Still Plugging Away

Thank you for the comments to my last post.  It's coming slow but sure.   I did take a few days off to work on a baby elephant for Bryan and Chrissy's 8 month ol;d son, but I made a bad error in the beginning and didn't notice it until it was over half done so it went into the garbage.   I am completely convinced that I cannot do baby pieces.   I've made so many attempts and they've ended in the garbage.  It must be a mental block or something.   Out of 16 great nieces and nephews 2 of them have pieces and a 3rd one will get one when her grandma makes it into a pillow.  I've decided maybe by the time the kids are teenagers they'll have a piece maybe, just not a baby piece.  The picture doesn't show it well but the bells are done with metallic threads and also the blue ribbon has metalic thread with the pink in it.     I am still enjoying this piece..   It's over half done now.

We had our second week of KIA Club last night  (Kids in Action).   We had 15 the first week 14 last night.  Down one but had several new ones and those that weren't there last night we knew they were out of town at least most of them.   We use to have 70-100 kids in Adventure Club several years ago but  when we changed leaders although the format was the same the kids stopped coming then we tried a new program for a couple of years that failed miserably.   So now we have something really good again and it's just going to take time to build

We are starting to get our fall colors.  I thought it was a little early but the middle of October is jsut a couple of weeks away and that's when they are suppose to peak.   I love seeing the fall colors.   I just don't like the season that follows.  I use to love winter but the older I get the less I like it.

Well, until next time....Happy Stitching!

Progress on Wedding Bells

Hello everyone!    Hope you had a great week.
    
I did get quite a bit done on Wedding Bells.   I'm glad I started it all over as it looks like it will come out right now.   I think I am going to take out Christiana's and Bryan's names and move it over a notch.   I didn't think I would have enough room to get booth their names on it but I had more room than I thought.  Do the letters B and C look alright.   I had to sort of wing it as I couldn't find those two letters anywhere in the book.   And of course they didn't have an alphabet guide.

It's been sort of a busy week.  I haven't been home much and today Whiskers is soaking up all the attention he can get.  I try to do something and he meows wants me to sit down  in the chair so he can get on my lap.   Right now he just jumped onto the computer desk and is rubbing me to get me off.  At almost 19 he pretty much gets what he wants.   He's been so good about letting me brush him lately.  It use to be he wouldn't let me and he got a few mats.   Slowly but surely they are coming out.

Earlier this week we went to Ludington State Park where my sister and brother in law were camping.   I can't believe the fall colors were really starting to show on our way up there and back.   It was a nice day cold but nice. 

I am going to be honest here.   I can't decide to keep blogging or not.  I enjoy it.   People do seem to read it but I get so few comments I'm thinking no one likes my pieces.   Only problem with that is if you will notice, the pieces I do always go to other people or to Love Quilts so I go with their tasttes and wants, not always what I would choose to do if I were stitching for myself.     I know I don't have a way with words like a lot of you do. Some of you are so gifted in writing.   I don't know, I'm just started to get discouraged.  The main thing is the receivers seem to like my pieces.

Our Food Pantry is growing in staff.   We now have 7 people working in it and another one started training today and another person may start training soon.   Plus a couple of people take me shopping and like being involved in the food pantry that way as they can't commit to one day a week.   We also like so many other food pantries are getting more people needing food and  having a hard time keeping the stock for it.   Fortunately next month we are having a food drive and the church usually comes through in a big way on them.  We've only had 2 other ones in the whole time we've been open which is about 4 years now.

Well.....until next time Happy Stitching and thanks for reading my blogs.

Twin Towers

Shortly after 9-11 my brother asked me to do a Twin Towers piece.   I found this one by Mystic Stitch and really did ennjoy stitching it.   Today it hangs on his walls.

Like everyone else I remember where I was and what I was doing the moment I found out.   Tim had called me and said a plane hit the Twin Towers.  So I turned on the news and shortly after saw the second plane hit.  I knew it was an act of terrorism that second plane didn't even try to miss the tower it headed right for it.   Like everyone I was almost glued to the TV.   I called our church office told the secretary so she turned on her radio.     After the other two planes sturck I wondered  what would become of us.

A few days later we found out a man in his 30's that had gone to our church mostly in the summer and was on the softball team was  working in Windows in the Twin Towers.   He did not get out.   I had seen him and his wife and daughter a few times but did not know them personally

My nephew was shot in Kuwait training for Iraq.   He lost complete use of his left hand.   He saw the bullet coming and ducked, putting his hand above his head.   At least it hit his hand not his head.  

