Archive of Marcia's Musings April 15-21, 2002
Sunday, April 21, 2002
Even Less!!
Is it possible? My life could be less interesting the next day after a non-interesting day the day before? Yep. We went to the grocery store this morning and I've either been sewing or sleeping since-- I'm still not sleeping well during the night because of my cold. I am at the tail-end of the cold which is good news but, it is still affecting things like . . . breathing-- one of the essentials, eh?
I've discovered yet another problem with the same square that I finally finished re-piecing this weekend. (Sigh) I've gotta get this right but, right now, it isn't right. I guess I'll know that this particular author's patterns are a bit screwy and automatically make adjustments for that when cutting the fabric. The other option is to just not make many of the things in her book which is a more likely option at this point.
Update on My Knee . . . Again
Well, last night when I wasn't sleeping well, I apparently did something to my knee and all day today, it has hurt more than it has in quite a few days. That isn't good. I'm looking for excuses for it to be something else beside a torn meniscus. It is still possible that the problem is something else but, when I ask Brian a question about it and he confirms my symptoms as being related to a torn meniscus. I suppose it is possible that it isn't something else but I can hope!!
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Well, other than a dinner of fish which Brian is preparing, there are a few things on the tube that I like to watch on Sunday night: Enterprise and Alias and then, I'll go back to Book 4 of the Harry Potter series. Good stuff if you haven't picked it up-- do so!Thanks for coming by, as always, and have a nice evening!
Saturday, April 20, 2002
Not Much Going On
Its been a pretty slow Saturday really. I went to get acrylic nails put back on-- nope, it didn't last long, Lynne! The difference is that this time the nails aren't long. The length on them meets the tips of my fingers so there isn't much clacking sound as I type-- yet. I want to be able to keep my nails from breaking and splitting but yet not get in my way when I'm sewing. This appears as though it will work-- it has so far anyway even if it has only been a few hours.
Other than that, I've done a little sewing but started to not feel well earlier this afternoon. I think it was a combination of my lunch with the medicine that I'm taking for this cold and it didn't set well. At any rate, we're not going to go out for dinner tonight but probably will tomorrow night-- we've been wanting to go for Chinese for a couple of nights now! Probably tomorrow night . . . I hope!
I've got a gift card to spend at Macy's-- last week, when I was unable to go on the field trip with my department, I ended up helping out three of them while they were in the nether-reaches of Santa Cruz county. As a result, the director gave me a gift card which I thought was really nice. Since I was wanting to buy a white jacket to wear with my summer stuff, I'll go pick that up tomorrow and hey, its right across the street from the Chinese restaurant we like so much!! ;>)
Sorry so short but, like I said-- there's Not Much Going On!!
Have a good evening, night and day tomorrow!
Friday, April 19, 2002Whiner!!
For no particular reason, I get to whine now. I had a really bad night's sleep last night and at one point, even got out of bed. I kept waking up and looking at the clock and tossing and turning so I just decided to get up for awhile. It strikes me that Brian had a similar night of sleep when he had his cold but whether it was on the same night after the symptoms manifested, I don't know. All I know is that I am now tired even after taking a nap! I came home from work at my regular time even though I should've stayed a little longer because of my doctor appointment this morning (more on that in a minute). I just woke up from a 1-1/2 nap and I'm ready for bed already!! Yeesh!!!
Now for the Not Good News
I went to the doctor this morning: he's 99% sure that the problem with my knee is a torn meniscus. No, this is not a good thing. He did some motion tests on both of my legs and pronounced this to me. Hmm, will it self-heal? No. Does it require physical therapy? After surgery, possibly. Oh, see-- you skipped ahead to the next question!! I have an MRI scheduled at night, after work, next Thursday and then a follow-up appointment from there in the doctor's office to determine if a surgery is truly required. Who knows? I could get "lucky" and its something totally different that doesn't require surgery! Yeah, well, it could happen! (ala Judy Tenuta)
Wedding Bells
If you've been following Barbara Thompson's page, you've probably read about her sister's wedding tomorrow. Best wishes to Frances & Al!! Did you read where they're going to retrace the trip on which they met as their honeymoon? How romantic is that?? That is so cool!!
Rip-Out!!
Yes, the Great Rip-Out is just about finished-- I've only got a few more squares to tear apart and then I can start putting all of these squares back together. Once I get past that its on to the next square for this pattern-- it never ends, does it? The good news is that I really like quilting even if the patterns are a little weird now and then. Now to get back to it!
Have a good evening!
Thursday, April 18, 2002It is Alliiiiivvvvvvve!!
