PLEASE I NEED YOUR PRAYERS

I JUST WANTED TO LET ALL MY WONDERFUL BLOGGING FRIENDS WHO HAVE SUPPORTED ME IN ANY WAY DURING THIS TERRIBLE YEAR OF MY LIFE THAT MY BEAUTIFUL DAUGHTER WENT TO SLEEP TODAY

I WILL MISS HER SO SO MUCH BUT CANNOT WISH HER BACK TO SUFFER ANY MORE

IT HAS BEEN A FIVE YEAR STRUGGLE AND SHE FOUGHT IT ALL THE WAY BUT WAS JUST TO TIRED TO WIN THIS LAST BATTLE

PHOTO WAS TAKEN CHRISTMAS DAY SHE STRUGGLED SO MUCH TO SPEND HER LAST CHRISTMAS WITH HER FAMILY

SHE WAS VERY LOVED AND WILL BE GREATLY MISSED BY SO MANY

SSCS

Well Christmas has come and gone for another year

Just a quick post to show you my lovely gifts I received in Chookyblues Secret Santa swap

I was very lucky and loved all my gifts

Now if I only knew who sent them to me I would Thank her but she only put her address on the parcel and I cant read the name on the customs declaration and there was no card or anything in the parcel

Anyway Secret Santa you know who you are and I thank you most sincerely

MAKE HAY WHILE THE SUN SHINES

An old saying Make hay while the sun shines

Well thats what hes trying to do but the sun just doesnt want to shine

He got a few bales done on Friday before the storm hit and hes trying to do more today

I would like to wish all my blogging friends a very Merry Christmas

More Lovely Gifts from my dear Blogging Friends

I joined a Crafty Box Swap at Snickerdoodle Dreams

I was so lucky with the beautiful gifts I got from Michele

Then a while ago I swaped a siggy with Helen from Aunty Hennys blog

She sent me the beautiful coaster with the waratah

Then lastly my dear friend Lyn of Bluebird quilts sent me this gorgeous Christmas tree

I love them all

Thankyou girls

SSCS

My Secret Santa gift has arrived from Buffalo in the USA

My partner is very sneaky and I dont know who she is so have been trying to find her on the list of participants shown on ChookyBlues side bar

Still have a few more to check

Any way I just love my little ornament So cute

Beautifully stitched and I love beads, so perfect

Thankyou my Secret Santa

Can,t wait now to see what is in the blue parcel

Table Runner

This is the table runner I made Lorraine for her birthday which was in early November

She loved it Her house is decorated in

blues and yellows

Thanks for all the lovely supportive comments from my rant of yesterday

Sometimes it just gets on top of me

I feel a little better today

I love this Blog world Not only are there so many suppotive Blogger friends out there , you learn so much by reading Blogs

I have previously printed on fabric using very expensive transfer paper available commercially

This week I learned how to do it by using freezer paper It worked just as well and the paper only cost me a $1.oo and I still have heaps

Thanks Bluebell

A Wall Hanging For Danielle

I havent made much of a start on Christmas shopping or gifts as yet

I made this wall hanging for Dan She has a few badges These ones were on her Pop's hanger so she has been wanting her own

My Darling daughters health has been causing us much concern

The chemo doesn't seem to be working and her breathing is getting worse

Has been having her lung drained almost weekly and last week they made a tiny hole in the lung which has allowed air to enter and caused more breathlesness

They are now thinking of putting in a permanant drain but there are risks involved so she has to have a good think about what to do

While her hubby is at work I spend a lot of time with her

Sometimes I get really upset with the unfairness of it all I have a friend whose daughter has drunk and smoked herself into bad health

Lorraine has never smoked or drank

Just seems so unfair

Healing Heart Blocks for Miners families

Shirley in New Zealand has put the call out for heart blocks to send to the loved ones of the Miners killed in the Mining Disaster in New Zealand recently

If you can help you will find the details at Shirleys Blog

http://shirleygoodwin.blogspot.com/

WHEN LIFE GIVES YOU SCRAPS MAKE QUILTS

And thats just what I've been doing

Putting my many scraps to good use

I made this table cloth for my Mum for Christmas I like the way it turned out

Have also made a couple of scrappy table runners

Will show them at a later date

When Lorraine first got sick she used to walk with me when I walked her dogs, then as she got sicker she rode her bike

Lately, because she cant do anything without the oxygen she has been pretty much house bound unless someone took her out

Last week Jim took her to Melbourne and he bought this motorized three wheel bike,so every day since she has come with me for a walk

She was so happy to be out and about

It has a large basket on the back for her oxygen cylinder

See how happy she looks

If you didn't know how sick she really is you wouldn't believe it She looks so well

F.R.I.E.N.D.S SWAP GIFTS RECEIVED

I was a bit late joining the F.R.I.EN.D.S swap hosted by the gorgeous Khris but being the lovely lady she is she let me join any way and very kindly took me on as her second swap partner

Just look at all the beautiful gifts she sent me

The photo doesnt do them justice

F.... four fat quarters

R..... Runner for Christmas

I... Items for christmas table... four gorgeous placemats

E... Englebreit charm pack

N.... A beautifully decorated note pad and nail file

D.... duo... Pot holder and tea towel

S.... snap coin purse and shopping bag

I love each and every one of my gifts and have already used the shopping bag and coin purse, both made by Khris

Thank you Khris for a lovely swap and all your work in organizing it

A NEW CAREER

I think not!!!!

