my.sewingroom's blog : plaid quilt

Arizona Here I Come!

Linda — Wed, 30 Nov 2011 09:57:00 GMT

Less than 24 hours to go! And just in time too...they are predicting 2-3 inches of snow today. YUCK! Oh please, dear sweet Jesus, hold that snow until I get out of here. Then you can dump all the snow you wish.

I have to say I'm disappointed that I haven't been able to say goodbye to my favorite furry friends Bella and Mercy Me. Both of their mommies didn't bring them when they came over thinking there would too many people here and the dogs would be in the way. What kind of thinking is that! It's the people that are in the way! My furry friends and I could have gone in another room to play away from those pesky humans! Yesterday I got to see Bella from the car. I swear if Lynda had opened that car window, Bella would have jumped out and come running into the house! She has done that before in the past. Bella loves her Auntie Linda and loves to come spend a day with me once in a while. And Mercy Me gets so excited when she comes to Auntie Linda's house that she can't control her bladder and pees the minute I bend over to pet her. Fortunately, I usually grab some paper towels when I see Deb pull into the drive. But yesterday there was no Mercy Me. I'm going to miss them. However, in Arizona there is Indie...the cutest Havanese who I haven't seen since last March. Indie is a service dog for a deaf person and I've already been put in my place about that!! Service dogs are working dogs, not pets. But she's so doggone cute! And she knows how to get around Auntie Linda so I will take her for a walk...and maybe a treat. Well she deserves a treat. Afterall, she's a working dog, right?

Well, now, I've got less than 24 hours to get my final massage therapy, get a prescription straightened out and refilled, get the house in order with the help of my cleaning lady this afternoon, email some files to myself that I will need for year end purposes, make sure I have other files packed, need to finish packing suitcases, make sure I have all my meds (that's a bit important), need to finish the binding on Pastor's wall hanging this morning and need to figure out where I'm packing that (I might have to prepare 1 more priority mail package), have to shut down my computer (waiting till the last minute for that one). Last night I cleaned up all sewing areas and put the sewing machines away. I'm still in the process of cutting out my plaid quilt, but almost done. I want so bad to take it with me, but I have too many projects shipped out there already and I'm told there are projects at RWYS waiting for me. So my plaid quilt will wait till I get home. I already have my x/y block quilt, log cabin table runner, Hanna's doll quilt, a Faithy doll for Mila, another Abbey Bag...Whew, don't know if I'll have time to visit with friends!!

I'm going to miss my friends here. I feel like I'm deserting you, but hey someone's got to do it, right!!!!!!!!!!!! I will have computer access, so QCA members you will continue to hear from me, but maybe not as frequently.

SEE YOU IN THE SPRING! Have a wonderful winter.

Linda

Count Down - 2 Days to Go!

Linda — Tue, 29 Nov 2011 09:56:00 GMT

Thank you Lord Jesus! I just might get out of this rainy climate. I feel like I should be looking for Noah's ark and flagging him down! Of course, with all those animals, he may not have room for any more passengers! If my feet continue to swell, I just might have webbed feet before I know it. Maybe God is turning me into a beautiful swan! You know from an ugly duckling into the beautiful swan. Then I can just fly south for the winter. Being a swan would be much cheaper to fly than going by any airlines or by Amtrak. Swans just have to flap their beautiful wings.

My lunch yesterday went well. We certainly ate well! Pastor started us off with prayer before we dug into all the food. Edye brought an apple pie to go along with all the muffins and brownies. The girls were able to go back to the shop and work off that lunch. We opened all our Christmas presents. Someone might think that I like fabric and sunflowers for my kitchen because that's what I got. hehehe!! Bea gave me a beautiful set of sunflower mugs and some note cards. Edye gave me a sunflower apron cutout, snowmen panels (I collect snowmen), the book Quilt of Joy by Mary Tatem, and the leftover apple pie! Lynda gave me my wish list from Connecting Threads. It's for my plaid quilt like I made for Uncle Skip. I already started cutting it out yesterday afternoon.

The agenda for today is pain management doctor, come home for lunch. There will be a jewelry party going on at my house when I get home. My cousin Deb's neighbor Gina sells jewelry. My massage therapist (also a Deb) is having the party and she was going to cancel the party because she had no where to have it, so I loaned her my house. Then Cousin Deb is taking me to do some errands. Then another doctor appointment to find out results of ct scan. When I get home from that appointment I want to finish the Psalm 23 wall hanging I'm making for Pastor Murphy in Arizona. I just have to finish the binding and put the sleeve on the back for a hanging rod. I hope to post it tomorrow morning. When I had my accident Pastor would recite the Psalm 23 to me when I was in the coma. Then later when he would bring me communion he would recite the Psalm 23. And even now in church on ocassion he will recite it before or while preparing for communion. So now I think of communion and Psalm 23 together.

I best get the day started or I will miss that first doctor appointment. Don't want to do that since I've had to cancel so many of my appointments with this doctor due to the asthma problems. So much has happened since my last appointment, so we have lots to talk about today. God's blessings to everyone out there for a wonderful day today. Stay dry.

God Did I Sleep Thru Dec. 1?? Did I miss the train?

Linda — Fri, 25 Nov 2011 23:48:00 GMT

God, what day is it? Did I sleep thru Dec. 1 and miss the train? Oh, I couldn't have because I still have my days and nights mixed up, don't I? I sleep all day almost and then I wake up in the evening. Bummer! I tried to watch Christmas movies yesterday and today...notice I said tried. I slept thru each and every one of them in spite of the cough that has returned with a vengence. All the laying around has reduced the size of my ankles and legs. They are back to normal size. Hip, Hip, Hooray!!! Praise God!!

Hope all of you had a blessed Thanksgiving day. I stayed awake long enough to talk to my mom and to my brother Rick in Wisconsin. Several friends text their greetings. My 2 grandsons that I usually spend time with had to go to their dad's this holiday weekend. I pray they are enjoying it and that my son is not being the hot headed socio-path and making the boys miserable. This is at the top of my prayer list this weekend. Please God protect Christopher and Noel while they are in Chris' custody and bring them home safely. If Your will, Oh Lord, may Chris' hatred be turned to love someday. May his hatred not ruin the boys' lifes. The boys were doing so well when Chris was not a part of their lives, but he has returned and has had an influence on them again that is affecting their behavior. Once again we have to rely on Your will, dear God.

Meanwhile, Dec. 1 is fast approaching and I still have a lot of packing to do. Today my c-pap and nebulizer were calibrated. They are ready to travel. My walker and wheelchair are in the sunroom ready to go. My large suitcase is 1/2 packed; hope I have enough room. I've already shipped 3 boxes of sewing supplies,winter reading, Christmas presents, and summer clothes. I have 1 more box of winter projects to work on that will ship on Monday. The projects are already pre-cut; I just have to put them together. (I've already started cutting out my plaid quilt. There are over 400 squares to cut.)

My friends, I have a busy week coming up and hopefully I can stay awake during the day for it!! God bless each of you. I am so happy God has led me to QCA! You have been my life line.