The post title doesn't really mean anything, but it sounds good, doesn't it? hee hee!
Today was supposed to be really fruitful, getting lots done. Yeah, right!
The day started with me at wally world, picking up just a few items. Debit card didn't work. Called the company and they said they couldn't even talk to me. The account was in my husband's name, and I evidently did not exist.
Drove home. Hubby had to come in from the workshop. He spent the entire morning trying to get it all worked out. Now I exist, and went back into town to buy the few items and pay bills.
Came home in an un-airconditioned car. In southern Arizona. Hot!!! Maybe that's where the post title comes in?
Gripe, gripe, gripe. My hubby is so loving he did MY work in the shop, as well as his own. Told me to watch home improvement shows on Amazon Prime and relax.
Gotta love him!!
I am knitting washcloths and kickin' back. Tomorrow will be my really fruitful day.
Cathy B
Wednesday, September 4, 2013
Friday, May 24, 2013
I'm Baaaack!
It really is ridiculous how life can get in the way of living.
Since November I sprained my right ankle and broke my left ankle in 2 places. (All at the same time.) The doctor says it will never heal properly. Oh, well. I have fibro, so I know pain already.
Was eating canned peaches in February, and broke both of my front teeth. Lots of pain meds, and 2 crowns. Blehh!
In March I got an abcess. Thursday night it was the size of a grape, Monday morning it was the size of a grapefruit. Hubby made me go to the doctor, and I ended up in isolation in the hospital for a week. Almost died. The surgery incision still hasn't completely healed.
I'm waiting to see what part of me falls off next! LOL!
I haven't been able to sew much at all. Knitting tons of dishcloths, though!
To keep things in perspective, an artist friend of ours just got home from the hospital yesterday. He had one of his eyes removed. I am going to be listing items on Etsy that I made last summer (some even before). His insurance paid for the surgery and the 'prepwork', but won't pay for a prosthetic eye. Friends are trying to come up with money to help him, and anything I sell on Etsy will go 100% toward helping him.
Like I said, it keeps things in perspective.
Take care!
Cathy
Since November I sprained my right ankle and broke my left ankle in 2 places. (All at the same time.) The doctor says it will never heal properly. Oh, well. I have fibro, so I know pain already.
Was eating canned peaches in February, and broke both of my front teeth. Lots of pain meds, and 2 crowns. Blehh!
In March I got an abcess. Thursday night it was the size of a grape, Monday morning it was the size of a grapefruit. Hubby made me go to the doctor, and I ended up in isolation in the hospital for a week. Almost died. The surgery incision still hasn't completely healed.
I'm waiting to see what part of me falls off next! LOL!
I haven't been able to sew much at all. Knitting tons of dishcloths, though!
To keep things in perspective, an artist friend of ours just got home from the hospital yesterday. He had one of his eyes removed. I am going to be listing items on Etsy that I made last summer (some even before). His insurance paid for the surgery and the 'prepwork', but won't pay for a prosthetic eye. Friends are trying to come up with money to help him, and anything I sell on Etsy will go 100% toward helping him.
Like I said, it keeps things in perspective.
Take care!
Cathy
Monday, September 3, 2012
Saturday and Sunday
Well, I got work done on UFOs on both Saturday and Sunday. I worked on some crumb blocks from pieces in my crumb bin. And (yay!) I worked on my dining room curtains. They are golden-cream faux silk, and they really do look like silk! I bought the panels on sale at wallyworld, $7 each for floor-length panels. I had planned on sewing 3 rows of assorted neutral buttons on the leading (inner) edge of each panel. On Saturday I basted guide lines, and then was set to sew on the buttons.
At that point I decided that I would use only hole buttons, no shank buttons. Sooooo......I spent more than an hour sorting buttons. I had a gallon ziploc bag plus a quart plastic container full of neutral buttons. All sorted now, and I have 1.5 of the lines of buttons sewn on. I glue-basted each button in place with a washable glue stick (25 cents at wallyworld). It goes on purple and dries clear. I used the width of my thumb as the spacing guide. As all the buttons are different widths, it gives a randomness to the placements.
I am SO loving this look. Hubby has the camera with him, but I will post a pic when I can.
Happy UFO-ing!
Cathy B
At that point I decided that I would use only hole buttons, no shank buttons. Sooooo......I spent more than an hour sorting buttons. I had a gallon ziploc bag plus a quart plastic container full of neutral buttons. All sorted now, and I have 1.5 of the lines of buttons sewn on. I glue-basted each button in place with a washable glue stick (25 cents at wallyworld). It goes on purple and dries clear. I used the width of my thumb as the spacing guide. As all the buttons are different widths, it gives a randomness to the placements.
I am SO loving this look. Hubby has the camera with him, but I will post a pic when I can.
Happy UFO-ing!
Cathy B
Friday, August 31, 2012
UFOs in September
Hi all! My goal for September is to work on UFOs, and only UFOs. I have so many things half done, from potholders to curtains to quilts. Some only need binding!
I will post progress every day, even if it is just a little bit.
Anyone want to join me?
Cathy B
I will post progress every day, even if it is just a little bit.
Anyone want to join me?
Cathy B
Wednesday, July 25, 2012
Family visit
My mom and my daughter and her hubby (my sweet boy!) came to visit for a few days last week. It was soooo good to see them. Who would think that California and Arizona were so far apart!
We spent most of the time eating and sleeping. And watching corny sci fi movies. I have quite a collection!
