Where did this month go?

I seem to have lost a lot of days this month! lol! Let's see, we've had colds, the flu, company, more flu..............hmm. Okay, I think we are past that now. So lets move forward.

Well, bowling is now over except for the tournaments we are attending before next season. If fact, I am bowling my first one this afternoon. It is called the Granny bowl! Appropriate for our team, since almost all of us are Grannies! Our team name is Change-A-Comin' which should say Change-Is-Here! I swear! We all have hot flashes!

My cousin and my aunt came up from West Plains this week. It was great seeing them as my hubby has been feeling so bad this last six months, he hardly leaves the house. My 87 yr old aunt is in better condition than he is! They stayed only two days but it was great! My cousin had taken my quilt tops back home with her last time she came. She knew a lady that would do my quilting for me. I can make tops, I just don't have the patience to hand quilt. The lady who quilted this one for me, said we did a great job putting it together.

Seems like I have been making more doll clothes and trying to come up with more ideas. I still have not finished my doll closet. I just haven't felt like painting. Lets hope I can get to that in a few weeks. I have been giving away my hangers as free gifts when I sell Blythe clothes. I need to make more of those too. I am out! I have revised my skirts and made them fuller. The last one was maybe a little too full but it still looks good. It is hard to get all that gathered and in the waistband but I did it. My crop top pattern is easy to make and looks great with the skirts. I will post that picture separately from this post.

Okay will get some coffee and brb!


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Keeping busy.........

with family and business is more than a full time job. I think it would be easier to go back to a real job! lol! But I think that is out of the question anymore. I thought retiring I would get to create, create, but it's more like change diapers, change diapers. Not that I don't love them, but I thought I was all thru with that! We are now on a new phase and I think that this one will take a lot of work. My youngest daughter brought home a magazine listing all the different types of learning disabilities. Of course we have been concerned that our darling Cara isn't speaking as much as she should at this point. She actually has been backtracking instead of increasing her vocabulary. Since her older brother had speech problems, I wasn't so worried but it is now time to face the truth. She actually has many of the problems they describe. I think that after her next visit to the pediatrician they will give us ways to help her. But for now, we are trying things like holding a block up next to your mouth and saying the color, such as green, green. She thinks we are funny and laughs at us. Hopefully, she will start to copy. She understands everything you say and has just started nodding yes or no. She points to pictures and you can ask her where the bird is and she gets it right. She gets most of them right. She just doesn't talk.

So last night, I played hooky from bowling (tired) and went to the book store for some help. The magazine recommended signing. I couldn't believe what all is out there on the market! I wound up buying three different books on signing. I took one to my daughter so she can start with one, and I kept two for me. I even bought me a book. Soapmaking, but that's another post! lol!

Well, Cara liked the picture cards and watched us as we made the signs and said the words. We will start small and slow, but better a start than none. We will see, time will tell. Will keep this alive so I can see how she progresses.