SUSIE'S-CRAFT-CUPBOARD: July 2011

Wednesday, July 13, 2011

My baby!!!

Here is my sweet baby, Beauty! She is my bestest pal! You gotta love a devoted cattle dog! Right?

My Johnny

Here is a picture of John since his surgery 2 weeks ago today! He keep losing weight, and is looking really great! Keep up the good work dear! :)

Hey there kids.....these last few to say the least weeks and months have nearly killed me! I have been taking care of my sick and post surgical husband. He had his gall bladder removed 2 weeks ago today, and he is doing okay, but still has pain from the whole pancreatitis issue! Time will tell!
I have also been taking care of my mother in law, who is also recovering from surgery, and it makes for a very weary Mom here! I will survive it all, I just need a vacation now!

I have wanted to do something creative, but have not had the energy, so this week, I am going to take time out just for me, and craft my soul out! I have so many cute things to make, and quilt, it isn't even funny! My Mother, bless her heart let me have custody of two very precious heirloom quilt tops that a cousin of her mother made years and years ago. The grandma's flower garden was all sewn together piece by piece by hand....NO MACHINES were involved. It is an absolute work of art. And the other quilt top is beautiful with little tiny squares, but it was put together by machine, but is equally gorgeous! Now i just have to get a non- rainy Seattle day to put them up outside in the driveway where I have room for my quilting stands, and then i will roll them up after I pin the layers together to quilt on my large oval hand quilting stand. Weeeee,,I get to have the most fun! I will post some before and after pictures! :)

John's obituary from Week's Funeral Home!

John Fuller Graham June 21, 1954 - January 24, 2013 Resided in Enumclaw, WA Guestbook Photos Services Flowers Obituary John Fuller Graham of Enumclaw Washington was a beloved Father and Husband to our family for 32 years. He was born to Ellis and Ellen Graham on June 21st, 1954, at Swedish Memorial Hospital, in Seattle Washington. He was the youngest of 5 children. He grew up in the Seattle area. He is survived by his wife Susan Wilson Graham, whom he married on his birthday, June 21st, 1980. He is a graduate of Brigham Young University, April 1981. He was a wonderful father to his 5 grown children, Matthew, Kathryn, Rachel, Mark, and Scott. He has been employed throughout the years with several Credit Unions, as the general manager, and assistant manager. The last 21 years he was employed by Pemco Insurance Agency as a 311 sales agent, and then moved around the company learning many different jobs as the years went by. He was well known for his kindness to his fellow human beings, and was also loved for his gift of laughter and wit. He taught his family that you could get through most trials and tribulations with the gift of laughter, and will always be remembered for that gift. After suffering a long illness with Pancreatic Cancer, he quietly passed away in his family home in the evening of January 24th, 2013. He was buried in a private family service on the 31st of January 2013, at the Enumclaw Memorial Cemetery, Enumclaw, Washington. He is preceeded in death by his mother Ellen Lund, and his oldest sister Elise, who died as a newborn.