tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38607491038376764192024-03-18T07:07:50.194-07:00Lefty CrafterHere is a place where you can enjoy listening (reading) about all my adventures as a lefty in a righty world. It is not easy to do this at times but I have managed to do it for over 70 years. Crafting is probably the hardest thing to do as a lefty since all directions are printed for righties. I have managed to adjust and will be more than happy to share my crafts with you thru pictures and writings. Enjoy!Leftycrafterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07607852055622555069noreply@blogger.comBlogger1200125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3860749103837676419.post-4485252312171794862024-03-17T08:23:00.000-07:002024-03-17T08:23:08.422-07:00WEEK 38<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoYATz7v62wYm9ReNbmRIiFwFFs6xaBCxdSoKR5lNXAaDRbJV3BmIJPNWHqq9cgen4DSc50uHSX0DDreQs3R7ZmHu4MpimkFB8exeFYvcAmY-8qIPUMnRvJj0XbhLqQQ3GrQ3OdxPxDqs7PphT9fsy72_hRLoGnLrnHJYPp1BH3QiMXsSn3OX91g1So2R4/s750/update.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="500" data-original-width="750" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoYATz7v62wYm9ReNbmRIiFwFFs6xaBCxdSoKR5lNXAaDRbJV3BmIJPNWHqq9cgen4DSc50uHSX0DDreQs3R7ZmHu4MpimkFB8exeFYvcAmY-8qIPUMnRvJj0XbhLqQQ3GrQ3OdxPxDqs7PphT9fsy72_hRLoGnLrnHJYPp1BH3QiMXsSn3OX91g1So2R4/w479-h213/update.png" width="479" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Where did this past week go? Feels like I just wrote a blog post yesterday. It was a productive week though. Not just in my crafting either.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Speaking of crafting............</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggEXWAtS_k3KvAF-bkz0X2kaBn5Z7ytSJtHEofsRpsFjoTkgQmReELCSB1AFkKrkGBsx99voLM4KI-f_6ttcLczArFzf0A095gvkuha8x5XUdp6EAmv3jAZEtgwEUXE2-hc5gbJ7xLnI3cBOwwskuxjz2H5aluAepnxUMoPNXWKXgnxNwi-oy3hpb0zlsu/s2980/rcr.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2980" data-original-width="2573" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggEXWAtS_k3KvAF-bkz0X2kaBn5Z7ytSJtHEofsRpsFjoTkgQmReELCSB1AFkKrkGBsx99voLM4KI-f_6ttcLczArFzf0A095gvkuha8x5XUdp6EAmv3jAZEtgwEUXE2-hc5gbJ7xLnI3cBOwwskuxjz2H5aluAepnxUMoPNXWKXgnxNwi-oy3hpb0zlsu/s320/rcr.jpg" width="276" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: helvetica;">I am nearing the toes of these. I believe I need 20 more rows and then the toes. They should be completed by my next update. Then I need to decide what to make next. I am leaning towards prayer shawl making. When I went to Mass yesterday, one of the prayer shawl ladies asked me if I needed anymore supplies for the shawls. I took that as a gentle hint they are in need. I have plenty of yarn set aside for this endeavor so might as well get going on it.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">I spent this past week decluttering my craft room. Oh my goodness. I actually got quite a bit out of it. No yarn, this time though. I got rid of sewing patterns, knitting books, crafts I will never do, Knick knacks I no longer find joy in, etc. I also put batteries into the two clocks I have in there and wound up my antique mantle clock so I can hear it chime every hour. I now, love going in there and working on projects. I even found one I had started and never completed. I have worked on it a few times this past week and will continue to work on it a bit at a time. It is one of those felt applique project with lots of tiny pieces that turn into Christmas ornaments. I had two of them but one is being decluttered to a new home as it was unopened. I will keep the one that I had started and hopefully will finish it before Christmas this year. I am using a combo of crafting glue and hand sewing. No, that is not what the instructions call for but then, I am not great at following instructions. LOL</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">I was also faithful to my menu list this week. There was a warm home cooked meal on the table every night...............until last night. We met up with family and friends at Mass and we all went out to eat afterwards. But................I had the food prepped for dinner so will cook it for lunch today. Tonight is corned beef and cabbage night. Hubbys favorite!</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">There were the normal household chores (laundry, dusting, mopping etc) that was done this past week too. It is about time to completely dismantle my kitchen and deep clean the granite counter tops. It is on my to do list for next week. Do any of you make to do lists?</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">I will leave you with a bit of humor. If you 'get it' I think it means you are old like me.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXm5QKv_K92mSLYw0osms3_IHrJ57GM8peTclc8t-BKKl48FZ-lPJ-8lqcD4pkVIx6Td79BWIMJmp6jCds9Iz1cL8BT8jupXxDTYl-QGHEdzdpgfXfdcQoVJt0jX1lCpj97dNsirlgdAQMMjit44hyphenhyphenDe67xdsBIqqws2spvv8Bw3HgoQn65TooJeumnaw3/s1450/grogu.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1450" data-original-width="1080" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXm5QKv_K92mSLYw0osms3_IHrJ57GM8peTclc8t-BKKl48FZ-lPJ-8lqcD4pkVIx6Td79BWIMJmp6jCds9Iz1cL8BT8jupXxDTYl-QGHEdzdpgfXfdcQoVJt0jX1lCpj97dNsirlgdAQMMjit44hyphenhyphenDe67xdsBIqqws2spvv8Bw3HgoQn65TooJeumnaw3/w298-h400/grogu.jpg" width="298" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Until Next Time.....................Happy Crafting!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!</span></div><p></p>Leftycrafterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07607852055622555069noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3860749103837676419.post-61246542108729581322024-03-10T09:28:00.001-07:002024-03-10T09:28:41.692-07:00WEEK 37........SUPER SHORT<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZ9CKWW2QI8E2Gbunv5Kyqk5w8No0Wkbziy4FI3jioz0qBMSbLyLQW2ViOgqSS7137bqtR_fQBYePOJoBhndOHSW331GaHdpF-YsqxvxXlIe8iIEdaYL6JkSvUKNFV0LP-k1VJLqToS52YqGah_tLkoxGEXkwjip8nDMtAN-Sozz-1HPZ3XGi4zaWJt85U/s851/yopd.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="315" data-original-width="851" height="177" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZ9CKWW2QI8E2Gbunv5Kyqk5w8No0Wkbziy4FI3jioz0qBMSbLyLQW2ViOgqSS7137bqtR_fQBYePOJoBhndOHSW331GaHdpF-YsqxvxXlIe8iIEdaYL6JkSvUKNFV0LP-k1VJLqToS52YqGah_tLkoxGEXkwjip8nDMtAN-Sozz-1HPZ3XGi4zaWJt85U/w546-h177/yopd.jpg" width="546" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: left;"> <span style="font-family: helvetica;">This update won't take you long to read. This is the only item I worked on this week.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoxikGYYHXgkx_ivxz-YfRtuB5eWRboHPzxwf57OhVcjM_NmV1qk1C7EWrD-HtRp09iHahHGRSHf1KfD2OCyJOy5aWIXlPzDLBXX-n8yPBaC583MerZlEnEECYH2Qw8TsqX7AnDjKUR1ZBHh9OaNr5fsFJHxi1ESxSHC0D9dRKTZbSBZDfYQQNxoCpz6kz/s4000/rcr.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoxikGYYHXgkx_ivxz-YfRtuB5eWRboHPzxwf57OhVcjM_NmV1qk1C7EWrD-HtRp09iHahHGRSHf1KfD2OCyJOy5aWIXlPzDLBXX-n8yPBaC583MerZlEnEECYH2Qw8TsqX7AnDjKUR1ZBHh9OaNr5fsFJHxi1ESxSHC0D9dRKTZbSBZDfYQQNxoCpz6kz/w300-h400/rcr.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: helvetica;">The RCR socks are my only item to be worked on. I know, boring. </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">I spent most of the past week coughing and blowing my nose. What ever this virus is that I found, it does not want to leave. My voice decided to leave on Tuesday and I finally got some of it back on Saturday. Today is day 12 of this thing! My voice is almost 100% and my nose is no longer an issue. The cough is still there but, oh so much better. Hopefully I am at the tail end of this darn thing!</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">I will leave you with this week's chuckle.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDlPRAgucP1bXlXJhYi7gZrDkj__a3sJ8gZDP2ki67GrqPd8qUNQIoD80T8SOqKeM1X5IZWQOdjV2rkxxE7TgmanWQXSncwbMfAH0z8OBxJX3AYM6c4bmlf8mRzUHq78SILhfzJXYshcnA-CiHEYBrkNJ7ZC60j2tZqvQzsPIuXibi78SZOFdIq7ZkoZEA/s1097/haha.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1097" data-original-width="1036" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDlPRAgucP1bXlXJhYi7gZrDkj__a3sJ8gZDP2ki67GrqPd8qUNQIoD80T8SOqKeM1X5IZWQOdjV2rkxxE7TgmanWQXSncwbMfAH0z8OBxJX3AYM6c4bmlf8mRzUHq78SILhfzJXYshcnA-CiHEYBrkNJ7ZC60j2tZqvQzsPIuXibi78SZOFdIq7ZkoZEA/w378-h400/haha.jpg" width="378" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Until Next Time.................Happy Crafting!!!!!!!!!</span></div><p></p>Leftycrafterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07607852055622555069noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3860749103837676419.post-75201883578949168972024-03-03T09:12:00.002-07:002024-03-03T09:12:22.161-07:00WEEK 36<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyhi2gKIwzjlqufwypGYaZ7NqIe78VSQRcUvLe8hJpQaMc85rfbKyOERMpm5X0VS8EF9N65TGtSQDwyVdk8m6ANpdNwrRF2ZWxmPw9xLs5kNQNZfA3Wep64qZt-G5J1Th5oY0WfEqh7rgSurlq_1Kw200cEQEg3e50MifaCbd6p8dUR-LRr6EqCuBn3n91/s851/White%20Bud%20Spring%20Time%20Banner.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="315" data-original-width="851" height="229" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyhi2gKIwzjlqufwypGYaZ7NqIe78VSQRcUvLe8hJpQaMc85rfbKyOERMpm5X0VS8EF9N65TGtSQDwyVdk8m6ANpdNwrRF2ZWxmPw9xLs5kNQNZfA3Wep64qZt-G5J1Th5oY0WfEqh7rgSurlq_1Kw200cEQEg3e50MifaCbd6p8dUR-LRr6EqCuBn3n91/w540-h229/White%20Bud%20Spring%20Time%20Banner.jpg" width="540" /></a></div><br /><div><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Spring has sprung here in the Valley of the Sun. We are in the 70's and just starting to rise into the 80's. Flowers are blooming, the geese are leaving, allergies are happening, baseball spring training is active, and I have a stinking cold! Spring does not last long here. By the end of April we will see temps closer to the 90's and then it is HOT until the end of October. </span></div><div><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: helvetica;">I was busy this week with my needles.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLMlyGE1LJvwA9rS6B87ne5hbJKJzONScISwfZcgV1u0vx3a5s9YzZPl49v5e61B6J9PizLcohcTV_HcEw2fU10qvW6V8laGPe_n9vcpRa-UEnEHWD-_yvjByGqOW3tnf3KHnvHotfHWOA6QjabXya1fhvftej5BeY2tyu4MvqvMNpzfBOSZhAcm0oWqju/s2947/ht.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2947" data-original-width="2802" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLMlyGE1LJvwA9rS6B87ne5hbJKJzONScISwfZcgV1u0vx3a5s9YzZPl49v5e61B6J9PizLcohcTV_HcEw2fU10qvW6V8laGPe_n9vcpRa-UEnEHWD-_yvjByGqOW3tnf3KHnvHotfHWOA6QjabXya1fhvftej5BeY2tyu4MvqvMNpzfBOSZhAcm0oWqju/s320/ht.jpg" width="304" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Habitation Throw is completed. It will make a nice lap blanket for the prayer shawl ministry. It was a very enjoyable knit. I was able to watch TV and work on this without problems. It also used up a couple lone skeins of yarn that I did not have enough of to make anything else with. I have several more skeins like that and think I will make another one in multi colors to use up those 'scraps'. It went fast, too, because I used worsted (#4) weght yarn and a size 10 (6mm) needle. BTW, the dark areas are actually a lovely blue color. Not sure why this looks gray.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Once again I decided to do a tried and true knitting project.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIbTecYatm0DMKhWcwo02QTrw2bg01BipgGktLULoNOiZNraKLbrNUyKeyshN7Uopzuad1XBE51vwM4F9fD8ceiBEQy7MIXKaQD-wcc8Pu68aiIGkr-iXT3zjdtxlTb8iCQ1AsMj3J8KKjVk8zeQ4xtGG_Y_wob7mUsMxTco7OVgB9yZZEuRphmpG-qqA_/s3496/rcr.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3496" data-original-width="1902" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIbTecYatm0DMKhWcwo02QTrw2bg01BipgGktLULoNOiZNraKLbrNUyKeyshN7Uopzuad1XBE51vwM4F9fD8ceiBEQy7MIXKaQD-wcc8Pu68aiIGkr-iXT3zjdtxlTb8iCQ1AsMj3J8KKjVk8zeQ4xtGG_Y_wob7mUsMxTco7OVgB9yZZEuRphmpG-qqA_/s320/rcr.jpg" width="174" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Rose City Roller socks. This time they are for ME! </span><span style="font-family: helvetica;"> </span><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Hubby said he has plenty of RCR socks, so now it is my turn. </span><span style="font-family: helvetica;">I only have 3 pair of these socks in my drawer so, time to add to that collection. They are the most comfy socks and I even wear them with sandals on cooler days. (don't judge lol) I am doing them consecutively this time. My goal is to do at least 10 rows a day on each sock. I saw the Yarn Harlot do this and she got hers done in record time. Of course I have see her knit and her fingers FLY! I do have a pair of long socks out of this same yarn and they are one of my favorite to grab in the dreary winter months. </span></div><div><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: helvetica;">And that is all for my crafting this week.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: helvetica;">I finally got the chance to go through all the jewelry I had pulled out of my armoire. I separated the items I think my grand daughters and daughter in laws may like. Now I just need them to come over and look it over to see if there is anything there they would like to have in their homes. That took me two days to do! I have 3 one gallon ziplocks full of jewelry. All costume with a lot of it handmade by me or my mom. Other than that, I did not declutter one inch of my craftroom last week. Maybe this coming week?</span></div><div><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: helvetica;">I decided to catch a cold starting on Wednesday night with it in my head and having it move down into my throat and chest last night. With the meds I take for my RA, my immune system is weakened. Lucky me! But, my RA is under control and I can deal with a virus now and then in order to have the ability to move and enjoy life again.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: helvetica;">My kindred spirit friend in Nevada sent a gift for Josh this week.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBNHR-gC5meH9VBWpjnQouZ8RNGiAi7KW3gLSjGFwNZX3FukC_SbmQQWmIpCenb0z4GxH4-I0ucvpitKiIuRB31sZUZB4vFSq4E2ztRJRSgFy8iAI6UjGgmOJywPMyhU8zsqMgbl7ah4s0ljbgIA2YA5b50OvmkhTX0DeYbq0Z35wq_VK5vk6Sjb5kSFOA/s1688/h2o.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1688" data-original-width="1030" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBNHR-gC5meH9VBWpjnQouZ8RNGiAi7KW3gLSjGFwNZX3FukC_SbmQQWmIpCenb0z4GxH4-I0ucvpitKiIuRB31sZUZB4vFSq4E2ztRJRSgFy8iAI6UjGgmOJywPMyhU8zsqMgbl7ah4s0ljbgIA2YA5b50OvmkhTX0DeYbq0Z35wq_VK5vk6Sjb5kSFOA/s320/h2o.jpg" width="195" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Water from Lourdes France! What a dear sweet friend she is. I so wish we lived closer so we could be together more often. She and I share so many common interests and hobbies. *sigh*</span></div><div><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Enrique has been so cute lately. He loves his blankets and likes to burrow in them. The other day he decided to burrow into the one that is on the couch between me and hubby.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjObGPxfJOicRJLN6hCivuOX_6zHrBD-2R6abom-BM37_GRktDmKP4FJ-4ZLwIhgMZo2XQwUK6yUMLc6ZX0kO7L3CwfWR7n1yBOSiy5bm9l-fhOEIXjTIj2644TKrBVEfg2RYoQM76nZ6GLoY8Lb6l2RehHmbkZESNnsEpWy4eJhpjOxEu1IAMIjYRPBQos/s2347/e.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2347" data-original-width="1590" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjObGPxfJOicRJLN6hCivuOX_6zHrBD-2R6abom-BM37_GRktDmKP4FJ-4ZLwIhgMZo2XQwUK6yUMLc6ZX0kO7L3CwfWR7n1yBOSiy5bm9l-fhOEIXjTIj2644TKrBVEfg2RYoQM76nZ6GLoY8Lb6l2RehHmbkZESNnsEpWy4eJhpjOxEu1IAMIjYRPBQos/s320/e.jpg" width="217" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: helvetica;">I am sure he thinks he is all covered up and no one can see him. What a goof. But we love him.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Until Next Time.............................Happy Crafting!!!!!!!!</span></div><div><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: helvetica;">PS: The car issue has been semi solved. I do have my SUV back and so far it is fine. The jury is still out on whether it will continue to stay that way. Peace Out!</span></div><div><br /></div><div><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></div>Leftycrafterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07607852055622555069noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3860749103837676419.post-6785129031476993202024-02-25T10:49:00.000-07:002024-02-25T10:49:22.221-07:00WEEK 35<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQHJiFvfU3iWLnFc37-txnHssIu1coD2SIQcydkn84uJdMvIDl5EiNhQZJuPXSU8gzvPlT1bgvzPC-CCdjsGs0yHrELF7CjYQwCU_WMtNZFytSHxqQ2rCFeD4sLVTj5BlTHF1LSW3sjkdbSHZk3x56iq1Pbj4v-9gRHgXFG5mCIZj_Yum5bzFRLVA7n8ko/s750/update.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="500" data-original-width="750" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQHJiFvfU3iWLnFc37-txnHssIu1coD2SIQcydkn84uJdMvIDl5EiNhQZJuPXSU8gzvPlT1bgvzPC-CCdjsGs0yHrELF7CjYQwCU_WMtNZFytSHxqQ2rCFeD4sLVTj5BlTHF1LSW3sjkdbSHZk3x56iq1Pbj4v-9gRHgXFG5mCIZj_Yum5bzFRLVA7n8ko/w468-h213/update.png" width="468" /></a></div><br /><p></p><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">For the past few weeks, my updates have been pretty short and honestly, kind of boring. rehashing the same thing each week. Well, this week is not going to be short and hopefully, not boring.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">I have a finish!!!! Yipee!!!</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYWm3qzS-8HpkCUE-IOJHmqANITvWeYY_SIXvPt6zp2_3BjYTi2z8Smviy6Ac_jdi6NnAn2SCxYQCWVFzSqto5B8T_dhHldYZvUbHIca1Ak1T4WzMwMjCNQS7C01d2iwX48r-3YIekZ8YNTzHQ5D0PeNUzL5Y0BBHyOdEk9aVVPFftnajIWCaS8kG1m4Z2/s3000/SOCKS.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2250" data-original-width="3000" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYWm3qzS-8HpkCUE-IOJHmqANITvWeYY_SIXvPt6zp2_3BjYTi2z8Smviy6Ac_jdi6NnAn2SCxYQCWVFzSqto5B8T_dhHldYZvUbHIca1Ak1T4WzMwMjCNQS7C01d2iwX48r-3YIekZ8YNTzHQ5D0PeNUzL5Y0BBHyOdEk9aVVPFftnajIWCaS8kG1m4Z2/s320/SOCKS.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: helvetica;">My Scatterby Socks are completed and in my sock drawer. Of course, now that they are completed, our temps have been in the 80's. Not exactly prime time for 'long' socks. This means I need to cast on some Rose City Roller socks for me! Hubby says he has plenty of socks. I only have 4 pair of the RCR socks, so need to get on those soon.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Once the socks were off the needles, I cast on my next knit........Nope, not RCR socks but.....</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmCFqwQrofpuDvkSfOfnL2-AYlwBx1L_S5pLfP2KqBr2vUeXfLUeuewi9Ogg_Uo8lWhJPRXlazIpK3TYSX0jlTm7_LWheBh5ap944Ilj_F_sE9ncrj5y7XLhyphenhyphen7cCSNzbw41ct4zL2O7fFrKrW7mDbrVsZAkUTi9Ih6P7Th6DKpkopQckCCXwx2YVAhO8bI/s3000/HABITATION.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2274" data-original-width="3000" height="243" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmCFqwQrofpuDvkSfOfnL2-AYlwBx1L_S5pLfP2KqBr2vUeXfLUeuewi9Ogg_Uo8lWhJPRXlazIpK3TYSX0jlTm7_LWheBh5ap944Ilj_F_sE9ncrj5y7XLhyphenhyphen7cCSNzbw41ct4zL2O7fFrKrW7mDbrVsZAkUTi9Ih6P7Th6DKpkopQckCCXwx2YVAhO8bI/s320/HABITATION.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: helvetica;">The Habitation Throw. I have had this on my wish list for quite a while. Probably 3-4 years! I am using some of my left over yarns to make this. I am not planning on making this as large as some do. I am going for either a triangular shawl or a lap blanket for the prayer shawl ministry. This knit is the perfect relaxing knit to do while watching TV or talking on the phone.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">I had plenty of knitting time this week. I managed to tweak my back on Wednesday while doing my daily declutter. I was working on my jewelry armoire and was bent over for over a couple of hours. Not my best move! When I went to stand straight my back informed me it was not having it. Even today, it is still sore if I am in one position for too long. Movement is my best friend. At least the spasms have stopped and now it is just sore! Getting old is not for sissies. That is why I had so much knitting time.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Josh completed his chemo/radiation this past week. To celebrate we were invited to lunch with him, his wife, and of course, Josie. It was so much fun. Stacie (His wife) and I played pull tabs and she did quite well and won nicely.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUFWuQ09SGIDJ-5p9Ps9j7V1_A5hpxzTg3ZRSjBfqTU9IjGajGzTgDDrcRPCk3lOVg_LSpvcgtJLvNgHA14kNn39Ew9A6TP52MsWRvmcd-IS67RcGHrC_7pJ8YS0sGRAoHhxLcbbvvyJ3vwRhb-zo0U4s7xuQflv6KiZsh01PcIBMV2xcdu5k6g19nTMaB/s4000/MONEY.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUFWuQ09SGIDJ-5p9Ps9j7V1_A5hpxzTg3ZRSjBfqTU9IjGajGzTgDDrcRPCk3lOVg_LSpvcgtJLvNgHA14kNn39Ew9A6TP52MsWRvmcd-IS67RcGHrC_7pJ8YS0sGRAoHhxLcbbvvyJ3vwRhb-zo0U4s7xuQflv6KiZsh01PcIBMV2xcdu5k6g19nTMaB/s320/MONEY.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: helvetica;">I won too by just being with family. Our daughter and her husband were able to join us too so it was very special!</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Next up is something that has been in the works since Thanksgiving. Josie wanted to get a Father Daughter Tattoo. Josie is the one that came up with the idea shortly after Josh was diagnosed with brain cancer. They finally got them done this past week. If you are a Marvel Avengers movie nut (like this family is) you will totally understand where this saying came from. If not, you can find out<a href="https://allears.net/2023/04/23/what-does-i-love-you-3000-mean-and-where-did-it-come-from/" target="_blank"> here.</a> Make sure you read the entire article to get why it means so much to them. (Bring a tissue)</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhO2VFi2L2y8EOAe4wVNwxbdhEy3RpgChMHwbK19hGs9CzzTds47hL0qNGhaRSTcoObYELtPFAusjbeVQFZua5Jlqt7VzKJ1clcfbHhnO4hEYoHjGYCNxMe_-ZUVaIv3cJJdcCcoIu0x2rpm8SHU3KzAYNIPalJcUHqbLPigJaI8A4EQKiLltv8Y2uqQnwH/s1440/JOSH.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1440" data-original-width="1080" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhO2VFi2L2y8EOAe4wVNwxbdhEy3RpgChMHwbK19hGs9CzzTds47hL0qNGhaRSTcoObYELtPFAusjbeVQFZua5Jlqt7VzKJ1clcfbHhnO4hEYoHjGYCNxMe_-ZUVaIv3cJJdcCcoIu0x2rpm8SHU3KzAYNIPalJcUHqbLPigJaI8A4EQKiLltv8Y2uqQnwH/s320/JOSH.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: helvetica;">This is Josh's written in Josie handwriting.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgE76w2FlXpSbI2dMl5YC_1CmJevLBrqDpLKCKDNZSco_79DN1MYpFTA-FjiGmFMDXgO7b8nccifEsOdJAi35uvej_cbTYh7yUW03fqjs67yFlqaP08HgSnzJjXCeh4cIcofw-JdCIkr3LKgHWgjkAdiJccDJvSO37OP2paQmgkigwMS2SB8HBTmkbiPC2M/s1440/JOSIE.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1440" data-original-width="1080" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgE76w2FlXpSbI2dMl5YC_1CmJevLBrqDpLKCKDNZSco_79DN1MYpFTA-FjiGmFMDXgO7b8nccifEsOdJAi35uvej_cbTYh7yUW03fqjs67yFlqaP08HgSnzJjXCeh4cIcofw-JdCIkr3LKgHWgjkAdiJccDJvSO37OP2paQmgkigwMS2SB8HBTmkbiPC2M/w300-h400/JOSIE.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: helvetica;">And Josie's is written in Josh's handwriting.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwenz8Kv9kj43dQzOSu853QbaB-XSgTLSPiDCH8N2bwVBar2pV8wedZCmZDKTN87Yi1EDZ7d7SRWFdGbA9Jcrlz4umx4pv7FALf9CBpM-5ooFi7ssj43ke4kwoaByyFrzGn9BJ_PR1rDehLU30CRof2T0SPxebxCiNFVLkcYGDpF6a4SAzriACW7uU0AZi/s1440/COMBO.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1440" data-original-width="1080" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwenz8Kv9kj43dQzOSu853QbaB-XSgTLSPiDCH8N2bwVBar2pV8wedZCmZDKTN87Yi1EDZ7d7SRWFdGbA9Jcrlz4umx4pv7FALf9CBpM-5ooFi7ssj43ke4kwoaByyFrzGn9BJ_PR1rDehLU30CRof2T0SPxebxCiNFVLkcYGDpF6a4SAzriACW7uU0AZi/s320/COMBO.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Father and Daughter together. I don't know if you know this but, Josie is named after her parents. Jos, from Josh and Lynn from her mom's middle name. Joslynn! So, this tattoo has a lot of meaning for the two of them. When she presented the idea to her dad, he actually cried. So did I.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">As I am sitting here writing my blog today, I have a little buddy sleeping next to me.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQ5L4IdnczWexLmT1vMWa2E5NBegA7OMeRDHn_vUrtn7y9iAZA668uPmD8j3NtOB2pjQ_7elL4egZ3NRABrjWOh2vsJFNPhTSTyVNYx8OX2ne8frNYGsvEdx1gR30GqVDO2w-SMVkokqvhzHh2cl0i7O-bc-FmOyH65ZJt78jARN0nOjYYEbX2qbNt8F23/s2822/E.