TUESDAY'S CUPPA JOE...

I just love the slang words for coffee so expect to see them whenever I post but "cuppa joe" is definitely the best. It's blogger Ronda checking in but only by the skin of my teeth! My computer wifi is having problems connecting to the internet and I was sent at least 8-10 viruses yesterday. Thankfully, I have a good security suite so none infected my computer. That was a first in over 20 years of owning a computer.

Continuing our string of good luck in this household the heater broke yesterday and at 2 a.m. I was on the phone to my son the HVAC expert because of a gas smell in our house and a freezing 52 degrees. At 2 a.m. he diagnosed it correctly and was here at 9 a.m. to fix it...it wasn't good sleeping last night with no heat & layers of clothing, slippers, & blankets but a warm pup by my shoulder helped immensely.

Good fortune continues today with cool temps and a clear forecast for the next 3 weeks! However, it is cloudy & raining despite the weather forecast and all on a partially painted house and a lone house painter. Oh my! I guess in the scheme of things these are all easy to tolerate at least we are healthy and I have a room full of scrapbooking supplies to keep me busy for the rest of my life. I constantly survey the growing piles of paper and wonder if I stopped buying today would I ever use it all? I take comfort in not having to spend $$ on supplies as the holidays approach so there is a silver lining to some clouds!

Enough of my woes...if you've stuck with us and our numbers show you have...post a comment here on the blog AND send me a note requesting a pattern through one of my eBay listings and I'll email you a free scarecrow paper piecing pattern I created...my ebay i.d. is "button*box" but you can click on "Ronda" on the left margin here to go to my auctions then just click on "CONTACT ME" at the bottom of any listing and ask for a pattern...but don't forget to leave us a note here on the blog too!

Thanks so much for stopping by and have a great week!!