Hi All. Boy it has been a while since I have posted
anything on my blog. Life has gotten in
the way – and that is not always a bad thing.
After finally recovering from my pneumonia bout, I had the
misfortune of breaking my tibia. This
put me in my first hard cast for 6 weeks.
With this event I also had my first fracture scooter. I love little kids! You could just see their little faces
wondering why that old woman was on a scooter!
Then from there I got moved to a boot (another first) for 3 more
weeks. This week I got to finally shed
the boot and wear a street shoe again. I
have to figure out how to wear the shoe on the broken leg for 9 weeks now so
that it matches the other shoe that was worn by itself – LOL.
Through all this
I only had to miss one contracted engagement and that was the NAN Seminar. Since I was in the hospital the doctors
somehow didn’t understand how important the Seminar was. Hindsight, I don’t know how I thought I was
going to manage it anyway.
I will add,
however, that the first shop visit I made the week following my dismissal was
something else. I still could not fly so
talked my daughter, the other half of Duo Designs, into driving me to
Montgomery, AL to fulfill my commitment to The Needle Bug. I could not have asked for better treatment
and understanding – from shop owners and students alike. It was for me, though, very tough. I am a control freak and having to wait for
someone to bring me something or pull a thread, etc. drove me crazy. We got through it though and had a good time.
TNNA
Indianapolis Market went well with my having the scooter to assist the
distance. It would not have been
manageable for me had I not had it.
Again hindsight – I would have rented an electric scooter had I known
the distance involved. But then, Amy Bunger's Baby would not have had someone to flirt with in class if I had not had the scooter. Classes were
great though and everyone tried to spoil me.
My students are the best!
I want to thank
everyone for their well wishes, their willingness to be helpful, and their
patience. This is a great industry to be
in.
All is well and I think we are back on track. (We won't discuss the fact that my husband slid and fell while cleaning the pond, went to ER, badly bruised knee with fluid which will need to be drained - appt. with orthopedic surgeon tomorrow, and the drama continues!) I have been able to get a lot of stitching done. I leave next week for EGA SCR Seminar in Ridgecrest, NC, to teach Bright Holiday Tree so this will be my first flight since the incident and first outing without the fracture scooter. Walker and cane will need to do the job! Wish me luck!
Bright Holiday Tree
When I return
from this Seminar I will be visiting some shops for embellishment classes. The first one will be STITCH in Louisville,
and then over to The Needlepoint Clubhouse in St. Louis.
There are a few
more in between now and the ANG National Seminar in Chicago where I will be
teaching 5 days. So, as you can see, we
are very busy on this end of the Internet and time just doesn’t seem to present
itself to allow me to sit and make a posting. My 4-day class is Back To The Beach: The Girls Reunited and a 1-day class of Beading for Needlework. Rumor has it that one has gone to lottery. Yea!
Back To The Beach: The Girls Reunited
Beading for Needlework
For now, seems
there is so much I want to share but I’ll call it a day for now and get back to work and will
provide more later.
Remember to
stitch with a smile!
Sandy