I'm back to normal again (health-wise), but the hubby is still coughing a lot from the ick. Based on his symptoms, he got something different than I did, but since I didn't get that also, maybe our bodies just reacted differently to the same germs?
Oh well. Moving on.
I did very little sewing this past week. I worked a lot of shifts, did a lot of family stuff (this is birthday season in the hubby's family - I think 6 birthdays this month and at least two next month!), and tried to get some sleep in there between things!
The quilt for my nephew made a little progress...
I got the second "sky" pieces sewn on and the chain of pieces cut apart, but have yet to get to pressing them. One of these days...I still have a few more days in a row to work and chores take up too much of the rest of my days!
But I'm making progress and hoping the second set of geese - the ones that I can do the 4-at-a-time method - will go faster. (Probably, though, I'm delusional.)
We celebrated Thanksgiving twice on Thursday. First with my family (lunch) and then again with the hubby's family (dinner). Both have things that are unique, both have things they do better, and we've learned to pace ourselves and not be so stuffed we can't move the next day. And since I didn't have to be to work till later on Friday (a first - usually I'm the 5am shift for Black Friday), we didn't feel like we had to eat and run this year.
I did find time to read. Of course. That takes less prep than quilting and the kitties love to join me and they're much less disruptive to reading then sewing!
I mentioned last week that this went into the bag just on the author's name. I know his books are geared at a younger audience, but his writing is wonderful and I enjoy it.
This book did not disappoint.
Though the underlying story is sad, I enjoyed the characters and their interactions. It's set at a high school boarding school, but I felt that a lot of the shenanigans were similar to college dorm life, so not unfamiliar to me.
At times, the story did seem to drag a little, but since I was in the dark about the event that was defining the before and after (how the book is divided), I think I was just impatient to find out what it was and the rest of the story got in the way. So that's a me problem.
I don't want to say too much more because I feel like I'll start giving away too many hints and then the story will be spoiled. But it's good. And I'd recommend it.
(Oh, look, it has a big stupid permanent award sticker on it and I liked it. I guess sometimes the people giving the awards DO like the same books as me!)
I've started the next, of course. It's kinda different, but I'll share about that next week. Assuming I finish it before then. (I still have three more days of work before I get any time off and I'm counting the hours!)
Not a very productive week, but a lot of excitement. Hoping this week is a little less crazy, but overall it's crazy season - holidays, weather, family, etc. - so we'll see!
Happy quilting!
Katie
PS The hubby also got a new car. The old one was 10 years old and starting to cost more to repair than was reasonable, so instead of sinking our money into a failing car, we traded it in and he got a new one. It's nice. Not what I would have picked, but I'm not the one driving it!
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