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Thursday, July 4, 2013

GOD BLESS AMERICA ON THIS INDEPENDENCE DAY

We who live in this great nation, have countless blessings that have been lavished upon us.  Every day we need to give thanks to God,  for providing us the freedom to live freely, and independently from tyranny and with freedom to practice our religious liberty.  May we continue to be a country whose lands are deserving of God's blessings upon us.  God Bless America!  
This sweet little bear reminds me of the way I feel lately....not all bandaged up, but a little out of sorts, as I have been experiencing a lot of pain in my left  hip and leg for about 6 weeks now.   After a lot of tests, I had an epidural steroid injection last week, but the effect was not successful, so I will have a second one on July 9th.  I am praying for it to relieve some of the pain, as it is interfering with my ability to sit comfortably for very long!  Imagine my distress of not being able to stitch very much every day!!!  

 Anyway, I have persevered with brief periods each day, and managed to make a little progress on 'Spring Morning' and 'Quaker Christmas II'.  
     "Spring Morning Sampler" by Rosewood Manor
Each evening I try to stitch a little more on these beautiful motifs.  With a some perseverence, just maybe I will finish this wonderful sampler in time for Christmas!  

 Last Saturday afternoon, a new animal hospital, right across the street from our neighborhood had an Open House.    Since 3 of our grandchildren were visiting for the afternoon, our daughter decided to walk with Ella and Emerson in her double stroller to it.  Bruce drove me and baby Harrison.  Each  one of the children took their stuffed doggies for the occasion.
                 Miss Ella with Clifford the Big Red Dog & Ernie.
           Emerson with a  toy poodle.


                 The 3 doggies having a pretend xray!

 The grandchildren thought that this was wonderful.  There were so many people, children and little pets on leashes all over the building, and Ella, Emerson and Harrison loved it.

Blessings to all of you, my very dear friends.  Thank you for always keeping in touch with your very special comments.  I love every one of them, and treasure the friendships that we have kindled with one another.

 Have a lovely & blessed day!

Posted by Kathy Ellen at 9:12 AM

18 comments:

  1. Jackie's StitchesJuly 4, 2013 at 10:57 AM

    So sorry to hear about your terrible pain! I hope this second shot provides some relief. Your grands are cute!

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  2. VickieJuly 4, 2013 at 12:00 PM

    Oh Kathy I am so sorry! I can imagine your distress. I too, as you know suffer daily pain. Hang in there. Keep praying. I will pray for you too. I am sure that little Meaghann will help you get through it too. God bless you.

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  3. CatherineJuly 4, 2013 at 12:28 PM

    So sorry to read about your pain ~ I do hope you have found relief. Lovely stitches and what a fun time with the young ones!!!!

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  4. diamondcJuly 4, 2013 at 1:45 PM

    Hi Kathy: Happy Fourth to you and your family.
    I hope the pain goes away soon.
    Catherine

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  5. butterflyJuly 4, 2013 at 1:52 PM

    Your grand children are so cute.
    So sorry about your pain hope you are feeling better soon.
    Your stitching is looking beautiful.

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  6. cuckiJuly 4, 2013 at 1:58 PM

    Happy 4th July to you all dear friend..
    Sweet stitching ..
    Big hugs x

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  7. MargaretJuly 4, 2013 at 2:12 PM

    Your stitching is beautiful! I'm so sorry you are having this pain and the treatment was unsuccessful. I hope the next treatment brings you relief. Love the pics of the grandkids with their doggies -- so cute! happy 4th!

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  8. BarbJuly 4, 2013 at 2:56 PM

    Your words are so true! You do have an adorable three Grand children. Even a bit each day will get the job done. They both are so pretty.

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  9. DonnaTNJuly 4, 2013 at 4:04 PM

    Oh Kathy I'm so sorry that your 1st injection didn't help you! I have been thinking about you all week and wondering if you were feeling better. I just love the colors in Spring Morning and look forward to seeing it grow, along with Quaker Christmas. Your grand kids are adorable. They must make a pretty good antidote for your bad days. Hope you are having a fun and family filled 4th!

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  10. DeborahJuly 4, 2013 at 9:12 PM

    Hopefully, the next shot will do the trick. The kids are growing up so fast. They are adorable. Your stitching looks wonderful.

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  11. Sarah in StitchesJuly 5, 2013 at 3:26 AM

    Great progress on your two samplers! I really hope your hip feels better soon, Kathy. Much love

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  12. JulieJuly 5, 2013 at 3:37 AM

    What a lovely outing, I hope the children's toys all got a clean bill of health.
    Best wishes to you, I hope you will soon be pain free. X

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  13. Dani - tkdchickJuly 5, 2013 at 8:20 AM

    Quaker Christmas is just wonderful!

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  14. PennyJuly 6, 2013 at 5:44 PM

    I'll be praying that the second injection relieves your pain. Your perseverance has paid off with some lovely stitching to show! And your little grandchildren have the sweetest smiles. :)

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  15. BrigitteJuly 7, 2013 at 6:05 AM

    So sorry to read that your hip is giving you so much pain and trouble. I can only hope that the second injection in a couple of days will be a relief.
    Such nice progress on your two WIPs although it must be very disappointing not to be able to stitch for a longer period of time.
    So good that you were enjoying the company of your grandchildren.

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  16. KaisievicJuly 8, 2013 at 2:33 PM

    Oh dear, Kathy, I hope that your hip gets better soon - how horrible to be in pain whilst stitching. Your Quaker Christmas II looks fantastic! I must pick mine up again but I found that I have somehow miscounted on that very big motif on the left border and no matter how much I count and recount on the fabric and the pattern I cannot for the life of me see where I have made the mistake! Most annoying! Your grandchildren are adorable - how much fun they must have had!

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  17. KarolineJuly 9, 2013 at 11:20 AM

    So sorry to hear you are suffering, I hope you get some relief soon.

    Nice progress on your wips, they are looking lovely

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  18. AnneJuly 10, 2013 at 1:05 PM

    Kathy Ellen! It has been so long since I have commented/chatted with you. So sorry to hear you are dealing with a lot of pain right now. I hope that the therapy will help and I will pray for you. Lovely progress on your WIP's and your grandchildren are so sweet bringing their doggies in for "x-rays"!

    Hugs

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