I had a birthday last month...

I had a birthday last month and my daughters and hubby did it up right...that is a batik fabric 'cake', one of the gift boxes had different mini chocolate candy bars, etc.  And one had sewing notions and more thread....click the photos to enlarge.  Notice the spools of thread around the bottom of the cake...they are all King Tut thread.

A very nice addition to my supplies...

I wish I could show you all the batiks individually but that would take all day.

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It snowed just a skim today, making everything so beautiful.  But I did not get out in it.  Instead I made the binding for a quilt my daughter is working on.  I will try to think and show the quilt in the next day or two.  And I was trying to use my Viking machine rather than change thread, etc on my Juki downstairs.  The Viking was was making a knocking sound, so I ended up bringing the strips upstairs to sew on a different machine.  The Juki downstairs is set up for my daughter to work on her quilt...that is why I did not want to change things. 

I did go back down later and cleaned the machine...I did not think I had used it enough to get all the lint build up that was in it.  I have NEVER had a machine that was that packed with lint build-up.  I have a habit of sitting and cleaning my machines when I am waiting on the phone, or if I am talking to my brother.    Somehow I missed this one...but it is clean now and no more knocking.  

A finish

I finished the quilting on this using my left foot and I am definitely a right-footed person.  I did wait till I could use my right foot when it came to putting the binding on.

Not the greatest picture, but the best I seemed to be able to do.

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I cannot tell you how good it feels to be standing on my own two feet.  I honestly didn't know if I ever would.    It is absolutely wonderful to get up out of my chair and just walk into another room, or stand on my own two feet while I brush my teeth...and not have to balance on one foot.

It is wonderful to be able to walk to the car, get in and drive!!! and just park absolutely anywhere, and not have to worry about being on an end spot where I can get in and out without having to worry about bumping into the car next to me.   There are just so many things that we take for granted.

A blast from the past

I was looking for a video I had watched, and ran across this...I have listened to it so many times today as I worked...some of the words in the first and second verses sure express how I feel.

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I am thankful that I am walking and going about life in a normal fashion.  I am pretty much back to normal physically.  Believe it or not, I have never had much pain during all that I went trough.  Uncomfortable, yes.  And shooting pains, but no constant hurting.

I contemplate blogging again, but not sure I have what it takes.  I am just not myself any more.  I seldom get to take any photos...