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2822" data-original-width="2593" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQ5L4IdnczWexLmT1vMWa2E5NBegA7OMeRDHn_vUrtn7y9iAZA668uPmD8j3NtOB2pjQ_7elL4egZ3NRABrjWOh2vsJFNPhTSTyVNYx8OX2ne8frNYGsvEdx1gR30GqVDO2w-SMVkokqvhzHh2cl0i7O-bc-FmOyH65ZJt78jARN0nOjYYEbX2qbNt8F23/s320/E.jpg" width="294" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: helvetica;">My little Enrique boy. Such a sweet boy. A big joy in my life too. Even hubby likes him!</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">I can not leave you without giving you something to chuckle over.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDvtUjn8fYu93hYVOeB_G3YfJ_9QorrY46PUVuIdat81LQFmNpcFokd6oUIVH3daDstJmPFsaqqp5wmTu-_CiT5d99yZ4PfER7qBCEPp_uNPyh40R6hyphenhyphenb1bEGN7ryRmKAJcQXtlvL9CS2_Vis_hFGPyrkTMQT5Te5WPf8ddJj_7YzxYOUTS6Uxu63TkH5X/s1326/WHISKEY.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1326" data-original-width="1080" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDvtUjn8fYu93hYVOeB_G3YfJ_9QorrY46PUVuIdat81LQFmNpcFokd6oUIVH3daDstJmPFsaqqp5wmTu-_CiT5d99yZ4PfER7qBCEPp_uNPyh40R6hyphenhyphenb1bEGN7ryRmKAJcQXtlvL9CS2_Vis_hFGPyrkTMQT5Te5WPf8ddJj_7YzxYOUTS6Uxu63TkH5X/s320/WHISKEY.jpg" width="261" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Until Next Time...................Happy Crafting!!!!!!</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></div>Leftycrafterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07607852055622555069noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3860749103837676419.post-17079792043241187192024-02-18T15:15:00.001-07:002024-02-18T15:15:35.248-07:00WEEK 34<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiz_FXpbSTJbgVRhT-yL-p76hlp1_my7q09iR3Ps9FH-epyX3KuiXAsccKzMrxa-MirbzvYHM_v8YAqkI-I5Eghf46tNzE0AvCQ3ms9XJ44JXrcjzlPRTxbqbun021FFYSJ-VjG2WulDVfP8FQisc2n8J3akaiM_Iv7Y3H1H0Na-c8_lYx9E92NONHTnSB3/s750/PUPS.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="500" data-original-width="750" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiz_FXpbSTJbgVRhT-yL-p76hlp1_my7q09iR3Ps9FH-epyX3KuiXAsccKzMrxa-MirbzvYHM_v8YAqkI-I5Eghf46tNzE0AvCQ3ms9XJ44JXrcjzlPRTxbqbun021FFYSJ-VjG2WulDVfP8FQisc2n8J3akaiM_Iv7Y3H1H0Na-c8_lYx9E92NONHTnSB3/s320/PUPS.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p></p><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Not a good crafting week. Here is what I got done.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoJnvsawo3bwbpoIkSu_2EaDYQ58Qc1lrAmBLdOWDY19itKNYaCh53mbhSSeZpFlrI3udgdPZ7dSbgDOQp_ZcPVc6qMsRi1Yke_kS5h-S9-L63B633bFr0lTT9AdGUnn1MOqnBgFx2JQQQ9dT8XFLsiJBdRg7LzHOgAjy6Zo9k4yxkh1gIZ2gJ0qwXeMX5/s3298/sock.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3298" data-original-width="1685" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoJnvsawo3bwbpoIkSu_2EaDYQ58Qc1lrAmBLdOWDY19itKNYaCh53mbhSSeZpFlrI3udgdPZ7dSbgDOQp_ZcPVc6qMsRi1Yke_kS5h-S9-L63B633bFr0lTT9AdGUnn1MOqnBgFx2JQQQ9dT8XFLsiJBdRg7LzHOgAjy6Zo9k4yxkh1gIZ2gJ0qwXeMX5/s320/sock.jpg" width="163" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Heel is done and just barely got part of the foot done. Yup, not super exciting, huh. I want to get this done as I have several projects I want to start and I know if I cast any of them on, this will get put on the back burner.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">I did manage to get 15 minutes a day of decluttering for 4 days. So, the kitchen and my part of the bedroom are completed. Next will be my bathroom and my jewelry box. Hopefully hubby will get inspired soon and pitch in. If not, I will take it upon myself to do his areas which he will not like lol. </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Most of the week was spent dealing with car issues and family things. Nothing I really want to talk about yet. Nothing really serious but just frustrating and time consuming.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Josh has his last treatment on Monday. Then it is a month long waiting game for testing and determination to see what is next.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Lent started last Wednesday. This means meatless Fridays for the next 6 weeks. I really like this time as it gives me a chance to branch out with my cooking and try new things and let my imagination take over in the kitchen. And, no, I don't just throw fish on the grill every Friday. I love to explore plant based meals during this time. Hello Mediterranean diet recipes.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Here is my photo of Enrique this week.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFwRELfrHZkS9Oz5vTAGJW0nrK8g_ufV1LvsXmHkzVeC-NsGkM7pr_wWRNVe2hsgCFOuC2UEM4X6yGZTVniVMvs6oTH_lkcKnjPizVKxMsJLeeU5plpiPkDVAJMbq6d0Ow78jGV6BKs12Ze47vLTXoBoOHDX7RwcXxxuix_31SFdNRrfdsktbvZ3ZOY192/s3000/e.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2140" data-original-width="3000" height="228" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFwRELfrHZkS9Oz5vTAGJW0nrK8g_ufV1LvsXmHkzVeC-NsGkM7pr_wWRNVe2hsgCFOuC2UEM4X6yGZTVniVMvs6oTH_lkcKnjPizVKxMsJLeeU5plpiPkDVAJMbq6d0Ow78jGV6BKs12Ze47vLTXoBoOHDX7RwcXxxuix_31SFdNRrfdsktbvZ3ZOY192/s320/e.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: helvetica;">We bought him this bed over a month ago. It was to replace the HUGE bed that he and Luna shared. This week is the first time he has actually gotten into it and slept. There are still a few toys and one more bed of Luna's that we need to dispose of but it is still hard for me to see her things go out the door. Heck, I still have 2 blankets that belonged to Wire. Enrique really likes those blankets so they stay.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">For those of us who do a lot of cooking with oil. Here is your funny for the week.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkmaLkIiAJ5PU2OMMqa_cwe2iN3oaUL1SBBw622wW1FT2Xa6klbAqv6US4rakKwCLXdxrmB2sUi0zqFAhV8Y1N6az-VoCOEDvXqb1UuTrapLIH004f6E1zWb5DtxZwdjoVfOqO15Tgr2UJyvw6rPGzvFXXm9KmTCnxyAfk-2xRcnzwOKuRkxPbplsrLisQ/s1163/oil.jpg" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" data-original-height="1163" data-original-width="1080" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkmaLkIiAJ5PU2OMMqa_cwe2iN3oaUL1SBBw622wW1FT2Xa6klbAqv6US4rakKwCLXdxrmB2sUi0zqFAhV8Y1N6az-VoCOEDvXqb1UuTrapLIH004f6E1zWb5DtxZwdjoVfOqO15Tgr2UJyvw6rPGzvFXXm9KmTCnxyAfk-2xRcnzwOKuRkxPbplsrLisQ/w371-h400/oil.jpg" width="371" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Until Next Time.....................Happy Crafting!!!!!!!!!!!!</span></div>Leftycrafterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07607852055622555069noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3860749103837676419.post-26478600137431889912024-02-11T09:08:00.001-07:002024-02-12T19:57:41.947-07:00WEEK 33 <p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzhBhHcw2iszBT50vAB8JJPjUkexjNIa4hR0y4XmuotMKVMvheyZBij_FdMwDoqtoxNBJd9JGpEMz1_V_ImbtMzOnWZpadBx_IaBd1tlMMzb9piViFamiESRGBFl9xEswJd_KC42uBQ6mU51wbVhH-8np9uEO8UM_JKaOVQCK7HMOzhL36CaS06QNcVh14/s500/mustache.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="185" data-original-width="500" height="175" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzhBhHcw2iszBT50vAB8JJPjUkexjNIa4hR0y4XmuotMKVMvheyZBij_FdMwDoqtoxNBJd9JGpEMz1_V_ImbtMzOnWZpadBx_IaBd1tlMMzb9piViFamiESRGBFl9xEswJd_KC42uBQ6mU51wbVhH-8np9uEO8UM_JKaOVQCK7HMOzhL36CaS06QNcVh14/w525-h175/mustache.jpg" width="525" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: left;"> <span style="font-family: helvetica;">Not a very interesting week craftwise. In finished sock one:</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHBCsvXFGiFZCmeDsnr81rJjtW0wcuazFln6ri9fLCO9sf0DiOT3UpBssQpMgDPnTx_OgF9c6HkfqpISi76nQ8632FCEJJoFSxcRrviB8iMl8rREF8PdveyXe9rK-B4hWtxpK6Cbg_sF_WA6cglvforuYcMvzaMlLLS8VbpHCiS8ZqGX7OLju8ax5dwe5k/s3829/done.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1576" data-original-width="3829" height="132" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHBCsvXFGiFZCmeDsnr81rJjtW0wcuazFln6ri9fLCO9sf0DiOT3UpBssQpMgDPnTx_OgF9c6HkfqpISi76nQ8632FCEJJoFSxcRrviB8iMl8rREF8PdveyXe9rK-B4hWtxpK6Cbg_sF_WA6cglvforuYcMvzaMlLLS8VbpHCiS8ZqGX7OLju8ax5dwe5k/s320/done.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: helvetica;">And started on sock #2:</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_7bMfMovbVaD7hZIxI-8KS2sG8ta1GdCcnNyZHOcdp3ZJYldd1JxbKzoFEXiE_GgeOO5HG0ADq72f-tH5PQteR5xjQV3VyU-cK3KAtftLgXTirEXGYmqHqZOkM85-tAYxxhs2Ja61rQ9ur6v4e_AixK76IN6LPd6XcpoaKVKULqsCjJmSVpzZL6f8KRdh/s4000/wip.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="2064" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_7bMfMovbVaD7hZIxI-8KS2sG8ta1GdCcnNyZHOcdp3ZJYldd1JxbKzoFEXiE_GgeOO5HG0ADq72f-tH5PQteR5xjQV3VyU-cK3KAtftLgXTirEXGYmqHqZOkM85-tAYxxhs2Ja61rQ9ur6v4e_AixK76IN6LPd6XcpoaKVKULqsCjJmSVpzZL6f8KRdh/s320/wip.jpg" width="165" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Yup, pretty mundane and boring.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">I did manage to declutter 5 days this past week. The kitchen is completed and I am now working in the master bedroom. I don't know if enjoyment is the right word to use. Maybe accomplishment. But I actually look forward to each day's 15 minute segment of decluttering. Crazy, huh!?</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">On Monday, Josh starts his final week (#6) of his chemo and radiation therapy. Then he waits a month to get his next MRI and see how the brain tumor was affected by all the treatment and find out what the next step will be. Another hurry up and wait time for us.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Otherwise, life is fairly normal for us. I did find a couple of humous items this past week I wanted to pass on to y'all.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">This is for all you teachers out there.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhitvVUXXhkXqhmO7b6yyTW49MIfsiF5mr9RNedKYQuTWP8JO5qEy56Yv7a-bxSWQyA_q_QJJ5YL2f5jGwrx1VRMlJFTo5n7Ib2RjLGb9BDvMQYarYtB-HifY8RUncULnUQoL5zRNS4B0veh-a1ptwLxfmr2vtrt7P0AtooE1JX6lk-jGtWRjm8fhAFndLV/s1080/flying.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="546" data-original-width="1080" height="162" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhitvVUXXhkXqhmO7b6yyTW49MIfsiF5mr9RNedKYQuTWP8JO5qEy56Yv7a-bxSWQyA_q_QJJ5YL2f5jGwrx1VRMlJFTo5n7Ib2RjLGb9BDvMQYarYtB-HifY8RUncULnUQoL5zRNS4B0veh-a1ptwLxfmr2vtrt7P0AtooE1JX6lk-jGtWRjm8fhAFndLV/s320/flying.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><span style="font-family: helvetica;">And because I love clean humor</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtrgl7n6F5BMtqFdcZgTNCrFU82nM0ZmlhKG8IIoBDsinzQuCrTQ6Aw1kLt18bOAALAi8e2ufRVPsVW5-sP3XUjcNPcqHUFbUxqgtqqTCQI8XR1ntwRVHnCc48vAbjOcwHGhBZqN5TnstWlDlbp81tKaV1c7z1fBpjAjBKbkOyoplhJK8htN2OcRdxh1gJ/s1080/chip.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="716" data-original-width="1080" height="212" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtrgl7n6F5BMtqFdcZgTNCrFU82nM0ZmlhKG8IIoBDsinzQuCrTQ6Aw1kLt18bOAALAi8e2ufRVPsVW5-sP3XUjcNPcqHUFbUxqgtqqTCQI8XR1ntwRVHnCc48vAbjOcwHGhBZqN5TnstWlDlbp81tKaV1c7z1fBpjAjBKbkOyoplhJK8htN2OcRdxh1gJ/s320/chip.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: helvetica;">And with that I will bid you adieu</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Until Next Time.............................Happy Crafting!!!!!!!!!!</span></div><p></p>Leftycrafterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07607852055622555069noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3860749103837676419.post-57149564231364319272024-02-04T08:55:00.002-07:002024-02-04T08:55:56.332-07:00WEK 32 OF YEAR 13<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPPTljiyHMyBH6PPOIcTJBDFxEyEq-5DsXyQcA16lSRXlhIuV2t8k-bFHaptz2QuwmyahV0s4XBcMLm0CLOjHcyBmaf8-yywhyyypFvvZzgfCHk49F1W6e59xgcyBan1GhRvAFy9c7ibK344jfaUmT7novP5R0p6K6qkFaZbH8rHQbCJ96RPuNuBL7JK8D/s500/mustache.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="185" data-original-width="500" height="183" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPPTljiyHMyBH6PPOIcTJBDFxEyEq-5DsXyQcA16lSRXlhIuV2t8k-bFHaptz2QuwmyahV0s4XBcMLm0CLOjHcyBmaf8-yywhyyypFvvZzgfCHk49F1W6e59xgcyBan1GhRvAFy9c7ibK344jfaUmT7novP5R0p6K6qkFaZbH8rHQbCJ96RPuNuBL7JK8D/w545-h183/mustache.jpg" width="545" /></a></div><br /><p></p><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">A week has gone by and I do not have a lot of crafting to show or talk about. Life gets in my way too much. I think that is a good thing though. Keeps me busy and active. So, here is what I have accomplished this past week.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5r6MQH6s-S-yAxJXn0bhtG14FYUjuYOmshBi5SkEGXeCawabM4n6RfzrHEpZwcxzt2iMGYqG9ODSMy1n1j7KcUtNpQqdv9j_omo3WVpOPehHYuUf1KTZ8dHhaGS5F-y6nar8_v7yYf2dSK3G9TmoeKrUqMoSc9S6Y6UmL4iyUDzlOM1OkdQny6yC-1i1z/s3000/SS.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2631" data-original-width="3000" height="281" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5r6MQH6s-S-yAxJXn0bhtG14FYUjuYOmshBi5SkEGXeCawabM4n6RfzrHEpZwcxzt2iMGYqG9ODSMy1n1j7KcUtNpQqdv9j_omo3WVpOPehHYuUf1KTZ8dHhaGS5F-y6nar8_v7yYf2dSK3G9TmoeKrUqMoSc9S6Y6UmL4iyUDzlOM1OkdQny6yC-1i1z/s320/SS.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: helvetica;">As of this morning I am just a few rows shy of starting the toe on my Scatterby Sock. My dream was to have it completed and sock #2 on the needles by this morning. Like I said, life got in my way.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">I spent one day at the car dealership trying to figure out why my car made a loud bang and felt like it had been hit by another vehicle when there was not another car anywhere around me. Then I had acceleration problems and high RPM. This all happened when driving Josh home from his radiation treatment and going 70 MPH! By the time I got back into the car to take it to the dealer, everything was working as normal. The service department could not find anything wrong with it either! It seems to be fine now but that was quite scary. Hopefully it was just 'one of those things' and all will be well.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Another half of a day was spent with 4 of my cousins having lunch,catching up and reliving old times.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghbfZHnhpy3YsiaWFUDiH9rKYtyMyO_YbWnEr6V-izdIli34zrc0rmBsGU9ew75XZ5s-yIc0duYZPRHldUu0PhxTt-mXjSvIjf6p61pKZd2Z2OKDKtc5Xpod7dVRKeBIHgsTT-3M2moclg1Z0CXhkRsaxvojy4Fk0DThUq7gS3Rryg8jexZJn1uneyIwV3/s2333/CUZ.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2333" data-original-width="1993" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghbfZHnhpy3YsiaWFUDiH9rKYtyMyO_YbWnEr6V-izdIli34zrc0rmBsGU9ew75XZ5s-yIc0duYZPRHldUu0PhxTt-mXjSvIjf6p61pKZd2Z2OKDKtc5Xpod7dVRKeBIHgsTT-3M2moclg1Z0CXhkRsaxvojy4Fk0DThUq7gS3Rryg8jexZJn1uneyIwV3/s320/CUZ.jpg" width="273" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: helvetica;">It was a very windy day as you can see from the hair blowing and my shirt trying to take off. (I am on the far right) We had not seen each other for years so it was nice to really have time to catch up. There were a total of 26 of us cousins and now we are down to 23. Guess we are not as young as we thought we were. They live as far as the east coast to Hawaii. Could be why we seldom see each other.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">There seemed to be a plethora of laundry this week. Probably because I had purchased new sheets for our bed and wanted to wash them before using them. That takes up a whole laundry load in itself.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">I have gotten back into menu planning too. It sure does save on time throughout the week and also $$ when going to the grocery store. We only purchase what we need for the week and try not to impulse buy anything else. I started that the first of the year and so far it is going well.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">This month I have also started doing a 15 minute a day declutter. I do not do it on the weekend, normally. But throughout the week, I choose a room and work on that room until completed. My hopes is to have the main part of the house done by the end of the year. We also have 2 sheds and of course, the dreaded backroom that is used for storage of things we don't want stolen out of our sheds. (Yes, we have people jumping our block wall and helping themselves to our sheds) Those places will be the least of my worries until the living part of our home is done.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">On Thursday, Jaxon came over and we had a sleepover. I am so glad my grandkids like to come and spend time with us old folks. My kids never had that opportunity as we always lived far away from all the grand parents. Grandparents are so important in a child's life. I cherish my memories of my time with my grandparents. Hopefully my grandchildren will feel the same way when I am gone.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">We got another inch of rain this past week. More rain is expected this week too. Winter is our rainy season. Even though you hear about us having monsoons, they are not normally huge rain producers for us. They bring lots of dust and wind and just enough rain to mess everything up.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">I have rambled on long enough. I hope all of you are having a glorious day.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Until Next Time............................Happy Crafting!!!!!!!!!!!!!!</span></div>Leftycrafterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07607852055622555069noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3860749103837676419.post-66758890157261534352024-01-28T08:24:00.000-07:002024-01-28T08:24:31.579-07:00WEEK 31 Was A Doozy!<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYTnDt16Or_v2w6lo9z46QcsMYLHKdM_Oxvd1KWzqBhi5VPzo6rWeykqdZ4lP-w3-CTjp9Jkzs-gzrLKSGsmvtIYwVsUAnch6E8Up6H6kbdWJQrHMXDlC93yoavdbt7k08JmRsBwFF9zAFc0jpowKa8AdouLND8jEbwxhf14OhQ-GqyCkOqcpGAJ2gBdTb/s750/update.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="500" data-original-width="750" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYTnDt16Or_v2w6lo9z46QcsMYLHKdM_Oxvd1KWzqBhi5VPzo6rWeykqdZ4lP-w3-CTjp9Jkzs-gzrLKSGsmvtIYwVsUAnch6E8Up6H6kbdWJQrHMXDlC93yoavdbt7k08JmRsBwFF9zAFc0jpowKa8AdouLND8jEbwxhf14OhQ-GqyCkOqcpGAJ2gBdTb/w466-h213/update.png" width="466" /></a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Happy Day to all of you. This past week whizzed by me! There was something going on each day that pulled me away from blessed knitting time. Let's take a look.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Monday - Hubby, Josh and myself had a wonderful lunch out with friends. These lunches take a few hours since we need to catch up with all that is going on in all of our lives. Afterwards, hubby and I went to WalMart and Petco to pick up a few needed items. Enrique was glad for the Petco visit as he got a new bed and toy. Yes, he is very spoiled!</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Tuesday - This was my busiest day at home for the week! The chimes on our mantel clock were changed from Christmas mode to pop music mode. Called my car mechanic for information and also called the Vet to make Enrique an appointment. Rearranged all the Christmas goodies still sitting out so they didn't take up so much space as well as taking the last Christmas item down and put it away. Vacuum sealed some items for the freezer, cleaned weekly supply of veggies, made a menu board to stick on the fridge and sewed labels and medals on the 4 prayer shawls I had and then bagged them up to take to Mass on Saturday. Most of this was completed by noon. Hubby has a class every other Tuesday morning and it is a grand time for me to really get things done.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Wednesday - Took Josh for his radiation treatment. This is always a nice little mom and son time. After I got home, hubby and I went to Winco (a grocery store) and Costco to pick up our new glasses.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9C0HcF-cO3X4dZ2ICFqeo5o0csYRq5GFNcs1RCEQGox6Y3cteAHUFpwaYjsg24X1n2_ZqDqemsGRnpjUViyLws-rgkb4uxmQ8ebP2y0SJwI-Lk4ql7Tr209Wo8gfK73B3HgaSz-uTZIHI9_LZWJDuV9A_pifZDh_oHfIjpifTq9C2c4HvFwg0B1xkrGDX/s1140/glasses.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="560" data-original-width="1140" height="156" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9C0HcF-cO3X4dZ2ICFqeo5o0csYRq5GFNcs1RCEQGox6Y3cteAHUFpwaYjsg24X1n2_ZqDqemsGRnpjUViyLws-rgkb4uxmQ8ebP2y0SJwI-Lk4ql7Tr209Wo8gfK73B3HgaSz-uTZIHI9_LZWJDuV9A_pifZDh_oHfIjpifTq9C2c4HvFwg0B1xkrGDX/w320-h156/glasses.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: helvetica;">This is the first time I have ever done wire rimmed glasses. My hopes were they would be lighter than plastic ones. So far I like them. Hmmm.....Maybe I should have put a touch of makeup on before this picture was taken LOL. But since the pandemic, I seldom wear makeup and I even quit dying my hair! My husband is amazed that at 70 my hair has still not turned gray. It is still only about 30% gray! </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Thursday - I am quite proud of myself. My car dealership told me I needed a new wiper blade for the drivers side, a new engine air filter and gas direct fuel service all to the tune of over $300. Hubby changed the wiper blade that we had already purchased for $8, I changed the air filter which was $10 and according to our family mechanic there is no need for the fuel service until your car reaches between 30K - 50K miles. My car only has 19K on it! That service is over $250! I am so glad I made some phone calls and was able to do most of this at home! But wait! There is more to this day!</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">When I got up there was a message on my phone from TX DIL. I called and found out Samantha (another grand kid for us) had been in a car accident the day before and they were needing rides to the tow company and the rental car place. Seems Sam totaled her car, poor thing. It was not her fault either. The other driver got the ticket. So I ran them all over town getting their errands done. </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">I was still able to make my weekly menus and grocery list. Plus, I finally pulled my sourdough starter and discard out of the fridge and made 2 batches of sourdough crackers. My discard had quite a bit of hooch on it so drained most of that off and gave it just a little feeding then stuck it back in the fridge. My starter is on my counter being fed to reactivate it as it had been in the fridge for several months. As of today, it is very happy.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">This was also Enrique's vet visit day. He is fine and his weight is getting back to where it should be. He was a bit chunky.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Friday - This was supposed to be grocery shopping day. Well, we got to the store and my phone rang. It was TX DIL crying on the phone. She was at the hospital ER with Sam who was showing signs of a concussion and had some bad bruising. Her other daughter, Jaxon, had just left the cardiologist and the news was not good from there. Hubby and I left the store and went to the Hospital to be with her until she was calm enough to drive. Seems Jaxon had two arteries that are not functioning properly. This child is only 18 years old. She is scheduled for surgery on Valentines day. Hopefully everything can be done through her arteries so they do not need to open her chest up. Hubby and I did go to the grocery store and afterwards stayed with TX DIL until her husband got home and was able to keep her calm. Sam was released from the ER and did not have any internal injuries from the car accident. But they did find nodules in her lungs and a cyst on her thyroid. She has an appointment with her Dr this week. KIDS!!!</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Saturday - Early morning food pick up for our church's food bank. Then we lounged around until time to go to Mass. I put corn beef and cabbage in the crockpot so we could have a nice home cooked meal after Mass. It was sooooo yummy. It is one of hubby's favorite meals. We had picked up the corn beef after St Patrick's day last year. They are real cheap at that time and since they are vacuum sealed they freeze quite well too. The rest of the evening was spent knitting and watching the new Mission Impossible movie.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Here is where I am with my sock.