One Done One To Go

Today is Wednesday, April 20, 2011. One day before the big 49th birthday. Not feeling bad about this one, 30 was the tough one for me. The weather has been just gorgeous, warm and lots of sunshine.

One quilt is done and the other one is almost finished. Have one child that he nor his wife seem to have time to sit for 20 minutes with their children and let them color a picture. So I will use some of the extra ones that the other grand kids had done, no big deal, they are not going to stop me from getting this done. Hope to have it finished up tonight.

Need to work on getting the laundry done up and the house cleaned up. Not really much to do, but I will feel better when it is done. I don't mind saying that tomorrow is really bothering me. I just have this horrible feeling that this skin graft is going to be worse than the 12 hour neck surgery. I can deal with hurt, but that damn stinging, that is another story. I would rather you hit me than to scratch me. I just can't imagine what my thigh is going to feel like after them have taken a cheese slicer to the skin, I can feel the sting already. Usually I handle pain pretty good, a very high pain tolerance, but not sure about this. How am I suppose to shower or get a bath with one arm wrapped and a thigh too? That bothers me too, the thought of not being able to get under running water to get clean. I went without a shower or bath for two weeks when I was in ICU, just not a good feeling.

One the way home from work yesterday, George totaled the Jeep. He and his buddy are alright, or at least the hospital didn't keep them overnight. No broken bones, although his buddy needed oral surgery. He hit the window, how I don't know with a seat belt and an air bag. George said the inside of the Jeep just exploded. I haven't seen it, son #4 is going to get the personal things out of it today and get pictures for me. I will share when I get them. George is so upset, that was our most dependable source of transportation. The truck is down while is he rebuilding the carburetor, and the bug the crankshaft. So needless to say this is not the time for it to happen, but we are so blessed that they are alright. A cop seen the whole thing and couldn't believe that the guy turned right in front of George, like he didn't even see him. I really thought that he would be super sore this morning, but not complaints. I keep telling him we are getting to old to break bones, we just don't heal like we use to.

I need to get going if I plan on getting the things I want to get done finished. Just the thought of having me arm out of commission again, well it is just maddening. It has been two months since the second surgery and I feel pretty good, time to get something else done, to make me hurt. LOL

Remember yesterday, dream about tomorrow, but live today. ~Brightest Blessings~

Getting There, I Think

Today is Thursday, April 14, 2011. The weather has been so nice, warm with little rain. We had a little shower day before yesterday, but it didn't last long. You know when summer is here, the grass requires cutting once a week.

I have gotten all of the fabric cut for my grand daughters quilt and all but the binding for my mother in laws. The drawings are coming out great on the fabric. Should have all of them back by Friday. We are getting pictures of the kids doing their drawings so that I can send her pictures with her quilt. I need to have both of them done by Thursday. Feeling the pressure just a little bit here. I should have grand daughters done by Saturday and mother in laws Wednesday, as long as I get all of the drawings back.

Went to the doctors yesterday, or the "sleep doctor" for pre-op for next Thursday. It truly amazes me that they ask the same questions over and over again. We had just answered these questions on paper that were turned into this person that sat and asked these questions again. They are putting this information into a computer, so where is it going that every time you go into the doctors office they need to ask the same questions again. If this is what electronic records holds, it is a waste of money.

Ladies if you have to renew your drivers license, be prepared! My license had to be renewed, before next week, so we went Wednesday before the doctors. Now you have to have your drivers license, 2 pieces of mail coming to you are your address,social security card, your birth certificate and your MARRIAGE LICENSE! Not that you didn't have to have your marriage license to get your social security card changed you also need it to prove to DMV that you were married. I have had a Florida Drivers License for 25 plus years and now I need to prove who I am. May the Gods help us all! I need to let mama know that she is going to need all of these things before July so she can start gathering them up. Poor George doesn't get mail in his name, he has until August to get some. Maybe a bank statement has both of our names on it, at least I think it does. When she told me that I needed my marriage license, I couldn't believe it. So we went next door to get a $3 certified copy, it was cheaper than going clear back to the house and then back down town again with gas at $4 a gallon. The lady couldn't find our license in the computer. So after about 30 minutes she finds it, who ever entered it into the computer spelled George, "Geroge". The lady was nice enough to correct it and not charge us for the copy. After about an hour and $58 later, I had a renewed drivers license. Not that I have been able to drive since February, my car is a standard, hoping that within thirty days I will be able to drive again.