The kids slept here, and my mom slept at my sister's house. It was good for her to have some alone time with Mama, and I needed alone time with my kids.
Mama always looks for quilty things to take home with her. I didn't have any that were not already slated for someone else. Then, surprise!! I remembered that I had a bin of potholders and a bin of dishcloths. She took about a dozen of each, and shared some with my sister and sister-in-law that live in California. Yay!! She just loves the dishcloths. I kept forgetting to send her more. She also made new kitchen curtains out of fabric from my sister's stash (the sis that lives in Arizona). They go really well with the potholders she claimed.
I am hoping we get to visit them in October. Will see. It works out well because hubby's mom lives 15 minutes from my parents. Wish my son could have come out, but we will see him in October.
Family is wonderful.
Cathy B
We spent most of the time eating and sleeping. And watching corny sci fi movies. I have quite a collection!
The kids slept here, and my mom slept at my sister's house. It was good for her to have some alone time with Mama, and I needed alone time with my kids.
Mama always looks for quilty things to take home with her. I didn't have any that were not already slated for someone else. Then, surprise!! I remembered that I had a bin of potholders and a bin of dishcloths. She took about a dozen of each, and shared some with my sister and sister-in-law that live in California. Yay!! She just loves the dishcloths. I kept forgetting to send her more. She also made new kitchen curtains out of fabric from my sister's stash (the sis that lives in Arizona). They go really well with the potholders she claimed.
I am hoping we get to visit them in October. Will see. It works out well because hubby's mom lives 15 minutes from my parents. Wish my son could have come out, but we will see him in October.
Family is wonderful.
Cathy B
Wednesday, July 11, 2012
You know how life gets to be a bit much?
As I've talked about before, I am my sister's primary caregiver (she has ms). It has been much more time intensive since February, when she lost her sight and the use of her legs (her sight is about 50% back.) I really don't need a whole lot more stress.
Well, Friday we took my hubby in to the emergency room with chest pains. He has had 3 stent procedures in the last 7 years, and we knew he needed another. His tests always come back fine, and they want to send him home. When we finally convince them to let him stay and have the procedure, they schedule him for a nuclear stress test. Nooooo!!! His cardiologists have all said that it would kill him. I sit myself down and stand guard over him until the cardiologist comes in in the morning. Soooo tiring.
His regular cardiologist is on vacation for 3 weeks, so I got to explain the whole thing to the doctor filling in for him. It was a new hospital, new doctor, and we were both exhausted.
Thankfully, the new doctor was wonderful. He actually listened to us, cancelled the stress test, and did the procedure (reaming out three of the existing stents. No new stents this time!). It is amazing what they can do with medicine these days. Hubby is feeling much better. It is hard to keep him resting for 3 days! Hopefully he will be back to work tomorrow, on a light scale. Self-employment and no insurance is hard!
I am so grateful that he got this taken care of. I love that old poop!
Take care!
Cathy B
(was up until 3 AM working on crumb blocks. Fibro hurt too much to sleep.)
Well, Friday we took my hubby in to the emergency room with chest pains. He has had 3 stent procedures in the last 7 years, and we knew he needed another. His tests always come back fine, and they want to send him home. When we finally convince them to let him stay and have the procedure, they schedule him for a nuclear stress test. Nooooo!!! His cardiologists have all said that it would kill him. I sit myself down and stand guard over him until the cardiologist comes in in the morning. Soooo tiring.
His regular cardiologist is on vacation for 3 weeks, so I got to explain the whole thing to the doctor filling in for him. It was a new hospital, new doctor, and we were both exhausted.
Thankfully, the new doctor was wonderful. He actually listened to us, cancelled the stress test, and did the procedure (reaming out three of the existing stents. No new stents this time!). It is amazing what they can do with medicine these days. Hubby is feeling much better. It is hard to keep him resting for 3 days! Hopefully he will be back to work tomorrow, on a light scale. Self-employment and no insurance is hard!
I am so grateful that he got this taken care of. I love that old poop!
Take care!
Cathy B
(was up until 3 AM working on crumb blocks. Fibro hurt too much to sleep.)
Thursday, June 28, 2012
Dentists
I have a great dentist, but I hate going to the dentist. It's a shame, because I have brittle teeth. A genetic thing. I brush and floss, and they still crack.
Yesterday I got to go in for the third crown on one of my molars. I went to an oral surgeon and he said that the one on there was the wrong size for the tooth! It was put on by the dentist I had in Minnesota. I had it on there for almost 5 years! No wonder I got a couple of infections there every year. The new crown fits really well, and hopefully that is that. I could have gotten a new car with what I've spent on my mouth in the past decade.
On a happier note, the air conditioner in the house works, the strawberries at Safeway have been wonderful, and the skies in Arizona are spectacular!
The picture below is called Aqua Sky, and was a challenge wallhanging that I made.. I like it!
Take care!
Cathy B
(queen of the exclamation point!!!!!)
Yesterday I got to go in for the third crown on one of my molars. I went to an oral surgeon and he said that the one on there was the wrong size for the tooth! It was put on by the dentist I had in Minnesota. I had it on there for almost 5 years! No wonder I got a couple of infections there every year. The new crown fits really well, and hopefully that is that. I could have gotten a new car with what I've spent on my mouth in the past decade.
On a happier note, the air conditioner in the house works, the strawberries at Safeway have been wonderful, and the skies in Arizona are spectacular!
The picture below is called Aqua Sky, and was a challenge wallhanging that I made.. I like it!
Take care!
Cathy B
(queen of the exclamation point!!!!!)
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