Very Good News

The last year has been a series of ups and downs as Tony has been unemployed. Over that time frame he worked every day to try to find a job suitable for his skill set. He was offered some jobs that were entry level positions and he decided that at his age he wanted/needed to wait to find the "right fit". We got very good news yesterday as he was offered that job and after a series of emails negotiating salary, vacation time etc., he has accepted a position. To say we are relieved and  happy is an understatement, but I honestly don't think it has hit us yet. He starts August 30 and will be gone for two weeks for training, and the job will actually entail him being on the road about 50% of the time. The good news is that I will have lots of sewing time and every weekend will be like a honeymoon. The bad news is that Chloe and I will really miss him. I am very proud of him for working so hard to find the right job, and I hope it turns out to be the one worth waiting for. Today he is golfing and he plans to golf like crazy all next week before he starts his new job.

I love summer clothes, but honestly my ironing quadruples in the summer. Today I need to tackle this pile so I have clothes to wear to work next week...

Then the sewing machine is ready to go!!! And I may nibble on a few pretzels....

My first blocks are made for the Mystery quilt, and are awaiting Monday's instructions for the next step. 

I have 9 blocks made for the sampler quilt from Amy's Creative Side blog. I really like this Prayer Flag line- lovely colours and patterns, but I had to Google prayer flag as I didn't know what it was. I will now look for fabric n my stash to use as sashing and borders.

Leftover pizza for lunch, friends coming over for dinner and my husband has a job! Life is good!