Wigless

So here I am, the new wigless me...hair is growing back and i'm wearing my favorite sweater...i'm always so cold. I think I might like the hair-do better if it were warmer.
I never want to be bald again...EVER, EVER, EVER!!!

I am so darn tired...I thought I was tired before radiation started...well, this is "can't pick your head up off the back of the couch tired". I keep my happy face on for the kids...but it's very draining. I feel heavy and just going through the motions most days. Plus I got a horrible cold this week.

I want my enthusiasm for life back...i miss that about myself. But this is my journey...I am following God's lead.

I found a new favorite breakfast to eat, the nutritionist recommended it...vanilla yogurt, blueberries and walnuts...oh it's sooooo yummy...every calorie counts and I'm trying to drink ensure during the days too to add more calories to my diet.

I go to see the oncologist on Thursday and hopefully will hear all about my upcoming year of treatment...oral meds or whatever cancer patients do after the big guns of chemo, surgery and radiation.

I heard from a fellow survivor last week that her cancer is back after 4 years...it totally makes me nervous...how long do I have? will the cancer ever come back...??? I know I need to get to 2 years, then 5 and it's 50-50 of getting to 10 years without a recurrence ...Sara will only be 12 and em will be almost 19, ellie 17...they will still have so much life ahead of them...ellie and I have a thing...she says "99" and I say "66" that's how old I will be when she is 66...oh the stories I will tell when I'm 99...I hope they make my hair curl!!!

I am so grateful to all my family and friends for being so supportive...it's so necessary when you go through this disease to have cheerleaders on the side lines...some days it's hard to remember who you used to be.

Oh my skin is itchy...time to take some more zyrtec (radiation causes your skin to burn and itch horribly). The kids are playing pet shop and it's almost time to do reading and hit the pillow...last night we had everyone in bed by 7:30!!! Really, lights out...it was awesome...except I tried a night without my sleeping pill and I was up every 2 hours....but I was able to go back to sleep!!! I consider that a success!

Blessings!

I am not my hair

sorry I am not my hair is unavailable...click here to hear the remix version that I don't like as much, but here is another song by India Arie that is also uplifting

New Hair Quilts™ for fall/Halloween with only 2 days till school starts!

Look what a wholesale order inspired me to create...

New Fall 'o8 Designs!!!
Coming soon to an etsy near you!
These new hair clips are using a deep rich red, grey, black, white, pumpkin, garden green, orange, mellow yellow, nutmeg and brown wool felt.
I call them Hair Quilts™ as they are inspired by quilts...particularly the traditional oak leaf design that I absolutely love...

These are all on30 mm or 1.25 inch snap clips but small French Barrettes could be used as well...leaf placement and color selection varies depending on the size of the clip. Working on getting these shot with models...do you have a model for me? Contact me and you may be able to acquire a HHQ exclusive design FREE!
More larger ones are waiting to be sewn...just only so many hours in the day to avoid dealing with my illness, as well as making little girls and their mom's a little bit more fashionable...it's such great therapy for me! Sublimation is a beautiful thing!

Bald or Bionic? Cancer won't keep me down!

So my hair was starting to fall out...this is a sample...GROSS, I know but this was just from a morning shake out prior to my morning shower...then in the shower...oh my gosh...it just got worse! So I begged my friends to shave my head....well, Kim (a.k.a. Deedaloos.com at Etsy.com) did the deed for me. What a friend!

I love you kim!
And Thank You from the bottom of my hear for the wonderful hats! My wool felt hair clips look great on them! These pics were taken prior to the shaving...my favorite one is the brown one! My head will be covered, and warm all year because of you!

Monday morning, over a cup of coffee she did it...a few tears later...this is what i looked like...So I am not used to it at all...my hair is so much a part of my identity...it's my security blanket...some thing to toss or twist when i'm nervous...

dd#3 (2 years old), stroked my cheek and said "hai cut mama? pretty!"
dd#2 (6.5 years old) said..."it looks like you are wearing a pony tail...that's all...it'll grow back"
dd#1 (8 years old) said..."it looks UGLY! Put your hat back on"

...leave it to a child to say what I'm feeling! I'm good enough inside to carry off this hair style for a little while. But it's not who I am and I will grow it out when the cancer is all gone. I will be me again...a better me....a BIONIC me!

The bionic woman became a visual image for me as a symbol of strength during one of my MRI's. The noise it made, made me think of the opening theme song of the 1970's version of "The Bionic Woman". All I could think of while I was lying there was "we can rebuild her!". So if I end up with bionic boobs when all this is over...then nothing will be able to bring me down again!

the baldness is creeping up from the bottom...and bald patches all over. ::sigh::
Enjoy this from youtube.com

M2MG Cherry Baby by Happy House Quilts

Here come the cherries!

Available at Happy House Quilts

Find more M2MG posts here.

Meet Thurber the Cow!

Available now at HappyHouseQuilts.etsy.com!
This is an original Happy House Quilts design, made of wool felt, don't accept imitations with flimsier materials or clips. I show you the backs of my items for full disclosure...the back of the clip matters when it comes to keeping a hair accessory in a toddler's hair!!!
See my blog post about inferior clips here.

Oh Baby Baby!

In honor of my cousin who is about to have his first child...this post is dedicated to the newborn baby girl...

As you can see in this picture the largest clip (M2M Gap's "First Blush") is made with a 40 mm or 1.5 inch clip. (This item is listed at the etsy shop now.) Then the Pink Flower Hair Quilt™ with the orange button is made with a 30 mm or 1.25 inch clip. The Hydrangea Hair Quilt™ is the tiniest, "Preemie" hair clip, made with a 20 mm or 15/16th inch clip.


This is a teeny tiny, "Preemie" hair clip, made just for a newborn cupcake cutie!!!
This item is listed at etsy now!Here is a teeny tiny "Preemie" Chocolate Truffle Hair clip

This style is called "First Blush" and is listed at the new shop now!

It looks like the 40 mm size one but is much tinier...and would make a great addition to the larger clip to be used as a sister set or a My Doll and Me set!

Contact me and I can make them up for you as a set for only $9 this month only!
Thanks for looking!

Lycos Classified? Who new?

Lycos Classified Ads
The search engine for local classifieds?
Here is the search for Hair accessories felt in the NH area
Very cool how the internet works automatically sometimes!
Have fun with this new tool at your finger tips! Shop local when you can!

Tropical Garden Made to Match Gymbo by Happy House Quilts

So how cute are these little guys? I need help from you to let me know which is your favorite? I will stock that one at the New Website! Now's your chance to vote, just leave me a comment and thank you so much for your time!

Here is the bigger collection with the flowers in smaller clips and larger snap clips as well. Two are already listed at Happy House Quilts shop at etsy but more coming soon to website
HappyHouseQuilts.com