KATHY'S CROCHET CABIN

KATHY'S CROCHET CABIN

Friday, November 27, 2009

AUNT JANELLE'S CARD


I FOUND THIS CARD LAYING AROUND THIS WEEK AND SINCE I WANTED TO MAKE AUNT JANELLE A CARD I THOUGHT I'D START WITH IT. I'M NOT THAT GREAT AT DOING THIS BUT I'LL SHOW IT TO YOU ANYWAY. I FOLDED A FEW SHEETS OF PAPER IN HALF AND CUT IT THE SIZE OF THE CARD,INKED AROUND THE CORNERS AND THEN USED A PIECE OF RIBBON TO KEEP IT ALL TOGETHER.


I ALSO USED THE COMMENTS YOU LEFT TO PUT INSIDE. SEE THE PRETTY CARD WITH ROSES ON IT? I GOT THAT OFF OF TWO CRAZY CRAFTERS BLOG. IF YOU'VE NOT PAID THEM A VISIT YOU REALLY SHOULD. ( check out their sugar kissed christmas) I DIDN'T HAVE ANY GLITTER TO FANCY IT UP THE WAY LINDSEY DID AND I SEWED MY BUTTONS ON DIFFERENT THAN TWYLA DID , BUT IT'S ALRIGHT.

I USED MY PRINT SHOP FOR A FEW PICTURES TO MAKE HER LAUGH. SHE DOES HAVE 7 BROKE RIBS AND REALLY NEEDS TO BEING THAT.


ANY WAY IT WILL PASS, IT'S NOTHING LIKE WHAT LINDSEY MAKES. BUT I DID LEARN A FEW THINGS FROM HER. THANK YOU FOR THAT LINDSEY. SEE I REALLY NEED A LOT OF HELP.


Tuesday, November 24, 2009

UPDATE ON FAMILY

THE SURGEON IN HUNTSVILLE TOLD US TO FORGET ABOUT THE WORD ANEURYSM, TO JUST BLOCK IT OUT OF OUR MINDS, THAT WORD SCARES US. TIM HAS A VALVE THAT LEAKS AND THAT IS WHAT HE'S LOOKING AT NOW. TIM HAD THREE MORE TEST YESTERDAY AND THEY WILL LET US KNOW WHEN THEY HAVE ANOTHER HEART CATHE SET UP FOR HIM. THE ONE THAT WAS DONE HERE WASN'T ANY GOOD, SO HE HAS TO GO THROUGH THAT AGAIN. HE TAKES A BLOOD THINNER SO HE HAS TO TAKE A ROUND OF 10 SHOTS (OVER $600.00) OR GO IN THE HOSPITAL AND GET VITAMIN K THROUGH A IV. AT LEAST THAT'S WHAT I'M GUESSING BECAUSE HE'S HAD TWO AND IT HAS BEEN DONE BOTH WAYS. THEN WE GO BACK TO SEE THE DR.

TIM'S BROTHER-IN-LAW JIM IS BACK IN THE CCICU, HIS KIDNEYS SHUT DOWN. HE WAS DOING SO GOOD AND WE WERE THINKING HE WOULD GO HOME SOON. HE'S DEPRESSED AND HE'S GIVEN UP. HIS DAUGHTER FLEW IN YESTERDAY SO PRAYING SHE CAN HELP HIM FIGHT. AT LEAST THEY ARE LETTING HIS WIFE STAY IN HIS ROOM. THEY HAVE 4 EMPTY ROOMS SO THEY DON'T NEED IT.

AUNT JANELLE IS DOING PRETTY GOOD.SHE DOESN'T HAVE TO GO BACK TO HUNTSVILLE, JUST SEE HER DR IF SHE NEEDS ANYTHING. SHE'S STILL PRETTY SORE BUT HEALING.
I MADE HER A CARD AND PUT EVERYONE'S COMMENTS IN IT I JUST HAVEN'T GAVE IT TO HER YET.

I'D LIKE TO THANK EVERYONE FOR THEIR PRAYERS AND COMMENTS ON OUR FAMILY. THAT'S THE ONLY WAY WE'RE GOING TO GET THROUGH ALL THIS.

I HOPE EVERYONE HAS A GREAT DAY AND A BLESSED THANKSGIVING.

