WEEK 27

 

Happy New Year!  Our neighborhood decided it would be fun to shoot off some super loud fireworks this year.  I normally do not mind fireworks, but this was over the top and very disturbing.  Luckily, Enrique is hard of hearing and did not seem to be bothered by the ruckus.  When the artwork on my walls needs to be straightened in the morning, you know it was loud!  Thankfully, it was only for one night!

I am still working on the shawl.

Not as much done this week as last.  My week was kind of busy.  I will talk about that later.

With the new year, I wanted a new project.

Got another RCR started.  This is my waiting room project as well as my mindless knit.  The shawl is not mindless!  I ended up tinking back on that, again, for half a row this past week.  It is so easy to drop a stitch and picking it back up in the lace section is nearly impossible.  The sock is soothing and like visiting an old friend...........easy.  

Other than those two items, I did a little coloring to relax my mind.  It has not been a good week for me.  

Josh had another MRI and there are 2-3 new spots showing up on his brain in the same spot the rest of the original tumor is.  He is going in for a biopsy this coming Tuesday to find out what exactly it is and what the next step will be.  It was just a little over a year ago we were going through this exact same scenario. Hopefully, he will have as good of results with surgery, meds and radiation as he did last time.  He did find out he is qualified for another trial.  He did that last year with really good results.  

Enrique ended up in the ER on Monday night.  He was not acting right and I was concerned there was more wrong with him than his pancreatitis.  They thought he had a bad disc in his back and wanted to do lots of xrays and tests.  I declined as I knew I could get him into my vet the next day for those tests at a fraction of the cost.  I am glad I did.  My vet did an xray and found a large mass in his abdomen.  Next step was an ultrasound later in the week.  We got the results yesterday.  He has liver cancer.  My heart is breaking.  Being 14 yrs old, we opted not to go for surgery and chemo.  We will do palliative care for him until that no longer works for him.  Today, has not been a good day for him.  He is not interested in eating today.  This is not the first time he has done that though.  So, tonight, I will make him a scrambled egg to see if I can entice him to eat a bit.  If not, I will call the vet tomorrow to let her know and see what she suggests.  Otherwise, he is acting like himself.  Hopefully, we still have a little more time with him to spoil him rotten.

I also started PT this past week.  I was surprised I was not 'sore' after my first day there.  I do think this is going to be of great benefit for me.  Plus, they give me exercises to do at home to help even more.

So, now you know why my knitting has not been very productive.  Not thinking this coming week will be much better.  But that is ok.  It's not a race LOL.  I do need to go and pick up some yarn to make 2 baby sweaters and hats.  Both are girls so I see shades of pink in my future.  One is due in February and the other due in June.  The one in June will be made in the 6 month size so she can wear it next winter.  

Here is your chuckle for the week.

Until Next Time.....................Happy Crafting!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!