Right now I am so frustrated because I have a wall missing, a hole in another, plaster dust everywhere, my kitchen is a mess with pantry stuff everywhere, laundry and other housework has piled up, I missed what was going on here at RCTQ, I miss my Samson, and I haven't been able to sew to relive the stress. Argh!!!!!!
Here's the story (if you care to read it):
The past month and especially the last couple of weeks have been very stressful and chaotic around here. First there was the pattern testing I did. It took up most of my time for a week. When I finished I had piles of laundry, dishes and other housework waiting for me. After things finally get back in order around here, a local family lost their home to a fire so I started quilts for the family. Again most of my time is spent quilting, and housework is left. I get 2 of the 4 done and then get sick. Get better and finish #3, and had DH drop them off for me so the kids could have their quilts while I started #4 for their parents.
In the mean time, we are having issues with our Samson and the kids. He really seamed to love the kids, and they loved him. Yet he could be very moody with them, but it would be an isolated incidence just out of the blue. We had spent the last few months dealing with this and trying to solve the problem, talked with the vet, talked to some trainers. We were still having issues and they seamed to get worse not better. I was constantly worried one of the kids was going to get hurt, so we had a family meeting and decided it would be better for Samson to find a new home without young children. DH took him to the local animal shelter (I just couldn't bear to go with) where he quickly found a home were the child is in his teens, and there is another dog for a playmate. According to the shelter, when they followed up with the family, he is adjusting well and they love him. Much better for him, and better for us, but it was still very hard to do, and we still miss him.
After dealing with all this and finally getting the 4th top done, we ended up with electrical problems. Half the lights and several outlets (including my whole sewing room) didn't work for a little over a week while the we waited for the electrician to have time to come back (came right away and couldn't find the problem). During this time without power, DH is working on building me some pantry shelves in the kitchen, and has displaced everything that was previous stored there. And we ended up having to tear out one of the walls in my dining room and part of another to get at wiring to solve our electrical problems.
Things are (or at least should be) on the up swing. The electricity is finally fixed, the pantry shelves are finished and I only have to wait for the last coat of paint to cure before I can get my stuff put away, the walls are going to be fixed this weekend or next by my DH and my DDad, and I spent some time tidying the sewing room up and cutting up jeans for some denim quilts. I'm hoping I can spend some time in there this coming week to get things back to normal, and get pictures taken to update my webshots. I do at least get to go to my aunts on the 23 and 24 to have anther weekend quilt get together with some family and friends. I usually don't get much quilting accomplished, but it is always a good time.
Sorry this ended up to be such a long rant. I hadn't intended it to be, but I do feel a bit better now. Thanks for listening!!!