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It was a tough weekend but I still worked on something.

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Last week when I accepted this new writing adventure I had big plans to get organized and prepare for the upcoming week’s submissions. I had (still have) lots of ideas floating around my head about the direction I want to take this blog but like many well intentioned plans they got taken off course by the ever changing road of life as my daughter ended up in the hospital for the entire weekend.

She started off earlier in the week with a stomach bug that didn’t seem too bad but since she was missing so much school I took her to the doctor on Thursday. She seemed OK there, of course, and the doctor told me it should run its course in a couple of days. By Friday evening she was expelling anything she drank, even just an ice cube. Then she became very lethargic and off to the ER we went. Her hydration level was about 60% below normal. We’ve been through many stomach bugs that seemed much worse than this one and she has worked her way through them but not this one. We finally were released from the hospital late Sunday afternoon. So far (keeping fingers crossed and knocking on wood) she seems to be getting back to normal and no more violent episodes of stomach emptying.

I sat by her bedside pretty much most of the time. She wasn’t sick much while she was there because of the anti-nausea medicine. Most of her activity consisted of lying still while being pumped with fluids for dehydration while watching videos of movies and TV shows. Since I can only watch so much Scooby Doo and Arthur I made my husband go home and get me a project to work on and a book to read.

I worked on a needle punch project I designed myself and I will get a picture of it when it is more finished which isn’t too far away since it’s a great, quick activity to do when one doesn’t want to concentrate too much. I also finished a great little mystery, Blessed is the Busybody by Emilie Richards, that I picked up at the Spring International Quilt Show in Chicago. I met and talked with the author and she was gracious enough to sign the little paperback I purchased. She was there promoting her books that were based around a quilt design such as Lover’s Knot which is also the basis for a new book Quilt Along With Emilie Richards: Lover’s Knot by Leisure Arts. Anyway, the book I read was fun to read. It is set in a small Ohio town which was neat for me since I grew up in a small Ohio town. If you enjoy little murder mysteries I recommend it for passing time when you can’t do much else.

Now, cross your fingers for me and hope that tomorrow is a day filled with health and happiness for everyone and I can get down to business.


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