Hello - well it took alllllll day last Sunday... but I got the Christmas stuff put away... I'd work a little and then sit down for a bit... work a bit more... ice my knees... put some more stuff in bins... sit down and doze off ... get up and pack up more stuff... sit down again and realize I'm getting too old for this ... I'm definitely going to have to attend to my knees this year.... even a double dose of naproxen wasn't enough... I'm sooooo not looking forward to a knee replacement (maybe even both... sigh)... but I don't know how much more of I want to put up with. And I hate that it will mean that I won't be able to watch Elliott for a while... not sure when would be the best time to do this... probably during Summer vacation ... he gets out of school at the end of May. And the weather is nicer so I wouldn't have to be as concerned about getting to physical therapy... I know who I'd like to do the surgery... he's been recommended by 3 people... 2 who had both of their knees replaced ... and a friend who is a surgical closer who works with lots of ortho guys and she highly recommended him. So tomorrow I'll talk with the ortho person I see (she doesn't do surgery) and get the ball rolling.
After the Christmas stuff got put away Nick brought out the snowman stuff... it took me Monday and Tuesday to get it all put out... now I operated much the way I did on Sunday... do a little, rest a little, do a little, rest a little... but I didn't do it all day either day... didn't feel real good either Monday or Tuesday or Wednesday or Thursday... not just my knees but some digestive issues... Friday had me finally feeling "normal"... I'm glad the decorating is done for a while... 1st day of Spring isn't till March 20 and Easter is April 5... I'll be wanting to see my Spring stuff by then... right now I'm spending way too much time looking at seed catalogs and dahlia tubers and pining for Spring... boy are dahlia tubers pricey this year... I looked back on this blog and last year I got a bag of 8 at Costco for $14... that's a steal... I assume they will go up again but hopefully not as much as the online nurseries... I think I'll hold off on ordering online until I see what I can pick up at Costco. Last year I was able to find them at the end of February...
Anyway where was I? Oh snowman decorations... here's some of what I did... the sunroom porch...the view from my chair...
this was the first spot I did as the weather until Saturday has been wonderful... I was able to sit out there and enjoy the sun several days... we had temps in the mid 60's... in January!!! Not typical but so nice... it will be more "seasonal" this week... 10 day forecast has lots of days with high's only in the 30's... brrr... but no snow... so I'll take that...LOL...like I have a choice...sheesh...
Up top I have Snow Day by WTN&T... this is old... I stitched it in 2012 and didn't get it framed until 2018...talk about procrastination... I couldn't find this anywhere but eBay and they wanted $65 for the chart... wow! I'm not sure if I still have a copy of the pattern... probably not... back then I didn't think about saving patterns once they were stitched... I had no idea they'd become OOP and people would pay big bucks for them... live and learn...
middle and bottom... lots of snowmen and snow stuff and a cute house from Melisa of Pinkernpunkin Quilting... this was called Aunt Dot's Saltbox... she stitched it in pink but you know I have a thing for yellow houses... I'd love to add another wintery house to this display and her Winter Saltbox would be a great one to stitch... and I'd change the house from blue to yellow, naturally... I love the addition of a snowman and the cardinals on these pieces... gotta get some 16 ct Aida painted....
Oh and I put some knickknacks on the window ledge on the sunroom porch... love those little felt birds... and I'm not sure why I haven't put more stuff on this ledge... I want all the decorating space I can get!!
Inside I've got my tier table full of little Hallmark snowmen... all the ones on top are from the Mitford series... got these back in 1999-2003 when they first came out...
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As for crafty productivity... I concentrated on the Alpha-bits Blessing Sampler and I've made great progress...this is where I was on Saturday... half way finished!
It is a nice piece to work on ... the letters are easy to stitch and then the dividing decorative bands make you pay attention... some stitches are definitely easier than others ... I want this done ASAP as I have a burning desire to stitch something "snowy"... either a snowman or a house ... now if I actually FFO'd any of the stuff I showed last week I'd have some new snowy stuff to add ... but I didn't have the energy to work on them... maybe this week... maybe...
I have a full Monday, work out early (early for me...LOL) with Anna, then an appointment with ortho, and dinner with friends. Tuesday is my day to pick up Elliott from school and spend time with him till his parents get home. Wednesday I usually take a certain family member to lunch or dinner. Thursday Nick has a dental appointment. Friday there's nothing so far. Saturday is Chris' 41th birthday... we will celebrate sometime this weekend. I already have his gift ... the newest big Lego house... he teases that he's 40 and his mommy still buys him Legoes... and I do!
I'm hoping that on Monday I can get a cortisone shot in my right knee... and see if I want to sign up to get another PRP shot in my left knee... I got some relief last time but not 6 months worth... and the other night I somehow managed to injure myself while sitting in my recliner... what?? I moved the wrong way and something got pinched inside my knee and boy did it hurt... sheesh...
I hope your upcoming week is a good one... I'll link up with Kathy's Quilts today... Nick is making dinner for us so my plans are for some stitching and taking it easy...
happy stitching-
carol fun
So very very sorry to read about your knee pain...we need our knees that's for sure. So many have had good results with the replacements so maybe it's a good idea to proceed with that even though it is a big deal. You are so good to keep going and get all the things done, etc. Aren't Lego sets amazing these days...I also buy them for a certain adult in the family. Good luck and Happy Stitching from me, J
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