Blessed
I've always felt blessed. I have a great life with a husband of almost 32 years. I have a grown son and grown daughter who were great kids. They both now are married to wonderful people so I am a lucky woman. We've never had any financial problems, although there were times when we didn't have a quarter between us. We have just always lived a simple, frugal life. But March the past couple of years has been a tough month for us. Last March my daughter was sick and by the time it was over she had been diagnosed with MS. She had been married less than a year so "in sickness and health" was being tested. She seems to be fine now but it was a tough time for all. I thought I had almost made it through this March without any medical drama-until Saturday morning.
My husband in the middle of the night got up and shortly after walking out of our bedroom, passed out and went down hard. He came to quickly but it was quite apparent to me that something wasn't right when he couldn't answer some of the questions I was asking him. So off to the emergency room and 3 CAT scans and an MRI later they determined he had a severe concussion and had a spot in his brain that was bleeding. We live in an area of world class hospitals though so he was transferred to the hospital associated with Dartmouth College to make sure his brain bleeding wasn't getting any worse, which it didn't, and to try and determine why he passed out. After three days in the hospital they could find no reason in his brain, arteries, heart or any other body part as to why this happened so he is home now. This is a man who has rarely ever taken a sick day and is very fit so I guess we'll never know why this happened except to make us realize that we are very blessed. So hug your loved ones today.
I hand pieced and hand quilted this one a few years ago and I love the scrappy happy colors in it. Too bad it's hanging on the ugly brick over the fireplace in my living room. One of these days I'll do something about that! But for now I am enjoying the Spring weather which has finally arrived in NH. It actually feels like Easter could be here soon. Good by winter!
I love looking at these every year. The detail is incredible. I was able to pass some along to my daughter and daughter-in-law so I had quite a few of them.
The pretty candy colors are so wonderful this time of year and just looking at all those little pleats she pulled her needle and thread through brings back so many memories of her.
She also made the basket that the eggs are in. She was a sewing teacher and taught me to sew along with many other crafts but smocking was something she started after I left home so I never learned that from her. I just have lots of little girl dresses, Christmas ornaments and Easter eggs to treasure and remember her with when I get them out every year. 
This little case is in the nursery now and I'm sure I'll be staging lots of little treasures in it. But for now in it is a Yo-Yo doll my grandmother made for me when I was a little girl. The arms, legs and body is made up of fabric yo-yo's that are strung together. I absolutely treasure this doll. Crafts made of yo-yo's seem to be everywhere on the internet but I have one from long, long ago. I just won't tell you how long! 
The back stamp on them declares that they are the "Ballerina" pattern. I have had a platter in this pattern for a while that I bought in Maine one summer but this is the first time I have seen anything in that pattern since. 
