All thanks to a little pink Troll.....
I logged on to my computer today to find out who it was and how to say one HUGE thank you, and wound up reading and reading and reading.... I miss you all!!! I will try to pop in a bit more often now (last time I checked out the group and posted was back in February!!)
....wow has life handed me lemons since that time... well even before that time but it seems that I ran out of sugar to make lemonade in February?
I dont know if I will be able to do the "long story short" here but I will try.
Illness at work caused me some distress for quite a few months eventually leading to my quitting my job. Stress and some unknown something happening to me was just too much to handle. Eventually with a battery of every test known to man it was told to me that I have Lupus. Not severe, but with a rather unknown disease, well you get the idea. Fine. Finally a reason for feeling and looking the way I do. It attacked my face and for 3 weeks I wasnt even able to leave the house it was that bad. The pain isnt even bothering me as much as the leper look I was sporting. Finally have that under control somewhat so that I can comfortablly leave my home. What a joy that was! Medications are helping, change of diet, and somehow I must de-stress.
I havent sewed a thing in over 6 months. I sure do miss it. That was my down time but the pain has held me back from doing alot of things and then all of a sudden life exploded. The long and short of it is the Lupus, courts (bad situation still not over after a year and a half), family issues, lawyers, bills bills and more bills (wow my income made a huge difference when I was working) and just life's unexpected hiccups. (as in car trouble, broken windows, vandalism, etc)
We did take a family vacation last week and it was a wonderful thing! It was so much what I needed. The last family vacation with all the kids since the oldest one is moving out in August this year. It was relaxing and fun even though we had some issues with a forest fire and with a campsite catching fire and having to leave at midnite and find an urban campsite (mall parking lot).
There is so much more that has caused me to stay away for so long including a computer meltdown (twice as a matter of fact, the second time required a new hard drive) but I promise to pop in here more often and try to pretend to keep up with what's going on!! I miss the chatter, the bantering, the sewing, the food, and even the gators!
~KK in BC~ lookin at that little pink troll and gigglin and gigglin....