TUSALers leave a comment on this post with a link to your ORT report for an extra entry in the totally useless giveaway!
Another New Moon ~ another ORT report! I had a wide variety of thread colors this time. Dark ones, light ones and in-between ones:
Had the odd idea earlier this year to save each months ORTs in it's own jar. I'm cheap so I recycled pimento cheese jars. They actually look really cool as you can see the different colors being used each month. Not sure how long I can keep up eating a jar of pimento cheese a month. It's a good thing the stuff is fairly low-carb. I guess it's okay as long as the celery holds out =)
Still looking for a nice shelf or somewhat to put 12 pimento cheese jar ORT containers on display. If you would like to join this Totally Useless Stitch A Long, click here. All you do is save your ORTs and snap a photo to post on your blog on the new moon!
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Had a bit of a scare today with Sheba. She began groaning yesterday, which I noticed while watching TV. It bugged the crap out of me ~ not that she was making noises but that I worry about her. Then, Dash slept on the couch last night (he has a cold) and said she groaned all night long. A dog who has terminal cancer suddenly doesn't stop groaning? OMG Of course, we are thinking this is THE END. In a panic all morning until I can call the veterinarian who said she needed to come out and see her as soon as possible. The exam revealed no sore spots, no flinching when somewhere is touched, no swollen lymph glands. No signs at all of cancer type pain. Just a typical old dog with aches and pains and who is slowing down. The vet said old dogs sometimes get flaky and moan & groan for no good reason. She is getting some mild pain relief and a round of steroids. This is much better news than I was expecting and I can't express how relieved we are!
A very nice photo of Sheba above.
How pictures of Sheba usually turn out below.
I keep laughing at that one.
Thank you for visiting my blog today!
xox
114 comments:
Sheba is a hoot. Glad your scare wasn't serious.
Was in your neck of the woods yesterday. Thought of you when I passed the Hobby Lobby!!
Happy Spring!
My TUSAL appears here:
http://bitsofmyown.blogspot.com.
Hope Sheba is feeling better with the new medication.
Poor Sheba....awww.
I feel like an old dog too...feeling those acts and pains more often these days:)
Here's my link....http://mytategallery.blogspot.ca/2012/03/march-tusal-2012.html
Sheba is nice, and I have posted for the New Moon. Have a nice time. Loredana
Hello dear, regards from the old Lady Europe, Sheba is lovely. Loredana
I'm feeling a bit like Sheba lately, glad it was nothing serious though.
here's my TUSAL link http://www.boosmummy.com/2012/03/tusal-time.html
ROFLMAO!!!!!!!! Her face in that last picture is like "really???? AGAIN???? This is me NOT happy." LOL!!!
Glad she's ok.
Sheba's a beautiful lady.
Well done the hermiting.
Glad Sheba is okay.
Whew! Please give that lovely lady a hug from me!
Great jars! Very jealous.
My update on my stitch progress can be found:
http://stitchingincrossesandmore.blogspot.co.uk/2012/03/tusal-march-update-and-margaret-sherry.html
Thanks for organising this ... something I look forward to on my calendar.
Sheba is so pretty! That second photo is so funny. "mom, what's that? Oh the light is so bright!"
I'll post my TUSAL update tonight.
Your dog is beautiful!
my TUSAL blog update: www.mivancicts.blogspot.com
Thanks
That 2nd picture of Sheba is hysterical! Glad she's okay. Pain relievers are a beautiful thing.
Here's my TUSAL:
http://mystitchyramblings.blogspot.com/2012/03/my-kitty-likes-to-tusal.html
Steady working on filling up the jar!
http://pacosplacexstitch.blogspot.com/
Love the pics of Sheba.
Worrying about pets isn't much fun. I find myself miserable if any of our pets are unwell. I hope the medication makes a difference.
I'm so glad that Sheba is ok -- whew! Sounds like it was scary! I forgot to do my TUSAL this week, but I will do it with my next post on Monday -- late, but it will get done.
sending my love to Sheba!
i have another ORT report too!
http://anacristinap.blogspot.com.br/2012/03/tusal-312.html
:-)
I ´ve posted my TUSAL
http://cerato.wordpress.com/2012/03/22/tusal-marzo-2/
Happy spring!!
