There have been little hints here and there about Apple releasing a new gadget. Well on the news this morning, they was talking about Apple’s IPad, which will be released next month and I WANT ONE!!!!
I went to Apple’s website to check it out HERE. They will start at $499.00 which is a damn good price!
Hubby doesn’t know it yet, but I will have one!! hehe lol
The drop cloth band wagon.
I have been seeing all over the blog world, that people made drapes out of drop clothes. So after a few weeks of thinking about it, I decided to make my own. With spring coming up on us I wanted to lighten it up in my house. My living room, with the darker drapes I bought last summer, was beginning to feel like a dark cave. So here are the pictures…
The before…
The After…
It is sooooo much brighter in here now. I’m really liking the drop clothes as drapes, that I am now inspired to brighten up my entire house!! So that is what I will be doing for awhile, plus finishing up the quilt for kids and my cousins baby gift.
Untill next time…
Jamie
I got some sewing done!!! WHOOHOO!!!
Here is the Quilts for Kids quilt I’m working on….
I still have to add the boarders and then its ready to go on the frame. I made some mistakes while piecing this, I was not paying attention to the direction the pieced blocks were until after I got them all sewed together. Think anyone will notice? Should I seam rip it all and redo it? or just leave it alone?
Also, my cousin and his wife are expecting their first baby. Here is a picture of the crib comforter set (well and picture of the hamper that goes with the set) …
I searched and searched for either a sheet set that had the tree and birds on it but could not find it, so I went and bought fabric that coordinates with the colors….
I can’t say what I’m making with the fabric just yet. Dee and Claudia are who host my blog and I don’t know if Claudia reads my blog, so I don’t want to give away my gift before her baby shower. But I might throw in some sneak peaks here and there before hand 
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Back to the sewing room I go….
Jamie
The snow fall that has hit the Eastern U.S is nothing compared to this……
I could not imagine having to deal with that!!!!
I hope everyone had a nice Valentines Day!
V-day is also my husband and I wedding anniversary. Yesterday marked our 14th, and boy it sure doesn’t seem like it has been 14years!!! We were together for 6 years before getting married, and thinking about that makes me feel OLD!!!! lol.
Hubby kept asking me what I wanted for our anniversary and I could not decide. Everything I could think of pertained to sewing or quilting. So he decided to just take me to a quilt shop and let me pick out what I wanted. Well since I had never been to the Fabric Shack out in Waynesville Ohio, we decided to drive out there. When we walked in, I was kinda in awe seeing the amount of fabric this little place held and that was before I made it to the back part of the building. Talk about a quilter’s dream!! Anyways it took me almost 2 hours to decide on what I wanted, I could spend the entire day at this shop! Here is what I ended up getting……
Now I’m going to head downstairs to finish cleaning and hopefully I will be able to finally sit down and get some quilting done.
Jamie
I was going to post about this lastnight but decided against it because of how upset I was.
I’m sure most of you heard about the tragic accident yesterday that took the life of Georgian Olympic Athlete Nodar Kumaritashvili. I had on the NBC news around 7pm. I was not really paying much attention to the television at that moment when they started talking about this accident. Well something caught my attention, I don’t remember what it was they were saying, but at the moment I looked at the TV and began to pay attention, was the same moment they showed the video of this young mans crash. It all happened so fast that I was unable to react and look away in time and I, along with people from all around the world, seen this young man’s last moments. The images and the sound is something I will never forget.
Seeing this upset me to the point I can not even begin to describe. I instantly began to cry and was sick to my stomach. I could not believe what I had just seen. As a mother, I can only feel great sadness for this young man’s family, friends and teammates. At the same time though, I am outraged, astonished, and appalled over this video being aired on the news for all to see. I have never in my life seen something that upset me as badly as this, it is taking everything I have not to break down and cry right now.
I know that people pass away on a daily basis throughout the world. And I know that the Luge is an extreme sport with extreme consequences if something should go wrong. But this video did not need to be aired for all to see!! The media has no respect!!
There were many teams wearing a black armband in memory of Nodar Kumaritashvili. I became upset when team USA and team Canada came walking out and not one of the team members were wearing a black armband (none that I seen anyways). Grant it, it was not required for them to wear a band, but I know if I was one of them I would have worn one no matter if I knew Nadar or not, just to show respect for a fellow athlete.
My thoughts and prayers go out to the family, friends, and teammates. I wish the Georgian Olympic team the best of luck.