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJPVyBxXYMk6Zx3bQqmrfv0KgaQ_R4V7wA1w3vOMR-590a3zjN3dru6OPfC9fWco4nGvve1KfWv4Yatv5MagkvvKrB6w1sL0_behUi9K9N7LphXS4hsOJfNZ3UuxErt1aDnLGtpZ1iY1yKEE4AqB7ENt-iARtd3bhyphenhyphen8WtoMSD85bI0RszKSQG97lTT7dDx/s3000/SOCK.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2695" data-original-width="3000" height="287" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJPVyBxXYMk6Zx3bQqmrfv0KgaQ_R4V7wA1w3vOMR-590a3zjN3dru6OPfC9fWco4nGvve1KfWv4Yatv5MagkvvKrB6w1sL0_behUi9K9N7LphXS4hsOJfNZ3UuxErt1aDnLGtpZ1iY1yKEE4AqB7ENt-iARtd3bhyphenhyphen8WtoMSD85bI0RszKSQG97lTT7dDx/s320/SOCK.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Hopefully I will get to the heel today and on to the foot. I will not continue the pattern once I get to the foot as I do not like 'fluffy' socks in my shoes.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">I saw this the other day. Since I love gnomes, I may need to try and make these.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhO6BVYJrUubp5mdH08oUM2WgO31b06miDmGznU8koDykRLWqCEUnuq7EcgE4ejI0YY8ShEC5JhCjR4RnKGLK5TDtaqs8ZoonSavDGRwcjlbi_W7CdrwmUI_jFxwLC-SvQru1CfNA6MqCKq1bCiGEBFAwpCF9IOUV_PCPbsKG4fzspOZLRuFzzec_tQDh-c/s1432/gnomw%20cc.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1432" data-original-width="1041" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhO6BVYJrUubp5mdH08oUM2WgO31b06miDmGznU8koDykRLWqCEUnuq7EcgE4ejI0YY8ShEC5JhCjR4RnKGLK5TDtaqs8ZoonSavDGRwcjlbi_W7CdrwmUI_jFxwLC-SvQru1CfNA6MqCKq1bCiGEBFAwpCF9IOUV_PCPbsKG4fzspOZLRuFzzec_tQDh-c/s320/gnomw%20cc.jpg" width="233" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Cutest cupcakes ever!</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Today, hubby and I have zero plans. I am hoping to sit back, relax, knit and watch nothing of importance on the boob tube. I will make meals for us but Hamburgers don't require much work.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">I will leave you with this funny I sent to my TX DIL</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicLFvNK_jOlos0f5uYroOoptJzssDF3WnNJp8GGVuh877Zva_3wvFzhESaTc4PLGtK9uj_Z48ybBO6WUKGMQ2b-LUNVMetHq0HUGE279tfRzs9plcpGwPAGYPIF5ts5k4Y40JjVAVVfP6VXQPWfQ8szGBz0heMdi5Qer766ZUc-WhVODGnzjggtiXtZEdI/s1092/snore.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1092" data-original-width="1080" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicLFvNK_jOlos0f5uYroOoptJzssDF3WnNJp8GGVuh877Zva_3wvFzhESaTc4PLGtK9uj_Z48ybBO6WUKGMQ2b-LUNVMetHq0HUGE279tfRzs9plcpGwPAGYPIF5ts5k4Y40JjVAVVfP6VXQPWfQ8szGBz0heMdi5Qer766ZUc-WhVODGnzjggtiXtZEdI/s320/snore.jpg" width="316" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Until Next Time.....................Happy Crafting!!!!!!!!!!!!!!</span></div><p></p>Leftycrafterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07607852055622555069noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3860749103837676419.post-21148398939334554162024-01-21T09:47:00.002-07:002024-01-21T09:47:34.928-07:00WEEK 30 WITH FO'S<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjViklxES7uxphWeisQMP4l-hiexRoM3bmiTi4WQ2nd3unsNbr_hLSU4BcQ5p7KUwtCLF1FIH4YqLi_Q4gc0jOe9nrVViv0P1sgkUYmEsggPrdNX5mvJE0AVQjSxUoGY3UG9hIaAQe1nb9UdhVm7kZWKMAtUQOs8D_Oilg7cq_w2dmn5W_XSVzeWCBZFu2d/s750/update.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="500" data-original-width="750" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjViklxES7uxphWeisQMP4l-hiexRoM3bmiTi4WQ2nd3unsNbr_hLSU4BcQ5p7KUwtCLF1FIH4YqLi_Q4gc0jOe9nrVViv0P1sgkUYmEsggPrdNX5mvJE0AVQjSxUoGY3UG9hIaAQe1nb9UdhVm7kZWKMAtUQOs8D_Oilg7cq_w2dmn5W_XSVzeWCBZFu2d/w450-h213/update.png" width="450" /></a></div><br /><p></p><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">A very good day to one and all! I am so excited. We are expecting rain any minute and it is supposed to continue for many hours. I love the rain. It so seldom rains here in my neck of the woods. It is cold and dreary out too. A good day to curl up with some crafting or possibly a good book and a beverage of choice and let the weather enfold you in it's embrace. I also have another reason I am looking forward to some rain.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXadzhqxKByDwGJJHIagxD-ELvifbTKgDwYNJk33OT3jzcHUCCdj3bGNhZH1j11_DAhf7_NePXXv_bNSWUlAjtW6jKagU8t4qKIUmcCZCTEmpnTaZ-uMBV8cpFUihRUGig-Qv50ArAPq574THjmc8h8EypHEN8t0BLZ4P8roMcR4Mv-m9I0rBeeZpzRdxW/s1973/rain.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1973" data-original-width="1369" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXadzhqxKByDwGJJHIagxD-ELvifbTKgDwYNJk33OT3jzcHUCCdj3bGNhZH1j11_DAhf7_NePXXv_bNSWUlAjtW6jKagU8t4qKIUmcCZCTEmpnTaZ-uMBV8cpFUihRUGig-Qv50ArAPq574THjmc8h8EypHEN8t0BLZ4P8roMcR4Mv-m9I0rBeeZpzRdxW/s320/rain.jpg" width="222" /></a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><span style="font-family: helvetica;">I got a new gnome rain gauge. I had one over a year ago but someone thought it would be fun to tear it off the wall in my backyard. It wasn't hard to figure out who did it since we only have one neighbor. (we are a corner house) Hubby went over there and confronted the house parents there about it too. (It was a home for girls whose parents were not fit to be parents) Then poof! The girls moved out and they moved in boys with the same issues. The boys have been a dream to have as neighbors. They are very polite and always talk to us when we see them. We do have a soccer ball in our backyard a few times a week, but that is a good sign that the boys are having fun. Anyway..........This time I attached the gnome to the front porch of our home. We have security cameras out there so if it goes missing we will have video of it this time. Do you see how grey the skies are? Just waiting for the rain to come down.</span><br /><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">But, before I head off to weather comfort land, let me regale you with my past week of crafting and life.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Monday - MLK day here in the US. It was also laundry day. While waiting on the laundry to do it's thing, I attacked my craftroom and got it all put back together. It had been the dumping grounds during the holidays. It is all nice and tidy again and a place I find comfort. I finished the purple prayer shawl I was working on. </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Tuesday - Went with Josie to take her cat, Loki, to the vet. She thinks he might have a UTI. This is the first time he had been out of the house since they got him 2 years ago. He is normally not a very friendly kitty. Seldom lets anyone other than Josh pet him. But, boy did he change his tune when we got him to the vet.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoa9p20ngF4U_h9Ov1EW565OBDYZTQBWoni9ZIY-hFFIhF1L9SJ-o_SK2Pkti8EFAJlFK-bBDwrnhvjgGGN7QlY5BtMoFIsHqmqEoMEbaVHWNgpfFSGYwOtjHZyZzCaADTwd9jM9-o3xWwmNAk9c1OHSX_UXYNhr0Y-24wMJZ_fyfW3tZbepZctPoI3otR/s2880/loki.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2880" data-original-width="2880" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoa9p20ngF4U_h9Ov1EW565OBDYZTQBWoni9ZIY-hFFIhF1L9SJ-o_SK2Pkti8EFAJlFK-bBDwrnhvjgGGN7QlY5BtMoFIsHqmqEoMEbaVHWNgpfFSGYwOtjHZyZzCaADTwd9jM9-o3xWwmNAk9c1OHSX_UXYNhr0Y-24wMJZ_fyfW3tZbepZctPoI3otR/s320/loki.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: helvetica;">He couldn't get enough lovin'. Josie said he was like this once they got home too. Unfortunately, they were not able to get a sample from him so she had to drop him off on Friday and leave him so they could get a UA sample from him to test for the UTI. Hubby and I had a great dinner that evening with a few of my cousins. We sent to Famous Dave's BBQ. The food was good and the fellowship was awesome. We laughed so hard. It was great. We are doing it again in a couple of weeks when another cousin is coming to town.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Wednesday - I have the honor of taking Josh to his chemo/radiation treatments each Wednesday. It is nice to have the time in the car to just talk about 'stuff'. It is a 30-45 minute drive to the facility. His treatment takes15 minutes and then another 30 minute drive home. Hubby and I had our annual eye exams this day too. We both needed new glasses, so off to Costco we went to get those ordered. I was able to finish Kaleb's Gnome today too.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgruOFX2He6u3BiOLyKudUCAHZ4At-r4TbT0DniPLeXyHVcoeafUlMgvGD9wVJpVdv2DD_DMZBVtFjA6427VS_PTCBmXBrgwTPzKTyenYpz9T3vFxQBVZkyY66sneH1LGVnwawIbzHMAVfPfNubZylyumvLCxLpfhQ-x8czt5eixVN_8CZrm0h_orqMq1E4/s3332/gnome.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3332" data-original-width="1858" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgruOFX2He6u3BiOLyKudUCAHZ4At-r4TbT0DniPLeXyHVcoeafUlMgvGD9wVJpVdv2DD_DMZBVtFjA6427VS_PTCBmXBrgwTPzKTyenYpz9T3vFxQBVZkyY66sneH1LGVnwawIbzHMAVfPfNubZylyumvLCxLpfhQ-x8czt5eixVN_8CZrm0h_orqMq1E4/s320/gnome.jpg" width="178" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: helvetica;">I decided I did not care for the patchwork pockets on this so took them off and just sewed his arms into the area where they were supposed to go. Kaleb asked for purple and purple he got!</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Thursday - Liam and Kaleb have a sister, Kadence. She did not want a gnome but said 'Make me something". So after finding out her favorite animal and color I made her this:</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhP8D2dT2cJc23sPe63Vd-GjMzeqh2vZp7LdWxJ2xhevOcr5ElDhReIr7PTPT7vnnr1m9B8ekSPd2oRpR8Qz-P3sO0mGfPUhEWxBFWO2vot5hQz7jxkuuLybRKT-HykwG82YGd5Uibe3NZcPgEAR44SnCpFZHE4vjnP8RQ7tO68dl4pQ_tPa_Mq5biSJ4Sc/s2880/bunny.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2880" data-original-width="2880" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhP8D2dT2cJc23sPe63Vd-GjMzeqh2vZp7LdWxJ2xhevOcr5ElDhReIr7PTPT7vnnr1m9B8ekSPd2oRpR8Qz-P3sO0mGfPUhEWxBFWO2vot5hQz7jxkuuLybRKT-HykwG82YGd5Uibe3NZcPgEAR44SnCpFZHE4vjnP8RQ7tO68dl4pQ_tPa_Mq5biSJ4Sc/s320/bunny.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: helvetica;"> A sweet little bunny she can carry around with her. It was super easy to make and I had it finished in about 2 hours. I started another To The Point prayer shawl in this same pink color.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Friday - Hubby ended up taking Josh to his treatment today. Normally we don't have him on Friday but his wife needed to be at work early that day. It was no problem for us retired folk. I took my car into the dealership to finish up getting the paint protected. This is still from the accident. I had to wait for the paint to set for 30 days before I could have this done. After hubby dropped Josh off at home he came out to pick me up from the dealership. We decided to have lunch while we were out. The dealership is in the town to the east of us. It is a very 'country and western' type town. If you had any doubt about that statement you would have not doubt left if you went to the Tumbleweed Bar And Grill for lunch. It was like stepping back in time. Other than the TV's surrounding the bar, this place could have been a setting for many of John Wayne's westerns! After lunch, hubby and I grabbed a few groceries and by that time my car was ready to be picked up. Luckily, there were leftovers from Thursday night for dinner.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Saturday - We had our normal food pick up and delivery to our food bank early this morning. If finished the shawl I had started Thursday night.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgznRAQIcOMuj4t_qyVlrAY6irvIo3aCBMAT9MjsNxYEwMpopvDhAoN5cruErgua6FFDtgjDtvSxnUYobgN6M5yk-eBbUjtfBBk5qroHZLfsiEXXVUt-nnwchNsmt79qauRMzr_dEWWeyHjRGh-TiVq_Ei2kB1jsE6F5bS9JvOQOLpCpc_F9PqsObsq4DVw/s2739/shawls.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1671" data-original-width="2739" height="195" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgznRAQIcOMuj4t_qyVlrAY6irvIo3aCBMAT9MjsNxYEwMpopvDhAoN5cruErgua6FFDtgjDtvSxnUYobgN6M5yk-eBbUjtfBBk5qroHZLfsiEXXVUt-nnwchNsmt79qauRMzr_dEWWeyHjRGh-TiVq_Ei2kB1jsE6F5bS9JvOQOLpCpc_F9PqsObsq4DVw/s320/shawls.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Two shawls completed this week. I now have 4 shawls that need the tags and medals sewn on them. Maybe I will do that today while watching NFL play offs. We went to Mass and afterwards went to our favorite Mexican placed for a little dinner. I had their tortillas soup and it was so good. Really warmed me up too. When we got home I decided it had been a while since I had a sock on the needles. So I started the Scatterby Socks.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzvfNCze_gd7_rFAEgsKv7vRhb1GGZ2urFYi4O4ZTd_FDFi8VKjz0l0iKDNUqHC4b-pzd1BmvHCrxUHA-HE6eVrTBpsRfvccXjp41m2Glp2qyMwtMA6C9q9cqMieQJw17egBGWBm_NrsCqTFNX3CfPzOSFECDfF0sIr0-MOhtr5Tv0J26a-bW3znW37mMx/s1499/scatterby.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1287" data-original-width="1499" height="275" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzvfNCze_gd7_rFAEgsKv7vRhb1GGZ2urFYi4O4ZTd_FDFi8VKjz0l0iKDNUqHC4b-pzd1BmvHCrxUHA-HE6eVrTBpsRfvccXjp41m2Glp2qyMwtMA6C9q9cqMieQJw17egBGWBm_NrsCqTFNX3CfPzOSFECDfF0sIr0-MOhtr5Tv0J26a-bW3znW37mMx/s320/scatterby.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: helvetica;">I have had this yarn in my stash for years. It is Naked Sock yarn in the colorway Bright Spot. I think it will work well with this pattern. The pattern is written toe up, but I really dislike doing toe up socks so I just reverse the pattern chart and do them cuff down. I have just a few more rows of the cuff to do and then will start the pattern.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">That brings me to today. I have a large gnome waiting to be made for Kaleb, Liam and Kadence's mom. She is a huge gnome person and has them for every season. I want to make one for her that can sit out year round. It will take me a bit of time, since it is going to be about 16-20 inches tall. I also have a loaf of bread in the bread machine. There is a load of laundry waiting to be done too. Hubby is teaching class at church today so I have several hours to get things done before he comes home for lunch.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">In the 30 minutes it took me to write this, the rain has finally started. So, I am off to do a little knitting, laundry and reading.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Until Next Time.......................Happy Crafting!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></div>Leftycrafterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07607852055622555069noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3860749103837676419.post-88654673864617195072024-01-14T08:40:00.000-07:002024-01-14T08:40:52.269-07:00WEEK 29 OF MY 13TH YEAR<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhv8igZwCMkBqDbiDKRPmMT8nVGC96-dJmFlt0AM_0FR2MdQGUfiKIKx9D4sXhWlayQuEKE2DQoMQNlM1kYHOoy_rWRxn9hiYYxC2m8vLXCLbkhhH4X-octFy18RAxe72wCmlbxj-k5eydYpdcIH8_9ggKKVtijxx8yzYHUn8hgk5VDKivwr6J_rHokJ_8O/s750/update.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="500" data-original-width="750" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhv8igZwCMkBqDbiDKRPmMT8nVGC96-dJmFlt0AM_0FR2MdQGUfiKIKx9D4sXhWlayQuEKE2DQoMQNlM1kYHOoy_rWRxn9hiYYxC2m8vLXCLbkhhH4X-octFy18RAxe72wCmlbxj-k5eydYpdcIH8_9ggKKVtijxx8yzYHUn8hgk5VDKivwr6J_rHokJ_8O/w492-h213/update.png" width="492" /></a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Oh my goodness. I hope all of you are safe, warm and dry. After seeing the winter storm that was moving across the US, I was concerned for many of you living in the areas being hit by it. We got a bit of rain here in the valley but our mountains got a lot of snow. And while our temperatures are unusually low for us, they are nothing like y'all in the midwest region. We watched the Kansas City football game last night and remembered while we no longer live in Kansas! BRRRRRRRR!!!!! </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">While watching the game last night I worked on one of my current projects.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFx4lmbG2f3RZPklmVc0yW7QY9oNAfrS38K-0Z4Nhue5T_Jb_EEOEOIobWDyd2e6pIbSTzKgDGipLfr8mHt-VBbTB3VqZY1paCmlc1-RrT09vJwmwkSn2CxB55eRxy76cgI06b5mpZGQKIeE4dhjfAtHcq9J0_OArPjA0gX5ykLjvTgQ6vpVcK846CD9kO/s4000/ttp.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2667" data-original-width="4000" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFx4lmbG2f3RZPklmVc0yW7QY9oNAfrS38K-0Z4Nhue5T_Jb_EEOEOIobWDyd2e6pIbSTzKgDGipLfr8mHt-VBbTB3VqZY1paCmlc1-RrT09vJwmwkSn2CxB55eRxy76cgI06b5mpZGQKIeE4dhjfAtHcq9J0_OArPjA0gX5ykLjvTgQ6vpVcK846CD9kO/s320/ttp.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: helvetica;">I started another To The Point shawl on Thursday night and this is were I am as of this morning. I little past half way. It should be completed yet this weekend.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">There is a finish from this past week.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUXSmMdiNdAQgTwZHUe2brvRUsN6y1XepB_71vLRoWxCLW1uBio5hxIsSArvvz3FlofY3ZS7fjuD97I-a5CHWjVAoyyxEfg0roAB1laEbAzX4pwNwuwESJ54l_Vm2tbQsmYEQ6m-5SBlPiaiIqNEOIABi0k_7dE7l8uBpMVXsu8l0V17CvnA-scFNhUWT2/s1706/gnome.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1706" data-original-width="1416" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUXSmMdiNdAQgTwZHUe2brvRUsN6y1XepB_71vLRoWxCLW1uBio5hxIsSArvvz3FlofY3ZS7fjuD97I-a5CHWjVAoyyxEfg0roAB1laEbAzX4pwNwuwESJ54l_Vm2tbQsmYEQ6m-5SBlPiaiIqNEOIABi0k_7dE7l8uBpMVXsu8l0V17CvnA-scFNhUWT2/s320/gnome.jpg" width="266" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: helvetica;">This is Little Liam's gnome. He asked me to make him one in blue. I really liked the way the beard/nose was made in this pattern and may do more this way. It is done all in one piece. Less sewing is always good for me.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Once Liam's gnome was done, I picked up the yarn for Kaleb's gnome.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfjl9-UXVqF32jFH-bD6GtInYccaW8mpq1EOndSNSGTKphf4iXUnTTirJoq53E-7QYP40uRsnJ09amc7YcxElvBa0IOXv3v28Rr9A0AoBK-z0HndJX_zJA4a3MCcvpurIoKX9KZJz-4VLZ0GmPbA-wc4fmjZ9bt2USbe_zhmQ3fcT8guFAJcOY5bNgO9N-/s2542/gnome2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2542" data-original-width="1881" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfjl9-UXVqF32jFH-bD6GtInYccaW8mpq1EOndSNSGTKphf4iXUnTTirJoq53E-7QYP40uRsnJ09amc7YcxElvBa0IOXv3v28Rr9A0AoBK-z0HndJX_zJA4a3MCcvpurIoKX9KZJz-4VLZ0GmPbA-wc4fmjZ9bt2USbe_zhmQ3fcT8guFAJcOY5bNgO9N-/s320/gnome2.jpg" width="237" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Kaleb requested a purple gnome. I am a bit stalled on this one because of the pockets. They do not make me happy. I am thinking of taking them off and foregoing them. Until I make a final decision as to what I will do, it is in time out. Hence the reason the shawl was started.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">And that, my friends is all for my crafting this past week.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Hubby and I did get all the Christmas taken down and put away this past week. I sure do wish someone would come and eat all the Christmas goodies I still have sitting on my table. I am about ready to throw them all away so I won't be tempted anymore. Or, package them up and divide them between my sons' homes. I won't give any to my daughter and her husband as they are both diabetic and shouldn't have them either!</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">I went with Josh for his radiation appointment on Wednesday. It takes longer to get to the facility than it does for his treatment! He is tolerating his chemo and radiation quite well. Week one is completed. Five more weeks to go in this cycle.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Today I am going to do NOTHING all day but work on my crocheting and knitting. This coming week is packed with appointments and meet ups. There are even enough leftovers from last nights football gathering for our dinner tonight! Oh Happy Day!</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">I will leave you with this funny I found this past week.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSkrqBPKU1C4P3fi6MXCQtlG4dfIJO50ud5Ke1jDZp-YP15KenY7s1sJBLgTOoISgxpzKdm7OqdDoQvYFxE7HuPRwhdxoS7gd35WNY7qmpggkDzPBfVQZAL3C1fcfgFnruHn-7ckLc-HZBbs3zX8gBsFIMeTJ1AQaYZ5Mw90wBuAP9qJIePp3H2rfqLuOx/s1171/meme.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1171" data-original-width="1079" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSkrqBPKU1C4P3fi6MXCQtlG4dfIJO50ud5Ke1jDZp-YP15KenY7s1sJBLgTOoISgxpzKdm7OqdDoQvYFxE7HuPRwhdxoS7gd35WNY7qmpggkDzPBfVQZAL3C1fcfgFnruHn-7ckLc-HZBbs3zX8gBsFIMeTJ1AQaYZ5Mw90wBuAP9qJIePp3H2rfqLuOx/s320/meme.jpg" width="295" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Until Next Time.............Happy Crafting!!!!!!!!!!!</span></div><p></p>Leftycrafterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07607852055622555069noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3860749103837676419.post-22892752518922431292024-01-07T09:56:00.000-07:002024-01-07T09:56:33.880-07:00WEEK 28<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-97WcufRRx95qoG4ifLFhnfbJ9yCYiFAQQIKQWOfdpvcu6RJDsRbddkFFXgJbTSOO4jLPhpfz1XfTS0RmGsjz06Ba0aaIw-o7PN7Wd1VGgCpTBwq-UVDQrcqKAPZq6fmxO3YUKRiCxHcH4RxdaJtXn6p82y7Nk125JfoWhWQW49CSSQNvOqm17S29fI8x/s750/update.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="500" data-original-width="750" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-97WcufRRx95qoG4ifLFhnfbJ9yCYiFAQQIKQWOfdpvcu6RJDsRbddkFFXgJbTSOO4jLPhpfz1XfTS0RmGsjz06Ba0aaIw-o7PN7Wd1VGgCpTBwq-UVDQrcqKAPZq6fmxO3YUKRiCxHcH4RxdaJtXn6p82y7Nk125JfoWhWQW49CSSQNvOqm17S29fI8x/w443-h213/update.png" width="443" /></a></div><br /><p></p><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Sunday again! Wow, this past week flew by. Probably because I had a stupid old fashion cold for the first half of the week. It knocked me on my bum! I am all better now and ready to get things rolling in the crafting department of my life.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">I did manage to work on little Liam's gnome.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDRdp3o07runthhkOq4HOyHPT_Lyx9E-8jQ0Ykdw677PzNuePF0JaFdOzZemVZimqb_6cJms5IMVmIjKYP56TyJvhjNs3ktMbU1ujruMvJA9PbWIJnqcQHDyq6dgC46HxphJPcjYkKf1NbebWbeOsQrz3qVuoTzU7vIkYCeOEEQwMM24aKNsCIjozsifLu/s2231/GNOME.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2231" data-original-width="1840" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDRdp3o07runthhkOq4HOyHPT_Lyx9E-8jQ0Ykdw677PzNuePF0JaFdOzZemVZimqb_6cJms5IMVmIjKYP56TyJvhjNs3ktMbU1ujruMvJA9PbWIJnqcQHDyq6dgC46HxphJPcjYkKf1NbebWbeOsQrz3qVuoTzU7vIkYCeOEEQwMM24aKNsCIjozsifLu/s320/GNOME.jpg" width="264" /></a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><span style="font-family: helvetica;">This is Gneil from the Gnimblewoods collection of Imagine Landscapes patterns. The body is in the decreasing rounds. I do mine a bit different than the pattern calls for. The pattern has you complete the body, stuff it, close it up and then do the beard and other parts you may want and then sew them on. I make all the parts, sew them on and then finish up the body and stuff and close. Since this is going to a little boy, I want to be sure all parts are securely fastened. I just pulled the yarn for the beard out of my leftover yarns and will be making it today. When this gnome is finished I have a request from the older brother for one done in purples. BE STILL MY HEART!!!! PURPLE!!!!!! Not sure which gnome I will make for big brother yet. Will cross that bridge when this one is finished.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">I mailed off the hats and mitts to my niece and her daughter and received this in my messages.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgogFasQq9btlrEQvfbks0EUDwocu30azUul85T-Q54mLbAP_AZqnb-csNt1gtn8upmzNVrHGRvKn4hEiqOPcHvrgbMYx4d-7k4EbI4BTCGbK4zaGBL6Zden2xe8QziiAQnZiBUi8EBj15xopL-MGDCQmqbwtW1qZqSzkqvlJfqudhu0JNje5OhruFy8Kjj/s2048/nieces.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgogFasQq9btlrEQvfbks0EUDwocu30azUul85T-Q54mLbAP_AZqnb-csNt1gtn8upmzNVrHGRvKn4hEiqOPcHvrgbMYx4d-7k4EbI4BTCGbK4zaGBL6Zden2xe8QziiAQnZiBUi8EBj15xopL-MGDCQmqbwtW1qZqSzkqvlJfqudhu0JNje5OhruFy8Kjj/s320/nieces.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br />They love them! They were so excited to receive the mitts. The hats were just an extra bonus they were not expecting. High praise from both of them who are artists! My niece has her own online shop of her artwork and goes to art showings weekly for local artists. Her daughter is an animation artist and does some awesome work in that field too.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">I bought myself a present this past week.