Rough times

The first week in September, just after my mom's 60th birthday (that we had to post-pone because she was in the hospital again) I decided to hold a fundraiser for my parents. They'd both been in and out of the hospital for several months. You can read more about it on that post. About a month later, dad called me and said she's not doing good. My brother, my grandma and I made it to the hospital to sit with her for a few more hours before she took her last breath. October was a difficult month. All my plans got put on hold. I wasn't at my computer much, so there were no updates to the blog, few replies to emails, and little though about sewing. We knew mom was sick, but she always got better. She always went home. It wasn't until dad called that the thought even crossed my mind that she wasn't going to get better and go home soon. She was barely 60 years old. She had a lot of life left in her.

However, life moves on, and I am back at it. Things have settled back in to a new sort of normal. Dad calls me often and asks how to cook this or that, or how to do something with technology.

I just wanted to write here to let you know I'm back. I'm still developing a quilt. I had intended for it to be published by now, but hopefully within the next few weeks.

I also wanted to remind you: if you still have your parents, Call them. Tell them you love them. Talk to them. If you're a parent and you have kids, be annoying, call them. Talk to them. Don't hesitate to call because "they might be busy." if they're busy, they'll tell you and they'll call you back, or they won't answer the phone. Hug them. You never know when it might be the last. Take the goofy photos. Embarrass them. I don't know what mom was doing in the photo above, but she was having fun pretending that weird tree was a horse. It's one of my favorites of her.