Saturday, March 9, 2024

Another Blot On Life

 I haven't been able (or forgot) to do my blog. I am having to be in the hospital for a few more days. 

On March 7th, my daughter's Birthday,  at 3 am, Patrick brought me to Kaiser Urgent Care. I refused to go to Centralia to wait 12 hours in the ER. I was having chest pains and needed to be seen.

By 6 am they sent me to St. Pete's to be admitted.  I was in the ER nurses area for 4 hours outside a room.  I was then admitted to the second floor. There was was to have more test ran. They wanted me here 24-48 hours. Sent Patrick home. Then slept that night to be woken to go for a stress test. And scans. Didn't make it more than 4 mins. Then more tests. Dr. Wagoner  ame in and said he wanted to do a stint in the morning.

So this morning I waited 6 hours to have the procedure done. I was awake the whole time. Because one was blocked so bad, I am now having surgery on Monday for a Bypass. 

I am even surprising myself how calm I am. It's freaking Patrick out that I am so calm. He just left. I have my tablet and toys to play games,  so no worries.  I will try and keep posting but  my forget while in the hospital.  

It's not a place where I can be Happy Stitching/Happy Quilting!





Wednesday, March 6, 2024

Beading & Dr. Appointment Day

 This morning, we were allowed to sleep in. lol - AND when that happens, I can't! 

I played a few games and was getting ready to meet up with Carol for doing the veteran phone calls again. She texted me, to say she couldn't do it after all. So, I decided not to go with Patrick to check on his appointment to see if the radiology would work on his liver. 

While he was gone, I worked on vacuuming and beading. I also kept my eye on my game. Even had the audiobook going. Just as I was enjoying my beading - and laundry - Patrick came home. Said it went well and was told of what he could do if he wanted to. He really liked the doctor, but he was retired and filling in. He did give Patrick his personal phone number which shocked us both. He may do it down the line, but all three doctors told him to try the new meds that are out. Thank goodness he's not doing radiation right now. 

I beaded the afternoon. I didn't play on the tablet while I beaded. 

This is my beaded pattern from my bead program. Now you get the idea of what I'm doing. 


This is now where I am on the piece. Some of the colors are different. I notice the white area isn't so white. Hopefully she will be that bright, but I'm thinking it changed some with the beads I'm using. I don't know why there is such a difference in the color. At least it still looks like a cat so far. lol We will see. I was able to get 5 rows done today. I'm hoping the yellow/orange shows up more. Time will tell. 

It was fun working on this. That is always Happy Stitching/Happy Quilting!


Tuesday, March 5, 2024

Another Day Of "Not Much"

 This morning Patrick went golfing. It was cold! I walked around the block for 3 or 4 rounds, didn't count. Was listening to the book on audio, so wasn't paying attention. Just knew I wanted to be on by 10 am for our war game. 

Ended up playing that game for 2 hours of "war." Then I sat down to work on my beading. 

One more row was added. The ears are showing up and I like that. I really do need to sit and work on this. 

I took some time this evening and sat with Patrick. Just some "our" time. We don't do it much and I wanted to enjoy him while I could. 

Other than that, I wasn't able to really have time to enjoy being Happy Stitching/Happy Quilting!

Monday, March 4, 2024

Embroidery Meeting Day

 I seem to be going to meetings again and it feels good. This morning Patrick was up before me, so I thought he was going golfing. As it turned out, he wasn't going till around 9:30 am. The weather had frost on the course, so they had to wait. He said he woke at 6 am and couldn't go back to sleep. I was up around 7 am. 

I was surprised I didn't have a ton of stuff to take with me. But I did take the last class project to work on. I really need to get back to the Bonji next. Sandy and I worked on our piece. 

I put the stems in and then got started on the beads. The bottom berry is being worked with beads. I really do enjoy working on this but had to figure out the right way or a better way of putting them on. I will just keep working it and see what happens. 

Sandy and I were talking. We are getting tired of the "same old same old," when it comes to Brazilian embroidery. We both like doing mixed media. We are talking about getting what we have done, and then deciding on what direction we want to go. I'm tired of flowers, which is what embroidery usually is when it comes to the Brazilian embroidery. I may have to go to animals or something different. That will be interesting to see. Plus, I still like working on my beading and cross stitching. Let's not forget, I have QOV quilts to get done as well. I may try to do that this week. Hard to say. It's a busy week for us. 

Came home after stopping at Safeway. Then I pretty much went to playing my Treasure Hunt game. We have challenges going on and I wanted to get as much done as I could. 

I'm just happy to be with friends and able to be Happy Stitching/Happy Quilting!

Sunday, March 3, 2024

Play Day

 This morning we had oatmeal that Patrick set up to cook this morning. It turned out really good. I even had a bowl full. 

Looked out the window and it was snowing!

Of course, it was gone in an hour. Katt called just as it was going. She wasn't happy because she didn't want it tomorrow. Chances are she will have it tomorrow. 

