LWR and Quest for Quilts

Hi, today we are having our Quest for Quilts day at Grace Lutheran Church. We cut, sew, tie and bind quilts for LWR. Hopefully we will get a lot accomplished. I will post pictures of the group and the quilts displayed in church later. We have worked all year on quilts, layette kits, fabric kits and school bags and they will all be displayed tomorrow and then sent off to Lutheran World Relief.
   The picture below is of the 22 quilts (2 short of my goal of 24)  and 6 layettes I personally made (with the help of Alyssa and Sarah with the layettes). I am pretty proud of myself and know I am shining my own star. Since I know--from experience that there is always a downside to bragging, I am hoping mine came yesterday when I backed the side view mirror of my car into the garage door--SUPER UGH, and not that I still have something coming to me!! More later C

Short and Sweet-Zelda

ZELDA

6/11/2001-9/20/2011

Our time with Zelda was short and sweet--too short--too sweet!

Christina and I had a wonderful walk yesterday at Ryerson Forest Preserve. Here are some pictures from the walk. The walk was 2 miles and the path through the woods was just beautiful. The pictures
don't do it justice.

Thursday

Hi all, things have settled down a little around here, Chili is much better and Zelda is about the same. I am going for a walk today with Christina at Ryerson and will try to post a picture of that beautiful Lake County Forest Preserve. We are going to try to do the "Hike Lake County" fall walking program. Here is the link to the program www.LCFPD.org/HLC if you are interested. Also the site has info on all their programs and preserves. They do a great job.

Testing

I am testing my ability to publish a post from Internet Explorer, which I am using now, instead of "chrome".

Pet Update etc.

When all I am blogging about are my pets, would you be surprised that I am still doing a little sewing/quilting and knitting?? I did finish the Carrie Hall Applique Sampler top with a very cute border. I will take a picture of it and post soon. I am also working on a kit for a Christmas runner that I bought from the Shabby Fabricswebsite, my newest favorite! Picture of that will also be posted soon.
I have the dogs confined to the kitchen and have set up my sewing machine on the kitchen table. Nothing is happening very fast because Zelda is now requiring more attention as she is more and more confused and will have an accident if not taken out almost every 1/2 to 1 hour. She is also totally lost, can't seem to follow our voices, it is so sad. I will be talking to the vet later today or tomorrow (she is off today) about our options. I am pretty much confined to the kitchen myself.
Chili is much better after spending 3 days/2 nights at the vet's office being IV hydrated. She(the vet) wanted us to bring home the IV hookup but we said- no. We just don't think the cat would chose(if she could) to be hooked up to an IV everyday or so for an hour, and if you know my total lack of nursing skills or desire to be a nurse, you understand that decision. So far she is eating better, using her litter box, drinking (but how much is the BIG ?) More later.

Animals Update

Hi, here is the latest. Zelda is still very confused but getting better about the layout of the house. 90% of the time she can come in the front door and find her way to the "cookie" jar by the back door and then to her water bowls near the garage door. She is always with Tom or I or she is gated in the back hall. That will never change. Nothing about it is great but last night she slept all the way from 9:30 to 4:30.
Chili is pretty much in serious kidney trouble, close to failure, but has spent the last 2 days and nights at the vets being hydrated and has started to eat a little and will be coming home this afternoon as her "counts" have improved half way back to normal after being off the charts. She is 16 and some of you probably think we are crazy but Tom esp. wanted to give her a chance to get better. Time will tell.