SCD weekly challenge

Over at SCD the challenge is still anything goes and the colour combo this week is Claret and Blue! so last week all I could think of was Norwich FC and this week I'm thinking West Ham LOL.

Decided to give proper crafting ago, taken all weekend but finally finished this card! Couldn't decide which flower I liked best and because they took me so long to make used them all LOL, a bit OTT.

Okay so it's no masterpiece but I tried! my hand is still progressing but it does hurt to use, so gently gently it goes. I did however take a short drive to Tesco's yesterday and boy did that feel good. I can sense freedom just up ahead!

Lucky does have a UTI and has antibiotics (which made her sick all night after just 1 pill!) and propalin to try and stop the leaking, no joy so far, I've spent all weekend washing bedding and throws and she leaks all the time and looks quite miserable. I've now started setting a timer to remind me to take her outside every two hours, which is fine during the day but shattering at night but to be fair Mr T usually does it.

Really enjoyed going out Saturday for a wander around!

Sue x

digi scrapping

My hand is slowly improving and I even managed to do the hoovering today LOL, I know it's a tad odd to get excited over chores but these little milestones are proof that progress is being made.

Still no real crafting but have been playing with digi again and done a few more layouts

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Lucky is off to the vets tonight, she's not been herself all week and last night leaked urine whilst asleep, she's also been drinking more so as she's due her yearly jab thought we would get her checked out. Persuaded Eric to collect a wee sample this morning as it may just be a water infection. Little Rulu became leaky as she grew older but was so small it was easy to manage, well when a great being greyhound leaks you sure know it....fingers crossed it's not serious.

Hoping to go out tomorrow woohoo, just for a wander around town with Dawn. Dawn has been here scrapping today, I watched and attempted to make a card, hurt too much so just chatted LOL.

I'm back

thank you for all the emails wishing me good luck!!!!

The op was a nightmare, nerve blocker was evil and I got a migraine only my 3rd ever so despite not having a GA chucked up anyway. Pain has been unbearable but better today.

The good news is they got the gunk out and found 3 pieces of silicone which had leaked out when the replacement wrist broke and hopefully that was what caused the problem, fingers crossed otherwise I'm back in to get the wrist fussed.

Back Thursday to have drain removed.

Mr T said I mut be feeling better today as I've started moaning LOl felt to ill the last two days to even talk.

Onwards and upwards.

Hounds have been fantastic !!!!!!!! and are determined to squash me because obviously that aids recovery LOL.

Hospital AGAIN !

Yesterday saw us back at the hospital but this time it was my 4/6 month post op knee review. We were lucky and hit the x ray department just right and didn't have to wait hours, then on to see the surgeon Miss Marx who was as pleased as me with the way the op and following months has gone. So after a few minutes chatting and showing her the movement I have she decided that I needn't go back anymore hooray !!!!

Well not for the knee anyway. I originally had an appointment to see Miss marx as my big toe needs to be fussed but as my knee collapsed just prior to that appointment we abandoned the toe op and went for the urgent knee replacement, so now it's back to plan A and the op is booked for May! day surgery but followed by 6 weeks of being in plaster. I'm beginning to feel I'll never be free of hospitals and operations again.

The wretched hand is showing tiny signs of improvement, the pills definitely take the edge of the pain and today I not only managed to hold the hairbrush but also peeled some spuds LOL.

Scrapping is still proving difficult although i have done a layout but not happy with it at all. That's what you get for going to crop unprepared. For some reason I always do layouts that I end up disliking at crop, maybe I spend to much time yapping and then think OMG I'd better stick something down...

Anyway I wanted to record Eric had to do all the baking at Christmas this year as I'd had the hand op just a few days before so here it is...



Hoping to produce something better tomorrow when I scrap with Dawn.

Yippeeeeee

Been to the hospital to see the surgeon this morning, oh what a performance that was. Appointment was for 9.50 got there a tad early and finally got to see the great man at 11.50 can you believe I was really fed up by then BUT the good news is he's very happy with the wrist and I can stop wearing the splint except when it gets a bit achy then just put it on for support. So tonight my hand can go to bed NAKED woohoo.

We had really high winds overnight and they're forecast all weekend so may have to put off putting the outside Christmas lights off for another day or two. It was so bad this morning the ships bell we have at the back gate kept ringing all by itself. Drove the dogs mad LOL. Going to try and put the tree up tomorrow evening. Have to pop into town in the morning and hopefully finish off buy Christmas presents. I don't know why I get so stressed as there's never been a year when it doesn't all get done.

A friend at last months crop brought a photocopy of a pattern to make a little Christmas house to fill with pot porri, I've made a couple but they didn't turn out as well as I'd hoped but they're quite cute.


Quite a few friends on DC are doing Christmas journals which are beautiful but beats me where they find the time, I'm having enough trouble finishing certain things LOL.

Have a good weekend everyone and keep paws crossed for Mac tomorrow pleaseeee.

New splint

Hospital again yesterday, more physio and a new lighter splint woohoo !!! and it's a different material which won't sweat so much AND it's sort of flesh colour, the old one was heavy and bright blue yuk talk drawing attention to yourself it was horrible. Anyway wrist is getting better but still pain and swelling over the knuckles soooo back again next week.ho hum....

Finished making my Christmas cards today just have to put the inserts in now then apart from writing them they're done and dusted. Another tick off the list.

Waiting on the vet to ring as Mac is really struggling. Apart from the fact he has a metal rod and 20 odd pins in his leg and a huge lump of bone growing over one of the pins he also has very stiff hips. He's been really having a miserable time for the last 2 weeks, went to the vets Friday and changed his medication but it's not made much difference so hopefully they can suggest something else. Fortunately Tom was the vet who made the very brave decision to plate and pin his leg after it just broke in several places rather than amputate, he's very fond of Mac and is as upset and concerned as we are.

