Whar do you find th'time?

In the treasure of books, patterns and other quilt paraphernalia that I received the other day...I found this. Hope it puts a smile on your face. At least it will if you can relate!

In case you can't see it too well...(you may have to click on it)

Elviney: Take a gander at my latest work of art, Loweezy.
Loweezy: Glory be! Whar do you find th'time to make them purty quilts, Elviney?

Good Advice: Try To Laugh Instead

A dear man who was a leader in our Church, passed away this past week. His name was Elder Joseph B. Wirthlin, of the Council of the Twelve Apostles. He was 91 years old. His funeral was held yesterday in Salt Lake City. Let me share a cute story he told recently.

"I remember when one of our daughters went on a blind date. She was all dressed up and waiting for her date to arrive when the doorbell rang. In walked a man who seemed a little old, but she tried to be polite. She introduced him to me and my wife and the other children; then she put on her coat and went out the door. We watched as she got into the car, but the car didn't move. Eventually our daughter got out of the car, and red faced, ran back into the house. The man that she thought was her blind date had actually come to pick up another of our daughters who had agreed to be a babysitter for him and his wife.

We all had a good laugh over that. In fact, we couldn't stop laughing. Later when our daughter's real blind date showed up, I couldn't come out to meet him because I was still in the kitchen laughing. Now I realize that our daughter could have felt humiliated and embarrassed. But she laughed with us, and as a result, we still laugh about it today.

The next time you're tempted to groan, you might try to laugh instead. It will extend your life and make the lives of all those around you more enjoyable."

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Here's someone below, not laughing at all today!

The Purse Dog got a rabies vaccination yesterday. She has to get them every 3 years and this was the second one she's had. I tried to reassure her that she won't have to go through this until another 3 years, but I don't think she believed me. Her back end is very sore. At only 6 pounds, a vaccine like that is hard on such a tiny dog. Poor baby.

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And here's a pretty Christmas quilt for you to enjoy:

Have a great weekend!

Remember this one?

I hope this puts a smile on your face. Enjoy! (double click the play button) Have a great day!

Why We'll Never Understand Each Other

Here's a couple of funny ones....

What he heard: Honey, why don't you put your head in a vice and I'll turn the handle until your skull explodes.

What she said: Honey, why don't we turn off the TV and just talk.

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What she heard: You don't expect me to take care of the kids, clean the house and make dinner, do you?

What he said: Feeling any better, honey?

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What he heard: You're way too stupid to be trusted driving alone in bad weather!

What she said: Drive carefully, dear.

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Sometimes we hear what we want to hear, don't you agree? And sometimes we do what we want to do....

Now, what have I been up to this evening?

Yes, yes, I know...I'm still working on a huge quilt. I should have it finished tomorrow. I promise. Tonight I've been distracted by "Under The Tuscan Sun." One of my favorite movies. (A secret for you: I would love to run away to Europe...believe me, I've been tempted!) And WEtv put it on two times in a row! So I had to watch it both times of course. I love Diane Lane. She's 43??? My goodness, she looks awesome. Of course I had to pause the movie for just a half hour to watch my favorite, The Colbert Report and have a nice laugh. Well, back to work!

Tomorrow...pictures of the huge quilt...hint: it's a Thimbleberries.

My Warren Beatty Tale

I'm getting ready for a presentation I'm giving to the Southern California Longarm Guild tomorrow morning and I need a break. So, I'm going to post an entry to my blog to help put my mind on something else. I'm nervous. I'm listening to "The Who", which always makes me feel better, of course.

Anyway, tonight I thought I'd tell you my Warren Beatty Tale....it has nothing to do with quilting whatsoever, but here goes...

Do you notice the new quote on the right? Under my new picture? (Yes, that's the entire face of Vivian Love...I usually cut my face in half in all my pictures...that way I cut out half my weight, right?) Anyway, about the new quote you see--it says:

"You've achieved success in your field when you don't know whether what you're doing is work or play." --Warren Beatty

Did he say that? I don't know. But I like that quote. I guess I should have asked him about it when I saw him many years in Malibu at the Getty Villa Museum. (By the way, if you're ever in Malibu, I would recommend eating at Gladstone's...yummy!) Well, there I was with a youth group touring the Getty Villa. I remember it like it was yesterday.

Actually, the year was 1990 and I was at the Getty Villa as a chaperone for a youth group from my church. I had my two daughters with me because later we were all headed over to Will Rogers State Beach to go swimming. At the museum, I was pushing a stroller with Daughter #2. She would have been about 2-1/2. Daughter #1 was there too, holding onto the stroller as we walked around. She was about 6.

I had just gotten on to an elevator when two older women entered. They were smiling and seemed to be very excited about something. They aksed me, "Do you know who Warren Beatty is?" I said, "Yes, of course! He was in 'Heaven Can Wait', one of my favorite movies." They said, "Yes, that right. Well, he's here!" I asked, "Where?" They said, "Well, he's walking around with a short blonde woman. He's wearing a light colored suit. You can't miss him!"

Well, forget all the priceless artifacts and exhibits! Forget all the beautiful gardens and architechture of the Getty Villa! This takes priority over all that. Oh, was I supposed to be chaperoning the youth, too? But it was Warren Beatty! I was on the hunt.

There I was running all around the museum with my daughters, pushing the stroller through the crowds, looking for the movie star in the light colored suit with a short blonde woman. We looked everywhere.

After a while, one of the young men in our group...he was about 12, ran up to me all excited and said, "Hey, Madonna is in that room over there. Go see!" What!!! Madonna and Warren Beatty in the same place, at the same time? It was my lucky day! I asked the young man to point her out to me. He said, "She's in that room with some old guy. You can't miss her!"

We were on the hunt once again. I went into the exhibit room there she was! The Material Girl, herself! She was with a tall gentleman looking at a painting. I pushed the stroller right up next to them. I bumped in the gentleman and he said, "Oh excuse me." I wanted to tell him, 'get out of my way, there's Madonna!'...but I didn't. I remained polite and said, "Oh, I'm sorry."

Madonna was many years younger than you see her today. And I didn't think was as beautiful as I had seen her on MTV. (oh, the magic of television!) Well, I got a good look at her and then remembered I was still on the hunt for Warren Beatty. We were off!

I ran around the entire museum and then finally walking right towards me was Warren Beatty, in his light colored suit, with a short blonde woman! Wait a minute! Who was the short blonde woman? It was Madonna!

They were together in that exhibit room where I had seen Madonna earlier. She was the short blonde woman! Warren Beatty was that gentleman I bumped into, who said "Excuse me!" There they were together???

I found out later they were both working on the film Dick Tracy and they had a brief relationship. It was funny to me that the old ladies in the elevator only saw Warren Beatty and some short blonde woman. The 12 year old boy only saw Madonna and some old guy!

These two were from two different generations. The older generation saw only Warren Beatty. The younger generation saw only Madonna. Luckily, I was somewhere in between and saw them both! ...who would you see?

Wish me luck tomorrow...I'm still nervous! Now back to work. Breaktime is over, Vivian!

Have You Had Your Kids Tested?

Perhaps you've already seen this. I saw this on blogging pal Lindsay's blog today. Very cute! Check it out: