Hello and welcome. It has been a very trying and busy week so let's get right to the fun stuff.
Not a lot of knitting was done as my right wrist is still in flare mode. Here is what I did manage to work on.
Only a few rows on the socks got completed. I did try them on and they were a little on the loose side so I decreased each sock by 8 stitches. With less stitches that means they should knit a bit faster, right?
I did cast on another preemie baby hat for my niece's NICU. It got the most attention. I need another half inch and then start the decreasing. Hopefully I can get it done this week if my wrist will cooperate.
Since my wrist was malfunctioning, I decided to work on some diamond art.
This was an impulse purchase last week and I did finish it in 2 days. It is meant to be hung and I have all the supplies to hang it with. Trying to find a spot where the beading will shine the best is going to be the challenge. I will figure it out eventually.
Hubby and I decided it would be fun to work with Legos again. He bought a large item for us to work on together and it came with a bonus kit. Since it has been well over 40 years since I have really worked with Legos, I decided to try my hand at the bonus kit to see if I remembered how the instructions worked and if I had the dexterity to accomplish it.
The answer is yes and yes. This only took a couple of hours to accomplish and I did enjoy doing it. I am ready to move on to a bigger project now.
Spring has sprung here. We had a week of VERY warm (90's) temps. Our newly landscaped front yard is loving it. I will take some photos to show next week. I was a bit busy this past week to do it. The next paragraph will explain that.
As I said in my opening statement, this was a trying week. Josh ended up being admitted to the hospital last Sunday, with extremely painful headache. They could not get it under control with his medicines he had at home. The hospital kept trying to send him home after they relieved the headache with morphine. Stacie told them he could not return home until he had pain relief with meds that would be sent home with him. After 2 days, they did an MRI and found out he was retaining cerebral spinal fluid and it was causing great pressure which in turn was causing the extreme pain in his head. The Drs are going to be placing a shunt in his head to drain the fluid. Unfortunately, they could not get him into surgery for another week. Therefore, they had to figure out what combination of drugs would work at home to keep him pain free. Everything finally got worked out by Friday morning and he got to come home. Since getting home, he has shown signs of degradation. Walking is becoming an issue for him and he is now using a walker. His balance is way off and his short term memory is shot. His wife, Stacie, is now working from home so she can care for him and the family is stepping up to help out as much as needed. Watching my first born going downhill is gut wrenching. It breaks my momma's heart. We are hoping after the shunt is placed, some things will improve. We do know it will stop the horrible headaches. The Oncologist said it will not help with the memory issues though. As for the other issues............those only started after he got home so she does not know he is having them, yet.
Today, I am catching up on our laundry, Dinner is in the crockpot. I will head over to Josh's a little later to spend time with him and Stacie. (She gets quite lonely since he is sleeping most of the time) But.................I do have a chuckle for you this week.
Until Next Time........................Happy Crafting!!!!!!!!!!