Comments on Getting Stitched on the Farm: Summer is rolling along if a bit roughly....

good luck with the insulin pump. kids with medica...

2009-07-13T11:54:45.828-04:00

good luck with the insulin pump. kids with medical needs just add a whole 'nother level to stress. I hope it makes life easier.

Wishing you fair winds to dry sheep and grass!

sending lots of love to you and yours! today nyc h...

2009-07-09T16:03:49.875-04:00

sending lots of love to you and yours! today nyc has some sun and it's weird.

I think Julia's idea is brilliant. I would love t...

2009-07-09T12:12:16.738-04:00

I think Julia's idea is brilliant. I would love to help and or be a part of this if you ever decide to embark. We are on a small farm here in MT .. farm kids unite!
Sarah

Good luck with all your weather and kitty issues. ...

2009-07-09T12:03:12.564-04:00

Good luck with all your weather and kitty issues. ;) wish we could take one.
Although I don't have diabetes I work with a few people who use the insulin pump and they love it. It has really made a big difference in their lives! I hope that Julia has the same kind of great experience.
Best of luck!

In our area we are so dry that we may not be able ...

2009-07-09T11:14:05.733-04:00

In our area we are so dry that we may not be able to plant our crop of canning beans. The first crop hay was taken off and on many fields there will be no second or third crop. Our spring was so cold that we had trouble with the corn coming out of the ground and now it's so dry that the short little plants are starting to curl up. We have our cows on pasture and the ponds that they usually get water from are so low that we are carting water to them. We will probably have to start feeding them hay this summer instead of waiting until this winter.

It takes very special people to be farmers and it takes very Very special people to be married to farmers and to be children of farmers. I think I'd like to be just a little less special sometimes, wouldn't you?

Here's to us and our weather worries. God, Give Us Strength!

I hope Julia likes the pump - my daughter got one ...

2009-07-09T11:08:10.236-04:00

I hope Julia likes the pump - my daughter got one 2 years ago and she loves it. Lindsay is 27 and was diagnosed twenty years ago. The pump makes her life so much easier. The weather is playing havoc with our summer too, can't seem to plan anything outdoors.

Best wishes to you all through Julia's transition....

2009-07-09T10:46:39.504-04:00

Best wishes to you all through Julia's transition. I bet having adorable kittens helps. As does the sun we now are finally having.

Kristin, My son has had diabetes since age five, a...

2009-07-09T09:38:56.382-04:00

Kristin,
My son has had diabetes since age five, and having an insulin pump made his day to day life so much easier! I still remember the first day he had it. When he was hungry at 2pm, he didn't have to have a no-carb snack. Instead I took him out for a huge hamburger, and as he wolfed it down, I sat and cried with happiness. James is now 19 and in college, and he deals with his disease very well. Best wishes to Julia!

I'm sending good weather Karma to you. I hate tho...

2009-07-09T07:39:26.376-04:00

I'm sending good weather Karma to you. I hate those times when the weather makes you run around like an idiot, trying to batton down everything and then when it passes, looking over all to view the damage...ugh.

Yes, the pump will change her life. My daughter's boyfriend uses it...he also had childhood type....BUT someday soon, there will be a better way, eh????

Christine

It's nice to see the sheep again! They look prett...

2009-07-08T17:38:45.475-04:00

It's nice to see the sheep again! They look pretty content. Lots going on up your way...

Wow, that will be a welcome change for Julia!

you are busy crazy! Tell Julia good luck on her bl...

2009-07-08T16:20:42.660-04:00

you are busy crazy! Tell Julia good luck on her blog!! (exciting, she's growing up so fast!)Awe, to the kitties. We have 4 wild stray babies living under the neighbors shed. They are getting quite fat but very wild, we can't get near them.

I am sitting outside watching very closely as Pers...

2009-07-08T14:13:05.500-04:00

I am sitting outside watching very closely as Persy explores the garden a little.....he's keeping us on our toes...literally....he loves to attack our feet!

Oh they are so cute-the sheep arn't too bad either...

2009-07-08T13:51:51.474-04:00

Oh they are so cute-the sheep arn't too bad either!
Hope Julia gets sorted.
Love
Lyn
PS the rain has been bad here in West Yorkshire too-Hailstones yesterday!

KOFU? I would read that blog!

2009-07-08T13:44:57.328-04:00

KOFU? I would read that blog!

My sister-in-law has had juvenile diabetes since s...

2009-07-08T12:40:57.450-04:00

My sister-in-law has had juvenile diabetes since she was two. She has been using the insulin pump for a few years and loves it. It really feels like a cure. I'm so happy for Julia.

No personal acquaintance with anyone who uses an i...

2009-07-08T11:49:54.726-04:00

No personal acquaintance with anyone who uses an insulin pump, but I've heard they change your life. Hope the transition goes smoothly.

Elizabeth

Keeping the good thoughts coming your way! Love th...

2009-07-08T11:34:21.550-04:00

Keeping the good thoughts coming your way! Love the idea of a blog for kids of farmers. Sounds really cool!

Wow, Kristin, that's a lot on the plate. I will go...

2009-07-08T11:19:24.256-04:00

Wow, Kristin, that's a lot on the plate. I will go shake my finger at the Weather Gods for that wind. Congratulations to Julia on the blog idea. I think she has the makings of a true media maven!