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A Pain In The . . .

Neck!!  I’ve already mentioned that Wednesday after the marathon knitting/entertaining the little girl session in the doctor’s office, I ended up with a crick in my neck.  It is so rare that I feel bad or have an ache or pain and that makes me a terrible patient.

Thursday morning I woke up and immediately realized the pain in my neck was still there and, beings that I’m such a terrible patient, I was sure it was the worst crick ever!  Working in the garden, tugging at water hoses, pulling weeds . . it was really hurting and by last night, I had decided that it must be a malignant tumor of some kind because nothing else could cause so much misery.  That’s how I am when I’m sick . . I’m sure I’m going to die any minute.

While trying to sew last night, I kept ironing leftover strips of binding fabric and wrapping them around my neck while they were hot.  It might’ve helped!  We had a new carton of Blue Bell ice cream . . mango!  I realized our neighbor was at her house by herself so I called to see if she wanted some ice cream.  She did and offered to meet me halfway but I told her I’d bring it to her so she didn’t have to leave the house at dark by herself.  There is a mountain lion out there, you know?  Vince has cut a new path to their house and he was afraid I’d run over a cactus . . like he didn’t!  So he drove me over there.  We visited a while and that left us coming home well after dark and I’m sure we ended up with a few cactus needles in the RTV tires.  Hey . . that’s why I took the RTV and not the car!  Those cactus needles ruin lawn mower tires but I hope they don’t ruin RTV tires.

Anyway, even in my distress, I managed to get a little sewing done last night.

Road to Llano

All the corner and side triangles are done.  I might can finish the alternating blocks tonight . . I never get done as much as I think I’ll get done but there’s always hope.

Oh . . the good news!  I woke up this morning and the crick in my neck was gone.  Yay!  I never realize how lucky I am to feel so good all the time til those few days I don’t feel so good so yesterday was a reminder that I’m very blessed in so many ways.

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  2. Judy, it’s that mango Blue Belle ice cream you had to mention to those of us who can’t get it up here in KY. Steve brought some home one Christmas packed in dry ice, not mango, but banana pudding flavor. I’ve been salivating for almost 25 years over the Blue Belle ice cream, because it is just not to be found in any grocery store in KY. Now is there anything from here that you can’t get in Texas that I can mention and make you jealous? I feel the need to get even on that one. I WANT SOME BLUE BELLE MANGO ICE CREAM!!!!!

  3. BTW, the quilt is looking great, but I still want that ice cream.

  6. Too Funny I , too awoke this am with a crick in the neck.. and no Blue Bell icecream here I will try the hot fabric
    technique as it has been bothersome all day , I guess instead of flu going around now we have “crick in neck”
    going around the country.. LOL

  7. Glad the neck is better. Have dealt with that a few times. Stay off the Horse Crippler cactus-that could do ina tire! We run over cactus all the time while in Brady, The “road” going to the high blind is not much more than a wide path!

  8. I know you love two block patterns. But honestly this is so pretty just like it is. I’m speaking as one who loves to hand quilt my quilts. Yes there are still a few of us out there. I love using those open spaces to put my best work in.

  9. Have been having a stiff neck myself for the past couple of weeks, quite worrisome., as I have lots of arthritis and a bad bone scan two weeks ago. Neither is good when you have breast cancer in your medical history as I do. So glad yours went away, hope mine does too.

  10. Next time use a cold rice pack for the first 24 hours and then a hot one. We are all relying on you taking good care of yourself in order for us to have fun and inspiring bloggy posts to read!
    Tricia

  11. LOL! I’m thinking the same of some others…. it was the Ice Cream that cured the crick 🙂
    What an amazing neighbor you are; you remind me of my parent’s neighbors; always willing to stop by to visit and share yummies!

  12. Now, if you had one of those massage pillows, you could have taken care of that crick in no time! LOL Seriously, I hate to say this, but we’re not getting any younger. I device like that around to nip the pain in the bud is well worth it. I don’t know about you, but when I get a crick like that, sometimes it gets worse before it gets better. I take that massage pillow to retreats with me and leave it in my room, because I know after a day of nothing but sewing, I’m going to need to work out the kinks!

  13. Oh hey I’m working in the third week,of my hurting shoulder. Woke up one morning with it, I’ve had 4 injections, X-rays and now scheduled for Thursday ! S be glad yours is gone! I’m trying to,knit my Kinta scarf for Camp Loopy sp,pray for me, Hugs, Betty

  14. Well I don’t know what happened to some of thatmposting but its an MRI I’m having!

    Hugs,
    Betty

  15. SO glad you are feeling better…nothing worse than a crick in the neck .. I think it was maybe the ice cream .. LOL

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