Just Scamming in Charlotte

Here we go...Evan making a potholder.
Oh, Lordy, 10 year old hysterics if it is not perfect.

Fun sewing together...he has learned so much.
 Tonight I taught him how to use the rotary cutter..
Only with supervision, please...
And how to glue baste the potholder bindings before sewing.
He chose his own variagated thread, He even hand sewed the hoop on.
He put his own walking foot on his machine and pushed me aside as he insisted he knew how to do it.
He was so proud.  I am so proud
When I told him that his younger sister and brother were getting interested in sewing and could they use his machine...He said....
NO!

 I did a few cuts for another block of my dear's shirts..

And, cleaned off my cutting space.  If you were not a quilter, you would not think that this was clean.
Let me tell you, it is.
And it is only clean because:
1.. My sister made chocolate chip cookies.
2.  I found a vintage basket to hide. still more scraps..!!!!

As my grief swings...I find my PayPal finger getting itchy again.
Headed to the poor house for sure, knock on wood.

Friday my girl and I spent hours at the bank and credit union..hours...First we dealt with the PayPal hacking of my dear man's account...TBTG I had closed that account..all the OD charges are now gone..but really...hours.

We spend hours at the credit union opening new accounts in our names instead of my love's name ..hours.

After, of course, waiting hours for our turn. (All widow's work)

You know that my sister has three weeks to vacate her home of 15 years because she has not been able to find work in 2 years...Lexis Nexis closed the Charlotte office and sent the computer work to India.

She has been so stymied because now..her credit is not good and she has no job!!

Alas...a friend found a great deal online...Sis sent in the application and was immediately accepted..

.$700 a month for a small house in a good neighborhood..She was so thrilled.

The guy told her to just put her check into his account at Wells Fargo and he would Fed Ex the key.

She was so excited. but had no money to seal the deal.

Enter her sister.

I wrote a check for her...because I wrote it to her and not the guy.... a third party check

 she had to go to the bank officer.

Sis was smart enough to ask the BO to check that account for unusual activity.

Sure enough it was a scam. TBTG I got my check back.

Unfortunately, Sis put her social security number on the app...stay tuned...

Just sayin'...no one is bored in the O'Quilt's family in Charlotte!!!!

Bad news for me, my girl has been called back to Ireland for her work.
She is leaving already this Friday(:

Good news, Cousin Ann is coming for a visit in early October...

Celebration!!!

Getting a grip number 34,9008

The goodest of all news.....Jenius Joe and Smart Sherry saved the day with Medicaid...One call from himself and the water parted...The kids now have Medicaid again...TBTG

Last night at quilting...a present from MP back from Ireland. 

Are these Celtic panels not to die for??

 And Marie...back from a visit to India...brought show and tell
...an elephant summer spread..jealous me

Tonight Evan worked on making his teacher a thank you potholder with fabric markers..a lovely beach scene. He did not like the white quilting, so he picked himself a pretty blue, changed the thread and found a new stitch that looked like waves...smart Evan!!

 And, he stayed up later than the other two...ha!!  

He insists that I wait for him tomorrow to put the backing and binding on...it should be easy, says he.

 He has his own sewing machine, but I am waiting for Eithne or Jean to find a cabinet to put it in...otherwise eager beavers ages 5 and 6 will be at it...in no time.

Cousins at the beach....They just got back..and evidently mine are in love with both the beach and...

Poppa Martin!!!

And so another day without my love.  

The only bad news...is I am now, once again, laid up with asthmatic bronchitis.

This means Steroids, breathing machine, fatigue, antibiotics,etc etc..and it takes at least 2 weeks to get better.

I feel that I really am doing the best I can!!

Of course...with a lot of help from my friends.!!!