Week TWO after knee surgery

Bleah! That is definitely the word of the week. Still not sleeping; no energy and brother - tired of it. Enuf!

I did manage to bind "Starry Starry Nights". Finishing just under the deadline of Jan 31st! Very glad I had that ready to go - because I still have not spent as much time in the sewing room as I'd hoped I'd have energy for.

Starry Starry Nights may be one of my oldest UFO! I found it listed on a "to do" list from 1997 and it had been transferred from an earlier list! I had the stars all lined up like little soldiers and a quilting friend MJ reached over and twisted one! Well, that was a new concept! It sure did make the stars twinkle! SSN is about 45 inches square. Machine pieced and handquilted.

During recovery, I have been going thru old Quilters Newsletter Magazines. I have them all since the 80s! Can definitely see cycles of quilt styles. Scrap has been promoted for years and rightfully so!

Some good friends from work and quilting groups have been sending me FQs for my recovery! Thanks everyone! Wow - do they know what I like! It's been great getting squishies in the mail and visits between PT appointments. I'm looking forward to working with all these fabrics! And meanwhile I find myself patting each one and resorting them in their stacks! Great therapy for me - thinking ahead!

Also pictured above is my winter wonderland post card. The fabric itself did all the work - isn't it cool? Not my usual style at all. I was afraid that people would be disappointed with just fabric so I actually beaded alittle on each card. I can see how this could become addictive ... but hopefully I'll be able to keep it in check!

I just got sent to my room - tee hee!

That's right - DH just sent me to my room! I think he forgot the computer was up here! I haven't been sleeping lately - probably worried about the knee surgery in 13 days. [You think???] Had my Ortho appointment yesterday and everyone agreed that those were ugly x-rays! Nice to have a consensus!

My son, A, is flying back home tonight for a weekend wedding. He'll be home for dinner tomorrow night and that may be the only arranged time we see him. Besides giving him a ride to the airport on Sunday. Oh yeah, he wants to go to the campus computer store and see what software I can buy for his new computer!!! Boys and toys - they don't grow up - they just get taller!

I have an idea for my "Take it Further" challenge. Subject: Someone we look up to; someone we respect. How about a surgeon who is replacing your second knee? I think Dr R fits the bill. And that's timely for my January. For ideas I looked up ortho surgeons on the web - (ooo ick!) But I think I know what I want to do. Now we'll see if I can execute it. Wish me luck!

Back to Normal????

Okay - you may not be surprised to know that I'm at my best when I'm feeling in control and in my routine. Ain't happening here! We got back Wednesday night at 11:30 PM - who knew there was still such a time!!! Okay - I'm old!

AND I went to work on Thursday!!! All Day!!! But I was cranky by the end of the day!We got our pile of mail Thursday fun to read Christmas cards even in January! Back to work on Friday. Am I coming down with something or am I allergic to Nebraska!!! After taking the magic potion for wellness - I'm doing better.

Did I mention that we got home and NO ONE had come in and taken down our extensive Christmas decorations!!!! So we had to do that today. My sewing room was a pit and was still set up for Christmas wrapping. Sigh!

I feel very behind - I haven't summarized last year or set resolutions for this year - although, confidentially, I can just recycle last years - again!!! Okay - deep breath!

I'm participating in two challenges this year - UFO and NoBuy thru Stashbusters. I managed to stay legal in Oregon for NoBuy. I took an UFO wall quilt to handquilt and I actually quilted almost everyday. [Thank goodness for naptimes for 15-month old granddaughters!] But it's not quite finished - so need to keep quilting on it.

I'm also participating in Judy's Stashbusting efforts. Obviously, I haven't done that on vacation - but I have grandious plans for my efforts this year.

I'm also in the Take it Further Challenge. This is stepping out of my comfort zone and I'm looking forward to it. I'm thinking fabric postcards to start - we'll see if the challenges need a bigger size as I get more comfortable. The first challenge is "someone you look up to" or a navy/green/purple color scheme. Hmmmm!

Oh, did I mention I'm having my other knee replaced January 22! Good Grief - how did that get so close??? I better be good at rehap this time - I have loads of plans for my time off. Yes, I realize it didn't happen last time - but surely this will be different??? Alright, I hear those snorts and giggles out there - glad we all have our senses of humor! :>