My Life: A Little of this.......... A Little of That: How was your week?

On my way home Thursday (3/18) from quilt retreat I mailed off a quilt that I boxed up and finished right before retreat but just got into the mail. All the way across the pond. London. Not sure how long it will take to get there.

Baby Elisabeth May Cliver was born in January but hopefully she doesn't mind the wait for very own quilt made with love and hugs. Her Momma Hailey was Pam's roommate for year and a half in college and they have remained friends ever since. Isn't she a beauty?!

I collect Kaffe Fassett fabric it seems and I was able to make this scrappy quilt.

And with my new Baby Lock Flourish II embroidery machine I was able to make a label for the quilt that won't wash off after multiply washings. And I do hope Elisabeth uses the quilt often. That's what it's made for. Too use and enjoy.

Friday night (3/19) after the retreat David and I had date night. We met our friends the Prudhommes @ BT Longhorn Saloon in Brehnan and we were joined by more friends, the Porters. Fun Fun. The Prudhommes were so thoughtful. They gave me birthday gifts and David retirement gifts. They shouldn't have but they did because their friendship is enough. Couldn't appreciate them more. Good Food and friends. I even enjoyed a glass of wine.

Monday started off calmly. Finished my blogging about my 16th quilt retreat. Can't believe I've been organizing 2 retreats a year since 2013. It's always so much fun and productive. I see a few of the girls in between retreats but we are all spread out all over Texas.... Houston, Cypress, East Bernard, Clute, Little River, Chappell Hill, Mauriceville, Clute, Cameron, Caldwell, Temple, Gause. and even Albuquerque, New Mexico. So it's great when retreat time comes around. Some us do talk on the phone and FB but in person at retreat is the best.

David is winding down. He's working a couple more weeks until his replacement can move to the project he is working on. But March 31st he will be officially retired. YAHOO! No more electronic alarms! LOL I say electronic because we both know Lilley will be his alarm clock. Her tummy says feed me. Of course after she gets her tummy full and potty time she's ready to come back to bed. LOL

This is her nightly ritual when David fixes her supper. She goes round and round.

The morning ritual is nosier. She barks at David to hurry up. She's the boss and she let's him know she's hungry. LOL

Tuesday ( 3/23) was real busy. First on my agenda was getting my 1st Covid shot. Finally. Both appointments they gave me prior were before my 14 days were up after getting the Shingles vaccine. My arm hurt and was tender for a couple days but not bad and I didn't fall on the floor doing the worm so I'm good. Now to wait for #2. After my shot I went to pick up my prescriptions that Walgreens had called to tell me were ready and if I didn't pick up by Tuesday they would put them back on the shelf. Well guess what they put them back already and I told them I would be there so they regenerated the 4 prescriptions and I could pick them up Wednesday. So I went to pick up Pamela and we headed to my Mom and Joe's for a visit before my appointment to the pain management doctor to schedule a procedure on my knee that has been giving me issues since November.

Now I've never came right out and said much about my mom's health issues because I guess in some ways I don't want to admit it and it hurts. It's getting more and more clear that the dementia is taking over. It's hard and it's sad. She does not always remember who Pamela and I are when we visit and she gets frustrated. I miss the momma that I could call on the phone to share with and laugh with on all subject matter. Now our conversations might last a minute or 30 seconds on the phone. She may make sense or she may not. A few weeks ago she knew us and gave us big hugs when we arrived. Almost like normal but not. She did seem to recognize us this day. She greeted us at the door with hugs. Her laugh can come easy and she tries to follow the conversation but this last visit she'd smile and suddenly throw her hands in the air and go "I guess y'all know what's going on and what you're talking about". She also gets tired really fast which makes the confusion worse for her. At one point she just laid her head on Pam's shoulder. Didn't get a good picture to share but it was a sweet moment. I'll take all the smiles and laughter from her I can get and store them. Thanks to Joe she's at home. He's her full time care giver and I know it can't be easy, so lots of hugs to him for keeping her home.

Okay moving on. We left my parents home and to the Pain Management Doctor's office to schedule what I thought was going to be a Nerve Ablation to get me some pain relief for my right knee. Well apparently he and my orthopedic decided to go a different route. They were worried about the ablation heating up the tissue and bone around the nerve they were trying burn. In the next 20 days I'll be getting something called a Sprint PNS system. I'll wear a patch on the outside of my knee with a fine line inserted in my knee. The line looks like nylon thread. It will send electrical pulses to the nerve that's sending the pain message to my brain. I'll wear it for 2 months and it'll be removed and I should be pain free hopefully for up to 2 years. A bit Skeptical here but if it works okay. It's an outpatient procedure in the Woodlands. All scheduled so Pamela and I headed to grab a bite to eat at the Gringo's near by before heading back to College Station. I stayed the night with her since I had PT Wednesday morning.

Wednesday (3/24) first thing that happened was taking our girls to have a spa day. It was time to get groomed.. Then I went to Aquatic PT and Pamela headed to a workout. The day was a light day thank goodness after that. I took her to a couple of stops and we went back to her house until our grocery pick up we scheduled close to the time we estimate the girls would be ready to avoid driving back and forth. Groceries picked up and the girls were ready. Picked them up, dropped Pamela back off at her house with her 2 fur babies and I headed back to the Rock'n K.

Thursday, Friday, and Saturday were uneventful I think. I don't remember. LOL Friday I did have aquatic PT in the morning and that evening we went to the Knights of Columbus Hall and got fried fish dinners. Yum.

After dinner we actually sat out on the patio for a while. The wind got to be too much and even David got chilly so we went inside. Lilley was a happy girl though.. she got lovin from her furless Dad.

Sunday (3/28) was a fun day. We had a light breakfast so that we could go out for lunch. David's brother Gary and his wife Lynn were in Caldwell which is only 15 miles away from us at an RV rally. They are full time RV'ers.

So we met up with them on Sunday at their beautiful Motorhome. Pamela and I had stopped by after one of my doctor appointments while they were parked in Tomball down the road from appointment and got a tour, but this was the first time David had seen it and he got the full tour. It's an impressive tour. After the tour we rode together to a local eating spot. This is one time I won't mention the name because while the food was okay the service sucked. There was only one other couple in the place besides us.. and it took over an hour to get food. They didn't mind rushing us to get the ticket paid. This is strike 2 for this place. They had messed up a reservation a few months back. Anyway don't know that I'll be eating there again for sure. After our okay lunch we drove out to see 4C Brew Barn that just opened the past week and is part of Harvest Host. The best I can explain Harvest Host is that it's like a club, you pay annual fee and they help provide Rv'ers a place to stay for and they just ask you support the Host like 4C Brew Barn by buying groceries, drinks, novelities, etc from them. 4C is still in develop mode. They're brew barn is full of fresh meat, homemade items, drinks, and craft beer. It was a cool little place. David and Gary tasted the beer and had a glass. The owners Vernon and Melissa Lange are really nice.

It was a great day visiting and hanging out with Gary and Lynn. Hope to do it again. See what happens when I let Gary take pictures with my phone... He takes a selfie and I now share it in my blog. HA HA HA