It's all about me :O)

Hello Sweet friends.... I hope all of you had a great and safe 4th of July Holiday :O) Me I stayed at home and didn't do much. Mostly dozed in my chair. I was not feeling to hot.
My neck has been giving me a lot of heck lately. No fun when you hurt!

I have news that both gives me elated feelings and scared feelings. After 5 years, I have finally found a doctor that thinks he can help me with all of this pain. I will be having surgery in the near future. My near future is in the next Month or so. I have found after visiting with Dr Henry that I have nerves in my neck that are trapped in over 4 places. Bulging discs, worn out cartilage between the discs and narrowing of the spinal canal where the nerve is rubbing on the bone. The Dr told me this will be a very extensive surgery and to expect to be off work for at least 4 weeks and then in a neck brace for 3-4 months depending how I am doing. Dr Henry is going to start at vertebra 2 and work down through vertebra 7. He will release the entrapped nerves, remove the worn out pads. Put in rods and screws and possibly some bone grafting. I will need to stay in the Hospital over nite. 

I know I have some swaps out there in progress... Please continue to work on your blocks and I will try my best to be on time. I have been having trouble with my hands again and its hard to sew when that is happening. 

I have to say I am truly bless with all my friends on the net... Thank you all... for all your notes and emails saying they wish they were closer to help. Speaking of help my dear friend Nadine C. :O) has offered once again to come to my rescue and come take care of me after my surgery... I don't know what I would do with out her.. she is so kind and giving. This will be the second time she has so graciously offered to come and be with me when I need the help!!! LOL Nadine is always telling me... I can't believe out of all the people in the world.. That my best friend here in Washington and you have the same types of illnesses. It's strange when that friend is not feeling well ... I am not feeling well either. Maybe I have a twin out there. I always laugh and say I have a twin.. I am the evil one ;O)

Anyway ladies that is what is up with me and why you don't see or hear much from me any more.. I hope after the surgery I will be antsy to do something and ready to Sew Sew Sew!!!

One final note......

I can never repay the kindness that Nadine gives to me in this Awesome friendship.
 Nadine you are the Best...
YOU ROCK!!!

TRADITIONALLY

 July

 starts 

CHRISTMAS IN JULY

Here are some Ideas to get your Christmas Sewing Started:

Find Tutorial at: WhiMSY Love

Insulated Picnic Tote from: Sew Momma Sew

Child's Back Pack at: Fiskars

 Car Caddy Tutorial at: Sew Many Ways

 Blog is in French... Un Petit Bout De Fil

Click on the word ICI to get the PDF

Also can translate with Babble Fish :O)

There are a lot of other great patterns on this Blog

Easy Hanging Towel at: Hot Flash'n Craft'n

Close to bottom of post PDF

CD Pocket Tutorial at: Mushroom Villagers

** UP DATE**

I made one of these CD Holders yesterday...... I found I did not like the finished product. I don't know if it was me not understanding the directions... or how it was put together.  Most of you know that I try to change things to make them better if they seem wrong or hard to understand. The Second one turned out OK. Still not please with the design of this VERY CUTE IDEA. I laid in bed last nite... trying to think on how to make this even better... Yep you guessed it.. MR Sandman came along before I completed my thoughts!!

Soda Can Wrap at: CraftGossip

 

Presser Foot Organizer at: Husqvarna

IPad Cover Tutorial at: Amy's Creative Side

Clear Toy Storage Bags with Drawstring at: Make it and Love it

Cargo Scarf at: Indestructibles

Dish Rug Tutorial at: Quilting by the River

I hope these ideas get you ahead start on your Christmas gifts.

Something to Ponder.....

The Difference Between
Kindness and Loving-Kindness

A teacher once asked the class to tell the meaning of loving-kindness. 

A little boy jumped to his feet and replied, 

"Well, if I was hungry and you gave me a piece of bread, 

that would be kindness. 

But if you put a little jam on it, 

that would be loving-kindness."

I wish.....

It's been a bad week for me this week as far as my pain level. I was in bed early most of the week and a couple of days in bed all day.  I'm so happy I get to go to the Dr on Wed and get my pressure point injections... How could anyone be happy getting 6 plus shots in their back and neck....Believe it or not.. I'm Excited!!! Those shots should help me get through most of the winter months along with my pain meds and my TENS unit. I will have to go back in Feb when the pain starts getting to great again. I don't know if you know anything about those shots but they help ease some of the muscle pain, which is an A plus for me in the winter months.
I should feel like a new woman or close too after I go on Wed.. Yeah... because I want to do some more power sewing before Christmas! Your saying to yourself what is power sewing... Well that is where you have this huge list of things in your head that you want to make for everyone in your family.. It's like you will sew ever spare minute and then eek out just a few more if necessary the night before Christmas to get it all done. I have some very fun Ideas in my head that I want to complete.. One thing I really want to do is work on a Christmas Quilt.. I don't know if that will happen before Christmas.. if not right after the New Year. I have received some very wonderful fun blocks over the last few years and I want to put them in to Quilts. Right now they are in a drawer all laid out nice and neat... just waiting on me to do something with them....
I did make myself go Christmas Shopping yesterday for a few hours.. but it was very few then it was back home and lay around!! Yeah for NetFlix ;) It's a MUST I have to feel better this month. The month is caulked full of helping others and doing nice things for family and friends.... Wish me luck on getting everything done that is ole brain has planned in her head ;)

Monday's fun

Annie went to work with me on Monday. You ask why? It was a very special day.

Monday was the day that the 85 Turkeys were delivered to our Police Station for families that could

use an extra boost for the Holiday.

In my personal life.. I don't have a whole lot of extra cash that I can offer.. but I can volunteer to help

deliver these .. and hopefully they will be a delicious bird.. to put smiles on the young and old a like ;)

As always I try to encourage my readers to do something kind for their fellow beings.

This Holiday if you can't financially help.. help by taking an elderly neighbor a home cooked meal. Volunteer at your local food kitchen... Organize a food drive, or a coat and mitten drive at your work. 

Every little bit helps to make someone else's Holiday special :)

 

Annie is watching as the boxes are being brought in to the building.

Here is Annie sitting on a couple of the boxes that have been finished and filled with all the Holiday Goodies.

Here is Annie waiting on me to finish filling up the back of my little Pick Up... Look she is very happy :)

The Pitty is telling Annie what fun!!! We are going to go and make new friends and deliver Turkey Meals to little boys and girls.

Pitty is like... Mom hurry up lets get this show on the Road.. its cold out here!!

Here we are.. Pitty is Helping The Mommie drive to the first destination...

Oh look Mommie.. I spotted something!!!

What could it be that my little eyes didn't miss???

 It was Uncle Bubba in his big Yellow Tow Truck.. He was just getting off work :O) The Pitty was beside herself seeing Uncle Bubba.. she loves him so :O)

We finished delivering the Turkey Dinners without more photos because it was starting to get dark when we came across Bubba.... The photos I did take were not very good... I can tell you we had a good time putting smiles on others faces.. then we finished out the evening at Momma Bears where we had a very tasty home cooked dinner. Good thing we got finished when we did.. it rained buckets... but that was well needed rain.

Happy Thanksgiving to all my Friends out there in Blog Land :O)

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