We worked a little around the house. Getting stuff cleaned up. Then I started cooking the lemon meringue pie. I had 45 minutes to get it done! That's when I got Patrick involved. I put all the stuff together for it. Then I had to clean up a bit in the kitchen because we needed to run the dishwasher. He cooked the lemon part of the pie while I worked on all the other stuff. We put the egg whites and bowl in the refrigerator for when we got home. 

We went to pick up mom and Nancy for the play in Centralia. "Nunsense" was the play. Patrick said it was the best one yet! I don't think I laughed so hard in a very long time! It was soooooo good!!

Came home and finished with the pie. Put the meringue on it and we had some for dessert tonight. Really good! 

I forgot to take a photo of it before Patrick got a hold of it. Oh, well. It turned out great though. 

Today wasn't a day I could be Happy Stitching/Happy Quilting!


Friday, March 1, 2024

Enjoying The Morning With Mom And The Quilters

 This morning, I was up and out the door. I had a couple things I needed to do. I even went to get some pen refills at Staples to find out I got the wrong one. PLUS, one of my favorite pens couldn't be opened to put a replacement in it. So, that didn't help. I may need to get another one tomorrow or wait till the next time I go. 

Went to moms and there were 6 of us. Ethel didn't make it. She's been going through a few things lately, and since she's in her 90's it's understandable. The rest of us sat and worked on our stuff. Plus, we chatted - like the old days! Quilting Bee's. 

I reworked that leave I didn't like. I took the first one out and got this one done. I like it a lot better. Then I was going to do the stems. But couldn't decide if I wanted to do the small stems first or the bigger stem. Hate that. So, the more I look at it, the more I think I will do the bigger "thicker" stem first and work off that to get the smaller ones done. Once I do that, then I will be putting the beads on and calling it done. 

Had to wait at moms till 1:30, then stopped at JoAnn's to give her the 2 bolts of fabric she needed for pillow cases. She showed me her quilt top she's working on, and I really like it. She got all that fabric from Diane that I gave her. A big black bag full. Can't remember what bag that was. Oh, well. 

Then headed to see Phil on my way back home. Gave him a hug and said hi to Emily. 

Patrick was home. He didn't go golfing. But he did go to Franz bakery to pick up some stuff. He had a big box full of doughnuts, cookies, and bread! lol He also came home with cream pies. Don't think he plans to share those!! 😋

I was just glad to be able to be Happy Stitching/Happy Quilting!


Thursday, February 29, 2024

Back To Work - 4 Finished Quilts

 This morning Patrick went golfing. While he was gone, I started laundry, vacuumed, and took my walk. I started doing my exercises in the morning again. I did realize that I will not do the one where I am on all 4's. Those brought back the pain in my hip. Told Patrick I wasn't doing them again. Walking is my best bet and I have been doing that. Walked 5 laps today. Not quite 7 but it was way too cold. Between the wind and the rain, I gave it up. 

I played games again this afternoon. BUT I did pull out the quilts that needed labels. I still need to get 2 quilts ready to be quilted. I can take one to the church or I can give one to another member. I will wait and see what I will do. 

Before I show the quilts, I have a "funny." At least some people would think so. I was telling Patrick about the toilets at Kaiser. I told him they had a "lip" that I was wondering what it was for. Since he worked in Waste Water, I assumed he would know. Wouldn't he?! Well, when we went yesterday, I took a photo. Good thing no one was there, because that would sound funny if I heard a camera going off while in the bathroom. As I took the photo, someone did come in, but left before I was done. lol 

So, I showed him the photo. He couldn't figure it out. Said it might be some medical reason for those. It would be fun to see what it is actually used for. Maybe to keep stuff from being put down the toilet. SEE, it's funny! I can't figure it out and it's a TOILET!! Oh, well. Maybe some day I will find out. 

Let's get back to my quilts. 

Connie Carter made this one. She did both the quilting and the piecing. This is the 3rd or 4th quilt that she has made like this one. 

Kristi made this one. It's small! I told her I would send them back! Oh, well. It will be one of the smaller quilts that we will give out. When we have enough, they will be done at the same time. 

Linda Nelson from Grace Church made this. It's really pretty! 

Joann Wisner and Connie Carter did this one. it's still from all those kits for blocks mom did. It's pretty cool to see them all done. At least when the cutting is all the same, it's easier to get done. 

After I finished this post, I found there was one more quilt that needed a label. 

Valoree Gordon's quilt that Colleen Hill quilted. This was dropped off and I left it at the front door. So, when I went downstairs to get the bolts of fabric for Joann, I found this. Of course, I needed to finish it. 

Have a list of things to do tomorrow. It's quilting at moms tomorrow. Need to give Joann some fabric and will go get it now before I forget. lol 

I'm just glad to be Happy Stitching/Happy Quilting!


Wednesday, February 28, 2024

Trip To Olympia And The Casino

 This morning we had to go to Olympia for another one of my doctors appointments. It went really well. I'm healthy and things are looking good. We talked about everything going on. She's one of the best doctors I've had, and I have had a lot. 

