Just some ordinary days

It's funny sometimes, I stop and look around my life and it's just ordinary.  And while that sounds bad, it's not.  Ordinary probably makes up the majority of life, and learning to enjoy it and be content in it makes life better.  I have friends and even relatives who chase after the next thing, or activity and while they are busy doing that, the simple days of their life slip right past them. 

So, that's what I have around me right now, mostly ordinary.  School is going well for the youngest, middle is enjoying college and getting good grades, oldest decided to get a job at a nearby factory and leave behind the fast food life, LOL.  He did keep his part-time radio job that he's had since early High School though since the factory job is day shift.  My job is humming along, pretty normal.  Staying steady with quilts - I have like a dozen stacked up which is awesome financially, and for a change, it isn't even stressing me out to have so many in line.  I'm surprised and relieved about that part, LOL. 

I am looking forward to some quilting in December.  I have decided to take on Bonnie Hunter's mystery quilt "Grand Illusion."  I've never done a mystery quilt before.  I'm too nervous about how it will turn out.  Never sure if I'm picking the right colors or not.  But with Bonnie, she gives you a color palette.  Some folks change it around and choose other colors, but for a person like me who isn't really strong in color theory, it's great to just have a roadmap.  The deciding factor is I've looked at her last several mystery quilts and they all turn out FABULOUS!  Her color choices, the piecing pattern, it all just works beautifully.  The finished quilts always look amazing and make you wish you had tried it.  So I have already pulled fabrics from my stash to match the paint chips and I'm ready to go.  The first clue will be posted online the day after Thanksgiving.  I'm sure I'll fall behind in the clues because there is always A LOT of cutting and piecing, but hopefully I can have it done for the 4H fair -- that's a reasonable goal ;)