Fall Fun!

I spent today with these three

Ethan, Kolby and Brayden in the corn maze!

(and their Mom-daughter Beth) out at the Louisberg Cider Mill.  We wandered about in the corn maze-I never really had any sense of what direction we were going!  But Kolby found the way out for Ethan and I while Beth and Brayden found another way out!  The big boys bounced on a huge air filled pillow and then we went for a hayride.  Way at the back of the pumpkin patch we got off the wagon to side down a hill.  Here's some pictures:

Kolby

Beth and Ethan

Brayden, the goof!

Brayden and Ethan!  Ethan is laughing!  Brayden is a super big brother.

After we got tired from all our fun we headed up to the shop to watch them making apple cider, then we had cider donuts, cold apple cider (or root beer)!  All pretty good.  Then we headed back home!

Finishes on Friday

Okay, it's not completely finished.  It still needs quilted and bound but the top is finished!  

This is Scott's Rhombi.  This particular rhombi is a Penrose Tiling, a mathematical construct.  Appropriate since Scott is a mathematician!  It is English paper pieced and will be machine quilted.  I hope to get it sandwiched tonight.

I've been trying, with only moderate success, to get caught up.  Four weeks of sitting around doing only the bare minimum as far as housekeeping and shopping are concerned and I'm left with a long list of to dos!  Shopping is a tiring affair when I feel great,  now, still suffering from much nerve pain,  I can only manage two stores before I'm dead!  All the stores are so big, and the parking lots are so big!  So much walking! I hope to be back to normal by Thanksgiving, sigh. 

I did go back to my volunteer positions last week and will keep going unless it is the same time as physical therapy. The tomato and pepper plants have been pulled and I have the plants inside that I hope to overwinter with a little warm spot made for them.  I need to transplant the lemon and clementine trees and the basil then that will be done.  We got our first hard frost last night and the trees are really changing color now, some of them are really beautiful!  

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For Ann and anyone else out there who is wondering.  To edit your profile-1. click on "View My Complete Profile" 2. in the upper right hand corner click on "Edit Profile".  Type what ever you wish then save.  You are finished!  Easy, once you click on the correct Edit profile button!

Never Mind. . .

I figured it out!

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Does anyone know how to change the text of your profile?  When I try to edit I just get the title, and couple of what to show.  Nora's four now!  I need to make changes!

Still limping along

I went to the knee Doc on Thursday.  He is doubling the meds for the nerve pain and I'm to begin Physical Therapy soon.  I have good days and bad days-sadly I'll have a great day which is followed by two or three bad ones but I think forward progress is being made.  At any rate it is what it is and I haven't any choice but to live with/through it.  I go back to see him in 4 weeks.

The Eye Doc visit on Monday (which left me mostly blind for the rest of the day!) was for my cataracts, which apparently are getting closer to being ready to come off as  I have a new script for glasses.  I'd really like to not have to wear glasses so I'd like for him to say it's time for surgery, maybe next year.

I have done a little sewing this past week, finished off two pillowcases for Nora (oops no photo-think Hello Kitty with pink and black bands).  I sent her quilts, and birthday gifts etc UPS on Wednesday and went to the quilt shop!  (Bought some fat quarters, some greens to see what I like for my hexie quilt.  Now I need to go back and buy some yardage!) Also put two strips of Hill country spring together.  I only need to add 8 or 9 strips and the top will be finished! I have a hard time sitting in a chair without a place for my leg to be straight so it's slow going.  I'd really like to get Twisted finished before I have company at Thanksgiving.

Brayden is here for a short school holiday for teacher/parent conferences and we've been playing a lot of checkers.  After lunch we're going to bake a pie for my Dad, and maybe take it to him.  Have to see how I'm holding up!

A Few More Steps ON the Road to Normal

I last used my crutches on Tuesday!  Today I put them away in the closet, hopefully I will never need them again.  Today, I went to the grocery store, I didn't ride around on the little cart and I unloaded all the bags alone!  Most importantly, I didn't need a pain pill when I got home!  I'm doing a little housework and planning some pressing and stitching.  While I still can't do everything I used to (or ride my bike) and I'm still spending time sitting around with my leg up I am making progress.