Yesterday I didn't have much energy, but I still was better than the day before.  So i would do a little bit and lay down for an hour, then do a little and lay down.  I just did that all day long.  The girls were able to help with a bunch of stuff too.  Just mostly cleaning.  But I went through my fleece and I knew I had a bunch of charcoal grey and I wanted to make our new blanket with that.  Although I knew I didn't have any purple, I had hoped I had some. But I didn't.  I did however have a lot more than I thought of a light grey.  So those are the 2 colors I am making the blanket.  So I sorted fleece, then laid down.  While I was laying down, I thought of what design I was going to make the blanket.  After I figured that out, I got up and sorted the fleece some more to organize it, and figure out which pieces I would use for each part.  Then laid down.  Later, I would cut a little, diddle on the computer then lay down.  Then I pinned up pieces and again, laid down.  Then last night, after I had been resting awhile.  I went and started sewing. the top is done.  Now I just have to sew up the back pieces and put them together. When I put them together, there will be one more row of dark grey that is all the way around the front side.  I found the easiest way to put a blanket together is to have the back piece bigger than the front, so that you can fold the back piece to the front and sew it down.  It is SO much easier than having to sew the blanket inside out and then flip it all back right side out, then you have that funny spot on the edge that you have to sew differently.  OK< maybe none of this makes sense unless you have actually made a quilt.  But I find the way I do it now, adds just a touch more design and color.  Especially if you are putting a contrasting color on the back, but even if your not, it is still a prettier finish... well I think so.

EO is in such rough shape.  i really wish I could get him to go back into the doctor.  But he won't.  So I have been trying to tend to him.  He can't hardly... ok, he can't at all lift is right leg.  He has to be careful how he moves even when he is laying down.  I feel so bad for him, I wish there was more I could do to help him.  I am trying to not ask for anything from him.  Granted we have the kids to help, but he is always asking if I need anything, and I am just making sure he knows I'm fine.  I don't know if I mentioned it before or not, but he tore a muscle.  He has so much back problems and muscle problems.  He sure suffers a lot every day.  You wouldn't know it to look at him cause he is just handsome ;)  But he is in pain all the time, he just doesn't complain about it to anyone but me.  Well even to me, he doesn't so much complain, as he just tells me he is hurting.  He is sure going to be amazed in the new system when he finds out what it is like not to have back pain.  And he won't miss muscle cramps.

Mom sent over 3 more button front shirts for me to sew closed.  I will wait until Colton gets up before I do any sewing.  It is going to take me that long just to figure out how I am going to put together the back of the blanket.  I thought I had it figured out, but I don't.  The pieces I was going to use, don't end up being big enough. So I will have to see what I can come up with.  My first plan was the make the back of the blanket the same design as the front.  ... what was I thinking? Sometimes I can be so dumb.  Granted it would be pretty and all, but WAY more work and way more fleece and I used up all of the light grey that I had.    One thing about sewing is it is all a puzzle.  I do like doing puzzles of all sorts. Even organizing and getting things to fit into a small space or closet or storage.  It is all a game to me.