Hello
Sheba is so cute, glad she is ok.
Loads of ORTs in your jars.
Sheba is a beautiful dog. Love the picture looks like she is about ready to sneeze haha.
Here is my TUSAL post. Thanks for hosting this!
http://dragonsluver.blogspot.com/2012/03/march-tusal.html
those are great pictures of Sheba! Glad things turned out well for her and it wasn't anything more serious!
It seems I got my dates mixed up and posted my tusal yesterday! :O)
Love the squinty eye picture of Sheba. Thinking of sweet Sheba.
What a lovely dog! I'm glad she's ok.
Heres my March Ort Report ... http://chewedaway.blogspot.com/
awww gorgeous photos of Sheba :)
done my tusl post
http://talesofastitchingmouse.blogspot.co.uk/ title hemitting hedgehogs :)
love your wee jars too ... need any celery yet ...lol
love mouse xxxxxx
I 'heart' Sheba. Reminds me of my old feller 'Henry'.
Our dog, Rosie, also has cancer and has begun moaning more. She'll be laying there and moan and moan and some days...nothing.
I do hope we'll be able to keep our babies as comfortable as possible. It's so hard to constantly worry. I know. I'm there too.
Love that last photo of Sheba! It reminds me of how Clarisse squints when I get out the water bottle. I would spray her with it when training her.
I hope Sheba is a little more comfortable now. It would be so difficult to listen to her in pain like that.
I just posted my TUSAL and here's the link:
http://kearnelskorner.blogspot.ca/2012/03/tusal-and-rak.html
Love the laughing dog :D
I've updated my tusal for March :D
Happy stitching and hugs
Mia
I like your idea of all the ort jars, that's neat! here's a link to my TUSAL post http://tangledthreadsstitching.blogspot.com/2012/03/procrastination.html
Hope Sheba is ok,it's hard to watch them get old.
I am glad that Sheba seems fine and is just her age. My dog is 11 and he moans sometimes too.
My TUSAL report is on my blog.
http://shelleensmusing.blogspot.com/2012/03/march-tusal-and-haed-progress.html
I like your ort jars but I don't think I could eat that much cheese. Sheba is a darling and that last pic of her is so funny. Glad she's okay.
I love the idea of keeping 12 ort jars. I have just emptied my 2nd ort jar offering into a plastic bag. I intend to collect all my orts for the year and see what I the total amount is.
My blog listing for the March New Moon check in is
http://linvon.wordpress.com/2012/03/22/march-tusal/
such a cute dog, happy to hear she is 'oke' My border collie, makes noices in here sleep to...more like a snoring sound, she is almost 11
That last picture of Sheba is precious. Maybe THAT's what she was moaning about.
I remembered my TUSAL this month too!
http://txem-firstday.blogspot.com/2012/03/its-tusal-time.html
Glad Sheba's ok. She looks great in the first picture and really quizzical in the second!
TUSAL here: http://therapy-by-thread.blogspot.ca/2012/03/march-tusal.html
Hi! Glad to hear Sheba is not seriously ill. I'm sure she's not happy with you though for posting the unflattering photo of her! haha My TUSAL report can be found at http://becominggrammy.blogspot.com/2012/03/tusal-totally-useless-stitch-long.html
Posted my TUSAL update tonight.
http://ottersocean.blogspot.com/
Thank goodness for the good news on Sheba!
Pets never make it easy for us to get really good shots of them do they?
Here's my linkie:
http://veronicaoyh.blogspot.com/2012/03/ihsw-tusal.html
LOL! Sheeba looks hilarious in that last pic. She's cute. Glad to hear there wasn't anything too serious.
Hugs,
Veronica.
It is so hard when our animals are in pain; we want to help them and don't always know how... Glad your beautiful Sheba is okay. Here's my TUSAL report for March.
http://cariboucrossingchronicles.blogspot.ca/2012/03/tusal-and-tag.html
Aww Bless!
Our beloved pet can gives us worries at times can’t they but I’m so pleased to hear that your visit from the vet didn’t turn out to be as bad as you were expecting.
