The Week in Review; Barefoot Sandals, Dying Doilies, Time with Mom, Two Slouchy Hats, a Pair of Boot Toppers, More Penelope Bonnets, and a Pair of Unfinished Earrings

Here is a picture of the barefoot sandals on my co-worker Lauren.

And here they are on Steph’s feet. Thank you Steph for stopping by to pick up the sandals and for a shoulder to cry on. You always make me cry and smile at the same time. 🙂

I was able to make three Penelope bonnets for special orders. I love how they all turned out and hope that the Momma and the new Grandma who ordered them will love them too.

Here are two of one-of-a-kind creations that will be available in my booth at the Kansas Barn Sale on October 4th.

I have been dying doilies that I have picked up at antique stores and sales. Although the first framed doily is one that I made a few years back, but I love it more now that it is purple. I saw this idea on Facebook and just had to try it out. The person that I got it from was using their framed doily for an earring holder. I have a feeling that most people will just use them to decorate with. What do you think?

I also saw a set of earrings made from buttons that were crocheted around. So I just had to try it. John said that he would make them into earrings as soon as he could. I will have these at the Kansas Barn Sale as well.

I couldn’t resist taking a picture of John helping me get just the right lighting for my photo shoot. Don’t you just want to squeeze him?

I spent the afternoon and night with Mom on Saturday. She loves Jarred so much and looks so natural trying to dig a sticker out of the bottom of his foot. On Saturday she didn’t know my daughter Jennifer or my niece Angie. My niece Shannon and her children were there when I arrived and she seemed to know them and me.

I was able to finish up a slouchy hat and boot cuffs on Sunday morning before Mom got up.

I also started another slouchy hat and finished it up this week.

I fixed vegetable beef soup for lunch on Sunday. It was very good, I just used whatever was left over in the frig and a couple of cans of vegetables from the cupboard.

I was so happy when Debbie (my best friend of 40 plus years) called and said that she was on her way over. Mom seemed to know her and she enjoyed showing Debbie some projects that she had finished up.

I am still amazed at how natural Mom looks sitting at her sewing machine. The only bad thing is that she doesn’t know quite what to do after she sits down. I had to take this picture of her so I can look back at it and remember how I loved seeing her sitting there making a dress for me and my sister. I loved hearing the hum of her machine and always knew that something beautiful would come out of that room when the machine would stop. I will never forget what Mom told me the other day. She said, “Getting old is not fair! I still had more things that I wanted to make and do.” Every day is a challenge for her and Jackie and I are willing to walk along with her on her journey. It’s not going to be easy sometimes but we know that she would be very proud of how we are handling things, if she still understood. Mom has always been there for both of us and we will never let her down. On Wednesday Jackie arrived at Mom’s to find that Mom did not recognize her or know her name. Yet, when she talks to Jackie she calls her by her name. The mind is a complicated thing and we are learning through what we have read and heard we are almost certain that Mom has Alzheimers. Jennifer will be taking over on Friday night into Saturday and I will take over in the early afternoon on Saturday through Sunday. I am looking forward to being with Mom again and it should be very interesting to see if she knows me. I am so glad that I have a sister who is so dedicated to the care of our Mom and that we both want the same thing for our Mom. We want her to feel loved, safe, and happy. Just like she wanted us to feel as she was caring for us. I love you all and hope you have a wonderful weekend.