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCJ9KDZJhoW3DuRtx3Dkc-WYjaiH406VNl99-TUvbz7Nc49cXu05-aKGF7QYSi8Uil-KUa3P_6BMB54eCbORTqOE-Nb2cHBp5oatZFQB2GWyeWDhn7SVsckOFhBS6bo3t3E_-9_r_rLeWxNLdTRuA7iGhdjYsg602FL6_NgnpLIlct35vK6UNhR6I7XkdB/s3324/lite.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3324" data-original-width="2685" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCJ9KDZJhoW3DuRtx3Dkc-WYjaiH406VNl99-TUvbz7Nc49cXu05-aKGF7QYSi8Uil-KUa3P_6BMB54eCbORTqOE-Nb2cHBp5oatZFQB2GWyeWDhn7SVsckOFhBS6bo3t3E_-9_r_rLeWxNLdTRuA7iGhdjYsg602FL6_NgnpLIlct35vK6UNhR6I7XkdB/s320/lite.jpg" width="258" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: helvetica;">An around the neck light. When working on dark colored items in the evening, I have a hard time seeing the stitches. I have a lovely Daylight lamp that is right behind my crafting area but it gets quite warm in the summertime. I am hoping this will solve all my issues. It should also help me when doing intricate cross stitch. Isn't the color just wonderful? I love purple!</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Hubby and I got a chance to meet up with our Godson this week.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7P6xwmOSqvR6bG_8W8zmNjETHQyooaT3cpMmGXD3zQMb7NwDyrS5AyQVyzfCAZ1hhQ0cYaOLxvw0Jc-8_7YN785jKseC7HzV62YGeUMvTVvTMGNZNB5emXKIfOJkmThsMGfMaZpFufICdkeMhN-_Q4H9vwTpuOWT6MkkWWQcIwM2NK6mcc2CCkCtP_owM/s2048/A&R.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7P6xwmOSqvR6bG_8W8zmNjETHQyooaT3cpMmGXD3zQMb7NwDyrS5AyQVyzfCAZ1hhQ0cYaOLxvw0Jc-8_7YN785jKseC7HzV62YGeUMvTVvTMGNZNB5emXKIfOJkmThsMGfMaZpFufICdkeMhN-_Q4H9vwTpuOWT6MkkWWQcIwM2NK6mcc2CCkCtP_owM/w400-h300/A&R.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">We had not seen him in over 3 years. My husband took care of him and Josie for 2 years when they were babies. Josie considers him her brother and he protects her like one too. She arranged for this meeting to take place. It was so wonderful to see him again and get hugs from him. He now stands about 6'4" tall. What a shock that was. Last time I saw him he was just a tad shorter than me!</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">This week also saw me taking care of Enriques' needs. He got a pedicure and also his rabies vaccine and heartworm test (it was negative). Poor guy, he hates riding in the car. So I managed to do all of it in one day.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpb5HT6mzCUm2icANsq7FZf6o46n9x7JPtNx_Zfj5PUaKSQYS8NhQB10tfoV0yU7Aohh2khDZYWnSSFY0jMDGlJsKG4HNkRaiuAPk9HLStk5WwlvLpmT6-rCKgAayQtg9mM4po-WCyT-N3-cnc_X3_loNz85kgHkyuK73IUTWmOYBnp-d1p9Gq5f18bmTH/s3492/e.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3492" data-original-width="3000" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpb5HT6mzCUm2icANsq7FZf6o46n9x7JPtNx_Zfj5PUaKSQYS8NhQB10tfoV0yU7Aohh2khDZYWnSSFY0jMDGlJsKG4HNkRaiuAPk9HLStk5WwlvLpmT6-rCKgAayQtg9mM4po-WCyT-N3-cnc_X3_loNz85kgHkyuK73IUTWmOYBnp-d1p9Gq5f18bmTH/s320/e.jpg" width="275" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Here he is this morning. Cuddled up next to my legs to keep warm. I guess that means he forgives me.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">On to Josh news. He got fitted for his radiation mask this week. He starts chemo and radiation on Monday. The chemo is oral which he was told is much easier on the stomach and body. He and Stacie both tested positive for Covid on Thursday. He has bounced back rapidly from it and never had any fever with it. Stacie is still under the weather with it. I need to check on her today to see if her fever broke. In the meantime, Josie has moved in with us until it is safe for her to return home. Once her mom's fever has broken for 24 hours, Josie can move back home.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">It has been strange but wonderful to have a young person living here again. She checks in with us whenever she goes somewhere. Plus keeps us updated on when she is on the move. Her parents have raised her well.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">I should be taking down our Christmas today, but I don't want to. I have enjoyed the tree and all the fairy lights I have around the house. I might just keep the fairy lights up when I put my everyday decor back. It would give a lovely glow to our home.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">That is my week all wrapped up with a gorgeous ribbon on it.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Until Next Time...................Happy Crafting!!!!!!!!!!!</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></div>Leftycrafterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07607852055622555069noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3860749103837676419.post-34247158767583069762023-12-31T12:37:00.000-07:002023-12-31T12:37:16.818-07:00WEEK 27<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIesFywT-OBWePmk7Ht5eCeumwv6h59kewrTW1yG_VFNg3vBwFzGL_0-tlg8ZiRKZXs2uTnGKrkb1d4TOmcVOaCxndXjRa2YjSQke_IWNsWH7s00T-eg7hj4652YXNHbe-BtRg7oLi5UFT0ZPqyBRN_CvnyIJc0K24YRkBdL43pxx_Luq_FO2W6Bx5Inl7/s750/update.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="500" data-original-width="750" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIesFywT-OBWePmk7Ht5eCeumwv6h59kewrTW1yG_VFNg3vBwFzGL_0-tlg8ZiRKZXs2uTnGKrkb1d4TOmcVOaCxndXjRa2YjSQke_IWNsWH7s00T-eg7hj4652YXNHbe-BtRg7oLi5UFT0ZPqyBRN_CvnyIJc0K24YRkBdL43pxx_Luq_FO2W6Bx5Inl7/w458-h213/update.png" width="458" /></a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">I am back. So much to talk about so let's get going.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">I have some finishes.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBGGRHoOYwXZW_-1JrDgt6eZVHcZzixiCl0px45yz2lJvXRFGEXhZbh1VLLShHU7xW5TNEe4VbKU9gwOkVxVHjEUCJmALdkv9By5KiOCig6Z4z9rJNOC7P5UM21RTAyHyzfZSV4c5iAu_kr33JqR2VG616dfmiwguYpjmB6ulNlGpxIKnhYudDetPQlRSE/s2000/set.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2000" data-original-width="1089" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBGGRHoOYwXZW_-1JrDgt6eZVHcZzixiCl0px45yz2lJvXRFGEXhZbh1VLLShHU7xW5TNEe4VbKU9gwOkVxVHjEUCJmALdkv9By5KiOCig6Z4z9rJNOC7P5UM21RTAyHyzfZSV4c5iAu_kr33JqR2VG616dfmiwguYpjmB6ulNlGpxIKnhYudDetPQlRSE/s320/set.jpg" width="174" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: helvetica;">The second hat and mitt set was completed and both have now been mailed to their Kansas recipients. The yarn for this set was so pretty.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7zPVij-TBhbTP-r5_n3Qdr_i4tOTMKUxCzPRI9_Fw1n1CSQEs_-S6h0_092ilhZqw1ShRj-mUmREvg6DNBl08NmZdJUlukfzF-IpXnPkxVni6-rHVFSlia9AwOAPw6IkK5Plea5pokng_cWyFmiDKPEBLL6KuGb9GNMOpXLwMXnqiNrJW94ENVGRKamrg/s2000/yarn.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2000" data-original-width="1500" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7zPVij-TBhbTP-r5_n3Qdr_i4tOTMKUxCzPRI9_Fw1n1CSQEs_-S6h0_092ilhZqw1ShRj-mUmREvg6DNBl08NmZdJUlukfzF-IpXnPkxVni6-rHVFSlia9AwOAPw6IkK5Plea5pokng_cWyFmiDKPEBLL6KuGb9GNMOpXLwMXnqiNrJW94ENVGRKamrg/s320/yarn.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Look at all those colors in it. It was a good yarn to work with too. Encore Colorspun was the yarn.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFT87Hy30RpwI92S-z5UOwg-AMfPcZ09lrM9yRlDv7IQEmpEwn_xJyPLSE5dQV43lZXILEhqN4e7wORkSw3C_9jQ6pLxMWpnPs7Zve2I4uRq_oIPgT5UMbn1xUubpYiQW90Pob3XnI1rc1naq3TbRZ4wd1mzZuykTX_j1Hwp72fOQ3g4ZVwWNZeOsJjd7a/s2055/gnome.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2055" data-original-width="1348" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFT87Hy30RpwI92S-z5UOwg-AMfPcZ09lrM9yRlDv7IQEmpEwn_xJyPLSE5dQV43lZXILEhqN4e7wORkSw3C_9jQ6pLxMWpnPs7Zve2I4uRq_oIPgT5UMbn1xUubpYiQW90Pob3XnI1rc1naq3TbRZ4wd1mzZuykTX_j1Hwp72fOQ3g4ZVwWNZeOsJjd7a/s320/gnome.jpg" width="210" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: helvetica;">I was then asked to make a gnome for one of my nieces. I finished him just in time as my niece and her family came for an unplanned visit this past week. I now have two more to make per request from two of her children.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Then there was some cooking.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj953-cK9_dYa0G681E8NEdfxxftAiUQaGOyt5s5OoyfoeDhbI5P438FrAAVgeXBEFzG6Dyj2nZVkRY9nwYGxT131RD8o_TKdijjs5WjymjEH6l7bvRHyUXO_1rrKY49CAOimtMYb1lY-OMVuYnnamMEEVZ6nlpKCSN7nqmR8LE6pvtUYFhyphenhyphenJZiSBsF2MPf/s2000/food.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2000" data-original-width="1500" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj953-cK9_dYa0G681E8NEdfxxftAiUQaGOyt5s5OoyfoeDhbI5P438FrAAVgeXBEFzG6Dyj2nZVkRY9nwYGxT131RD8o_TKdijjs5WjymjEH6l7bvRHyUXO_1rrKY49CAOimtMYb1lY-OMVuYnnamMEEVZ6nlpKCSN7nqmR8LE6pvtUYFhyphenhyphenJZiSBsF2MPf/s320/food.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Hubby and I made green chili corn tamales one day. It is pretty easy to do but takes time. it took us 5 hours to make 100 tamales. Hubby wants to make more, I do not.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNG4Qa2R53S4z8u9B_-yStgf4uI774ufv7SlxUvFNB8BN6tUvwMIJZGPgPlwCr0ni8dHJUen4VAEvL1S9eJNP9DRz66AIAyxGLk12kUREPQAC4uydKPqqJsZCEbyD6FtkkK8De0KDClfOaE-dhlMn4u-C08FUTSwdvVCdYw6vtDT9HFed-pXXyalHLi6-p/s2000/candy.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2000" data-original-width="1500" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNG4Qa2R53S4z8u9B_-yStgf4uI774ufv7SlxUvFNB8BN6tUvwMIJZGPgPlwCr0ni8dHJUen4VAEvL1S9eJNP9DRz66AIAyxGLk12kUREPQAC4uydKPqqJsZCEbyD6FtkkK8De0KDClfOaE-dhlMn4u-C08FUTSwdvVCdYw6vtDT9HFed-pXXyalHLi6-p/s320/candy.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: helvetica;">This is the only holiday baking I did. I just did not have the gumption this year to do more than these little beauties.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">We had Christmas at our house this year. There was 15 of us.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZBMWMjxOG-88NYN6wXBfuxqQbKymEc7aSIF1sD1_y5o8EFesen0l-gn2vM3K6TtdeUTYTkDX0BeQr2u63z9y1TD-BKwtNjV8_YJ6G6nLyMrioHgTHw11DBnW-Zya6D4m2XoTfv6zcqxyPIUssS5dRlN2MMTw5Ad2f8tCRbNlE6h88lU4ok89KiwxMcg_T/s4000/fam1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2534" data-original-width="4000" height="203" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZBMWMjxOG-88NYN6wXBfuxqQbKymEc7aSIF1sD1_y5o8EFesen0l-gn2vM3K6TtdeUTYTkDX0BeQr2u63z9y1TD-BKwtNjV8_YJ6G6nLyMrioHgTHw11DBnW-Zya6D4m2XoTfv6zcqxyPIUssS5dRlN2MMTw5Ad2f8tCRbNlE6h88lU4ok89KiwxMcg_T/s320/fam1.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkBHfZXzv1KMVXyphBqos8Bn9iXXF2n2T_4JkEyBDelb224FUfkCw0zhL0lyIDYoNEAbs0zMdCY7R-tvp9pYjP8lGWnLpJI9LMlP7Ca5KOxz2XeDKNQR_YXCMSyeThsJFDDlJpyip0T-10GnZc0iXsmTWJuQHkBSTEhG18-RYImMFNJDiFU8kevMJUXJO8/s3104/fam2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="3104" height="309" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkBHfZXzv1KMVXyphBqos8Bn9iXXF2n2T_4JkEyBDelb224FUfkCw0zhL0lyIDYoNEAbs0zMdCY7R-tvp9pYjP8lGWnLpJI9LMlP7Ca5KOxz2XeDKNQR_YXCMSyeThsJFDDlJpyip0T-10GnZc0iXsmTWJuQHkBSTEhG18-RYImMFNJDiFU8kevMJUXJO8/s320/fam2.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: helvetica;">The day was filled with love and laughter. Not to mention a TON of food.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">There was another party we had and it was last night. It was our annual End of Year party with extended friends who have become family.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEzd8BFYlwa9i3wKwFkARF6OihZOT2JRfQTROeudWsumPY21xpdhURVl0xRgsD_8ifmFmr6lLwcQtw1DPXSnHy9anB1yoa3e7qxdgNZqHlyA2rglB-mjS18eai1Ju6_SKI7xLWFCooHyvCBcMKOb6a5GODxfP7ixxEgRjFymp8MaUfKc4DeBYeir15-weg/s4000/cousin.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEzd8BFYlwa9i3wKwFkARF6OihZOT2JRfQTROeudWsumPY21xpdhURVl0xRgsD_8ifmFmr6lLwcQtw1DPXSnHy9anB1yoa3e7qxdgNZqHlyA2rglB-mjS18eai1Ju6_SKI7xLWFCooHyvCBcMKOb6a5GODxfP7ixxEgRjFymp8MaUfKc4DeBYeir15-weg/s320/cousin.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">This is our son and his wife from TX and also our niece and her Husband from Las Vegas. They were the unplanned company that made our life so fun for 5 days.</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjw1vg93Pu4vGJiD_Wk1aJYPvJnlgZmgNAgfiXvWUHFpr13EuoSVrKtrISRvTtey72ChGgD4oXZ_qydSV7Y0cxoHVVPIGEUjaTU-gKT_PC1oxnwlCGZ9aWqUzobuLWEGC5iIvjffGaZW4kXOp2uK7IC-p6ZVxQy_rQ8hmXhWcxlTTv97Ry7g_OXOi9YsWbs/s4000/group.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjw1vg93Pu4vGJiD_Wk1aJYPvJnlgZmgNAgfiXvWUHFpr13EuoSVrKtrISRvTtey72ChGgD4oXZ_qydSV7Y0cxoHVVPIGEUjaTU-gKT_PC1oxnwlCGZ9aWqUzobuLWEGC5iIvjffGaZW4kXOp2uK7IC-p6ZVxQy_rQ8hmXhWcxlTTv97Ry7g_OXOi9YsWbs/s320/group.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Just a fraction of the people for our annual party with extended friends that have become family. That is Josh on the right side with our niece from Vegas.</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuYkfySDDR7N3UIfRNa714eVi8FVM9obgyWOLJAT6TyxO5oHBkSAh8vGrIzAUuhV44Br1Kg2yADK0Sse8jAqhkp4rvGNWh4qf-ifSzgm6oCkqSidNtgR-G_3pBQuhT3GM8dCVjFF3x_op3HBnrKGvodwekM6_yFKmoN2FURzsyl8C1-MMDv_Z5lpyRnfV9/s4000/liam.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuYkfySDDR7N3UIfRNa714eVi8FVM9obgyWOLJAT6TyxO5oHBkSAh8vGrIzAUuhV44Br1Kg2yADK0Sse8jAqhkp4rvGNWh4qf-ifSzgm6oCkqSidNtgR-G_3pBQuhT3GM8dCVjFF3x_op3HBnrKGvodwekM6_yFKmoN2FURzsyl8C1-MMDv_Z5lpyRnfV9/s320/liam.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Our youngest son helping little Liam sink baskets. Liam was one of 3 littles we had at our house this past week. Oh how I miss having littles around. Their laughter lights up a room. They left this morning and my house is eerily quiet!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">We finally have a diagnosis for Josh. He has Glioblastoma. A very aggressive tumor and will eventually take his life. He has been approved to take the clinical trial chemo drug as well as radiation to help shrink and slow down the growth of this nasty thing. There could be more surgery in the future if it grows to a point where they can remove some of it again.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Needless to say, this was not what we were praying for. To say we were all devastated would be an understatement. To get this news 4 days before Christmas was not something I would wish on anyone. Josh went into a very dark place and it took some very stern action and people with the same diagnosis as him talking to him to finally get him to realize he needs to live the best life he has. This is the reason I did not post last week. It is also the reason we have been having a lot of unplanned company showing up. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Chemo and radiation should be starting in the next week or two. Waiting on the insurance for the prior authorization. Such a pain! I treasure each day I get to be with or talk to him. No time line is given these days so we have no idea. Although, one of the ladies in his support group is on year 25 and another one is on year 8. Both have the same diagnosis as Josh does. So now, we hope for extended quality and quantity of life for him.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">May you all have a blessed 2024.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Until Next Time...........................Happy Crafting!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!</span></div><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><br /><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /><br /></span></div><p></p>Leftycrafterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07607852055622555069noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3860749103837676419.post-63777483991346428652023-12-17T08:10:00.001-07:002023-12-17T08:10:32.765-07:00WEEK 25<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPF17z_mCLZkAbd-rdW5xGU4O6vLzs_RATqpMnI41s5tJnUlZE_5yMVsgNVMWP1fVfx8KnKG5N0VE-DI7BPvIm_LhwfLjO2jODu2ghN2DL3slYUjSaURvif7m2WS31YJW_PQljAy4pbMyoM2na68xTWhL_5Rbjum5UQ_wjVnrH-f46hrtQIqoR4qBiTlck/s750/update.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="500" data-original-width="750" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPF17z_mCLZkAbd-rdW5xGU4O6vLzs_RATqpMnI41s5tJnUlZE_5yMVsgNVMWP1fVfx8KnKG5N0VE-DI7BPvIm_LhwfLjO2jODu2ghN2DL3slYUjSaURvif7m2WS31YJW_PQljAy4pbMyoM2na68xTWhL_5Rbjum5UQ_wjVnrH-f46hrtQIqoR4qBiTlck/w466-h213/update.png" width="466" /></a></div><br /><p></p><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Do you ever just sit infront of your computer screen trying to figure out how to start your blog? UGH! This is me today. Coming up with something catchy to grab the attention of the reader is one of the hardest things I do each week. Since, I am unable to find the 'words' to get this blog off and running, I will just jump right in to my week of crafting and 'real' life.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Sunday (after posting) - I was finally able to get a bit of laundry done. Not being home most of the week kind of puts a kink in things. Yet, I do not begrudge my time spent with my son at all.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Monday - Got hubby to the airport. He is off to finish up his mother's estate, finally. She passed away two years ago. The house had been remodeled and put on the market last month and sold in about 3-4 weeks. It feels good to have the last thing completed. I was told there was no need for me to come to be with Josh as he had his post op follow-up appointment and his wife was going to take the day off. Well, things did not go as planned there. His head was swelling and the Drs were quite concerned so sent him to the ER for various tests and then admitted him to the hospital. Seems he was leaking 'brain fluid' (Josh's words) in-between his skull and scalp. He was only in the hospital one day. They started him on some new medicines to help and also made him start wrapping his head to help the fluid drain. This is what was causing so much of his pain too.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8cTC7gs16CchxkXudhjlygKBOKrySMFlQ6OYeescqlbnSFLLswkFwwwLy_6MtUCqNOUETt_V5HNAL3pcurbYn_xBEUzFMI1OepTstkgeP-LbKyUEBA63rkcwIEbTz7aO85WyMr7ofq4jiq1aTr-IFI-SkQhKouW4OBjrKFHVX3jBMlsjVQgovJbNzXcwP/s1361/josh.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1361" data-original-width="1226" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8cTC7gs16CchxkXudhjlygKBOKrySMFlQ6OYeescqlbnSFLLswkFwwwLy_6MtUCqNOUETt_V5HNAL3pcurbYn_xBEUzFMI1OepTstkgeP-LbKyUEBA63rkcwIEbTz7aO85WyMr7ofq4jiq1aTr-IFI-SkQhKouW4OBjrKFHVX3jBMlsjVQgovJbNzXcwP/s320/josh.jpeg" width="288" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: helvetica;">I told him he reminded me of Ebeneezer Scrooge from the original Dickens "A Christmas Carol" movie. He didn't find the humor in that.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Tuesday - I had Josh duty again. There is also more car trouble going on. Hubbys car's check engine light came on when Josie was driving it on Sunday night. I had her switch cars with me so she wouldn't worry about it. Seems there is a Cylinder #2 air to fuel problem. I called the dealership to see if we could get a loaner while they repaired this. My service advisor was not there and the person I spoke to flat out told me no way. I was a bit miffed and decided to wait until my advisor was back the next day. This caused me a bit of stress. When stressed I pull out my needles and release said stress.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQfoQkMWeFWyMNfsIjI6IM-mJZWPnpwdfjlHWuqeOYDmwfmZmbvHi4aTUzb7hvmgUZ3QhmqEWj5izPgLqbuyXplzQAyu_b9CzcLKpPPs00H2qfblwgIdNjvP6mqw20keSS8rGk6L6kY73ZxyzAXn7lo-Ke_fcLXxals6D3P5QfXUhsrbiV9vsvgNG1Aa2C/s4000/alaina.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQfoQkMWeFWyMNfsIjI6IM-mJZWPnpwdfjlHWuqeOYDmwfmZmbvHi4aTUzb7hvmgUZ3QhmqEWj5izPgLqbuyXplzQAyu_b9CzcLKpPPs00H2qfblwgIdNjvP6mqw20keSS8rGk6L6kY73ZxyzAXn7lo-Ke_fcLXxals6D3P5QfXUhsrbiV9vsvgNG1Aa2C/w300-h400/alaina.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: helvetica;">I was able to complete my niece's peek-a-boo mitts and seed banded slouch hat. Then it was time to start my great niece's set too.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_vwDj2roBbkq9nHe5Mztq6mBy0bz5NnNBn2XV76k5o417DCRCgQRZ6OXbO-Ioj9bBWcdfhF7v_LKIjh6FqXt73zOu8iEEm3GCEFVR7wGnZyebAaTMvVgMyeZUmq0JdcxCEUH-4JtYIKJXAw88BfJAegumdZmpfL3CuCWeMZjNio57r-TeW8ls5Eo5p5nM/s4000/relax.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_vwDj2roBbkq9nHe5Mztq6mBy0bz5NnNBn2XV76k5o417DCRCgQRZ6OXbO-Ioj9bBWcdfhF7v_LKIjh6FqXt73zOu8iEEm3GCEFVR7wGnZyebAaTMvVgMyeZUmq0JdcxCEUH-4JtYIKJXAw88BfJAegumdZmpfL3CuCWeMZjNio57r-TeW8ls5Eo5p5nM/w300-h400/relax.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: helvetica;">This is how I totally relaxed that evening. Knitting, Christmas Movies and a little nightcap to help me relax so I could get some sleep.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Wednesday - Back with Josh again. He is looking so much better. The swelling has gone done greatly and his pain is minimal. I was able to contact my car service advisor. I explained the situation of only having one car (josie's car is still in the shop too) and needing a loaner if at all possible. She spoke to her manager and was able to get one for us! I turned Hubby's car in for service and picked up the loaner. Hubby returned from his trip this evening. So nice to have him back home. He is also super glad to be home.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Thursday - Another day with Josh. I am getting concerned as he is not interested in doing anything other than sit around. I tried to get him to go outside for a bit but he refused. Asked him to go for a walk and he scoffed that off too. He did get a call from the clinical research team letting him know he was a candidate for their trial drug. This is good news and bad news. The bad news is, this means he has a grade 3 or 4 tumor (aggressive). The good news is, the trial he took before surgery permeated the tumor so there is a chance this chemo will attack it and possibly put it into remission. We should know more after his oncologist appointment on Monday. Hubby and I had Adoration at our church's cancer shrine. There were lots of prayers going up for our son that night.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Friday - Back with Josh again and deeply concerned. He is slipping into a very dark place. I tried talking to him about it and told him he needs to move and get out of the house. He ignored me so I called in the big guns......My TX DIL. She was a Senior Chief in the US Navy and doesn't take crap from anyone! She hightailed it over to the house. Before she got there she sent him a text and told him to get up, shower and plan on getting his bum out of the house. And he did! She took him on a walk and had a little chat with him about his pity party. What a change in him after she came. We even went out to dinner as a family that evening and what a grand time we had.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Saturday - Time to catch up on laundry! Finally got all the clothes washed, folded and put away. Hubby had a retreat at church so I had the day to myself. Made a pan of corn bread to go with the soup we were having for our evening meal. Watched a couple of Christmas movies and worked on my great niece's winter wear.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhT-xFovCSdSyy8vyNQutmiYofFhsf7I2mtJWwvBKl_zq-Fhp5lQXuvI2QnOdeB56aJD4FqeitjnzDUbWuHQEm9LQJqDihJP3u6atGjtrTOgh0laoTsvu7PBZQNtkAeM8vyvJyxbOi15js1ATocsy8dKa-SzvkYCjKcC6VhDjggd75dH3Z6SXLOReGMKFpo/s4000/mitt.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhT-xFovCSdSyy8vyNQutmiYofFhsf7I2mtJWwvBKl_zq-Fhp5lQXuvI2QnOdeB56aJD4FqeitjnzDUbWuHQEm9LQJqDihJP3u6atGjtrTOgh0laoTsvu7PBZQNtkAeM8vyvJyxbOi15js1ATocsy8dKa-SzvkYCjKcC6VhDjggd75dH3Z6SXLOReGMKFpo/w300-h400/mitt.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: helvetica;">I am saving the thumbs for the end. They can be a bit fiddly and I want to make sure I have the time to really work with them so they look nice. I am in love with this color. Hopefully she will be too. I was told she likes purples and to 'think of the forest at night' type of purple. I think this captures that. Hubby and I also went to Mass this evening. After dinner my Grand daughter Jaxon called and asked me to go to her house and get her meds she forgot to take to work with her. (She is having some cardiac issues) She was unable to reach her parents. So, Mimi to the rescue! Once that was all done, I finally sat down with hubby, watched a few shows we had recorded and then off to bed.