Hard Week

Tuesday we went to Lafayette to go to lunch with DD#1 and get Element looked at. Lunch at BQ went well and I signed up for bus trip for shop hop in August. Then Pape and I went to the Honda place to see about making appointment for Element. They could take her right then so we let them fix her. Mr. Brian said it wouldn't take that long since only a sensor and gas cap needed to be changed. It was cold in that place so Pape and I went sit on a breezy bench outside in the shade. I played on my Iphone and Pape took what seemed to be a nap.
That is when trouble with a capital T hit! Pape got stiff as a board; his lips, eyelids, and ear tops turned purple; he was not responsive even when I shook him hard; and I could not find a pulse. I called for help and they called the paramedics. No one could find his pulse or see him breathe so we started to lay him down to give CPR when he took a gasp and started to come around. I took his blood sugar and it was 141 which was ok. The paramedic noticed his heart beat and pulse were super slow...too slow and gave him meds to raise it. They worked!
Since Tuesday evening we have been in the hospital where they have taken every tests that the internalist, hospitalist, and neurologist could think of to find out what happened. Nothing shows up except that his blood pressure is low even without his meds. They finally let us go home today and we had appointments with our family doctors. His doctor is stumped too but isn't going to let it go until he knows what is happening. I think Pape knocked on Heaven's door and they told him that he had unfinished business and sent him back.
Pape got me back by backing up my doctor's plan to run tests on me. My thyroid function is off the chart and the left side of  my thyroid is swollen so doctor wants to get a MRI of it. It is time for a colonoscopy and mamogram. Dang I should have left Pape in the waiting room. LOL I know I needed two of those but just hate doing them. I mean if it ain't giving trouble and aint broke why mess with it.
Tomorrow is my b-day and hopefully it will be peaceful. Saturday I have a budget meeting and Sunday Pape bowls. Guess I will be his driver for a while.
Lator Gators - I am off to BR to the Krewe of Quilters meeting to deliver quilts. May all the fabrics you desire appear in your stash. Keep 2011 STRESS FREE>)

Design Wall Week 24 6-13-11

Cupcakes anyone? They are such fun to make. No baking required! No calories! No cholesterol! No carbs! Only problem with this one is that it is PINK. 
I have been sewing. I finished both Bee blocks and will be shipping today.
My swap partner will be getting 2 blocks again since I can't make up my mind which I like best. My pictures are lousy but the blocks are beautiful or at least I think so.

   Lots planned but with my schedule this week, I will be lucky if I get another row of DJ's quilt sewn and the shirts I have to alter completed. Why is it that people think that because you make quilts that you can do alterations? 
Lator Gators. May the fabric you desire appear in your stash before you need it. Keep 2011 STRESS FREE!

Stash Report Week 23 June 12, 2011

Fabric Added this week:   8.625 yards 

Total Fabric Added in June: 8.625 yards 

Fabric Added YTD: 59.185 yards (about 10 yards a month)Ugh!    

Fabric Used This Week: 0.25 yards
Total Fabric Used in June: 0.25 yards 

Fabric Used YTD: 103.43 yards (about 17 yards a month)

Stash Enhancement/ Busted: 44.245 yards (that's 7 yards a month of old fabric out) 

   The lotto blocks at Krotz Springs Guild along with left over fabric became mine and I estimate that it was a little over 6 yards. A fat quarter for my b-day month also came home with me from KSG. 4 fat quarters and a half yard of yellow/gold were purchased at the new fabric store "Tulla Pink" in Lafayette.
   I have been sewing a bit every day but it was for lotto blocks and swap blocks so it only amounted to 1/4 yard.
   Complaining - I am NOT! - it has been a long time since I spent quality time in my sewing room and I am sewing again. My DD#1 has at least 2 quilts ready for quilting and now there are 3 tops that just need to be put together so my numbers will jump again soon.
   Yesterday I spent the day with my BFF at the GSQA's POE. It was a long day but so much fun. We learned how to judge 1/4" seams and practiced those for a while. Learned new techniques for binding and practiced those. Then we made color transfer with sandpaper and crayons. Finally, we made cupcakes! No baking -just hand sewing, stuffing, and glue. 
Lator Gators! May the fabric you desire find its way into your stash before you need it. Keep 2011 STRESS FREE