Yeah, it's me

Had my surgery, it was great!  My BP took a dive so I was flooded with fluids (TEN pounds worth)...peed on self,  then threw up...it was marvelous....As I am getting ready to leave, I decided it was imperative to have my bra on......why, tell me, do I think like that....forget the bra...let them hang!  So, the next saga begins.....I don't take medications with codeine or hydrocodone as they make me ITCH like a crazy fool!!  I have been taking lots of motrin and it works...the ice is the best!
 We have NO tree this year, few if any decorations, as I will be unable to take down until  February.  I kind of like that, Christmas has gotten so crazy.

I will leave with a small token for those kind enough to read my ridiculous blog...

Checking in

I am hooking this rug of mine as fast as possible but as usual it looks like I will not get it done by December 17th!  I am also trying to get all my quilt things done....who am I kidding????????    
On another note,  Rotator cuff repair December 17, my dawling says lets plan a trip.....really....I mean really?!  Sooooooo, in a most sarcastic voice I said you know, why don't we plan to leave the 18th!  He said OK, you can sleep in the car??????
This is the same man that said to me, oh so many years ago (on vaca with the youngest barely 3 years) .......hold on to your pants now...I fell down a bunch of concrete stairs and realized if I didn't take the hit with my shoulder, my head would crack open and well, then we would have a mess....so as I am sitting trying to hold it together as the 7 year old was crying....the dawling said and I quote, "are you hurt, can you get up, can we go".  Now I had cracked the head of my humerus and torn my cuff and fractured my ankle.  We did continue on our vacation after the ED trip.....my sweet 8 year old would go in the shower and hold my elbow up so I could wash my hair,  at the time they thought my ankle was fine.....I knew different...when we finally got home found it was broken. So yes, we will be traveling after my surgery...apparently I roll that way.........literally!
the end........

It seems the dread has become reality

I have been fighting and hoping that surgery on rotator cuff would not happen.  Looks like it will anyway!  Nearly a year since the incident and the left arm has gotten worse.  Constant pain, decreased movement, the list goes on..........

So, I will be in a cast/sling for at least 3 to 6 weeks ...won't really know till the surgery.  I put it off till right before holidays in December.

My dawling, well, he thinks he will be helping etc etc...but the reality, not so much.  My sweet son #3 he will be my "nurse"!  We are already developing a plan of action.  It is the clothing situation...will not be able to move the arm so am thinking of getting a big garbage bag, cutting a hole for the head and the right arm...what do you think?  They come in all forms of colors...I could get Holiday saran wrap and put on my feet...festive...No?   I have time I could sew a garbage bag....BLAH!
 

Baltimore album

We had a wonderful getaway.....NOT long enough!   I fell in love with the quilt at Winterthur in Delaware

And....I could not contain myself...yes...I bought the pattern...I love piecing by hand....no machine...me...the needle...fabric and scissors.  I hope to start soon but then who am I fooling...I have 50 million rugs to hook and 10 million quilts to do...........one can dream! More pictures

The last is the best.....I love my dawling so much...he planned this for me...everything that I would love.  Everything!!! Old historic mansions, textiles, beautiful gardens, hand holding walks......even with my gimp leg and shoulder! 

picture of completed depression quilt

I finished this years ago but a certain person wanted picture of it completed....my daughter is enjoying on her bed.  I started curtains but only got one set done...........lazy I

suppose...now I am trying to get this blasted rug completed!

Long time

Update on that long rug I am hooking....I would definitely say I am halfway there!

checking in.........

To see what is happening in  bloglandville.... .. ... Not much....decided against surgery, to many possible this and that might happen.  So onward!
I experienced a steroid storm from so many injections, not pretty!  Think that was the last straw so to speak.  So, am going to suck it up and deal with it, that is my motto now.  I might throw in a pity party every now and then ...  
My dawling is dealing with it, poor thing! 

