Piles

Here are a couple of pics of my sugar pie and one of his little gowns I made!

Well, it is still piling up. I just gave a grateful goodbye to members of the church who stopped by to pick up the 40 baked potatoes that I cooked for the ward Christmas party. I am not able to go to the party, as I probably have more than a cold and am just miserable. Martin is pretty miserable too, because with his cold, each time he coughs, his arm starts to hurt and it scares. The arm pain is the only symptom of his heart condition. In addition to that, I cannot go and see Little Joe in the hospital, and I am worried about Becky being overwhelmed with having him so ill. He seems to be getting better, but his oxygen sats are not up well enough yet and so he has to stay for another day. I made him some little gowns that are made of 100% cotton, as the hospital gowns are make of polyester, and with his fever, he was just so hot all the time. In the pics I uploaded, he is in his Diego fabric. I also made dinosaurs and another fabric. I miss him. In addition, tomorrow night is Gingerbread house night, and I want him to be so much. But even if he gets out tomorrow, I don't think it is a good idea to have him around a bunch of kids. So, it looks like Little Joe and Nana will make a Gingerbread house one-on-one later in the week. Only 8 days till Christmas, and I have still made no cookies. AHHHHH! I am freaking out! I have to make the cookies! I cannot let a Christmas go by without my precious grandchildren having Nana's homemade Christmas cookies. Somehow, I will make the cookies. Funny thing, I seem to be the only one who feels the way about I do about the cookies. Everyone is like, "Oh, don't worry about the cookies, you have enough right now to worry about, anyway, you are sick. Just let it go". No way! Oh yes. I also have to make the Christmas candy trains. They are little train engines made of gum, lifesavers, caramels and hershey kisses. My grandchildren have never had a Christmas without them, not to mention that I usually make enough to share with the Primary kids at church. Not done 'em yet. Got the stuff though, so I know that Eli and Jacob will help me this week.

I still have to think about the Christmas Eve dinner- but maybe Sissy will have it at her house. I will ask. So, it is piling up. That's okay, I love the tradition, and somehow with the illness, the worry, and the anxiety, I will still have my traditions of Christmas Cookies, Candy trains, and Gingerbread Houses. With all of those, the illness, anxiety and worry will definetly disappear!