the week in review

What a week! The weather this week has been really something. There was only 1 day that it didn't snow. On Friday we had to make about a 2 hour trip to go to court to evict tenants we have in a rental property where we lived before. They haven't paid rent in 3 months and the wife gave horrible attitude at the hearing. I just do not understand how some people think. She agreed that they hadn't paid rent, but commented snidely that we knew why. Her husband was out of work for a few weeks, but what she failed to mention is that she has never worked herself and they could afford a vacation for 5 to Florida for Christmas. She cried and tried to make us look heartless. The judge was sympathetic, but wouldn't listen to her excuses and we were granted the judgement. We can have them removed next Friday. That was a stress relief for me. We have been paying very high oil prices for that property and with nothing coming in it has put a huge strain on our finances.
It was snowing all day and we ended up stopped in a real mess on the way home. About a 1/3 mile stretch of the highway was littered with accidents. We counted at least 12 cars and a jackknifed semi off the road on both sides. There was a mini van that had been hit so hard that all of the windows were shattered and a sedan with its trunk in its back seat. We didn't see an ambulance, so hope everyone was alright. It must have frozen suddenly and caught everyone off guard. I have never seen it that bad before.
All in all it's been a pretty good week on the quilting front. I finished the wall hanging for Jan's shop. It's quilted, has a hanging sleeve and I sewed down the binding waiting for our day in court. It used about a 1/4 yard of fabric. I also got my niece's quilt top all put together. All it needs is its borders and then I'm ready to quilt. I counted this fabric when it was cut so I can't add it to my total. I also started a reproduction doll quilt for Jan's shop as well. She is still having trouble selling the repros. I don't get it. I love them so much. These 4 patches are going to be set on point in 3 rows and sashed vertically. This is about a 1/2 yard. The biggest news is that we stopped at Marden's and I left with exactly NO fabric and NO yarn. There was a nice background that rode around in my cart for a while, but I restrained myself and put it back.
So this week 3/4 yard used and none added.