You would think I forgot about my blog

 Honest I haven't. I even have a few things to blog about. I have been thinking about a post, rattling it around in my brain but its never actually made it to fruition. Here it is and here I am so lets get at it shall we?

We had out scrapbooking weekend and it was such fun for the all the time I was there. Long story short on Sunday morning my feet shot out from under me and I fell in the bathroom. Not in the shower, I did not hurt myself but I could not get myself up. Four nice husky men took care of that. My bad knee ended up being twisted but that was in the "raise the old lady" shenanigans not the actual fall. By the time my dignity was restored I was too done in to go scrapbooking. I opted to stay home. My dear friends looked after my stuff for me.

Bless their little pointed heads

As I am having my upstairs bathroom redone, I am loosing some storage space, so I shopped the house and came up with three possible solutions. One cabinet is full of china, another full of photo albums and the third ( and the Winner) is full of odds and ends.

Its a metal cabinet that I plan to paint white. The sad thing is that this cabinet sits in front of the door of another cabinet. What can I say? Its my house and that is how I roll. First came the purge. That was amazingly easy.

Keep, toss, donate. In no time at all it was empty and the keep stuff was snuggled into the other cabinet. Not a lot of it, most of the stuff got tossed

The extra space in the laundry room is very welcome. I am happy to have some storage for the bathroom and not have to go out and buy something new. Shop the house, its good advice.

Winter is here, we had our first snow fall and it nicely waited until after Halloween. No kids on my street but other people had hobgobblins. 

Toodles Linda

Where has the time gone??

 I have been neglectful of my poor blog for some time now. I could try and explain it but who wants to hear all that clap trap. Lets just put the past in the past and move on with better intentions and determination. I'm all for that.

While I have come to think that 2022 is defiantly not my year, the end of September and a good part of October where rather lovely. Busy and The Carpenter came to work on my upstairs bathroom. We, (that is the royal We because I did little to nothing to contribute to the actual work), are removing the old tub that has seen better days and putting in a shower.

Going going gone!!!

A lot of heavy work and the tub was gone. Eventually there will be a new shower, vanity and toilet, plus flooring and panel board on the walls. Its going to be so nice to have it done. I am eternally grateful these two are willing to put in all this work for me.

The Carpenter also fixed a sag in the dining room floor so now I don't have to worry about  the house falling into the basement. While he puttered away doing his handyman stuff,  Busy and I replaced the drapes in the dining and living room. Again with the royal We.

These replace the chocolate brown ones that have been up for years. We organised the buffet and the hutch in the kitchen .

All of this was wonderful but I have to say the absolute best of the weekend was and early Thanksgiving dinner. Busy brought all the fixin's and cooked a delicious meal. I got to use my good china, crystal and silverware. We invited the No Cooks and Sweet Baboo to come and dine. 

It was just the best evening! Everyone enjoyed the food, the conversation flowed and it was just the best. I could not have been more pleased if I tried. It was excellent.

After they scooted home Best Friend came and stayed for a few days. Its been two years since we have seem each other so we had a lot of chatting to do. We had the No Cooks over for a pizza supper the night before she left. They are getting to think I'm going to feed them every week. 

This weekend is our annual scrapbooking weekend which is always loads of fun. I am nearly packed up and ready to go. Thank goodness I have help because I could never do this alone. Too many heavy containers.

There I think I have shared all I wanted to. Lets hope I get back into a regular routine.

Toodles, Linda

Yes its me finally

Yesterday when I woke up the windows were open and you could feel the promise of fall in the air. That distinctive nip that heralds the coming of cool weather, gorgeous colours and that special sunlight that means fall has come. It is without a doubt my favourite time of the year.

I reread my last post because its been a minute since I have tended to this blog. It sounded so positive and hopeful, would that life had fulfilled that promise. I have come to the conclusion that 2022 is not my year. Things started to go downhill at the end of 2021 and have continued since. Now it has been all bad, I have had some wonderful things happen to me but health wise and mentally this as not been the best of times. Each health setback has created several new problems to deal with and there fore down the rabbit hole I go.

Once I get a new family doctor we will have to discuss the dosage of my antidepressant. I feel its too low and really does nothing. It would have been wonderful if taking that little white pill each day had done the job I had hoped it would but that isn't happening, So for a while I let the rabbit hole have me but as of today I am crawling back to the light. Doing a few things today that I have been neglecting and hoping tomorrow to do a few more. I won't let the black moods win. I just refuse to do that.

