Woo, Woo

Maybe 2 more sleeps. Woo...Fun, fun is part of my life for the next two weeks. Looking forward to lots of interesting days. The knee has really misbehaved this past weekend. That might have been the best thing to happen because it really has taught me to take more care before it just completely is gone. I don't need another weekend like that for sure ever again. Most of the packing is finished and it's on to the truck Friday. Working the front desk today, tomorrow is B and B. Sewing machine is going to the SM doctor today. It's a little out of wack. It's been very hot in Indy but we'll be in the cool zone soon with all the family. 5 grandsons! Couldn't be better. Yahoo.

Fri. Eve

One week from tomorrow...we're on the road to cooler weather. Yahoo. Things are gathering in the bedroom, living room, dinning room and soon the garage. Today has not been as humid as yesterday but it's warm. Yup...summer time. The knee shot went well but I think I'm not going to be lucky on this one. Such a disappointment. I just have such difficulty in slowing down to a crawl. Not an interesting event in my life. I'm heading to the drugstore to see if there are more effective anti painpills. They usually tear up my stomach so its sometimes a no win situtation. I can really get rid of ALL this in Sept. Yahoo for sure. I think I waited way to long. Humm...I've dont that before so it's just another repeat.

It's Monday

Woo...looking forward to my birthday present...A shot in the knee. Right now it is huge and just acting ugly. Time to shape up knee. The shot should hold off knee complaints until Sept. Yahoo for shots.
Janet Wanner has resigned as our Children's minister. Boo Hoo. Kat has been working on a hand and foot print cloth the children have created that I will incorporate into a quilt for Janet this week at some point. That's another sewing project. Worked on bibs again last week and got all the closure snaps on them this weekend.
We had a great rain last night so the garden is looking wonderful again. Little need for attention from me. The mosquitoes are huge and bothersome no matter what time of day one takes a walk in the garden. Visiting Doris D. this morning to see her banner work. She's a remarkable 87 yr old lady who seems to be remaking herself as it pertains to banner work. Fun to note her enthusiasm once again.

Doug and I attended a wonderful brunch yesterday honoring Paige Martin, our Duke intern for North 4 years ago. She works at the University placing students in internships during the summer. She's such a lovely southern bell who loves North Church and it's place in her life. She did a bang up sermon presentation yesterday morning. Then we were off to the North Church softball game of which there were two games and we won both of them. Eric plays so it was extra bonus time with the grandsons as well. They are such cute boys...All three of them.

Warm in Indiana

The temp got to 93 today. Yes...I know it's not 100 like in Tex. where one gets on the bike and rides all over Richardson. It's a mild cool 93. The rain has stopped and now the plants need watering. We switched to city water this spring but we still have our well water for watering. Yahoo. Worked on another quilt top today after working at the front desk at church. It was a very quiet morning with lots of construction guys going through doing their thing. They chopped down all the 60 yr. old pink dogwood in the court yard to get to some much needed drainage problem. Things are really getting messed up before they get fixed up. The electricians are working in the sanctuary removing the ceiling under the balcony working on improving the lighting.

Made some doctors appointments today. July 13...birthday present to me...a good old shot of wonderful med. in the knee. I should be ready for camping in the UP later in the month. Then...I set a surgery date for the knee for Sept 9. I'm giving up after a year of uck with shots now and then giving the knee a chance to get better. Well, it's broken and will be more broken after the 9th with a chance to get better. Tomorrow is B and Bowl. Lots of food to get distributed. It's a record delivery from Kroger. The deserts will be huge. Asthma is better but not gone. I'm getting it under control. My throat feels a little thick and I'm horse of course.