Wow, I can’t believe it has been 3 weeks since I have posted anything. Where does the time go huh?
As most of you know, the mid/mid-eastern/east coast part of the U.S has had a good deal of snowfall lately. We got roughly 12-14 inches total since this past Saturday, with more on the way this coming weekend UGH!!!! So there has not been much going on here at my place. I have done quite a bit of reading and watching movies though.
I have been a little restless over the last day or so from being home-bound and decided I wanted to get out of the house for a bit. I went to a quilt shop that I have never been to yet, every time I would go by, it was closed, so I called ahead today. While there I got some thread to match this adorable quilt kit I got in the mail yesterday……
Isn’t the frog fabric cute?!? I signed up for this kit at Quilt For Kids that a few fellow blogger’s had mentioned in their post over the last 2 weeks. I signed up for 2 reasons, one being because it is for a good cause and two, to motivate myself to get back to sewing since I haven’t done anything in a while.
Oh and while at the quilt shop, I got to watch the shop owner do some machine quilting. She has a Gammill machine and frame with all the bells and whistles (she is also a auth dealer for Gammill) . She showed me how the computerized part of machine quilting worked and talked through some of the options of the software. I was like a kid in a candy store to say the least!! This shop is the only shop around here that has a frame set up and in working order. So this is the first time I have ever got to set it all in motion live and in person. I’m ready to go get 2 full-time jobs to be able to the set up she has!! lol Her frame and machine with all the extra’s was over $30,000.00!!!!! She said I could get the same set up, only with a shorter long-arm machine (18 inch) for around $22,000.00!! (The prices have been cut big time because of the economy) So needless to say, I wont have this set up for awhile! But I can dream right? Maybe one day.
There was another little shopped I stopped at, but it was more of a embroidery shop than anything, but I did get these fat quarter’s for .99 cents each…
I also stopped at the thrift store while I was out and found all this…..
(there is about 2-2.5 yards of fabric, and I only paid $1.99 for it all!!! SCORE!!)
(ignore the mason jar and Mississippi mud bottle in the background)
The four candle holder glasses where $4.99 for all 4!!! I seen the same ones in Hobby Lobby that were all prices separately starting at $3.99 going up too $8.99, so I think I got a good deal on them!!
And here is what we have been dealing with in our area…….
(picture’s in order starting from Friday thru today)
And here is what my poor pooches have to trek through when they go out….
Cooper and Corky have to bunny hop to get around the yard, I have got a few good laughs watching them do it but can never get to my camera in time to get a picture of them.
Well I’m off to go clean my sewing area, I can only imagine how much dust has settled on my table and counter area since I have not been down there! Pray the dust bunny’s don’t eat me up to never return!!! hehe lolol.
As some of you could probably tell by my last post, I have been sorta mad at the world lately. I wanted to say I’m sorry!!! Looking back on that post makes me feel like a cold heart bitch from hell and I should have just kept it to myself.
Remember this post and this one? Well it has all come full circle and hit me again! So I have not really been myself for the last few weeks. I did get back into the doctor before it got as bad this time around though. The medicine she originally had me on, I had to stop taking because of how expensive they were, plus they helped, but I don’t think they were really the right med’s for me. They took the edge off and helped when it come to day to day functioning but still they were not enough. Anyways, since I started feeling bad again, I went back to the specialist yesterday and talked to her about what is going on now. She prescribed me medicine for the ADD/ADHD (it also helps with the anxiety I have been having) and also gave me some lunesta to help me get some sleep. My sleeping patterns lately have been so off, I’m surprised I know what day it is. I only take the lunesta as needed because I do not want to become dependent on them, plus they leave an awful taste in your mouth. I slept like a baby last night though!!
I took the first pill today for the ADD/ADHD and so far I honestly feel like a whole new person and it has only been 2 hours!!! I just really hope this medicine is the right medicine for me, cause to be honest, I HATE taking drugs!! and I don’t want to have to go through several different medication before finding the right one, almost makes you feel like a lab rat! lol.
I have another interview today, so wish me luck. I had a interview last week but was told I had too much experience, HUH???? That kinda blew my mind to hear that. I have never been told, “well we really believe you would be a great addition to our staff but you have too much experience”. I guess they believe they would have to pay me a sky high hourly rate??? I have also spoken to a fella about doing home health care for his elderly mother. He will be out of town this week but told me he wanted to meet me in person as soon as he returned. The way he talked, I have the job! and it is “private” pay. So depending on what happens with this interview today will depend on which job I take. The private duty care is close to home, the other job has about a 30 minute drive, so if the pay rate is the same or close, I will most likely take the private duty case.
