I awoke this morning with thoughts of actually accomplishing something!  But, alas, I still was experiencing some nausea and instead headed back to bed.  Rich and I found ourselves watching "Bones" - somewhat reminiscent of our many hours watching programs when we've been struggling with health concerns over the past few years. 

Many years ago, when Cherstin was just a baby, Lexie and I took a basic smocking class from a lady who lived in a nearby village in Germany.  It was something I wanted to do and was delighted that Lexie wanted to do it too...it's always more fun when you get to do something with a friend.  The teacher was really good and I enjoyed the class immensely.  I decided on doing a panel for a pinafore for Cherstin.  I got it smocked and even constructed the basic pinafore (minus the hem) and only needed to make the dress to go under the pinafore when we moved to South Carolina.  Needless to say, I didn't get the dress made and when the house went up in flames, the fabric to make the dress went up with the house...but the pinafore was pulled from the ashes, heavily stained from the soot and ashes.  Over the ensuing years I tried many different remedies to try and get the stains out, including some rust, to no avail.  After moving to Tennessee I found the pinafore and decided to take it with me the next time I visited Cherstin.  I doubted that she would even want it since the stains were so prominent and I had been on the lookout for several years for fabrics that might be used to replace the stained fabric but the color ways at that time offered no solutions.  When I took my next trip to Oklahoma Cherstin and I went shopping at their local Hobby Lobby.  At the cutting counter was a display of "Grandma's Stain Remover".  The tiny bottle promised miracles and was only $2.99.  I decided to take a chance and bought the bottle, went back to Cherstin and Dan's and promptly tried it out.  By the next morning the pinafore was absolutely spotless!  Rust, ashes, soot, and all! I was so delighted!  It has been a favorite product ever since.  However...it has taken a few years for the color ways to change but finally I have succeeded in finding a fabric to make the dress to correspond with the pinafore. This morning I thought I'd make that happen, especially since Heidi is nearly a year and a half old and I would like one of Cherstin's daughters to wear it.  However, when the nausea wouldn't subside I threw in the towel.  It wasn't that it was that bad...just yucky enough to not feel able to focus.  My anti-nausea meds make me drowsy so Rich offered me one of his.  His actually said it could cause drowsiness too...but it wasn't until a coupl hours later that I realized it hadn't.  That's kind of a good thing to know!

This evening was the General Women's Broadcast.  What a lovely event and it seemed the messages were given just for me.  I thought about my daughters (and daughter-in-laws - except I hate making the in-law designations because I feel like they are just as much my daughters - loved and adored just as my own) and granddaughters watching and hoping that they too were feeling the power of these special messages for themselves.  I thought of my sisters-in-law and wishing they knew how much I love and appreciate them...and realizing that if they don't...it's because I haven't told them!  And then I thought of my Mom...how I wish I could talk to her...how I miss her...how I love her!