It has been an absolutely fantastic Christmas Day, apart from Mase’s ear infection and the Skype failing when we wanted to talk to Hong Kong. Photos and more commentary soon, but Merry Christmas to you and yours, and may you feel God’s blessings fall on you.
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a post for Rowyn
Rowyn is someone I admire. She’s got cats for a start, and she finishes her needlework. That is something I struggle with, as I get bored working on the same piece. Her taste is different from mine, but I think she’d like these pieces too ($4.99 from Spotlight, or Rowyn, I’ll send you the charts when I’m done). They’re little kits from Janlynn.
This nativity is something I want to do; I’ll have to order it. I do have somewhere a Just Cross Stitch magazine or similar part nativity, but I’d want it to match.I am part-way thru the one of Christ in the manger; if I was kidless each piece would be less than a day I guess. This time around I’ll frame in the plastic frames provided but I would like to repeat on 20 count linen and frame as a sequence for the wall. I think that would look quite cool.
Yummy smells
Louise and I are making Gingerbread men. I’m grossing her out with my decorating ideas. Ahh, good times.
Recipe here : Gingerbread Men
Result!
I finally got up the courage to ring the hospital yesterday – outrage winning over the I-don’t-wanna-know’s. It’s been three weeks since the MRI and even our GP hadn’t heard anything. The MRI lab had to send the results thru to the surgery but the upshot is:
the tumor is consistent with the appearance of FNH (so therefore benign)
the size is 6.5 x 4.5 cmm
I still don’t know if it requires surgical removal or anything, those doctors notes haven’t been made available.
Hospital Update
Not me this time, but Zac. He has an issue which he’d rather I didn’t blog about (or talk about, or, well, just about anything about!) and the specialist today was pretty happy with his progress. Looks like he won’t need an op if he keeps focussed on the therapy. Yay Zac!
The boys
Bran & Zac started a blog today (it’s linked to my profile) as they have started the Waitakere Library’s summer reading programme. I have high hopes that comprehension will improve – to their dismay I am asking them to tell me, with the book shut, something they have learnt from their reading today.
There was a small outcry. LOL.
thankful #4
This is to cover Friday and Saturday…cause I was too tired to post last night.
I AM GRATEFUL that it was a gorgeous day on Friday and I got to walk with Mase thru Devonport exploring (Si was doing his medical. Funnily enough it was about the same time 24 years ago he did it for the first time! Things are coming full circle).
I AM GRATEFUL that we recycle things. Brought this pencil sketch print for Si at the Goodwill equivalent (photo to come).
I AM GRATEFUL for the family I am attached to. Si’s sister and her husband are visiting, so we have had a Christmas dinner tonight and shared presents. Wonderful night.
thankful #3
Today I’m grateful that we have easy access to quality health care. Mase is still under the weather so went to his GP today.
Also that the boys chose fantastic presents for other people.
And that the new wireless broadband set up worked! Phew – I still have some kudos in my house 🙂
the first feed :)
Mase can now polish down 250 mil and still say he’s hungry, so we’ve started him on Farex. Seems to be working okay on his little reflux tummy!
the first mouthful – I think I overloaded it a bit (ya think?)
thankful #2
Today I’m thankful for:
little boys who love surprises – Troy from WAB gave me some Transformers posters and boards so Si, his friend Kevin and I decorated the room. The photos aren’t the best as I had to use my cell but they show the expressions!
for the spring sun – Si & I did a dummy run over to Devonport and walked around for about an hour looking at houses and so on – which is why I had to use the cell as the camera is still in the ute!
for the piles of washing – at least I have people to dirty them, even if there is a reluctance to put them away!
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