Cataract Surgery a success yahoo

I now have 20/20 vision I will just need reading glasses for up close, It was a scary procedure but when the Doctor said a prayer before It settled me down along with the little pill they gave me; all in all it was a good experience.  I also see brighter and pink colors, when only one eye had the surgery when I covered it up the colors where yellow green the new eye could see the pink in the walls.  y quilts should be full of color.  i just finished a child's quilt in flannel, I made two the smaller one I did my trial and error quilting it looked so nice and soft, so I decided to wash it to see how it would wash, it balled up and faded and just does not look good, I have half a mind not to give away but I do not have time to make another one, I have not worked with flannel for a long time and I forgot I will try to remember never again. You learn something everyday, I just WISH I would know the lesson before I cut the fabric, don't we all? 

2012 THANKSGIVING IS OVER LOVELY DAY LOVELY GUESTS

ALL DRESSED UP AND READY FOR THE FUN

THAT PACK MUST WEIGHT 30+ AND HE CARRIES IT EVERYWHERE WHAT A GUY

HOME MADE BUMS ARE THE BEST

AND HANDSOME MAN PEELING POTATOES CANNOT DO BETTER THAN THAT 

HAPPY TURKEY DAY EVERYBODY

19.5LBS TURKEY HE WAS REALLY GOOD

YOU KNOW IT NEVER FAILS I  DO NOT GET PICTURES OF EVERYBODY WE HAD 10 ADULTS AND 4 CHILDREN.  THE KIDS WERE SO GOOD THEY SAT AT THEIR OWN TABLE TALKING LIKE ADULTS THEY WERE SO COOL, IT WAS A PLEASURE WATCHING THEM.
I LOVE ANY REASON TO GATHER FRIENDS AND FAIMLY TOGETHER; THE HOUSE PICKS UP THEIR BODY HEAT AND WARMS THE AIR, AND THE CONVERSATIONS STIR IT AND THE FEELINGS ARE SO SOOTHING TO ME IT IS LIKE MAGIC.  tHE TREE ALSO SIMMERS.

THE TREE IS SPARKLING, I SPENT 2= HOURS POLISHING THE CRYSTALS AND GLASS ORNAMENTS HAVE NOT COMPLETED THE TOP YET MAYBE TOMORROW.  IT LOOKS SO MUCH BETTIER I REAL LIFE WISH YOU ALL COULD SEE IT 

Out from my past

Three months ago my 2nd cousin left a message on my face book asking if I was a Stafford, my limited working knowledge of facebook caused me to miss the message it was send in Sept, I just found it, I have send a contact but so far no answer.  Dang I hope I did not miss a chance to connect....Say a little pray for me, My family is very small and I feel a bit deprived when I see large families having reunions our family is so small. 
We have wonderful tools available to search out our genealogy, maybe he knows some wonderful news flashes about our ancestors.  I can not stay off the computer, I keep checking and re-cheking in hopes he will contact me oh this is so exciting.

Taking things for granted

Eye sight, and friends well our lives are so hurried and busy that we forget just how important these every day gifts are to our well being.  I have just gone through cataract surgery both eyes, a week apart.  Those first few days when I was unable to see well enough to do anything made me sit down and ponder some of the many blessings I have.  They are many and family and health are first then friends.  I am blessed with a wonderful diverse family each one is different and special to me. we all do not agree on everything but that makes for good conversations and verbal intercourse(I love that saying because it is true our words connect us)anyway taking time to have quiet talks with each member of my family is getting harder and harder, they are so busy and setting aside time for one on one conversation is medicine for our soul. I need that as well as everybody else we need to touch each  other and walk and talk together.  Our life styles are not set up for that kind of connection...Our young and old are always texting this one and that but to me it is connecting but in a very superficial way our inner spirits do not connect in a text.  Walking, talking, hearing the other persons voice and just sitting together without speaking these are true connections they give us time to share our feelings and to connect we need this for our inner being we need it like we need food.  It takes time out of the hurry burly life we lead, but it is essential for our inner growth.  I know it is something we have to work at setting aside time to just be together.  I call it one on one time A long time ago I realized when the family came together the children played with each other and I never got a chance to spend time with each grandchild.  So I established G-Mom's One On One time with each child I spent one hour we would just walk and talk or maybe sit on a rock and watch a bird. nothing earth shattering just a quiet time together.

Some of my girls

Ashley and her paternal grandfather

 

 

 

 

I  have gotten off the tract a bit but having my eyes not working together and being oh my gosh not able to thread a needle was very thought provoking experience so with the holidays coming I am going to make a special effort to make time for some one on one time with  my family and friends ......................We had a special party for my Granddaughter Ashley, she came for a pre- holiday visit, here are a few of the pictures.  It never fails after the party is over I realize that I did not get everyone, at least good shots of everyone I did get a clear shot of the "turkey rolls" we will surely remember those in the years to come.