Anyone alive that day will never forget and it changed America forever.  

Well until next time Happy Stitching.

Started all Over

I made a serious error on the original piece so I had to start this all over.  I was so mad!  But it was easier to start over than to frog it.   It's going good now.   A lot of what I had done on the first piece is done here only I took a little different approach for the right side as it's so much easier to work down then up.  I see the picture is a little crooked and I think I'll use my other scanner as it shows the piece clearer as the colors in this piece are so light.   It is a pretty piece.  I hope Bryan and Chrissy like it.

I have a dumb question   Can you make Meatloaf with eggs.   I ate my last two eggs this morning and I should have saved them for the meatloaf I had planned to make tonight.  I have to do something with the   hamburg I unthawed and I had wanted meat loaf.  

I won Last DMC Standing game at ESC a couple of weeks ago and received my package today.   A lot of floss!   It was nice.  I love that game but this was the first time I won it.

Well until next time Happy Stitching.   Have to figure out what I'm going to do with the Hamburg. 

Wedding Bells Started

Hello!   I hope everyone is having a good and safe Labor Day Weekend.   I can't believe the summer is over!   Usually I am looking forward to fall but not this year I so enjoyed the summer I hate to see it end.  Although I do like the fall colors and we can already see the trees starting to turn.  A large group from our church went up to Center Lake (our church camp) for Family Retreat.   Friday was nice but not sure about yesterday.   We had some big storms in our area then it cooled doown a lot and tomorrow is suppose to be cooler.   Hopefully the storms didn't hit them up there.   And as far as tomorrow, they probably won't swim anyway as they go home that day.

I promised my nephew and his wife a Wedding piece 3 years ago.   They were married in Feb. 09 and now have an 8 month old son so it's about time I got this done for them.   I started one for them three years ago but it just didn't take off, I kept making mistakes, didn't like the material I chose and the pattern just didn't click with me.   This is much different.  Though very detailed and tedious it is clicking with me and going okay.  But I love Stoney Creek patterns.  It isn't a large piece though so hopefully I can have it done by the end of the month get it to the framers and then hopefully give it to them at Christmas.   They live out of state and I'm hoping we'll see them at Christmas.   If not I'll give it to my sister and she can give it to them when she sees them.

Well until next time  Happy Stitching and have a Safe Weekend!

Lighthouse Finish

This was a real quick finish.   It's actually from a book called Lighthouse Sampler by By the Bay Needlework.   I did have a problem in that I didn't have a couple of colors and I misread one of the symbols by the time I discovered it I had too much done to take out plus I didn't have the correct colors.   I'm sure I'll do more from this book and the colors I was missing will be replaced by the time next spring or summer comes.  Living on the shores of Lake Michigan I love Lighthouses.   We use to go down to the Lake a lot and watch the lighthouse and go to the channel see the big boats come in.  Those days are over the big ships don't come through like they use to but smaller boats do.  

I had thought about doing another summer piece,  or doing the soccer piece.   But instead I have kitted up a Wedding piece I promised my nephew and his wife I would do for them.   They've been married 2 1/2 years now so about time I did one.   They also have the cutest baby boy who is almost 7 months.   I really need to start doing pieces for my family too.  The great nieces and nephews have very little if anything I've stitched.  Problem is I'm not big on baby or young child pieces and most are 3 or under!   All in time since there are 12 of the 16 that don't have anything stitched from me it will take time maybe by the time some get them they won't be so young.

I just heard I'm average as far as Americans drinking Pop go.   I drink about 4 cans of Pepsi a day which is average.   I need to cut down thouogh.

Well.....I hope everyone has a Good and Safe Labor Day Weekend.  Until next time Happy Stitching.

Lighthouse Start

Hello everyone!  Thank you for reading my blog.  I hope all of you on the east coast made it through the hurricane, flooding and earthquake with limited damage, well as limited as they can be.  I have never been in any of them so have no idea what it is to go through them.   Well I do know know what high winds are like as we do get those sometimes.

