Finished a raggie quilt for my MIL - hope she likes it - I was so worried when she told me the colors in her new living room were burghundy and light yellow - but thank goodnes Joann's had something to coordinate for me!
this was how it ragged after 1 washing - do you think I should wash it 1 more time before sending it to her?
Wendy, it is beautiful! I really want one of those!!! They look so comfy cozy!
Hi guys! We are back from our cruise and boy do I need a vacation from my kids. The cruise was really fun but not so relaxing for good-ol-mom!!! I have to say, we decided we like the parks a little bit more than the cruise. Its just a lot of money for 6 people (we have to get 2 rooms) and not enough run-around-room for the kids. Anyway, here are some of the pics I captured! Way too many and they aren't great but here we go:
older kids in MK, day before we left for the cruise
I'm missing a few more customs but will post later!!!
I love the customs you made!!! Your kids are so cute! I love all that red hair! And, I love the "real" pictures you got!! I think it makes them more interesting!
All this talk about IOA is making me miss it so much, we were there this time last year. Such beautiful christmas decorations, Seuss Landing is so pretty at christmas, I love all the colorful decorations. I love US anyway, everytime we have been there have been no crowds, last year, a few times we were the only ones in certain areas, like walking in Marvel Super Hero Island towards Toon Lagoon, nobody, and I mean nobody walking with us, Awesome !!! The longest wait we had for anything was about 10 minutes for the Simpsons ride. Here are a few pics from our trip last year.
Christmas decorations around one of the stores. So pretty !!
Yes, that is me, I hardly ever let anyone take my pic but LOVE the grinch.
My neice who went with us and the Grinch.
We had such a great time at Universal, they do have great counter service options there. We always stay on Disney property, but we take a cab to Universal, it is about 30.00 each way, but so worth it. Next year I think we are going to stay two days in a Univeral hotel and then move over to Disney. I am anxious to try Hard Rock Hotel or Portofino Bay.
I have to wonder why you don't let people take your picture?
You are very cute and take a nice picture!!! Come on, get in front of that camera once in awhile! I probably shouldn't admit this, but I like getting my picture taken!!! I really don't take a very good picture, but it doesn't stop me! If I took a nice picture like you, I would make people take my picture everywhere!!
I went to a local fabric store today that's moving--everything is 75% off. This place just doesn't have sales or coupons. Mostly home decor fabrics, but I did find four really cute 100% cotton prints in a higher than usual threadcount than quilting muslin--I think they are for making bed sheets, but I'm sure that kind of smooth cotton
I'm making curtains for my extra tall dining room window. This window has been bare for nearly 5 years b/c I can't find a curtain the right size. With fabric that valuable though, I'm not rushing into it--I don't dare mess anything up!!!
And just because....today was my little ballerina's first "recital":
The fabric is GORGEOUS!!! Please post a picture when you get the curtains up!
Your little ballerina is SOOO cute!!! Arminda took ballet when she was about that size, she was probably a lot older than your daughter though, Arminda is a bit on the short side! I love little girls in their ballet outfits!! Just too cute!
Of course, when Arminda took ballet all she REALLY wanted to do was stare at herself in the gigantic mirror!!!!
She would have been very happy to just stand there staring at herself for the entire hour!
Try to remember that all things have a purpose....even when we can't see them at the time. Good news is that they found it BEFORE her surgery and possibly saved her life
My mom has thrombophlebitis (probably didn't spell that right). When I was born she spent 6 additional weeks in the hospital before she could come home. Her condition is very manageable now that she knows about it. Hopefully what Grace has will be easily managed as well.
Blessings & prayers, MMM
That had to be so awful for your Mom! I'm so sorry she had to go through that. I'm glad she is ok now. I always wonder if they could have found Heather's condition before she had the clots and if they could the "dark days" been avoided? I'm thankful every day that Heather is still with us.
OMG! I will pray that she never has to go through that again. I will also pray for you and yall mom. I am so glad she is ok now.
Thank you.
Like I said up there ^ it was really a frightening time.
I can't thank yall enough for praying. I got good news this afternoon. Grace has an inhibitor. I probbably spelled that wrong. Anyway, that was the best possible outcome we were hoping for. The doctor cleared her for surgery and I have been running around like a crazy woman back to the hospital to get things set up for Wed. I was mad because the doctor ordered another PTT test today. It WILL come back too high because of the inhibitor. I think it will always be high. That means she takes long to clot but she isn't at risk for bleeding. I didn't let them draw the blood today. I am calling the doctor in the morning about that to see if it is necessary. If I have to I will take her back to draw blood tomorrow. The poor baby is only two and when we walked into the hospital she said , " I don't want blood work." She is very strong and it takes me and someone else to hold her down for someone to draw blood. Last winter she had such a bad bacterial infection in her throat that it dropped into her lungs and she was in the hospital for five days the week before Christmas. It was awful. She was so weak she could barely hold up her little head. She has had strep and tonsilitis at least 18 times in the two and a half years of life. The doctor said the tonsils have to come out ASAP. They are also huge she can barely breathe when she is sleeping. I am praying and believing that when we get this surgery behind us she will NOT be sick anymore. I don't want to go to the doctor at all next year except for well baby check ups. Thanks again for the support and prayers.
