Grandpa passed away Wednesday morning, 11 days after Grandma….He was right, when they lived at our house back in May and she was not well, he told her, she lived a good long life and whenever she’d die, he’d die soon after that… and he did!

It was kind of odd this time, Monday morning he had the “death rattle” and we knew it was near the end, our CNA came to take over but also called a nurse and said it’s probably a matter of minutes or hours or a few days, we all went over a bit and Dan sent the CNA back home (she had car trouble anyways) and Dan spent another night there with almost no sleep.

Solveig had “fall break” from Meredith Monday and Tuesday and Bjorn took off Tuesday because a week or so before we had planned a Zoo trip, because Dan hadn’t gone with us in a long time! So Tuesday morning, our CNA came back and we were really torn about going to the zoo in case we’d get “the call” but we all decided we needed to get away and if we got the call, we’d only be an hour away, so we went! Bjorn finally got a roommate too, Niraj from Nepal, they were old roommates at Wingate and now Niraj got a job somewhat close by so he moved in last weekend and went with us to the Zoo this time.

While there, we did get a hospice call, but it wasn’t to turn around and go home….

We had a great time at the Zoo! After dinner I think Dan fell asleep around 7.30 and me a bit after 8PM… In the morning we took Chewy for a walk and Renee (our CNA) called us a bit after 7am and told us Grandpa had passed away, so we woke up the girls and got ready to go over there, Solveig hadn’t got back to Meredith yet and I called Bjorn and he had just left to go to work so he turned around and went there too, again it was a beautiful morning! and it worked out that we were could all be there, hospice showed up and called the funeral home and the funeral people looked at Dan and commented that he was JUST there Monday to pick up his mom’s ashes! So it was a total Déjà vu thing… We’re more relieved than anything now, it’s been so long and exhausting, especially the last 5-6 months! Though I’ve been the “driver” for them since 2020.

Grandma was 93 and Grandpa was 98!

Some of you have asked about MY mom, she’s ok, she’s in a nursing home in Denmark and has the same problems, she’s had for a while, but they are taking care of her and she’s in the best place possible I think. There’s not much I can do about it from over here, so in a way, it’s “out of sight, out of mind” and with my in-laws, I’ve had my mind on other things lately…. Dan does think I should book a trip over there, though now it’s fall and we have birthdays and holidays coming up so I don’t think it will be until next year. Unless of course I get a CALL from the nursing home.

 

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Here’s my 2024 project list!

Anything I’ve worked on this week is in red

#1 (Jan 2021) Gnome EPP project- #3 done worked a bit

#2 (March 2022) EPP flowers- I did a bit in the car on the way to the beach!

#3 (June 2022) Black patterned and grey and pink quilt Bunny Slope LARGE- top done ready to quilt pattern in my shop

#4 (Jan2023) Hunter star rainbow blocks- pink, blue and green done- using them for backing for another quilt which needs binding DONE see below

#5 (Jan 2023) Washington puzzle rainbow blocks- DONE!

#6 (Jan 2023) Crossed Canoe rainbow blocks- 4 done

#7 (Jan 2023) Butterfly rainbow blocks- quilted needs binding working on a scrappy binding

#8 (Jan 2023) Priscilla rainbow blocks- DONE!

# (Jan 2023) Arkansas Traveler rainbow blocks- using them for backing for another quilt which needs binding DONE, see #4

# (Jan 2023) Morning star rainbow blocks- using them for backing for another quilt which needs binding DONE, see #4

#9 (Jan 2023) Tangled Star blocks – 2 blocks done turned into a pillow

#10 (Jan 2023) Chimney Sweep blocks- DONE! Donated to Hurricane relief plus a few others

#11 (Jan 2023) Storm at sea blocks- top done, ready to quilt

#12 (Jan 2023) Road to Fortune blocks – 12 blocks done top done ready to quilt- put together with butterfly blocks! DONE see above

#12 (Aug 2023) Scrappy Florence- Done Get pattern here

#13 (Aug 2023) red and light blue Contained- Done Get pattern here

#14 (Sept 2023) Charm Arrows quilt- got changed into something else, pattern coming soon