Today I am starting in the kitchen. My old arch enemy. I have given myself the entire day to do the things I want to get done finished and I intend to force myself if necessary to do them,. So far I am pleased with what has been accomplished. Little acorns lead to mighty oaks. I am keeping that in mind as I plod ahead.

Toodles Linda

Taking a Moment

I woke up this morning at 7 15. I have been waking anywhere between 6:30 and 8:15 lately. I took some time to sit in my chair and watch the dust motes dance in the early morning sunshine and just be grateful. Grateful for how my life is getting back to what it was. My days and nights have corrected themselves. I may not do a hell of a lot but I am doing more than I was. There is still a lot left to correct but I have started down the road and for that I am grateful. Hence the moment this morning to just be thankful instead of bitter. 

Right now the laundry is chugging away in the washing machine, the kitchen is tidy and the chores are done in the rest of the house to make it presentable. More gratitude. If my four fingers and two thumbs would regain all of their feeling I would be doing a total happy dance. I really struggle with not being able to quilt. Even typing is a chore but I'm doing it.

I have some plans to hit some long time goals in the month of August. I will share them as I hit them until then I will keep silent.

Toodles Linda

 

Random Bits

I think I have my sleep pattern back on track. I actually sleep at night and am awake for the majority of the day. I cannot tell you how happy that makes me. To be back sleeping, with ease, in my bed is a total joy. One I have struggled with for months.

The weeds in the yard are still winning the battle but I am actually working on them. I can't do a lot at one time but I feel like getting out there. Big change for me. I just wish I was more steady on my feet. Don't want to fall over in the flower bed again .

 

Daisies and bees in my front yard.

I finally moved some stuff out of my car so getting my walker in there will be easier. This does not sound like much but I am happy to say I am doing these things for myself and not relying on kindness of others. 

I had an ultra sound on my heart this week, So I get to worry about the results of that now. Will be interesting to see if I actually hear the results as I currently have no family doctor in town.

My carpel tunnel is acting up since I got home from the hospital so I cannot quilt. This is not making me happy. I am wearing my brace in the hopes that fixes it. It did last time. 

The Hostess stopped in the other day, bringing coffee and we chatted on the veranda. She is back living in town , I am so happy she managed to sell her house and make the move she so wanted.

I finally applied for the disability tax credit. Wouldn't it be a treat if I got approved and got some extra money? 

The place where we have out scrapbooking weekend closed its doors this spring. Panic! Terror! Sadness! Good news is that after some scrambling around we found another venue. Big sigh of relief.

I celebrated my recent weight loss with treating myself to three new shirts!!

Ok bored you long enough, now I am off to see if I can find a new microwave oven. My 16 year old one has called it a day. The nerve of it to give up so soon

Toodles,  Linda

Remember Me??

 Its been a minute since I posted here. June was not a stellar month for me that is for sure. Managed to land myself back in the hospital for 15 days. I was glad that they admitted me. I wanted to be in, be on intervenes antibiotics and get myself back on track. I has a great round of cellulitis and I was so swollen from the waist down it was unreal. 57 lbs of fluid to be honest. Its all gone, so is the cellulitis and I am hoping to get some of my energy back. I really want all of this behind me.

I came home to a jungle of weeds in the garden. I have actually got out there and did some work on it. I has hoped to do more but the mosquitos are so bad this year.

Still looks like drunken goats have been having a banquet but its better than it was. I have more pictures but my phone is far from me and I am too lazy to get up and get it. Another time.

So I'm back home, back to going out with the No Cook Ladies , working on getting stronger, setting goals and moving slowly forward., I hope. I plan to get back to regular blogging and hope to have more to say next time.

Toodles Linda

I'm Still Here

 I have been absent but I am still here. These last few months have not been the best but even I am tired of going on about it so, big girl pants firmly in place and lets look for the positive.

I finally got a flimsy sandwiched up and ready to quilt. First one this year and its already the end of MAY. I am shocked and appalled. Never mind its all ready to go and I will be back in my happy place soon enough. This one is a donation quilt. I have another donation flimsy ready and then two for me sitting in the project box. I still need to put the boarder on the Christmas quilt. I am joined up to do a fall quilt a long but so far all I have done on it is print out the patterns each week. I have not actually started construction.

I have been working away at knitting toques and scarves from, my excess yarn stash. I like to make them. then donate to the local Safe and Warm Shelter plus a charitable organization that helps people in need. Like all my projects this year I have had a slow start but I'm starting to hit my stride. Three hats and three scarves finished so far, Scarf number four on the needles.

