Sunday, June 27, 2010

Life Goes On

My husband, Ernie, was in the hospital almost a week, and has been out now for about 3 weeks and for the most part doing well. We have stayed busy with doctor's appointments and therapy for his hand, and I'm sure that will be going on for a while more (he has 3 new doctor's now). Life has pretty much returned to normal though, thank goodness. Thank you for all the prayers and good wishes on our behalf.
My daughter and her fiance, her daughter and his two daughters are going on a short vacation next month, so she and I made tote bags for each of them to take with them. We went to Walmart and they had this light blue denim fabric on sale for $1.50 a yard so we bought the 11 yard bolt and still have some left. We didn't use any pattern, just winged it using a tote bag that I had made a few years ago as a guide. They are nicer than they look in the picture, completely lined in the same fabric and with inside pockets, too. All the pockets are lined in pretty coordinating fabrics, and the straps are a nice length, long enough to put on the shoulder, but short enough to carry by hand. We also velcroed the tops, so no spillage is what we aspired to accomplish. My daughter is a single mom with 6 children and so hasn't had time to sew for many years, I really enjoyed making these with her and hope that she enjoyed it too. I hope that she enjoyed sewing again enough that maybe we can make something else together.
My wish is that these bags will be enjoyed by all on their trip, and that they help with bonding in a small way. Hopefully, they will enjoy each other and these will be a little happy reminder of their trip.

P.S. DD's dad and fiance are both Ernie's.

11 comments:

Marie said...

Good Morning Candace, I have missed your blogging as I too have been absent alot. so glad DH is doing better. How are you? Those ltotes are really grat, good job. Ray is going to Ohio tomorrow for about 10 days so maybe I will get some things caught up,hope so. But then again I maight just have a lazy streak and rest and read. Take care my friend and keep in touch. Hugs, Marie

Linda Lee said...

Welcome back! I've thought about you and your DH--and have prayed for both of you! The bags look great--What a treat to spend time with your daughter sewing them. She definitely is entitled to some special time with the load she has carried. Take care of yourself.

Amy said...

Oh Candace--so good to have an update from you! You have been missed and in my thoughts; hoping the wishing for the best outcome possible for your husband.

Those bags are adorable! I may need to print it out to kind of wrap my mind around how to help make up a bag my daughter is making. (She's much younger than your daughter, though). Oh, a single mom of 6! You are a wonderful mother to gift her some sewing projects! :0)

Hope to hear more from you....

Quilter Kathy said...

How great to hear that DH is feeling better! ANd that you have time and energy for creative projects...great bags!

Amanda said...

Hello, how nice to see your blog pop on my list again, and so glad to hear that Ernie is doing better now. it must have been a worrying time for you. What great bags, and they'll be so useful for their holiday. Keep well.

Chookyblue...... said...

nice to hear from you and also that things have settled down and DH is doing ok.............nice bags.........

Janet said...

I'm glad to see you are posting again and things are going better for you and settling down now. What a fun tote to take on vacation. I'm sure they will love them. Take care.....

Anita said...

Candace,

Glad you are posting again and your DH is doing better. Very nice job on the bags I hope they helped with the bonding as you had wished. I'm also finally getting back to my blogging now that the quilt room is finished and just waiting for the final electrical inspections which should be sometime tomorrow.

Anita

Nanette said...

Hi Candace,
So glad to hear things are going better! The tote bags are so cute and it sounds like you had a lot of quality time together making them. So good to hear from you!
Valerie

scraphappy said...

Candace. It is good to hear that your husband is out of the hospital and seems to be on the mend. The bags for your family look great. The embroidery really sets them off and will make the children all feel special. As well of helping them keep track of whose is whose. Welcome back to blogging.

Tracy said...

I love those tote bags, the embroidery is great. I hope to start doing some embroidery with my machine soon. That's a great idea I can 'borrow'!