(Cough, cough) (Hack, hack) …in my head and throat.
What’s with the cold season this year?! I caught a cold, possibly from my stepson or my sister, just after Elegante Mother’s open house, early in December. I was laid low for two weeks, when I needed to be shopping, and wrapping gifts, and decorating the house. I finally began to perk up about a week before Christmas, as the cold began to ebb.
I had a couple of days free of coughing, and then the cold came back with a vengeance! I can’t decide if the first cold went into hiding, or if I caught a second cold right after the first.
Saturday, December 30, and New Year’s Eve, I spent some time in the office working on the filing system for 2007. I typed labels for the files, and removed the 2006 files that were ready to be stored. I made labels for the binders for 2007. I packed up the 2005 binders for storage, moved the 2006 binders to the bookcase, and set the new binders up in the hutch next to the computer. I have three banker’s boxes of files to go to storage. This is all a first. I’d never have gotten all this done this early, if I hadn’t been too sick to be up and about. A little typing and filing was the best I could do.
So….the Pollyanna in me would like to point out there’s a bright side to life, but the Scrooge in me is saying (in a MUCH louder voice) “BAH HUMBUG!!”
Stay healthy! Avoid people like me who are coughing and hacking. Teach everyone you know to cough into the crook of their arm, and take your vitamin C on the off chance that it will help you dodge this cold!
Daily Archives: January 2, 2007
Quilting Update
Yesterday, Elegante Mother finished the backing for an over-sized lap quilt that will go to one of her granddaughters. I gave the backing and the top a good pressing, and removed most of the stray threads. We found the batting that was purchased for the quilt, and today, I gave everything to the young woman who does EM’s machine quilting. In less than a week, she’ll have the quilting finished, and we can work on the binding.
I also worked on a few of my own projects yesterday. I have three sides of my granddaughter’s quilt bound. I made the hanging pocket, and have to sew that to the quilt. I have one more block to hand quilt, and a label to make. There’s hope that she will get it before she’s 21.
Speaking of hope….. I started a quilt about six years ago (possibly more) for one of my nieces. She has been waiting patiently for me to finish it. I’ve been working on hand quilting the borders during the last month, and I have to make a label for this quilt, too. My niece is 17 now…..halfway through her seventeenth year, actually. I’d better get a move on, or she WILL be 21 before I get this sent off. Sorry, sweetie…..it doesn’t mean that I don’t love you. It just means that you have an aunt who is supremely disorganized!
It was a joy to get back to playing with fabric. I NEED to do it more. Call it mental health days, or just a hobby, if you must, but make sure it’s on my schedule every week!
Ahem…..I know….you all want pictures. As I finish each quilt, I’ll post a picture.
Odd Weather
We have been having the oddest weather. For the past 21 days we have had weather that has been warmer than the norm. We had a GREEN Christmas! I can’t recall the last time that happened. Tomorrow, it’s supposed to be FIFTY degrees. I meant to plant some bulbs last fall. I have the space in mind, and the flowers should be gorgeous together, but the bulbs are still in the garage. Tomorrow, after exercise, I plan to get those bulbs in the ground!
The weatherman said that we can expect roughly ten more days of these above normal temperatures, based on what they can see to the north and west of us. We usually see two or three days toward the end of January where we have balmy days in the fifties or sixties. I bet we’re below zero for those days! *G*
Dear Husband is not complaining about the weather. As far as he’s concerned, I should stop tempting fate by talking about the weather. Of course, HE works outside. I can’t really blame him for wanting the weather to stay warm.
One last plea…….Dear Lord, would you please not cover us with snow in April, May, and June to make up for this??