My beloved daddy

1927-2012

Trying to be About God's business

  I am still here. Dad is not doing well and that reflex's on mom's well-being. We have had two trips to the ER here lately. We are making a go of this. Its just so hard to see your strong handsome dad fade away before your eyes. I would not wish it on anyone, but grateful so grateful I can be with him.

I do crochet at odd moments and there will be pictures at some point. I know I have let my dear friends down, but you know what we are walking through at the moment. Grandma use to tell me when things we bad, that I was walking through fire and God would put out the fire in his own time.

I wish for each that still peek in just the best of everything....and joy the kind you can't wait to share .. hugs to my dears.

Back with pictures

its so pretty 6 strands crochet formula for circles big blue plastic hook yarn eater rug

thanks mom for my new rug love it

yarny days.com pattern granny square hat don't judge the picture...its cute and small

Thanks for missing me....good friends are the best)

  Well lets see here. Dad is doing better in so many ways (Thank you God). We take each day as it comes with joy.  All in all we are happy even among all the chaos that is cleaning out  65 years of things and combing them with our 42. We will be sorting piling giving away and cleaning all Fall. But I have been taking time to craft some:

rug is not done, it is eating up the free worlds supply of yarn balls I have. My rug pic is not down loading will try next time.

Baby blanket is just that what some call the granite stitch with a dbl crochet border and crab st. around.  It is so pretty in person.

  I know its not good pics, but cut me some slack here they never are.

Mom bought me an early birthday present....love this book. It may be all over the crochet world I don't surf much anymore. There is a dress in it I must do and the coat is so stinkin adorable.

Me, well I take my meds do what I am suppose to do, lost tada nearly a 100lbs. my A1C is now 5.3 from 10.5 last Oct. My Stroke Dr. realeased me. So all in all I am a brand new improved Mimi and I have to prove it every 3 months.

Weepaw has been drug through the knot hole backwards with the Ky mom and dad. Our aging teenagers are a handful. Still glad we got them.

May you all be blessed with the joy of each new day. Sending good thoughts catch them.

MY group: Will put the pics up this weekend sooo love you guys you mean the world to me and everyone that kept me close,especially my dearest friend Marla.

 I have gotten a few things done while waiting at the hospital. Dad has had to go back in several times. Hes doing better today. One day at a time.  He came home Friday,  they did a liver biopsy Wed. which turned out good. Thank God. We still are not out of the woods yet a big appointment Monday.  If you can believe this, and I have a hard time  wrapping my head around it, they drained 2 quarts one day and a day later another quart and a pint of fluid off his lung.  He can now walk around and not gasp for air.

I rarely have time to get online anymore and honestly I don't miss it like I thought I would. MY friends keep in touch and that is precious gift.

The orange hoodie is a Red Heart sport weight Hoodie for T his favorite colors. T loves the General Lee ( car) he wants a fast car like it when he grows up.  He painted his cardboard car that he and his dad made for a play at school orange and black. He is delightful. The green sweater was made while dad was getting more blood. Its I love this yarn and the Yarny Days sweater pattern.

May good things happen to you this week.

Pedaling as fast I can

   Dad over all I guess is doing pretty good. We are waiting for his chemo pump to be out in.  It will be chemo for 10 days and 3 week rest then radiation with chemo for 5 weeks then 3 week rest and the last of the chemo.  The 5 weeks will be hard on everyone.  He has to go every single day.  It worries me... I am worried he won't be able to withstand it. He seems so frail.  Today is dad's 85th birthday. I just pause and thank God for him.

    I am working on the hoodie just about done with the ribbing .  I still have the sleeves and hood to do. I  have put Bub's scarf up for a spell. Will be taking small projects with me to the hospital. There should have been pictures of Nan and I on the deck crocheting, but I looked so awful...prideful and all would not put them up.

All my dears that have stayed close love you so good as my grandma would say. Pictures to come

Whats Happening on the Side of the Hill

 Well dad's appointment went better than I thought.  Hes off all his meds except one  for his sick stomach. I thought the Dr. would freak out over the 6lb. weight loss, but he told him to start waliking and to eat eat eat. We go to the Cancer Dr. May 29th. All in all for such major surgery and him being 85 guess he is doing pretty good.

Vanna's yarn tweed  for my youngest son

What is helping is the cancer power shakes. made with sugar free ice cream and ensure...700 calories. He has to have 1800 a day.  Its not happening.  I make all his favorite foods....gravy with whole milk you get the picture.  Everything just turns his stomach. God bless him I know hes trying. Pray for our popaw.

I have started to knit a scarf. That is keeping me sane.  My orange yarn is back ordered. When it come in I will start the hoodie. Found a replacement for my camera on e-bay. I am so thrilled.

Everyone has been so sweet to send me encouragement. Be sure and pray for Marla's husband Scott. He will have a serious operation soon. Marla is such a sweetheart and a dear friend.

All that stop this way God bless each one love sent your way.