1-26-2011

Another day in January, not as cold as it's been. It's a significant day, had my second baby boy on this day back 45 yrs. ago. 1 1/2 day and 2 years after his big brother's second birthday. Happy birthday, Brian. I called him and he was having a birthday supper with the family.
My bears went home today, were picked up and admired. I was happy with them and so was Lisa. Hope the others like them and the quilts. I did some mending on jeans in the afternoon, getting a few more things out of the sewing room. Would like to gut it and rearrange it completely. It really needs cleaning, but will have to think about how to change it. Have it more for work than for storage. In a months time I can hopefully do it. Will need help, but I know where to get some. To bed early.

1-25-2011

Warmer finally, lots of cold and snow in January. This is traditionally the coldest week of the year, but not too bad this time. Today is our oldest son, Gregg's, birthday, he's 47, yikes, I'm old. 47 years ago this morning his dad drove me to Dist. 1 Hosp. in Faribault and it wasn't long, he was born. Big baby, happy baby, still a good son. We talked and his dad called him too. Tomorrow is Brian's b'day, he'll be 45, and the next day is Cathy's, Gregg's wife, she'll be .... I won't say.
So, got some test results back today, cholesterol is still too high, but lower than last time, going on a new med for it. Otherwise, all is okay, until I get more tests, then we'll see. Having my left middle finger looked at on Thurs. I have a trigger finger, and it's probably going to be a cortizone shot. If that doesn't work, I'll have surgery. Had the right one done 8 yrs. ago.
So, finally finished all the 3 bears I was making, and will post pictures soon. I'm happy with them, and hope the buyers like them. I hate to see them leave, but I'll have photos. Building an album now with just my bears in it. Well, and their quilts that go with them. Had fun doing them.

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Lotsa 1's this year, with it being 2011. I sure am a bad blogger. Just checked in here and see that I haven't written in almost a year. Well, will I last longer this year? This would be a good place for me to journal, as I'm probably the only one reading it anyway.
We ended the year with dinner out at Gilligan's with 6 friends from the neighborhood. Delicious prime rib, yum. Spendy but good. Champagne was at 9, crowd was thinning, so we got a cup, a hat, a horn, and celebrated. We were home by 10:15. It was fun, and today we celebrate again at the neighbors' house. Hoping this is a good year for all, it could be worse that the last one, but we can only hope. I think it will be a challenging one.
I will be starting in soon on making bears and quilts, have orders and some of my own I want to finish. I will try to archive it here, so someday I will see what really got accomplished in '11. I plan to take pictures of it all so that will be here too. Haven't made any real resolutions but I have a plan list, and it is the best I can do for a person who is impulsive, and has a slightly ocd brain.