The Banker is heading off on vacation next week and Teddy Bear has family coming to visit. I will need to fend for myself in the coming days. I may tackle my goal sooner than later.  I have been trying to talk myself into making a shopping trip to Shoppers Drug Mart, This may be the final push that I need to actually go. I'm going to be taking myself to No Cook this Friday. The Banker usually picks me up but she has another social commitment that night. 

This weekend I have a young fellow coming to clean up my yard. He is trying to earn enough to buy virtual reality glasses as his parents told him he has to earn the money on his own, The Banker will be with him to help supervise. I was going to have to hire someone to do it so I am very happy to help the young man out.

That is about it for news from me. 

Toodles Linda

                                                                                                             

 Well lets start this post with some positive things. I'm in a mood and this could disintegrate into a pity party quite quickly if I do not take care and watch myself. Its a slippery slope. 

 Lets see how this goes shall we??? 

For the very first time in months, I went to the store and picked up my own groceries. Not a big accomplishment in most peoples world but its a big deal in mine.

Not only did I go once but I went again the second day to a different store to get the things I could not get from the first store. Of course McDonald's breakfast was had the first trip but I did not repeat the performance on the second day. Too much of a good thing.  I cannot state how good this makes me feel. I can do this again, on my own, and I do not have to put upon my friends. A small bit of independence snatched back.

I did some knitting for a former co-worker, She had mitts that were her kids and wanted them fixed so her grandchildren  could use them. They look like little puppets and needed new mouths.

Everybody had holes and some had nearly no mouth at all. So I knit new inserts and sewed them up. They are good to go once again .

I always feel like I am channeling my Mom's mother when I do things like this. Little Grandma was always making do and mending. She was excellent at it, far better than I am but I like to think what little talent I have in this area came from her, through my mom.

I think my cellulitis is gone but I am on guard for any more flare ups. I just wish it would go away and stay gone. (ok here is the slippery slope). I am tired. I am tired of being sick every time I turn around. I am tired of trying to do the normal everyday things and everything hurts ALL THE TIME. I'm tired of taking handfuls of costly medicines that make me fatigued. I have no will to do the fun things I love to do because I am so freaking tired all the time. What little tiny ground I gained, before I go sick this last month is lost because I got sick again and walking was so painful. Back to square one I go with the physical fitness. Its so disheartening.

I will get through this, I'm not ready to throw the towel in just yet, its just at this moment I am frustrated. For someone who is so tired, my sleep pattern is all out of whack. I need to get that back on track.  Lack of sleep makes me cranky and I over react to the little things in life. Dropping something on the floor becomes a personal attack instead of an inconsequential incident that it is 

This too shall pass. My inner child is on the floor at the moment having a complete tantrum over how "IT'S NOT FAIR". She will wear out in time and things will get back on some sort of track. That is my story and I am sticking too it. 

Toodles, Linda

Feels Like Spring is Never Gonna Come

 Honestly, last weekend we had rain, lightening, thunder, sleet, snow the whole shebang! It was not fun. I, and I know I am not alone in this, am more than fed up with the crap weather. I mean I could deal with a long cold spring but do we have to have the snow and sleet?? I am yearning for green things, buds on trees and tulips poking up  from their beds to meet the sun. One small gift this morning was as I looked out the kitchen window, a chubby, cheeky robin was sitting in my backyard. hopping about. Inspite of the fact that he looked a bit like he was regretting his choices, for me, he was bringing with him the promise that maybe, just maybe spring will come eventually.

Lets move on from the predictable, depressing conversation about the weather. I hosted book club this week. It was so nice to have the ladies here and to get together once again. It feels like its been forever. We didn't spend much time on the book but we did catch up on all of our news.

Two members were not with us but those that were seemed to have a good time. They stayed until nearly 10 which is a good sign of an enjoyable night.

I have had a round of cellulitis in my feet this last week or so. I am just done with this one thing after another. I am sick of being sick. I need a break. I need to have some time where I feel like me, where I feel like I want to do something other than sleep. So I am back on antibiotics

They have made a big improvement in how I feel but I am on my last day and the cellulitis is not totally gone. I will call and get some more because I want this gone.

I will say that yesterday and today have been the first days in a long time that I have felt much better. I actually covered cushions for a friend yesterday. I have not felt like doing that sort of thing for a long time. I have been knitting but its because I force myself to. 

I love this material and it matches nicely with my new couch. I am hoping I can make a cushion cover for my recliner with some of the scraps. 

