I'm Overwhelmed!

Thank you all! I'm so overwhelmed with the positive vibes and comments you're all sending my way! As I've said in the past, the stitching community is full of amazing, caring people! Now I don't regret sharing this with you. I was very hesitant at first as its a very personal thing to share.

Today was tough... you can say I'm in a holding pattern, waiting for the appointment for the biopsy. I felt like I was walking around shell shocked most of the day, stressed and totally tense. Despite dreading it I have to say that going to teach TKD this evening was a blessing in disguise. It really got my mind off of all of this... in fact, I didn't think about it at all until I was driving home. I realized the tension had eased off in my neck and shoulders and I still fell this way (at the moment).

Last night once I was done all my phone calls, blogging and such I was exhausted, shattered and went to bed at 9:30.

Once again, thanks everyone for being part of my support network.

I'm going to stitch :-)

Photo : August 2006 hay!

Scared Sh*%less

I've been debating making this public... I think its often something people keep to themselves (and now I can understand). I've told those close to me in person so now its time to put it in words. That makes things a little more real I suppose.

Late March I went to the doctors for my annual exam. And the thing every woman fears hearing happened. She found a lump in my breast. So yesterday the second step of this not so fun adventure occurred. I had a mammogram and ultrasound. I can assure you what everyone says is true... mammograms are very uncomfortable.

This morning BEFORE 9am my Dr's office called, she wanted to see me today... tomorrow at the latest. It was hard to make it through my work day until it was time for my appointment. The results did not come back clear, I am now to go for a biopsy.

This is very hard news to handle... the worst is the waiting and speculating. Next it will be waiting for the biopsy appointment. Then it'll be waiting for the results, hoping that they're negative for ... Cancer.

The best thing to do... will be is to keep busy, keep stitching I suppose.

Photo : One of my sunflowers from 2005

Noah's Sub Progress

Last night I was getting ready to post my Sub progress when click... the power went out! Todd and I spent about 30 minutes scuttling around in the dark with flashlights to get the generator going so that our sump pump would empty the sump hole. Power outages don't having good timing, as I'm sure the pump was going to shortly run before it went out. Since the sump hole was getting close to full, we had to get the generator going to empty the water out. we were only out for almost an hour and a half, but we're pretty tired since this all happened shortly after 11:30 pm.

So wihout furhter ado here's my progress on Noah's Sub :

Castle SAL Progress

Well, I didn't get as much stitched today as I would of liked. I lost a couple of hours in the morning to teaching at TKD (I love teaching Saturday mornings...not). Then there was that afternoon nap... LOL.

So here's what I got done

Lately I've gotten a little spoilt through the mail! My dear Friend Ann of Knowledge and Needles RAK'ed me with the dark blue DMC colour variations that I was planning on buying from her shop. Also I received from Clare another stitcher in the province who I helped in the past Long Dog's St. Georges! Thank you both ladies I feel so spoilt!!!

Tomorrow I'm looking forward to picking Noah's Sub back up.

Photo Hunt

I found on someone's blog earlier this week that they participate in Photo Hunters. So I followed the link and thought what a cool idea. It would also get me taking pictures more... also getting me to go though what I've got sitting on my hard drive. The basic idea is each Friday a theme is given ... you then post a picture using that theme, however you choose to interpret it. It must be a photo you've taken not something you've found on the net.

This week's theme is #54 Steps. Seeing as I am trying to stay off of my feet today I rememberd this photo I took of my Mum this past fall on Mt. Royal in Montreal.

Stick a Fork In It, Turn it Over, Its done

That's how I feel tonight. I'm just bagged!

It was a long day for me. At work I ran the library by myself all day as my co-worker was off buying books (yay!). So I didn't get a lunch break at all. I ate at the counter between busy times. At some point in the afternoon I realized I forgot my Taekwon-Do bag at home. I was not on the schedule today (normally I am scheduled on Wednesdays to teach 5-7pm) because I'm on the schedule for Saturday. I offered to go in and test two of my Little Tigers who missed last month's test. Well I ended up teaching from 5-9pm in the process! I tell you by that last class I don't make much sense to my students. Thank goodness its the adults, most of who I train with on a regular basis so they know to put up with me when I've worked a full day and taught a full night.

So no stitching for me.

However once I get home tomorrow from the Sports Dr. (getting a cortizone injection in the bottom of my heel) I'll be on perscribed "butt rest" AKA staying off of my feet for 24 hours. Guess whose going to be stitching her little fingers to a nub on Friday? I'm hoping to get a LOT done on the Sub.

Sorry for the boring 42 entry (42=life, the universe, and everything), I also apologize Blogger is spazzing and won't let me post a photo with this boring post.

Look What Came Out To Play

Well for the last few days I've pulled out Tour Des Marques for about an hour a day... getting roughly two colours done per session (I like to stitch as much as possible with one colour before changing colours). Surprisingly its really moving along. Of course this is taking time away from the Sub, but its fulfilling my urge to stitch over one. Yes, I know I'm sick in the head... who has the urge to stitch over one?


I'm afraid after this I won't have any progress pictures to share until the weekend!