#15 (Oct 2023) Fruit Log Cabin- DONE! pattern here and KITS here

#16 (Nov 2023) Teal and black Handy Man- DONE pattern here

#17 (Dec 2023) Tied with a ribbon charms – DONE! pattern here

#18 (Dec 2023) Window Charms – DONE,  Get pattern here

#19 (Dec 2023) Charm bow-tie quilt – DONE, pattern here

#20 (Dec 2023) Jacob’s latter charms – DONE, pattern here

#21 (Dec 2023) Charming pinwheels – DONE, pattern coming soon- not sure which one this was

#22 (Dec 2023) Charm Wrench quilt – DONE pattern here

#23 (Jan) Pineapple blue and red quilt – DONE

#24 (Jan) Angelic charms- DONE, pattern here

#25 (Jan) Beachcomber jacket- DONE!

#26 (Jan) Safety scrappy – DONE! get pattern here

 #27 (Jan) Sweet Dreams sort of scrappy – DONE pattern here and kits here

#28 (Jan) Coin Toss scrappy – DONE pattern here I think this was donated too to hurricane relief

#29 (Feb) FQ Anna’s Steps quilt- DONE pattern here

#30 (Feb) Optical baby quilt- DONE pattern coming soon

#31 (Feb) Providence quilt – DONE, pattern here

#32 (Feb) Pink white and grey Kaleidoscope quilt- DONE

#33 (March) Star and Cross and Pineapple quilt- DONE! I think this was donated to hurricane relief

#34 (March) Signature circle- DONE

#35 (March) Bluey Crazy Cat quilt- DONE pattern here and KITS here

#36 (March) Contrary Wife charm quilt- DONE, pattern here

#37 (March) Cowboy churn dash quilt- DONE pattern here

#38 (March) Jungle quilt- DONE! Get pattern here

#39 (Jan?) Rainbow block of the month- October done

#40 (March) Bee Yellow and black quilt- DONE pattern coming soon maybe

#41 (March) Scrappy Green and Teal trapezoid signature blocks- top done, ready to quilt

#42 (March?) Signature Charms quilt- DONE pattern coming soon

#43 (Jan?) Gnome Kronk- DONE get pattern here

#44 (April) Picnic Pink- DONE

#45 (April) Royalty Pink and Grey- DONE get pattern here

#46 (April) Sweater Weather Green – DONE! pattern here

#47 (April) Genesis 9:16 scrappy- DONE pattern here

#48 (April) Jungle Meringue – DONE, pattern here

#49 (April) Duck Duck Goose Scrappy – DONE!

#50 (May) Christmas gingerbread quilt- DONE pattern here and KITS here

 

#51 (June) Christmas Cookies Quilt- DONE pattern coming soon

#52 (June) Teal Pink Miami Baby quilt-DONE pattern coming soon

#53 (June) Jelly race different house fly- DONE pattern coming soon

#54 (July) Brown Orange Blooming Onion- DONE

#55 (July) Camellia Sewing and Pink and teal- quilted needs binding

#56 (July) Wind in Sails coffee- top done ready to quilt

#57 (July) Grey and White Flying Fish- DONE!

#58 (July) Palm Green, Red and Yellow- DONE

#59 (July) Pink Pumpkin Vines- DONE

#60 (August) Starlight Charm quilt- top done ready to quilt

#61 (August) Bear Claw Snuggle?- top done ready to quilt

#62 (August) FQ Butterfly bugs quilt- top done ready to quilt

#63 (August) Red, White and Blue Pine Burr- top done ready to quilt

#64 (August) Yellow and brown arrowhead- top done ready to quilt

#65 (September) Garret Monkeys- top done ready to quilt

#66 (August) Florence Gold and Red, Black and White- done pattern here

#67 (September) Pink Hug Life- working on blocks

#67 (??) Shelves of yarn- yellow, light brown and dark brown done

#68 (Sept) Spiderweb quilt- working on blocks

#69 (Sept) Flying Geese Star block- working on blocks

#70 (Sept) Spinning L for AQ- DONE and mailed

#71 (Sept) Rising Star Scrappy- working on blocks

#72 (Sept) Pink quilt- working on blocks

I’m still looking for more pattern testers, if you want to be added to my list, just email me