Day after Day

Red Bud is in bloom in Charlotte....Hello Spring...

Yesterday, I attended one more yearly physical...I passed the dermatologist a few days back.

When I arrived at my 4 pm appt, they could not find me.  Finally, they announced that my appointment had been at 11am, not at four.  I cried.  They fit me in.

Lynsey, age 12.  Zoe, age 12.

Zoe is now completely deaf.

Me thinks she also has some sort of dementia

She follows us so closely and seems confused.

Stitch joins in for a squeeze.

The benefits of remote learning.

Lynsey's father took her to the doctor today for an itchy rash on her face.

Verdict was the paper masks that she had been wearing.

She had been grabbing those for the ease of it, now back to masks made by Grandma.

I am afraid I have become part of the Covid mental health epidemic..

Of the remote learning mental health epidemic.

Of the cooking every night mental health epidemic.

Today, I donned my mask, grabbed my hand spray and took 4 bags of outgrown clothes to the Goodwill.

I opened all the windows, let the beautiful day engulf me and did the drive through. Then went to a big box store for some solid fabric.  Kona was $6.29 a yard...not cheap, but fair.  My joints even behaved!! There is nothing like a vacation to the Goodwill drive through to get a person up and going again!!!

Grateful for my trip, for the stunning day and that I can drive...

The justification for the fabric buy is this:  It just may be healthier for me to drop a  bit of money here and there, than to eat a box of Oreos followed by wine!

The bottom whitish one, is a lovely blend of linen and cotton.

It was really, really, really nice to be able to touch the fabric first.

And, then there is this:  The truth, the difficult truth.

Grief:  Crazy, unbridled, uncontrollable grief.

Six years on April 14. 

 My heart has been rearranged, but never healed.

 

Every Day is the Best Day Ever

Fun Camp Mindy...tie dye t-shirts.

Tula...with love to me, from a friend.xoxo

Since Fabric.com stopped being a family business, bought out by Amazon..
I have hated the prices and customer service.
However.....they did have a selection of knits on sale
Now that I am 4 years out of my family's 6 year crisis, I may try to sew with knits..

While looking for this affordable practice knit...I found Kona cottons on sale for $4.99.
A Prime Day special.
Did not need them.....Did not seem to matter...yummy solids..stole my heart.
On the Asparagus and the Pansy, I got an extra yard each, as they were end of bolt.!!

This Saturday, our Guild has an all day Sit and Sew...called Christmas in July.
As I have never really been a rule follower..I am bringing this...
Halloween fabrics are a favorite of mine.

My daughter sent me pictures of her his garden produce.

I felt a bit on the jealous side...my man always had a garden for us..

Then I saw this...my son and the children had planted in pots..

I am so lucky.

I keep asking 9 year old Dylan why I am so very tired.
His answer is always the same...Because you are a grandma.
Maybe he is right.  I am 7 weeks out now from my fourth joint replacement.

My son loves to work on cars....He still gives a great hug!!!
And, I take it every time.

My making an easy crock pot dinner..set Lynsey free to make desserts!!
Not willing to settle for one, she made lemon pudding in cupcake cups and a big ol"
chocolate pudding pie...You go Lynsey.

Dylan has trouble falling asleep and a hard time getting up.
He begged for one of these on Prime Day.
The other two were jealous...Now we have 3 of them.

My man had 8  to 10 luscious rose bushes. They are about 10 years old..The Knock Out ones.
Lately, I see that they are dying...all of them...
Isn't it enough to loose my man without losing his roses too???

Even with the sad roses, and my painful bones...
Every Day is the Best Day Ever.