We are planning another cheap get away soon.  Looking forward to it!  Need to get back into hooking that big rug again! The Money pit has been calling of late.  We had to refurbish the deck, the ramp we had built for the MIL is now finally gone replaced with wider deck.  I really don't know why I did it as my "boys" informed me they do not plan to eat out there, bugs.  I bought a very cheap table...no chairs yet.

The old lady (money pit) is getting another face lift...these things are ongoing, age you know...I suppose like some get botox injections, she gets an update.   My bathroom downstairs will be gutted some time soon!  Think art deco small, white and black tiles.  I can not wait! 

Back to blog vacation.........

 

Blog holiday

Taking a break for a while

surgery

Yes, it is probably going to happen.........BUT first... "a get ta way" with my dawling to hot, hot Savannah.....just a few more days... 9 to be exact! I had gained 17 fat pounds back but am down 6 pounds of lard.  I can't really work out anymore as my life revolves around PT.  I do plan to pick my annual strawberries and make jam before we leave.  I had to hire someone to paint some touch up type work on the house, that same person is going to gut my downstairs yuk bathroom.  It looks the same as when I took care of the MIL from hell.  I can not wait for this to happen!  I am having my shower built with tile....can we say art deco! A pocket door, it will be marvelous!  Then new wood floors in the dinning room.......my floor can finally be leveled, no more putting wood things under my furniture!  I also have an update of that rug but forgot to load on this computer.....later...................the cows are so happy!

  

Just something

Happy Mother's Day to all the Moms of the world!  I will be working, but I am going on a much needed vacation the end of the month!  Not to the cold part of the country but warmer...........
My dawling has a conference, so I am tagging along.........

I am getting my cuff injected again tomorrow.........I'm not a drinking sort of gal, but maybe they should inject hard liquor, think it'll work? Or inject it into my brain, into the small overworked, under paid brain cells that are slowly atrophying.......(is that spelled correctly, do I care?)  The alcohol will enhance the decaying of the cells, therefore I can melt into well, do I dare say, confusion!  I will end this meaningless discussion...............The bird agrees!

 

Nothing much

Still in workers comp nightmare.......will it ever end, she said with a very loud sigh...........now it is my neck........more PT ........getting my rotator cuff injected AGAIN.........I am still working.........

I have hooking on my rug every now and then, have done some English paper piecing ...but can only do an hour at the most...then the pain starts........it does wear on this old lady.............

 

It waits as does my left arm..................

I have done a wee bit of hooking maybe 12 inches not much..............the next picture is Chauncey the cardigan corgi and  our Max... the mix that  weighs 14 pounds dripping wet.....................

 

wrist...on fire

had wrist surgery...fixed "some" of workers comp nightmare I am in...(sighs deeply, in great hopes) my rotator cuff is still partially torn.......Physical Therapy for a year........bicept muscle still with (click on that word will ya)tendinosis not tendinitis...yea, still working too........run if you see me...........

Nothing much

Really haven't done too much .  Physical therapy seems to have taken over my life of late.  The weather has been crazy in these "parts"....one minute it's in the 60's then it's 20 something...where are you spring..........

The puppies are puppies.....Digby makes you smile ALL THE TIME! He does his stuff outside but from then on "we" use the kitchen.....just dribbles.......he is only 16 weeks old...... Mr. Max has it down!  He just like to chews your really nice shoes up, not the cheap ones though...only the best.

Spring..........................I think I miss you............

My update

 

This is going to be a running montage (which hopefully is spelled right....but to break it down a bunch of crap I have been doing of late) .....................
Here goes..............

 #1. Two Puppies (Digby) is the one pictured you have already seen Max (he has separation anxiety).  This is what happens when you give yourself a pity party and are high on tramadol.  (I know, how does one get high on that drug...it is an excuse, just go with the damn thing!)I do love him...damn puppy!

Then #2 went to a quilt show, didn't help the economy too much.............

#3 we had a bunch of snow hit....20 inches

I took those looking out the second floor I just didn't feel like walking out to take a picture of our house.......yep another damn pity party........SO... we went to the Philly Flower show..............