Well, after 45 years of knitting, I finally knitted something for myself that is bigger and more complicated than a scarf or an afghan. The flash made it look a little brighter than it actually is. Actually the colors are more subdued, less pink and more maroon. It was fun and didn't take me a terribly long time. Only problem...now it's too hot to wear it until next winter. So into the closet it shall go. I've already started on my next project!

Grandmas weekend in Charleston

What a wonderful weekend Cay, Stephanie and I had in Charleston. We washed baby clothes, clipped tags off of baby clothes, dried baby clothes, folded baby clothes, put baby clothes away and generally enjoyed looking at each piece of baby clothes as we did all of this. We also ate Coldstone Creamery ice cream, pizza, brunch at a wonderful restuarant, dinner at Olive Garden, and great food at the baby shower. We visited BabiesRus for several hours, went to the outlet mall, to, what else, buy more baby clothes. Cay and Stephanie (mostly Cay) pulled weeds and edged in the front of the house. And we attended a wonderful baby shower for Stephanie with so many of her wonderful and generous friends. What a great weekend!

Update

BACK INJECTIONS ARE NOT FUN! But, the good thing is that the pain has gone from about an 8 to about a 1 or 2!!! And that 1 or 2 is more of an ache than a pain. I get the priviledge of having another injection on 4/29 and they seem to think that will take me to pain zero! I am functioning almost normally now, and boy does that make me happy after 2 months of this mess!

Oh my aching back

Just an update for those of you who have asked about my back. I went to the spine/back/pain guy in the orthopeadic group today. They had originally thought that I had 3 bulging discs which was what was causing my pain. Well, nope, they have decided I do have bulging discs and one herniated disc, but they don't seem to be pressing on any nerves. They are reasonably sure that I have sacro iliac joint dysfunction: http://www.medicinenet.com/sacroiliac_joint_pain/page4.htm
They are going to give me an injection tomorrow morning and with any luck at all (which I have had very little of healthwise in the past year) I should feel better by Friday. We can hope!!! He did give me some strong pain medicine to get me through until then - sure wish somebody had thought of that over the last 8 weeks!!!! Now if I can just stay awake through DWTS and Idol tonight - can't miss them!!! haha
I did get a chance while in Hickory to buy myself a new outfit to wear to Stepanie's baby shower on the 26th. That eased the pain a little bit. :-)

Ah Spring!

Today was a beautiful day here, so I decided to work outside. First I went to Town and Country Greenhouse (my favorite place in the spring) and bought a boston fern, a firetail, a wandering jew, 3 regal geraniums and a citronella mosquito plant. Then I was off to Lowes and added to my collection with lots more stuff. (daisies, woodland phlox, marigolds, caladiums, and a few more odds and ends.

Elizabeth came over and we made another trip to Lowes for more gorgeous plants and then back to the house to plant them. Unfortunately I have hurt my back and can do very little bending. Fortunately, Elizabeth is a wonderful friend and master gardener. She did most of the work. I did most of the supervising! :-)

I also hung my new Easter door wreath that you see above. And to top all that off I went to a new store in Lenoir the other day and bought the little green table you see below and the green cushions for the rockers. Now I can sit comfortably outside and admire all the wonderful things as they bloom!

In memory of Brady Thomas Meyer

This little white rose was placed on the altar of our church today in memory of Brady Thomas Meyer. The greenery (no flower arrangements during Lent) on the altar was also placed in honor of Brady, Drew, and Jordan, the Meyer triplets.

I never got to meet Brady, but he has touched my heart and has been in my prayers since the day he was born.

Knitting for my granddaughter

In honor of my granddaughter's maternal grandfather I decided that I needed to knit something that my new granddaughter could learn from even before she traveled to Indiana and was able to share her grandfather's interests. Steve, I hope I did it justice!!! haha I have had so much fun looking for things to knit, not only for my granddaughter, but also for her 3 cousins who will be here before her. After that I'm going to have to get busy knitting for Christmas - after all, there are three other cousins that I can knit for, too!!!
It's pretty chilly here today (Sunday) and we have an inch of sleet on the ground, so I'm in for the day. Guess I'll get back to my knitting!!!