One-third complete

This is the new Fun & Done quilt I am making. It will fit on a twin or double bed. The long side of this part is the width--so I have eight more rows to go.

PJs for the Princess of Arizona

Well, here's the fabric, Allie. I couldn't find red hearts because they had sold out of their Valentine's material. So, I got pink fabric with Princess crowns. I think you will look wonderful--and sleep like a princess.

Another Fun & Done! Quilt--this one's special.

Here's a picture of the pieces--there are 960 of them (10 blocks X 12 rows)--each block has eight pieces. (Is 8 X 12 = 96?) There will be 120 blocks--I'm pretty sure 10 X 12 = 120!

Better

Well, some of the most commonly used words in the articles on gout were "acute", "temporary" and "short-lasting". That has been the case. By yesterday (Friday) my foot had quit hurting and I spent the day (and last night) ridding myself of all the stored-up water. By today, I feel pretty normal. So, if this just doesn't recur frequently, I'll be fine with this. Much to do today. I'm going to work on the new quilt--still cutting squares, strips and triangles. I'm going to make bread and grind some more wheat. Everybody have a good weekend--enjoy!

Uric Acid - Urate Crystals - Gout

I remember Grammy telling me she had been told she had gout and wondered how that could happen since she didn't eat red meat and didn't drink. Well, I have done some research on the subject and gout or uric acid can be caused by a number of things, including the fact that your mother had it, and the use of thiazide diuretics. Well, those are my things, I guess. I woke up this morning at 4:30 with excruciating pain in the base of my right big toe. damn. I went to the Mayo Clinic and typed in gout--as I was suspicious about this. Yep. There they were in black and white--my symptoms to a "T". The good news is that they last a short time. It's most common in men, but women after menopause get it, especially if their mothers had it. I wonder which mother had it first. I would not be surprised if my great grandmother had it (Martha). damn. The link if anyone is interested is: http://mayoclinic.com/health/gout/DS00090 That's my good news for the day. I'm sulking, irritated, sleepy and must get ready for my quilting class today. Hopefully I can just forget about this and enjoy it--my class, not the pain in my foot.

Avery

I spent 1 1/2 weeks with my great granddaughter. I watched (held) her for a week at her apartment while her mommy taught school in Austin, then we went to the Dub home in Houston where she stayed with us (she's still there, in fact) and I got to continue the holding. I sure love that tiny girl. She's such a little princess--and exactly what I would have expected one of my babies to look like. I don't know how many women are fortunate enough to become great grandmothers, but I can tell you this is a superb state of being. I love my tiny Avery.

Fun and (we're actually) Done!

Hard to believe, but this should be the last of the Fun & Done blogs--probably. We finished it this afternoon. It was pretty labor-intensive, but that's because we did it in two days. A person working at a reasonable pace could probably finish it in a couple of weeks. But since Bobby and I are heading home tomorrow, we had a deadline.

I understand that it has been snowing in Norman, and only got to 34 degrees today. Yikes!

Five Generations!

This is a first for our family! Five generations together. What a deal!