Well I should go and see if I can find something for lunch and then see if I can interest myself in doing some crafting. My cleaning lady just left so my place looks lovely and I won't want to do anything to mess it up but I am toying with the idea of starting to quilt one of my flimsys. Who know what will happen.

Toodles Linda

Stop Shaking the Snowglobe!!

 We got our winter storm although not as bad as they had predicted but bad enough. I was so grateful that I was able to stay home and not have to go out in it. I even managed, thanks to Superstore and the Banker to get my grocery order a day ahead of when I had ordered it. This way if the power did go out I could freeze to death with snacks.

We had no snow before these shenanigans happened. I do admit that we did not get hit as hard as some parts of the country but it was still disheartening none the less. We are due to have more of the lovely white stuff this week. They said a long cold spring and I think this time they were right. 

I finally, finally, finally got into the green spare room today and got working on getting it organized. It became a dumping ground when Busy and the Carpenter were here working on the house. Its going to remain a bit of a catch all since storage is so limited in my house. It can be a catch all without being a total mess. I have taken so very long to get at it but today was the day and I got a good deal of it done. It still needs work but its looking a lot better than it was. As always it did not take as long as I thought it would. That always happens and I always insist on making a mountain out of a mole hill. Gotta work on that.

Here is the before

And here is the after:

At last all the pumpkins have been tucked away before its fall again and time to get them out once more. 

So the plan is that tomorrow night I am going to host book club. It will be the first time in a very long time that I have had them all here. Its nice to be able to invite them without having a panic about getting the house fit for prime time. I have a few jobs to do but nothing like I would have in the past. I am just hoping that the weather does not put a kink in the plans.

Not much else to tell. I think I will go and knit for a bit and then go do some dishes and dust. 

Toodles Linda

Winter is Coming

 Blah and Curses!!  We are sitting here under the impending gloom of the worst blizzard in decades. Mountains of snow, blowing winds, no travel, stock up on food, power may go out, get your prescriptions sort of  blizzard. Oh joy! Our snow is almost gone and its getting easy to get around at last. This is disheartening to say the least, although it won't last forever. 

I finally stopped talking about it and actually went yesterday and invested in a new phone. It is huge compared to my old one. I am now on the learning curve getting used to all the new ways of doing things. We are making friends inspite of the fact that the phone does weird and wonderful things almost by itself. In time it will all come clear. I just wish I was smarter at this sort of thing but I am challenged in this area.

Some big things have been happening around here, I have started to make some solo trips for the first time in months. I can get the walker down the ramp at the back and into the car so I am good to go on my own once again. My first trip was to take myself to the podiatrist and then to McDonald's for breakfast as a reward/treat for the trip out. I had planned to get my grocery order tomorrow but I am thinking the blizzard will put pay to that idea.

I have also discovered that I can go out the front door, lift the walker down by myself and when I get home I can lift it back up the stairs myself. I take this as a great victory considering when I got the thing I could not lift it at all. I am slowly getting some of "me" back.

I made Amish Cinnamon bread or Amish Friendship bread last week. I actually baked something!! Who's a wild woman?? 

Oh yes its all non stop crazy fun around this house. Oh to be fair I am having a reasonably good time. Once I totally adjust to my new meds things should be back to being very much to my liking.

My cleaning lady was here to day so I have a nice clean house and fresh sheets to sleep in tonight.. She is a real treat and takes a load off of me as I just struggle to do a lot of what she does anymore. I wish I could still do it but I can't so I am adjusting to the new normal that is my life.

Yesterday the Banker and I went out and ran some errands, got my phone and then hit a lovey restaurant for a bit of a fancy lunch and cheesecake dessert. My treat as a thank you to her for all that she has been doing for me. A small thank you but a thank you none the less. I so enjoyed the outing. It felt normal to be going out in the world and dong normal things.

I got treats delivered to me this morning and it was delicious. A flaky lemon poppy seed pastry and delicious hot coffee. I do have the best friends!

Toodles Linda

Still trying

This is the fall quilt I have signed up to do on Facebook. I have not started it yet but I have hopes that I will get at it soon. Jackie White Quilts is the group that I have been making quilts with. 

I am not sure what is up with me, I'm still not quite on track. I keep telling myself that it took a long time to get this way so it stands to reason that it will take time to get back on the right road. My house is staying tidy. I am managing to keep it from sliding back into the mess that it was. I am not sleeping as much as I was the last little while but I am not super motivated to do much else but sit in my chair. I have been knitting but its something I am making myself do, which was never the case before. I have high hopes that this too shall pass. I am really thinking I need to force myself to get a quilt out and ready to quilt. That may be the spark I need to get me going. My biggest fault is I want it all to be fixed yesterday. I am not giving up hope nor am I going to stop trying I just am wishing the fix was faster. Life as a lump is not what I hoped my retirement to be.