Here’s my link to this month’s TUSAL
Happy Stitching!
Sue
x
Love the idea of monthly ort jars, Sharon. Big, big hugs to Sheba. Soo glad she's ok. :)
My ort report:
http://stitches12.blogspot.com/
Poor Sheba, so glad it was good news .
My poppy is the same makes some really funny sounds she is now in her 18th year, I can her her when I am in bed but when I get up she runs around the house at 100 miles per hour , she just wants to be with me 24hrs, bless.
What a great idea for monthly ORT jars! Your dog Sheba is beautiful! I need to get a real jar for next month!
http://debbiescrossstitch.blogspot.com/2012/03/tusal-3-and-mr-mittens-update.html
Love the look on your dog's face I wonder what she was thinking lol
here's my post for this month -
http://paddingtondoo.blogspot.co.uk/2012/03/tusal.html
Hugs
Debbie xx
Glad Sheba is just making noise. I love that bottom pic.
Love all your Tusal jars, maybe I will try some of that pimento cheese :D What a sweet pic of Sheba. Hope she is feeling better!
A big pat and scratch behind the ears for Sheba. Here is my TUSAL post
http://www.charbellastitching.blogspot.com.au/2012/03/tusal-3-and-win.html
Got my ORT report up!
http://tryllacraft.blogspot.ca/2012/03/march-tusal-and-mini-finish.html
Love your Sheba pictures. I've prayed for your sweet girl. Glad she's more comfortable now. Our Mac died from cancer in October. :(
I am so glad nothing serious with Sheba! She is a cutie. I love the "typical" photo of her and it made me laugh too.
Here is my TUSAL post link http://acoloradostitcher.blogspot.com/2012/03/march-totally-useless-stitch-long-tusal.html
Glad Sheba is doing good. Love the pics of her especially where it looks like she's laughing at you for trying to take her picture. lol
Here is my March TUSAL report. http://shutupandstitch.blogspot.com/2012/03/tusal-time-again.html
Have a great weekend!
Glad to hear that it was nothing awful with Sheba.
My ORT report appears here
http://katesflossbox.blogspot.co.uk/2012/03/tusal-report.html
I love the idea of 12 identical jars!
Almost forgot to post mine! Great ORTS by the way :)
http://bbrown426.blogspot.ca/2012/03/spring-tusal.html
Here's the link to Marybeth's March ORT Jar post:
http://mbphd.blogspot.com/2012/03/march-2012-tusal.html
(Stitching Princess)
I love the pictures of Sheba. Hope she is feeling better soon.
Finally a bit of color in my tusal jar, me soooo pleased! http://loviedewstitchery.blogspot.ca/2012/03/tusal-3.html
Gla Sheba didn't have anything wrong :)
Here's a link to my TUSAL post
http://ccsstitchingdiary.blogspot.com/2012/03/haed-progress-and-tusal.html
Here's my TUSAL post, I was explaining to hubby what I was doing last night when I set the photo up. He says it's a "Mars/Venus thing". A nice idea but he can't imagine a group of blokes doing it LOL.
http://serendipitousstitching.blogspot.co.uk/2012/03/march-tusal-and-couple-of-public.html
Oooh, I'm so glad Sheba is okay!! I was expecting a sad post and it turned out good! I love the last photo of her! She looks like she's going to sneeze from the light!! LOL!!
Here's my tusal link
http://dollsmusings.blogspot.ca/2012/03/tusal-leibster-award-and-rak.html
I like your TUSAL jars by the way!!
*grins* Glad Sheba was just yanking your chain!
http://ladynero815.blogspot.com/2012/03/march-tusal-and-totally-finished.html
Ha... that last photo is indeed funny. Glad she's doing fairly well, considering. My dog is 6yrs old and she's already becoming flaky, lol. She'll walk around woofing for no reason and will go in spurts over whether her food bowl is full enough!
You've already seen my ort report so I won't post the link. 12 months of pimento cheese each month, eh? lol
A day late posting, but here it is:
http://acozylittleplaceforstitching.blogspot.com/2012/03/march-23-day-late-tusal.html
Can't stop laughing at that photo of Sheba.
