Festive fiddlesticks fuff!

Well, just about got through Christmas. Felt like wading through a pile of sticky dinosaur pooh but I did it with a smile on my face.

My dad's funeral was only a week before Christmas so I haven't had time to sit and reflect. I am not religious but I was christened Catholic, my dad's side are all Catholic so that is what the funeral was. The priest mentioned sparks of joy, how dad deserved to die (relational to some biblical story) and how we can all now wipe our tears away as he's in a better place! Righto! Then he fumigated us with incense and flicked water all over the place! The eulogy was beautiful though, it was written by his older brother.

Now I just have to get through the new year celebrations. I am looking forward to a new year, but sad that nana and dad can't be there with me in person and I'll have to leave them behind in 2012.

I am struggling again with tiredness, lethargy and feeling blue. My heart has palpitations constantly and I have no idea how to make them go away...do you know??

This year hasn't all been bad....I became an auntie to little Joshua and the rheumatologist discharged me from their care. I stopped taking methotrexate 3 months ago and I feel fine, just a little bit of inflammation left! So a little ray of sunshine peeps through the darkness.

I shall leave you now with a little gallery of some bits I have made.
The teapot cross stitch was a present for mum, I used thread from my nana's stash, it took me months to sew and my boyfriend made the canvas frame for it. The heart was a present for my auntie - dad's youngest sister, she stayed with me and dad during his last days. The cowls and handwarmers are for my daughter's to keep them warm and snug.

I hope you all have an enjoyable new years eve and a very good year to follow. X