No Idea

I have no idea why this song has been stuck in my head all morning. Christmas in July maybe?

Now you can listen too!
 Maybe it will get stuck in your head
and I will not be the only one singing like a silly elf!


:)

Pain clinic

Today I saw my doc at the pain clinic. I am  concerned about my worsening symptoms
 tingling, dropping things, weakness in my hands, dexterity issues, losing feeling in my finger tips. He is more concerned than me. 


He poked me with the pin. (They all poke me with pins.)
tested my strength in my hands and arms.
Sat and chatted. 


He scheduled am MRI for Friday, At least I can have the MRI close to home.
This way I get the nice MRI guy, Steve, he knows me well after all these years.
and a visit to a neurosurgeon in a few weeks back in LaCrosse.
I don't like that.


I told Michael, 
(and pretty sure he knows this about me since I have been seeing him for 4 years now.)
The thought of spine surgery scares the crap out of me.
But I also know there will come a time when putting off surgery will no longer be an option for me.
I am praying the issues with my neck have not gotten worse and its just nerve issues...oh wait - then I might have to have an EMG...dislike those!


On a lighter note, we went to Rudy's for onion rings . Yum :)
Then Target, got nothing exciting there.
And a few groceries on the way home.

too hot

Obviously, I have few followers.

Probably because I have few posts.
Its just too darn hot here to do anything you don't have to do.
Sewing in my old house upstairs is unimaginable.

I have some yarn and a potholder pattern here at work.
But the thermometer in my office says 94.
Bleeeccchhhh. I hate hot, and this big old brick building holds the heat like an oven.
I am not about to touch yarn! LOL

I really feel for people working outside.
And those milking cows, don't miss that on these hot days.
I just talked to one of my farmers and he hoped his cows would survive.
Oh the poor cows just pant when its like this :(

Someday I will be creative again.
In the mean time, pray for rain. Our corn crop is beyond hope now. It is tasseled out but will not make ears. We can only hope for moisture and be able to get some hay baled. It will be a long winter and feed costs will be unbelievable :(

Yay!

Acupuncture is amazing.


I still have pain, but I can lift my arm again. 
You don't realize how often you raise your arms until you can't do it.


Really wish Scott would go to acupuncture school ;)

Dry weather

OK people. 
I know its dry. 


Seriously, quit bitching about your brown grass and wilting flowers. 


Farmers livelihoods depend on their crops getting rain. 
You think food is expensive now? 
Just wait.


This ends my rant for today. 

Secret Pal Afghan

Before (I did use more yarn, this is just what i started with)
















I finished this a couple weeks ago, just got around to taking a picture. Its teal and cream, I think it looks more blue in the picture than in real life. Its for my church secret pal for Christmas. 


After

July

July 1 - time to make a to-do list

• square up what I have sewn to far and...
• finish sewing Emma's quilt top
• Add binding to  baby K's quilt (must get it back first)
• cut up old t-shirts for crochet rugs
• start sorting squares for I spy quilt
• spend lots of time at acupuncture, Jim thinks he can help my shoulder   Yay! 2 visits and I can lift my arm again :)
• try to get into the pain clinic, I have a list of questions for my doc there and hate doing that much by phone or email.   I have an appointment next Tuesday. 
• putting Aaron's t-shirt quilt on the back burner til he comes home and tells me which shirts I can chop up =D