My OMG goal for April was simple. Stitch almost every day for at least 15 minutes. Very specific, if a bit vague. And I have been stitching at least 15 minutes some days and 3-4 hours most Saturdays when I meet with friends and sisters online. These are the 50th Anniversary Quilt aka Ella blocks I completed this month. Most of them were started already but now they are finished. The final 5 block patterns will be released next month. I wonder what BOM Gay might come up with for her next QAL. She has two on the go right now that are all pieced blocks. I chose to not join those.
I have had no less than 39 lectures to listen to and outline for the last three courses. Only 30 more to go. All the Action Exercises in one textbook. Two multiple-choice tests and 3 book reports and 4 more summaries.
We are back in lock-down and the girls are again doing online schooling. Their schedules have been changed to a week here and a week at Mom's. This means that we oversee and hover for a mere 6 hours each day for a whole week then have no children here for a whole week. They probably will not return to in-person school until Sept.
And in view of the tighter lock-down regulations, we have decided to postpone our 50th Wedding Anniversary Celebration in Aug until next year. It was my Sweetie's suggestion. We had our first Moderna jab last week with the second scheduled for late July.
Blessings,
Chris
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The Ella blocks are lovely. It's nice you get a respite from the children and school work. Sorry you had to postpone your anniversary celebration but hopefully activities will happen in 2022, maybe you can even travel to Shipshewana for a retreat! God bless and happy stitching!
ReplyDeleteThe blocks are so delightful! I can't wait to see the quilt all put together. You are working hard at that PHD, soon you will be finished and feeling accomplished! Someday, the pandemic will cease to create confusion in our lives. One can only hope!
ReplyDeleteUff da, you have a lot on your plate, Chris! Your blocks are beautiful, especially the one in the middle with the broderie perse applique. Happy 50th anniversary to you today, even though your big celebration is delayed. That just gives you more time to enjoy planning and looking forward to it!
ReplyDeleteYou certainly seem to be progressing with your stitching as well as your studies. Hope that Covid will be under control soon so that you can celebrate.
ReplyDeleteYou sound very busy with your Doctorate! Happy Anniversary to you and your husband. 50 years, wow....how disappointing you have had to postpone the celebrations. As for your new Ella blocks, they are lovely.
ReplyDeleteWorking on your doctorate sounds like a big endeavor! Kudos to you! I'm amazed you have time for any stitching at all, but your Ella blocks look wonderful.
ReplyDeleteYour blocks are so wonderful and I especially love the bits of purples. You are working so hard on your studies...makes me feel like a sloth as there is more of that I would like to be doing. Good luck with it all. Happy you have a routine for the home schooling that is working out. Belated Happy Anniversary, that is a big one!
ReplyDeleteYour cruising with those blocks..... So given you are now post ponning the party does that mean the quilt will be finished this year or next.....I do hope this year as I can't wait to see it..... Oh my aunt is having her 80th (plus 364 days) next weekend.... It's better to hold off and do what you had planned...... Week about sounds better for you and the girls..... Goodluck completing your course.....
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ReplyDeleteThe Ella blocks are beautiful. I get my shot next
month. Have a great day!
Your Ella blocks look wonderful! I hope to get back to mine one of these days! Good luck on completing your course work!
ReplyDeleteYour blocks are wonderful. Good luck with your doctorate, it's a lot of hard work, but once it's done, so much happiness!!
ReplyDeleteThank you for linking up ;)
It sounds like you have progressed nicely on your doctorate and your blocks.
ReplyDeleteSorry I have missed some Saturdays. I have been out of town several Saturdays now which makes wifi hard.
What pretty blocks!! and wow!! you have a lot on your plate - So nice you can share the *hover* responsibilities haha!!
ReplyDeleteThese are beautiful blocks. Wow!! Keep up the fantastic work on your doctorate! I'm always excited for anyone I know who is getting close to that achievement!! So sorry about the increased lock-down, I'm sure it's enormously helpful for doctorate work to have the alternated weeks off from supervising the kiddos. I have a couple more weeks to go and then I get my second shot.
ReplyDeleteCongratulations on getting jab 1! I was a bit surprised the second one won't be until late July. I think mine was 4 or 5 weeks after the first. I was so disappointed to read that a lot of people are not getting their second shots here in the US. Hopefully, it's because they didn't go back to where they originally got the shot. You are zeroing in on getting your coursework done. I hope the last bits go faster for you. Have a great week.
ReplyDeleteGreat job on meeting your goal and your blocks are look awesome. Happy quilting.
ReplyDeleteThanks for linking up with Elm Street Quilts One Monthly Goal and congrats on stitching daily.
ReplyDeleteGreat job getting that 15 minutes of stitching in every day despite a heavy course load. Glad you were able to get the first jab - some protection is better than none. Bummer on having to postpone the anniversary celebration... does that give you another year on the quilt then?
ReplyDeleteYou have a lot on your plate! Congrats on all the stitching time in April. Good luck with all your doctorate work.
ReplyDeleteThe Ella blocks are lovely. Sorry about your celebration being delayed but I suppose it's best for now. Thanks for sharing on Wednesday Wait Loss.
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