Choices

Last week my primary care doc informed me in a "very strong" manner, I was stubborn. And he said some other stuff about not paying attention to him or my body, overdoing things and basically yelled at me. My reply was to tell him to stop yelling at me cause he was about to make me cry. Then yesterday I received a telephone call from the neuro-ophthalmologist. They thanked me for my patience at an appointment I had on Monday. Used the words gracious, patient and considerate. I choose these words. Maybe both doctor's spoke the truth about the specific situation. But I am going with the positive and pshhhhhing the negative. Just saying. :o)

UGH!

This is me.

Pleurisy and 2 cracked ribs. They say it is from the lupus. I do not have TIME for this nonsense! Just sayin'. The last couple of weeks we have been the bug. Hopefully soon, we will get to be the windshield. :o)

They say things happen in three's, what about four's?

Or five's? Our hot water heater and dryer both went out. Then our washer caught on fire. I had a blood transfusion. Then Mark totaled out his truck. All in under a week. Yep living the good life here. Hopefully the same talented son-in-law (we only have one by the way) who installed the new hot water heater will be able to get the truck runnable again. Hopefully.... They think there is hope. But really, we always have hope, right??

On a happy note. Penny and I (and Mark) are doing a local farmer's market. And having a good time people watching and selling a bit of our wares. Our life is a fundraiser you know. LOL Here is a pic of our lil space today. Folks are set up on either side of the sidewalk. Some on the lawn and some on the street edge. Either way is fine with us. It is just 4 hours long. Actually the table is fuller than it looks. I have felted wool bags, infant hats and dishcloths stacked up. The red suitcase is full of zippered small bags and pouches. Penny has beaded earrings on the right corner (on a spinner rack) also and a basket full of hand painted wool yarn. The wooden bowls are holding paper pieced pincushion.

On the health front...I am seeing a neuro-ophthalmologist, June 7th. They will be determining if my brain tumor is putting pressure on my optic nerve and other factors. All this is preparation for the removal of the tumor. It is a pretty big deal. BUT I am grateful that technology has caught up with me and it is now possible. The crazy thing has grown rapidly in the past months and it very necessary for it to be removed. So...let the games begin. I am not letting it scare me off new projects. Am in the planning stages of starting a Project Linus chapter in our area. Have a quilting retreat planned for November. Holiday plans. Yep I am making my lil' girl plans and that is just THAT! I do request your prayers in the coming months. I just want this behind me. :o)

Hope you are having a lovely long weekend. Take time to rest and just give yourself permission to take care of YOU! When you are at your best, you can give other's your best. Think of it that way if you feel guilty for taking time for yourself. 

Be blessed my friends.

A great read

Another great novel by Sandra Dallas. I read it through twice. Just wanted to make sure I didn't miss anything. That is the marker of a good book for me.

Prayers for my sister Debbie's family please. They buried BOTH of her in-laws today. They were elderly and passed away 8 days apart. Very very hard on the family. Single funerals are hard, double funerals are horrible.
Still trying to get caught up on my rest from retreat. Had the family over for a funeral dinner today. Which was a blessing to do. Tomorrow I rest. Saturday, Penny and I are planning on vendoring at the farmer's market with our wares. This is IF it isn't raining. Who is over the rain?? Glad it hasn't been snow! :o) But come August, we will be cryin' around wanting it. :o)
Be blessed.

I love my friends and sisters!

Front Row- Vickie, Lori, Patti, Peggy, Me, Connie and Nancy

Back Row- Christie, Conni, Deb, Robin, Laura, Penny (my real sissy) and Michelle

This is the group shot from our annual online quilt group's retreat. Us in front were sitting on a soaked wooden bench! :o) We were missing some who couldn't come. (Prayers for my sister Debbie's family. She has lost both of her in-laws in 8 days. Very hard.)  These ladies are so great! And so fun. And so talented. And so bad! :o))) Much laughing and eye rolling occurs at our retreats. But all in good fun. No drama. Just relaxing and a respite from some of our real life. There was quilting, crocheting, beading, knitting and crafting all accomplished. No cars were totaled by storms either. How boring!!!!!!!!! hahahaha

I will be hosting a first time retreat in November. Looking forward to seeing old friends and making new ones! By then, I will be needing another get-a-way for sure!

More photos to come.

Our mom

I love our mom. Debbie, Penny and I are blessed. And I can only get by with these photos because she will never see my blog. :o)

Come see Penny and I

Hoosier Hills Fiberarts Festival

 Friday, June 4, 12pm-8pm

Saturday, June 5, 9am-5pm

Johnson County Fairgrounds

250 Fairground Street

Franklin, Indiana 46131

Fried Mushrooms

Our daddy loves us, me and Penny. (Loves Deb too, be she doesn't like mushrooms LOL) And so does mom, cause she shared daddy's find with us. And she loves her mushrooms!! A definite gift of love.

I got tickled cause Penny told me a couple times to take a pic for my blog. These have been dipped in a egg/milk mixture and then dredged through flour. Fried in half oleo and half vegetable oil. Salt and pepper added to each side. You cook them slow to make sure they are nice and soft in the middle. And the breading makes them seem like you are getting more. :o) Then we fixed scrambled eggs with onions and bell peppers in the flavored "grease". Biscuits to munch with it all and we were two, very happy campers!

Here chicky chicky...

Waddle on over to Penny's to see the rest of the new additions to her Barnyard Petting Zoo. These little girls (hopefully) are really soft and adorable. And my sissy is very happy. And that is all that matters....

Penny's new baby

Meet Sunny Bunny!

Look at this face. Those ears! And those blue eyes!

Penny was wiped from her long day. But she is one happy momma! You can read Sunny's particulars over at Penny's.

Comfort foods

Tapioca

Chocolate pudding

Mashed potatoes

Chicken pot pie

Chicken noodle soup

Grilled cheese

Graham crackers and milk

Rice with sugar and milk

Oatmeal

Biscuits and white gravy

These are also my favorite chemo foods. Bland and nourishing. What are your favorite comfort foods? I know they are different in all parts of the world.

Hope you have a great Monday.

Just what the dr ordered

I have a cold and sore throat. These babies are saving the day and only 13 carbs. I am having to watch my blood sugar right now. Blech. (Can you BELIEVE I am drinking DIET Mt Dew people???? It quite shocking to most. LOL Including me.) You find them in the canned fruit aisle. Pop them in the freezer and they are a sherbet consistency, not hard and crunchy. So yummy and soothing on my throat. I love kid flavors like grape and orange. My favorite in Gatorade also.

I cannot wait to share with you what Penny has went and done!!!!! But I told her I would wait til she posted. She best be hurrying up. It is crazzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzy!

This is something neat.

Is this the cutest watch or what? I was just looking through a magazine online and saw the ad for it. Had to check it out. Vegetable dyed organic cotton strap and corn resin face. This is a "green" red watch. Kinda cool. I hadn't heard of corn resin, am familiar with pecan and sawdust resin. This is supposed to be even more durable and lighter in weight. The whole thing just appealed to me, so I thought I would share.

Wanted to thank everyone for the sweet comments on the last post and the private emails. I have a big doctor's appointment tomorrow. And appreciate the encouragement and prayers going into it.

Hope everyone is having a great week.

I just wanted to share this

I have been sitting outside tonight in the wooden porch swing. Holding my pooh pillow and just swinging. At 3am. Listening to the birds sing. The very birds that God is taking care of. He will take of me too. And my headaches. And my medical bills. And my family. And my friends. He will take care of us all.

Our homegrown Easter bunnies

These two make my heart sing. Precious nieces.

Happy Easter to you all. Jesus is the realllll reason for the season.