I've had a lot to write about; the Tale of the Diabetic Cat, the ongoing Drama with trying to get a brain scan, the actual Drama of that day, when I made good on my promise and managed to provoke a seizure by downing a bottle of Gatorade to which I had added four tablespoons (and one teaspoon) of sugar.
...and the resultant trip to the ER in an ambulance.
Sugar is officially my Kryptonite.
Yes, plenty to write about. But with the Monsters home fulltime and needing to be taken places and entertained, I haven't had chunks of uninterrupted time in which I could write. I get irritable when I am interrupted while trying to write. The thousand "Um Mom...s?" per day that happen when the Monsters are home turn me into something just short of a raving manaic when writing. So In everyone's interests I have not been blogging.
I really miss the early bedtime we impose on the kids when school is in...
But the nuns always told me that idle hands do the Devil's work. And my hands have been far from idle (can't speak much for the rest of me). Since I last posted about a month ago, I made this
...because Grace begged me to. And swore she will hand it down to her children. It killed my hands, but I'm really pleased with it.
Unlike writing, I can knit and answer questions /attend to interruptions no problem, so I have found myself knitting more and more as the summer progressed (Although when that blanket started to get big, extracting myself from the chair on which it lived became a bit of an operation).
Don't worry, this won't become a knitting blog. I'm sure when things are back to abnormal, I'll be back to blogging in earnest. In the meantime, know that I am still producing; except it's stitches this time instead of words.
Idle hands...
OMG that is gorgeous. It makes me itch to knit something.
Posted by: Heather | August 10, 2010 at 11:03 AM
You made my day today. I, too, had kids with sensory and auto immune issues and struggled to figure out what was going on while my body was falling apart at the same time. As my blood pressure was dropping and my fatigue increasing, my dog was diagnosed with Addison's disease. If we didn't have sick pets, we might almost seem normal!
Just wanted you to know that although I can only imagine what your life is like, I think we might be sisters in this journey.
Sick pets. What kind of crazy lady has sick kids, a sick body AND sick pets? Ones with big hearts. >3
Posted by: Tilling Mama | August 10, 2010 at 11:20 AM
Holy crap, that bedspread is gorgeous! And I fully support a change for the knittier, if you are going to continue to make such beautiful things ^_^
Posted by: choperena | August 10, 2010 at 01:13 PM
How did you manage to knit such a huge item during the summer? I'd have thought a person would faint from the heat of having that much wool in the lap.
I am thrilled you were able to have seizure at last where it could be monitored. My daughter also finally had a seizure in front of her neurologist, though it was totally not provoked, just law of averages finally catching up. I hope your scans bring about some reliable treatment. At least there's the confirmation on the hazards of sugar already, as if you didn't know that one.
Posted by: yanub | August 11, 2010 at 02:43 AM
That is beautiful--it's not just a cable knit, but interwoven hearts! Have also been doing some knitting myself as my shoulder permits. We'll probably both blog a little more when school's back in.
Posted by: fridawrites | August 11, 2010 at 02:57 PM
Very.beautiful.work! Definitely divine not devilish!
Hope to read a happy update from you soon.
Posted by: Barbara | August 18, 2010 at 02:59 PM
You're knitting! That makes my heart sing. The spread is gorgeous! Now, do your hands a favor and knit something lighter weight like lace.
Posted by: Betsy Payne | August 23, 2010 at 03:11 AM
Where did you learn to knit,please don't tell me you taught yourself, I went back to classes last year and can still only manage plain and purl any thing else my brain can't keep up I have to rewrite the pattern as a per row pattern instead of follow for next 16 rows if you know what I mean. Its beautiful what you made I'd love love to be able to produce similar work, fair play to yah.
Posted by: noels | August 25, 2010 at 02:08 PM
I think it's good to come out ahead and that diabetes is a reason why you can not yourself get into a normal, really is good to know because in findrxonline say it is very important that one has the conviction that it can be in adversity.
Posted by: Lilly Walcott | August 27, 2010 at 12:30 PM
Seriously love that bed spread, Simply stunning!!!
David
www.davidlam.co.uk
Posted by: David | October 20, 2010 at 05:58 PM
David,
Thank you for the kind words.
OSM
Posted by: One Sick Mother | October 23, 2010 at 09:31 AM
Well I may be 6 months or more behind, but that is one beautiful piece! Absolutely fabulous!
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Posted by: Art work | April 07, 2011 at 02:10 AM
Heavenly poo, that comforter is stunning! Notwithstanding I completely underpin a update for the knittier, provided that you are determined to carry on to make such grand things.
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