A Sunny Week Ahead

I love a Monday that offers such promise for a new week. I am sure that most everyone can relate to that statement. Some Mondays I want to pull the covers back up over my head and cancel all plans, but not this week.

This week holds the promise that my mother will finally be discharged from the hospital. She was to spend two to three weeks at the rehab hospital, but is doing so well that she may be released early. She is thrilled as are we. She has a gal who will spend the first week with her and then we will see where we go from there. My mother is confidant that she will be fine after that and is eager to resume her regular activities. After nearly a month in the hospital and several months of not feeling well prior to that, she has a lot to make up. Number one on her plan is a haircut. Who can't understand that????

As well, this week will include a trip to Florida for a convention that we attend each year. It is always a fabulous event and great fun to catch up with dear friends. One in particular is Midlife Mom . Our husbands are in similar businesses and we met each other several years ago. She is the one who actually "talked" me into blogging. Because of her I have met so many wonderful and creative people. What a wonderful world it is!

I received the most delightful package in the mail this week. It was from Laurie in Maine. She participated in the Whirl into Winter Giveaway and I was the lucky winner of her gift. Included was this wonderful knitting needle storage case. If you knew how I store my needles, Laurie, you would know how much I needed this. Don't you just love the quilt pattern on it? My needles will not know what to do in such a soft flannel interior.

She also added a fabric postcard that she had made. Look at the beautiful tiny embroidered flowers with beads. I read that she is also a fan of one of my favorite magazines, Quilting Arts. Thank you so much, Laurie. I absolutely love both items.

Knitting has been a hobby of mine since I was in nurse's training. I got a book on how to knit and started working on projects in between classes and hospital schedules. One of the items that I have loved to make is afghans. I did one for each of the kids for their 25th birthdays and they all use them to this day. I find a great fascination with the fancy patterns so I made afghans using a pattern that calls for using two strands of yarn. It actually won a blue ribbon at the county fair. Trust me....it is warm.

We haven't had a lot of grandchildren time lately because of a stomach bug that is going through the different households. We do get to babysit the newest little one this evening while the parents have a "date night." Next week we will have a lot of time together as we are heading off to the Sierras for our annual family trip to the snow. I hope all are well by then.

Baba has awarded me with a Lemonade Award. Thank you, Baba. This is the statement that accompanies it.

Lemonade Award is for sites that show gratitude and a wonderful attitude.
Rules for the award:
1. Put the logo on your blog or post.
2. Nominate at least 10 blogs which show great Attitude and/or Gratitude!
3. Be sure to link to your nominees within your post.
4. Let them know that they have received this award by commenting on their blog.

I will gladly add this to my blog and will pass it on when I get a chance to do so. For some reason my computer is not allowing me to make all the links right now. Grrrr.

The roses are finally pruned thanks to the help of my dear husband. I just had not had the chance to be out in the garden lately and I had over one hundred roses in need of winter pruning. Of course the pots are another story when you have a cat that enjoys making himself comfortable in the struggling cyclamen. I have to give them credit for trying.

Guess I have done enough rambling and it is time to get moving. I have "family training" at the hospital today in anticipation of discharge.