List of things in my life

These are the things going on right now:
1.  Eric's new chemo is making him very sick, so we spend a lot of time at the cancer Center while he is given fluids to help him with dehydration.

2.  Working on quilting a Sampler quilt with a sampler of quilting designs.  It is taking too long and I am having trouble with skipping stitches. I plan to put on a new needle and rethread everything tomorrow and hope it solves the problem.

3.  I have to quilt a baby quilt size challenge and bind it before Monday when I have to have quilts at the Rahr-West in Manitowoc where the show will open on Dec. 8th.  Speaker for official opening on Sunday Dec. 9th at 1:00. I won't be there for the opening (see number 5).

4.  Before Monday I also have to get hanging sleeves on some other pieces, get hanging boards ready and also get all of the cat hair off of the quilts.

5.  We will be flying down to Florida to see Jake.  That's why I'll miss the quilt opening.  I can't go another time because we are working around Eric's Chemo treatments.  He and Jake are more important than a quilt show opening, anyway!  We got a good deal with MetJet, a new airline making direct flights to Florida.  For every ticket you buy you get 2 free.  We'll use the free ones to take Eric and Ana down to FL when school's out this summer.

6. Ana had been much better- more mature- until she decided to be a *B* and cop an attitude with Rich and they've both been crabbing at each other.  (Acting like little brats, both of them!)  Tonight I told Ana she had to find a way to make it up with her grandfather if she plans to be spending more time here this summer (she asked to live here for the summer), and go to Florida, Disney, etc.  I've had it!

7.  I'm in a new art quilt group.  Our first challenge is to take a song that has a color in it and make a quilt based on it.  Size has to be the size of a record album.  I have finally decided the techniques I am going to try for this quilt.  Nothing is set in stone, of course, but I have my direction.  I really want to work on it, but I have all of these other things that have to be done first (see 1-6 above). Soon, though, soon.

8.  I am also going to start art journaling.  I need a way to work through all of this stuff that is going on in my life.  Blogging isn't private enough.

9.  I also need to get my butt in gear and lose weight and exercise. But I also need to love myself the way I am.  This is a contradiction of issues.  I guess I have to get to a compromise at some point.  Love myself enough to take care of myself... Sigh.

10.  Life just seems to be so out of control, and I need to find a way to cope with it.  I'm not doing that so well right now.  Oh well, life goes on, and I must, too.

Getting ready for a quilt show

Every three years the quilt group I helped start in Two Rivers, the Ladies of the Lake, has a members only non-judged quilt show at the Rahr-West Museum and Art Gallery.  This year it's our turn, again, to have a show there in December.  Last night I was working on finishing a challenge quilt, and also measuring the quilts I will be showing so I could get the information to the liaison in the group who will give the information to the Rahr. This is always an exciting time.  The Art Gallery hires a quilt related speaker for the opening, and it is pretty cool to be one of the people involved.  I could drive down to meetings now that I am retired, but just can't seem to get the energy to do it. I'm always invited to show as a charter member.  Since I've been working on UFOs, I have a number of things I will be putting in the show. Now I just have to get hanging sleeves on the ones that don't have one! 

Trying to get my act together

It seems that these days I am constantly jumping from one thing to another and not really getting anything done.  The same thing happens with my brain.  I start thinking about something and never really get it thought through before my mind jumps to something new. Today, for example, I felted two sweaters to make mittens from, read a magazine, fixed a hook on granddaughter's skirt, looked in my files to see what was in there, looked at a book about printing fabric, got the green tomatoes spread out between newspapers in the basement, put away some fabric, looked at some stuff on 'you tube', made the bed, read my e-mail, played solitaire on the computer, did a crossword puzzle, posted on my other blog (quiltscrapsangel.blogspot.com), picked up my granddaughter after school, started supper, and now this.  I did a few other things in between there, too, like ate breakfast and lunch.  Now, my mind has been jumping all over in between, thinking about things that had nothing to do with what I did today.  Thinking about my garden, and what I need to change next year, thinking about calling my parents, thinking about a book I read and all of my confused thoughts about religion, thinking about how tired I am, and who will be off of DWTS tonight, and what I should do next.  But I really didn't get a whole lot done at all, so then I feel like I'm wasting my time, and thinking about how I should get more organized, and how I should be taking better care of my body, exercise, etc.  I think about journaling and how I'm afraid to get started on my art quilt background fabric.  I just need to get back to my old mottos. "Just Do It," "Do It Now," "Do It Scared," "Do One Thing At a Time."  But then I feel like I wanna go take a nap.  Sigh.  Will I ever learn? Guess I'll play another game on the computer.

Still On My Back

OK, get your mind out of the gutter!  I just mean that I'm off my feet still because of the wart treatment. Sure hope it works. I'm bored.  Guess I'll go read. See, that's why I don't post a lot.  I am so boring.

Ugh, I had some warts on the bottom of my foot "needled" today.  Hope it works- I've been dinking around with it since last fall.  Really hurts.  No sewing today- I have to keep my foot up. I don't know when I'll get to making my pirate costume.

Trying again?

Last year I said I was going to start posting again, and posted exactly once.  I'm gonna try this again, because I have friends who followed this who are asking me about it.  I don't have a lot of time today, because I am going out for lunch soon, but quickly: love retirement, DJ center blocks completed along with 34 out of the 52 triangles for the border, Eric doing OK still with chemo, working a lot in my garden. I Facebook and tweet, so you can also find me there.  I am going to keep up on this instead of playing solitaire, free cell and mahjong! At least I think I can... it's kind of addicting.

I'll try again...

to keep up a blog. Life takes its ups and downs and twists and turns. Going through Colon Cancer with our older son. What a roller coaster ride that has been. He has just started on maintenance again since the second time cancer was found in his lung. Right now there is no activity on the PET scan. Hopefully this time it will stay away.

I am finished with my emeritus hours and so this year takes an entirely new turn. As far as traveling is concerned, all is up in the air, however, as we wait and watch what will happen with the cancer.

I've been working on my quilt UFOs and have gotten a lot done this past year. Will have to take photos. Also on pair number 6 for socks. Working on Dear Jane again. Have now completed row H. I have some in each of the final rows to complete, but some rows only have a few more to do. That's been higher on the priority list though. So exciting to be doing it again.

Also been working on the house. New sun room, and painted kitchen. More painting to come in the living room and halls and my bathroom. Have the paint purchased for those. Also have to work on our son's house as he has decided to sell it. Lots to do! I am going to try to get myself on a sort of schedule to keep up with the computer and exercising, and meditation. I want to, so I will do it. Otherwise I just drift along with the flow, and don't choose how to spend my time. Wish me luck!