Happy Toes, et al

Earlier today I treated myself to a pedicure. Spring is nearly upon us and my toes looked bare, nude, and sad. Now I have happy toes.

 And that's good because the dentist that I'm going to for the first time in AZ just called and said the dental insurance I thought I had (and have been paying into) is saying they are not my insurer any longer.
Sheesh!! So several calls later and scrambling through multiple files I find who my true insurer is...I'm still not sure, however, if they can get that all straightened out by tomorrow when I have my appt. I'm nervous about going to this new dentist any way because it's my first time. (I'd gone to my other dentist for 35 years before leaving Idaho.) Crap!! Wish me luck. I hate being new and confused and not established. (and having uncleaned teeth)

So this other picture is of the salad plates I bought at the thrift store a week or so back. I couldn't find a place to put them. Then yesterday at Michael's I found these plate racks for $6.99 each which is a lot cheaper than I could find for a 4-plate rack any where else. The only drawback was that I had a 20% off coupon from Joann's and Michael's usually honors their competitor's coupons, but because it was for the total purchase price they wouldn't. Puh-lease, people!!

 I just don't do well with coupons. Other women just looove their stupid coupons. "Oh, I saved 3 million dollars last week on my grocery bill by using coupons," they say. Well, la-te freakin' da! They don't work worth jack for me most of the time...Thanks!

Finally, we come to the picture of a pile of material. Not very enteresting as it sits there, but...it will one day be two twin-bed quilts for my grand twin's beds. The material patterns are of race cars, motorcycles, checkered flags, and diamond plate, etc. It WILL be cute. You just can't tell that yet. I'll show you more later. I just am not very focused on that yet. When I make a quilt I have to just get immersed in it or I never get any thing done. This will be two quilts and so I need to get double immersed. I need to put on the quilting-scuba gear and dive in soon.

Also, Lola, the family shi tzu is shivering lately. I sure hope she isn't sick. It can't be that she's cold. We're in AZ for heaven's sake.  I think I'll have to cuddle up with her under a quilt and read a good book until we fall asleep. Then she and I should both feel better. Yes, I feel the need for a nap. How about you, Lola?