 I had hoped to finish this tomorrow but it's not going to happen so I decided to post this today get one last post in in Aug.   I really hate to see August end.   It was such a good month this year.   Usually August and December are the two months I hate the most.   But not this year at least not Aug.   Maybe December will be almost as good.   It sort of sounds like Friday will be the last warm summer day for the year after that it drops to 70 which really isn't all that bad.   Still a little cool for those who want to camp one last time though.  Yes cool even by MI standards.

This summer you may have noticed I'm on the kick of doing summer projects.   Who knows I may be in such denial that the summer is ending I may sneak in one more summer project before doing the soccer players.

Well---enough whining about the end of summer.   Until next time Happy Stitching!. 

Black Bear finish

I loved stitching on this piece.   It was so much fun!   I hope we do another Camping Quilt and I can do another piece from the book.  Think I better buy the book though.  

To those of you on the East Coast I hope and pray you stay safe the next few days and that the hurricane will break down and not be quite so strong.   But stay safe!

Tomorrow we are having our KIA (Kids in Action) Kickoff Carnival.   We are having games and a petting zoo.   I can't wait.   I'm working the Prize Table.   Hopefully it will go smoothly.   We are hoping for no rain.  Right now scattered showers are in forecast but in certain areas and I think later than what our fun will be.   We are even having a Dunk Tank.  Three of our Pastors are going in it at different times.  I'm  looking forward to the fall season's programs to begin.

Oh I'm having a problem with making comments on some of your blogs this message comes up saying I don't have permission to view the page.   What do they mean, I've seen the blog, read the page yet I don't have permission.   I'm wondering if people are having problems comment on mine since lately I have been a little dissappointed by how few comments I'm getting.  I don't know if people just don't like it or if they can't comment.  I know I don't comment on everything I see either, but right now on some of you I'm having problems with the comment page, others no problem. 

Well, until next time......Happy Stitching!

Lots of Progress on Black Bear

I know I am speinding entirely too much time on this piece but I love doing it and it's hard to lay down something I enjoy so much.   Only problem is I don't see any eyes on this poor bear.   But the pattern doesn't call for them so he must have hidden eyes.

Earlier this week tragedy nearly struck at church.  A teen-age boy from a family our church just loves was hit by a hit and run driver while running with his cross country team.   They were crossing the business disstrict of the expressway had the green light and a driver from another state trying to get past the semi's and run the red light hit James.  Worse part is it happened right in front of his younger sister Abigail who also was running with the team.  Fortunately James thought enough while flying through the air to put his arms in front of his head so he would hurt his arms before head when he landed.  He was able to get back up.  A couple of teammates  flagged down a driver had her take him to the hospital while other team members took care of Abigail who was very shook up.   Why do drivers hit people and drive off as if it never happened.  One of the semi drivers did take off after the driver and came back with a partial license number unfortunately the hit and run driver was from another state.  Police told James parents they may not be able to track him down but did contact all Police posts between MI and the state the driver was from plus contatacted that state.  No way of knowing if he lives here or in the other state.   Fortunately James didn't have to have surgery and was hoping to be able to run with the team today if he felt up to it.  They had their first meet today.

Sunday is our annual church picnic down at Lake Michigan.  Hope it is a nice day.  I'm going to make Pizza Casserole.  That usually goes over big.    One of my friends  said she was making her Macaroni and Cheese, which is always a favorite.   This time I hope I get some.   We are having a Pig roast but I really don't like Pork.   I like barbeque spare ribs if they are tender and fall off the bone.   Speaking of spare ribs that's what I had Sunday when we went out for my birthday.  I loved the red skin potatoes.   The spare ribs tasted better the next day.  Funny how some foods are like that.   I made Spanish Rice last night and had some left overs today and it tasted better than it did last night.

I just noitice we can change the font size if we want.  LOL!   Last Sautrday my brother posted on my Face Book Wall:  "Friends of Barb....starting tomorrow you will need to use a larger font so she can see it.  As she will be at that age.  This has been a public service announcement from her much younger brother....Kenn"   He's only 3 years younger than me!   I felt like replaying and saying Kenn?  Kenn who?   I didn't know I had a brother Kenn.   But I was good I didn't.

Well...better close this book and do some more stitching....well read some blogs first.   Thank you for reading my blog.   I notice I get very few comments but people do keep coming back and that encourages me.   Until next time.....Happy Stitching!

