Chemo is FINISHED!!!

It is such a relief and a huge milestone on my journey with cancer treatment and survival.  In one month I will meet with the surgeon to discuss the mastectomy.  I have so many questions for him.  Number one being, can he do the reconstruction surgery at the same time even if I need radiation treatment?  I’ve heard you might have to wait for six months to a year if you do the rad’s.  I’ve decided I want to have an implant in the one they will remove and also an implant on the “good” one~to make it match the new one and be perky too!!!  Hey, might as well make the most of a terrible situation, right?

When I was first diagnosed my sister wanted to buy some pink bracelets and give them to our friends to wear.  I told her No Way…None of that pink crap!!!  Do you have any idea how much of this stuff is out there?  And where does the money really go?  One website proudly proclaimed that they give 1% of their profits to breast cancer research.  WOW…1%.

Here are a few needless things I found while surfing this evening

pink ribbon headphones!

pink ribbon candles

     

pink ribbon bracelets 

pink ribbon sandals

pink ribbon candy dish!

pink ribbon onsies

for the baby!

And finally a pink ribbon watch!

Like I said, what do you think they do with all the money from these products?  And this is just a Small sample of the things for sale.  Somebody’s getting rich. 

I did go to the Breast Cancer Foundation of the Ozarks   today after chemo and bought 10 of these rubber bracelets to give away!!!  For some reason they didn’t seem so bad. (Or maybe they are  still really bad and I was just feeling victorious!) They read Beacon of Hope and bcfo.org.

And yesterday I sketched a little mat with Jimmie Dean sitting on his little green chair.  Hooked a little on it today at the hospital.  I’m hand cutting all the wool for it and it’s fun so far!  Will show you when I have a bit more finished.

It’s so nice to read all of your kind, friendly and loving comments.  thank you.

Peace,

Sheri

I finished the tote bag by Karen Kahle!

And I had the best time hooking it!  It hooked up really fast.  Then came the sewing with a machine part….

And the swearing…. Broke the needle within a few minutes!!!

I am going to change the handle material to a pink wool.  I think the stripes are just too bright.  And I think I’ll add some sort of trim around the top of the bag too.

Hope everyone had a great Valentine’s day!  Mine was great!  He spoils me and I love it!  And he even proved he Listens to me.  A while back I told him I’d like to try my hand at growing an orchid.  He got me two for V. day.  One white, the other lavendar.  Also two more silver charms for my bracelet.  And a pot of daffodils to set out in the spring! 

 

It’s still snowing here and has done so every day since last Friday.  Not sticking on the ground, just looking beautiful.

Have a great week

Peace,

Sheri

I’m CLUELESS!

And Dulcy is my HERO! Last summer she asked Tammy and me if we would like to do a rug show at The Moxie Cinema. A unique movie theatre in our upscale downtown area. We were both thrilled and said yes immediately. She said the show would be in Feb. 2010. Oh how life changes when you’re not looking. I didn’t have any CLUE that I would be knee deep in chemo. Nor did Tammy have a CLUE that the night before the big show she would come down with food poisoning! Enter Dulcy and her husband Jim. Jim is a professional photographer and they have many years experience “hanging” shows. But I’m sure they didn’t have any CLUE that they would be doing it all by themselves this morning. We feel so bad about it too. I talked to Tammy a minute ago on the phone. I did remind her of what Dulcy told me yesterday. That we would gladly do it for her if the circumstances were different. And it made me feel much better. Of course we would. And think nothing of it! She promised to take lots of pictures and Mickey and I plan to go see a movie over the weekend.

I was going to show you the rugs I am displaying……BUT my pictures app won’t work!

So in closing I wanted to tell you that have been asking how I’ve been feeling that honestly I’ve been run over by the chemo truck. Been in bed for 10 days. It’s the weakness and shortness of breath that’s keeping me in bed. If I get up and walk around my heart just pounds and my arms and legs feel like they weigh 100 lbs!!! Only ONE MORE to go though. My last chemo will be Feb. 16th!!!! Then surgery hopefully by the end of March. Then the dreaded radiation. I had my calendar out yesterday and I think I’ll be finished with all treatment and all patched up by the end of June for sure!! It will be here before I know it.

Keep sending your prayers and positive vibes my way. They’re working. I know this because I’m still smiling through all of this! Thank you.

Hopefully I can show pictures of the rug show soon!

It’s good to talk to you again!

Peace,

Sheri

A great place to study

Study color, shading, composition, value.

That’s what I’ve been doing with this website. Please take a look at it and see if you don’t agree with me. It’s http://dailypainters.com

Take this black dog, for instance. Notice there isn’t really that much black involved in his body. That’s what I’ve been studying! Look at all the blues, lavenders and purples.

And can’t you just see a rug designed with this image in mind? Look at the color!!!

I’ve always wanted to hook a self portrait. Studying these paintings would sure help with the color selection. And the general understanding of where to place the values on your face.

Again, look at all the colors in her face. Not flesh toned at all.

How about backgrounds? This could be hooked with a great spot dye!

And there are quite a few basic mandala shapes we could incorporate into rugs! And each one is a great lesson in color planning.

I hope everyone enjoys the site as much as I do. If you sign up, it will be delivered every day in an email.

Is it just me or do all of you see rugs in everything you look at? It gets kind of weird, actually. LOL

I finished the little heart hooking this afternoon. Haven’t taken a picture yet though. And I forgot to sew around it before I hooked it so I haven’t cut it out yet either!

Have a great evening…

Peace,

Sheri

Charging for The Welcome Mat!?!?!

 

What exactly would we be paying for?  Sharing ideas on the internet?  Sharing photos, recipes, helpful tips?  Wouldn’t that kind of be like charging to read blogs?  I understand it takes an administrator to have a group like this, but should you really be in it for the money?  Or, honestly…..hire people?  It just seems absurd to me!  Are you going to pay the fee?  I guess you know where I stand! (And BTW I have paid for a “class” on The Welcome Mat and was also quite disappointed.)

Let me know what you think about this! 

Peace,

Sheri