We now know (and believe me, there was a concern) that Lynne Walder is alive and well and still living in the lovely home we hope to retire in at Cambridgeshire, England!! Whew!!!! We know that because she has finally posted-- at least once-- since February 28!! Right before she stopped posting, she and I had had a conversation about the amount of work that she has and so, needless to say, I figured Bob had buried her alive in amongst all of it. It turns out I was right but he also buried himself, not just her. For himself, he only buried up to his elbows so he could still put up a post here-n-there. She, on the other hand, was over her head so there was no posting from her!
Congrats on the weight loss, Lynne!! I know that's a toughie!!
Speaking of Weight Loss . . .
. . . after two years, I've decided that I would stop going to the Weight Watcher meetings. I'm still using their "e-Tools" and in fact, am probably more faithful than I've ever been before in using the journaling on that site. As a result, I've already lost an additional four pounds so I'm feeling really good about that. The leader from my Tuesday night meeting called me the other night to ask where I'd been and I explained my "New Program" and what I'd decided to try. She wished me luck and reminded me that I could come back at any time-- I knew that, obvously but it was nice of her to call.
Wha' Happened??
Last night, I didn't post because I didn't feel all that great and, there's a lot on my mind. Work is going. That's about all I can say . . . freely. The quilt top that I've been working is a problem. While I've been following the directions, the directions aren't exactly set up right so there's a problem. Brian helped me work out the solution last night and, at this point, I'm grateful that I bought a little extra of the white-on-white fabric the other night. Tonight, I'll tackle the problem of replacing the white pieces. (In case you're into quilting and understand what I'm about to say, I'll explain: It seems that the pattern calls for a straight edge on the blocks where the triangles and square (the white bits) meet the diamonds. It shouldn't be completely straight however because then the tips of the diamonds are lost in the seam line when they need to be a sharp point. If I don't replace the white bits with long white bits, you won't see the point on the diamonds and that won't do at all!!)
The solid fabrics that I needed for making Christmas decorations and such finally arrived yesterday. It got washed and, as I now remember, is sitting wadded up in the dryer-- forgot to take it out last night! Oh, well, I'd have to iron it to use it anyway!
My Knee??
Well, my knee is no longer painful but it has this funny side-ways look to it. No, I don't think that's a Good Thing either. I've made an appointment to meet with an orthopedic doctor so that I don't have to wonder about "what that is" anymore? Interesting shapes to it, though . . . ;>)
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Well, there's quilt blocks to tear apart and, maybe start putting back together so I'd better get to it. Have a nice evening!
Wednesday, April 17, 2002A Day Lost in Fog . . .
Yupper, that about covers it!
Tuesday, April 16, 2002What a Difference!!
I feel a WHOLE bunch better than I did yesterday!! I've gotten a mild cold-- which is a whole lot better than what Brian got!! My sore throat is just about gone and, I was a whole lot more productive at work!! It was amazing-- I actually know where everything is and what I'm working on and what that status is, as well!! It is amazing the difference that a day can make!!
Zoom-Zoom
Of course, while I was not quite with it last night, I decided I had to go buy more fabric for the quilt that I'm working on-- I screwed up one of the pieces but, not to worry cuz that's why they call it "patchwork", right? I was going to drive over by myself and then, at the last second, asked Brian to go with me so that I could use the carpool lane. Only one thing: it was after 7:30 so I didn't have the carpool lane to use anymore. Okay, well, that's interesting-- where did my afternoon and evening go? Then, we're about to go out of our way by about 10 miles when I realized that I could do a different fabric and it would look okay, too. Then, we could go to a fabric store that was closer.
Thankfully, as I said, Brian went with me-- drove me actually-- I realized that I was still pretty out of it (spacey and a little feverish) when. When we got home, I put the fabric down and walked away-- Brian looked at me quizzically. I said "I'm not picking up a rotary cutter in this condition!!" I guess that was one of those "'nuf said" times.
Not Quite There Yet
I had a busy day catching up at work and, as a result, I'm a little tired out tonight-- in fact, I've done some sewing already but, I think I'm going to knock off of that for the night. I'm almost finished with the afghan for my nephew, Matt. I think I'll go pile under it and see how much more I can finish up tonight!
Have a good evening!
Monday, April 15, 2002That's about it . . .
Yep, this is all you're going to get for a post from me tonight-- I'm alive, I don't feel any better or any worse than yesterday. I went into the office for about an hour and a half today and then came home to sleep. I've checked email a couple of times,. and voicemail but I'm pretty much done in for the day so, that's about it.
Hopefully, I'll have more excitement to let you in on tomorrow but I wouldn't hold my breath if I were you-- I'm going to the office and putting my head down. That's about all that's going to happen since I've got a ton more work to catch up on since I was essentially out sick today.
Have a nice evening.
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