KATHY'S CROCHET CABIN

KATHY'S CROCHET CABIN

Tuesday, February 27, 2007

HUNTSVILLE TRIP

WE WENT TO HUNTSVILLE TODAY. MY HUSBAND MET HIS DOCTOR AND HAD A FEW MORE TEST MADE. WE GO BACK LATER THIS WEEK FOR BLOOD WORK AND TO PRE REGISTER FOR THE HEART CATH NEXT WEEK. I HAVE FAITH THAT EVERYTHING WILL BE FINE.

I GOT TO HAND DELIVER MY PREEMIE THINGS TODAY. I POSTED THE PICTURES ALREADY. I HAVE THREE MORE MADE BUT THEY STILL NEED THE LINER SEWED IN. I'VE NOT CROCHETED VERY MUCH SINCE MY FATHER-IN-LAW- PASSED AWAY. I'LL TAKE THEM NEXT WEEK.

Friday, February 23, 2007

THE PASSING OF A GREAT MAN

MY FATHER-IN-LAW PASSED AWAY FEB. 17, 2007. IT'S BEEN A VERY EMOTIONAL TIME FOR US. HE WAS 83 YEARS OLD. HE WAS A VERY ACTIVE MAN. HE DID ALL OF HIS YARD WORK,HOUSEWORK AND DRIVING. AFTER CHRISTMAS HE STARTED REALLY GOING DOWN HILL. HE REFUSED TO GO TO THE DOCTOR. HE SAID HE WANTED TO DIE AT HOME. HE TOLD US HE HAD LIVED A GOOD LONG LIFE AND HE JUST WANTED TO GO BE WITH HIS WIFE. HE DIDN'T WANT ANYONE TO EVEN STAY WITH HIM AT NIGHT. HE ALLOWED US THERE DURING THE DAY BUT YOU HAD TO LEAVE A LITTLE AFTER DARK. OUT OF RESPECT FOR HIM WE DID AS HE ASKED.

HE LEFT BEHIND A TON OF MEMORIES FOR HIS FAMILY. HE LIVED THE KIND OF LIFE THAT MADE PEOPLE LOVE AND RESPECT HIM. IF HE SAID ANYTHING YOU KNEW IT TO BE THE TRUTH. IF ANYONE WAS EVER IN THE HOSPITAL HE WENT TO SEE THEM. THE SAME WAS TRUE FOR THE FUNERAL HOME. HE LOVED HIS FAMILY AND WE WILL TRULY MISS HIM.

I DON'T KNOW IF WE'LL EVER GET USED TO LOOKING OUT THE WINDOW AND NOT SEEING YOU ACROSS THE ROAD. KNOWING YOUR WHERE YOU WANT TO BE DOESN'T MAKE IT ANY EASIER ON US. WE KNOW IT WAS FOR THE BEST. WE JUST MISS YOU SO MUCH.

I LOVE YOU PAW-PAW.

Friday, February 16, 2007

HOUSE WARMING GIFT


I WAS WRONG ABOUT WHEN THE HOUSE WARMING SHOWER WAS. IT WAS FOUR MONTHS AGO NOT TWO. OH WELL I GOT IT DELIVERED TODAY. THAT'S WHAT COUNTS. I GUESS I CAN START ON ANOTHER AFGHAN FOR CHARITY. I LIKE TO HAVE A BIG PROJECT TO WORK ON AT HOME AND HAVE THE SMALLER ONES TO TAKE WITH ME WHEN I LEAVE THE HOUSE. I FORGOT I STILL HAVE TWO AFGHANS TO MAKE FOR TWO OF MY SISTER-IN-LAWS. I'VE MADE AFGHANS FOR THREE OF THE FIVE SO FAR. I HAVE SO MANY THINGS TO MAKE I DON'T KNOW WHERE TO START. I LOVE IT.

