this is where I was born and lived

sorry not able to write with these mice......lol

Some things you may not know about me

1. I am german full blooded…

2. I immigrated in 1971 when I was 12 ( now you know my age..lol)

3. I have lived in Auburn (NY), Clarksville (TN),Flaherty (KY)

     Oak Grove (KY),Scottsburg (IN), Houston (TX) and Magnolia (TX)

4. My dream vacations are  Alaska, Sweden,Norway,Finland

5. I have been married twice ( don’t ask about the first time

6. My 2nd husband and I met over the internet and fell in love

7. I imported him.. quite legal….

8. I am a diabetic of over 20 years and wear an insulin pump

9. I am also a heart patient bypass x 2

10. I hated crafts when I was young, never finished anything except a purse

       in purple and gold color  tunisian crochet

11. I come from a long line of crafters…..

12. My mother can still just look at a picture and do the pattern

13. I have taken to loom knitting and crocheting since I have become disabled

14. I am in the process of moving to Indiana where my kids and grand kids live

15. I love life more now than  when I was 20

hugs from South Texas…Birgit

just a quick update about the rental house in indiana

oh finally got to see pics today…they are painting and replacing

carpet…. if all works out I have  a home to move into beginning of march

lol…..wish us luck

hugs from south texas…Birgit

I have been told that I am missed so here I am…lol

Ok seems  as some people have missed me  so this I hope will satisfy inquiring minds

On the moving front I still do not have any pictures of the house we are trying to rent

due to owner being sick and the snow indiana got last week when my son was supposed to

look at it.. Since its on a backroad  it would have been tricky to get too.. well ….Hmmmm

On the hats I made for my friend I got a little surprise package in the mail  the other day

I believe it was monday….

a lovely green malachit pendant and the stone is

a New Mexico Fluorite…I was so surprised thank you Julie…….Lovely. I love getting surprise packages don’t you all????

On my packing front … this is my cat Lippy so named since she has a white spot on her upper lip but that’s also the one I would expect to be lippy if she was a child.. into or onto everything… see this pic right? can you guess where she is at???????

on my living room schrank or entertainment center or whatever you wanna call it….

see the 3 boxes next to it well that’s what she used as a  jump start to climb…lol The temp door we put in when my mom moved in so I can  put the dogs in the front when her Homehealth or therapists come.. its hard for me to hold both of them back at the same time……

on the crocheting front………….

Can you guess what this is?? looks like a  mess doesn’t it? well……….

a bit neater….now… my grand daughter Abby’s afghan,,,,,,,,,,

This will be the other color I am going to add to it…

them I am undecided  Caron simply soft has a lavender I love that is just a shade lighter than the purple I am using  and also a lighter pink shade… I am undecided whether I should also use those 2 or just repeat now with the colors I have??? What do you all think???

Need some opinions please………..

That’s all for today……..gotta get after my son again about the  house … to see it and take pics….

Wish me luck this works out .. except for the 1 bathroom only  it sounds perfect…

Hugs from South Texas……Birgit

Introducing Barney and Bruiser

A while back I introduced my  cats now its time to introduce

my  2 dogs

meet Barney

He is a rat terrier –jack russel mix but his temperament is all rat

We got him from  the SPCA  in 2006 when our airedale terrier

Scooter died.. He was approx 1 year old at the time. I picked him out

and we introduced him to our yorkie that we had at the time

they got along great right away.. never any issues really.. Buddy the

yorkie was mine and barney took to my husband like bees to honey.

He is still  that way. My Buddy died in 2008 and we never got another dog

until last year in October.. hubby took Barney to the park to walk with him

and look who followed him home

that’s Bruiser… a mix but unsure what he is.. He is also hubby’s dog but he does

love smooching with me too….

this is both of them after

deciding to wrestle on my couch and now pretending to be asleeo cause I am

giving them whatfor……….lol I use regular bedsheets  on the couch when its raining out

so if they are a little damp or muddy  its easier to clean….the afghan should be folded

laying there.,.. all cushions are off the back and the pillow on the side is somewhere on the floor

oh and if you look close there is one of my husbands socks laying right in front of the couch on the floor. Bruiser loves carrying around socks and shoes but thank heaven he does not chew on them… only  Barneys harness and his own……lol

On the moving front 3 boxes of books are packed ……YEAH…..