Well that is all for now. I’m going to try to get some sewing done, it’s been so long since I have really done much sewing that I may have forgot how too lolol.
Until next time…
Jamie
Click the link to watch Lily the Black Bear in her den. It is thought that she is preggers and due to give birth any day.
http://www.wildearth.tv/static/wildearth/channels/we_bear_den.html
As we all know, Haiti was hit with a horrific earthquake last week and many aftershocks since. If you have not heard about this disaster, then you must live under a rock. I feel terrible for these people!! I see, on the news, pictures of children that have lost everything and it breaks my heart!! I am a believer is helping others in need, or else I wouldn’t be in the medical field. But what I would like to know….. and please don’t think of me as being cold hearted but…..
In 2005 our own country was hit with a major disaster. Hurricane Katrina.
Many people of this country, including myself, donated money, clothing and time for the many people who lost everything when this hurricane tore into the U.S. Why is it that nearly 5 years later, many of the hurricane victims are still in need of help to rebuild their lives?????? Why is our government so quick to jump in and help other countries when it has not done everything that can be done for it’s own country???????
Again, I really, truly feel bad for the people of Haiti and I will help in any way I can. I’m just very disappointed in our government!!!! It makes me sick to think that there are people in our OWN country that are still struggling with rebuilding their lives after a natural disaster, the very people the government swore to help and have yet to do so, but yet our government jumps when help is needed outside our borders.
I know I sound heartless and mean and maybe even bitchy. But this is how I feel and I know many other Americans feel this way also. I just want to know where is the help of our government when WE need it?????
I believe I have vented enough, and the Haitians are in my thoughts and prayers, but I needed to get this off my chest, and I am sorry if I have offended anyone.
Has anyone out there ever tried any of the “get paid to blog” gigs that are out there in cyberspace?
I have signed up on one website that has good reviews, (so if you see any “odd” or “different” post from me you know why) but I’m wondering if any of you have done this and had any success at it? Please give me your opinion on this.
I was surfing the web looking for quilting software and came across this website.
http://www.bryerpatch.com/gallery/gallery.htm
Let me just say…WOW….this women is talented!!!
I can not wrap my brain around tonight Bengals game. This game was unreal!!!! This is by far the worst they have played this season. Just goes to show, good ol’ Mike Brown needs to loosen the belt and invest in picking up some better players for 2nd and 3rd string.
Going to crawl under a rock and hide from all the none Bengal fans now. 
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Below is a list of some of my favorite blogs that I follow on a daily basis. I follow more than 10 blogs, way more, but these are the ones that inspire me the most. Some have great patterns, tutorial, recipes, home decor projects, furniture projects or just make me laugh more often than not. Also this is my way of showing some love and appreciation. Since this is a top 10 list, naturally not all of my favorite blogs are going to make the list, so if your blog isn’t here, please do not get offended, I would just be here all day listing and linking up to all the blogs I read lol.
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#1) CJ @ TinkleTimes
CJ made the number one spot for many reasons. Her blog was the first blog I started following, which was a little over a year ago (has it really been a year? time flies!!!) She, although she may not know it, inspired me to start my blog. I found her blog surfing for tutorials on embroidery and I have kept reading her blog since. She has helped me through everyday things over the last year, she even created a tutorial for me when I asked if she would, and most of us know, writing up a tutorial is no small task! She has a great sense of humor, and some great recipes! So if you do not already follow CJ’s blog, hop on over to her blog, I know once you do, you will follow her also!
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#2) Judy @ Patchwork Times
Judy’s blog is another blog I have followed for more than a year (I found her through CJ’s blog). This women is amazing on so many levels!! I envy her son just for being her son!!! (Want to adopt me Judy?? lol ) She makes beautiful quilt’s, a funny sense of humor, chickens with a purple coop (yes I said purple! lol), has another blog with great recipes, and has 2 published quilting books. I believe she might be one of the busiest people I have ever known!!
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#3) Kate @ Centsational Girl
If you love home decor idea’s, or DIY’s, then this blog is for you! Kate has a knack for decorating. She and I both love thrifting and giving something old a new life. I have only followed her blog for a little while, but she very quickly became one of my favorites!
