Since I haven't been here in a while I thought I should update and explain my absence. I have been spending a good deal of time with health care issues -- by that I mean obsessing and freaking out. I had a ct scan on 9/1 and it showed two very small although enlarged lymph nodes next to my aorta. Three doctors have seen it and nobody can really tell what is going on and none of the radiologists want to do a biopsy because of location. So, I will go in for more scanning. I have been waiting for phone calls to make appointments. All month. Nobody seems to be in a hurry. In the meantime I am trying to stay busy and maintain my sanity. I am not doing particularly well on either task.
I am, however, taking my nervous energy out on a quilt I am hand quilting. I haven't hand quilted anything in a very long time because it hurts my hands. However, I decided to pin this quilt with about a bazillion curved safety pins and I am quilting without a hoop and it hasn't really bothered my hands at all. It is also much easier to manipulate the fabric as well. The quilt is heavy as it is heavy batting and, again a bazillion safety pins but it is going well and I will post photos at a later date.
We are also trying to figure out how to get rid of cable and still meet our media needs. I have put Hubs on that project and I hope it doesn't get the best of him. TV watching is our primary source of entertainment even though it is hugely lacking. However, I am getting tired of our cable packages that include more channels that we don't watch than those we do. So, we are researching HD antennas, TiVO, and all manner of other nifty gadgets for my husband to figure out how to hook up. I figure it keeps his mind working. Hahaha!
Ok, so on that note, I need to get back to the quilt -- I would like to have it finished before the weather gets cold because it is a quilt to be used. More later...
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You're a better woman than me, GungaDin. I've never tried hand quilting a quilt. That is a real labour of love
It is actually very satisfying. And without a hoop I haven't impaled my hand at all! Speaking of, how is your hand?
Oh, I hear you. I find out in two weeks whether I can have surgery on my spine...it would mean a much better life for me...but I may not be a candidate. If my nails weren't already short,I'd be biting them!! However,even the thought of quilting would make me worse!!
Jane x
Don't you just love it when they scare you to death about your health and then make you wait weeks or months before they tell you anything helpful? So frustrating.
Yeah, every few months, Michael gets fed up with Time Warner and threatens to get rid of cable, too. But figuring out what to use instead of cable is really tough. Eventually we always give up and just stick with what we've got. Again -- frustrating!
Jane -- I am so sorry you are having to go through this. Hopefully all will turn out to be in your favor. Let me know how it goes.
Joanie -- yes, I am pretty much totally anxiety ridden right now. I am not sure what it means that they are not in a hurry. Maybe I will find out one day. Cable seems to be a hard cord to cut but I am feeling that we are wasting a ton of money. Now, if I felt that we were getting our money's worth I wouldn't question it but we watch a handful of things and they can be obtained by other means. We watch Acorn a lot and the only way to get that is through a streaming device. So, we are looking at a really good HD antenna and TiVO. We don't do a lot of recording but we like the capability. It looks like it would be about $150 initial outlay of cash and it would pay for itself in two months. So.....it is something to think about!
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