tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-311772052011-04-21T16:57:30.853-07:00trudefaithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00550046418082312457noreply@blogger.comBlogger41100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31177205.post-1154458382559840852006-08-01T11:35:00.000-07:002006-08-01T11:53:02.570-07:00going to vegas to visit my mother i never thought it would be a trip so touched by saddness. my mom, once a driving force in the lives around her, is now a shell of her former self.<br /> once i got to nevada it was apperent to me and my sister that something was wrong and that mom needed to see the doctor right away. she was listless and her walk had become a shuffel. moms eyes were staring straight ahead and she was very slow to answer even a direct question.<br /> the doctor confirmed our worst fears- mom had parkinsons disease! we were devistated! the doctor is giving her med's to help ease the symptoms and perhaps we will have some time with our mother before it gets as bad again. lets pray that new breakthroughs are made into this terrible disease before it is too late!!!<br /> mom's husband, always a selfish man, is more concerned with how this will affect him than how we can all help my mother. i am not sure how to deal with his lack of feeling, his selfserving attitude, and my own feelings of <strong>rage</strong>- at him, and the unfairness of all this!<br /> <br />one day at a time is all i can say.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/31177205-115445838255984085?l=trudespage.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>trudefaithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00550046418082312457noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31177205.post-1153246853790953732006-07-18T11:01:00.000-07:002006-07-18T11:20:53.806-07:00the family and i are leaving for "las vegas" in 2 days. going on an extended vacation to see my mom (she lives outside of vegas )<br /> the kids and i are driving down from Montana. it will be 2 long days of driving to get there! so glad the children are teens and not a couple of youngsters. (been there, done that)<br /> i'm not sure what knitting project to bring!? i was thinking of bringing my main project (right now that is the shapely tee from whitelies) or should i bring<a title="las.vegas.strip_576.jpg" href="http://www.vegas-online.de/bildergalerie.htm" target="_blank"></a> a smaller one??<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/31177205-115324685379095373?l=trudespage.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>trudefaithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00550046418082312457noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31177205.post-1153007088943156812006-07-15T16:38:00.000-07:002006-07-15T16:44:48.956-07:00<a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/3127/2352/1600/knit001.jpg"><img style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/3127/2352/320/knit001.jpg" border="0" /></a><br />here is a picture of my progress on the shapely tee. i have finished the front and now i have the back on the needles. i plan on making sleeves for it.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/31177205-115300708894315681?l=trudespage.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>trudefaithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00550046418082312457noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31177205.post-1152991760258703842006-07-15T12:22:00.000-07:002006-07-15T12:29:20.266-07:00this is my first time blogging and i'm sure to make plenty of mistakes, but i'll plug along hoping to learn as i go. please be kind!!<br /> i'm an avid knitter, although not a very talented one. i've got afew projects on the needles right now.<br /> i'm working on the shapely tee, (pattern from whitelies.com)with the help of my knitting group i might get this finished pretty soon.i'm using elsebeth lavolds silky wool in blue<br /> will post pics soon<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/31177205-115299176025870384?l=trudespage.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>trudefaithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00550046418082312457noreply@blogger.com0