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Here we are, another Sunday. I still have a load of towels to wash and dry today. There is going to be a loaf of cranberry bread made also. Hubby will be glued to the TV watching NFL football so I will have lots of time to do mundane tasks. I might even do a little Christmas baking today. I have not made any treats for the upcoming season! All the ingredients have been purchased. Now they just need me to mix them all together. Needless to say, Josh has taken priority over everything the past 3 months.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Josh's in laws are coming in on Monday and will be staying through the first of the year. I do not know if that means they will be taking over his care or not. I know his father in law loves to be outdoors and he and Josh normally sit out back a lot. His father in law will also be helpful in getting some of the yard work done that Josh is not able to do at the moment. I did a bit of trimming up a tree on Friday but there is much more needing done. TX DIL helped clean up the doggy diamonds (think about that LOL), Josie helped me clean out the fridge and freezer as well as getting stuff into the recycling bins. We also got all the dishes done and cleaned up the kitchen for them. His mother in law is great about keeping the kitchen cleaned up, dinner made and doing laundry. That will be a big help for Stacie.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">That, my friends is the end of my last week. Thank you for hanging in until the end.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Until Next Time......................Happy Crafting!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!</span></div>Leftycrafterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07607852055622555069noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3860749103837676419.post-68072609665314648822023-12-10T09:02:00.003-07:002023-12-10T09:02:58.677-07:00WEEK 24 A LONG ONE<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHlz6xpu3Hj80sxImxzbUqiAvL5lDQ7is-a2FXt1myTABsaR7HJRvlHnwx2rf0oOSBfFx5QgZ4R9FoBylW5Yo5Yh5og765sUYGIscvL_by-qp5NiC3Gpd0ugr7zjBbqDeog5Bc4R0OM68oOQiduc7xmM2gnF2goe9OLreNjM1S6ty_ar5mQ3XaUoBA4EET/s750/update.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="500" data-original-width="750" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHlz6xpu3Hj80sxImxzbUqiAvL5lDQ7is-a2FXt1myTABsaR7HJRvlHnwx2rf0oOSBfFx5QgZ4R9FoBylW5Yo5Yh5og765sUYGIscvL_by-qp5NiC3Gpd0ugr7zjBbqDeog5Bc4R0OM68oOQiduc7xmM2gnF2goe9OLreNjM1S6ty_ar5mQ3XaUoBA4EET/w491-h213/update.png" width="491" /></a></div><br /><p></p><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">I missed last week for updating. The exhaustion and mental stress of the week took a toll on me and I just could not bring myself to even open my computer. But, today is a new day/week and I am back and ready to update you on all that has happened. Both in my crafting world and in my 'real' life. Let's go!</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">I have finishes!</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTi6SPleGXEwZ1qGIU_0usPkq0GIdd8aE3rIgTU1EWTPIB5U2h94SOSsflrYOj_YEdcd0Rufm0wxpu6P8Ui0DwfX5QrHW4t1d1qDc5zxSZGbUeNiqc6-DJbt-e3NYuyuHvAVIBaCD20nugTITfqnjsmSQQZ1czDYiIJLLF9qYX_DBV34-im2Jbv-lGY90e/s3248/rcr.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1558" data-original-width="3248" height="153" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTi6SPleGXEwZ1qGIU_0usPkq0GIdd8aE3rIgTU1EWTPIB5U2h94SOSsflrYOj_YEdcd0Rufm0wxpu6P8Ui0DwfX5QrHW4t1d1qDc5zxSZGbUeNiqc6-DJbt-e3NYuyuHvAVIBaCD20nugTITfqnjsmSQQZ1czDYiIJLLF9qYX_DBV34-im2Jbv-lGY90e/s320/rcr.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Hubby has a new pair of socks. I do not have a photo of the two of them together. Seems each time I go to take a photo, he has worn them and they need to be washed. Does this mean they are his favorite? Maybe!</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">After the socks, I needed something to make while waiting for some yarn to arrive. I decided on making something for ME.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiO5YCohHM5UkzUayVlskpRwUK4v57atweJBRPJKlmLdQSeDbhFju9AZMfEVSfdGniqz07rxGUAvnPCUyf6barjZ39PAT1nSwaoz4IfSdsp9gTN5c183ayO7aG4kYUzMe-eP267p6RLJos4XlpfBBsrGISlLUwazIEAOWgD5lwYiInSBQp30O2vu7UGt7Fh" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="500" data-original-width="375" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiO5YCohHM5UkzUayVlskpRwUK4v57atweJBRPJKlmLdQSeDbhFju9AZMfEVSfdGniqz07rxGUAvnPCUyf6barjZ39PAT1nSwaoz4IfSdsp9gTN5c183ayO7aG4kYUzMe-eP267p6RLJos4XlpfBBsrGISlLUwazIEAOWgD5lwYiInSBQp30O2vu7UGt7Fh" width="180" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">This is the <a href="https://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/needham" target="_blank">Needham vest</a>. A very simple little design that will be perfect for our moderate temperatures here.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdaL-p8I3AUeQ-_2xAg3KApgOhmRlsAlc5602_yXGHa3_GWW8LVxYgxX7Opc3hTWsk-zfz51_KlOqHSKffOTY8bvl9XGcBImNqnUj3idfYfqr5Cz-g7u9dj-tyYCajd9ZS2KwUr3x0pSij8thEX55a5dm72iZhED3h7-remK4Cv9e_P854mvZQEZ3NoWeq/s3000/vest.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2399" data-original-width="3000" height="256" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdaL-p8I3AUeQ-_2xAg3KApgOhmRlsAlc5602_yXGHa3_GWW8LVxYgxX7Opc3hTWsk-zfz51_KlOqHSKffOTY8bvl9XGcBImNqnUj3idfYfqr5Cz-g7u9dj-tyYCajd9ZS2KwUr3x0pSij8thEX55a5dm72iZhED3h7-remK4Cv9e_P854mvZQEZ3NoWeq/s320/vest.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>I got a bit of a start on it. The yarn is Anthem by Cascade and has been reclaimed from a sweater I knit and absolutely hated the fit of. At the moment this project is in time out while I work on a special request from one of my nieces.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeYkkqBXplZlNNowXDPJgnOLXTDXnqq4isC9ZT8OZx_Pt6MUhCPMFiNC8P2VY_8WbmxCeNli4fK-3GYrpqlBPJftapYePq8YjUYWj5PQ4lS0Kt5sN0ocWueGkZAlHQPecgLYIQminA3moc8AnxxUlLomkLLG0UirZVu4djigX9Ej4Q6g58qHCFhe6TDst0/s2409/mitts.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2333" data-original-width="2409" height="310" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeYkkqBXplZlNNowXDPJgnOLXTDXnqq4isC9ZT8OZx_Pt6MUhCPMFiNC8P2VY_8WbmxCeNli4fK-3GYrpqlBPJftapYePq8YjUYWj5PQ4lS0Kt5sN0ocWueGkZAlHQPecgLYIQminA3moc8AnxxUlLomkLLG0UirZVu4djigX9Ej4Q6g58qHCFhe6TDst0/s320/mitts.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: helvetica;">TA-DA! I finished the first pair of two Peek-a Boo mitts. This pair is for my niece. They are made in Encore Colorspun. It is a wool blend and very warm. (I tried them on and they were VERY warm) I have made these before but for some reason I had a horrible time getting the fit right and the thumb gave me great fits. Hopefully when I made the next pair for her daughter they will go smoother. Although, her daughter's hand is an inch narrower. Ugh, more math to work out.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">As a special surprise I am also making matching hats for them. They did not request hats.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguhP7jzFQqyc4ClnVLpuMpUP20VI5FIpEM8vCiE_hadzYuELl73_8kKciSpRSPMEVkAtoYMEg6h81pOKlWHUID5QdgUv7jBW965JwkFJKPAtlIuMg2QTrYhUiI8WkBHNwbMDUM1O4jwOr_ZwYfGFLskLWUoDbhb89yivLte-LOiSlHzegm_VtGoohWpagx/s3000/hat.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1472" data-original-width="3000" height="157" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguhP7jzFQqyc4ClnVLpuMpUP20VI5FIpEM8vCiE_hadzYuELl73_8kKciSpRSPMEVkAtoYMEg6h81pOKlWHUID5QdgUv7jBW965JwkFJKPAtlIuMg2QTrYhUiI8WkBHNwbMDUM1O4jwOr_ZwYfGFLskLWUoDbhb89yivLte-LOiSlHzegm_VtGoohWpagx/s320/hat.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">The pattern is <a href="https://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/seed-banded-slouch-hat" target="_blank">Seed Knitted Slouch Hat</a>. It is one of my favorites to make. It goes pretty fast too. I just hope I have enough yarn to make it. It will be close. Stay tuned.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">And that my friends is all from my crafting side of reality. On the other side..............my real life as a mom and wife...........well, it has been a stressful and blessed two week.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Our son, Josh, had brain surgery on November 30th. What was to be a 4-6 hour surgery ended up taking 10 hours. The surgeon was able to remove 60-70% of the tumor. I know that doesn't sound like it was successful but it was. He had to be careful as the tumor is in his central nervous system and he didn't want to cut something that could cause permanent damage.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">We were blessed, in the fact, there was suite available for us to stay in while he was in surgery. Since there were 10 of us there waiting, it made it very comfortable for us to wait and wait and wait. Stacie (Josh's wife) did receive hourly updates as to how the surgery was going. That also helped. Once he was in recovery, Stacie was allowed to go and see him. The rest of us waited in the suite. By the time he was brought to his room in ICU there were only four of us left waiting. We were allowed to see him, two at a time, for a few minutes. He was in horrific pain and they were having a heck of a time getting it under control. This mamma's heart ached seeing him in that much pain and not being able to do anything about it. We all finally left around midnight to go home and try and get a bit of sleep. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I went back up the next day and was amazed! He was talking and was 100% cognizant of what was going on. His right eye was totally swollen shut and had some bruising on it but otherwise his looked pretty good. Oh, don't get me wrong, he has staples from the top of his forehead all the way down and behind his right ear. I am not going to post a photo of that as it is not very pretty. They removed two sections of his skull so they could get to the tumor from two different directions. The bone was put back in place with plates and screws. (We asked)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">He was released from the hospital on Monday! Just 3 days post op. Amazing! That is when my TX DIL and I stepped up and took turns staying with him while his wife worked half days. He was not a challenging patient. It was mainly to help him keep track of his medication time schedule and make sure he got up and moved around often.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBOHbYqApFdn2Bxgm3s0Pbr_QI8mN-s4GN3t1kRCJa4FK5PTmNvrWih1lp50fQ801GEzhfQhPtEp-2XzlIM2Rt_lw1Y_QM-MYHlFGoJvAQmNp5VhcMtqFKr2tjy_gqjr2w_V492Dw8-C9Iyb-RuvaQMufEk4H96p5k2cMQfaaGZoXgpbmwNdgXXnSlzkCy/s4000/thor.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBOHbYqApFdn2Bxgm3s0Pbr_QI8mN-s4GN3t1kRCJa4FK5PTmNvrWih1lp50fQ801GEzhfQhPtEp-2XzlIM2Rt_lw1Y_QM-MYHlFGoJvAQmNp5VhcMtqFKr2tjy_gqjr2w_V492Dw8-C9Iyb-RuvaQMufEk4H96p5k2cMQfaaGZoXgpbmwNdgXXnSlzkCy/s320/thor.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Thor was so glad to have him home. This was taken on Friday of this week. The incision is on the other side of his head. They have people bringing food over for them so Stacie doesn't need to worry about cooking when she gets home. There has been such an out pouring of love and support. It has made my eyes leak several times.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">However, we did get the initial pathology report back and it was not the news we were hoping for. He has the worse type of brain cancer there is. They are waiting on the molecular pathology to pinpoint exactly which one of the two it is as well as which chemo will attack it. He either has Wild Type Astrocytoma or GBM (Glioblastoma). His Dr and staff said this is not a definite death sentence as it has been in the past. They have patients now who have been treated and have been in remission for over 8 years and 15 years! They also said, since Josh is young (not 50 yet) and in very good health his chances of them being able to kill the remaining cells and put them into remission are very good.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">So, prayers are still needed. He will start his chemo and radiation in 4 weeks. His follow-up appointment is tomorrow with his surgeon and possibly his oncologist will be there too. He has not met the oncologist yet but trusts his surgeon to get him a great one. Needless to say, he has a long road ahead of him. Oh, and his chemo will all be oral, no needles! He was happy to hear that. He will be getting MRI's often to keep tabs on the tumor and how it is reacting to the treatment plan.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">One thing that happened on one of the days I was with him, was this:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_SL8iGzkEHfgccPJ2duragqKnsRcKz7cXBhBBvim15UPBH47_9pA3B27Gjorxe1laxFCeuEqpjeYzgowwxalGUDLDwp6jdOhMGsDdfnCrns2tl5EvKDJJ9EmsuWRJnrNZhYZjzhpwpP_FFmNsBc0ST0gy1TyuJ5pzC8sQCmAcIe1QeuVCQlQ7M4UX4kq-/s2073/loki.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2073" data-original-width="1768" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_SL8iGzkEHfgccPJ2duragqKnsRcKz7cXBhBBvim15UPBH47_9pA3B27Gjorxe1laxFCeuEqpjeYzgowwxalGUDLDwp6jdOhMGsDdfnCrns2tl5EvKDJJ9EmsuWRJnrNZhYZjzhpwpP_FFmNsBc0ST0gy1TyuJ5pzC8sQCmAcIe1QeuVCQlQ7M4UX4kq-/s320/loki.jpg" width="273" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div>I was visited by their cat, Loki. (Do you see a theme here? Thor and Loki?) Everyone was gone and Josh was sleeping. Loki came out and was fascinated by my yarn and needles. He is a very timid car and this is the first time he has actually come up to me and let me ever so gently touch him. He is the softest cat I have ever felt and I have had about 8 cats in my lifetime. I just wish he was more social. I could sit and pet him for hours!</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">And that my friends is all I have for you today. I am sorry this is so long but actually typing all of this up has helped me and my aching heart.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Until Next Time.................Happy Crafting and Keep the Faith!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!<br /><br /></span></div>Leftycrafterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07607852055622555069noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3860749103837676419.post-82688549177730114322023-11-26T10:24:00.000-07:002023-11-26T10:24:36.048-07:00WEEK 22<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJrwFvgo3i-YIAyj3Vqsogre1f4z2CmpfTjlkKXqIUX0hoEy0I-Qpi2UGSvLCbQexMa0B7xTm1evBV7rmB0RoSHMcOmuF-jOtnAJwRLUPcjfZmzxWCYzroLVgvvVeLfYgumq3G_cua3gWGpeT79OjsVKIirqk6U4rSUYJX5DTLcsoDZXk4tMwl_gPCazvX/s750/update.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="500" data-original-width="750" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJrwFvgo3i-YIAyj3Vqsogre1f4z2CmpfTjlkKXqIUX0hoEy0I-Qpi2UGSvLCbQexMa0B7xTm1evBV7rmB0RoSHMcOmuF-jOtnAJwRLUPcjfZmzxWCYzroLVgvvVeLfYgumq3G_cua3gWGpeT79OjsVKIirqk6U4rSUYJX5DTLcsoDZXk4tMwl_gPCazvX/w486-h213/update.png" width="486" /></a></div><br /><p></p><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Yup, another week, another update. </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Almost......................</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7CcGh1nZDU5Z0Nnqfau2xSXR8P7vhg9xApHI3Y-7U7h2fvMgccLIifBkUhukJjoLOAaKkhWz4Fu9kFq_AhgoaZ98sPoiB9j246jiH2IMl1hNhr-3ZJ4pc1OjEdjwwsXQsA-J_yy5iQoHwXpBJDwGh9UAzq88-zan11psxKdWKwEQp347DhOsCEl6DF1bm/s3000/rcr.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1729" data-original-width="3000" height="184" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7CcGh1nZDU5Z0Nnqfau2xSXR8P7vhg9xApHI3Y-7U7h2fvMgccLIifBkUhukJjoLOAaKkhWz4Fu9kFq_AhgoaZ98sPoiB9j246jiH2IMl1hNhr-3ZJ4pc1OjEdjwwsXQsA-J_yy5iQoHwXpBJDwGh9UAzq88-zan11psxKdWKwEQp347DhOsCEl6DF1bm/s320/rcr.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: helvetica;">I was so hoping this sock would be completed by Thanksgiving. It was not to be. There were way too many interruptions each day for a good solid knitting fest. Last night, I got two rows of the toes put on before I finally had to give up and get some sleep. I am sure these will be completed today, sometime. </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">I was contacted by my niece today. She is asking for some knitted goodies for her and her daughter. I now have something to do once the sock is completed! And the items she wants are all very portable. Even better!</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">That is all I have been doing craftwise.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">We hosted Thanksgiving dinner at our home. I wish I would remember to take photos. My dining room table was laden with food from all members of the family. After dinner, there was very little leftovers to pass around. We had a great time with lots of laughs, and hugs to go around.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Hubby and I are now in Christmas decorating mode. The outside lights are completed, the tree is set up but undecorated. I did have to move one piece of furniture so I could put the tree where it can be seen from many places in the house. Hopefully today we will bring in all the decorations for the inside of the house. It needs to be completed before Thursday. After that, all bets are off since we do not know what kind of help will be needed after Josh's surgery.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Speaking of Josh..........................</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDnj56xT-OsaXdpP5rnVl-7XBnLh6ymE192tD0ZQoTxLgrSklpwTTR04J9Tuvj1RNS2kM3pqaw_mDbfl7Y4elNYMBzUNMm4SH6mH_F4EJHB3wUvQeZ2Ss53pBu8E5JN0ClujG6lWW29_4KQ6d8Sb1XsRc6FhVizhJkv72ustKYANghFNCDTPzusjY8Iypp/s1359/boys.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1359" data-original-width="1031" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDnj56xT-OsaXdpP5rnVl-7XBnLh6ymE192tD0ZQoTxLgrSklpwTTR04J9Tuvj1RNS2kM3pqaw_mDbfl7Y4elNYMBzUNMm4SH6mH_F4EJHB3wUvQeZ2Ss53pBu8E5JN0ClujG6lWW29_4KQ6d8Sb1XsRc6FhVizhJkv72ustKYANghFNCDTPzusjY8Iypp/s320/boys.jpg" width="243" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Here he is with his 'little brother'. They decided to have a golf date last week and had a blast. The 'little brother' is the one who just completed 20+ years in the US Navy and then moved his family here from Texas. So glad to have almost all of my chickens back here.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">After Thanksgiving dinner, hubby and I kicked back as did Enrique.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYWDLix0kSxCuVAf9NjbMeSANe7vNCaKmCq5yxlzF5xvoIDaA298jh6ihBGj2ION3EM936PUpqtB4R9QjH7DMM30OcQqhNlLmX5YzSqLM4hPcD2lSe4LQcB8YDo2GV2el_6MkKQkFr5Y4v0gdry-heZEd_SSuiJ4FBT7JfWbWHP5AKPaHmeTL_kbnjIilB/s4000/e.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2318" data-original-width="4000" height="185" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYWDLix0kSxCuVAf9NjbMeSANe7vNCaKmCq5yxlzF5xvoIDaA298jh6ihBGj2ION3EM936PUpqtB4R9QjH7DMM30OcQqhNlLmX5YzSqLM4hPcD2lSe4LQcB8YDo2GV2el_6MkKQkFr5Y4v0gdry-heZEd_SSuiJ4FBT7JfWbWHP5AKPaHmeTL_kbnjIilB/s320/e.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: helvetica;">He is not a huge fan of crowds so did not sit down or relax the whole time family was here. Poor little boy. He slept hard the rest of the evening.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">I think I have found the Christmas tree I would like to have in my house.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLjl8BQJM-WbbvKbUFjA2yTKJZaVGfJDPJIHktMcn6UXaEd7ZoSn8VLFlKCv_4ZACrV122RlYmffz98Rqa3GsAMFiDiI4H3dVRHwe2URXzbdsEc82krWfYCCWrzghDdZE_2i9Xo99PKmQer4Bf-nw8Kn5QUyUtXYwETaHTKGEjX8AcQIHBQZ91HPlGIXC9/s1600/yikes.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="1079" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLjl8BQJM-WbbvKbUFjA2yTKJZaVGfJDPJIHktMcn6UXaEd7ZoSn8VLFlKCv_4ZACrV122RlYmffz98Rqa3GsAMFiDiI4H3dVRHwe2URXzbdsEc82krWfYCCWrzghDdZE_2i9Xo99PKmQer4Bf-nw8Kn5QUyUtXYwETaHTKGEjX8AcQIHBQZ91HPlGIXC9/w270-h400/yikes.jpg" width="270" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Could you imagine this right inside your front door?</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">That is all for today. </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Until Next Time........................Happy Crafting!!!!!!!!!!!</span></div>Leftycrafterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07607852055622555069noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3860749103837676419.post-90797110266345795282023-11-19T06:21:00.002-07:002023-11-19T06:21:32.456-07:00WEEK 21 & JOSH UPDATE<p><span style="font-family: helvetica;"> </span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSowER1DUlXks7ardVleKc7fd0nPtLWSxXVn6Lyyw39x1pEEyDdPI7YVL_KdH3rLtcBlpAeph0kh6t1oDIrTjUBthvihkMD-GnWoRXJjgTIr-gemiQdMg07gFzo_bqdcx2Snj1H86Ws4OwzxcCw0PgSfdoMMa2NzM4k0ivimkj1njl5iIU2jlxY3L-pUic/s750/update.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="500" data-original-width="750" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSowER1DUlXks7ardVleKc7fd0nPtLWSxXVn6Lyyw39x1pEEyDdPI7YVL_KdH3rLtcBlpAeph0kh6t1oDIrTjUBthvihkMD-GnWoRXJjgTIr-gemiQdMg07gFzo_bqdcx2Snj1H86Ws4OwzxcCw0PgSfdoMMa2NzM4k0ivimkj1njl5iIU2jlxY3L-pUic/w448-h213/update.png" width="448" /></a></span></div><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span><p></p><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Hello everyone. My update this week will be short on the crafting front and long on the Josh medical update front.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Hubby's first sock is complete.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicGJAWfa8Yhw4Oz6wSGb0xwuq_dwlv_rGzWfbLLAWq1xvB-nWFj1hsSIB2yejD2mU1urtwkprQxSWlsCPoiSlTnIa5v1gCGNo-YZ9JaIDhxairsK4IxCLWekFboWDxN7Wh2AO_c5OoIEGXcupiEXNyQrGDjXvRtQRff6R-IlIpDcNOP8lhlmYzR9KR4wmB/s3248/rcr.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1558" data-original-width="3248" height="153" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicGJAWfa8Yhw4Oz6wSGb0xwuq_dwlv_rGzWfbLLAWq1xvB-nWFj1hsSIB2yejD2mU1urtwkprQxSWlsCPoiSlTnIa5v1gCGNo-YZ9JaIDhxairsK4IxCLWekFboWDxN7Wh2AO_c5OoIEGXcupiEXNyQrGDjXvRtQRff6R-IlIpDcNOP8lhlmYzR9KR4wmB/s320/rcr.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: helvetica;">I was smart and cast on sock #2 right away.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi35Cf_776gRZN4QBl-lxAhQsBehPrg-DyM-hAfLqJXScxbGlZXsT0u2Vyohmcgc2G_2X6GwifnobhD_4fIYoa7GVipfS9cRjR2no3U2ugIOhEDRDGxWt1zJOvNcEyr-kC0-tbQ-eTcjuuCTsTqdkVJ9QZQ_iEGl9JhOmjmjlRXw9a1eyIHCwYA8lDNdbm-/s2042/rcr2.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2012" data-original-width="2042" height="315" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi35Cf_776gRZN4QBl-lxAhQsBehPrg-DyM-hAfLqJXScxbGlZXsT0u2Vyohmcgc2G_2X6GwifnobhD_4fIYoa7GVipfS9cRjR2no3U2ugIOhEDRDGxWt1zJOvNcEyr-kC0-tbQ-eTcjuuCTsTqdkVJ9QZQ_iEGl9JhOmjmjlRXw9a1eyIHCwYA8lDNdbm-/s320/rcr2.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: helvetica;">This was taken yesterday afternoon so it is further along this morning. Hopefully it will be completed before Thanksgiving day.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">I also have a Thanksgiving surprise</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6E-i2qBHmbgtDCk5GXgYA5WDoubZXE4ivozJcRyi9ks1ih2tPe641T8XOtpvtA50k8cNxMOYD-UKKIlG6WWiP96ZoinKVMgRDM090TTmwr5gzmo1vZwaRq51kR934j_RZou2VSzbgLqYeZztfAqZv4uRlOQ8RxmT5MZ2I8p5ew2IHI8H79kP_Ygtnixaa/s4000/bloom.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6E-i2qBHmbgtDCk5GXgYA5WDoubZXE4ivozJcRyi9ks1ih2tPe641T8XOtpvtA50k8cNxMOYD-UKKIlG6WWiP96ZoinKVMgRDM090TTmwr5gzmo1vZwaRq51kR934j_RZou2VSzbgLqYeZztfAqZv4uRlOQ8RxmT5MZ2I8p5ew2IHI8H79kP_Ygtnixaa/s320/bloom.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: helvetica;">My cactus is blooming. I know everyone calls them Christmas cactus, but after looking at a nursery I found out they are actually Thanksgiving Cacti. Christmas Cactus have a different leaf shape as does the Easter Cactus. Who knew. This is the first time my cactus has bloomed during it's actual season. It seems to love the new spot I put it in and is doing well with the transplanting too.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">That is all from Leftycrafter. The following is the post that was put out publicly from Josh (my son). Needless to say, my posting over the coming weeks may be a bit spotty.</span></div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="color: #073763; font-family: helvetica;"><b>OK
Friends and Family, update time, and a long one. We got the pathology from the
biopsy on 11/13 and it is indeed a cancerous tumor (we call it Felix). The molecular
results were not yet conclusive but it is trending towards a grade 3 glioma.
