Prayers for all in need.

Lifting Ritzy, Loren and Annis up with special Prayer.

Annis you are being remember. Ritzy may God be with you and Loren. Prayers!

Thank you for getting me here. Loren is having an angiogram tomorrow at 1:00pm CST. If you can lift a prayer or two for us--I will be forever grateful.

Sincere condolences, Annis. My thoughts are with you and your family.
Ritzy--positive thoughts being sent your way

So sorry for your loss Annis.

I'm sorry to hear about your uncle, Annis. I hope your family can find comfort as you adjust to his loss. Hugs, Robin

So sorry for your loss Annis and I'll pray for you all as you adjust to his absence.

I purchased the Martelli rotary cutter at festival. It's going to take some getting used to. I did try to use it on a quilt last weekend but it slipped on one of the long cuts. I didn't have any extra of that fabric so ended up going back to my olfa cutter. It did require some use of my thumb which is better but not back to normal yet. I think I will wait until my thumb is completely healed before trying it again and practice on scrap fabric first.

On a sadder thought please pray for our family as my DH's uncle is put to rest. He was like a 2nd father to us, or maybe even like a brother. We enjoyed his company for many month long visits at our country home over the past 35 years. He enjoyed cooking for us when he was there and one of his greatest joys was seeing the flocks of turkey and watching them go to roost at night. Prayers for his wife as she makes plans for her future without him. They both retired from the military and have been a blessing to our family. They didn't have children of their own but watched our children grow up. He will be missed.

We are all just getting a bit older, aren't we? Darn it!

I am wearing a thumb stabilizer part of the time, but it does get in the way occasionally. I will try to wear it more now that I know what's going on. I was hoping I could just work the soreness out but guess that wasn't a good idea. I am familiar with the Martelli rotary cutter. I tried it out a few years ago but wasn't sure that it would work for me. I may give it another try when I go to Houston quilt festival. I'm taking the Sunday bus trip again.

Annis, I just bought a special rotary cuter designed for people with arthritis and/or carpel tunnel etc. you can order them from Martelli in Florida. I learned about it by working on the Becolourful quilt with K DeJong currently on our site.
Jeanine

Annis, I have stage 5 arthritis in both thumbs which hurt like the dickens with some activities, or for no reason at all. Get thumb braces! You may have to get them through the doctor to have them fit right, but wearing them for even a short time relieves pain. They also stop improper movement. Hope you get better soon.

So according to an internet search it looks like I have trigger thumb. I'm not supposed to let it "pop" so am reevaluating my priority list. At least I got a lot done this past week, but I have a quilt show to get ready for and a retreat group coming in a couple weeks. Definitely don't want surgery so will do whatever it takes for faster healing.

My brother goes into assisted living this week. We're hoping for a smooth transition.