My mom went to her doctor yesterday because she still isn’t feeling great. He told her it was ‘ok’ to take the pain pills as needed. He also recommended she see a nerve specialist or whatever they are called. He asked if she was depressed. Wouldn’t you be if you hurt all the time?
I think a person hurting should try different alternatives to healing their bodies. Mom had massage therapy for her sciatica and that helped a bit. I was thinking acupuncture and Holistic treatment. I have told her a zillion times that people into herbs say to consume large amounts of garlic. She didn’t buy the gel ones. So, if she decides to try something other than the western medicine approach, I think she may find some relief. Herbs have been around a lot longer than meds.
I speak from experience-Milk Thistle helped my elevated liver enzymes restore to normal. I’ve been taking it for over 3 years.
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Tonight I made some little Christmas gifts. I can’t list them here as I don’t know who reads this blog.
I was a bit depressed when my mom called and said ‘she was on her way out.’ My brother called me and said mom has always wanted to be the center of attention and was coddled her entire life. As an old lady, she can’t handle it because her kids have a life that isn’t centered around her. I love her dearly, but she needs to be more thoughtful about remarks she makes.
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I am sure you have heard about the 18 yr guy who allegedly killed his 14 year old girlfriend’s parents and fled with her over the weekend. They are from Lititz, PA, about 40 or so miles from here.
I have to commend the Amber alert as they were caught and apprehended in Indiana.

I made this fella back in 1994. I remember because the OJ Simpson trial was going on. It was one of those years I was making autumn goodies like stuffed pumpkins (which aren’t that hard to make and they last for a long time).
I may have had him on my blog around this time last year, but isn’t it funny how I remember what I was watching on tv when I was stitching him up?
The poor guy has a floppy head. I should put a stick up his neck. I also finished the bench he is sitting on (the spindles are painted Colonial red or something like that). The cats have ‘added’ their signature to it in claw marks.
I guess I did him in honor of the scarecrow from ‘The Wizard of Oz’, one of my favorite flicks.

So I thought this order didn’t go through! I’ve been waiting a few weeks. (Nordic Needle online)

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These are the last three headers that I have made. Click to enlarge. Which one do you like the best? Are there elements from one that are better than the others?
#1-Pink lettering
#2-Night sky
#3 Aqua sky
Let me know. I’m always open for suggestions.
~Update~
I forgot how many neat photos and graphics that they have over at Corbis.com. So I found the cute graphic plus the photo of Diana-Goddess of the Moon. I think the lettering explaining the blog looks better too.
I may not be finished yet though. ; )

I gathered a bunch of hydrangeas before the cool weather hit.
I love the pink bunch on the top.

So this is #19, I think. I like to play with Paint Shop Pro, can you tell? I was not happy with the lettering and I may get up to #30 before I am. If at first you don’t succeed…try, try again. ; )
~Update-
I have a really nice $30 book I got for cheap because someone ordered it at Border’s and never picked it up. It’s for PSP6 and I have PSP7, so I had to figure out where a few of the pull down options were.
To make the lettering ‘all cool’, you have to make it a floating selection. And in PSP7, the metallic is all built in the color selection! I should have figured that out. Thank goodness for books.
I hope you like the ‘sculpted’ lettering. It was really easy. I also have a glowing letter header that I need to finish.
I definitely earned this button:

email I just received after selling on eBay for over 6 years. Not bad…

A positive feedback rating of 2500 on eBay is quite a feat. And you’ve made it happen! You are halfway to earning your Green Star.

Thank you for being such an active member of the eBay community. We value our partnership and we look forward to helping you achieve continued success.

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Thank you 2,500 times over!

Sean and I went for our 2 year check-up at the eye doctor yesterday. Brian went at the end of September. Brian didn’t need new glasses but we did! Sean and I both had trouble reading the chart. We are both near-sighted. I have no problem reading books, stitching or other close-up work.
That’s gonna cost something this time because Sean had a plan before that paid for his glasses-two pairs to be exact. We will probably go to America’s Best Eyewear where I got mine a few years ago. I got two pairs for under $200. One pair was sunglasses. Prescription sunglasses are great and I recommend them! I’ll probably just keep the sunglasses I have and not get new ones as I don’t wear them a heck of a lot anyway. It’s too bad when your eye glass prescription needs a little tweaking in only two years. I like glasses over contacts as I don’t wear them all the time. I wear them when I go out driving and shopping. I wear them when I watch tv. I like picking out new styles though.
Oh yeah-my eye were dilated for over 6 hours!
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Barbara asked what am I doing with all the yarn. Probably using it to make a few hats for my mom and charity. I made a hat for myself but I have to play with it a bit as it was a design with a lot of holes. I look like Jenny from ‘Love Story’ when I wear it. I may weave some ribbons in and out of it. I wonder if I steam it, it will stretch? It’s made out of Italian cotton yarn.
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Brian has a ton of leaves to clean up tomorrow. We are trying to get Sean to help more, but he is full of excuses. Start them early gang! Guess mom here better take an interest.
We are probably going to have our first hard frost tonight. Bye-bye flowers. ; (