Back after a long break

It has been a long dry spell of no quilting. I finally got to sit down at my machine and sew on the most recent project yesterday. I'm almost done. I need to do a little more quilting and then put on the binding and then I'll be done. I didn't work on it at all today. I was lazy and played on the computer. I really need to get this done by Saturday. We will be in the right part of town to deliver it on Sunday.

I don't have a large dedicated space for my sewing. I have a sewing table. I just over run the bedroom when I have my sewing out. I have a portable ironing board on the floor for ironing seams. I get up and down a lot so I get my excersize. It is not the most efficient way to make a quilt. When I made my oldest son's quilt, I lost 10 lbs doing it. Then I have an armoire that I hide my material and supplies and projects in.

Speaking of losing weight. I think I am doing well. I feel better and some troublesome developments appear to be reversing. I should just go ahead and admit that I am reading and following a book called The Metabolism Miracle. This book just made so much sense to me. I never could understand why diabetic diets had so many processed carbs in them. Not all carbs are created equal and a lot of the processed carbs wreck havoc with your body. I could always tell when I had had too many processed carbs. One slice of bread could be too many. I would get very hot and flushed. I started this "lifestyle change" on January 26th. I have not gotten hot and flushed since January 27th. There are definitely restrictions on this protocol. They are actually easy to live with and they do not go on forever. Eventually you get to have some of those carbs back. You need to follow the rules so you don't get in trouble. I think it is very doable and there is room for a little indulgence. Once you get to stage three, you can almost live normal. This is a lifestyle change. I am looking forward to felling better than I have in years and reversing some changes that pre-diabetes and diabetes can bring on.

We finally got the kids married. Their day is February 14th. It was short and sweet and did the job. I think the important thing is, they wanted a ceremony. After two children, they both realized they couldn't afford one. They were just going to go in front of a judge. Then this opportunity showed up, and a small, but nice ceremony was possible and affordable.

We had a sad event happen too. On February 13th my DH's sister passed away. It was not unexpected. You're just not fully prepared. So DH was home all week and delightfully disrupted my schedule! It's not fun when mortality smacks you in the face. A comment his remaining sister made was that she was next. We were all thinking it, we just weren't gonna say it! DH is the baby of his family so theoretically he would be the last to go. I am the oldest, so I would be the first to go (my family).

We got our tax return and decided to help the economy by joining the ranks of households with huge TV's and portable computers. We got some necessities too. The fun stuff was more fun to buy.