Originally Posted by tammylou
hi edie, THANK YOU so much. I really needed that. My husband is very supportive and is a good sounding board for me. He took me for a long ride in the country, really cleared my head and then I came home and got your mail that reaaly lifted me. Thanks again and Thanks to your Mom!! Tammylou (which is actually my name and my mothers I lost her four years ago,she was a young 69 and I'm 52. It is so nice to meet you. Have a nice evening. Tammy
I would have a nice evening if it wasn't for this block I am working on. It is called "Flying Shuttles" for my Sampler Quilt (which block I am making twice for two different quilts). I am having a terrible time. I just may pack it in and have a caramel roll! The block is from quilt.com. I get most of my blocks on line and love them. quilterscache.com is a good one also. Anyhow, I have said this before and will say it again - I am the only person in this whole world with a Fons and Porter Ergonomically Designed Seam Ripper that is dull! It was expensive as far as seam rippers go and I am sure there are no seam ripper sharpeners in this world, so I just plug along. Well, it'll get done - I'll quit now, I think, and start up again tomorrow afternoon after we get back from the orthopedic surgeons office where my OAO (short for one and only - better be - we are hitting 50 years in June) is going to have stitches out from surgery last week to put a plate and 8 screws into his arm. Never, she said, NEVER land on the ground FOOSH - Flat Open Out-Stretched Hand. Rams your wrist bone right up the arm. Gross! So hopefully, I can relax a little bit. He was just released from the oncologist after five years of Non-Hodgkins Lymphoma. Cured - no more cat scans, no more visits with an oncologist. This is his second bout - he had Leukemia in 1985 and now he is totally cured. 25 years - can you believe it?
So, that is one of the reasons I sew - keeps my mind clear and free from worrying.
You have a good evening too. My father passed away in 1983 when I was 45. I still miss him terribly - so much to talk to him about. I just look into the sky, find the biggest, puffiest cloud and talk to him. It works! Edie