Fri - 17 Feb/17

Charlotte and I were on the road before 9 a.m. This would be a day with many stops.

Our first stop was at the office to pick up tickets for tomorrow nights show "One More Time" in the Rec Hall tomorrow night at 7 p.m. I also picked up a list of available lots for rental at OMS for next year. We will check them out being we were "Bumped" from our lot earlier this week.

The next stop was for an appointment at Sew What? in Umatilla, FL to use the Long Arm Quilting Machine. We arrived exactly on time at 9 a.m. (A new experience - grin)

Norlina was super helpful and soon Charlotte was set up to sew. Step One: The quilt bottom ends are pinned at both ends to rollers that tension the material.

Step Two: The batting is then place over the bottom of the quilt and pinned to it in only a few spots.

 

Step Three: The quilt top is then placed and aligned over both.

 

 

Step Four: Get the Long Arm Quilting Machine in position.

 

 

 

Step Five: Guide the Long Arm Quilter and Stitch - in Freeform - any pattern you wish!

 

 

Great Job on the Cat Quilt! It was completed in a little over an hour. I'm sure the cats will like it.

 

 

It will go on the bed in the Sewing Room.

 

 

Our next stop was Jo-Ann Fabrics in Tavares, FL to pick up "Heat N Bond". Charlotte wanted to replace a piece another crafter lent her yesterday. Charlotte's material was bondable only on one side and a two sided bond was needed. Mission Accomplished.

 

 

Then we were off on Hwy. US-441 to Home Depot in Leesburg, FL. I wanted to get a UHF/VHF Amplifier to see if I could improve TV reception. They didn't have the type I wanted; however I did save a planned trip to Radio Shack by picking up a UHF/Lightning connector for my iPhone. This will replace the one that has started to fail.(Caused problems last night trying to connect the computer to the iPhone).

 

 

Our next stop, still on Hwy. US-441 in Leesburg, was Rural King. 

 

 

This store was huge - even larger than a Walmart SuperCenter.

 

 

I picked up a reflective safety jacket.

 

A few more blocks down US-441 and we were at Harbor Freight.

 

 

There I bought a set of screwdrivers for the car and Charlotte got a plastic container box. Using coupons I received by email we each picked up a free 25' Tape Measure and 20% off our purchases.

 

Again, on US-441, (on the same side and across the road from Harbor Freight) we arrived at the Leesburg Walmart.

 

Like Home Depot, they did not have the TV signal amplifier I wanted. This item appeared as an online item for these stores; however it appears that it is not stocked in the stores. To ease the pain of the disappointment we walked the aisles (grin).

Charlotte found zippers, "Fats Quarters" and other items so she can make more of the really cute utility pouches she just finished yesterday. We also picked up other items we didn't think we needed.

At the checkout I spotted some PEZ collectibles and phoned (while in line) (daughter) Liz (the PEZ Collector) at her office.

I named items available. Some she already had (a big collector - eh!); however I was able to pick up:

 

 

Peanuts

 

 

Dory

 

and

 

 

WWE

 

Collectibles.

 

Then, still along US-44, we reversed direction and headed back towards OMS; however we were not done with our stops.

 

 

I pulled into Lowe's and was able to purchase a TV amp. It is not the one I wanted; but I can return it if it does not work to my satisfaction.

 

 

By now it was time for "Chow". Just a short distance, again on US-441, was lunch at Ichiban (Japanese/Chinese?) Buffet. This is our favourite Oriental buffet in this area. As usual, we left stuffed.

We arrived back at OMS by late afternoon. After unpacking everything we took the available lot list I picked up this morning and spent the next hour driving around and checking out the available rental sites for next year.

 

We made a tentative list of choices based on lot size, location, orientation and trees. We prefer being in the area with trees rather than in the complete open. The long term renters have made their choice. Those renting for 3 months will be able to make their choice starting at 8:30 a.m. on this coming Monday. Only 15% of the lots are available for rental. Rentals will be on a "First Come - First Served" basis. We heard that some folks lined up at 5:30 a.m. for the 6 month rentals last week.

We have picked (a few) lots we like from those available and put them in a priority arrangement. We probably will go over everything again tomorrow and finalize the choices. There are only a few of the 15% available that we really want. It will still be a "Crap Shoot" on Monday. If someone in line before us picks our choice we will be out of luck.

Since all the other lots available are equally undesirable for us we may not reserve for next year at all? We may take a chance on something becoming available next year. Every year there are a few that cannot return for various reasons. That decision is still to be made.

Again, just a TV evening. That's it for today.