Wednesday, February 14, 2007

EMMAZING GRACE FOUNDATION


HERE'S 10 THINGS FOR EMMAZING GRACE FOUNDATION SO FAR. I STARTED ANOTHER GOWN YESTERDAY AT THE HOSPITAL BUT I'VE YET TO FINISH IT.
MY HUSBAND FINISHED THE SECOND DAY OF HIS TEST. NOW THEY WANT HIM TO HAVE A HEART CATH DONE. WE'LL BE GOING TO HUNTSVILLE FOR THAT. WE JUST HAVE TO PICK OUT A DOCTOR. I'VE BEEN CHECKING THEM OUT ON THE INTERNET TONIGHT. HE'S PICKED OUT A COUPLE OF THEM IN CASE HIS FIRST CHOICE CAN'T SEE HIM. WE'VE BEEN PRAYING ABOUT THEM AND I FEEL GOOD ABOUT IT. LOOKS LIKE I'LL GET TO HAND DELIVER MY PREEMIE THINGS THIS TIME.

Monday, February 12, 2007

10 THINGS FOR EMMAZING GRACE FOUNDATION

I'VE BEEN TRYING TO POST PICTURES MOST OF THE DAY. NO LUCK AT ALL. MAYBE TOMORROW.
MY HUSBAND HAD SOME TEST DONE AT THE HOSPITAL TODAY. HE'S HAVING TROUBLE WITH HIS HEART AGAIN. I HAVE FAITH HE WILL BE FINE. HE HAS TO BE HE'S MY LIFE. WHILE HE WAS GETTING TEST I MADE TWO MORE GOWNS FOR THE EMMAZING GRACE FOUNDATION. THAT MAKES SIX GOWNS AND FOUR FLEECE CROCHET EDGED BLANKETS. HE GOES FOR MORE TEST TOMORROW. I HAVE MY YARN READY TO GO.
I'VE BEEN WORKING ON AN AFGHAN FOR A COUPLE OF MONTHS NOW. IT'S A SIMPLE GRANNY SQUARE. I TRY TO WORK ON IT BUT I ALWAYS SEEM TO GO BACK TO MY PREEMIE THINGS. I REALLY NEED TO FINISH IT BECAUSE THE HOUSE WARMING SHOWER WAS ABOUT TWO MONTHS AGO.

Sunday, February 11, 2007

MARINE CORPS KIDS




TWO HATS FOR MARINE CORPS KIDS. I WILL PUT IN THE MAIL THIS WEEK WHEN I GO TO TOWN.THANKS FOR THE PATTERN WORMIE.

HUNTSVILLE NICU




1 CROCHETED PREEMIE BLANKET

6 FLEECE CROCHET EDGED PREEMIE BLANKETS

6 BURIAL POUCHES

2 PREEMIE HATS

1 BURIAL GOWN

THESE 16 THINGS WERE DONATED TO HUNTSVILLE NICU.

MY SON WAS IN A BAD WRECK A FEW MONTHS AGO. HE WAS AIR LIFTED TO HUNTSVILLE HOSPITAL. THE DOCTOR HE SEES HAS A OFFICE IN SCOTTSBORO. MY BROTHER-IN-LAW ALSO SEES THE SAME DOCTOR. SO I HAD MY BROTHER-IN-LAW DELIVER THESE THINGS TO THE NURSES. THEY TOOK THEM ON TO HUNTSVILLE NICU FOR ME. MY BROTHER-IN-LAW TOLD ME THEY WERE EXCITED TO GET THEM. THEY SAID THEY HAD BEEN WAITING ALL DAY FOR THEM. IT'S THEIR WAY OF HELPING. AND I TRULY DO THANK EVERYONE FOR THEIR HELP. I CAN USE THE MONEY I SAVED ON POSTAGE TO BUY YARN WITH.
THIS MAKES 16 THINGS FOR 25 THINGS FOR CHARITY.
HERE IS THE LINK FOR THE BURIAL GOWN.