SATURDAY, Dec 13th

[purrfect-lady]

Good morning,

Was it me and my pain meds yesterday are was QIAD kind of messed up? Well, we'll give it another go again today.

LYN - Wow. Kind of harsh diagnosis yesterday. I wish I could help you with what you are going through. But you have taken such wonderful care of Garry over the last few years, all the while preserving his dignity. You are truly a blessing to him.

CAROL - I've found that Christmas will almost always happen whether there are decorations and cookies or not.

CHRISS - I hope you opted for the Christmas sweatshirt! I think you could use just a wee bit of Christmas fun!

MARY Q - Message rec'd!! Thanks! Love the extra bit of grace yesterday!

JUDI - A Shopping trip to remmber!

LOIS - how is your DH?

Well, I've been sitting around doing pretty much nothing for the last 3 days. But slowly, getting strength back. Last night I even turned partially over in bed last night! Hooray! Not much appetite but that could go to the good.

My caretaker has been very good to me. Except his coffee is just tooo strong! But if that's his only flaw, then I'll take it!

Prayers for you Lyn and for Garry!

mary z

[grammiequilts]

Good Morning everyone the forum is slow going today or my computer is slow going,,,Cold here we are at 19 and windy. going down to 10 tonight, I dont think Lori and Chris will show up it too freaking cold. We have a hockey game at noon and Im sure it will be warmer in the rink than outside...Ryker is playing today, Liam is out of town at a tournament we didnt go to.
Well I did a test block on the Jane with hand applique and its not so bad,,,I am having trouble finding the right needle. So far Ive tried milliners, a quilting needle, and a randon needle and they all feel not quite comfortable...Lori Holt uses a straw needle which bends easy but I dont seem to have one in my stash...I guess ill just keep trying.but the applique although not perfect is looking ok. Today I need to set up my Babylock and embroider a label for Glorias quilt. She will come and get it this week. She has decided to never become a quilter..you win some you lose some..
Prayers for all hope your day is filled with something you love...even if its sitting and doing nothing at all...XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO

[WeeOne]

Site seems slow today.

MaryZ, Praying for fast healing.

The lady Dr was very kind, even when she gave her thoughts on how much time she thinks Garry has.

I got everything setup and signed at the Oaks Nursing facility. The Hospice gal met me there. They transported him just after 3, so I stayed in Burnet and waited for him. Kaylyn went to the hospital and sat with Capt Grandpa until they came for him. The Hospice nurse is very nice. I told everyone Garry's favorite joke and showed them a funny video I took 3 years ago. I wanted them to understand who he really is. After he was settled in, he became more alert than he has been in over a week.

Today I'm moving the MH back to the house, then I will go visit him.

I hope everyone has a nice weekend.
Lyn

[fabricgirl]

Good morning

I'm here and happy to report there is one more batch of cookies to bake and when the dough get
A little soft then they will be baked.
I also have some wash that needs to be done and that is on the docket.

I hope everyone is having a nice day my tree isn't up but that maybe tomorrow I'm not putting out to much this year.
Prayers go out to all.
Lois

[auntjana]

Good morning!

We are so warm, I think I'm back in California! The proverbial they say that maybe Wednesday we'll get some snow.

We got the jeep to the shop yesterday. Now it's wait and see exactly what's wrong and how the warranty company will play with paying. Daniel is expecting a fight, but he can stand up to them too. It is a after market warranty that the dealership did. The dealership is a very nice company, just 5he warranty company isn't.

All cookies are ready for Ethan to door bell ditch. Not much of actually hiding who the treats are from. Each bag has tag with our name on it. But Ethan has fun doing this.

Tomorrow night is Sarah's big Stake, (church) event. At our Stake Center, a larger church building, there will be a display of Nativities. These Nativities are from members in our Stake and are from all over the world. So while you look at those, there's a group of organists who will be playing in the chapel. Then Sarah will conduct a community sing a long. She has all the music ready and printouts of the words, just in case you don't know all of them. Sarah is even doing several pieces from Handel's Messiah. One year, Sarah presented the entire Messiah performance. She's good at conducting! Doing the music in the Stake is her current calling, job. Technically she's my boss with church music. I just smile. And am her guinea pig too.

