Happy Monday, Bluebirds, and Prayer Request

Another Monday morning. The cable guy came and went on Friday. Turns out he was up here from Missouri, on loan to the local company, and wasn't familiar with Wisconsin roads. Got my new DVR player, however we found out later that he messed something up when replacing the new with the old. (We had our satellite wired into our stereo system along with our DVD player.) Now the only way we can switch between TV and DVD player is to disconnect the cable and move it to the output we want to use. :o( Called the company and they are sending someone out on Wednesday to fix the problem. Sigh.

Here are a couple pictures of the bluebirds I mentioned in an earlier post. One of them was guarding the nest while the other went and found nesting materials.


The knothole is covered by leaves now and a robin has built her nest right above it.

We visited friends after church yesterday and they have a suet feeder hanging next to their deck. They have little downy woodpeckers that come right up to the deck and aren't afraid of humans at all. The daddy was coming for food and taking it to the baby who hung onto the tree trunk about 10 inches away but was afraid to come to the feeder. It was so neat to watch. I tried to take pictures with my cellphone but I kept messing it up.

Off to the studio now. Have lots of catching up to do.

Prayers would be appreciated for my FIL as he begins his chemotherapy!
Thanks in advance.

Hope everyone has a great day!
Piecin' Love, Terri

Waiting for the Cable Guy

I'm sitting here waiting for the satellite man to come. I'm upgrading my satellite receiver to a DVR. This past Monday, hubby and I went to Milwaukee with his brother and wife for a Brewers baseball game and I was going to miss the season premier of "The Closer". I love that show! Lo and behold, Andy, hubby's brother, has a DVR receiver and was able to record it for me and then have his daughter put it on a DVD for me. "How cool is that?", I thought. So, I called DirectTV and, since I am such a "Great Customer", they are upgrading my system for free. Well, not so free, after all. I had to commit to keeping my dish subscription for two years. Since we live out in the country, otherwise known as "cable wasteland", there is no fear of not wanting satellite TV anytime soon. However, they said the guy would be here between 8 and noon. It is now 11:45 and where the heck is he?!? I have quilting to do! Didn't want to head for the studio because I am home alone with noone to hear him knock over the sound of the machine running.

Speaking of quilting, I am so seriously behind. Mark's parents were both diagnosed with colon cancer in the last month. We've been through three surgeries between the two of them and my father-in-law is about to start chemotherapy. Fortunately, I have loving, and very patient customers. If you are a customer and you are reading this, let me just say that you are wonderful and I so much appreciate your patience and understanding as I play "catch-up".

SO....thanks for "listening". It's 11:55 and I am heading for the studio. Guess my DVR will show up when it feels like it. Have a GREAT DAY!!!!!

Piecin' Love,

Terri

Happy Spring! Quilt! Quilt! Quilt!

It's spring in Wisconsin and I have quilting fever. Now that taxes are done, I am ready to spend some time catching up on quilting while I listen to audiobooks and look out the windows at the bluebird couple who have found their way back to us for the third year in a row.
I hope everyone is having a great day!

Terri

Piecin' Love

Just a quick introduction to begin.

My name is Terri and I own a longarm quilting business called Piecin' Love.
My website: www.piecinlove.com.
Photos of my work: http://community.webshots.com/user/terripetasek

I bought my longarm machine in January 2004. I made the plunge and went full-time into the quilting business in November 2004, leaving behind a high-paying but incredibly stressful job with a local paper mill. It has been a roller coaster ride ever since but I can honestly say it is the best (and scariest) thing I have ever done from a career standpoint!
I love quilting and I love all the neat people I meet in the course of my work. Quilters are truly wonderful people.

I grew up in Alabama. I met my husband while in the Air Force and we moved to Wisconsin in 1990 after both serving nine+ years with Uncle Sam. I have been married to Mark for 20 years. We have two wonderful kids, Matt (20) and Leslie (17).

My quilting studio is pet-free and smoke-free. I offer very affordable rates, as you will see on my website. More blogposts to come. For now, I wish you all a wonderful year in 2007!

piecin' love,
Terri