I was asked to model for the CWA fashion parade

Never done anything like that before

I actually quite enjoyed it and got lots of comliments , which was nice

I also won a gift voucher so I purchased

the black top Iam wearing below

Not something I would normally wear but was told by so many people how nice it looked so I got it

Hubby is a bit concerned about the crooked hem line though

MORE CARDS

A lovely day with friends yesterday making cards

Weather is improving so have been spending time in the garden

Not much else happening of any interest

Looking forward to getting some sewing done sometime!!!!!

LIFE IS QUIET AGAIN

The Grandchildren have been here off and on over the past two weeks School holidays

They go back to school tomorrow

It is quiet here tonight

Didnt get much of anything done while they were here

We had a lot of fun though

Lorraine is still unwell Breathing is bad

Tomorrow she has to go to Melbourne to start another round of a new chemo drug

She is slowly running out of options

Iam amazed at how well she handles her situation Always a bright cheery smile

Her Hubby is taking indefinate time off work

We all try to help where we can

Thankyou all for your thoughts and prayers

I don't always get time to answer you all but do know I apreciate each and every message

MUGMAT AND CURRENT PROJECT

I have been getting a little bit of stitching done

Made this mugmat and Iam now using up some scraps making my Mum a table topper for Christmas at her request

Mostly time is taken up with Lorraine

Got the results of the broncoscopy yesterday

Aparently the cancer on the lung is growing quickly, hence the breathing difficulties

A meeting with all the top cancer specialists will happen on Thursday and they will have to try and make some decisions as to her treatment and if they cant come up with something ,it will be a matter of months

Iam not thinking about that

AUSSIE QUILT

Lorraine asked me to make a quilt for her oncoligist who is leaving in December and going home to Canada

This is what I came up with

I hope she likes it

Lorraine has had a few Oncolagists since her diagnosis and most of them have been fairly abrupt and seemingly uncaring

The young doctor who this quilt is going to, has been so lovely and caring Lorraine will miss her

Since her operation Lorraine hasnt been able to survive without oxygen Prior she had not been using it

Tomorrow she is going to Peter Mac for a Broncoscopy to see if they can find out the reason for her breathing difficulties

The weather is starting to warm up here and today it was a beautiful spring day, but more rain is predicted for tomorrow

Have been trying to get some gardening done while the sun shines

BACK FROM HOLIDAYS

Well we are back home after a lovely relaxing week away

We took our Grand daughter with us She loved it

We were staying half an hour away from Mt Buffalo and Danielle enjoyed the experience of visiting the snow Something we rarely get here

I think we left just in time because where we were staying are now experiencing floods

Have been trying to catch up with Blog reading since I got home

AND THE WINNER IS........

Just a quick post Hubby has decided to take me away for a week as my birthday gift from him so heading shortly
Thankyou everyone for the birthday wishes Apreciated very much
And now for the winner
I couldnt beleive it when Danielle pulled out Vickies name
I have only ever won a couple of giveaways and one was at Vickies Blog
Then a little while ago I had some fancy hangers to give away and Vickie was the first to claim them And now she has won my angel
I will be in touch Vickie when I return from my break
Thanks to everyone who entered

Last Days To Enter My Giveaway

Dont forget to drop by and enter my birthday giveaway See a couple of posts back for details
Drawing will happen on 29th my actual birthday
Good Luck

A VISIT TO THE CHOCOLATE SHOP FOR MY BIRTHDAY

I had a lovely day today

The girls from my Walking Group took me to the new chocolate shop that has opened in Mirboo North ,a nearby town

We used to walk once a month Now we only seem to get together for birthdays

The choccys were very expensive but the shop gave me these two for my birthday

The sundaes were delicious

I need to walk now

After lunch some of us took a walk to the local patchwork shop

I was a good girl and didnt buy anything Some of the others did though

A LITTLE GIVEAWAY FOR MY BIRTHDAY

It has been a while since my last post

Life has been dealing me some blows of late and I have had a hard time dealimg with it

Decided it was time to pull myself out of the doldrums

I have been reading all of your Blogs but not commenting and havent answered any messages with regard to my draught horse quilt

I thankyou all for the lovely comments

On the 29th of this month I will be celebrating my 60th birthday so have to decided to have a little giveaway

I will be giving away this beaded angel plus a few other goodies Havent decided what as yet

To enter just leave a comment on this post and I will draw the winner on my birthday

TA DAH AND HERE IIT IS

PIF GIFT RECEIVED

I received my PIF gift from Terry today

Those of you who follow Terrys Blog will have seen this gorgeous bag there

And now it is mine I love it The colours are perfect and her workmanship is lovely

She also made me a siggy for my collection and she sent me some color catchers

She had mentioned them on her Blog I had never seen them before so she kindly sent me some

I went to Melbourne to see Lorraine yesterday

Stayed the night at my sisters house

Lorraine looked terrible Cant breathe without oxygen

The doctor came while I was there She said they hope her lungs will get back to the way they were before the OP

I certainly hope so or she will have gone through all this for nothing

More siggies and lorraines op

Here are my latest siggies

Still need a few more before I can put them together

The draught horse quilt is finished well in time for his birthday next week

It is big so I am going to get someone to hold it up for me to get a good photo

Lorraine had her Op yesterday in Melbourne

Just spoke to Jim

She is still in Intensive Care and feeling sick , but she often feels sick, and the pain is manageable at the moment

Iam off to walk her dogs shortly

RIP BEAUTIFUL BELLA

Our faithful and much loved Bella came into our lives on July 8th 1996 and left us 14 years later on July 15th 2010

In all those years she was Hubbys constant companion

She chose him as her friend when she was given to us by our girls all those years ago

He didnt want another dog but Bell decided he was the one and never left his side

She is so missed