What a day

Well... this time it isn't about me!!!  We were woken up at 2 am Tuesday morning.... sure something absolutely awful had happened. Turned out our daughter was at our local hospital's ER with our grand daughter. Our DD was sure it wasn't serious ( GD is a bit of of hypochondriac) but this time Lili was right. Her really painful abdomen was appendicitis!  The doctors removed it at 7am. Three little incisions and she was back home by 3pm.  No school for three days ( high school junior).
Lili even has pictures.... the procedure is so different nowadays...

       After surgery.....

I have been working on items for the next online show... Bright Star's Fall Stars show.  
I received a surprise box of mohair fur in the mail!!  Made my day!! I have already used one piece for the show and have another in the planning stage from two pieces - blue and red!!

I have been searching for my needle felting supplies. My DH put things away while I was in the hospital so he could have them bring in a hospital bed ( this way way back) but his idea of where to put things definitely differs from mine. I have an order that cannot be made without these things...rats!!  Keep on searching!

Bingo tonight with my daughters... fundraiser for Phoenix Family!

Toward normality

After practicing a few times I finally took off in the car by myself to look for a new pair of shoes. Definitely not something the DH wants to participate in. I was successful with the shoes but missed seeing a bump driving home. Luckily I was in the mini SUV ( a higher car) so no damage.

One of the cats... probably Tigger ..upchucked on my comforter. It's too big for my washing machine. The laudromat wanted $10.00 for its big machine and the dry cleaner wanted over $24.00. So home we went and out onto the deck where we scrubbed and rinsed with the hose. Its drying now but it looks good. Dry catfood vomit can stain !

I am going around without the cane as much as possible. I take it along when we shop etc. just in case and where the ground is really rough or with lots of steps!! Feeling pretty good about this!!

Another online bear show in September.... so back to sewing!

Going well ... mostly

Life has its ups and downs.... we ( my daughters and husband and I ) have been readying my son's house for sale. I hope he would have liked the things his sisters did... staging and finishing up some of his projects. It has all been very emotional.
 Some of the things we found while de-cluttering the house were surprising.... all his Boy Scout badges, books and his Eagle letter!!  His high school awards. Some of the letters he received when away.   I hadn't thought he was so sentimental.  These things are all packed up and in our attic now... his sisters will have to decide what to do with them when Bob and I are gone.
I also saved some of the toys he hadn't wanted to pass on... Bob saved all his wood working projects.

So the house should go on the market Monday.

The Bright Star Summer Sizzler show is going well.... I saved the task of packing the sold bears ( and a mouse) for TODAY .... because we are having new carpet laid in the family room and I needed to have something to do that wasn't in that room!!   BTW... Chase is going to Pennsylvania.

We are still hot and dry... It doesn't seem like back to school time. My daughter goes back to her school district this week - pre-kids stuff. The grand children go back next week to their schools.