I talk to my Mom a few times a week on the phone. She lives in Massachusetts in an assisted living place. She has dementia and has no short term memory but still knows what is going on. I just talk to her about things I am doing etc. Usually she comes up with a pearl of wisdom each time we talk and I thought I should write them down.

I called her today for Mother's Day. She said a lot of people were getting picked up (I told her I wished we could have been there).

Last week we had a big primary here in NC. Lots of women on the ballot - yahoo. So I was telling her that. She said to vote for the women cause the men have screwed up enough already. She watches TV and reads the paper and magazines, so she knows who is running (but forgets and forgets their names). So, that was last week and I did as I was told (I always do my Mother says LOL).

I told her that sometimes when you are sick not all your friends come around. She said that not everyone knows how to deal with sickness. They don't know what to say and so stay away. I guess this is true too when there is a death. I know that I do not handle that well, because it reminds me of when my Dad passed away. So, that was today's wisdom.

I sent my Mom one of the Hallmark cards that you can record a message on before the music. She said she didn't get it. I think she forgets to check her mail. So, she said she would go down and get her mail. Of course, she will forget when she hangs up the phone.

I started cutting out these t-shirts back when we lived in Omaha in 2000 or so. I finally finished it! It is made from a lot of my husband's t-shirts from the 1990s or so. When I met him we were working for DEC (Digital Equipment Corporation turned COMPAQ turned HP). He could wear t-shirts to work. Now he works for a bank here in Raleigh and has to wear business casual... no more t-shirts LOL.

So here is the front:

The top and bottom borders are photos of Kevin wearing the t-shirts.

Here is the back:

The back is flannel and a few t-shirts to fill in. It is soft and the last view nights have been chilly here so he actually got to use it!You can see the quilting in this close-up. A local long-armer Cathy Kirk in Cary NC quilted it for me. She did peace signs in the borders.

There were a group of Grateful Dead fans at DEC who were called decheads. They made t-shirts and here is one of them.

We had email at DEC before the world was using email and we used those cute :-) characters a lot too. Here is one t-shirt that used them:

Wow, it has been 30 years since the great blizzard of 1978! I stayed home from work the day it started to snow (a Monday) cause my glasses got broken. My Mother was a nurse at the time and they came to get her in some kind of Army truck. I was working in the ER at the time, which was closed anyways so I didn't have to go to work until Thursday of that week. By then the main roads were open. It was a lot of snow!

And now I am here in NC and it has been in the 70s this week. The Heliobore is in bloom. The fish get confused when it is hot cold hot cold. We are in a severe drought and will not be planting much in the garden this year. No watering outside unless with reclaimed inside water or rain barrel.

Here goes with my first blog post! It is 5 AM and I woke up and couldn't get back to sleep. Then I wonder why I need a nap around 4 in the afternoon!

I have been quilting since 1986. I started needlepointing a long time ago and like to try any craft that has been invented! You just have to look at my craft closet and you will see what I mean. Any hand work will do!

We are in the process of redoing the bonus room. It had gotten out of control! Plus we wanted to knock down the wall that the previous owners had put in.

Then we are taking out the carpet and going with a new bamboo floor! Can't wait to be able to roll around in my chair. So you can watch the progress here.

I have been blogging on the web site that the local paper has set up. They sometimes print posts in the paper and I have already had 3 posts posted. My pet peeve at the moment is the Social Security disability mess. Also, trash and just about anything. I like to write and was a Technical Writer in a past life. I was also a Medical Technologist for awhile. I don't work now and don't miss the corporate life. I just miss the corporate money (which isn't so hot right now anyways). So, I am selling stuff on half.com and ebay. I also have good luck with Craigslist.

Well, I will be thinking about what I want to talk about next. I will show you stuff that I am working on next.