Thank you to all of my dear Bloggy friends....

I so want to thank all of you for comments and messages of support after my last post.  They mean a lot to me.  I am trying to respond to all of the emails but I am not sure if I am going to be able to get back to you all in a timely fashion. But I do thank you all and I am so grateful for all of your love, support and prayers.

Just to give you an update:

DFIL is coming home (he lives with us) from hospital today - his pneumonia is better but we are still waiting for the test results about the lesion on his lung.

My mother's health is failing even more - each day she is weaker but she is still hanging in there, her will is indomitable!

My procedure went well yesterday - I am feeling a bit shaky after the general and experiencing a bit of discomfort but my doctor seems happy.  I just need to wait for the test results - which I will find out about on Monday week.  So fingers crossed!


Hopefully next post I can share some stitchy progress with you - I have not felt like stitching much, there has just been too much going on but I will back to it soon, I promise.

Blessings on you all,

Overwhelmed by life at the moment...

.... as you may remember from some of my posts this year I am having my "annus horribilis".  There has been a lot of health issues with all three of my elderly parents - my mum and dad and TraderVic's dad - plus my own health issues and nearly losing my job, having to go to court to fight our neighbours who wanted to build a four storey apartment block monstrosity almost on top of our house (we won - yay!) and on it goes...

Well, this week, when I just thought it is nearly Christmas the year is almost over, we have done it, I was knocked flat out by life's next twists and turns......

My DFIL is currently in hospital with pneumonia and the doctors are testing a lesion on his lung for suspected cancer.

The doctors are telling us that my mother's time is very near - her heart is so gravely compromised that they can hardly get a blood pressure reading - it could be only a few weeks or maybe days, who knows with my mother's indomitable will?

Early this week I went for my three month follow up appointment with my gynaecologist after my operation earlier this year.  I told him about another issue I was experiencing and now I am going into hospital TOMORROW for another procedure and for him to have a good look see as he wants to rule out cancer!!!!!

Lastly, I went to see my GP last night to get my blood pressure checked and a new script for my blood pressure medication and it was through the roof!  I told him all my most recent news and then I got worried when he said that he would say a little prayer for me and kissed me goodbye!

As my post title said - I am feeling so overwhelmed.  I also feel so bad as I am involved in some cross stitch exchanges and I am just not getting much stitching done (as I spend so much time running around and then when I get home either TraderVic or the children want to spend time with me - we have tried to do a few nice outings as well to have some quality time) plus I am trying to organise my DS2's 21st (for the 28th Dec), my deadline for my next book is fast approaching, DS2 is graduating soon as well and I am trying to plan our trip overseas for next year - I am losing focus and I just cannot keep up with it all!!!!!


Sorry, I just needed to get all of this off my chest - thanks so much for listening.

Blessings on you all,