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Month: July 2013

Mystery Puzzle

Mystery Puzzle

I received a very nice surprise yesterday from my puzzling friends, Tom and Mercedes.  A puzzle of course!  I immediately opened the box to find an even bigger surprise inside….what do you see? Or, should I say what don’t you see?  No puzzle box or picture!  So what is it a jigsaw picture of?!  Hmmmmm…. The only thing I can tell from looking at the pieces is that it appears that it could be a Thomas Kinkade puzzle.  They know…

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Feeling a Little Frustrated

Feeling a Little Frustrated

I’m not getting enough time at any given puzzling session to really make much progress which is frustrating.  I think tonight I’m going to try and bring a section of the puzzle upstairs so I can work on it even if Randy wants to watch a movie or something.  This way I can be with him, but still move forward on the puzzle.  I got in about 30 minutes this morning before Derek woke up.  I guess it’s better than…

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30+ Pieces in 15 Minutes

30+ Pieces in 15 Minutes

This is an example of my luck….for the first time all week I got up early to work on the puzzle before Derek woke up.  I literally had been in the room for less than 5 minutes and he decided to wake up early (6:30 a.m.).  I decided to just let him talk and babble in his bed for another 10 minutes or so while I knocked out a few pieces.  I counted them at the end and looks like…

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Slow and Steady Wins the Race, Right?

Slow and Steady Wins the Race, Right?

Hmmm….I wonder if I can qualify for some sort of “longest amount of time to finish Life puzzle” award?  LOL  I am making very slow, but progressive progress on Section 2.  Sorry I haven’t updated in a while, but haven’t been working on it much due to being sick a lot.  Hoping (fingers, toes, and eyes crossed) that this is it for a while.  I’m tired of being sick! The last couple of mornings, I worked on the puzzle a little…

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