Welcome 2013

I bet it will be hard for me to write 2013, I never got used to writing 2012!

I, like just about everyone else, am ready for a new year - a fresh start and some resolutions. (Even though I think I have the same resolutions every year!)

• Get an etsy shop started with my daughter. She makes hats and I make scarves. 
• Keep crocheting. It is my prozac, its good for my soul.
• Figure out the constant ache in my hands. (could be all the crocheting, but I don't think so. I have been crocheting for 40 years, the pain is just the last few.) One person told me I should be tested for Lyme disease.  
• Learn to knit. Nothing fancy, just a straight line for a scarf or dishrag. I bought some needles and I planning on cozying up with youtube some day. 
• NO MORE SURGERIES!  Oh please God, I have had enough!  5 major surgeries in the last few years. 
• Write letters. Not emails, real snail mail letters and cards. 
• Declutter my house. I am not sure how to go about this. I am sentimental and like stuff; pretty dishes, anything polka dot, fuzzy warm blankets, old tablecloths, cows, gnomes, cookbooks. Now wonder I am in so much trouble!  
• Sew from my stash. 
• Make quilts for my family. My grandma made a quilt for Scott and I when we got married. Since my mom is gone, my kids, nieces, and nephews won't have that. A couple of them are already married, I will start with them! 
• Drink less diet pop, eat more vegetables, lose weight!
• Plan meals. 
• Take more pictures!

Gee, my list looks the same every year! 

2012

The older I get, the faster the years go by!

I started this blog in April of this year.
Mostly to motivate me to finishing projects and to have pictures of things I made.

I have been productive!
I have finished so many projects; a couple quilts, a couple afghans, potholder, countless dishrags.

But I am terrible about posting pictures! 
Oh well, good intentions count for something, right?

There are so many project ideas floating around in my head.
Those can be another New Year's Resolution post. 

I read a lot of blogs, really enjoy seeing what others are making.
Seriously, how do people get it all done?
I didn't even send out Christmas cards this year. (bad Linda)
Maybe I should retire and just sew?
Yeah right, that's not going to happen. But a girl can dream ;)

Happy 2013!

Merry Christmas!

Yay

No surgery for me, 
at least not at this point.

=D   YAY!
I am so glad I don't have to worry about crutches in winter.

I just need a cortisone shot and some patience.
I have had cortisone shoots in my wrist, shoulders, and neck without complaint.
But in the knee. 
OUCH
I didn't complain though. 
Until I saw my hubby in the waiting room, he got to hear all about it!

LOL

12/12/12

                          Happy Aaron Rogers Day! 

Birthday

Today is my birthday.
48. 
But if anyone asks, I am 29 plus shipping and handling. ;)

My hubby brought me lunch at work.
Roast beef sandwich and onion rings. 
Not a romantic dinner out, but pretty darn yummy in my opinion.
I really wouldn't want a dinner out anyway. 

I got lots of wishes on facebook
And some love in my mailbox.
A funny card from my friend Mary Ellen 
- only Mary Ellen would send a birthday card about farts
And another one from my cousin and her hubby with a sweet surprise inside.
THANKS  and Love yas S&C !  
Not necessary, but very much appreciated. 

well, crap

I was hoping once I got my neck fixed I would be good. 
Nope.

I had an MRI on my knee last week.
Twisted a while back and it just was not getting better.
I blamed it on being fat.
Nope again.
I have torn meniscus.
Or in English: torn cartilage.
Really? 
I see an orthopedic surgeon next Thursday. 
My friend said its and easy fix, but lots of PT after....
and of course a brand new $$$$ deductible starting on January 1.