Bear for Camping Quilt

We are doing a camping quilt at CSA for Love Quilts.   I love doing this piece even if the bear has a lot of black in it.   I really wish I would have joined in on an earlier quilt but hopefully we'll do more.   All that floss I have , I didn't have 3 of the colors so I ordered them from 123stitch.  I'll have the floss by the end of the week.   I was so proud of myself, I only ordered floss, aida cloth and floss robbins.  I didn't order any patterns!  

Thank you for reading my blog.   I hope you enjoy it.  I enjoy reading others and do leave comments sometimes.   Well....I better go downstairs and put the clothes in the washer into the dryer.  Until next time Happy Stitching!

Butterfly finish

This was a quick Butterfly finish we are doing at CSA for a teenage girl.  The quilt will be this butterfly only in 3 different colors and 2 different angles.   This is the one sent to me to do.   At first I was disappointed because of the colors I really wanted blue, but I really liked this.   It was a quick finish.   I'll kit up the camping quilt square and start it tomorrow morning.

Yesterday was my birthday and it turned out to be a nice but busy day.   We went out to eat where I got a free meal and ate the left overs today.   The left overs were actually better than yesterday.  Some left overs are like that.  I got talked into barbecue spare ribs and I like spare ribs as long as they are not dry.   These were so moist and tender.  And I loved the red skin potatoes.  Yummmmmm.

Well  until next time.....Happy Stitching.

Seashell is finished

I finally finished this earlier this afternoon.  I really wanted to do a seashell.  Why I don't know and I really don't know why I picked this one except it was in a book I hadn't stitched from and I'm wanting to stitch from books I haven't stitched from yet.   It's ridiculous over 1,000 books and only stitched from almost 300.  Although there may be books I stitched from I didn't record.

Tomorrow I will start a butterfly piece I'm doing for CSA.   We are doing a butterfly quilt for a teen age girl.  It looks like it will be quick.   I also received the material for the camping quilt we will be doing for a boy.   I am looking forward to that one.   The butterfly looks like it will be fun too.

This weekend Unity Festival is going on  down by the Lakeshore.  I went last year enough for the next 5 years.  It was good but soooooo many people.   This year Michael W Smith will be closing it tomorrow night.   I forgot who the other one was.  

I got my new Bible earlier this week.  I got New King James Study Bible and I like it.   My sister sent me a lot of  money for my birthday so that was the first thing I got.   My birthday is Sunday and oh no I'm hitting the big 60!  I remmber as a child that was so old.   In fact I remember Grandma Cooper who I just adored (she was not my real grandma but I called her grandma her family and I were so close.)   Anyway she seemed so frail and old when I first met her, and I think she was 59 or 60.  I don't feel frail and I don't feel old.   Although I got notice this week that my Disability will continue.  We sweated that one out.  

Well, until next time Happy Stitching!

A New Start

   Hello everyone.   It's been a really busy week so I didn't get a whole lot of stitching done.   I thought this would be an easy quick piece but it hasn't proven to be easy.  I think if I had to do it over I would pick blue material, the colors would show better and it would be easier to do.   I am outlining the whole outside so it does show better on the scan.

  My mom just called asking where I wanted to go out for my birthday on Sunday, then told me where Dad wanted to go as I would get a free meal.  I said fine as it is a place I wanted to try I had never been there but heard it was good.   As long as they have something other than steak I'm fine.   I don't like steak.    Also she said my oldest brother and sister were sending them money so we could go pick out my Bible next week.   I need a new one really bad.  I'm ashamed at how so many pages tore out of my Bible.   Any book after the book of Hebrews is basically out it's there but loose and falls out easily. 

Bible School went great last week.   We had 75 children which is more than we have had in years.   Eight of them accepted the Lord!     A lot of neighborhood children did come which is what we were aiming for.

Saturday was our first annual Pig Out .   We held it on our lot next door to the church.  The day started out rainy so the men put up tents for everyone to eat in and tents for the different ministry booths.   By the time the Pig Out started the rain had cleared out we were so happy.  We were happy with the turn out too.   I definiately think this will be an annal event.   Now Aug. 27 we will have the first carnival to kick off our Kids and Youth Programs for fall.  We are having a petting zoo, dunk tank and a few other things.   It will be fun.  I can't wait for this and can't wait for the fall program to start.   I think it will be much better than it has been in a few years.

Well....until next time Happy Stitching and Thank you for reading my blog.  

Dolphin Splash is finished

I finished Dolphin Splash earlier this afternoon.   I really enjoyed doing him.   He was so much fun.   Now I'm just going to do a quick Seashell piece.