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#4) Jill @ Ramblings of a fabric obsessor
I had the honor of meeting Jill in person at the quilt shop she works at. Outside of Judy (above) I believe this girl quilt’s more than any one I know! She is sweet and funny and has some cute lil doggies. Hop on over to her site and check it out, she also has a new online quilting group you can join.
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#5) Miss Mustard Seed @ Mustard Seed Creations
This women is truly gifted when it comes to painting!!! She’s also great at DIY project’s. Her blog is another blog that is somewhat new to me, I started following maybe 2 months ago and have loved her blog every since.
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#6) Melissa @ 320 * Sycamore
Another home decor and DIY website. Melissa is another who has a knack for decorating. She has been inspiring me for a few months now. She is in the process of moving, and I have not seen any picture’s of her new home yet, but she sure kept her previous home beautiful!
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#7) APP @ ~A Primitive Place~
This is a blog that focuses on all things primitive. If you love primitive decor then you have to check this site out!!! You will be on their site all day!! They also have a awesome forum!
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#8) Cindy @ Sew Cindy
I came to know Cindy because she was a follower of my blog. She is one of the nicest blogger’s I know. We both have a love for quilting even though I have not allot of sewing lately. She makes the cutest aprons, both in adult size and for your dish soap bottle.
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#9) Cathy @ Cat in the sewing room
She’s a wife, mother and quilter who continually amazes me. Cathy lives near me but I have not had the honor of meeting her. I have read her blog for some time now. This women has more strength than anyone I know. On those days I’m feeling down or sorry for myself, I remember Cathy and her Husband and remind myself that things could be so much worst. Cathy, you inspire me on so many levels!! Thank you for being you!!!!!! Your Husband is in my thoughts and prayers. (((HUG)))
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#10) Linda @ The Quilting Cat
Last but not least is Linda’s blog. Just because she cam in 10th, doesnt mean I love her any less than the previous 9 . I got to meet Linda in person also, at the same quilt shop as Jill (above). You have to check out her blog, the way she writes her post (as though she is the cat AKA Piwacket) is just too funny sometimes. I love reading her post, because of the way she writes, she can bring you out of a bad mood in a new york minute!
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Well there you have it, my most favorite blogs. I had a hard time deciding on which 10 to post because I do follow allot of great blogs. Each and everyone of them touch me in one way or another and I truly love and appreciate all of them and all of you out there in blogland!!! I swear I would be totally bored without you all!!!
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Also, I’m thinking of starting a “just because” weekly blog award. I have not decided on which weekday yet and I have to create the clip-art for the award. I also have to make a page describing the meaning and or purpose of the award. So it might be a week or two before I get that all done.
Until next time…
Jamie
This is what happens when you make popcorn in my house.
Not sure what it is about popcorn but they all love it and will come running when they hear it popping in the microwave. Think I might spoil them just a little? lolol
Ok the title makes it sound like a bad thing but it’s not. Christmas is over and we can all breath a sigh of relief and enjoy the peace.
We had a good Christmas. There was only one black eye to report (will explain below). Christmas Eve is when my side of the family does everything and then Christmas Day is hubby’s side.
I love everyone on my side of the family, but Christmas can be a stressful time for us all because my side is so big, well my Dad’s side of the family anyways. After we all went to my grandmother’s (mom’s side), we came back home for a bit and I brought my 4 year old niece home with us because we do not get to see her often. Anyways her and my son were in his room playing, his bed is level with the window sill, well Brook (my niece) ended up going face first and hitting the window sill, therefore gaining a black eye. It broke my heart that out of the few times I have had her, she had to get hurt and on of all days. She doesn’t have a full black eyes, she hit on the cheek bone so its more to the outer corner of her eye.
After all that, we headed to my Dad’s side of the family. Sat around chatting and eating and just being merry. We ended up leaving earlier than normal because I had had no sleep the night before and was worn out.
Christmas day we spend with hubby’s mom. It was just hubby, son, MIL and I this year, not sure where SIL and BIL were. But it was nice, we had a spaghetti dinner and then open done the gift thing. So outside of my niece getting hurt, things were nice and peaceful.
Hubby, son and I all got great gift’s so no complaints there!
Anyways here are some pictures….
Since my son is on his XBox (with internet) all the time, I thought this shirt was perfect for him lol.
My niece, before the accident, and my cousins son.
My momma. She will probably kill me for posting this lol.
My Dad, Devin, Son Brandon and my brother who is giving me the eye lol.
Hubby and I, it only took taking this picture 3 times before I did’nt look like I weighted 300lbs lol!!
