Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year! I hope that each of you is doing well and that you have had a good year.

My husband, daughter, and I traveled by car to Disney World in Oct. This was my birthday, Christmas, and retirement gift, from my daughter. We stayed at Animal Kingdom Lodge. Whenever we came back to our room, we were eager to see what wildlife was just outside our balcony! We were able to get the Disney Dining plan free, so we tried some unusual expensive dining experiences that we normally wouldn’t have. We went to the “Mickey’s Not So Scary Halloween Party” one night and met my daughter's friend and her daughter there. We had a blast!

My daughter is still working as Contractor Quality Control Manager for Whiting-Turner Contracting Company. She is currently working on a project building army barracks at Ft. Benning, GA. She is living in an apt. in Columbus, GA during the week and driving back to her condo in Sandy Springs, GA for the weekends. Her company pays for her apt. in Columbus and her travel expenses back and forth.

My son is working as Instructional Technologist at Southern Polytechnic State Univ. He manages their web site, sets up online computer classes, is over others who set up smart classrooms and do other computer related jobs. He is now living in a house that he bought several years ago.

I retired from Gwinnett Co. Schools in May. I stayed in Kingsport, TN from June 19 through Nov. 20 as primary caregiver for my mom. (Mom had many caregivers that were soooo good to her! She is really blessed to have so many friends and relatives that took care of her!) I did take a couple of breaks for doctor visits and for the Disney trip. I had a couple of fainting spells that were probably due to medications, but all that is straightened out now. My mom is now living in an assisted living home.

My husband is still working in sales at the same place, new name, Vanguard Truck Center of Atlanta. He also traveled to Kingsport this summer almost every weekend.

Best Wishes to all of you!

Christmas Shopping

I've been Christmas Shopping the last 2 days. I'm ready to quit and just place orders online from now on.

Happy Thanksgiving!!

I'm thankful for a husband who does all the cooking!! I'm excited about getting to see my kids (son age 33 and daughter age 36) today!!!

Disney & Doctor Appointments

Last week my daughter, husband and I went to Disney World. We had fun, fun, fun! The weather was hot! They had record breaking high temps. the whole week--97, 98, lows 87, 89, etc. One of the reasons we'd picked this time of the year was that we were hoping for cooler weather, but it was less crowded than in the summertime. We had a blast at Mickey's Not So Scary Halloween Party. They limit the number of people allowed in the Magic Kingdom for the party, so you can ride the rides with very little wait time.

I'm in GA this week to go to the dentist, dermatologist, ob-gyn, and have a mammogram and bone density scan--not fun. My sister is off from teaching on Fall Break, so she is staying with Mom in TN.

Great Give-away!

Pat is have a GIVE A WAY celebrating her 150th post. So here are the " I LOVE MY BLOG" goodies. She is giving away: One Layer Cake of Moda Crazy Eights, One 4 pack of different weights of Aurfil thread, One little stitchery from Bareroots designs that says "Sewing", comes with the goodies to make the project big funThree Silver Thimble Patterns, Twinkle Twinkle, Georgia Hoe Down and How Does YOUR Garden Grow.

Family, Doctor, Quilt Stores, Mom

I drove to GA this past weekend. I went to Patchwork Cottage on Sunday afternoon and got some goodies. Our family was able to get together Sunday. We met at my daughter's condo in Sandy Springs and went out for Lunch. I hadn't seen my son in since May, so it was good to see him. I treasure the times that we can all get together.

I went to my doctor on Monday, which was the reason for my trip. He straightened out my meds, so that hopefully I won't have any more fainting, depression, or migraine headaches. I had fainted again the week before.

I found a quilt store that I hadn't been to - imagine that! "Georgia Sewing & Quilting" is at Exit 4 off 985. See http://www.georgiasewingandquilting.net/. I stopped there on my way back to TN. I also stopped at "Tennessee Quilts" in Jonesboro, TN and "Somewhere Sewing" in Johnson City, TN.

Mom fell again while I was gone, but she wasn't hurt. My sister was with her and called her husband. They were able to get Mom up. That is the 3rd time that she has fallen in the past 2 weeks. She chipped her shoulder bone when she fell on Sunday, 9/13. My husband and daughter were visiting so they helped me get her up. My daughter said that when she went back to work they said, "Did you enjoy your vacation?" She said, "Do you want to hear about my grandmother falling and going to the ER, my tripping over hoses and falling at a gas station, or my Mom going crazy from being off her medications?"

Mom Fell again

I missed seeing everyone at Thimbles this weekend. I'm still with my mom in TN. She fell again today, so we spent half a day at the ER. My husband and daughter came up to visit this weekend, so they were here to help get her up after she fell. She hurt the left side of her head, her left shoulder and left knee. They did X-rays and a CAT. The Dr. said for her to wear a sling for left shoulder for 48 hrs. The good news is that nothing was broken as far as they could tell.