After that we headed to Rochester, to the Lucky Eagle Casino. We stayed a little longer than last time, but the slots are really tight. It's frustrating. We were there about an hour and a half. Patrick needed to go. He was getting bored of the rain and bored of staying home. Plus his brain is working overtime with his cancer issues. Like I told the doctor, his doctors didn't give him the death sentence, but it was an under current none the less. So far they are just keeping him alive with treatments. 

Came home and didn't feel like doing much. So, I've been playing games. Think I'm going back into "grieve" mode. She said that when one has cancer, like my breast cancer, they go into a grieving time. Maybe because it's all over? Sounds good to me though, because it's a little depressing. Now that it's over for me, yeah, I think I'm there. 

Maybe tomorrow will be better. So, all in all, I wasn't able to be Happy Stitching/Happy Quilting!




Tuesday, February 27, 2024

Wasting The Day

 Today was Patrick's cancer appointments. One on zoom and one on the phone. 

The zoom meeting was with Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center in Seattle. He was very informative. I liked the doctor. He had ideas of what Patrick could do next. There are things he will try. I had the feeling this is just to keep him alive. We are on 3 years of this. It's hard to listen to at times. But then other times are uplifting. This one, was having me question things in my mind. 

Then in the afternoon his cancer doctor. That went well and he's going to help. He's leaving, but he's still going to keep working with Patrick till he leaves. Then he will be going to my oncologist. 

We all know life goes on. Me, I decided to play games. Easier to deal with the information at times. So, I wasted the day away. 

I did try to walk but after 2 laps my chest was burning with the cold. It was just a tad too cold for me. lol 

It turned out to be a day where I couldn't be Happy Stitching/Happy Quilting



Monday, February 26, 2024

Went To Embroidery And Moms

 This morning I was wondering if we were going to have a meeting since it was snowing when I got up. Sent a text to Sandy but she didn't answer, so took a shower. Came out and it was raining. Patrick didn't go golfing because of the snow. Sent another text to Sandy saying I guess I will be there. 

Headed out the door. Stopped at the bank and then headed to Connie's. She had 3 quilts done. When I got to Harrison Ave, the traffic was blocked in all the lanes. There was a car accident between Safeway gas and Texaco gas. That is a bad spot where people don't want to wait for the light. It took me an extra 10 minutes to get to her place. Picked up the quilts and headed to the grange. 

Cindy and Sandy were already there. Looked like they were talking seriously. Got busy with our piece. Sandy's was a lot farther than mine. 

I finished the last of the purple berries - as far as stitching the mirror down. I then went to work on the last leaf I had to do. 

I don't like the way it's coming along. The top of the leaf has too many strands going in the same area. I'm actually thinking of taking it out and reworking it. At least I was able to get 2 of the mirrors done today. Wish I could have started on the stems but that didn't work out. 

After the grange, I headed to see mom. She had some a quilt that was done. I picked that up and dropped off the 3 that Connie gave me. I also dropped off her taxes. She's been wanting me to go spend time with her. I will see about going over next week. I just seem to have to go everywhere lately or have doctor appointments that wear me out. 

So, I came home and worked on some stuff for QOV. Then I worked on the water system bills. Once all that was done, I called it done and listened to my book while playing games. I was attacked in my game and lost all my troops. So, I'm having to heal the half that wasn't killed. My alliance was aware and they are working to find him. He keeps changing his name. It's going to take about 5 days to get back where I was. Ticked me off because of the update in the game and those with Androids (sp) are having to wait on the update. Which put my Behemonth out of commission. Therefore giving he a better chance to take me out. UGH. I'll get back up there and I will get back at him! lol 

Even though I love games, I'm just glad to have been able to be around friends and be Happy Stitching/Happy Quilting!

Sunday, February 25, 2024

Tapestry Beading Coming To Life

This morning, I was up early but Patrick was up earlier. He went into Centralia and got some doughnuts for us. Not that I need more sweets. 

Then we got to cleaning. I got laundry started and enjoyed playing my games till noon. After that I decided to sit and bead. 


This is coming along. Her coloring is starting to show. There will be some white coming through in about 10 more rows. I've only done 4 rows today. She's almost the same color as the brick work, and I'm hoping that will start to change soon. I like the way it looks. When I'm beading, I'm listening to my book on audio or listen to the TV. It takes an hour to do each row. I'm betting this is bigger than the Santa I did the year before. It's going to be interesting to see. 

Then I decided to call it done. 

Sophie doesn't like to look at me when I take a photo. She's not happy when I do. But she was trying to tell me it was time to come sit so she could be in my lap. Of course, she's spoiled, so I did. 

At least I was able to find time to be Happy Stitching/Happy Quilting!


Another Blot On Life

 I haven't been able (or forgot) to do my blog. I am having to be in the hospital for a few more days.  On March 7th, my daughter's ...