We got the cardio pt call. They will do the first evaluation in January. Then we start the three days a week. First appointment is across the valley, the rest are right here locally. So we'll get another graduation t-shirt in a few weeks. I need to get some quilts to the binding stage, so I have something to do while I wait. Each session is about a hour. I wait out in my Highlander and having a quilt to work on is two fold, gets it done and keeps me warm in the snow!

Lyn - that is good to let those caring for Garry to know him. I did similar with the Dr's here and ask questions in a very technical way, that gets Mr G involved and then the Dr understands the engineer Mr G is. Thank goodness I have very technical discussions all these years. Many prayers for you and Garry.

Time to scoot. My kitchen is somewhat clean, but after baking for the last three days, a good cleaning is needed. I'm saving until next week the loved batch of cookies, my Chewy Cookies. They are a bar cookie, that is caramelly like with pecans. Mr G's very favorite. In fact, he disappears the entire batch, wraps them in plastic and freezes them for later. Hides the cookies deep in the freezer away from the kids.

Maryz - yippee for progress! Are you going to additional PT in awhile?

Hugs and prayers,
Jana

[maryq]

Good Morning Girls

For sure I'm not going out of the house... high temp ZERO degrees!!! It was 10 below when I got up.

Maryz.... when I tried to get on yesterday it was really slow and even late morning it looked like nobody had started so I did a little, then hit the wrong button and lost my post, made a new one. Ended up with two starting posts! I couldn't believe nobody was here at about 11: my time. Glad to hear you are feeling a little better... turning over in bed is a good sign. Have you felt like doing any hand work or reading a good book?

Judi.... You know there are folks that just don't get the thrill of quilting that we do. I have to admit I NEVER thought I would. I remember sewing clothes for the kids when they were little, and thinking about learning how to quilt, but thought, no way... not me! But look what happened!! I googled "Quilt In A Day" and almost 19 years later here I am--" addicted" to it! I've lost count how many quilts I've made! Is there a special needle for hand embroidery? I have a ton of various needles and have trouble finding the right one to stitch down binding. Either the eye is so small I can't see it, or it's too thick and makes a big hole! Just an FYI, I bought needles at HL--their "sewology" brand... they suck!!!

Lyn... Oh how I wish you had a better prognosis for Captain. I am grateful that he's been settled into a new place with hospice care. In my opinion, hospice nurses are angels on earth. Is the home closer now to your home? That surely would make it easier for you to visit. Will Kaylyn be with you for a while? I hope she can stay close by for the next few weeks. Have you been able to contact Garry's daughter?

Lois... Every year I find I put out less and less. In fact, this year I gave away about 30 ornaments that I made a years ago, when I was on a kick! When I take everything down this year and get it all organized, I'm going to set up one tote box of stuff to donate, but will mark a big label on it to deliver in August! Goodwill type places don't want Christmas stuff in January. Then I'm going to mark my calendar to have Shawn come get it out of the rafters!!

Chriss..... I had to chuckle at the masking tape on the bottom of dishes!!! For as much as my Mom didn't like to cook, she was always bringing food for funerals at her church. In my cupboard I have 2 melmac trays with her name on the bottom! IN her handwriting with black magic marker!! Did you find a Christmas sweatshirt? I kind of made myself one last year, with an Iron On of Gnomes that I found on Temu (which I never order from, but they were cute and cheap!)

Jana... The Jeep made it ok? I don't dare make cookies here, as I know I am the only one that will eat them. Both Kris and Sara have cookie bakes with their families and they share. I do often crave a good old fashioned sugar cookie with frosting, or a Russian tea cake. I'm only going to bake cranberry bread for the neighbors this year... as soon as I get to the grocery store for cranberries.

Well, it is Saturday I guess, which means I should probably get going on some chores. There are some floors that need a mopping and dust bunnies to be chased! I did finish a tiny (45 x 45") quilt top yesterday and with a little luck I might at least get it pinned today. Or I could work on sewing the pile of fleece mittens I have cut out.... or I could screw it all and turn on the fireplace and curl up with a new good book.

What ever you do today, may God watch over all of you!

