.  If a book was to sell it had to have one or two of those elements.  Then paranormal & vampire stories were all the rage  and I said this is for the birds.  I am going to write the story I want and not worry about what is the popular thing to write.

In 2000 I had my first child so all my stories revolved around heroines who had babies.   By the time daughter # 2 was born in 2006 I was so sick of trying to follow market trends I just gave up on writing.  Also some where in there my hard drive crashed and my stories were all gone.

2010 I decided the best way for me to write was to blog.  As you can tell I am not posting that often and when I do my post are random, (Hmmm like me) Someone ask me once how do I characterize my blog.  It is not a home decorating blog, or a quilting/sewing blog, nor is it a travel blog, or even a christian devotional blog, certainly not a healthy life style/exercise blog.

So if you are into Sewing/Quilting, crafts, cooking, bible study, writing/reading, genealogy, history, civil war reenacting hang out for a while and I am sure we will cover the topic

Garner Girl has a little bit of all my interest, my followers are few and that is ok.  Because I do this for me.  Sure I would love to have 100's of followers, but I am just fine with the few I have.

Wow all of that to say, I would like to share a cool site I found today.  http://grammar.quickanddirtytips.com/
Grammar Girl has answers to those grammar questions we struggle with.  I tried to enclose a link I hope it works.

A family in Need

I personally don't know Mr Mathis but I do know some of his friends in the Garner Community. They are asking for prayers and donations for his family as he is in the hospital battling cancer. I added a link to the donation page earlier today you can also go to
http://jackmathis.chipin.com/jack-mathis-fighting-cancer
to make donations if you would like to.
Thanks Loree