This morning, Patrick wanted to go to the casino. It didn't turn out good. We were there 3 hours, but went through a lot of money. Which was okay, since we are still on the money we won in November, but it's starting to go down again.
On the way home, I received a message to call Donna. When I did, she called to tell me Smiley passed away. Broke my heart. He was a very kind man. I met him when we were bowling about 15 years ago. Then I talked him into helping me with QOV. He was there from the beginning. Talk about loving what we did! He was so excited to honor each of our veterans with a quilt. He would always say, "No, I didn't make the quilts, I have the fun part of giving them way." He fought cancer for the last 10 years. First throat cancer. But it was the brain tumor that took him this time. He passed on Sunday. I cried. To lose someone that dear. He talked with me when my father passed. He knew dad at the bowling alley. Now, it's going to be hard knowing he won't be back to help us out. I will miss his hugs. I will miss HIM.
Came home and I pretty much played on the tablet. One of my ways of "dealing" with it, I guess. I did get to work on the certificates for tomorrow and I did get my floss for the pillow case today. So, I had to send a check to Deb for the order. She had it wrong, so I fixed it. She was giving me a deal, and that wasn't going to help her. lol
The blue is perfect for the replacement on the pillow. As for the yellow, it's a bit light in color. So, I will chat with Penny to see if that's okay. If she says it is, I will fix them on Friday.
Mom called to tell me about Smiley. They found out from his granddaughter. Of course, she called twice and had to tell me the same story of how they found out.
I was able to get a few things done on the computer - but not anything important, other than the certificates. I have things to take with me. I still need to put the labels on the quilts in the bedroom. There are 3 of them.
I received a message from Kaiser to schedule an appointment. I wasn't sure why they called, but when I did call today, it was to schedule an ultrasound. I guess my daughter ordered all kinds of tests for me. So, I'm now having to have an ultrasound for my kidneys. Fingers crossed they don't find anything. I need to see if the trouble with my kidneys are due to the meds I'm on. OH WHAT FUN!! From one thing to another. I thought I was done last year when I had 2 surgeries back to back, but heck no! Not me.
Life goes on, and I'm going along for the ride. There are bumps in the road and there are smooth rides as well. Even the scary rides where you go too high in the air. I'm there. I keep moving. I panic and calm down. I take a deep breath and keep going. That's all I can do right now. I will do fine and get through this. It's just one more thing to wonder about. And yet, it sometimes stops me from being Happy Stitching/Happy Quilting!
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