Where has the time gone?

I'm currently living in the Ronald McDonald house in Rochester, NY with my DIL and DGD who is almost thru her 5th week of radiation. It has started to finally kick her little butt so that now in the afternoon she's napping, and by nighttime, she's ready for bed. She's all but off the effects of the steroids and back to her sweet little self. :-) I'm honored to be here to help them get thru it.

I managed to finish my "Waiting Room Quilt" and am thrilled with the results of my first totally hand appliqued project. It is a Piece O'Cake design that I did thru the Applique Cafe yahoo group and their bom beginner's class. Loved it, and all I learned from it. I've enjoyed hand applique so much I've even started a second project from Susan McKelvey's Baltimore's Country Cousins book. It's like a Baltimore Album quilt, but a bit more countrified. lol

Yes, it's finally official. I am retired. I wasn't sure my "boss" was ever going to get convinced. She in her infinite wisdom, refused to believe me when I told her and proceeded to put me on November's schedule. When I called the HR department to tell them what she had done, the laughed and suggested I #1 NOT report to work, and #2 NOT worry about it. I told them I had NO problem doing either of those suggestions. lol

My Mom is doing quite well from her hernia surgery. My husband is also doing well from his knee surgery. AND, quite unexpectedly, my MIL is doing well from her emergency surgery on a cyst that ruptured inside of her. Oh yes, I'm ready for all of the stuff to stop and some sort of quiet normalcy to replace all this. lol Quiet? ME?

If I can figure out how to do it, I hope to include some photos in this post. I think I've forgotten everything in the time I've been away! lol

Take care, and enjoy the sunshine. We see so little of it this time of the year. lol sylvia