Going to try and prep some LO's tomorrow for first post op crop on Saturday.

I did it !!!!

I drove my car this morning yay !!!!! good job it's an automatic because there's no way I could change gears but oh the joys of just popping to Tesco's on my own woohooo... actually it's only 5 minutes away but the point is it's another thing I can do, bet you're all laughing at me for getting so excited at going to Tesco's LOL.

Mum and Dad popped over this morning and it was lovely to see them, usually I try and go over on a Sunday but of course haven't been able to and with everyone having this rotten cold that's doing the rounds I've been a bit isolated from family.. Vikki and Ben now have it...

Going to spend the rest of the day making Christmas cards, although having just seen the gorgeous one's in Tesco's not really sure why I bother but apparently people are disappointed if they don't received handmade cards LOL be a bit of shock this year as normally I make beautiful 3d decoupage cards but this years are very very simple but I rather like them.

At last

At last there seems to be some improvement with the wrist/hand. Tuesday was just out and out awful, blasted pain drove me bonkers but yesterday was a much better day and I managed to do some baking and today I've got my hair tied up. Doesn't sound much I know but it's been driving me crazy LOL..

Going to have our usual scrap day with Dawn today hooray....

AND big news little Ben slept in a bed last night for the first time. Well not quite all night he got up at 4am and asked for his breakfast, poor Vikki, by 8am she already sounded shattered!!!! oh the joys of motherhood...

YESTERDAY

was two weeks since "op" and I scrapped woohooo !!!!

OK it was a very simple LO but oh the joy to be back scrapping and Dawn was pretty happy too. The weather was beautiful and we sat outside and had lunch, unbelievable! can't share my LO with you as I don't want someone who may lurk to see it LOL.

Not got much done today, one of those days where everything you touch goes wrong ho hum !, Going to town tomorrow with Dawn and meeting Vikki and Ben who will come back here for lunch. Heard Ben talking in the background whilst on the telephone to Vik this morning "all gone Mummy" (his breakfast) really clear it was and not yet two
PROUD NANNY!!!!!

Karen has tagged me so here goes

1. If you could have £100 worth of scrapbook paper or assorted embellishments, which would you choose?

hhmmm embellies I think as I seldom buy them having got my craft robo under the guise of making everything myself besides which I have a ton of paper.

2. If you had to choose between using only stamps or rubons, which would you choose?

Well I love stamps but would probably go for rub ons because they are quicker and cleaner.

3. If you knew how to do both awesome cards and layouts but could only do one for a whole year...which would you do?

No competition ... layouts for sure

4. Would you rather own a scrapbooking store or have your own scrapping room at home?

In our previous house I had the box room as my craft room and loved it, these days I share the study with DH who doesn't do GLITTER so I would have to have my own scrapbooking room.

5. And last but not least, what is your CURRENT cardmaking or scrapping style?

I really don't think I have as yet my own style but I do love to use buttons and ribbons...

I'll have to have a think on who to tag...

Have a great weekend everyone...

Paying the price

Well I had a lovely weekend but boy am I paying the price of it today! shattered and hand hurts like hell from over doing it.

It was just fantastic to see Vikki and Ben on Saturday, Ben who isn't two until December walked in carrying a bunch of flowers which he then gave me with a kiss! talk about melting your heart. We went for a little walk over the road to the children's play park which he loves, then came home and Vikki made lunch for us as Eric was busy outside working on his trailer. I say trailer but actually it started out as a dilapidated horse box he bought for fifty quid, apparently with all the building stuff he needs to do the base for the conservatory it is cheaper to collect then have delivered, hence the need for a trailer. Anyway we all teased him terribly but have to admit it now looks like a trailer and is almost finished. First trip is to the scrap yard with the top of the horse box and he expects to get 50 quid for all the metal, so guess he has the last laugh! and even better he should be ready to start digging out the foundations soon.

Sunday I finally plucked up the courage to wash my hair, boy it took forever with one hand but is now lovely and clean. Then Dawn picked me up and off we went to the craft shop, even though Dawn carried all my bit I still used my hand way to much and by the evening the pain was unbearable and I ended having a few tears.

Today I'm trying to be more sensible......

Making progress

What a difference a few days make, now I am able to make my own cups of tea and lunch and this morning managed to feed the dogs. Sounds so trivial but I hate being dependant on anyone even Eric who has been the best pandering to my every whim but it's time to start getting back to normal I think.

Vikki and Ben are coming over today, Vik has deliberately stayed away in case Ben knocked my hand but I have missed them so much and can't wait to see them. Tomorrow Dawn is taking me out to Capel nursery, not that we go for the plants but they have a huge craft section. Really looking forward to just going out somewhere anywhere other than hospital.

Decided last night after trying to play with the new software I got for the robo that as there are no help files or instructions yet to order video tutorials from America. Only looked at 1 so far but really impressed and boy are they going to save time and heartache trying to figure it all out.

Have a good weekend all.

Plaster off !!!!

Back to the hospital yesterday and yay they've taken the plaster off. I've had the drain removed (which I didn't even know I had) that had to have a couple of tiny stitches, I'm told it all looked good but couldn't pluck up the courage to look properly LOl, but the worst bit was having the sticky dressing pulled off jeez that hurt. Now have a splint to wear for 6 weeks which I can take off to do some exercises 5 times a day. Swelling has gone down loads overnight and I have more use of the hand already so feeling quite up beat today. Just wish I could drive but I guess that will come.