TUSAL report!
http://darkandfluffy.blogspot.com/2012/03/tusal-and-other-news.html
Sorry its a day late March tusal posted xx
Glad the Sheba story was a happy one. She looks like such a sweet dog. We have a cat that snores. Great idea using the monthly orts jars! Kind of like a stitch journal. (Also a great excuse to eat cheese). BTW, it looks like you have been doing a lot of stitching.
That Sheba is a beauty and I am glad all is well with her. Nice orts. UGH! I need to get a pic of mine.....
Sheba looks like she is laughing at you for worrying about her. Seriously, I'm glad you had a positive report from your vet.
Here's my monthly TUSAL update:
http://threadsofmemory.blogspot.com/2012/03/tusal.html
My report is up:
http://ftnfk.blogspot.com/2012/03/march-tusal.html
Glad Sheba is feeling better! And the pics are great. (I feel like the same thing happens with pics of my daughter...poor kid, so many squinty-face pics. LOL)
I like the ort idea you have. I think my ornament might be stuffed out soon. I'm glad nothing was too serious with the dog.
I have my ort report!
http://ziggyeor.blogspot.com/2012/03/tusal-and-ferret-friday.html
hihihi.....3 ort yars....
How fun is that. you can see what the color pattern is ech months..
Mine would a lot of Spring colors.....
Beautifull pic's of Sheba!!!
Finally got my TUSAL post up!
Forgot the link: http://sisquoc39167.blogspot.com/2012/03/tusal-march.html
Oh my this is the 'third' month to report the ORT jar!!!
mine is on my site now--
di-workbaskettimecard.blogspot.com
thanks for this monthly fun thing to do!!
and be sure to give that Sheba a big hug and kiss from me!!!
Hugs, Di
I love the idea of 12 different little ORT jars! I may have to steal it for next year. I finally got my TUSAL post up today. The excuses for the delay are in another post... but the short answer is too much shopping!
Hugs & Stitches!
Love the idea of putting each month's orts in its own jar. Here is the link to my report:
http://chachasbooklist.blogspot.com
Glad Sheba is ok! Love the pics!
http://nikkisstitching.blogspot.ca/2012/03/tusal-and-page-finish.html
/hugs,
Nikki
Better late than never for this month. Not much but I have a few snips for this month. Love Sheba's smile.
I posted my picture on my blog, so happy stitching.
March Ann
http://stitchingagain-marchann58.blogspot.com/
Posted with link
http://kathyssitandstitch.blogspot.com/
And I made it on time LOL!
Lol, that's how my photos of Snowball seem to turn out most of the time, too! :) Sheba is a cutey in both her portraits.
My TUSAL post is up (finally)!
~Ashni
http://ashnimehal.blogspot.com
oh, i hope your sweet pup will do better again. sorry about the terminal cancer diagnosis, though! terrible!
Aww sweetie, glad Sheba is doing okay! And your orts look lovely! Oh crap, I forgot to take a pic of my orts this month, with us being away! How about I get to that tomorrow? And Dd just informed me that I need to photogragh her dragons for my blog too! Thanks for the reminder and for sharing your stitching and life!
Melissa J.
Glad to hear Sheba is okay. What an evil eye your getting.
Here is the link for my TUSAL:
http://bengalcatlover10.blogspot.com/p/tusal-2012.html
Thanks, Linda
My orts, they are a-gathering!
http://measi.net/measiblog/2012/03/25/late-check-ins-tusal-and-wipocalypse/
Happy spring!
I like your creative ort jars! Yeah for recycling!
The photo of my ort container is in the side bar, but I mentioned it in the post from today.
http://needleinhand.blogspot.com/
Late TUSAL report is late: http://lottloft.blogspot.com/2012/03/late-tusal.html
Glad Sheba is doing better! I'm liking your new ORT jars! My posting is here http://somethingforcole.blogspot.ca/2012/03/tusal-march-2012.html
A little behind this month!
My photos of our cats always look like the last pic of Sheba glad she is OK, I posted my TUSAL a couple days early in March
Lol, I love Sheba's pics, especially the last one! Glad to hear it's nothing serious.
