TUSAL

Well here is my offerings for this month. If it keeps growing as fast as it is I will need a larger container for it. As you can see, I have been stitching more here lately. I have another of my Mrs Albee figurines watching over it.

Monday Again.

Monday is finally behind me, thankfully. Work was crazy as usual. I have several really sick patients right now so things can get hectic quick. The week end was a productive one. We had all the rain and wind from the Nor'easter that came through Saturday and Sunday. Thank God it was rain and not snow, at least you don't have to shovel the rain. The lights flickered but thankfully didn't go out. A lot of people lost their power from the storm. Some areas were hit pretty bad. We have tree branches down in the yard and in the woods behind the house. But everything was OK. DH and I just hibernated for the week end. I did managed to get quite a bit of stitching done while I was kept inside though. I caught up on two of my SAL's for the German Marquoir Group ( I am so far behind every one else sigh !!!) and have two more to work on. This is my progress on Mandala and Zentangle 2.
I decided to start a new one, I know I shouldn't have but it was calling to me. It is Lavender Garden by Martina Weber from the Gift of Stitching Mag October 2006 issue. I am really enjoying it and trying to do a small rotation so I get a little done on all of them. I love the looks of it so far. And it is a really enjoyable stitch.
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This last piece is one that I finished the stitching on quite a long time ago and just let it rest with all the other pieces that I have completed. Our Primary Care Physician is retiring at the end of the month and I wanted to give him something nice. He is a wonderful man and I/we will miss him terribly but he is 70 and needs to have some time to travel and spend time with family while he is still healthy and able to. I gave this to him last week and he had tears in his eyes that I thought of him so fondly. He has been my doctor for the past 19 years . He will be missed by a lot of people. I was shocked to how big of a practice he had when they new doctors had an open house to introduce the new group to Dr Sethi's patients. The amount of people was mind boggling. He never had a crowded waiting room . He felt it was rude to make people wait for long periods of time. And he always had time to sit and talk to you in his office after he examined you. I have been spoiled. I sure hope this new group can stand up to his standards. We will see. This piece is a Loopy Lou SAL that was done on Jayne"s Attic several years ago. I just love the looks of it
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End of the Day !!!

Work wasn't as bad as it could have been thankfully. But then week ends are usually quieter than the rest of the week. Two more days to go. LOL Yesterday I was a lazy bum. I sat in my chair all day and stitched. I didn't even stick my nose out of the house. DH made supper for us. I managed to finish my Just Nan SAL for Jayne's Attic and the Brides Tree SAL Flower for March. I just love days when I can indulge myself. Aren't I bad !! hee hee hee Here is what I stitched on :

Just Nan Memories and Flower for March / Brides Tree SAL

Ella update

I heard today that Ella is up to 4 lbs 5 ozs. She is just growing away. Maybe she will get to come home early. She is thriving wonderfully. thanks for all the prayers and good wishes.

Little Ella Update.

Little Ella is doing well. She is off C-PAP and breathing room air without any difficulties. She is eating and digesting her food. She was even able to latch on tho her mother's breast to nurse. No one thought she was strong enough yet but she did it. She didn't nurse for long but she did nurse. DDIL is pumping her breasts so there is milk there for her when Becca is home. Becca went home form the hospital Thursday. Leaving Little Ella behind was hard for both DS and Becca. Becca is still having a lot of pain from the c-section but each day brings improvement. Her is a picture of DS, his wife and Little Emma. She is so tiny.

A Grandmother again -- Need Prayers

Sunday evening at 7:37PM, Little Ella Marie made her way into this world. She is 8 weeks early and weighs 3 lbs 14 ozs and is 16 1/2 inches long. Right now she is in the NICCU on CPAP. She was given Surfactin to help mature her lungs. So far she is holding her own, but will be in the hospital for at least another 6-8 weeks baring complications. DDIL became pre-eclamptic. The MD decided to do a C-section to help avoid problems for both her and the baby. Her blood pressure is starting to come down now that the baby has been born and she is feeling tired but a little better. Both her and DS are worried about Little Ella though. I just wish they were not so far away from me. And I am unable to make a trip to see them now because of DH's health. DS is going to keep me updated on their progress. I told him to email some pictures of my new little one. Emma (16 months) is staying with her other grandmother while DS and DDIL are otherwise occupied. Please keep them in your prayers for healing and well being. Thanks.

TUSAL -- February

I almost forgot to post this one. Here is my TUSAL for this month. It looks like I have been stitching like mad but I had a frog hiding in my house and it took me forever to find him. As a result there is a lot of "ripits" in there this month. Oh, BTW that is me writing up a rough draft of my post. hee hee hee !!!!! ( I wish !!! ) Isn't she lovely ?? She is one of the Mrs. Albee figurines that my mother and I earned through Avon's Presidents Club. Mom sold Avon for almost 26 years and I worked with here for the last ten of that. We have Mrs Albee's for almost the whole time. I love then. But then I am partial to anything Victorian anyway. Have a nice day !!!

Valentine's Day

First I would like to wish everyone a nice Valentine's Day. DH took me out to dinner last night so we could avoid all the crowds. Too many people tend to tire him. He is still doing well. He has his bad days but not like before. I have been away from the computer for the last week because of a death in the family. My Aunt passed away. She was 81 years old and put up a good fight but died in the end. She has been failing for a while. Now she is at peace. I had to go out of state for the funeral. DH stayed home as I was only gone overnight. Thank good for cell phones, he had contact with me at all times and a neighbor was there if he needed anything, thankfully there were no emergencies.

I managed to finish my February Heart for the Brides Tree SAL and finished two more parts on the Marquoir Christmas Mystery. i just hope I can get it finished before the deadline at the end of the month. My fingers have been flying every chance I get. Here are my efforts so far. e

Good News

The new med that DH is taking has worked wonders. He lost 12 pounds of fluid in the last week and a half and is doing much better. He even went for a drive to the store today (Friday). He hasn't felt good enough to drive for the past 2 months. He even has his sense of humor back. It makes me feel so good to see him improving. Thanks for all you good wishes.

As far as stitching goes, I have been working on two of my projects for the German Marquoir group. One I finished and the other I am trying to finish before the deadline at the end of the month. My needles have been smoking. LOL Here is my progress so far.

A Quiet Sunday

I am enjoying a nice relaxing Sunday -- no work today!!! yippee !!!!! I am off every other week end, so look forward to each one. It is so cold here that we have not stuck our noses out of the house all week end. I didn't get any stitching done yesterday because of a headache that just would not leave me alone. I sat like a slug all day. I think the only thing I did was make supper for us -- a very easy Tuna Casserole. Oh and I did clean up the kitchen afterwards. Other than that nothing. Hopefully I will get some stitching done today after all my chores are done -- all the ones I didn't do yesterday. LOL
Our visit to the MD on Thursday was enlightening to say the least. They found that DH is holding fluid in his abdomen as well as his feet and ankles. The MD lowered his current diuretic (water pill) and is adding another type of diuretic to his long list of meds. It seems to be working, as his breathing has been a little better since he started it. So we will see. We don't go too far as he can't tolerate this severe cold weather we are having, so for the winter we are like hermits. I don't go far, just to the store for food stuff and work. At least I feel better about leaving him alone while I am at work.
Stitching wise, I don't have a lot to report. I started to work on Clare's RR but there is not enough progress to show yet. I have been trying to stay on top of the Marquoir for the German Group as it ends the end of February. I should have something to show tomorrow.
Hope everyone is enjoying their week end and stitching away. Take care !!