Forever

my Dad carried this photo in his wallet forever

 

The One With the Cat

not sure about the color for the center of the sunflower

I know some are dark, some are gold...

 time will tell

 words 

whether on paper or digital

I have a great love of words and stories

true or imagined

growing up in a home where everyone loved to read

was a real blessing

 

Sweet Memories

so I won't ever forget...

a couple of things from the last few days with Mom

I stayed overnight with her

holding her hand each time she raised it from the bed

something we've done for years now

only leaving for a few hours

to feed the cats

inject some meds

while my sister stayed with Mom

Thursday she had a high temperature

even while on antibiotics

so we knew

she didn't respond to us 

other than opening her eyes

early Friday was so much better

she even shooed away the male aide

from Hospice

when he arrived to care for her

with think she associated him with the Hoyer lift 

she talked with us on and off all day

on returning that afternoon

I woke her up leaning over to kiss her

oh the joy on her face

when I said hi Mom

she kissed her hand 

then placed it on my cheek

for a few days she refused anything to eat or drink

except a few Lifesavers

later that day I was sitting there

eating my gummy bears

when she said I sure was chewing a lot of gum

 I told her no, that was Judy

I was eating gummy bears

immediately her right hand went up 

she ate one and was satisfied

she was happy to sit up in bed

watching the Andy Griffith show

she even drank some butter pecan Ensure

just some general chit chat after that

lots of I loves yous...

Saturday morning we knew our time was short

the Crossroads Hospice team was phenomenal

I can't say that enough

***** 

my NC sister and her husband will arrive in a few hours

we'll just putter around my yard and house

catching up on chores and weeding

tomorrow we're all going to lunch together

my local sister and I have decided to

start with a clean slate

it's what our parents wanted most

all their girls to be friends

we think that she waited to leave us Sunday morning

until she knew we would heal our relationship

just one more loving gesture from Mom

*****

your words and prayers have touched my heart

filled me with love and hope

I am only sorry I can't hug you all in person

I Forgot...

I completely forgot about ordering this

cutter holder box from

AULTS

the one I purchased is unfinished

still deciding what color to paint it...

it's exactly what I've been wanting

nice and heavy so it won't tip over

deep enough for lots of wool

now to get back to my hooking

***

 had a nice visit with Dad this morning

of course he is full of

complaints

which means he's feeling much better

now to get him to 

work on his therapy

More or Less

naturally dyed Easter eggs

 color and more color

less color

still inspiring

monochromatic

my favorite color scheme

Do you have trouble choosing the right colors

for you projects?

for me choosing the color isn't usually the problem

it's more color 

or less color...

soothing or exhilarating?

a wonderful dilemma

+ + + + + + +

today is a day of rest for me

at least before work

I'll be on the couch

just thinking about color

yesterday was a very long day

until 10 PM...

Dad was transferred to the 

skilled nursing facility

for rehab...hooray!

but he's had a huge increase in confusion

during the middle of the day

that seems so weird

normally you would expect sundown

hoping it's a side effect of medicines

they started and stopped in hospital

broke my heart in a a million tiny pieces

to leave him there last night 

we agreed that the count down is on

for him to do his therapy

and get back home

thanks again for your prayers

and emails

they are greatly appreciated

A Small Goal

antique little quilt

my goal this week is to create one of my own

at least the patchwork part

no promises on the quilting

going for very simple this week

another photo found on Pinterest

katie swim bike quilt

this is on my to-do list too

I already have the nine patch ready!

for rug hooking I've been thinking houses...

lots of houses...

# # # # #

thanks for all your kind words and thoughts

regarding my parents...

you know I see so many patients

at work with no one 

Dad is doing better today

still more confused than usual

happy to have him in the hospital 

getting plenty of attention

Anyway

I've been busy lately

with family fun and issues

still using my little free time

to look over Pinterest

finding things that make me laugh

or think

my Melrose would love this

never, ever forget this

sad but true

also very true

~ ~ ~ ~ ~

hoping to return to normal blogging soon!

Two Special Quilts

my friends

of

An American Primitive Gathering

on eBay

surprised me with this

incredible quilt for my birthday

last week

every stitch is a treasure

thanks again ladies

Mom stitched this

by hand last year

for my sister Judy

when our other sister

Deb saw it

she wanted one too

so Mom is

working on one for her

after I started teasing Mom

was really making it for me...

you guessed it

I'm next in line for one

she is looking forward

to using

plenty of the

Looking Back

fabric in it