Ok enough about that. I have had some good things happen this week. My car started, after months of just sitting, it started like I had been using it all winter. I was so grateful. I was sure I was going to have to replace the battery. Next was the ramp is two inched wider than my walker which means I, at least right this moment don't need to find the funds to have it widened. I can now start to get my own groceries, get myself to my appointments and maybe even go to a store or two on my own and stop being such a burden on my friends.

I went out for lunch yesterday. I went with Mommy Bug and her son Little Mr Bug. What a polite, well behaved young man. He was not too shy to talk to us, he was well behaved through lunch while we had a visit. That is not easy for kids to do but he behaved admirably. He also checked with his mom before he wanted to do anything but sit. I was very impressed. I was also appreciative of the fact that Mommy Bug was willing to deal with me and my walker.

I'm the one who seems to have to do the most adjusting to having a walker. My friends seem to feel its no big deal. I find it much easier to walk with it that is for sure but when you have spent your life trying to not take up a lot of space, not be in the way, not draw attention it has now thrown me into the space and I am not comfortable with it.

My next big hurdle (?) is to get out to the car, get the walker into the car myself and go somewhere. I had toyed with the idea of going and getting breakfast this morning but could not seem to get myself out the door. I will though, I have to get this figured out because I have a foot appointment on Monday I hope to get myself to. Maybe tomorrow.

Toodles Linda

This And That

 As always I really do not have a lot to share. I did discover what sort of person uses Skip the Dishes to order from McDonald's. Hmmmm that would be me. Don't judge, I really really really wanted breakfast from McDonald's. Its one of my many guilty pleasures and I have not been able to indulge very often since I and my car are temporarily grounded. So I cracked and gave it a try. Its not something I would do often as its more expensive and God bless them, McDonald's still got the order wrong. Oh well it was lovely to have my breakfast once again. At least the stuff I actually got. Once I get the car going again I will be able to get it for myself.

I finally found the upstairs mop. I looked and looked for it, the Banker looked for it and neither of us could find it. That was until the other day when I glanced in the spare room and there it was, hiding in plain sight. I have no idea how the two of us missed it and I am amazed at how often this sort of thing happens. So annoying. Before you ask I did look in that room as did the Banker. I'm blaming the fairies.

I don't even need it anymore because I have bought a mop and pail. I do have another microfiber mop and this one no longer pumps the liquid out on the floor. That feature is broken. Broke very shortly after I bought the thing. 

So I am taking some new medication, it takes a long time to kick in and for your system to adjust to it. I am blaming it for making me so sleepy at the moment. I am sleeping more than I ever have since maybe I was a teenager. I am hoping this is just a symptom. Two hour naps and not getting out of be until noon is not a very productive life to live.

Well that's all folks, short and sweet.

Toodles Linda

This and That

 I am currently hanging out in the craft room while my home care lady is doing some cleaning for me. It makes me feel very decedent to have a stranger cleaning my house. I am ignoring the fact that I am not sure I am very happy with the fact that I can no longer do it myself but this is my new reality. I can no longer go all the things I used to and I have to adjust to it. So there. It is wonderful to have a clean and tidy house again so I certainly cannot complain about that. 

I finished the flamingo puzzle this week so its back in its box and I am now free to start on getting some of the quilt tops that are sitting in the UFO box done. I am looking forward to getting quilting once again.

I have started a new quilt along on Facebook. Its a fall themed quilt and two blocks have already come out. I have not started it yet but I have printed off the patterns for when I burst into activity. I still need to get the boarder on the Christmas one I finished last year. Its wonderful to be surrounded by projects. 

So my plan is do a quilt, do a puzzle, do a quilt, lather rinse repeat for the foreseeable. I have a few other sewing projects that I need to get at which may happen today. I'm sort of in the mood to get going on them so I may as well strike while the iron is hot. 

I go all crazy last week and made a pot of hamburger soup. I have not done that in ages. I wish I did it more. Its so nice to just heat and eat without thinking.

Of course its all gone already. I need to make some more. I seem to make hamburger soup or chicken noodle. I need to expand my repertoire and try some different ones.

I finally have all the photos, printed for 2021 so I can finish my scrapbooks and start to gather pictures for next year. The scrapbooking may happen this afternoon as well. It will be grand to get these things done and off the list.

