Weekly Update - May 9, 2015
Hi Gorgeous Gang of Women, greetings on the eve of our departure
for our younger son's wedding. Our USN Lt Commander son Cory and his
fiancé Liz will be married on Sunday
at the Naval Academy in Annapolis, MD. Yes, the groom and his
groomsmen will all be in their dress whites, including our older son,
Scott who is a LT Commander in the USCG. Our two grandsons Anthony and
Reed will be ushers and they are so excited to be putting on their new
suits and strut their stuff. Our daughter-in-law Rachel who is a LT
Commander in the USCG will be wearing several hats and handling all the
loose ends behind the scenes. Mac and I have our duds ready, rehearsal
dinner all set including speech, so on Sunday, May 17th we plan to relax
and take in as much enjoyment as possible. Put all the stress, ups and
downs, and all around in a box and just enjoy this moment in time with
our sons and all they've added to our lives with their spouse choices
and grandsons. God is good and we love Him.
I
did have a small drama this week... well it started last week after a
couple awful tests - the really yucky ones - you know the ones - couple
days later I didn't feel better but started feeling worse... then on the
weekend, I kind of knew something up, didn't act on my hunch Monday,
but after bad night, for sure Tues. (today) morning called to get
appointment because I was sure diagnosis of UTI... that got confirmed
and with prescription of Cipro in hand... hopefully in couple days this
drama will be over. Whew! I almost didn't call this morning, but
thankfully wasn't that dumb (this time!) because sure enough in couple
days somewhere between here and VA and MD, I'd be hunting up an urgent
care somewhere. Good grief, hey!
But my
health wooes are minor compared to a couple of our members and yes, I'm
going to name names because I want you to put these ladies in your
thoughts and prayers and keep them there. These two are sweethearts,
near and dear, and deserve just the best wishes possible. So Lois Rose
and Audrey Philips, please know that we are going to keep you in prayer
for strength and healing until each of you tell us that all is well and
all is good again. Both these ladies have spirits and faith "that can
move mountains", and I praise them for all their goodness.
Next two weeks are all set for demos that will be fun - this Saturday
is Lois Rose (Ed. note: you don't need to bring anything except your sewing machines
or the willingness to do a bit of hand stitching this weekend. I will
have all necessary supplies for you.) and following week will be Lu Karatzas - so yes, the club
is in good hands. Thanks in advance ladies for stepping up again!! You
are great!! I know that your sweet personalities alone will make for
fun meetings, but I'm sure you'll dazzle everyone with your sewing
crafting skills as well.
Show & Tell: Just
like with this weekly update and it's lengthy "opening statement", last
week's meeting sort of was "off track" (and as Lu likes to say, "no
track") because we started right in with the "Frilly Scarf" demo and
making fun. Thanks to Nancy Cartlidge for getting there really early,
helping me sort and put stuff in order, and then sewing up the demo
scarf. And, while doing all that, Nancy even greeted a couple ladies
who came in the room to see what we were doing and look at the
assortment of fidget quilts that we had out on one of the side wall
tables. One of the ladies picked out on of the fidgets for her mother
and also took a few additional ones along to give to the facility in
Indiana for the memory care unit where her mother is located. Pretty
nice, Nancy!! Before meeting got started, another couple came by to
pick up fidget quilts for the lady's sister in a memory care unit and
they also took along a small assortment of fidget quilts for the memory
care facility. Ladies, you and your caring talents were praised to the
hilt by these people picking up fidgets. It's amazing how valued this
charity work is to the recipients - for us the fun is creating and
making and receivers consider them gifts of love. Sew.... after all
that prep and before meeting stuff, then demo and making scarves, we
finally got to show and tell time!
Mary Ann Emrich - some great pillows and kitty hammocks! - as always - thank you & purr on
(Ed: This label says "PURPLE is the color of CHANGE The EARTH TONES keep you GROUNDED May this quilt bring you comfort")
Kathy Jones - (1) wine bag - made from sleeve "scrap" leftover from the shirt conversion aprons - perfect for mens gifts - add a necktie/bowtie, (2) a 2nd shirt sleeve made into a gift bag, and (3) hat - nicely made but Kathy warns that hats can be challenges (hint here... one of the reasons you've never seen one demo'd by me during Fabric Fun's past 5 years!!!!!).
Ellen also showed off the frilly scarfs she made at the beginning of the meeting.
Carol Riggs - cat hammocks - yea! -
thanks!! - purr purr on... oh, and LMOL herself - Little Miss One-Liner
had a good one this week zinging in with "we're in the army now"
because the cat hammocks were kamo fleece - okay, you had to be there to
get the humor in it - but good!!
Patty Cooke - a finished frilly scarf, light & airy - most feminine looking one made.
Nancy Cartlidge - finished a frilly scarf - actually I think 2!!
Kathy Nichols - made two frilly scarves - her granddaughters are coming and she made one for each - Merin and Ella
Ladies, please
remember that we are willing to send/mail fidget quilts to facilities
around the country, so when you are away or back "home" and see a need,
please don't hesitate to contact me or Lois Rose. We're happy to put
together an assortment, pack a flat rate box, and send it off.
(Ed. Note: I received a repeat request for 10 fidgets for the Citrus Rehab in Hernando and delivered them on Tuesday. Carol McCarthy, head of the Alzheimer's Family Support Organization for the tri-county area also requested some more fidget quilts to bring to the meetings with her and I gave her 6 more. I am now out of patriotic/military quilts again and very low on masculine ones, so if anyone who wants to make more like this, they would be greatly appreciated.)
On
our shelves, we have a supply of sewn up empty doggie beds ready to
take home to stuff and bring back, or ready to stuff right there during
meetings. And there is a supply of precut kitty hammocks ready to be
sewn with straps in corners. Easy peasy!! Cats and Dogs and Dogs and
Cats in Marion and Sumter Counties shelters are happy cuddlers!! (Ed.: I know, lots of editors notes this week, but want to fill you in. I delivered 10 doggie beds and 16 cat hammocks, a bag of towels, and some newspapers to the Marion County Animal Shelter today (Wednesday). As usual, they were very happy to receive them.)
For
all the men and women who are active duty police and fire personnel,
God bless you. When you are able, please offer a kind word and thank
you for their service in our communities. They are now the front line
on fronts from internal and external forces. We need to cherish them
and bring respect back to service. Remember how we all felt after
9/11/2001... it is not good to watch what is currently going on... these
professions need our support and thanks. God bless America, Amen.
God bless our troops here and everywhere, too.
As
always, I'm proud to be this club's leader and appreciate the time and
talent you all share in our sewing crafting fun, God bless,
*´¨)¸.·´¸.·*´¨) ¸.·*¨)
(¸.·´ (¸.·' Micki MacCumbee
Club Leader, Fabric Fun Arts & Crafts
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