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Tomorrow, my two loose screws will be removed. Hopefully will be home from the surgical center by noon or one pm. Will feel great not worrying about the screws backing out and breaking the skin!
My sewing machine is back in the shop. Hopefully Barry, the tech, can figure out, along with Baby Lock what is going on. Same problem for months and months and months. Probably won't feel like sewing the first few days after my surgery anyhow. Hope the Tiny Stitches charity quilt will be done on time. So far, I've embroidered 15 squares out of 30. It's going to be so cute. Can't wait to see it finished.
Went to see a fantastic film today with Bob. We saw the new Clint Eastwood movie - "Gran Torina" - wow, comedy, violence, action, caring, love and sadness all in one film. Eastwood carried it off in spectacular style. I'll definitely see it again when it's On Demand.
Can't believe how busy the last few days have been. On Monday, I attended a meeting for "Tiny Stitches", which is a non-profit organization that makes complete baby l
ayettes for indigent families in North Georgia. Everything is handmade like the little receiving blankets that I make and embroider. I've made more than I can count! Here's four of them. We put enough in the diaper bag for the infant to have clothes and other items for the first three months. At the meeting I somehow, not sure how, volunteered to make a baby quilt to be raffled off at the Original Sewing and Quilting Expo in Atlanta (Duluth). I thought I had until the first of April to finish the quilt top, but it turns out the Expo is the first week of March, not May. So hustle I will and somehow manage to finish the quilt top in the next couple of weeks. Tuesday found Bob and me at his orthopedic oncologist, Dr. David Monson. Bob is another year free of cancer. The benchmark year is ten years and Bob has reached his 101/2 year mark. He was given a new sarcoma survivor t-shirt. A support group has been formed this year for sarcoma patients and their families. Dr. Monson wants Bob to go to give other patients with sarcoma hope that one can survive sarcoma cancer, and not only survive, but go on to live a normal and active life. It's always an amazing moment for me when Dr. Monson says you're good, Bob and I'll see you next year. Dr. Monson and his group has received funding to do research into sarcoma cancer. Naturally, I volunteered to do a baby quilt and some other items for a silent auction. I am a little crazy, I think - no wonder I have two loose screws!
Having surgery next week to remove my loose screws, not by a neurosurgeon, but by my orthopedic surgeon!! I'll keep the loose ones in my head!!!!!!!
Have been sewing all week and will have to sew like crazy in the next few weeks to finish all my projects!
Plan on relaxing this evening with Bob and Debby. See y'all later.
Well, it's time to put Sadie the Red Nose Puppy away until December. She's very happy about this.
In case, anyone is reading this, you may be wondering who biksgran is. She's Brandon's, Ian's, and Kennon's grandma and other biksgran is their Papa. Not to play favorites, their initials start with the oldest and goes down to the youngest! They're 18, 13 and 13. The two 13 year old grandsons are just three days apart.
And yes, Papa is the boss. I have to say, though, he's a really nice boss and very generous with the help.
Here's a picture of my latest little project and a fun one. It's a small hot mat that I learned how to do this week from my favorite online sewing group, SewGoodFriends. You're never too old to learn something new! That includes blogging, Face Book and Plaxo.
Time to call it a night. Have a wonderful year everyone!
other members of Tiny Stitches to finish the embroidered blocks and I'll put the top together.
sister-in-law. We consider ourselves sisters, though. She was really happy with her gift!
online groups. I winged them, no pattern and absolutely no idea of what it was going to be like. Good thing I liked them.
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