Amelia's 100 Good Wishes Quilt

I am stuck in computer "hell". That's right. Not exaggerating or embellishing like my family does so well. NOPE, I spent over five hours (not kidding) with customer service people from India and the Philippines trying to figure out what's wrong with my machine. On top of that (this is the kicker)...I waited OVER EIGHT (yes I do mean the numeral "8") hours while an update downloaded. Now friends, I am an CPA, not a computer guru or geek. I just want a machine that works and works when I turn it on. But don't you think that a technical person would have in their "protocol" to tell someone to turn their antivirus software OFF while doing a download since it slows the machine down to less than a snails pace?????? Yep, after 8 hours, I finally drug myself off the couch (where I was snoozing since the rest of the house was comfortably tucked into their lovely beds), to try to figure something out since the download was only at 65% after EIGHT hour

No new "squishes" today. But I decided to organize a new swap....one with Asian inspired material. I participated in one of these for Elise's Quilt and I just LOVED the material that I got. I can't wait to see what we get this time. I hope to get around 20 participants....striving for that "100 Families" goal. Blessings, Kim

The mail did not run yesterday due to the Federal Holiday. I was hoping there would be loads of squishes (squares and wish smashed together), but alas, only two. I did join another swap since I am not at 100 families....that's my ultimate goal. I think I will need to join one more swap after that one to reach my goal. I want to do an Asian material swap, so I'll probably have to organize it. We shall see. So here they are: The Margala Family Mission Viejo, California, Blessings Swap Kevin & Tonya Lane Gilbert, Arizona August 2006 Swap (Lucky Eights) As I toil over whether to organize a swap or not (and watch the snow fly out my kitchen window), I wonder if my daughter is born yet? If she is, how old is she? I guess only time will tell and until that time, I pray that God holds and hugs her when she needs it. Blessings, Kim

My Wish for the August 2006 DTC Group My Wish for the Blessings Swap My Wish for the September 2006 DTC Group

Wishes I have received so far: Don and Kathy Powers Macomb , Illinois The Peterson Family Massillon , Ohio The Norgalis Family Branchburg , New Jersey The Nagel - Zeller Family Regina, Saskatchewan Canada The Luth Family Shelby Township, Michigan The LaValla Family Belle Chasse , Lousianna The Hughes Family Oceanside, CA The Holders Glen Rose, Texas The Hestermann Family Schererville , Indiana The Hatcher Family Kekaha , Hawaii Brian & Lori Hassett Virginia Beach, Virgina The Hart Family Norwalk , Ohio The Hansen Family Olathe , Kansas John & Kris Feeney Burke, Virginia The Corley Family Shelbyville , Kentucky The Chambers Family Ridgewood , New Jersey The Benton Family Chesapeake, Virginia The Adamson Family Belford , New Jersey The Askew Family Bend, Oregon The Aske Family Ridge Manor, Florida The wish is for the September and August DTC Group The Wishes in this post are from all of the families that either mailed to documents to China ( DTC ) in

Wish #1 from Gary & Terri Casebier . They are collecting for two quilts, one for their daughter from China and one for Terri's niece that has cancer. Gary & Terri Casebier Wish #2 Saginaw, Texas The Hansen Family Olathe , Kansas The Clark Family Jacksonville, Florida Kelly Higgs Elmira, Ontario, Canada The Peterson Family Massillon , Ohio (Home of Ohio's Best High School Football Teams!) Lorri and Larry Mickelson Fort Mohave, Arizonia The Boschee Family Round Rock, Texas Wish #1 The Boschee's are collecting for two quilts, hence the two wishes Boschee Family Wish #2 Shannon Norrie Carver, Massachusetts Beth Snider & Tim Hall with their son Samuel Uxbridge , Massachusetts The Karpiuk Family Surrey, British Columbia, Canada Theresa Johnson North Attleboro , Massachusetts The Rileys Louisville, Kentucky The Jacob Family Anoka , Minnesota The Sanders Family Auburn, Alabama The Wells Family (and it's not us!) Rutledge, Georgia The Koeske

The Getzinger Family Stanwood, Washington The Napier Family Westland, Michigan Sharon Hayes Cordova, Tennessee The Adamson Family Belford New Jersey The Nagel-Zeller Family Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada Don & Kathy Powers Macomb, Illinois The Brinkman Family Cary, North Carolina I hope you enjoy the wishes that I have received from the August 2006 DTC group so far. Blessings, Kim