Here's my reposrt post:
http://topchochan.blogspot.com/2012/03/challenges-of-varioius-kinds.html
I almost forgot to post my TUSAL! Way too busy lately. here's my link
http://3dsbitofcrafts.blogspot.com/
Glad to hear doggy is okay. My cat Oreo is cute as a button, but I can't seem to capture it on film. His pictures seem the same as Shebas!
I am glad you got better than expected news from the vets, we all moan and grown as we get older.
http://weestitchy.com/2012/03/25/orts-new-toy-and-freebie-bunny-pattern/
Bev
LOL she looks likes she's winking at the camera, either that or laughing at making it hard for you to get a good pic.
here's my tusal for this month
http://shazzump.blogspot.com/2012/03/tusal-march.html
Better late than never, right? My TUSAL post is finally up.
www.thedailymel.com/2012/03/26/march-stitching-update-photo-heavy/
Sorry, I'm late with my TUSAL.
http://colourfulcrossstitches.blogspot.ca/p/tusal.html
Ann
Love that last pic, glad it wasn't more serious. CJ in OK ;-)
I'm too a bit late:
http://hexeimhollerbusch.blogspot.com/2012/03/3-tusal-2012.html
christina
Glad Sheba doesn't have anything seriously wrong with her!
Here's my slightly late TUSAL update.
http://mindi-joiedevivre.blogspot.com/2012/03/tusal.html
Thanks goodness your baby is okay. Usually groaning at night is not a good sign in a doggy. She has pretty eyes. :)
Here is a link to my TUSAL post for March.
http://craftyimaginingsbyjen.blogspot.com/2012/03/march-tusal-report.html
Here's my jar
http://smilylana.blogspot.com/2012/03/tusal-tusal-or-just-from-hospital-bad.html
Just returned from a hospital..
Heres my Tusal post:
http://donnascrossstitch.blogspot.co.uk/2012/03/tusal-march.html
Happy Stitching!!!
I finally got it! I got the date mixed up. :P
http://chiccrafting.blogspot.com/2012/03/march-ort-report.html
~McKenna
Pats on the head for Sheba! That last picture made me smile!
Love all the thread jars ~ displaying them on a shelf will look wonderful.
I love it when dogs pose, Sheba did a great job in the last picture.
Love your ort jars.
Catherine
I'm dreadfully late getting my TUSAL posted this month - I was having some technical issues between camera & laptop. I think my card reader may have become a casualty of the war too. I prevailed though and finally got things together today!
Love the pictures of Sheba - my cat can pull a similar expresion to the second picture of Sheba.....
Your jars looks great!
I am late getting my TUSAL posted too. This month flew by but it is posted on my blog, now.
Love the pics of Sheba.
Happy Stitching
http://stitchaddict-elena.blogspot.com/
I too have a Sheba with terminal cancer. What kind does she have. If you check out my blog you will see her pic and her story. Is yours a border collie. We had one of those who passed last march of liver cancer. My Sheba is my medical dog and is a 14 year old German Shepherd. She has hemangiosarcoma. Her first tumor was on her spleen so we had that taken out. She is doing ok except for nausea problems. She starts chemo tomorrow. Our vet explained that chemo has only mild side effects on dogs. Otherwise we wouldn't dream of putting her through that. She has saved my life a few times. Jim and i don't and can't have any of our own children so she is our baby. My heart is breaking already but I am greatful that through the surgery and chemotherapy we are buying more time. 6-12 months of good comfortable quality of life. Please keep me up to date on how she is doing. I will pray for your fur babies.
Hey autumn I too have a Sheba with cancer. Maybe we can email back and forth and support one another
I'm so sorry to hear about Sheba. It's hard watching and worrying about a sick family member :o( ((((HUGS))))
Love the idea about your Ort jars.
My very late TUSAL:
www.emmasenchantedworld.wordpress.com
Wanted to let you know that I am very sorry for your loss. Those words seem so trite, but, I have been where you are and my heart knows how you feel.
kt
Here is my March TUSAL Link.
http://countrystitcher.blogspot.com/2012/03/tusal-not-that-much-stitching-this-week.html
Denise
Here's my March TUSAL report: http://www.stampwithjen.com/stamp_with_jen/2012/03/march_tusal.html
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