I had ordered some bracelet blanks to be stamped. Cat over at In The Light of The Moon has an etsy shop catcreations92b where she creates the most wonderful jewelry. I love her stamping, it looks handmade and not machine done. So I contacted her to see if she would consider stamping these for me. Bless her heart she agreed and they turned out fabulous!
So I ordered a stamp set and am going to start practicing stamping these to go with the stoma covers/bibs. Also going to include instructions for CPR on us neck breathers. I am excited about doing them because the possibilities are endless. Denise my home health nurse was impressed with them and glad that I finally had one and was wearing it.

I had better get moving, it is already after ten and haven't sewn the first stitch. Still have to get young son going on his school work. He so struggles with math so we are working extra until he gets it, before moving on to something else.

Remember yesterday, dream about tomorrow, but live today. ~Brightest Blessings~

WOW Did We Get The Storms

Today is Wednesday, April 6, 2011. WOW did we get the storms yesterday! We were under tornado watch from 2:30 in the morning until 10. The thunderstorms rolled in at ten minutes til 6 and talk about a light show. The ground was just vibrating, which brought young son and Doc up and out of his room. They decided to come out to the living room where I was and go back to sleep on the love seat. Those two are something else, son #5 never moved, not sure that he even heard the thunder or felt it for that matter. By afternoon the sun was out and so was the pollen again, it looked like it was snowing. Needless to say, I stayed in the house.

George got the phone call yesterday that I will have my skin graft on my birthday. Gee thanks doc! This surgery I think is going to be the one that really hurts like you know what. I just can't imagine having road rash on my thigh. I am thrilled to be getting this done so that within a month I will be able to have my hand/arm back into commission again, I really do miss her. LOL I did learn that if I take off the splint protector thing that I can type, so that is what I have been doing. It is hard to hold a pen yet, but I will keep working at it.

My neck is so tight and stiff, my head wants to lean to the left and not straight up like it should. I know that I have to work on holding it straight, but dang it, talk about a rubber band feeling. I pull it up and as soon as I quit thinking about it, down it goes to the left again and the shoulder comes up to meet it. There were nerves that were cut and others that were not but still are not the way they were prior to surgery. My right shoulder looks like it is out of joint, but it is the nerve that I guess holds or supports it, so I have to work at getting my right arm up and over my head. I never put much thought into what condition my arms, shoulders and neck would be in after this surgery.

Some things just don't change, I now have stoma covers started, and three quilts. I really miss my sewing. Changed that blade in my rotary cutter, wow what a difference that made. I can cut fabric now. Not so much pressure needed to cut through the layers. I have only cut myself three times. All from not closing it when I lay it down and bump up against it while moving the fabric around. The fabric in the picture is going to be used on my grand daughters quilt along with other retro prints, she loves them. That's my girl! Also started one for Georges mom, going to be dong it in primary colors with white squares. The white squares the grand kids are going to make pictures on and I will iron them on to the white squares. She retired a few years back from being a school teacher so I thought this would be most fitting for her. The kids draw their pictures on heavy paper with Crayola Crayons for fabric, then you just iron the pictures on to the fabric.

My daughter came over last night, and taught son #5 and George how to do a pony tail. I don't know why I didn't have her teach them weeks ago. She is so funny the first place she heads is to the frig to see whats in there. We had just finished eating it was a late dinner, home health nurse was running late and then I had to go get groceries so needless to say we didn't eat until almost eight. I was starving. She grabbed a plate and sat there talking and eating, then she needed eye brow rings so she went through a few boxes of them to get what she needed. She tickles me, she misses eating dinner at home, we always sit at the table and talk about our day.

I need to get moving into a forward direction the sun is coming up, looks like it is going to be a pretty day.

Remember yesterday, dream about tomorrow, but live today. ~Brightest Blessing~