1scaifea
Welp, starting in July things really fell right off the rails around here (we had a big health scare with Charlie, my Dad's dementia took a nasty turn - he got paranoid and very angry at everyone all the time, my Mom fell and broke her hip, then my Dad did the same and never recovered - we lost him on Dec 13), so 2024 turned out to be the worst year of my life so far (that sounds really dramatic, but it's also pretty much the truth). Things are hopefully settling down now - Charlie is recovering and doing really well right now; my Mom is getting stronger and we'll hopefully have her moved from the nursing home into an assisted living place soon - but 2025 will still be very busy for me, I think, with lots of trips back and forth to Indiana to help settle my Mom into a new place and start the long process of cleaning out her century farmhouse and out-buildings to get ready to sell. I'm still hoping to get some crafts done along the way, though, so here's hoping.
I did manage to finish some projects this last year, too, but I just didn't find the time to post them here. The biggest project was turning an entire high school marching band's set of old uniforms into pillows and ornaments for a fundraiser (over 100 total pieces totaling over $3000 in funds raised). I finished some xmas presents for this year, too.
Happy New Year, all, and Happy Crafting!
I did manage to finish some projects this last year, too, but I just didn't find the time to post them here. The biggest project was turning an entire high school marching band's set of old uniforms into pillows and ornaments for a fundraiser (over 100 total pieces totaling over $3000 in funds raised). I finished some xmas presents for this year, too.
Happy New Year, all, and Happy Crafting!
3scaifea
And here are a couple of the xmas gifts I made:
A border collie for my husband:
And a Link for Charlie:
A border collie for my husband:
And a Link for Charlie:
4PawsforThought
Oh, Amber, what a horrible year you’ve had! I have not been keeping up with the threads on LT so had no idea what was going on in your life. So sorry to hear about your dad, but very glad to hear your mum and Charlie are doing better.
My dad’s dementia has also taken a turn for the worse this year - it’s a truly dreadful illness that is awful for everyone involved. And the anger and paranoia is one of the worst parts of it. My dad has always been a right softie but the dementia makes him really mean sometimes.
You’ve made some lovely Christmas present!
I hope 2025 treats you much better than 2924 did, even if it’ll be a busy time for you.
My dad’s dementia has also taken a turn for the worse this year - it’s a truly dreadful illness that is awful for everyone involved. And the anger and paranoia is one of the worst parts of it. My dad has always been a right softie but the dementia makes him really mean sometimes.
You’ve made some lovely Christmas present!
I hope 2025 treats you much better than 2924 did, even if it’ll be a busy time for you.
5scaifea
>4 PawsforThought: I'm so sorry you're dealing with the mean dementia, too. Even when you know in your brain that it's not really them saying those awful things to you, it still really hurts, I know.
6dudes22
Amber - I'm so sorry to hear about the year you've had. And in the midst of it all you made those awesome pillows. What a great idea. We had a border collie and the one you made for your husband is very cute.
I'm sorry you lost your father this year and the tough time you (and he) had. I was called up with the National Guard back in the 70s when the state hospital nurses went out on strike, and I still remember all these years later a woman whose mother was there and had dementia. She had come to feed her mother after work and the mother said awful things to her. She came up to me later and said "That is NOT my mother. She would never say those things." That has stayed with me all these years. If you can, try to put those memories aside and remember the better ones.
I'm sorry you lost your father this year and the tough time you (and he) had. I was called up with the National Guard back in the 70s when the state hospital nurses went out on strike, and I still remember all these years later a woman whose mother was there and had dementia. She had come to feed her mother after work and the mother said awful things to her. She came up to me later and said "That is NOT my mother. She would never say those things." That has stayed with me all these years. If you can, try to put those memories aside and remember the better ones.
7scaifea
>6 dudes22: Thanks for the kind words, Betty. The thing that has helped the most through it all for me was thinking, "If my 'real' Dad could hear what he's saying to me now, he'd give me a big hug and tell me he's sorry."
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