More molecular results are pending. In other words an intermediate form of
cancer. So what's next? Great question. We have an amazing medical team at St
Joes BNI. Dr. Nadar Sanai is our primary Dr. Look him up, you will not be
disappointed. I chose him and requested him to be my Dr. after doing my
research. For those of you that don't know, you always have a choice in
doctors. Do not let anyone tell you different. <o:p></o:p></b></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="color: #073763;"><span style="mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p><span style="font-family: helvetica;"> </span></o:p></span><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Next
is surgery on Nov 30th with a check in time of 4:45 AM to remove the tumor. It is a 6
hour procedure starting at around 7-7:30 AM, including knocking me out and
waking me up. The Dr. is confident he can remove the entire tumor. Says he does
close to 10 of these a week. After the tumor is removed, there is no guarantee
all the little glioma cells get removed because you can't see things at the
cellular level. So meds and radiation treatments will follow. We still need to
meet with the oncologist on this. We will get these options once the final
molecular pathology is received. The other good news is I am being offered a
clinical trial med before surgery to see if it invades the tumor. If so we can
continue with the trial after surgery if the oncologist approves to use as a
treatment. Positive, my trial and treatment could save more lives. </span></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="color: #073763;"><span style="mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p><span style="font-family: helvetica;"> </span></o:p></span><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Yes,
I am scared and terrified beyond what anyone could ever imagine. I am also
afraid for what Stacie and Josie will have to witness before and after the
procedure. I always envision myself as the one to protect them from pain, not
cause it. This procedure requires cutting and pulling back a flap of skin and
making a half dollar sized hole in my skull to remove the tumor. I will be in
the hospital for about 3 days. Sorry to gross anyone out but these are the
thoughts in my head and the reality I now live. This stress and anxiety
obviously is not healthy. I am reading literature and reached out to brain
tumor support groups for additional mental and emotional help. I have an
amazing family, and support system of friends, and even strangers. I am and
will continue the fight! I will not give up, and I will be here for my family
for a long time!</span></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="color: #073763; font-family: helvetica;"><b>People
always ask what they can do to help. PRAY! I truly believe in the power of
prayer and that God has put every single person in our lives for specific reasons.
Some people have been in our lives for over 20 years and now it is glaringly
apparent why they have been with us for so long. Not just because they have
been great friends during that time, but because they had resources we would
need later in life and didn't know it until now. We may ask for meal trains,
help at home, or other care options, but until things happen, we cannot say for
sure. We won't be shy to ask. I will be potentially out of work recovering at
home for 6 weeks. The, do not overdo it, approach is important.<o:p></o:p></b></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="color: #073763;"><o:p><span style="font-family: helvetica;"> </span></o:p><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Speaking
of being out of work for a while, a big thank you HairClub! The people in this
company have been behind me, supporting, and treating me like a family member
instead of an employee. They check on my well being, come to visit me, call and offer help, and even offering up personal assets to help us.
And this is from the top leadership down. This is why I have stayed with this company for over 26
years, the people! I love and thank every single person in this organization!</span></span></b></p><div style="text-align: left;"><span><span style="font-family: helvetica;">And with that, I will close my blog for today. And before you ask, Hubby and I are doing pretty good with all of this. Like Josh said, we have a wonderful network of family and friends who are by our side. Our Christian faith helps to sustain us also.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Until Next Time....................Happy Crafting!!!!!!!!!!!!</span></span></div>Leftycrafterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07607852055622555069noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3860749103837676419.post-25079401768346509722023-11-12T09:43:00.000-07:002023-11-12T09:43:49.164-07:00WEEK 20<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIdTUK6o_WpqLsbhaI3m_HWQPHv__shRWDxnB9y9NBwxEiekZfJlKtjLsBt_8AmchXr645S5czNRFescjVFvCAZUD5xKNd-oj-Rou9P81AnpJJGEwHVccjvPu2LqbfZgGlr6wATBD7vpGazRAJTGZwzAeKlJqWglMc8Sfbqy_LYG9UvwgqP0rLyITyptR-/s750/update.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="500" data-original-width="750" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIdTUK6o_WpqLsbhaI3m_HWQPHv__shRWDxnB9y9NBwxEiekZfJlKtjLsBt_8AmchXr645S5czNRFescjVFvCAZUD5xKNd-oj-Rou9P81AnpJJGEwHVccjvPu2LqbfZgGlr6wATBD7vpGazRAJTGZwzAeKlJqWglMc8Sfbqy_LYG9UvwgqP0rLyITyptR-/w435-h213/update.png" width="435" /></a></div><br /><p></p><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">There is not much to talk about today. Hubby and I went to Vegas last Sunday and got home Thursday afternoon. We are not winners but had a fabulous time meeting new people and visiting old friends.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Since I was the driver for both legs of the trip, I did not get as much done as I was hoping. But since I have gotten home, hubby's socks have been my main focus.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHoFijsWR1reuZfP9-AU2MEt908KZh8fDETZqm9KwVHrvptRu1-osd0S-M7kjrVCPEWRI8K9sEfqnhQoysKEtFuKYu2XhQDz6iz5X_V5BabUQEbCq4KGJqvqG33cLxbrYA4TWj3W4G0xxzPVWIQwjchq2dI6ZOUy7jho0XfIVE-JohWgaIoFKmcN479Nth/s2511/rcr.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1599" data-original-width="2511" height="204" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHoFijsWR1reuZfP9-AU2MEt908KZh8fDETZqm9KwVHrvptRu1-osd0S-M7kjrVCPEWRI8K9sEfqnhQoysKEtFuKYu2XhQDz6iz5X_V5BabUQEbCq4KGJqvqG33cLxbrYA4TWj3W4G0xxzPVWIQwjchq2dI6ZOUy7jho0XfIVE-JohWgaIoFKmcN479Nth/s320/rcr.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: helvetica;">They are moving along quite nicely. I have hopes of completing this sock and starting the mate before next YOP update.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Josh as still not heard anything about his biopsy. The nurse called him on Friday to let him know they do not have all the pathology back yet and do not have any information for him. He does have a follow up on Monday. The Dr is supposed to have a 'game' plan to give when they meet. I will update once I know anything.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">And that, my friends is all from me this week.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Until Next Time....................Happy Crafting!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!</span></div>Leftycrafterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07607852055622555069noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3860749103837676419.post-24104736620237007052023-11-05T06:30:00.001-07:002023-11-05T06:48:53.270-07:00WEEK 19<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhh7B6h0hwPyAdVbAJyoYZvtLPXimssHlD_yvCcuoTe3oEb0HetV_XbopzoGB_npSVqpm5eO8zgufHW_3wLDsVj98Tb6J-36l8cFPvN9nS5BVq7uMJvNCbFvySP7DudpJ-2TWk6HwBLSG8PufdfFbvsKpXzLVegsYyEgpgeI9COsrZiyjAsMebHFxIf7XHi/s750/update.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="500" data-original-width="750" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhh7B6h0hwPyAdVbAJyoYZvtLPXimssHlD_yvCcuoTe3oEb0HetV_XbopzoGB_npSVqpm5eO8zgufHW_3wLDsVj98Tb6J-36l8cFPvN9nS5BVq7uMJvNCbFvySP7DudpJ-2TWk6HwBLSG8PufdfFbvsKpXzLVegsYyEgpgeI9COsrZiyjAsMebHFxIf7XHi/w438-h213/update.png" width="438" /></a></div><br /><p></p><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Made it through another week! My ribs and sternum are getting better. My car should be done by the middle of this month. I have a rental which is good since hubby and I are on the road this coming week and wanted take my SUV. The rental is a Nissan Rogue and rides very much like my Hyundai Tucson. Perfect!</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Anywho..........Let's take a look at what transpired this past week.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Monday - Picked up the rental and ran some errands. Spent a few hours with Josh as he was having quite a bit of anxiety over his upcoming biopsy.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Tuesday - Spent the morning taking Josh to his office so he could get his company computer updated. I did a little shopping while he was busy but did not find anything to buy! Went to Mass for a Holy Day of Obligation. Met our new Associate Priest too.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhe0XofADS3ixBTtuKb7k68iWNgDmUhPf3U_n3hMCcX8FvtzXIQz2v4lHQsUGgilOQzh3dImDVFAIGcoXRc1hqYnUDfk6YHStUIZqNsYan6uJ60foErAcggV7sna5hgPG-dzvmJaoBl8Kn_jN-c0haduMuxSaJii1XJpTL8AhhEPaoxLUMJ9PZd4H_uN2lZ/s4000/josh.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhe0XofADS3ixBTtuKb7k68iWNgDmUhPf3U_n3hMCcX8FvtzXIQz2v4lHQsUGgilOQzh3dImDVFAIGcoXRc1hqYnUDfk6YHStUIZqNsYan6uJ60foErAcggV7sna5hgPG-dzvmJaoBl8Kn_jN-c0haduMuxSaJii1XJpTL8AhhEPaoxLUMJ9PZd4H_uN2lZ/s320/josh.jpg" width="240" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Josh hard at work</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Wednesday - Enrique got his pedicure and then went to the vet to get his hind end cleaned out. Oh the joys of owning a little dog LOL. Got invited to lunch with Josh and Stacie and enjoyed our time with them, as always. Finished my Female Gnome.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9_-YF24ABFowGyTofPjYJa9DJxfr3zMI4mK1qJhXPXp_8cYA_EhwxrahNdYR7klQubG_BO9IcOL90JI2qzl0d7zVRhnAK9eLmUsBs6YrxQ3U7XiBGPHU9H3B07xbOhIXQZe1InriWVkJr7-pA3dSae8sq9SwTfTDzyOzj6PGXhOdJghuHIJpMTAvmG7DS/s4000/gnome.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9_-YF24ABFowGyTofPjYJa9DJxfr3zMI4mK1qJhXPXp_8cYA_EhwxrahNdYR7klQubG_BO9IcOL90JI2qzl0d7zVRhnAK9eLmUsBs6YrxQ3U7XiBGPHU9H3B07xbOhIXQZe1InriWVkJr7-pA3dSae8sq9SwTfTDzyOzj6PGXhOdJghuHIJpMTAvmG7DS/s320/gnome.jpg" width="240" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Gnomanda<br /><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Not sure I want to make anymore female gnomes. They are a lot more work than the guys. Once I finished her I started another RCR sock.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Thursday - Josh's needle biopsy day. Everything went smoothly and he did quite well. He was very relieved to have that part over and now he waits for the results which should be in by Wednesday and a follow up appointment on the 13th. I was a good mom and set up a crockpot of chicken and dumplings for them so they did not need to worry about anything for the rest of the day.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Friday - Got all the laundry done, grabbed a few groceries and helped Hubby clean the house. Still working on the RCR in little spurts.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Saturday - Did our food bank pick up and started getting stuff ready to pack. Went to Mass and then went to Josh's house and played games for a few hours.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">This may sound crazy but, I did not pack my knitting up first! In fact, it was the last item I packed. That has never happened before. I want to show you the RCR I am working on at the moment. This is my road trip project.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2Dc0ZmO-g6xKyGgwqhyZ2y1GnX9YP8g_mJTt1KD7WardD6Pc02ES6uTsKukEDVLprNSIxlD4wDOufQBFpMd__nZ9_EQO2yovtxWEeshzo47kivLi4AdsorhtANFwgQXLfZw30Ueodx8ROvvTXJxeFDqQmQc5iA-6LB1PBOL9A2wLJfpuZ5h6KQ49gsZnG/s2056/rcr.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1640" data-original-width="2056" height="255" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2Dc0ZmO-g6xKyGgwqhyZ2y1GnX9YP8g_mJTt1KD7WardD6Pc02ES6uTsKukEDVLprNSIxlD4wDOufQBFpMd__nZ9_EQO2yovtxWEeshzo47kivLi4AdsorhtANFwgQXLfZw30Ueodx8ROvvTXJxeFDqQmQc5iA-6LB1PBOL9A2wLJfpuZ5h6KQ49gsZnG/s320/rcr.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span><br /><span style="font-family: helvetica;">That green yarn has been begging for me to find a way to use it for a couple of months now. I love the contrast of the two colors. Hubby is quite pleased with it too.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Hubby and I are on the road for the next 4 days. Heading to Vegas to play in a bingo tournament. We will see some friends and family while there too.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Until Next Time................Happy Crafting!!!!!!!!!!!</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></div>Leftycrafterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07607852055622555069noreply@blogger.com11tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3860749103837676419.post-80126765995220755972023-10-29T11:58:00.000-07:002023-10-29T11:58:50.597-07:00WEEK 18 OF YEAR 13<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6-OKHukR856oCxiZ2HApKHWx0MJkTjwqIfO7DuolFMiiCI2wS-4ZCuQfpw5vQkC176vcLIFtC5_EobkIDcMEuKQFoP71T1yxM489ERaWJL8hmkqLRWjuNovyfijI-8vPfrvXDEOW5ZKsZcXK6p631ymJIA5gCrSNi15cR8oX-GNQPW_v_4da0nv5tOb44/s750/update.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="500" data-original-width="750" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6-OKHukR856oCxiZ2HApKHWx0MJkTjwqIfO7DuolFMiiCI2wS-4ZCuQfpw5vQkC176vcLIFtC5_EobkIDcMEuKQFoP71T1yxM489ERaWJL8hmkqLRWjuNovyfijI-8vPfrvXDEOW5ZKsZcXK6p631ymJIA5gCrSNi15cR8oX-GNQPW_v_4da0nv5tOb44/w457-h213/update.png" width="457" /></a></div><br /><p></p><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Oh my, this was the week that was! Let's take a look at how the week went for me.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Sunday - Hubby and I went to a new Casino and met up with our boys and their wives. It was fun to be together for a few hours watching NFL Football. When we got home, I started another RCR sock for hubby.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Monday - This is my laundry day. I also made some very yummy sourdough cranberry bread.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Tuesday - Hubby has a class in the morning. This gives me time to have a little me time. I went to JoAnns to grab some beads to bling out some shoes.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1qF7AM1qyfMrI9xPqGJykNMvoZpdwiKzudJi2tHYSeOEshyphenhyphen-88EqqoDO4Na5p2xBctsS2c-52lIIhs0MbA3O0ftNWUrg0w2_LhazilnGp9-KgLWRxX5OGT85h8NgycfuzvHUNI54oRrNpKa8Tj2yJQFhYHABSvPfsCOUbe-N_2N8OIxXhaeHzKbKlhMD7/s4000/shoe.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1qF7AM1qyfMrI9xPqGJykNMvoZpdwiKzudJi2tHYSeOEshyphenhyphen-88EqqoDO4Na5p2xBctsS2c-52lIIhs0MbA3O0ftNWUrg0w2_LhazilnGp9-KgLWRxX5OGT85h8NgycfuzvHUNI54oRrNpKa8Tj2yJQFhYHABSvPfsCOUbe-N_2N8OIxXhaeHzKbKlhMD7/s320/shoe.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: helvetica;">I have 3 pairs of Hey Dude shoes. I am not a fan of the way they have the laces attached. So, I decided to make them just a little more feminine. JoAnn's had their beads on sale so I was able to bling out all 3 pairs for under $15.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Wednesday - Josh called and asked me to pick him up and take him to the office so he could get his office laptop updated. Things did not go as planned.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiehvooCrxoFkZpSEZ6-xxEm6v1rKtIFn59xtUBRaLpjcNxzCEmpnyQXmk7UeKi8SKfcBbzaG6DJlbgRpa6Qw3WTTSGOpz5PlDyom0bJ7XUAlgPZZZB3k0hJTwBk0mB2ECfDxfn51cvQyqIEYK3dPL9CZhKVSNeOZKdwcGN7BKE8u7s8CufKS-HZgBefbiM/s1600/car.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="1200" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiehvooCrxoFkZpSEZ6-xxEm6v1rKtIFn59xtUBRaLpjcNxzCEmpnyQXmk7UeKi8SKfcBbzaG6DJlbgRpa6Qw3WTTSGOpz5PlDyom0bJ7XUAlgPZZZB3k0hJTwBk0mB2ECfDxfn51cvQyqIEYK3dPL9CZhKVSNeOZKdwcGN7BKE8u7s8CufKS-HZgBefbiM/s320/car.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7NAEmOggiegflf1rwOF8nQxvEdYtwpLLEICFQ34YKgAvC1myw488DNWvWyw6OCj9CtB4RaDs5BUIJJD1cZ8pRn8Pxb2MRRvOuxunyueJZhynbSVF9AJlySDrEnygsDy0OMHMAFPT4xCQEw-JfyzmK2wda-pDpRRpYtlLBBGl_FvFlEGO4rX1pZSFLNz25/s1024/car2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1024" data-original-width="768" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7NAEmOggiegflf1rwOF8nQxvEdYtwpLLEICFQ34YKgAvC1myw488DNWvWyw6OCj9CtB4RaDs5BUIJJD1cZ8pRn8Pxb2MRRvOuxunyueJZhynbSVF9AJlySDrEnygsDy0OMHMAFPT4xCQEw-JfyzmK2wda-pDpRRpYtlLBBGl_FvFlEGO4rX1pZSFLNz25/s320/car2.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: helvetica;">I had a gentleman pull out infront of me, from a buisuness driveway, and I t-boned him. His car is pretty well totaled but he was not hurt. My SUV is damaged but repairable and I have bruised ribs and chest from the seat belt doing it's job. My knee is also bruised from hitting the dash. Unfortunately, the man I hit does not have insurance so my insurance company will be taking the full brunt of the bill. I will be picking up a rental car on Monday and they are getting me another SUV which is nice. I feel blessed as this could have been much worse since it was in the middle of rush hour traffic.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Thursday - Hubby cleaned half the house and I pitched in and did all the counter tops. Not my brightest idea. It really irritated my ribs.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Friday - Hubby and I went to the grocery store for our weekly groceries. We also hosted game one of the World Series. I am glad we decided to order a 4 foot sub for eats. I also delegated the rest of the food to those coming to the party. It was so much fun to have company at our house. Unfortunately our team did not win. Oh well, there are a lot more games to be played.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Saturday - OH MY RIBS! I over did yesterday and I paid for it. Anti-inflammatories became my closest friend on this day. Hubby had a retreat all day so I sat and decided to start binge watching Virgin River on Netflix. It is sooooo good! So, while sitting and letting my ribs relax I did this.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj24zZfJTvoRbQF_zxNSHLVtIm8qBsrQMElUBZIt19qUQftU5LtfDruLiZRPI0DyY4LwIybjmOHeoEntNbSQtYzRqpSPypuwBsXCsfR36XamokfipkC-gMWwm_1M2Ngv5wKjg81Cb4PJ1bEjOlGPvJex9yivwAPT1DyD7tbDfrD0To8IQ4SAAkhyphenhyphenDw-gx_F/s3860/rcr.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2217" data-original-width="3860" height="184" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj24zZfJTvoRbQF_zxNSHLVtIm8qBsrQMElUBZIt19qUQftU5LtfDruLiZRPI0DyY4LwIybjmOHeoEntNbSQtYzRqpSPypuwBsXCsfR36XamokfipkC-gMWwm_1M2Ngv5wKjg81Cb4PJ1bEjOlGPvJex9yivwAPT1DyD7tbDfrD0To8IQ4SAAkhyphenhyphenDw-gx_F/s320/rcr.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Yup, I completed a pair of RCR socks in less than a weeks time. Hubby was very surprised when he came home to find a pair of socks waiting for him. Since those were done I decided to grab my basket of wool scraps and make a Gnome.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWfG2zF9YM_9PMgWDjYh3ZdBxudXVi3-rFD3elhi6BmaVuAPHh_hyArKfB2iXJZAKBiD0hNmk_hCgDvDeVhKa8VM3200I8-LM9wOFdZqm3mTOCiRpQQFH9zEHEhcuQ05srIn_2bxd8wQsraeR8lcF2PxGZwM36HlRog6uulCVHs7qYxu4lDKHoZ0lN6qoU/s2408/gnome.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2408" data-original-width="1927" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWfG2zF9YM_9PMgWDjYh3ZdBxudXVi3-rFD3elhi6BmaVuAPHh_hyArKfB2iXJZAKBiD0hNmk_hCgDvDeVhKa8VM3200I8-LM9wOFdZqm3mTOCiRpQQFH9zEHEhcuQ05srIn_2bxd8wQsraeR8lcF2PxGZwM36HlRog6uulCVHs7qYxu4lDKHoZ0lN6qoU/s320/gnome.jpg" width="256" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: helvetica;">The hat is done and one row of the body. It will give me something pofrtable to work on this week. But wait, there is more. I got treasures in the mail this day too.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKu9QJKgr10xAeH_3IMmvwLu7MOIjKoolOT-H-ZVqpVVHFrudKwmHTeZFyJ9AkrXlIBCxLwZIdA5GHuAm15qEEEX7cIp-sgqb4zwuzNHNiXseFOnHNFaAshlxLNgM_5y549GuUmCWB-Go9wjQpuZsabr0kR8AhIHJLiMyGFPEwCIBHocRQPFaO9fudvnXx/s4000/yarn.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKu9QJKgr10xAeH_3IMmvwLu7MOIjKoolOT-H-ZVqpVVHFrudKwmHTeZFyJ9AkrXlIBCxLwZIdA5GHuAm15qEEEX7cIp-sgqb4zwuzNHNiXseFOnHNFaAshlxLNgM_5y549GuUmCWB-Go9wjQpuZsabr0kR8AhIHJLiMyGFPEwCIBHocRQPFaO9fudvnXx/w300-h400/yarn.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Leading Men Fibers had another mystery sale on yarn. I love their ShowStopper yarn. That is what the RCR socks were made from. These are 50 Gram hanks of yarn. Perfect for a pair of RCR socks. It is always so much fun to see what colors are picked for me. They were all half price too. Hubby is excited as he sees some colors we would never thought of using before. He is so open to anything I make for him in any color. Love that man!</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">We stayed home Saturday night and watched game 2 of the World Series. Our team won!!!</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Today is Sunday again. Hubby and I went to Mass and are planning on a quiet day at home watching NFL Football. The weather has finally cooled off and I am opening up windows after the sun goes down. It still gets into the 80's during the day but into the 50's at night. LOVELY!</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Here is a photo taken the last day we had temps in the high 90's.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEity7BrDcIEmcykIIeByi1J7z7aNt-EgufyJ2xPePVX1zT-6iKVCPZNjZ3EgTtzlWBdDdVGnSpjecl_MqWmjmf1JB5XKhkgJ_dKh8geLKK1WA_LElmHNNtU-hTFW8KAo4jxQ6fQhSoubb8K_aqYjCw6lB0i3hsnJMd12HWHU51bu6R2moueUQCjDFx3r2it/s2594/E.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2195" data-original-width="2594" height="271" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEity7BrDcIEmcykIIeByi1J7z7aNt-EgufyJ2xPePVX1zT-6iKVCPZNjZ3EgTtzlWBdDdVGnSpjecl_MqWmjmf1JB5XKhkgJ_dKh8geLKK1WA_LElmHNNtU-hTFW8KAo4jxQ6fQhSoubb8K_aqYjCw6lB0i3hsnJMd12HWHU51bu6R2moueUQCjDFx3r2it/s320/E.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: helvetica;">He loves to bury in blankets no matter the temperature. Love this boy!</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Until Next Time.........................Happy Crafting!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!</span></div>Leftycrafterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07607852055622555069noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3860749103837676419.post-34383326574844158252023-10-22T06:50:00.001-07:002023-10-22T06:50:35.695-07:00WEEK 17<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-FDM40r6pNUZQxY5p2j-JN8GePyLEi7FJ4l6ycpzvXx8Ak9WhxerrbrdgOs-53CIS2yf2gSkd1RD8x6e6QH6BuKuNgbRVSO92wZmNAG3LoJvmpO1NyUnR02lcZqHykqZTy523JZ8_QI6-KQpNkVRk8iRqBYuTAQUzxeKJnkVTLfIT1hAj-z0ixdgIEfzn/s750/update.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="500" data-original-width="750" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-FDM40r6pNUZQxY5p2j-JN8GePyLEi7FJ4l6ycpzvXx8Ak9WhxerrbrdgOs-53CIS2yf2gSkd1RD8x6e6QH6BuKuNgbRVSO92wZmNAG3LoJvmpO1NyUnR02lcZqHykqZTy523JZ8_QI6-KQpNkVRk8iRqBYuTAQUzxeKJnkVTLfIT1hAj-z0ixdgIEfzn/w487-h213/update.png" width="487" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: left;"> <span style="font-family: helvetica;">Another week has flown by. It was a good week, overall. I did do a bit of crocheting this week for a change of pace.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">It was time to do another prayer shawl. Once again, I used the ever popular 'To The Point' pattern.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKR3bTMPie-GPBjeBPno0cdEXyVpL_XvYH6Dv9v-Kj5h3edKhYjkkV6NBxNk-VxqJsWWTe5PNGgdpu_NkaoQ5IzYEJSuXydLkCzdAawV8qrwN_C08pMN8V3kEFyI4a2HvfS3LvUHyYmMQHh699py8SLf9qE2i_gOObHcr1yZZfVG1W_yXTaMlQ8Q1f5dky/s3959/rcr1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2454" data-original-width="3959" height="248" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKR3bTMPie-GPBjeBPno0cdEXyVpL_XvYH6Dv9v-Kj5h3edKhYjkkV6NBxNk-VxqJsWWTe5PNGgdpu_NkaoQ5IzYEJSuXydLkCzdAawV8qrwN_C08pMN8V3kEFyI4a2HvfS3LvUHyYmMQHh699py8SLf9qE2i_gOObHcr1yZZfVG1W_yXTaMlQ8Q1f5dky/w400-h248/rcr1.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: helvetica;">The yarn is called Shimmer by Red Heart. I think it might be discontinued. This yarn has been in my stash for YEARS. It is one of the softest yarns Red Heart makes.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpeBIP0mxnYonQ4FQMJ9pTET7b1xaO40RckQOfDqe4ESIREM206cqBCigX1gn8LCqCdsYXpYbWDwq-cv78nK-p7Rdi4seRT9BHHaiOzkcw_1D0Uuz90ENGQaHUZdCACVdoSiWhj6wIbV4aN-1U3_jytm1bQHIBQ2IO489s2hXBC_nw28ONeOiMlrhqCuYa/s4000/spark.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpeBIP0mxnYonQ4FQMJ9pTET7b1xaO40RckQOfDqe4ESIREM206cqBCigX1gn8LCqCdsYXpYbWDwq-cv78nK-p7Rdi4seRT9BHHaiOzkcw_1D0Uuz90ENGQaHUZdCACVdoSiWhj6wIbV4aN-1U3_jytm1bQHIBQ2IO489s2hXBC_nw28ONeOiMlrhqCuYa/w300-h400/spark.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Those white specks are actually little shimmering stands of yarn wound in with the 'normal' yarn and gives a lovely light shimmer to the shawl. With the big three holidays coming up, I thought it would be nice to make a little more glamourous shawl for someone going through a tough time.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">I got a sweet text from my SIL who lives in Colorado. She received her socks this week. They even managed to arrive on her actual birthday.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6zjdZ7AuWGAg3lT8pGnHKYNvk72Ju7WkVBZBsCCko1F4VB5-tgraiy44FgA3DffJ7jWi5APjy2HQke5Y7O9RhkJYbw-z26CQt8pQ-EylcAR2h3jIzGxTU9dMxgwdIPSPgm6G8ZQfeUokZyvQvgYcyO0_TCPm1BGPJLuHMQD8YJ2uQBdMG0ges2pQxZcTQ/s583/rcr.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="583" data-original-width="561" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6zjdZ7AuWGAg3lT8pGnHKYNvk72Ju7WkVBZBsCCko1F4VB5-tgraiy44FgA3DffJ7jWi5APjy2HQke5Y7O9RhkJYbw-z26CQt8pQ-EylcAR2h3jIzGxTU9dMxgwdIPSPgm6G8ZQfeUokZyvQvgYcyO0_TCPm1BGPJLuHMQD8YJ2uQBdMG0ges2pQxZcTQ/s320/rcr.jpg" width="308" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: helvetica;">She loves them. I am sure they will be loved with the cold weather coming there soon. </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">No other crafting was done and I am once again trying to think of what I would like to do next. It was suggested to look at my YOP list. Well, I did not list specific items to be worked on only general categories to add items to. I am sure something will strike my fancy soon.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Ninety percent of this past week was actually a normal week for me. There was laundry, grocery shopping, menu planning and general housework. It felt good to kind of be back to normal again.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Here is a post my son did this week about what is going on with him.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="color: red; font-family: helvetica;"><b>OK,
for all of my friends and family I have not spoken to in person, I am sorry. So
many to update and so little time. I know there have been questions about some
of my posts recently, and concern about what is happening at the Price
house. <o:p></o:p></b></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p><span style="color: red; font-family: helvetica;"><b> </b></span></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="color: red; font-family: helvetica;"><b>Here
it is, on August 30th I was called by my doctor with results of an MRI I had
taken due to some disorientation and dizzy spells. On that day he informed me
that I have a brain tumor. He could not say what it was or what it meant. We
have since been doing testing and consults at both the Mayo Clinic and Barrows
Neurological Institute. As of today, we have decided to move forward with a biopsy at
Barrows on November 2nd. This will tell us what the lesion is, and what next
steps need to be taken. There is nothing more I can report than that at the
moment.<o:p></o:p></b></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p><span style="color: red; font-family: helvetica;"><b> </b></span></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="color: red; font-family: helvetica;"><b>All
we can ask from our friends and family is for your prayers, love and support.