I will let yall know how the surgery went. Please pray for Grace Wedensday that is when she is having surgery. I will post an update Thursday because she has to sleep in the hospital for 23 hours after surgery because of her age.
Oh thank goodness!!!! I am so glad that that is what it was! I really don't understand just what an inhibitor means, but I'm glad that's what it was! Is this something she will always have? And, I don't blame you on questioning the need for the blood draw! When Arminda was a baby, they wanted to know why she was so small. So, they did SO much bloodwork on her. It was really awful. Sometimes the..... shoot, can't think of the word, but I'm sure Heather would know, you know the one that takes the blood... was good, and sometimes I just had to tell them to stop and get someone else. I figured if one person missed twice, then I wasn't going to let them take a third try on my baby!
The results of the thousands of dollars of tests on my perfectly healthy, but small baby (who followed her own growth curve perfectly)???
The doctors made the brilliant conclusion that,
She's short.
She is too cute!!!
Oh goodness!! That is rough! My DD had 2 surgeries before she was 2, and it was so hard seeing her sick. Thankfully she was better after the surgeries. I hope your daughter is the same way. Poor baby!
I wouldn't have let them draw the blood again either. They tried to draw blood on my DD to test for high cholesterol at her last well visit, and couldn't get the vein and I made them stop. They must have thought I was the most horrible woman ever, but I wasn't about to let them torture my child over a test I thought was unnecessary. Does that blood condition run in your family? I know that I have a horrible time when they try to draw my blood, so I figure it is why it is the same with my DD.
I for one think you are a good Mommy for making them stop. Unless they had a good reason for doing that test, I don't see any reason for putting your baby through that.
I have another update on the family I am praying for. Mom had an MRI yesterday. They now have a better understanding of her injuries. She has both punctured and collapsed lungs, broken collar bone, broken shoulder, crushed pelvis and several crushed vertebrae. She has a breathing tube inserted in her neck. They are trying to stabilizer her enough for surgery tomorrow to insert several metal rods to help support her body enough to be able to sit up. She has a less than 10% chance of ever walking again. As some of the swelling around the spinal column is going down, she has started having movements in one of her arms. There is no feeling below her chest.
Last night, the family made the difficult decision to tell her about her daughter.As this decision was made after my kids left, I don't know how she took it.
Funeral arrangements are still pending, but Helen's death will enable someone else to continue in their life. Some of her organs were donated.
This has been a particularly trying time on us all, but we are determined to rise above it and carry on.
Thank you so much for everyone's prayers and good wishes. I cannot begin to tell you how much this has helped!
From today forward, I will not be posting any more updates. To anyone who is interested, I will be glad to PM. But I am tired. I want and NEED to see more sewing!
In closing, please remember, we are not given any guarantee on how long we have on this earth. Live each day as if it were your last! And tell everyone that matters to you how much they mean to you!
Nini
Thank you for letting us know how she is Nini, and I hope you are ok.
I will be praying. I can't imagine what you and the family are going through.
I would like everyone to do me a favor. You never know when someone isn't paying attention enough to be driving. Stressed out or distracted drivers are just as bad as drunk drivers in my opinion. Please think about Nini's friend and AKAsunshine when you are starting your car. Pray for them and also pray that God will keep you safe on the road. I am a strong believer in the power of prayer. Sometimes things happen and we don't understand. It is so hard but God is always in control even in bad times. He does have a purpose through our pain. My heart breaks for these families.
Yes, very well said! I have noticed that the people that usually cut me off in traffic and the ones that almost rear end me are the ones that are talking on their cell phones. I would bet that they don't even notice what they have done most of the time. Talking on cell phones and driving is something that really makes me mad. I've heard that people text while driving too, which just flabergasts me! How could ANYONE possibly think they could drive while texting????
I would also urge everyone that if they GET a call from someone who is driving to tell them that you can't talk to them while they are driving. I know that's hard to do, but if eveyone started doing it, then the cell phone drives wouldn't have anyone to talk to!
And, I will make a better effort to concentrate on my driving as well. I know it's easy to get distracted even if you aren't talking on a phone.
I know that this has been an eye opener for me! I don't text and drive, but I do talk on my cell phone. I've never really thought of it as dangerous. Though we don't know that this was the cause of the accident, I am now going to make a real effort to break the habit of driving and talking on my cell. Just as an effort to make my driving the safest that it can be.
Good for you Shannon! We can't change our past behavior, but we can change what we do in the future.
I have respect for the pattern makers. I need step by step instructions to sew. I can't fly by the seat of my pants. It took me forever to learn how to make a pillowcase dress. I threw away a few of those too. 