[zfatcat]

Maryz, your body has been though some trauma. Rest is a good thing. Hope you get the meds straightened out. I prefer strong coffee, so that would be alright with me. I'm sure you'll be improving a little everyday. Be patient.

Judi, you are right. We're from California, so we're fair weather traveler. lol I know what you mean about finding the right needle. I have many different needles, but they are for different things. Well at least Gloria tried it out.

Lyn, glad you have Garry settled. I agree they need to know the man they are caring for. So glad Kaylyn is there with you. How's mini doing? I bet she is confused with how life has changed.

Jana, I bet Sarah's performance with be wonderful.

Maryq, whatever you do, don't go outside. I vote for fireplace and a book.

Chriss, you must have sent your fog down here. It's foggy and damp this morning. How was the Christmas party thing?

I need to get dress and go for a walk with Jack. He's told me to get it together about 3 times now. He comes in and stares at me. I really need to clean up the sewing room. There are things everywhere on every surface. Also need to vacuum. Yesterday was busy. PT, Jack to laser and then lunch with friends. It was a fun lunch.

Have a lovely day.

[Marilynsgrammy]

Good morning. It's really beautiful outside, but very chilly. sunny in the morning and foggy and cold in the late afternoon. But it will be a great day.

I didn't go to the potluck last night. It was so foggy that I couldn't see more than a couple of feet in front of me. I did find a long sleeve shirt with cardinals on it in my closet. Guess I found it in a thrift store and forgot about it. I ended up doing that load of laundry yesterday.

Today I would like to go to the post office. Jerry still gets junk mail, I've been writing not at this address on it and sending it back.

Lori, I saw a wooden round jigsaw puzzle made with cats. It looks like it would be a real challenge. I wish I could find it now, it made me think of you. Moose also gives me the read my mind look. Sometimes I think he just likes seeing me stand up. I did send you some fog, I got your sunshine but no warmth. I guess you'll be sending the fog back to me later on today. I'm going to vacuum today too, really, I mean it this time.

Maryz, funny about the coffee. It's why Jerry and I each had our own coffee maker. His was way too strong for me and he thought mine was too weak. Now I have one coffee maker and make a partial pot of stronger coffee. Glad the hired help is treating you well. Not sure I want to go out and have Christmas fun in this weather. I was invited to ride on a float in the parade, something I haven't done since I was a kid, and my dad drove the firetruck. Just too cold and foggy so I opted out.

Judi, you are so right, we ain't showin' up in this frigid weather. Maybe when things thaw out a bit. Hope you can dig around and find the perfect needle in your haystack. I guess your friend will find something that suits her, even though quilting isn't it.

Lyn, when our pastor came to our house to pray with Jerry, he said it would likely be a couple of weeks too. Jerry lived another month or so. I've learned that people mean well, they just don't know what to say. I had an older gentleman ask me at church where my husband was. I told him Jerry had cancer and had died. He said, you know they can cure cancer now. I said, that's great but too late for Jerry. I hope that true story made you laugh. I eventually laughed after shaking my head. People just want to say more than I'm sorry, and all kinds of things come out of their mouths. While Jerry was still alive, I attended something called Greif Share, it was a Christian based support group with a topic for each meeting. I didn't finish it but did get something out of the meetings I attended. I'm so glad Garry is settled, and Hospice is involved. I'm curious to know what Garry's favorite joke is.

Lois, I guess, since you are likely done in the laundry room, I will wash my sheets today. I'm not decorating at all, but then I've never been a decorator, or a baker.

Jana, lots of baking during the holidays at your house, I bet it smells wonderful. How much sugar and flour do you go through. Jerry used to buy huge bags of both and store it into Tupperware type containers. I bet we spent two months pay on baking ingredients during the holidays. Guess that is why I could afford to redo my kitchen. Glad cardio PT is going to start soon.

Maryq, it's warmer here, why don't you stop on by? I have some dishes from Jerry's mom that have her initials in magic marker. I vote for reading a book in front of the fireplace. Much more fun that any stinkin' chores. Do you still love your kitchen? I love mine.

Since I made that ceaser salad kit thing for the pot luck and didn't go I have leftover salad. I have chicken breasts thawing that I will bake and add to the salad, maybe a chicken taco salad something or other.

I hope you all have a fabulously wonderful day.
Chriss