Gumbo!

Well, I didn't get the job I was hoping for and I applied (grudgingly) for unemployment yesterday. Oh how I hate that! I hope I had enough time working to be ABLE to collect while I look for work. Otherwise we are going to be in big trouble!

Ok, Mark just left for a quick trip to the grocery store and then to go see his mom. I am about to jump in the shower and then have a long list of things to accomplish.

1. Make dinner for tonight
2. Piecing for a quilt for at least one hour.

Hopeful

Well, it is Saturday which used to bring a smile to my face but since I have been layed off Saturday is no big deal. Well, except I'm not alone in my house all day. I had to file for an extension on my unemployment. 6 months already. I have hope that my job will come back. It is the hope of a new president and a hope for change. IF the auto companies get the monetary help they need to retool then it means there WILL be work in tool design and I will be able to go back to work again. I have finally decided I need to learn another trade though since I'm pretty sure I can't withstand another layoff, assuming I survive this one. I have put in some resumes but haven't heard anything.
On a happier note. Dad is home from the hospital. He went in again since I last wrote and was having trouble breathing and his heart was acting up. They ended up putting a pace maker in him last Monday. He can't drive for a couple weeks and can't work (YES! HE WORKS) for a month. I am going over today and clean his bathroom and kitchen and make him some food. Bringing him a few left overs from here and making a big batch of oatmeal cookies to bring him. He should be fine now that his heart is taken care of.
I am finishing up with a quilt I should have been done with over a month ago. I feel bad about it. It is my friend's quilt and I have apologized to her but I get the feeling she is mad about it. I am hoping to get my crap together now that dad is ok.
I need to do some sewing too. I haven't pieced anything in well over a month too.
Maybe that is why I'm cranky?

Been kind of crazy lately.....Need to get busy

First and most importantly, my dad has been very sick. He went to the hospital and had his gall bladder removed ...almost too late! It was gangrenous and left infection in his belly and he was getting intravenous antibiotics for 5 days. During that time his heart rate doubled and he became a heart patient as well. I was there every day, of course. I was glad I had the time to spend with him. We talked a lot. He is home now and feeling much better. So now I can relax.

On the homefront...I haven't accomplished much. I need to remedy that today. I have plans to do some piecing in between around 4 or 5 hours of quilting. I may make a cake or some cookies later on but I just need to get started. I'll check back later.

Daddy update

He is resting well and in no pain at the moment. Will be in the hospital at least overnight. They think it may be his gall bladder but still not sure. I feel better after seeing him. We didn't stay too long. He is tired and he will want to watch the football game. Some things never change.....
....and for that I am grateful!

Ups and downs and my daddy

Went to a great quilt show out in Grand Rapids Michigan yesterday with two of my good friends and we had an awesome time. I will blog more on this later. Today is my wedding anniversary. 22 years. Mark and I went to breakfast this morning. We will be going to the hospital to see my dad today though. My brother called early to tell us he was on his way. Dad was ill and wouldn't call an ambulance. His doc saw him and he thinks it is his gall bladder. More tests are happening now. We will most likely spend the day with my brother and sister waiting for dad's outcome. Good thoughts are appreciated. I will check back tomorrow or later tonight and do a proper blog.