We are doing everything we can to remain positive and hopeful for the best
results possible from this biopsy. <o:p></o:p></b></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p><span style="color: red; font-family: helvetica;"><b> </b></span></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="color: red; font-family: helvetica;"><b>Since
there are so many of you to update, I will post more on facebook as information
becomes available. Thank you all for being patient with me and our updates as
this will remain a fluid situation for a month.</b></span><o:p></o:p></span></p><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">So, we sit and wait again. Once the needle biopsy is done, it will be about 7-10 days before the results are back. Again with the sit and wait. I will keep you all updated as we are updated.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">And now, I leave you with something I see each evening around 5pm.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpvucTAVQb5MItZo2l-xH-f-C7DCUJNI9XH8oAmKCPh_j4q48ILHByKtziczinBBp9NQUjA019hIRrZSReXEw1fUSnNtBUVrNGIID2QFjS1WHnYpzdJgI-GG3t5FfLYcajFzQ9Gi4fO6GgY8kIGd1P0J3gtAKlVlHpT9Y1Auql20LmQn4IPhDyyFNn_niT/s2986/e.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2986" data-original-width="2191" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpvucTAVQb5MItZo2l-xH-f-C7DCUJNI9XH8oAmKCPh_j4q48ILHByKtziczinBBp9NQUjA019hIRrZSReXEw1fUSnNtBUVrNGIID2QFjS1WHnYpzdJgI-GG3t5FfLYcajFzQ9Gi4fO6GgY8kIGd1P0J3gtAKlVlHpT9Y1Auql20LmQn4IPhDyyFNn_niT/s320/e.jpg" width="235" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: helvetica;">He is trying to let me know he is starving and hasn't eaten in MANY days! Little pudgy liar. He eats twice a day and gets a little doggie treat at bed time. Most spoiled dog ever!</span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Until Next Time......................Happy Crafting!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!</span></span></div><span style="font-family: helvetica;"></span></div><p></p>Leftycrafterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07607852055622555069noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3860749103837676419.post-19427407722396623382023-10-15T08:01:00.002-07:002023-10-15T08:01:32.759-07:00WEEK 16<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4lgcpN4Y-FxF3PTkGrCO4no4Z1kbVwE5xq9Vn8CsS27N0H8goDpPoQS5mwjtsUlhvZt2N4-DgArqLHD3OAIvydvvXHUJm1lHirBWvg2r7WKar67KwV5x_GYomLmMzi0G2Tsbx667BOTUSmwO7z4gS0qwiN_ViEqc8m6bJKf3rkpA6tE37e0ykCd5_lI7w/s750/update.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="500" data-original-width="750" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4lgcpN4Y-FxF3PTkGrCO4no4Z1kbVwE5xq9Vn8CsS27N0H8goDpPoQS5mwjtsUlhvZt2N4-DgArqLHD3OAIvydvvXHUJm1lHirBWvg2r7WKar67KwV5x_GYomLmMzi0G2Tsbx667BOTUSmwO7z4gS0qwiN_ViEqc8m6bJKf3rkpA6tE37e0ykCd5_lI7w/w454-h213/update.png" width="454" /></a></div><br /><p></p><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Another week gone another week in review blog post coming to you today.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Sunday - After I blogged last Sunday I baked a cake, did some laundry and worked on my SIL's RCR socks.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Monday - My daughter was on my side of town so we spent the day together. I took her to Mulqueens. It is a HUGE fabric store geared towards quilters. The fabric in there is only the type you would use for quilt tops. We also went to Bath and Body Works so I could pick up some lovely scented hand soap for my house. After that we stopped and grabbed a bite of lunch. Onwards we went, after lunch, to the Mall to look at shoes. Daughter found a pair that were both comfy and could be worn with skirts/dresses as well as pants. She is substitute teaching and so needs comfy/nice shoes. I finished one of the RCR socks and got to work on the second sock again. There were more sourdough crackers made too.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Tuesday - Hubby cleaned house while I ran and did errands. I went to UPS, USPS, Sam's Club, Banfield Pet Clinic and the Water Store. I spent the rest of the day working on the puzzle I started a couple of weeks ago.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-fMD0b5_hynwWFJYKmTNE17OqYJqHwHosDxQY-u_QQv4FVaWqhdtQox69swFZPNJHS1btU9HsmVjQ1l8oRoDW_xn9gKA68App4CFYIOSlWoQiUNcZ2WMcTlD7fA5EK9lF8P_oeuZXsgwRCdfGQbgsI-bTNl-IvHmoAEC4ZW0MTdGIS-ZRNOuQkaYB7om6/s3409/puzzle.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2339" data-original-width="3409" height="275" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-fMD0b5_hynwWFJYKmTNE17OqYJqHwHosDxQY-u_QQv4FVaWqhdtQox69swFZPNJHS1btU9HsmVjQ1l8oRoDW_xn9gKA68App4CFYIOSlWoQiUNcZ2WMcTlD7fA5EK9lF8P_oeuZXsgwRCdfGQbgsI-bTNl-IvHmoAEC4ZW0MTdGIS-ZRNOuQkaYB7om6/w400-h275/puzzle.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><span style="font-family: helvetica;">I finished it only to discover there was one piece missing. So frustrating since this was a brand new puzzle!</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Wednesday - The cleaning of all the counter tops happened today as well as getting ALL the laundry completed. I normally do the counter tops when hubby does the floors but since I was out and about yesterday, I got to it today. I also did some straightening up of 'my area' of the family room. It is all nice and neat now. I tried so hard to finish up the second RCR sock today. I stayed up until 1AM working on it. </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Thursday - I did it! I finished the second sock and now have a pair of socks for my SIL. Just in time too as her birthday is this coming Friday!</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1EaYVSWi_4ovVU3c7M1J6WA2-2zX5vRPtJzY_bU3a-rLfRLN4O5g0jWxPbl5ye6pKKhF2cjEbr_BQPCgMiflmdrwGC3uwZsRx0apTl6ClPj4j6ERINMQkguJIx39VOhHT2oekln8KVOPUg34XRPTZaTiiFRidDDiBL19J3sJ-MVRNnstsgsOLa9CqgUUq/s2558/rcr.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1678" data-original-width="2558" height="263" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1EaYVSWi_4ovVU3c7M1J6WA2-2zX5vRPtJzY_bU3a-rLfRLN4O5g0jWxPbl5ye6pKKhF2cjEbr_BQPCgMiflmdrwGC3uwZsRx0apTl6ClPj4j6ERINMQkguJIx39VOhHT2oekln8KVOPUg34XRPTZaTiiFRidDDiBL19J3sJ-MVRNnstsgsOLa9CqgUUq/w400-h263/rcr.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: helvetica;">I finally got to the fun part of the sock when I hit the toe. You can tell that the blue was a gradient also. It just did not show up while I was working on them. Took my TX DIL to her Dr appt to get her cast removed. Her incision is all healed up with a nice scab on it. She was so relieved! Then we went to lunch to celebrate her transition into a walking boot. I ended up taking a 1.5 hour 'nap' after all of this. It was NEEDED!</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Friday - Hubby and I put together my new 'over the sink' dish drainer. Even though I have a dishwasher, I still have many pots and pans that are hand wash only. The drainer next to the sink takes up so much real-estate, I wanted something else so I could have that area back.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjl9dKssxHeSnTXQHq7HVQO4S25T8lu2qFosCFwsp4QR-77dSCIC9hdwOpH0c4wr2cIuTEADM7kMNFf1VlZA3KKXDLW-jhzo94RCJzQNvw_2FQ82xY8Yv9QV2KzzGV-IbSr4LDPr05KsG1f6yP8N2nv8R7EwDv5n_rSjrJcszThge-6iYt552O52j0TuUe7/s2465/sink.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2350" data-original-width="2465" height="381" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjl9dKssxHeSnTXQHq7HVQO4S25T8lu2qFosCFwsp4QR-77dSCIC9hdwOpH0c4wr2cIuTEADM7kMNFf1VlZA3KKXDLW-jhzo94RCJzQNvw_2FQ82xY8Yv9QV2KzzGV-IbSr4LDPr05KsG1f6yP8N2nv8R7EwDv5n_rSjrJcszThge-6iYt552O52j0TuUe7/w400-h381/sink.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: helvetica;">I love it! It opened up my sink area so much. I am now able to actually work uninhibited in the kitchen. Wish I had taken a before photo, drat! We went over to Josie's house that evening for dinner and games. It was so nice to have some fun with everyone.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Saturday - Hubby and I did our normal food pick up for our food pantry at church. We had lunch with one of the priest we have become friends with. After lunch hubby and I went and did some shoe shopping for ourselves. We each found a very comfy pair of shoes to purchase. With my arthritic feet, that is no small task. "Hey Dude" shoes for the win! Extremely lightweight and stretchy. After shopping we went to Mass at our priest friend' parish. To cap off the evening we had dinner with our TX son and DIL. I think I need to come up with better names for the TX family since they live close to us in AZ now. Any suggestions?</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">That brings us to Sunday again. I have no plans what so ever for today. There is nothing on my needles or hooks. I have been like that for 3 days now. Nothing is inspiring me at the moment. Maybe I will work on my cross stitch for a while until inspiration strikes.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">We are still fairly warm here. In the high 90's most days. The mornings are lovely though, so I know cooler temps will be here soon. Maybe that is why my inspiration is waning. Anyways.........</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Until Next Time.............................Happy Crafting!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!<br /><br /></span></div>Leftycrafterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07607852055622555069noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3860749103837676419.post-23481492752570534052023-10-08T08:18:00.000-07:002023-10-08T08:18:17.466-07:00WEEK 15<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqWBu8BjiyJqgVIeM-lORD1VKfYSzE-KneQzxso-ZDHYWYNOv6jK6ZZs78VmLxLA4jIQekK2ybm_4OTd0mL1wP9pQqJ1UPKXkuCUu0eiNtndISVKHJfQjBMg0fQ6omnKVknLwuvAu0tnzjuW8CWX1wZli2W3tvB6cgNMBOICc6ndWqrbA2meR7ki_iZw4u/s750/update.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="500" data-original-width="750" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqWBu8BjiyJqgVIeM-lORD1VKfYSzE-KneQzxso-ZDHYWYNOv6jK6ZZs78VmLxLA4jIQekK2ybm_4OTd0mL1wP9pQqJ1UPKXkuCUu0eiNtndISVKHJfQjBMg0fQ6omnKVknLwuvAu0tnzjuW8CWX1wZli2W3tvB6cgNMBOICc6ndWqrbA2meR7ki_iZw4u/w467-h213/update.png" width="467" /></a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">This has not been a very productive week craft wise. Let me just give you a 'quick' synopsis of my week in review.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Sunday (after my update) - I made bread, changed the sheets on the bed, stocked our beverage refrigerator, trimmed my basil plant (it died the next day!) and gave my new sourdough starter it's first feeding.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Monday - A glorious cool morning so I took a walk around the neighborhood. While on that walk I saw this:</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhT5JZAN8cL4XzIE0LbgoFW78sXKYGa7jOrg2dyNtAOejeG1hda_9aAaiRZt_q6rk6U4XLSOZWjIDSQWYcVJfRqoUMLlkRTfKojA-aROC22qbo00Gd4Y446klOKXtRsWW2Pv9K47-OKpCI1HwMU0FpVhJfrmgxrF8EkZQ6xSqhXHifxLy-fKP-IPxA5ivZi/s2607/boo.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2607" data-original-width="2323" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhT5JZAN8cL4XzIE0LbgoFW78sXKYGa7jOrg2dyNtAOejeG1hda_9aAaiRZt_q6rk6U4XLSOZWjIDSQWYcVJfRqoUMLlkRTfKojA-aROC22qbo00Gd4Y446klOKXtRsWW2Pv9K47-OKpCI1HwMU0FpVhJfrmgxrF8EkZQ6xSqhXHifxLy-fKP-IPxA5ivZi/w356-h400/boo.jpg" width="356" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: helvetica;">It actually made me jump a bit. Click on the photo to see how real that child looks! When I got home I tackled a job I had been putting off for a few weeks. Transplanting three pots of Christmas Cactus into a larger pot. It is completed and so far they all seem to be thriving in their new home.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWQXHviidXpvi_oSVIAJgAJhBDKH6GCA0pAsQPVebh9gO-JwMW40Cd7yCl3try9_vTH2tRQ_od6cohV7cdcKLJ_549DjdNSbxsXtsN_QMvLWyI739Mw9bSKqLIHj0F6Sk4rPe9OHwgWyiI-XfiP1YrNVoC0Czwb5P2CX_vyjH4ThQIscWLIkziJEoRyvxX/s2486/cacti.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2486" data-original-width="2263" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWQXHviidXpvi_oSVIAJgAJhBDKH6GCA0pAsQPVebh9gO-JwMW40Cd7yCl3try9_vTH2tRQ_od6cohV7cdcKLJ_549DjdNSbxsXtsN_QMvLWyI739Mw9bSKqLIHj0F6Sk4rPe9OHwgWyiI-XfiP1YrNVoC0Czwb5P2CX_vyjH4ThQIscWLIkziJEoRyvxX/s320/cacti.jpg" width="291" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjWgvORdr10KOUYc-H_P2O4exp8HOgVw0hJKUBW9eIBqa1nUd8hUNFhlMCmdEr-9zEH1VWTkaxz00fLxYUF3Ms3Fvl4CZOvmrWhqtaj3vhbfvs5-4fmhJYI8cT9Oi0WITnL_cw5hYuXX_gdVZEIq-cglve9Ft4M3Teura17sXV83BMpQD4HcD13HecBFPp/s3017/house.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3017" data-original-width="2868" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjWgvORdr10KOUYc-H_P2O4exp8HOgVw0hJKUBW9eIBqa1nUd8hUNFhlMCmdEr-9zEH1VWTkaxz00fLxYUF3Ms3Fvl4CZOvmrWhqtaj3vhbfvs5-4fmhJYI8cT9Oi0WITnL_cw5hYuXX_gdVZEIq-cglve9Ft4M3Teura17sXV83BMpQD4HcD13HecBFPp/s320/house.jpg" width="304" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: helvetica;">This pot is HUGE. It took 65 quarts of potting soil to get it full. As I water it more and more I am sure I will be needing to add more soil because it will compact down some.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Tuesday - Picked up DIL for a 7:30 medical procedure. It was canceled due to some issues with her blood pressure and pulse. So, I came home and baked a cake.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Wednesday - Once again picked up DIL for another Dr appointment to find out what was up with her blood pressure and pulse. Spent over 2 hours at the Dr office getting tests done. While there, I got my flu shot. Pretty much killed my day. Josie came over in the evening and had dinner and we sat and talked for quite a while. I love it when the Grandkids just pop over!</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Thursday - I finally got to do laundry and work on some of my crafts. The sock grew a bit.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOMunHAHt8KQuSZ3CpX08iviWiEWLGLjz24OVBoBTp03Iabb6uhg5qmBBeam1ini37hqGXECVAB6VUctW5O5oRnll0-S4rpZfuvqlbxEPwpLqodJKmWSWvSanB8Zq_R-955Em2XLPpicB6_vGufCeePkXRJljnzSuNZZsw-gDEYqTV7GVxJRyMrC28dgFY/s2855/rcr.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2824" data-original-width="2855" height="317" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOMunHAHt8KQuSZ3CpX08iviWiEWLGLjz24OVBoBTp03Iabb6uhg5qmBBeam1ini37hqGXECVAB6VUctW5O5oRnll0-S4rpZfuvqlbxEPwpLqodJKmWSWvSanB8Zq_R-955Em2XLPpicB6_vGufCeePkXRJljnzSuNZZsw-gDEYqTV7GVxJRyMrC28dgFY/s320/rcr.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: helvetica;">The lone DPN is where I was last week. *sigh* I am not enjoying these socks at all. Way too boring for my liking. But I will march on. I also worked on my cross stitch:</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizHJeWFYrlcKYDxP_A1u14FOwb2tuFb4Su0PgHBq_iP-jlxIFOaaWITAKeqR7AdvM-SrleisneH4Yjwmg0xT9jqUqCViK1kQURCuncVHU5UsfJ4ASBF1y5s_5BggUHF87fafZFfg82uaIdZ2JIbPXA_-Pt1fRa0pzpz6mS8qHf7qbzjFycZBRKv1ExV9Cu/s4000/xs.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1522" data-original-width="4000" height="153" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizHJeWFYrlcKYDxP_A1u14FOwb2tuFb4Su0PgHBq_iP-jlxIFOaaWITAKeqR7AdvM-SrleisneH4Yjwmg0xT9jqUqCViK1kQURCuncVHU5UsfJ4ASBF1y5s_5BggUHF87fafZFfg82uaIdZ2JIbPXA_-Pt1fRa0pzpz6mS8qHf7qbzjFycZBRKv1ExV9Cu/w400-h153/xs.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: helvetica;">I finished up the pink and blue and am now into the dreaded whites and greys. No, I am not complaining about it. It is just hard to see progress when the floss almost matches the cloth. This project is giving me the most joy right now. Even though it is slow going, I love doing it.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Friday - Hubby and I did our weekly grocery shopping. We enjoy doing this together and have lots of laughs while doing it. I spent some time working on the puzzle, I laid out a few weeks ago. I find it so relaxing.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Saturday - We</span><span style="font-family: helvetica;"> picked up food for our church's food bank and delivered it to the church's community center. Grabbed breakfast burritos from our local mexican food place. Took a bit of a nap. Went to Mass and then to our friend's house for a lovely dinner.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Today - I woke up early only to discover my sourdough starter got extra active overnight. I had starter all over my stove top (thank goodness it is a glass stove top and easy to clean). It had glued the lid on the crock and was not easy to open it back up. I got the stove cleaned up and decided to make some crackers with this lovely starter. Then I put the remaining starter in a clean crock and gave it a feeding (not too much this time). Crackers are done and I am finished with my week in review.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">This coming week looks to be a bit quieter. In fact, my planner has nothing written on it....Yet. I know there are a couple of Dr appts I will be taking DIL to. I am enjoying my time with her. This gives me the opportunity to get to know her much better. I am so glad they moved here!</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Nothing new on Josh. Keep up the prayers please!</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Until Next Time............................Happy Crafting!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></div><p></p>Leftycrafterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07607852055622555069noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3860749103837676419.post-81095802905082138072023-10-01T08:45:00.000-07:002023-10-01T08:45:18.703-07:00WEEK 14<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiflsnJZDqKCQtWcfVsOFD2WxKFlMxnx1cNg209N752gEjU-OrFyhyjN1bEA-TW9PLZPd4f-IZeyLjvQwvu_LGfelD8KOlIb1lKAVEe-GVc__gci4n5Rmz7ems33rmDMsi2YZGwMLNs_mBWfCjnKaDAkK1uZsiDI8zJyWZ6pEuElvbkIrP-RC1DFNh-zLb4/s750/update.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="500" data-original-width="750" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiflsnJZDqKCQtWcfVsOFD2WxKFlMxnx1cNg209N752gEjU-OrFyhyjN1bEA-TW9PLZPd4f-IZeyLjvQwvu_LGfelD8KOlIb1lKAVEe-GVc__gci4n5Rmz7ems33rmDMsi2YZGwMLNs_mBWfCjnKaDAkK1uZsiDI8zJyWZ6pEuElvbkIrP-RC1DFNh-zLb4/w474-h213/update.png" width="474" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: left;"> <span style="font-family: helvetica;">There was not a bunch of crafting going on this week. So, this will not be a very long post (for a change).</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">I worked on the Madonna and Child cross stitch.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQ_0qs3ZvaSJCRKIACvtIdfFvGZ1YJv1Nd76KW8WCCK_faOpgS1LVL_BMV6UgrnoAx6S4vHFSy01wliHRgoktQu5P8VksopirvyRpcJAAOByeUnqv-IFdooOQL3M5klGNpN1P7uD5YnxlYgqBNo6U4BCyIirUweowZJjkgxYmNhKRmKGPoAorya_MeJv7o/s3304/xs.jpg" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" data-original-height="804" data-original-width="3304" height="98" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQ_0qs3ZvaSJCRKIACvtIdfFvGZ1YJv1Nd76KW8WCCK_faOpgS1LVL_BMV6UgrnoAx6S4vHFSy01wliHRgoktQu5P8VksopirvyRpcJAAOByeUnqv-IFdooOQL3M5klGNpN1P7uD5YnxlYgqBNo6U4BCyIirUweowZJjkgxYmNhKRmKGPoAorya_MeJv7o/w400-h98/xs.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: helvetica;">It is very slow going. Someday I will have the bottom half of this done and will be able to move to the top half. Then it might look like something other than waves of color LOL. I plan on working on this quite a bit today. Hubby has a meeting at church and will be gone for several hours. That means quiet time at home for me.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">I also worked on more dishcloths.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyPtqqf8mKqcjU8nfbbruvX-CjbbT5kFEK7eVcOn9SFfhryNu7mNp6LEpzb1LD6vfiEkmtRmf_k_Y-W5CLp_OxHWKsi2Sf3ZgGIUZrtBikLGZ20l4H45VqDWFoWGvDLb25lxcwVF-WphG8hfgBM-4nuCC7k-gajkvdLNoT95Q2hkxYMzZW2lf-cOIDvpHg/s2686/yop.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2686" data-original-width="2198" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyPtqqf8mKqcjU8nfbbruvX-CjbbT5kFEK7eVcOn9SFfhryNu7mNp6LEpzb1LD6vfiEkmtRmf_k_Y-W5CLp_OxHWKsi2Sf3ZgGIUZrtBikLGZ20l4H45VqDWFoWGvDLb25lxcwVF-WphG8hfgBM-4nuCC7k-gajkvdLNoT95Q2hkxYMzZW2lf-cOIDvpHg/s320/yop.jpg" width="262" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: helvetica;">These are all from the same skein of yarn. I love how the colors move from one to the other. There are 5 completed and #6 is on the needles. I am not sure I will have enough to complete #6 but if not, there is plenty more cotton yarn in my stash to complete it.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">And that my friends is all for crafting. However, I am happy to report, there does not seem to be any 100 degree temps in our immediate forecast.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTLaq7D8P5MvRX98C5E98oDXw0MnkvEZx4yhDkTsNgZgd3vF_yF5TA9F8M84TGLtcnXLJz3FhM8WZ7VJNexTrUwEQoH1t3amF7EHKblS1nU9uUAfXBTZZKGWy0iqPVhycH9AaK1Mz2LI8TbnojDKAQjX1SNxUOZ8QU-4CClq6iczw3Hwo_rQqRzSM9WjJp/s1186/temp.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1186" data-original-width="1080" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTLaq7D8P5MvRX98C5E98oDXw0MnkvEZx4yhDkTsNgZgd3vF_yF5TA9F8M84TGLtcnXLJz3FhM8WZ7VJNexTrUwEQoH1t3amF7EHKblS1nU9uUAfXBTZZKGWy0iqPVhycH9AaK1Mz2LI8TbnojDKAQjX1SNxUOZ8QU-4CClq6iczw3Hwo_rQqRzSM9WjJp/s320/temp.jpg" width="291" /></a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><span style="font-family: helvetica;">The next few days are looking grand to be outside. The end of the week will be lovely in the morning hours. Perfect for a walk around the neighborhood.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Nothing new on Josh. He has another consultation on October 16th with the Chief scientific officer/director of neurosurgical oncology at Barrow's Neurological Institute. He has been waiting for this to happen before he makes any final decisions as to who he will have giving him care and what coarse of action he wants to take. </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">That is a wrap for this week. Hopefully next week I will have something more to most about.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Until Next Time.......................Happy Crafting!!!!!!!!!!