Not much else happening around here that is note worthy. They are forecasting freezing rain for today and again that makes me so happy that I do not have to go anywhere. I do need to get my car mobile again soon, I need to get out and about and start doing more for myself. My own groceries, my own foot appointments etc. Give my poor overburdened friends a break.

That's it for me

Toodles Linda 

Rabbit Holes!

The Banker just left, she stopped in for coffee and a natter which is always very welcome. I do enjoy her company. It was nice that for the first time in a while she just came to visit not felt she had to be doing stuff for me. She is as obsessed as much as I am with my current rabbit hole. I got this for Christmas from Miss Mouse and finally got it out to work on it.

 

I love, love, love puzzles and this one is a definite challenge. The pieces will look like they fit a certain way but they don't so unless you really keep an eye on the tiny details you can be putting it together incorrectly. Its coming along and I am determined to get it put together. The Banker worked on it for a bit today as she likes puzzles as much as I do. I know when I get sitting at it nothing else is going to get accomplished until I can't see the colours properly. Its wonderful fun. Needless to say I make sure I get my household duties done first thing in the morning before I hit the living room because I fall down the hole and am stuck there until dark.

Just wanting to share a life lesson. This is the downside of curbside pick up. One must learn to read the flyer details and know exactly what you are purchasing otherwise you end up with far more than you wanted. I have pinesol for life now. Lets hope this is a lesson learned.

Not much else has been happening. My home care lady came last week and will pop in every two weeks to do some cleaning for me. The City has approved me for the set back service so I no longer have to worry about getting the dumpsters set out when its garbage day. They will look after that for me which is wonderful. One less thing to worry about or bug my poor friends to do for me.

Look what arrived at my house recent;y  and I am beyond thrilled with it. Its so lovely and new and makes the living room look so nice and bright.

I loved my red couch but this makes a nice fresh change to the place. I need to change out some of the knick knacks as the red does not go with the new blue but  not too much has to go.

Not much else to tell. I have signed up for another Facebook quilt along but I'm not sure why. I like doing them but I'm not sure I needed to do another. Oh well, what is the harm? I have knit Busy's mitts AND she has them already. Now I can be dedicated to the puzzle then move onto finishing some of the quilt flimsy's in the project box. Current;y there are three tops waiting to be quilted.

There is always something to do if you want to do it. I have started to go out again for No Cook Friday night suppers. Its lovely to be with my friends on a Friday night once again. Does this old girl some good. I am looking forward to spring and getting my car running again. I can get out of the house and be a bit more independent. Get my own groceries etc. All in due time.

Toodles

Linda

Getting back to normal? One step at a time

 This last week has been a busy one and wonderfully fun but super tiring as well. I did so much gadding around and doing stuff I wore my self out but in a very good way. It was so nice to be able to go and do a few of the things that used to be everyday routine, it was like a breath of fresh air.

It started on Thursday, I had an appointment with my podiatrist for my regular hoof trimming. The Banker kindly took me and then when we got home, she stayed and we cleaned my laundry room. That would be the royal "we", where I sit and mostly direct the keep, donate, toss operation and she does the lion's share of the work. Its so wonderful to have that little room beaten into shape.

Friday I went to No Cook for the first time in months. What a treat!! Out in the real world with my friends and seeing other people. Don\t get me wrong I like being at home and I have by no means been pining away feeling sorry for myself because I have not really gone anywhere that was not medical related since the first of December. I am most happy at home, especially when it is this deeply bone chillingly cold. Plus even though they say its no trouble, I realize that dealing with me and my walker is a pain.

This weekend we did a scrapbooking weekend. Three days of scrapbooking fun with some good friends was just what I needed. I cannot tell you how much I enjoy this and how grateful I am that these wonderful ladies include me. The Banker especially because she does the majority of the lifting and the hauling. Scrapbooking is not a light portable hobby. Its all really heavy and you need so much stuff to work with. 

We did the usual Chinese food supper when the weekend was over then I came home. I sat in my recliner and promptly fell asleep. Best Friend called and I nodded off in the middle of the conversation. Rude!  She kindly ended the conversation and I thought I really should go upstairs as I was so tired. I would just sit there for a couple of moments and then I would go. Next thing I knew it was 4:00 in the morning and I had not moved. I just stayed there for the rest of the night. Too weary to make the climb but very happy for having had such a good weekend.

Now its back to the normal routine. I have Busy's mitts to finish and a list of other crafts that are waiting my attention. Life is good.

Toodles, Linda