My New Favorite Book

I have been making some little quilts from this book. I love it! I am working on the pink and green one right now. I already made the little bow tie quilt. There are so many cute little quilts in this book. I would love to make them all!

On the weight loss home front I am up to 34.8 pounds. Just 1 pound away from the half way point. I have been kind of slowing down lately. This week has been especially stressful. My mother will be having open heart surgery next Tuesday. So the nerves have kicked in. I am trying to get a few small projects going to take to the hospital with me. Say a little prayer for my momma!

New Washing Machine???

Well folks, today the washer quit. I came home from the hospital after my mom's heart catheterization to find the laundry room floor flooded. The washer is about 10 years old. So I am in the market for a new washing machine. My friendly washing repair man had the hubby look under there and we found oil. So, unfortunately, it isn't worth fixing. Here is what I REALLY want.

Sadie's Test Results

I was catching up this morning and realized I hadn't shared Sadie's test results. The original lump that they found came back a grade 1. The second lump they found came back a grade 2. I was really upset with myself when the bandage came off and I saw where the stitches were for lump #2. I had noticed this spot about the size of a pencil eraser a couple of weeks ago. Nothing really out of the ordinary, or so I thought. The hair had fallen off of the spot and the skin was pink. It is really hard to tell with greyhounds because they have such thin skin and the always have some kind of bump or scrape, especially on their legs. So we will watch her very closely, checking for lumps regularly. If they do come up, they will have to be removed pretty quickly. Stitches come out today or Monday.

Mom goes for her first round of Pulmonary testing today. Then heart cath on Monday. Say a prayer for her! I am going to get some projects lined up to work on while we are waiting for her during these procedures. Hopefully, I will get something done. I know I haven't been very creative lately...

Things to Come

Well today was a long one. We took my mother back to the cardiologist. She goes in Friday for Pulmonary testing. Monday she will have a heart catheterization and an echocardiogram where they go down the throat to look at the heart from the inside. Then back to the cardiologist on Wednesday. We will know definitely then what we are up against. We know for sure there is an aneurism that is 5.5 cm in diameter. That has got to get taken care of. The other tests will show whether or not there is any blockage that will require by-pass surgery. Keep your fingers crossed for good results!

This picture is of my Tom dog. He was laying on the couch and had his head under this throw. What a silly boy.

Weight watchers this week I lost 1.8 pounds for a grand total of 32 pounds. I have gotten excited about trying on clothes. But I haven't really done that yet. I am kind of scared to. My clothes are finally getting too big. I am holding out for capri weather to buy some new stuff!

All my friends be praying for my momma!

This is Pittiful

My poor baby girl. Sadie had her surgery this morning. They found another lump and aspirated it and found mast cells in it as well. So both of her legs are bandaged. The poor girl. She slept for a couple of hours and then she was pretty uncomfortable. Finally the pain meds kicked in and she was able to lay down. This picture doesn't quite show, but she is sleeping with her head in the air. I was hoping she would lay her head on the dog bed. The pathology tests will tell us what degree the tumors are and what the outlook might be. I think this is going to be a long week...

A Couple of Updates

First of all, I wanted to let my bloggin' buddies know that I hit my 30 pound mark this week. I have lost 30 pounds since October 21st. I kind of had a bit of a standstill the past few weeks. About 40 more to go.

Second, my foster Dave went to his forever home yesterday. He has been with us since May 19th. Man that one was tough. But he is going to someone who will love and spoil him rotten. I will be taking a break from fostering for a while. Mom will most likely be having heart surgery, so one less to take care of right now will be better.

Thirdly, my Sadie will be having surgery on Tuesday. We went for a routine pedicure on Friday and they found a small lump on her left rear leg. They did a needle aspiration and it came back as a mast cell tumor. With her heart issues, this will be a risky procedure. So I will leave her in the hands of my trusty vet. Keep your fingers crossed for my girl!

Holy Scraps!

For several years now, I have been cutting up my leftover bits of fabrics into 2" or 2 1/2" strips. I had a big box full of them and decided to make a quilt out of my scraps. The fabric that I used in betweein the rows is a teeny tiny black and tan check. So here it is!