Have a wonderful start of the week…..Hugs from South Texas  ,,,Birgit

Some hats for a friend

These are a couple hats I made for a friend of mine

Hugs from South Texas..Birgit

Copyright of photo to Julie Francois. Thank you Julie for letting me use the picture

Well I guess I had better explain my vent from the other day

Ok as some of you may know or not I am a nurse.. but disabled since november 2008. To explain a bit more in depth in jan 2006 I had some issues with my legs.. I have been a diabetic for oh lets say I was diagnosed on Feb 13th 1986. So a long time and yes I remember that date very well. Anyhow back to legs,, problems with them so my endo ( endocrinologist) wanted to send me to a doc.. I said I know who I am going to my moms cardiologist. So went to  him and as a given he does an EKG every time you walk into his office. Well his Nurse ( and yes she is one) did an EKG   then left. sat and waited and he walks in and says we have a problem. I am like but we haven’t discussed why I am here yet. He stated we will get to that in a minute but your EKG is abnormal. Ouch… so after the routine  everything including heart cath.. ended up march 2006 with a bypass.. he wanted to have 2 done  since I had 2 blockages that needed fixing but surgeon said the right coronary built its own bypass had good collateral flow to it so he only did one. After 8 weeks I was back to work… yes  you read right 8 weeks later. I was still tired but felt great. The legs by the way where neuropathy….and since then its been every year. a cath… in 2007 ended up  showing no problems but the angioseal they used  was either faulty or broke who knows and caused a 100% blockage in my right femoral.. surgery  to fix it and patch the artery. no longer can it be used for heart caths.. 2008 a stent with good results.. Nov 2008 sunday evening.. chest pain.. nitro  did not work so ambulance called and in the hospital I went. they took me to a diff hospital since they said mine was on drive by..( which I found out later was bulls**t)anyhow  cardio there  did speak with my doc… did heart cath ..placed stent….but while being on the table with loads of lovely  I don’t care drugs in my system he went in my right femoral  instead of the left even though he was aware of the blockage and patch in the right. Those of you that are nurses  know what I am saying.. anyhow went home thursday  to my cardio on monday with a goose egg on my right leg… right in the groin….dx of pseudo aneurysm. direct admit from xray dept with surgery the next day. then the following week admitted due to major breathing issues.. after months of testing etc etc  my breathing issues are vocal cord an bronchial spasms  caused from the surgery to fix the  leg which I shouldn’t have had to have  if a doctor would have listend.june 2009 double bypass…. since then I have had 2 more stents and am  pretty much not able to do things… major depression hit realizing I was 50 ( at the time) and wouldn’t be able to work anymore.. that’s when I started  loom knitting and then crocheting. It makes me feel a little useful . any household chore is  major for me.  if I cook, a meal its started in the morning since I constantly  have to take breaks.. but that’s neither here nor there I have adapted used to it. etc… so since 09 I am now on social security  and also get  longterm disability from my former employer,.. well my cardio and pulmo docs are the same but changed my pcp and endo  to ones closer… ouch  medical notes are non existing in my chart,… all is within normal limits for them.. then office was supposed to fax  medical to my longterm and stated  never received the fax request.. Now  having worked as insurance nurse myself  before this happened I know faxed can get lost but  after several calls from my case manager and  several faxes sent  and still not there… seems like someone doesn’t know what they are doing. then they told my insurance cm that they received a call from someone telling them  that they didn’t need to fill it out  and so tore it up and threw it away?? what other lies are you gonna dish out  ??? that’s why I was hot…. and vented… suffice it to say I will change docs again   but that’s a given since we are  moving to indiana..

on that front  William was supposed to  look at a house for us yesterday but since it snowed heavily I gather it will be done today I hope/ On our front we have 60 moving boxes in the kitchen right now  waiting to be packed…………..did I tell you I hate moving????? packing and all it entails…. but this is a good move… load sof purging will be done…. lightening the load.. starting brand new…. near kids and grand kids……..

ok  more coffee ,,, chitchat with hubby about his plans for the day……..

then mom will get up…………Hugs from a bit chilly South Texas ( 28*) Birgit