My sister is doing well...

Yesterday we got up around 4 a.m. to go to the hospital because, my sister was having her spinal cord surgery to remove a tumor. This was the second time she has had spinal cord surgery the last time was ten years ago...
She arrived at the hospital a little late but, DH and I where already waiting for her. We got to see her for a little bit and then she went back for the surgery... She came through it really well... We did not get to see her until around 3 I think it was...
She had way less swelling this time around in her face... She had some in her hands and right arm but, that was from an I.V. that did not stay in place... She said that hurt worse than her neck did last night... Her oldest rubbed her hand for her and it helped...

She got the best room in the hospital no joke... She had the room in the new wing that they said the hospital president would get if something was wrong with them... They asked her who she was and how she got the room...LOL The view was great from her room!

She was talking to us and laughing and making jokes from 3 to 5 before we headed back home a little over and hours drive...

The day before we went up she said she was coming home at 9 p.m. that night...:0) YGG!
They told her she would be staying the night yesterday...

She called me this morning and she is coming home already...:0) It is her personal best as she calls it, last time she was in for two days :0), and they told her she would be in for a week...

Thanks, for the E-mails, calls and texts! Sorry, I did not update sooner...:0)

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We went for a little drive...

We went for a little drive on our last weekend together two weeks ago... LOL Not so little it was an all day trip as we went over the mountains... We had a nice visit with a friend and drove back home in the same day... DH even got a little fishing in...
DH has odd days off mid week so, this month I change my clients around and have his days off as well...:0)

I got to play with my newish camera while on our ride... it is a Canon Power Shot S5 IS, just incase you wanted to know... What do you think?

Good friends!

This week I got a happy mail gift from an on-line friend Linda... Thank you, Linda.... She sent me some new stamps, images and a Sorry to hear you were sick image that is so nicely colored... I would love to show you what I got but, I need my DH to show me how to work the new camera... Not so new I guess we got it at the end of March...:0)

Thank you for making my day!

Carpet cleaning...

Carpet in the living room is now clean and the cat and dog dislike me because, they had to stay in there kenels and not be in the living room today... It only took about four hours to move every thing out vaccum and then steam clean let it all dry and move every thing back in by myself.... I work better at doing these sorta things when my DH is at work... I want to clean the hall way and the bed room this weekend while he works...

The cat and dog will hate me for sure...LOL

Meet Tiburon, age 8 or 9 >>>>>

and yes she is in a paper bag...LOL

she is named after a shark because she bites when she wants somthing...:0)

Meet Ruger, age 12 and half >>>>>>

Anniversary's!

I told you the week I went away for my grandmothers services that we had our fifteenth anniversary... Well, this is the card I made for my DH... He bought me a card that fit to a T... LOL Thanx, sweetie you know that finding that card on the bathroom counter that morning before I went to work made my day... It was not the best day from the start knowing that I was taking the red eye flight back to my grandmother funeral... I did not want to fly on our anniversary it felt odd to me... But, to tell you the truth I have the very best husband in the world! he drooped at the door of the airport and we talked on his drive back home... I really do miss that man when I am away from him... Yesterday I would have given him to the very first taker tho...LOL You know I am only joking sweetie I would fight tooth and nail to keep you...:0)

Try and ignore the rocks it is just part of the back ground behind the card...
The stamp is one of those dollar stamps from mikes, I used my copics to color it in and I used stickles for the red dots and green for the vines... The boarder punch is a Martha punch...






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Where are you now!

Family and the treadmill have been on the top of my list the last few months and the seem to be staying put for a bit yet... I have had some time to make a few things and color image R.A.K.'d to me but, not a lot of time to post them to my blog... As soon as I can I will be back in the swing of it... I got a touch of the blues for a while as well...:0) I hope that they stay away...:0)

Next week is a normal work week then the following I will have short week because, my sister has a spinal cord tumor removed and I want to be with her... She had one ten years ago but, it was only the size of her pinkie nail now this new one is the size of her pinkie... She is a bit freaked, as we all are... I am just trying to stay strong for her and her family... The following week I have taken off work to be with her when she is home so that my BIL can still work and not worry as much about her being by her self all day... It is nice to work for myself because, I can do this sorta thing and all my clients understand that family always comes first... As they all feel the same way...

I will be taking the last few images that I have stamped and have had R.A.K.'d to me, to the hospital with me for something to do... Last time it took all day and I was going out of my mind the book did not help one bit but, coloring always helps me relax... Then the following week I may need more images for so that I can color when she sleeps during the day... I would clean but, I know her cleaning lady and that house is going to be clean and I would do the laundry but, that lady will have it done... LOL I am that lady...:0))))

I guess that I deep clean best under stress because, this week I am cleaning my carpets at home that means everything moves around and gets cleaned... I hope I find enough time to stamp a few image for the following week... I always do this run and run and then I am too tired to think about what is getting to me really... This is the way I deal with it all...:0)

Then in September I become a great auntie... Well, lets face it I am already a great aunt (LOL) but, my sister and BIL's oldest is having her first baby... She and her husband are ready with the room and all the goodies now comes the jump in with both feet and swim for your life part... :0) I am sure that they will be fine with the family support coming from both sides...

Thanx, for coming back and checking in as well as all the E-mails but, truly I am okay... :0) It is nice to be missed tho...:0)

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On the mend...

WOW! I tell you what do not pick up any bugs while traveling...LOL This was a BIG bad bug it put me in bed for days and made me feel as if my throat was on fire... Then it went into a head cold, flu ( I'll skip telling about that ;0)) then into my ears too...:0( I have been in bed and on the sofa and that has been it... Went to work last weekend and only lasted two and half hours before calling it a day... I could not clean any more I needed a bed... I am on the mend now and feeling a lot better... Thank you! I even made it to work today and did the whole day...LOL

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