first day on a blog

Hi all
This is my first day trying out a blog.
I don't know if I have nmuch to say right now.

Well I guess just to start with who I am.

I am coming into my seasoned citizen years.  I love to be creative and make things.  I work with the mediums of wood and yarn..  I know a funny combination.  But I am either down in the work shop playing in the sawdust or I am sitting up on the couch knitting or crocheting.

My biggest problem right  now is that I have been diagnoised with Sjorgren's syndrom and it is starting to take a tole on my work and my hobbies at home.

Sjorgren's syndrom is a little known desease at this time.  For me it has taken away all the moisture in my eyes, nose and mouth.  it is also starting to effect my throat and chest are were I am starting to ciough a bit now and then.  Then I start to loose my voice.  I use to love to sing in chiors and just for the fun of it but now my vioce just cracks and scratches.  Does not sound the same anymore.  Getting old before my time.  There is also the secondary part that goes alongf with this. and that is rhuemtory arthritis.  I have it in my back and down into my hips  Which also makes for doing things very difficult but so far am managing pretty good.

Work is my hardest part right now.  I have to be standing for 5 to 8 hours a day.  Everyday gets harder to be there and I would love so much just to give it up but then were does the money come from to pay the bills.  I am not old enough to do the retireing thing yet.  Maybe in a few years.Just have to keep prodding along.

But I do love to do my crafts.  I am in the process of finishing off an afgan.  Don't know what I will do with it when it is finished.  Maybe put it towards my Christmas craft far items.  I try to do them every year.  It cleans out my house of all the articles I make every years.  Will be starting on some Angles here in the next couple of weeks

I guess that is about it for today.  I guess I have a little to write about.  Will talk about my crafts and put pictures on of them and then also compain about my sickness and how I am getting along with it.

May not be on everyday but will try to get on when ever I can.  I am always doing something so will keep you all posted.

Bye for today