Well, I have finally gotten home from all my travels and I actually think I can quilt this weekend! I have been on the road since October 4 (Omaha, Toledo, Ocala, Salt Lake City, Cape Hatteras). The Ocala trip was to celebrate my grand daughter's 4th birthday so that was a fun trip. Cape Hatteras was our normal November anniversary (#19) trip but we had company - the nor'easter! It brought 13" inches of water with it along with sideward rain and horrible winds. We were actually stranded for several days with road closures and bridges that were out. But we had power, the hot tub worked, we had enough food, beer, wine and chocolate, and our Kirby dog was with us too. Not the vacation we hoped for, but we were safe and together. Didn't get much quilting done this time though.
Of course there is the other side of the coin. My son and daughter-in-law lost the baby that was due in late May. I was in Salt Lake City when I got the phone call. I knew she was going for an ultrasound and thought she was calling to tell me what they were having. I was devastated to hear that she had what is known as a "blighted ovum" and although she had all the symptoms of being pregnant, the embryo failed to form past week 6 or so. They celebrated their wedding anniversary several days later. It was a very sad time.
My mom is also in the hospital again. She is going down hill medically and is fighting it tooth and nail. By that I mean she refuses to let my sister or I help. She has rescinded her medical power of attorney so the doctors are not allowed to share any of her medical information with us. She thinks we are trying to have her committed which we are certainly not. So we do what we can, but we will probably have to wait until the doctor certifies that she is no longer capable of making her own medical decisions. Then we can step in and get her the proper medical care. The holidays will be very difficult.
So, I have been doing some knitting which is good therapy for me and something I can take with me easier than quilting since I don't do much hand quilting. I have made my new grand daughter (now 3 months old) winter hats and have some crib blankets in the works too. My grand son has requested a bed blanket too, in green, dark blue and orange - his favorite colors. So I am trying to keep busy while I wait for the phone to ring with updates on mom.
I will let you all know how successful I am in quilting this weekend - I'm hoping for Sunday. We'll see how that goes.
All I know is it's really good to be back!