</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /><br /></span></div><p></p>Leftycrafterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07607852055622555069noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3860749103837676419.post-57865369758143943662023-09-24T10:51:00.000-07:002023-09-24T10:51:20.290-07:00WEEK 13<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhA574H1Aattajhp4rwXGYn71pYA0D3V-z7T56EsQbgg4xyUgUQQht5bWpPetjgOBfNwSy3bhOw5lL9RnxdCI-4DtOrOcJJEMrdEZLWc6cQ0z_kyp_lFSVIeIn7MFjBWdN4pTnvFTtKBz02FSh97H4kjrx8QiBjnsR2IcOTm5IQ6NzDwydpR_oQyWa59AXp/s750/update.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="500" data-original-width="750" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhA574H1Aattajhp4rwXGYn71pYA0D3V-z7T56EsQbgg4xyUgUQQht5bWpPetjgOBfNwSy3bhOw5lL9RnxdCI-4DtOrOcJJEMrdEZLWc6cQ0z_kyp_lFSVIeIn7MFjBWdN4pTnvFTtKBz02FSh97H4kjrx8QiBjnsR2IcOTm5IQ6NzDwydpR_oQyWa59AXp/w450-h213/update.png" width="450" /></a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Hello again. So glad you took the time to drop by. Let me show you what happened this past week.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">On Monday I finished another dishcloth. It looks just like the ones I showed you last week so no reason to post another photo. After that was completed I did not have any desire to cast anything else on. So, I started this:</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidNcLhJo8KZmQ2PJotEwIESK8w9OpQWWV__j9wQZU96Kvx2onbQ0hyeCAbqmXjINwBeWyTsNB7x_O7AMRRKbueu7MWDg2YR1QmaO9L0b3aBeyGWj-exYS8dmBbKEhTZqCcRwtjIWTeZCQ7behxRN-ZPSzOcJbzqX3pUtvgH_A0FF4INTObJE_axm7aVHI4/s3889/puz.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2021" data-original-width="3889" height="208" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidNcLhJo8KZmQ2PJotEwIESK8w9OpQWWV__j9wQZU96Kvx2onbQ0hyeCAbqmXjINwBeWyTsNB7x_O7AMRRKbueu7MWDg2YR1QmaO9L0b3aBeyGWj-exYS8dmBbKEhTZqCcRwtjIWTeZCQ7behxRN-ZPSzOcJbzqX3pUtvgH_A0FF4INTObJE_axm7aVHI4/w400-h208/puz.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: helvetica;">I have not done a puzzle in quite a while. I am trying to work on this for about an hour a day. It is very detailed with a lot of GREEN everywhere in it.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Tuesday I did laundry and other household chores. </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Wednesday I was ready to work with yarn again. I started on another 'To The Point' shawl. Now that I have culled out my excess yarn it is easy to find what I want to work with. Hubby and I also cleaned the house this day. It was his last day home for the week and he wanted everything all nice and clean before he left. To help keep it clean we went out to our favorite Mom and Pop Italian restaurant.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFt5qVkLTQoJFCPGTREKGEUN5aKMRL9pJqFIEtrwOaIuzN2oldKnqaNu4Xe1Fsk0TrmbpYQp5DzliYLBNCGBHqUG6CqJ4T6qk8HfJ_N0PJEEnFmacI2PRsoA6o18G0AFOmTJPXqOGetWVFwdtDEcmbBJ1wJIyWwYAlX03eq8oktPBX1LtAZs9gZLNiSDJk/s4000/vito.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="2252" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFt5qVkLTQoJFCPGTREKGEUN5aKMRL9pJqFIEtrwOaIuzN2oldKnqaNu4Xe1Fsk0TrmbpYQp5DzliYLBNCGBHqUG6CqJ4T6qk8HfJ_N0PJEEnFmacI2PRsoA6o18G0AFOmTJPXqOGetWVFwdtDEcmbBJ1wJIyWwYAlX03eq8oktPBX1LtAZs9gZLNiSDJk/s320/vito.jpg" width="180" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: helvetica;">It was so nice outside we were able to eat on their patio. Yes, our temps have gotten much better this past week. No 100's all week. We will have a few more days of 100's this week but then back down into the 90's.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Thursday I drove hubby to the airport. When I got home I sat down and finished the 'To The Point' shawl.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6kFXGeJCJdCvN8S6VXszHYriOrWne2zzTnVqA8PZIJgOQVKGKxpnxLRk2WMNrqDTtOCwDThB2mJHKgS2iv_iHuIagOTC5mJ9LG7HY5-ImS2VbcpmBQYg3TV8570j8jXXTv0DYvJsV03m9XeI5qBtLMmFDHkMFydutC0MZqHEJtUxnyEr47poi9MtmSCbH/s2171/ttp.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1521" data-original-width="2171" height="280" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6kFXGeJCJdCvN8S6VXszHYriOrWne2zzTnVqA8PZIJgOQVKGKxpnxLRk2WMNrqDTtOCwDThB2mJHKgS2iv_iHuIagOTC5mJ9LG7HY5-ImS2VbcpmBQYg3TV8570j8jXXTv0DYvJsV03m9XeI5qBtLMmFDHkMFydutC0MZqHEJtUxnyEr47poi9MtmSCbH/w400-h280/ttp.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: helvetica;">I love the red! This color made me very happy. Hopefully the recipient will feel happiness too when she wears it.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Friday I started hemming up my Grand Daughter, Jaxon's, dress she is wearing to a wedding next month. I also made another run to the airport rental car place to pick up my youngest son. My daughter came over that night and we had a lovely sleepover.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Saturday morning my daughter and I went and did the food pick up for our church's food pantry. Then we went out for breakfast burritos. Jaxon came over so I could double check the hem before I did the final cut and sew. Good thing she did as the under skirt was a tad longer than the outer dress. Then Josh (the middle son and Josie's dad) called and asked me to join them at the restaurant where Josie works for dinner and drinks. It was so nice to be with them and their friends. I also picked up my cross stitch and put a few more X's on it.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmQHLgf6sytUz3gVvHlIEcrG5LlYqkMWih2W7q_I63GGrr_ieB6VY_9B7tcVoZo4T472Lx0hodqZWgAT9s9VFXlkMpCAS_P4mM8jbRo2C5sv-wlYGTG_6Qr23yzjasEyoRMfdVKdjdZpgQqfBGo7_pZUPT8W47rPQtpsx3Go6XfTUYoOYSaB95IsZI9HG6/s3833/xs.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2252" data-original-width="3833" height="235" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmQHLgf6sytUz3gVvHlIEcrG5LlYqkMWih2W7q_I63GGrr_ieB6VY_9B7tcVoZo4T472Lx0hodqZWgAT9s9VFXlkMpCAS_P4mM8jbRo2C5sv-wlYGTG_6Qr23yzjasEyoRMfdVKdjdZpgQqfBGo7_pZUPT8W47rPQtpsx3Go6XfTUYoOYSaB95IsZI9HG6/w400-h235/xs.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><span style="font-family: helvetica;">It is slow going but I really enjoy working on it. The thing with this is, I can not just pick it up and work on it for just a few minutes. My goal is to be able to spend at least half an hour when I do work on it. Not to mention, I can not watch TV while I am working on it. Too many color changes too often to be distracted.</span><br /><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Today I got up early and went to Mass. Afterwards, I stopped and picked up a few groceries. I am now doing a load of towels and watching a movie while typing this. In just a few hours I will be heading to the airport again to pick up hubby from his trip.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">And that my friends is my week in review. Still no new info on Josh's brain 'lesion'. We are still waiting for the 2nd opinion and more testing. Thank you all for you concern, thoughts and prayers.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Until Next Time................................Happy Crafting!!!!!!!!!!!!</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></div><p></p>Leftycrafterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07607852055622555069noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3860749103837676419.post-46948138404730549062023-09-17T08:00:00.000-07:002023-09-17T08:00:40.446-07:00WEEK 12 + LIFE NEWS<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilRRs-8x3NNtpMd_rvKMAOsOgRD25LeECdy1rG54QjIhPiwrxJ-MyskcVWuhyBvLcoZdKl-3teteeFJ09Lh3fBfdbM5dm4U0s3GSIxEY7-59dTTo8QkSP42PEdWMfqIr8kySLbOB0bsZU2QO7N3td4BFlgnQppHLShwAUvE-F3t2B5ERoH1pusZeeXPdg2/s750/update.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="500" data-original-width="750" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilRRs-8x3NNtpMd_rvKMAOsOgRD25LeECdy1rG54QjIhPiwrxJ-MyskcVWuhyBvLcoZdKl-3teteeFJ09Lh3fBfdbM5dm4U0s3GSIxEY7-59dTTo8QkSP42PEdWMfqIr8kySLbOB0bsZU2QO7N3td4BFlgnQppHLShwAUvE-F3t2B5ERoH1pusZeeXPdg2/w461-h213/update.png" width="461" /></a></div><br /><p></p><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">I have much to tell you this week so let's jump right into it.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">More FO's this week!</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEix8s3lvUL0kZieWFdVohVKsToON_BRQz7TRNPtV94GeEdUAONfM7jznOFmTmo4-CPHWOusp-HrtccaSzX1UvVo_W4k4S3oGxsLk8294YiDBGGcBWBgQHu8sc_Vtaki25YRhnnLK9smnidX5QRRh4YCp-u9IobTxxRaJXdSvY11tnnRuSBx-XFIehb9bY3F/s2810/joes.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2810" data-original-width="2252" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEix8s3lvUL0kZieWFdVohVKsToON_BRQz7TRNPtV94GeEdUAONfM7jznOFmTmo4-CPHWOusp-HrtccaSzX1UvVo_W4k4S3oGxsLk8294YiDBGGcBWBgQHu8sc_Vtaki25YRhnnLK9smnidX5QRRh4YCp-u9IobTxxRaJXdSvY11tnnRuSBx-XFIehb9bY3F/s320/joes.jpg" width="256" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Hubby's socks are finally finished! The yarn was a dream to work with. It was Malabrigo in the colorway Atomic. The pattern is <a href="https://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/car-socks" target="_blank">Car Socks</a> by Beverly Johnson and is a free pattern. I made a <a href="https://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/fish-lips-kiss-heel" target="_blank">FLK</a> heel on these but that is the only change to the pattern I made. If you look closely, you can see that the right sock's cuff is much darker than the left sock. I had no idea this yarn was going to be a gradient from dark to light. But it is fine. No one is going to see that part of the sock anyway. As for the contrasting heels and toes.............I am not sure of the colorway but I do know it is also Malabrigo SW wool.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">When those were completed, I picked up my SIL socks and worked on one of them.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYrb42W4Df4kp9PT1wOWTe_0JKZTbPDAc7QNuBEcpAwoi5pOv_yzBEcMvgke_Ozq0FnYtC-K_i7Q8_gpcHnm807uRDsn8EanEBOj2yzBOAsaOyynakclJ9beBmscW5KXh8RHobd1O7emdu9_77H4pPXxHY3zuwD253dyf4Y6MOUoRlAyg_szT5ZyiE_aRh/s2252/rcr.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2109" data-original-width="2252" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYrb42W4Df4kp9PT1wOWTe_0JKZTbPDAc7QNuBEcpAwoi5pOv_yzBEcMvgke_Ozq0FnYtC-K_i7Q8_gpcHnm807uRDsn8EanEBOj2yzBOAsaOyynakclJ9beBmscW5KXh8RHobd1O7emdu9_77H4pPXxHY3zuwD253dyf4Y6MOUoRlAyg_szT5ZyiE_aRh/s320/rcr.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: helvetica;">The lone DPN is where I was last week. These are so boring. They do change colors but it is a very long way between changes. I don't even know if I will get to the exciting part of the skein before the toe. Not to mention, the yarn is quite scratchy. I am told it will soften up after a good wash. I hope so!</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Since the RCR sock was driving me a bit batty, I decided to put it aside and work on palette cleansers.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaJYIg3IsQx2NF9jNAWpQ1CXWj9ZaLywnURkgVOkEtXQnqlyAMV_EcIaf31tQK6L3e_SBH5ImC8dl_MaTKLi4uz3gD7XGiiby7o2YxeqHXHsxF9hUocmbWnmAvuByD650RZs6T3s6DlSkCfbxwXPt6-6kbDZ_whi8S0Fc3jNsLPSwbj73rF6ZKR6kE7Ns6/s1972/c2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1402" data-original-width="1972" height="228" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaJYIg3IsQx2NF9jNAWpQ1CXWj9ZaLywnURkgVOkEtXQnqlyAMV_EcIaf31tQK6L3e_SBH5ImC8dl_MaTKLi4uz3gD7XGiiby7o2YxeqHXHsxF9hUocmbWnmAvuByD650RZs6T3s6DlSkCfbxwXPt6-6kbDZ_whi8S0Fc3jNsLPSwbj73rF6ZKR6kE7Ns6/s320/c2.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Dishcloths to the rescue. I have two completed and.......................</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEITp0vZd2-J-Y2hyAzxjE8Y2482BsfJnS5P5kVlwsO5wOSVIgVdJklHF0ZXvCJL6Ojp6ij2VSw-OgOi9kdawFWg_mIgc4Gpl3IjN2HGPOOxcbWFPw5_RS_zPw_yhQBF719MTwa03GiPja9wUE78p9Vj0XKmR9tBiKSojTTpjrqwDG1MnSPQwTLGwZmexo/s2183/c1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1469" data-original-width="2183" height="215" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEITp0vZd2-J-Y2hyAzxjE8Y2482BsfJnS5P5kVlwsO5wOSVIgVdJklHF0ZXvCJL6Ojp6ij2VSw-OgOi9kdawFWg_mIgc4Gpl3IjN2HGPOOxcbWFPw5_RS_zPw_yhQBF719MTwa03GiPja9wUE78p9Vj0XKmR9tBiKSojTTpjrqwDG1MnSPQwTLGwZmexo/s320/c1.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: helvetica;">One more at the halfway point. I love the yarn I am using. It is Sugarwheel Cotton from Hobby Lobby. I use a size 7 (4.50mm) needle to make these. This is so soft yet wears quite well. One skein makes 5 - 6 full cloths. I will go ahead and use up the skein before I go back to the RCR socks.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">I did something else with yarn this week.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiek_2tbc1XjdrQnQAsTCoCnhbXtcZJgIOUCjLanblfuVT-9cjp3lRGk1yn8PVw0JBUJKtxEfMVR0blRBcM-TPAFwXhnKCG83vzh9xPwNQ7Cgu7vswGYEq-tqkLT21EChMdu3Rfd4rcNNtzpGUSXzeEdqHnsMxWCyFmMx0Uv0drCqEvx5NhADqxJccINudp/s3116/yarn.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2072" data-original-width="3116" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiek_2tbc1XjdrQnQAsTCoCnhbXtcZJgIOUCjLanblfuVT-9cjp3lRGk1yn8PVw0JBUJKtxEfMVR0blRBcM-TPAFwXhnKCG83vzh9xPwNQ7Cgu7vswGYEq-tqkLT21EChMdu3Rfd4rcNNtzpGUSXzeEdqHnsMxWCyFmMx0Uv0drCqEvx5NhADqxJccINudp/s320/yarn.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: helvetica;">I culled out my yarn stash. There was one more of the large white bags done after this photo was taken. I separated them into worsted, bulky, fingering and DK. These bags were given to the Prayer Shawl ministry group. It was ridiculous how much yarn I had accumulated and knew I would never live long enough to use it all. My family already had instructions to donate all yarn to the ministry, </span><span style="font-family: helvetica;">upon my demise, so I just took it upon myself to give them a head start. My husband panicked when he saw how much yarn was leaving. I assured him there was plenty more in my craftroom to keep me busy for years to come. This was all acrylic yarn and I have plenty of acrylic yarn left in my stash to make more prayer shawls to donate. It felt wonderful to finally wheedle my stash down to a manageable</span><span style="font-family: helvetica;"> size.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">In case you did not know:</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjK73bGKgLIxn0loLicse1gqlqfyiV5w-WwkFA47Hasu2LtgM8E2FLN2yYINxLsH1w388F01V4DaXo-PKbbyyd_FrdHdPhxHFB5b4IDDmIRwfPnxNEv0zZbKYnyY-59IupIKpnurkIfhW3lk5WCNyT3QTt60UHExEp8Xr0CNn0m0NhLQh2vfueKXJ1vGKhI/s1185/adhd.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1185" data-original-width="1079" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjK73bGKgLIxn0loLicse1gqlqfyiV5w-WwkFA47Hasu2LtgM8E2FLN2yYINxLsH1w388F01V4DaXo-PKbbyyd_FrdHdPhxHFB5b4IDDmIRwfPnxNEv0zZbKYnyY-59IupIKpnurkIfhW3lk5WCNyT3QTt60UHExEp8Xr0CNn0m0NhLQh2vfueKXJ1vGKhI/s320/adhd.jpg" width="291" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">My goal this past week was to keep myself as busy as possible. Dwelling on the 'what ifs' for my son was not healthy for me or those around me. I am normally a very 'glass half full' type of person but worrying about every little thing and was making me a 'glass half empty' person. So, I kicked myself in the bum and decided to find other things to occupy my mind.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">FIrst thing I did was clean out my fridge. And I mean CLEAN it out! I removed everything from inside of it. All the shelves were removed and given a good scrub. Then I cut my plastic shelf liner...............................</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjP4po1Id8Chnhd3pqU9ZNJFND79RIly8vneleb8PqfhiJ2kfJUQ0pdCN6e0gVLNDgDfAVOdnY1wPTLYhCjjHru2HiVTANSrzU3Jv0DATF5WTeoXPLeRFyAa8TCYiqcrljHbGGqE30I0LRt8UAQerczZ_qdZ17HP7uB6wouzWaqp0lGg_KqQfBzCsultRxo" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="680" data-original-width="680" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjP4po1Id8Chnhd3pqU9ZNJFND79RIly8vneleb8PqfhiJ2kfJUQ0pdCN6e0gVLNDgDfAVOdnY1wPTLYhCjjHru2HiVTANSrzU3Jv0DATF5WTeoXPLeRFyAa8TCYiqcrljHbGGqE30I0LRt8UAQerczZ_qdZ17HP7uB6wouzWaqp0lGg_KqQfBzCsultRxo=w320-h320" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">And lined each shelf with it to make cleaning easier.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqCBXsHZMfw83K-2q7BI6JIAJHl2DWG9G78Ilv-RotmSKqs7gF2IlLi6FG4k5lgm-LI24csSs7ITIvxj7repUBQ9EM0NohJsAvvQPSUDbVGGWWxfhwyLZ31vwqJMxTjmjHovHJjgm6u1Gc6ZjwDk2l0aiAuH-qYKoK1M2JqrcALoR6uhqQq_FaS-_cJEf0/s4000/fridge.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2252" data-original-width="4000" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqCBXsHZMfw83K-2q7BI6JIAJHl2DWG9G78Ilv-RotmSKqs7gF2IlLi6FG4k5lgm-LI24csSs7ITIvxj7repUBQ9EM0NohJsAvvQPSUDbVGGWWxfhwyLZ31vwqJMxTjmjHovHJjgm6u1Gc6ZjwDk2l0aiAuH-qYKoK1M2JqrcALoR6uhqQq_FaS-_cJEf0/s320/fridge.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div>The idea came from a fellow blogger I follow. She used vinyl placemats in hers. I did notice, after installing the liner, it shrunk up a tish because of the cold temps. That doesn't bother me. At least the main part of the shelf is covered. Removing the liner and washing it will be much easier than taking the entire shelf out to wash. I even took everything out of the door baskets and got those cleaned and reorganized so it is much easier to find items. That took me all day on Monday to do.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Tuesday I cleaned out my free standing pantry. I love this thing but for some reason, things just get tossed in there and finding items is horrid. The only shelf that is always organized is my 'baking' shelf. So, I took out everything and got it all organized, labeled my plastic containers so I knew what was in what, threw out expired items and wiped down the shelves. It is now a joy to open and grab what I need to make my meals. I also know I do not need another can of soup for the rest of the coming winter LOL.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Wednesday I picked up Thor from Josh's house and took him to the vet. The poor dog has terrible allergies not to mention his toenails were longer than most ladies artificial nails. The vet we met with was fantastic. He answered all my questions and gave Thor an excellent physical. He gave me info for over the counter meds to help Thor with his allergies. They even were able to cut his toenails. Thor sounded like they were killing him when they did his nails. He is not a fan of that procedure. But, he survived and was very glad when we got out of the Vet's office.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">This is also the day we were told Joe's car was going to be in the shop until the middle of October.....at the earliest! (Gotta love having a foreign made car) So we went out to the dealership and picked up a loaner for him to drive. That was Blessing #1 On the way home, the windshield go hit by a rock and now there is a 22 inch spidered line in it. We are waiting for a new windshield but...........it is a brand new car so it has to be ordered and guess what................the windshields are on back order! (yup, another foreign car) It is still drivable though so that is a blessing. Not to mention, we have full glass coverage with our car insurance so that is blessing #2!</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Thursday and Friday was cleaning the craftroom and culling the yarn. But the best thing that happened on Friday was this!</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-G-AvY1-y5hSFDtGGKVvCpGyssknzCwbUCvXObSHlphIRdxwlUQfsdhWour_hhGnn0cvAGwT8wYuDrhywKRjfsorLF4RyFy2QVXEjuQfwZCC-ZdsYAQYm_xZxDqqH0J_6nEYWFgg1JMDyJklkPhNgePw3JD00yLgDLar08bJQfeSNzhDUPvI6xn3U2Pfa/s1432/svn.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1432" data-original-width="1080" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-G-AvY1-y5hSFDtGGKVvCpGyssknzCwbUCvXObSHlphIRdxwlUQfsdhWour_hhGnn0cvAGwT8wYuDrhywKRjfsorLF4RyFy2QVXEjuQfwZCC-ZdsYAQYm_xZxDqqH0J_6nEYWFgg1JMDyJklkPhNgePw3JD00yLgDLar08bJQfeSNzhDUPvI6xn3U2Pfa/s320/svn.jpg" width="241" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: helvetica;">We were informed we were Great Grandparents again! Blessing #3! Actually she was born on Thursday but we got the news Friday morning. Welcome to the world, Sophia. She was 3 weeks early but weighed in at 6lbs 2oz and is 19" long. She and mommy are doing fine. They went home yesterday. Not sure when we will get to see her in person since she lives in Texas. But hopefully it won't be long.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">We also did our grocery shopping on Friday. Why does it wipe a person out to grocery shop one day a week? I was so tired by Friday night. Good thing we had leftovers in the CLEAN fridge for dinner.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">There is no more news on Josh. He had his MRI's done this past week and we have the reports but there is still not a real conclusion as to what is going on with his brain lesion/tumor. Not to mention the medical jargon was so dang confusing! He is still hoping to get a second opinion from the other neuro center here in town before he makes any final decision as to what course of action to take. So, please keep those prayers going. He seems to be handling things much better now and is at the point where he just wants answers and action.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">How many of you are old enough to find the humor in this?</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3OnGPXqB49omewl5FYTAtdfwIazHgCQWm5IkPpmGMiktXIRMj7DwRUxhG4kV_Tuj2zU3fqrWO3uPby5FV2zXGr_FoJQ_KlkQmdpiU5XFxu4Jsrhpbt-tUJlmG_V-kCUZ2wLw3rD5LEI89OXCZW1cOKvZtGa2qxGYheGXURmjel-j3SfH6gFe64XPsHixv/s1262/fb.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1262" data-original-width="1080" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3OnGPXqB49omewl5FYTAtdfwIazHgCQWm5IkPpmGMiktXIRMj7DwRUxhG4kV_Tuj2zU3fqrWO3uPby5FV2zXGr_FoJQ_KlkQmdpiU5XFxu4Jsrhpbt-tUJlmG_V-kCUZ2wLw3rD5LEI89OXCZW1cOKvZtGa2qxGYheGXURmjel-j3SfH6gFe64XPsHixv/s320/fb.jpg" width="274" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: helvetica;">And that, my friends concludes this addition of today's blog post!</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Until Next Time......................Happy Crafting!!!!!!!!!!!!!!</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></div>Leftycrafterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07607852055622555069noreply@blogger.com5