I can’t thank you enough for all of your very kind words of caring and support. And to all of you with family who are suffering as well please know that I will be thinking of you as well. Knowing that others have struggles of their own is a good reminder to avoid getting wrapped up in feelings of self pity. Instead we can focus on feelings of empathy for others who have similar difficulties.
Well, my life has settled down a bit since I wrote last. So I thought I’d give you a brief update. 2 Thursdays ago, which by sad coincidence happened to be my 30th birthday, my mom was diagnosed fairly aggressive breast cancer. She found a great surgeon who she connected with emotionally right away and had a double mastectomy yesterday. The procedure went as well as it could; when we saw her post-op she looked fantastic. We were all amazed at how well and how quickly she was recovering. She will probably be coming home tonight.
So next is the long haul of chemo and radiation after that. I have 1 sister and 4 brothers, all younger than me, the 3 youngest still live at home and the rest of us live no further than 2 miles away. Plus our family is very close and we all, more or less, get along with each other very well. This makes a fantastic support network, which will make the next year of treatment easier to cope with. Your thoughts and prayers would be greatly appreciated.
I want to thank everyone for the good suggestions. You’ve given me some good stuff to think about. My family and I are all of a sudden in the middle of an emergency right now. So I’m not sure how much time I’ll be able to spend in my studio over the coming weeks (months). But I’ll do my best to check in.
The Ditsy Owl is ready for purchase!
I’m still working on the basic jointed “teddy bear” style pattern. But it’s going to be a very loooong one. I wouldn’t be surprised if it ends up being a 20 page pattern. So in the meantime I want to work on an additional pattern, and I’m a little stumped. I would like it to be a new amigurumi, one I haven’t made before. Any ideas? I certainly won’t be able to make all of them. But it would be nice to get a few suggestions. Thanks 
The Ditsy Owl says “Hurray! I’ll be in the shop on Monday!”
