Comfort Food

What a busy few days I have had.  Short weeks are always a little difficult trying to keep the schedule close to normal.  You make decisions about trying to get 5 days work done in three.  Then you wonder did I cover the concept well or did I just waste that time.  I am always second guessing the decisions.  Another reason I love my wonderful teaching partner of many years, Charme'.  Thanks for helping me be decisive.  So, I spent Monday and Tuesday trying to think of all the details to help the guest teacher have a good day.  My kids were pretty excited about the upcoming four days off, so I knew today might be difficult.  I prepared the kids that things might be a bit different than usual and that would be okay.  I hope they were kind.

Last night I realized I am just less than a month away from the sorority auction.  So I started racking my brain for cute fairly quick ideas to make or do for the auction.  I came up with a fall table runner.  So I started on it last night and worked on it a bit more when I woke up from the nap I took after surgery.  I started on the applique.  I only did two leaves and my incision started feeling sore so I had to quit.  I will pick it up again tomorrow.  In the first picture that is the layout of the runner and the second I was trying to show the applique detail.  I have finished the red and green leaves complete with veins.  That takes a whole lot longer than I estimate.  Anyway, that is one of my many projects.  I also have 2 quilts to put binding on and three more table runners in progress.  Maybe I will get some of these finished in the next couple of days.  That would make me a happy camper!
Surgery was fast and uneventful.  I was out, but it wasn't deep sleep.  Everything went as planned.  Ken fed me when we got home and I took a 2 1/2 hour nap.  Zachary, my youngest grandson called and I spoke to Kayla, his mom. I am hungrily awaiting some comfort food from another teaching partner, Laura.  She told me she would be bringing over a chicken pot pie.  I can't wait!  My cancer journey is coming to an end.  I will still be taking the pill for the remainder of the five years about 4 1/2 to go and I will see the oncologist periodically.  OH!  She is here!