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The Greatest Of All Time
Well, I’ve actually gotten some really good shoulder news this past week! I had my follow up appointment, and while the repair was “massive” there’s no sign of arthritis in my shoulder and the surgeon feels like I am going… Continue reading
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Day at a time…
…or maybe it should be “one night at a time” since my biggest struggle seems to be sleeping with this clunky sling on. The pain level has not been bad at all– I have a wonderful ice machine with a… Continue reading
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OUCH.
Before I start my whining, I’d just like to wish everyone a happy Labor Day! We are having gorgeous, windy fall weather today, with bright sunshine. So here I am— phew! That was a lot. More than I expected. The… Continue reading
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Time’s Up!
It’s August 31st– another summer of my life has slipped by, and I got the call this afternoon to show up for surgery at 8:45am tomorrow. The way I spent last week– you would have thought it was the last… Continue reading
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The Yellow Peril
My biggest assignment last week was to finish painting our little tractor barn— check! Each day I set myself a goal— twelve boards, the piece around the stove pipe, half of the back, etc. etc., and every day I failed.… Continue reading
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Letting go of perfection…
Well, I’ll never willingly let it go, but perfection surely left me last week as I lost stuff, ripped out, and started over again and again. I decided to try to get a few summer, outdoor homestead jobs done before… Continue reading
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Family Fun…
My two big summer events have now passed— I’m certainly hoping August lasts a long time and my upcoming surgery date does not arrive too quickly— there’s lots to do! In Mid-July, we hosted my son-in-law’s family who drove up… Continue reading
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Mid-Year Report Card!
July 22– I really wanted to make a quilty progress report for myself now that half the year is over and even July has almost evaporated. Last week, we hosted my son-in-law’s family to visit their first grandchild, so there’s… Continue reading
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Knock on Wood…
July 14– Finally, a chaos free week! I’m really starting to enjoy my summer a little bit and may come out of hiding soon. I do have a date for shoulder surgery— it’s late in August, three days before my… Continue reading
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Happy Fourth of July!
July 4– That seemed a better headline than “A Series of Unfortunate Events, Part 9,” a theme we can’t see to shake! This week’s calamity– our brand new grandson woke up with a blister on his arm. Before grandma could… Continue reading
