Quilting Like There's No Tomorrow Part 3

Where has the quilting time gone these two weeks? Since I last posted about the progress of the baby quilt I am making for my new grandson, I haven’t done any quilting. Why is that? On weekdays I am at work. On weekends and in the evening I am home most of the time and I have been kept busy baby-sitting and nursing my grandchildren, Nigel and Nicole who were both down with flu, fever and sore throat. Nigel didn’t go to school since last week because he will get nauseated after taking any kind of food or drinks. He lost his appetite for food and he doesn’t want to drink his favorite malt drinks like "Horlick" or "Milo". Nicole’s appetite is just okay except that she took smaller portions of her meal. Both of them lost weight a little and I could see how unhappy they both were from the mirror of their eyes! Thank God, Nigel’s’ asthma bout was at bay, otherwise what a miserable week my dear Nigel would have.

Then, came the Holy Easter Week starting with Palm Sunday and the whole week before Easter was the Daily Evening Mass for Station of the Cross. In that week, Trevor (the Little Sheriff), my new grandson caught the same illness as his cousins. There I go again busy with attending to the health of my dear ones.

The weather has been fair, rather hot and humid in the day and occasional rain in the evening. It would be just nice to stay out in the garden and pull the weeds from the flower gardens and pots. Alas! So much to do with so little time! :(

By night time, as I retired, I somehow didn’t sleep well. I would be thinking of my unfinished baby quilt and the quilts tops piled up in the cabinet and the many other things I want to do all these while. There's the stamp and coins collections and pictures of family and friends that are yet to be sorted out and arranged in their respective albums. My thoughts would be endless throughout the night, until I am too tired to even realised when sleep actually put me to bed!

I do feel self-pity sometimes because I am not able to enjoy the freedom of not being disturb whenever I want to do anything that interest me. Much has changed and I got to divide my time between my interests and my family. Naturally, the family will come first.

However, I am hoping that by the next two weeks, Trevor’s baby quilt would see some improvement and ready for him to have to keep warm. At least by accomplishing this one single task, I will be very happy. I still believe in not giving up hope.

~The plans I have for you are good, to give you a future and a hope.~ Jeremiah 29:11