Friday, November 13, 2009

UPDATE ON FAMILY AND CRAFTING


THESE 7 LITTLE SETS WERE MAILED TO EGF. CANDY HAS ALREADY GOT THEM, I'M SO FAR BEHIND ON EVERYTHING.



I MADE THIS YESTERDAY WHILE WAITING FOR MY BROTHER-IN-LAW (JIM) TO GET OUT OF SURGERY, HE HAD A VALVE REPLACEMENT. HE CAME THROUGH IT JUST FINE. HE'S MARRIED TO TIM'S SISTER HELEN ( HER ANEURYSM BLEW NEARLY FIVE YEARS AGO.) PLEASE PRAY FOR BOTH OF THEM.


THIS IS A LITTLE WHITE SET FOR OHIO.



THREE WHITE BLANKETS AND ONE BLUE ONE.

AUNT JANELLE IS STILL DOING BETTER AND SENDS HER THANKS TO EVERYONE.
TIM'S COUSIN ELAINE AND HER HUSBAND TERRY ALSO NEED YOUR PRAYERS FOR HEALTH PROBLEMS. THEIR DAUGHTER IS HAVING TWINS (SHES 41) THE BABIES WEIGH 140Z EACH AS OF WED.PLEASE PRAY FOR THEM AS WELL.
IT SEEMS LIKE THERE'S A BLACK CLOUD HANGING AROUND OUR FAMILY. I'M FIGHTING TO KEEP IT FROM WEARING ME DOWN. I WILL FIND SOMETHING TO LAUGH ABOUT AFTER I GET THROUGH ALL THESE TEARS THIS MORNING.
HAVE A BLESSED DAY.

Tuesday, November 10, 2009

UPDATE ON AUNT JANELLE

I JUST GOT HOME FROM HUNTSVILLE WITH AUNT JANELLE. SHE MADE THE LONG RIDE RATHER WELL I THOUGHT. SHE'S DOING FINE JUST SORE, SHE HAS TO HOLD A PILLOW TO HER CHEST TO HELP WITH PAIN.
SHE SAID THANK YOU TO EVERYONE FOR YOUR PRAYERS AND SUPPORT.
I'D LIKE TO THANK YOU AS WELL. I KNOW WHEN I NEED HELP ALL I HAVE TO DO IS TURN TO ALL OF YOU. THANK YOU FOR PRAYING FOR TIM. WE STILL DON'T KNOW ANYTHING YET. OUR FAMILY DOCTOR SAID IT NEEDS FIXED NOW BUT THE CARDIOLOGIST SAYS NO. I TOLD THEM I WANT TO SEE THE SURGEON. NOW WE WAIT AGAIN.

Saturday, November 7, 2009

AUNT JANELLE NEEDS YOUR PRAYERS

AUNT JANELLE HAD A BAD WRECK TODAY. SHE WAS HIT FROM BEHIND AND KNOCKED INTO A TRANSFER TRUCK. THIS HAPPENED WHILE I WAS OUT AND BY THE TIME I GOT HOME SHE WAS IN ICU IN HUNTSVILLE. I'M GOING TO SEE HER IN THE MORNING FOR THE 10:30 VISIT. FROM WHAT I KNOW SHE HAS 4 BROKE RIBS ON ONE SIDE AND 3 ON THE OTHER SIDE, A LUNG COLLAPSED AND FLUID IN HER STOMACH. SHE JUST TURNED 70 LAST MONTH.
SHE STAYS BUSY DOING SOMETHING ALL THE TIME. SHE MAKES TINY BRACELETS FOR EGF, CANCER HATS AND LAP QUILTS FOR THE NURSING HOME. SHE HAS A PUZZLE ON A TABLE THAT SHE WORKS ON AND SHE HAS PUZZLE BOOKS AND WORD SEARCH BOOKS, SHE BOWLS TWO DAYS A WEEK AND KEEPS UP WITH ALL OF US AS WELL AS HER OWN LITTLE FAMILY.
SHE HAD KNEE REPLACEMENT SURGERY EARLIER THIS YEAR BUT IT DIDN'T KEEP HER DOWN LONG. I HOPE HER KNEE IS ALRIGHT. I JUST PRAY SHE WILL RECOVER FAST.