The Downs and then the Ups...

It was a quiet weekend.  Just absolutely had no desire to get up and do much of anything all weekend long.  It really sucks to feel that way.  The television is on but it only serves as background noise to my thoughts.  The dogs do keep me in the moment as they need to be fed, they need to go outside and they demand to be played with or cuddled.  And they do, from time to time, make me laugh.

I did start putting together the project books for the OBX retreat.  In sorting stuff, I had gathered some of the planned projects and already had some of the copies made.  But I started in earnest this weekend to get the books put together.  This Sunday, after church, I will be heading to Indian Acres again.  Sharon is opening her home for a meeting.  So several of us are meeting to get the things settled for our October trip.  I want to give those who come, their project book so they can start getting their supplies together.

I think, at this point, I have all but 7 projects ready to go and in their books.

I did not go to the church picnic.  I just did not want to go and sit on benches.  It was humid and then rain came... It matched my mood.  So I slept late on a Sunday, a rare event for me, and never got out of my jammies.

After the picnic finished, Sheila came over to visit me.  She was concerned when I did not come to the picnic and she wanted to check on me.  We chatted for quite a while.  We found out that both of us are having similar emotions about our being alone, having suffered losses and just things in general.  We cried together some and laughed more and chatted.  It is so very nice to have a close friend that I can talk to about things that many of my friends have no way of knowing about.  It really helped to brighten my mood.

Today was a much brighter.  First of all, the temperature was a tad cooler but the humidity has gone way down, so I was able to turn off the AC and open windows.  Fresh air inside the house was delightful.  No musty smells.  It felt WONDERFUL!!!

I showered and headed out to mail my school tax payment.  It is due by the end of the month to get the discount.  Then I came home and pulled the sewing machine and cabinet that Sharon gave me a couple of weeks ago.  The poor thing has been living in the van.  I wrestled it up on the back deck.  I removed the machine from the cabinet and checked everything out.  It works beautifully except for the feed dog drop.  Since I do not need that feature, I will use this machine upstairs while I recover from my knee surgery.  I like Sharon's cabinet better than the one Jane brought over with the other machine.  But Jane's Kenmore will fit in Sharon's cabinet.  So I will use Sharon's machine and get Jane's into a mechanic for a proper tune up.  Then I can swap the machines in and out as repair might be needed.  They each do different things.  Jane's has many built in stitches.  Sharon's has cams for decorative stitching.  They are both made out of solid metal, and not computerized at all, so they will be easy to maintain and should last and last and last!!!

I brought the cabinet inside and put it on those goofy furniture slider things and it is now very easy to move the whole thing around in the living room.  Once I am back on my feet, I will find someone to help me get the cabinet to the basement.  I am going to paint it all white and then, over time, Mod Podge fabric on the legs and body and leave the table a shiny white surface.

So, I do not know if it was the fresh air or just having had a chance to talk to Sheila, but I am feeling much better today!

Looking forward to tomorrow... something I have not done in a while.