August Cupbordscape

Hello friends.

Today's cupboardscape 

Am leaning into Fall.

With the colors of blue and yellow.

A wonderful oval hooked rug.

This is my favorite blue and white quilt.

This yelllowware bowl is a vintage one.

While this one is an antique.

Getting into Fall mood.

In other news,

the million dollar answer to why

my mom cannot walk is not something we know.

I even asked her why cant you walk,

you only broke your shoulder?

My guess is her brain is not telling

her she can walk.

Or maybe she is afraid of falling again.

None of us know the answer...

wish we did.

Mikayla is staying on campus.

To bring her car would have cost 

her way too much to keep her car there.

Maybe in a few years if she gets into

a rental house she might bring her car...

but not now.

Pam I tried to follow you,

however for some reason Bloglovin

is giving me issues...just like Blogger at times.

I will continue to try as I would like to get

to know another fellow Michigander who blogs.

Well off to see my mom.

Hope everyone enjoys their weekend!

Autumn Is A Coming Blessings To All!

Janice

The Graduate

 Good morning friends,

In the midst of dealing with my mom's

latest health issue,

Bob and I attended my sweet granddaughters

graduation party last Sunday.

Congratulations to Mikayla.

Here she is in her cap and gown.

School colors are red and white.

At graduation the girls wore white,

while the boys wore red.

Am not sure why she decided to add

tint to her hair that day.

I told her she should have done it in 

a red though to match her school colors.

One of her baby pictures on the left.

One of the many awards she received.

Her school name was Chippewa Valley.

My daughter decided to add the college colors

she will be attending for the dessert table.

Michigan State University.

I took this picture way before all of

 the desserts were put out.

Proud mom (Michele) my daughter

on the right.

Mikayla on the left.

Mikayla reports to Michigan State University

on August 19th.

In other news,

My mom had an orthopedic appointment 

yesterday morning.

I met the courtesy van there.

The doctor told her that at a minimum 

her shoulder will take 3 months to heal.

It also may never heal.

Her only other option would be to do

shoulder replacement surgery.

However the doctor did not recommend

this at all because of my mom's age.

She still cannot walk.

In therapy they are just having her ride a bike

and having her stand with assistance

for a few minutes.

Am hoping she is able to walk...

otherwise us kids will have to make some decisions.

We finally got our new privacy fence yesterday too.

Will need to take a pic of it at some point.

Bob also celebrated his birthday yesterday.

We went out for dinner after I was done working. 

Ate outside at this restaurant along our river.

There was a nice breeze and it was not hot at all.

It was also very hazy all day 

due to the Canadian wildfires again.

Am hoping it goes away today.

Well off to work.

Hope everyone is enjoying

 their August weather thus far.

Post Graduation Blessings To all!

Janice

Friday Finish

July is over.

August has arrived.

I have not one, but two finishes.

YAY

Just not fully finished.

 

Patriotic Pinwheel Parade.

The bunnies will be made into a pillow

for next July 4th.

Anyone who has been following

my blog for awhile....

knows I love BUNNIES.

These bunnies are so adorable.

That flag was a beast to stitch though.

Then I finished Blueskin.

Blueskin was George Washington's horse.

I changed my floss colors for this one.

Looking at this photo, I will need

to do a backstitch around him now.

So looks like this one is not really finished now.

Once I finish Nelson,

George Washington's other horse,

I will get them both framed.

Would like these to also be finished and framed

by next July 4th.

Now my next dilemma.

I ordered more fabric to stitch Nelson

for next year.

The one on the left if the one I just purchased.

(looks like a grayish tan)

One on the right is the one I stitched Blueskin on.

(greenish tan hue)

Notice the difference.

Looks like the dye lot changed.

UGH

Now I am hoping I left myself enough

room on the first fabric to stitch Nelson.

***note to self***

Order enough damn fabric all at once if you

are going to stitch more than one pattern.

In other news,

my mom was transferred to a rehab

facility now.

She started therapy to walk again.

According to the therapist she 

had a good first day.

She was released from the hospital 

on Wednesday and all her vitals

were back to normal.

It will still take about 2 months

for her shoulder to heal.

We are all hoping she will walk again.

Also grandson Michael is still not

able to go back to work.

He was able to get the boot removed now.

His toes have healed.

Now he is wearing a back brace for

the herniated disc.

His doctor does not want to do surgery.

Is hoping this will heal on its own.

He will also need therapy as well.

My son's 41st birthday was yesterday.

He is coming to our house tomorrow

afternoon to go swimming in the river.

We will have a bbq later and possibly a bonfire.

Will go visit my mom in the morning.

Hope everyone has a wonderful weekend!

August Blessings To All!

Janice