Saturday we met baby Nolan for the first time.   He looks just like his big sister Addie did when she was his age.    He is so cute.   Addie just adores him.   We had a good time with Heather, Brian, Addie, Nolan and yes their dog, Triscuit who made sure she got lots of attention.   Triscuit is the best natured dog you will ever meet, she is great with little Addie, very gentle.   And believe me Addie does poke at her, etc, anything a 3 year old would do.  And Triscuit who is 10 years older than Addie tolerates it all.  

Addie of course was the star of the day, she was so sweet and cute.  It's amazing how much a child learns and picks up at this age.   And they pick up everything and copy everything.

Bible School started at church last night.   We had a good start.   Our goal is to have 90 kids by the end of the week, we'll see.   It's going from Sunday-Thursday.   Sat. we are having our first annual Pig Out.   We are having a Pig Roast plus others from the community will compete in a Pork Competition and we'll have other food.   Plus the different ministries of the church will have tables out.   The Food Pantry will be represented.   I'm looking forward to the day.   Actually August will be a busy month, there isn'at a weekend we don't have something going.  

    I had a PT evaluation today, and she doesn't think I will need it.  The ENG showed a weekness on the right side of the brain so Dr. thought PT would help.   I had a Cat Scan last Thurs.  don't know the results of that yet, maybe I'll find out Wed.  

Well...until next time....Happy Stitching!

Have I made Progress or Have I Made Progress

Oh Yes!  I've made progress!   Hopefully the niece post will have the finished picture.  It is moving really fast now and I am still loving doing it!

 I have signed up for a couple of quilts we are doing at CSA but am waiting for the information to come out.   One is a camping quilt I'll do the bear for that and the other is a butterfly quilts.   By looking at the pictures I don't like the butterflies they selected but they say they are real easy so we'll see.

Is everyone staying cool?  I'm staying inside with the air conditioning.  Yesterday was a cool 80 plus degrees.   Who ever thought in Michigan we would call 80's cool usually that's hot, but compared to what it's been it's cool.  We can't complain we don't have it as bad as parts of the country.   I do wish I could just get down to Lake Michigan or any lake around here and cool off but since I don't drive.  Besides probably better off staying inside with the air conditioner turned on.  Fortunately we have not lost our power here. 
We did a couple of weeks ago for about 30 hours due to a tree landing on the power lines.  Would have driven me crazy except I went to my parents house for that time.  With astma I need air conditioning.  I used my dad's computer a little too.

   Thank you for reading my blog.   I know I'm boring compared to a lot of you, I just have a quiet life, but I do appreciate those who read, and follow my blog and also the comments I have received.  Well I'm going to read a few blogs.  Until next time Happy Stitching.

Progress on Dolphin Splash

Maybe I'm not as far as I had hoped to be but it is finally about half done. I really do enjoy this piece. I just loose my spot a lot. So that can be a real pain. But you can see the big splash this fun loving guy is making. And he is having fun.


Like most of the country we are in a heat wave. It isn't so bad when I stay inside with the airconditioning. But step outside and oh.hhhhhhhh boy it hits you. And the rest of the week is going to be just as bad. At least we just have it in the low 90's at the highest, but I do want to dip into a lake and just enjoy it. But oh well.

The teens from our church are in Missouri this week on a missions trip at Child Evangelism Training Camp. It's hot out there. I can remember several years ago the Training camp while just a few miles east of us at Wolf Lake. The then Director and several of the campers were come to our church.

We are having Bible School at our church I think next week. Oh man next week is going to be busy then. I have other things going on then too. This morning a friend of mine went over to the church to help Pastor Dale string and hang the paper fish. It was hot in there but we got them all hung.

Now if anyone dares to take them down we are telling them they can put them back up. We can see the teens especially trying to pull them down. The children won't be able to reach them. They are hung a little too high for them.

Well....until next time Happy Stitching.

Another quick finish

I decided once a week I would take a break from Dolphin Splash to do an easy quick piece (1-3 days piece).  This one caught my eye and I liked it.  Reminding me God was only a Prayer Away.  We adults forget how easy it is to approach God how He wants in on every detail of our lives.    One of our Pastors said he loves it when young children pray as it's so simple yet genuine and they have the right idea, they tell God everything.  Our little Addie was at a family dinner with her dad's family and Heather (Addie's mom and my niece) said Addie had to pray, and she named every member of the family in her prayer (unfortunately about 20-25 members.  They kept trying to say "Thank You Addie, but Addie kept on praying for each person telling God a little something about them."    She was only 2 at the time, now she's 3.  But we adults like to complicate things handle things ourselves and forget God unless we are really in a mess.  God likes the child like faith, the child like prayer in telling Him everything.

