Don’t be embarrassed! We are all friends here, and friends need to unload sometimes. You are blessed that you are still able to quilt at 93! My father in law and his wife both have macular degeneration and are nearly blind. He also has profound hearing loss. He is 96 and she is 94. She used to quilt and cross stitch and has not been able to for many years. She also loved to bake and had to give that up several years ago, too. The are in assisted living and basically just eat and sleep.

Theresa, as Donna said, we are all friends here, and no one is judging you. I hope I am as sharp and capable at 93 as you are. You are amazing and have every right to talk about whatever you’d like. You produce more quilts than many of us. You use technology to post comments and pictures, which many folks years younger than you cannot. I’m always happy to see your posts, regardless of content.

I had a lovely Mother’s Day. My daughter and SIL made a yummy brunch for us. Melon ball salad, a fritatta with feta cheese, bagels with cream cheese and salmon and mimosas. Then we played a little mahjong. I had just made her a mahjong bag for her set. I’ll post some photos. I had calls and texts from my son, grandkids and stepkids. We also filled some pots for flowers when I get around to planting some.

We finally bought a new 65” smart TV, and switched from cable to streaming. I am a pretty quick study, but my husband may not recover from the shock. Cable was just so expensive that we couldn’t justify keeping it anymore, but the learning curve is steep for older folks (81).

I hope everyone had a lovely Mother‘s Day. Lois

I love checking this site and love hearing from you, Theresa. If we can't share things with our friends here, where can we? I always look forward to hearing from everyone.

Life here has been a bit strained. My DIL decided she wasn't having enough fun, so she moved out after the first of the year and we are helping our son quite a bit more. They have a weird custody schedule with our granddaughter so it isn't always easy, but he is doing the best he can. Their "couple" friends think she's nuts, so they are also very supportive of him which is good.

DH has a miserable cold/fever and has been in bed the last few days so my son took me out to lunch after church today for Mother's Day. It was actually really nice. We had fun reminscing about some of the trips we have taken and him learning how to drive (he turns 41 this year!) and how I always had to remind him to stay in the center of the lane or I could spank folks on the sidewalk as we went by! The weather turned nice again after snow last week, so I spent the afternoon digging out a rose bush and Russian sage from my garden. All in all, it was a good Mother's day!

I have a quilt top almost finished - need to add the last border and then get it quilted. Maybe tonight while I watch hockey playoffs!

Sue

Thank you FRIENDS.

It was a nice Mother’s Day. Like Lois, there were calls and texts and some beautiful pink roses, my fav. And we had dinner with daughter Susanne and grandson Jordan. If you recall, Sue is the daughter with early onset Alzheimer. Jordan is the son of DD#1. Jordan served in Afghanistan and returned home with some issues. (My word, but war is cruel!) Anyway, he is doing very well, and when Sue’s diagnosis was made, he volunteered to live with her, be her companion/helper. And this arrangement seems to be working well for both of them.

Sue, (polardream) I am sorry to hear about your son’s situation. With your support, he will be ok. We have been through the same here, so we can sympathize.

Lois, I have often wondered how your son was doing with his dialysis treatments. Will this be a forever thing? We have no experience with this treatment so not sure how it works.

Donna, an extended family member went into care, and he was was same, eat and sleep, mostly sleep. My DH is taking more naps but his appetite is not good. He certainly is not ready for ’the home’ but the thought is always there that someday…

Well, again, thank you all for you do, I guess, for each other. I know where I can go for virtual hug. Hugs all around!!!

Theresa

Theresa, thanks for asking about my son. Yes, the dialysis is a forever thing, since his kidneys were damaged beyond recovery. His only option is a kidney transplant, but he tells me that he would have to lose about 35 pounds before the doctors would consider that. So far he hasn’t been willing to do that. He’s a very stubborn guy and has made many poor health decisions in his lifetime. You can’t make a 62 year old do what is best for himself if he’s not willing. All I can do is encourage him and love him. The rest is up to him. 😢

Sending good thoughts your way, Lois. It is hard work trying to convince someone who resists. 62 or 95!

Theresa