I read a very informative article written by Jim Salinas in American Quilt Retailer that detailed just why the prices of our beloved cotton yardage is going up. You probably have never read AQR unless you own a quilt shop but let me tell you, it's a very fine publication. At any rate they have released this aritcle for us to share with quilters who buy cotton from quilt shops. Click here and on the next link to read lots more.

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In other news, my family saga continues. I went to OKC on Monday to visit mom and sister. Christy and I met with a realtor and I am encouraged. As she went through the house we could tell that she thinks this is a house that is going to sell. Mom lives in a neighborhood where the houses sell. Hers is on the small side for the neighborhood, it hasn't been upgraded yet which is good. The buyer will want to remodel anyway and this way they won't pay for work they don't want. Her back yard is huge (great for adding on to the house) and there isn'a crack in any wall. That's really good for a house on a slab in OKC. And the house is in great shape!

We did have an event when I was in OKC. At 3:48 Tuesday morning the phone woke me up. It was the nursing home saying that mom had cut her hand and was going to have to go to the ER for stitches. I met her there and it was busy. We waited about 4 hours for a room.

Mom has not slept well at night for a long time. She's been getting up and walking the halls which is fine except that she decided to work a puzzle in a physical therapy room. She couldn't pull a chair over so she sat on a rolling stool. Oh my. She managed to slip off the stool and as she was grabbing for something to hold onto she managed to cut herself. Luckily she missed the tendons and didn't mess up her back. She said it took her a while to manage to get back up and toddle down the hall. If she hadn't been bleeding I think she'd have gone back to her room without a word.

I figured this might be a set back that would keep her in the the nursing home longer but it's not. She made a mistake which can happen. They think she'll be able to go home in a couple of weeks. I agree, I think she'll be good at home with some help as well. I know she'll be happier. So the house hunt in Sherman is ON.

Mom and Christy have to move before the house can go on the market (we can't really show the house around them). I met with a realtor here in Sherman late yesterday and I think by the end of the weekend we'll have chosen a house and be moving forward.

It is stunning just how fast things can happen. One month ago mom was anticipating having a better back and being home and things being normal a week after surgery. Really, you just never know what lies ahead.