Tomorrow I am have an eng to see if the can get to the bottom of my vertigo and the lightheaded problems I've been having.  It wasn't suppose to be until late Aug. but they called yesterday and said they had a cancellation so I could come in tomorrow.  Fine I'll get it over with.  It's been cancelled twice on their end so we're finally doing it.

Anyone ever do this?  Dump expired milk down the drain only to discover their garbage disposal isn't working and everything backs up?  Ugh!!!!  And I hate milk  So I call the office of course, it's Wed.l no one is there!  So I leave a message, then track down a maintenance guy and told him.   He told me what to do which is what I had already done, left a message on the voice mail and they'd get it in the maitenance office.  I had hoped they would come today but it's almost 5 and they are not here yet!

I keep finding more and more blogs to read and like.  I so enjoy reading the blogs,  I'll go to reading some more in a few minutes.

I'll go back to stitching Dolphin Splash for a few days tomorrow.  Until then Happy Stitching!

Another week of Progress

I so enjoy this piece.   I think with it being so warm out it cools me down to do it too.   But this guy is just having too much fun!   I made a mistake somewhere.  I'm hoping a minor one to take out but if not well improvise is the name of the game!   And hope in end no one notices. He's not quite half done yet either.
He will go to Cross Stitching for Charity and isn't due until Feb.  So I have plenty of time.

It's been a hot week around here.  I'm thankful for airconditioning!  I've also been working in the Food Pantry a lot.   There's a lot of work to the food pantry I never knew existed.   I think we do have someone that will direct it for a while anyway until we get someone trained for it.   There is one lady who would love to do it she tries to do it now but I think everyone would quit if she was in charge she'd bulldoze over all of us.  But things are going better between her and I and I'd like to keep it that way.   Just wish I had a stronger personality is all.

Well, I will close for now.  Not a lot has happened around here I have a boring life.   Until next time Happy Stitching!

A Very Quick Finish

I took a brief break from Dolphin Splash to do this quick piece.   It only took a total of 8 hours.   This will go to my niece Tabi, who loves anything to do with Live, Laugh, Love.    I ask her mother to finish it into a wall hanging and then give it to her at Christmas time.   In mean time I'll try to find a race car pattern for her Tabi's son, Ashton who though only 8 can tear a car apart and put it back together and tell you what he is doing and why.

Tomorrow I'll go back to Dolphin's Splash and post progress on it in a day or two.

Well....until next time Happy Stitching!

Some progress and a big announcement

  Happy 4th of July weekend!  I hope everyone has a great weekend and says safe!  W@e dib;t have any special plans so it'll just be quiet.

I havn't had a whole lot of time this week but I did make some progress on Dolphin Splash.   You can at least see the dolphin better and see he's having fun.   I love doing this piece. 

 Last week I was waiting for the birth of my niece or nephew.   Two hours after I posted Nolan Donald was born.   His big sister, Addie, loves him!   Then Wed. June 29  the second baby was born,  Chase Michael.   Remember I said that Michelle and Heather were in a race to see who would have their baby first.   Heather was 5 days over on both chilodren, Michelle delivered 3 weeks early on both children.   Michelle has a little 21 month old son, Nicholas.   She says Nick loves to hug the baby.  

Today has not been a good day and I'm glad it's evening.   Not much went right today.   Started with a phone call from someone working in the food pantry.   Then I thought I fried my phone as lightning struck while I was talking to someone looking for a ride to make an emergency run to the store for the food pantry, never did find a ride.   Then the Director of the food pantry e mailed me and said he had to resign as he didn't have time to do it.  He's working 60 hours a week.   Finally I called the phone company from someone's apartment and they were able to restart my modem.   Also I think I finally have hot water, I did dishes and it stayed hot.   I haven't had much hot water all week, finally got to tell the office and ask them they said they'd turn the water tank up, they did turn everyone's down, but the little they turned it up helps.   Now to see if I can take a hot shower!

Well----until next time Happy Stitching!