Each year at holiday time, my quilting bee picks a service organization and makes some handmade gifts for them. You might recall the children's crayon bags we made last year for Lovelady Center kids. This year we have a choice of making more of the bags or making pillowcases (with pillow) for this Lovelady kids. Above is my fabric I bought yesterday at WalMart for two pillowcases. If I get them done in time, I'll make a couple of crayon bags too.
I have completed several more blocks for My Sunflower Quilt. I have almost half the blocks done now. Thanks for your suggestions for naming the quilt. They're all going on the list of possibilities.
The kitty situation is going pretty smoothly so far. We introduced the cats and dogs a couple of days ago. Skipper turned tail and ignored the whole business, Sophie cried and barked and wanted a kitty, the little girl cat ran and hid, the little black boy bowed up and hissed, and Jesse got scratched. Ever since the meeting, Sophie has occasionally sat at the gate and begged to get in with the kittens. We're going to do another experiment soon and see if we can ascertain Sophie's intentions. She appears to just want to play with them or inspect them, but we have to be sure before we give her full reign.
No names for the two yet, but I have given Jesse all your suggestions, plus some of my own. So far, he seems unimpressed by any of our names. It's getting to be a problem, just calling both of them kitty.
I allowed the kitties to spend some time exploring in my sewing room. Here's Boy Kitty checking out my printer.
"Well, that's not so much fun," he decided.
"What else you got?"
No pictures of Girl Kitty. I'll try to catch her next time they visit my sewing room.
I have to go and do a mundane chore this morning. Yesterday I bought a replacement toilet seat for Jesse's bathroom, as the current one has gone decidedly wiggly. When Jesse went to install the seat, he found that it was cracked, so now I have to take it back for a swap.
I have been feeling some better the last couple of days. But I tell you, that last flare was one of the worst. I believe each successive flare gets more severe, and the time between them gets shorter. Have any of you who have chronic disorders like fibromyalgia found this to be true? My big fear is that one of them will come along one day and won't ever subside or get better.
Anyway, bye for now. Off to run errands.
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On 09/19/2012, Barbara Anne said ...
Cheers for the progress on your Sunflower blocks!! I actually fussy cut 6 picture squares of Christmas fabric that are the centers for red/green Diamond-in-a-Square blocks. They'll be made into two three-block wall hangings for AMIL. She's been wishing for Chistmas wall hangings to replace the two that flank her breakfront. I've also been pulling red and green fabrics and it's nice to be back at it.
One of our little black cats was call Boog (short for Booger) and a friend called her black cat Smudge. Soot and Inky were considered and voted down here. When DS2 was three years old, he named our found cat Kitty Cat and she forever went by K.C. Your Little Boy kitten is certainly cute!
Glad you're feeling better. I hope and pray that the fibro flares never become permanent. I've been fortunate with having a fairly mild form of lupus and so far (knock wood) haven't had any really debilitating flares. My flares consist of utter fatigue and aching joints that are worse during a flare than they are between flares.
Hugs!
On 09/19/2012, Pesky Patti said ...
Almost forgot...get a scratching post, maybe two, and rub some catnip on them (the posts). Show them (the kitties) how to put their paws on it. That should keep them from clawing your furniture to death....
On 09/19/2012, Jan said ...
The kitty looks like he (she) has "socks" on. Maybe that could be his (her) name.
On 09/24/2012, Brook Sellers said ...
I WAS DIAGNOSED IN 1985 BEFORE THE NAME WAS AROUND, SO I HAVE HAD MANY YEARS OF DEALING WITH THIS . YES, IT COMES MORE OFTEN AND LAST LONGER EACH TIME. MY LONGEST WAS FOUR MONTHS AND THAT WAS YEARS BACK. SO IT VARIES, NO RHYME OR REASON. EACH DAY YOU OPEN A NEW PACKAGE. NOW SOME SHORT ATTACKS BUT STILL MORE OFTEN. WEATHER PLAYS A ROLE, STRESS OF COURSE, FOR US DOERS IT IS DIFFICULT BUT YOU MUST PACE YOUR WORK AND PLAY. THE MIND MUST RULE AT ALL TIMES, FIND WHAT MAKES YOU FEEL BETTER.
LIVING GOOD IN CALIFORNIA. BLESSINGS BROOK
On 09/24/2012, Sharon Penney-Morrison said ...
Susan, I relate to you about your "flares" of this terrible disease.
All I can say about the flare ups is they stay until your body gets a grip on the inflammation. Getting over tired, or doing to much is just asking for a flare up. The older we get the longer it takes to bounce back.
I am on Prednisone 10mg which helps a lot. The arthritis Dr. started me on methotrexate to help with the pain and will ween me off Prednisone. Along with Fibromyalgia I have PMR, (Polymyalgia Rhematica). This come on quick and has lasted over 2 years now. You can read about it on Web MD.
I do what I can around here, but I have hired a housekeeper who comes in every 2 weeks. That is the nicest thing I have done for myself!! This leaves me more time to sew and create and not worry about how I am going to vacuum and clean the bathrooms. Now if I could afford a cook, and a laundress I would have it made!! hahahah
We just keep on keeping on. I feel you discomfort!!!!
On 02/12/2013, Mobility Aids said ...
A better choice for a toilet seat hinge would be solid metal. Higher quality toilet seats have metal hinges and at least four points of contact to prevent the seat from flexing from side to side too often.
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