Break time

I'm taking a break from the sewing machine. At our Friday quilt meeting a pattern was distributed and if one makes a patch with the pattern, their name is put in a drawing and one could wind up with all the patches submitted. Well, I'll give it a try. The patch is easy to do and I've made 42 patches for a quilt top already plus the ones that will be entered. The trouble is that we'll be in Michigan when the next meeting happens. I've got to get my patches to a friend. It's a hot day in Indiana today. Fans are fanning and life is a bit slow. We've been home for the holidays. Doug is not one to go any where there are people. My knee is being a pain in the you know what so I'm OK for home this time. Walking is a bit painful. Sitting at the machine is no problem. Asthma is better, Yahoo. I heard on TV that because of the early spring, the respiratory problems are way over the top this summer in Indy. I can believe it. Way to much pollen and dirt in the air. Indiana's air quality is at the bottom of the well anyways. I'm working on baby bibs. They are soooo cute. Lots of color and trim and the sewing machine adds lots of different patterns. It's a blast. All are different. Now I've got to think of what to do with them. Some are going to Kenya but not all.

Woo. Friday evening.

Asthma is certainly better. It is almost under control. Almost! Looking forward to Michigan where the air is clear and the living is easy. I had enough steam to till a small part of the garden this morning and plant corn. It should mature in Sept. if I'm lucky. I certainly could not have done that at the beginning of the week. Now the hope is that those darn nutsage plants are all killed. If not I'll get my trusty spray out once again. We are eating cabbage, peppers and squash and a tomato now and then. Yum, yum. Tomatoes could hurry up a bit. I was all pumped up to make a surgery date today and the bummer is that the office was closed and will not open till Tues. because of the holidays. So...we'll see what Tuesday brings. It will bring a trip to Doc. Goens and we'll be talking asthma for sure. Knee is big but I knew that would happen with tilling. Not unexpected at all. Got to take the bitter with the sweet. I really can't do any more damage. The garden continues to be beautiful. Will be taking day lillies for the altar Sunday. There was a screw up with the regular florist. I went to the monthly quilters meeting this afternoon. There was a great presentation with a very funny lady who owns a quilt shop in Muncie. She was the best. Looking forward to my second night of sleep in bed. Thank goodness for the ability to sleep sitting up. I thought my mom was crazy when she could do that. Must be an age/family related thing.

A bummer few days!

As you might have remembered in the last post, I said I was going to see Cousin Ada and then on up to see the Mich. family. Well, some of that happened and some didn't. I wasn't feeling real chipper as Sunday rolled around but bull headed me!!! thought that I didn't want to change my plans. I haven't seen Ada in a long time and we were anxious to get together once again. So...on up to Goshen I went Sunday afternoon. Sunday night sleep was horrible. Coughing till I thought I couldn't do it any more. Lots of awake time with little sleep in between. But...Monday came and we did our trip around Goshen looking at quilt gardens, quilt murals on buildings and real actual wonderful quilts at the Goshen Bag Company. They were just tremendous. We went to the big Essenhous Restaurant and saw even more quilts. Now I felt like crap for some of this but just plugged on able to keep my mind off of what was an asthma episode unlike anything I had had in the past. Then in the early evening I realized that something else was going on which turned out to be another salivary gland attack this time on the other side of my face. I think my glands are wearing out big time. Wooo...that was miserable. And it turned out that sleep was even less then the night before. 45 minute start and then about 4 hrs of horrible pain with watching TV through out the night till around 3 when I realized that I had some Tylenol for arthritis which I took. Woo...the pain diminished and I slept until 6. Well, that was no way to start another leg of the trip to Michigan much farther from home without knowing how things would proceed. So...I headed back home at 8 and pulled in the driveway at 11 relieved to be home. Woo...that's a bunch of detail. Anyway...I've been taking it easy and feeling a bit better but still coughing more than I wish. The inhaler is a life saver. Slept in a chair for part of the night last night but at least I slept. Yahoo. I'm thankful for little things. This salivary gland thing is driving me nuts. I've got to learn new coping skills. I am determined to make this trip again and making it a successful one next time. Yesterday and today I sat a bunch, trimmed a bit of flowers, watched the birds and butterflies and Doug taking wonderful pictures of flowers, bugs, dead stumps and more. He's quite the photographer. Coughing is diminishing, the swollen throat from coughing is improving. But...taking it easy is my life tomorrow as well. The temp is in the low 70's during the day. What a treat.