Hello Cuties, I finally am taking time to give an update about my wrist and catch you up on happenings. First the wrist. I saw the orthopedic doctor a week ago. I was so shocked when I saw how my hand was off set to my wrist/arm that I got nauseous. The bones knitted back like that because I couldn’t have surgery because my osteoporosis is so bad. The dr I saw the day I broke it showed my dr the X-ray and both drs thought the orthopedic needed to reset it the next day. However, they splinted it and the orthopedic doctor said the bones were jammed together and it would be ok. I was concerned but he is the specialist. I can only assume that bc my bones seem to break easily, that resetting my break another, such as my elbow or shoulder that was broken before. I don’t know but after a few days of my own pity party, my husband said I would just have to accept it and work with it as is. I know he’s right and I am thankful it did hold together and mend. I can’t quite make a tight fist but I’m getting there. I am using it trying to get the wrist flexible again bc it is so stiff. My daughter and granddaughter in-law are both physical therapists but Ashley said I need occupational therapy. My neighbor down the road is a friend of Ashley’s and she said she would call Jami to just come over and evaluate me and recommend some exercises. I told Ashley the dr said just work it and come back in 3 weeks but he wanted to see improvement. I guess if the wrist is still stiff, he will order therapy then. Well, enough said.

Second, since I’m supposed to use it, after my ‘pity party’ I told my husband what I wanted to do was try to sew, of course. I was on a quilt for an Air Force veteran at the time of my fall. With my husband’s help we got the fabrics cut out and I sewed it together. The fingers work good but I don’t have any strength to hold weight. (Sunday I tried lifting a lid off a pot so I could stir with the good hand but I had to drop it on the countertop. However, yesterday I could do it so I am improving) I managed to finish the top and turned it in for quilting Saturday before we had a Quilts of Valor award ceremony. I will show it after it’s quilted so you can see how Lynn’s quilting makes it shine- lol
We laid my husband’s oldest brother to rest yesterday. He was 96. He had dementia so we felt like we lost him some time ago. He had a good full life. He filled many roles over the years but most importantly, was a godly man. When my children were growing up we camped almost every weekend and Quince & Bertha camped with us, pulling their own camper.
I always had the camper packed and ready when my husband and kids came home from school. All he had to do was back up to the camper to hook on. I remembered one time I told my husband I was tired and we just needed to go straight to the creek. Normally we would stop by Quince’s and we would help them finish loading what they would bring. And they brought everything but the kitchen sink!-lol
I complained and said I loaded clothes and supplies for five and was ready so I wasn’t helping them that just had to load for two. Well, needless to say all my gripping didn’t matter. We pulled in at their house.
Quince was in the yard but was on my side of the truck so he just walked up to my window that was down. Ashley was about 5 or 6 years old and she was sitting on my lap. This was a full seat truck and we were squeezed in.
Anyway, Quince puts an arm on my window so he right there close when my husband asked if they were ready. When Quince replied no, they still needed to load some things Ashley blurts out, “Mamma said well she ain’t helping y’all cause y’all never ready!” I wanted to hide!
Quince was always a teaser so he just replied, “Shore ‘nuff, Mamma said that. What else did mamma say?” To which everyone laughed and I know I was as red faced as the day was hot!-lol- it wasn’t from the heat of the day either!
Eva has finished her first year of college and will be flying home the first of June for two months. She will return for her second year then. We just celebrated her 19th birthday.
Nora’s foot has healed and she is back into dance. Declan (3) caught his first fish which Dalton videotaped and sent to us. He’s such a sweetheart! Rylan & Gus are playing baseball on the same team this year. Marsha aka Nae and Richard hosted Mother’s Day BBQ this year. It was also Dalton’s birthday and Nae & Richard’s anniversary, so 24 of us celebrated it all. The younger ones enjoyed the pool while the older visited.
After Richard’s family left, we played two games of Farkle which Eva and Nora won and a game of Phase 10 ended with Richard the winner. I think I may have been in last place, but it was our first time to play. I do like the game though.
Well, I guess this is more than you had time to read-lol- but I haven’t posted in a while. Maybe since I’m starting to feel better, I can start my 50th quilt for QOV I had plans for so look for it in the not too near future. -lol-I’m not moving as fast as I’d like to.
I hope this finds all of you well and that you’re either sewing or embroidering a little everyday. ❤️Toogie