Murphy Update

Well, it's almost two weeks since I lost my best fur friend Murphy. I have to be honest and say that things haven't been all that easy for me. I wanted to take the time to thank all of my blog world friends who had such kind words, thoughts and prayers that they sent my way. That has helped me quite a bit. I've spent alot of time with Jen and Mike and Holly. When I do come home it is so unbearably quiet in here I don't like to be home. I know with time that will improve or atleast I hope so.

So, in the mean time I've taken to rearranging my spare room and again I'm on a tossing out mode. I'm still folding fabric and getting my cabinet in order. Even if I could stick with it for say a half hour each night I could get alot done. I think I finally have all of the fabric folded so soon it will just be arranging it by color. I've stuck my quilting books inbetween the fabric stacks and I"m amazed at how many Eleanor Burns books I own.

I'm off to do a little more organzing yet tonight but I just wanted to say Thank You again to all of my friends for their kind words. Things will get better.

My fur friend is gone

For those of you who know me you'll understand what this post means to me. Last night my fur child Murphy had to be put down. He was in congestive heart failure and since it is very common in his breed I had to put him down.

Murphy came into my life 7 years ago. I had been wanting to get another dog and I was on the web one Saturday morning and searching the dog pounds. Up popped this cute picture of Murphy and it was puppy love at first sight. The rest is history and we've been together ever since. He filled my heart and my heart and my home with unconditional love. Almost two years ago he was diagnosed with Diabetes. This was a shock to all of us but we got through it and he was such a trooper. We got on a regular schedule of feeding and insulin injections. Needless to say I watched him like a hawk.

He had a rough weekend so I called and got him into the vet last night. Luckily my son inlaw, Mike met me there and later Jen came. To make a long story short they did x rays and discovered he was in congestive heart failure. There was no hope for a recovery so the decision was made to end his suffering and put him down. I know that someday he'll be waiting for me at the Rainbow Bridge. But for now it's no more twice daily injections and he can eat whatever he wants to. Give all of your fur kids a hug today in memory of mine, Murphy.

Organization and tossing

Today was finally the day for organizing and folding all of my fabric and switching it to another cabinet in my house. What a chore this was and it's still not done. Jen said she'd come and help me out and she did. I'd bring an arm load of fabric out and she'd laugh at alot of it but we'd folded for hours. This cabinet is actually in my bedroom and had odd clothes in it un til early this afternoon. I'm getting really excited about my fabric since it's all nicely folded and stacked. Right now it's not in there according to color but once it's all in I can change that around. Inbetween the stacks of fabric Jen suggested I put in quilting books so I moved quite a few of those too.

This is going to be my work in progress for the rest of the week and I'll take more pictures as I go along. The top shelf is all my "good" quilt store fabric. The two shelves on the left under the top shelf are my batiks and then other " good" fat quarters. The very bottom left is all Christmas and the rest are all cottons from other places. I have one bag that is just plain junk that is going to be tossed out and I need to get a rubbermaid tub for my scraps. So if anyone asks how I spent my Sunday I can show them this picture. Now I'm getting excited about what projects I can do because I can see what I actually have.

New Years Eve FUN

Happy New Year everyone. Last night I got together with 19 other quilters at our local quilt shop The Patched Works and we had the first annual Rockin New Years Eve. What a great time was had by all. We had a pot luck and there was so much food and such a variety it was fantastic. I had my camera out on the table with me but I was so busy talking, laughing and sewing that I totally forgot to take any pictures. Around 10 we got party hats and noise makers and we had a champagne toast. The owners of the shop Julie and Frank couldn't have been better hosts for the event. Everyone there had so much fun sewing. You just took your machine and supplies and sewed whatever it was you wanted to and if you needed a notion or fabric well there it was.

If any of you are looking for something fun to do next year stop at your local quilt store and see what you can work out. Even with all the talking and carrying on I did manage to get 5 pillow cases made.