COCA COLA QUILT

It's gorgeous Snigs! So what does one have to do to get on your "extra quilt mailing list"? LOL I can't afford a disaster in my life, but man would I love to have some of your overflow!

Hugs, Tina

Ms. Yvonne is a 30 year employee with the Department of Human Services (a long career at a thankless and underpaid job). She is a single mom of one of the finest young men in our community. She did it without childsupport (dead beat dad) from the time he was 2 years old. She has never remarried. Like you, she is a church going, God fearing and hard working lady. She grows a big garden and cans and freezes all of it. She says what she thinks, in a straight forward matter of fact way and lets her words fall where they will. She is a wonderful supervisor because she is honest and trustworthy. She isn't two faced and doesn't mince words. She doesn't sugar coat anything. I just loved having her as a supervisor - she had no patience with idiots and if you were lazy and whiny - just transfer out or quit - you weren't going to last long in Benton County with her as your supervisor. If you needed coddling then make an appointment with your therapist - she was there to see the job got done - not to handle personal issues. When I tried to delay my chemo treatment because we were short 4 workers - she got wind of it and came into my office - closed the door - and verbally tore me a brand new anal orifice. She told me that I was no good to the agency dead and that if I needed treatment that I was to get that treatment now and the work would take care of itself. She had honest compassion and empathy - not that phony from the teeth out kind. She held her workers nose to the grind stone and demanded a high standard of work. Our county had the fewest errors in the state for 7 years running thanks to Ms. Yvonne. The Feds gave Arkansas extra money for 4 years running due to our low error rate . She is a very quiet and not very social but a strong leader that practices what she preaches. She was the only supervisor that carried a caseload instead of farming the cases out to other already overworked caseworkers. She never asked anything of you that she didn't do herself. She's my hero - can you tell? As her employee I had to be careful about what I gave her as gifts because she would tell me she couldn't accept it. Now I'm retired - she can't tell me squat!! She loves quilts but isn't a quilter - so she will love this gift signed by all the office staff.

That is awesome Snigs and yes, she definitely deserves your admiration and your quilt work!

Hugs, Tina

Okee dokee, if those are the qualifications you can start my quilt tomorrow then. Or today if you have time. If I need credentials, I can get 'em! LOL

Karen, Queen of Squishies

lol!! you are a caution my dear - a real caution. LOL!

Lovely story, beautiful quilt. And you are right - she DOES deserve it! :)

(she doesn't take me seriously)