Mom wearing one of her gifts lol, and Christi my brothers fiance.
And here is a house that sits out in the country just outside of town. They do this every year, but usually I never have my camera… These picture do no justice!!! This house is worth over 1.4 million (or so I was told) so it is a huge house!!! The garage its self has living space above it that my house would fit in 2-3 times.
Anyways, I hope everyone had a great Christmas!!! And for those of you who have to travel to return home, have a safe trip!!! And I will see you in the New Year!!!
Happy New Years too all!!!!!
Jamie
Today I am linking up to Mustard Seed Creations for her weekly Furniture Feature Friday.
I have been following her blog for about 3-4 months now, and love all her creative idea’s, and that she highlights others works of art. A true inspiration!!
This week Miss Mustard Seed is asking all of us DIY’ers to post about our favorite makeovers, thrift finds and so on as long as it is furniture related.
I am going to do a year in review of all the pieces I have finished over this past year, and I am going to include a few pieces that are almost complete. So grab a cup of coffee, sit back and relax because this is going to be a long post.
(Nov 2008) Here is the very first piece I completed for 2009. It is a antique sofa table. I don’t have a good before picture of it but picture it all dark dark wood, with water stains on the top and many many scratches. (ignore the dates on the picture, I had not set the date yet on the camera lol)
(Dec 2008) Phone table/bench. Sorry no before picture again, least I can’t find one. It was dark cherry wood color before paint, with a pale green and white strip fabric on the seat. This piece I sold. (again wrong dates on photos)
(Dec 2008) A little side table, again no before picture, sorry. When I first started doing furniture pieces, I was good a forgetting to take a before picture.
(Dec 2008/Jan 2009) A older rocking chair I found at Goodwill for $5, yep SCORE!!
Before
(sanded before I took picture, was natural wood stained)
I took it completely apart and sanded everything real good, got the old nails and screws out and put it all back together with gorilla glue and screws where needed.
After
(Jan 2009) A little red side table. Was natural wood before.
(Jan 2009) A small antique bookcase I got at the thrift store for $8, again SCORE!! It was dark cherry wood color before and had allot of scratches. I had painted it white and was going to sale it, but fell in love with it and decided to repaint it black and keep it.
(Mar 2009) A antique cafe table and chairs.
Before, the table top was in bad shape and had to be sanded, re-glued and stained. The top was in the basement all strapped together while the glue dried when I took this picture, so this is why the top is missing.
After
(Mar/Apr 2009) Headboard turned into wall shelf.
Before
After take 1, was going to sale this piece also.
After take 2. Repainted to keep.
(Jan 2009) A dresser that was FREE!
Before
After
(May 2009) Sewing Machine table. Was stripped, lightly sanded and new shellac.
Before
After
(Dec 2009) A old, possibly antique stool.
Before
After
Current Projects I’m working on…
A buffet that was FREE!!
Currently sitting in basement waiting to be finished
Headboard and footboard
Before, was only a full size set
(the gray one behind the twin)
In the process of making it into a queen size set
Currently in the basement waiting for another coat of primer and then paint
Well I believe that is all. For those of you who have never been to my blog before, I hope you enjoyed all my projects. And those of you who follow my blog, I hope you enjoyed seeing these all again.
I do believe, no I know this is the longest post I have ever done (has taken me 2 hours to get it done lol). Now I’m off to find something to do, I think my booty is numb from sitting here lolol.
Until next time…
Jamie
Today, The Cincinnati Bengal’s, along with the NFL in general, lost a star wide receiver. Chris Henry #15 passed away this morning due to life threatening injuries he sustained yesterday when he fell out of the back of a pick up truck. This is a sad day for football fans all over.
Chris had had some issues in the last few years, but was turning his life around for the better which in turn made him a better athlete. He leaves behind a Fiance and 3 small children. He was a major asset to the Bengal’s and will be sadly missed on and off the field!! My prayers and thoughts go out to his family, friends and fans.
Chris Henry
1983-2009
First, please ignore the mess and lack of decorations. I am in the mist of re-arranging the living room.
Anyways, What I need your opinion on is…..
I seen these pictures…..
which I found at THIS website.
I have wanted to do something around my front door to make it feel more like a entryway, plus provide some extra wall space in the living room.
Here is my front door area right now…..
Love those lamp cords huh? lol
Anyways, do you all think I should do a custom bookshelf like the ones above, or just buy the wood and drywall and build a permanent wall with an opening in the middle entering into the living room?
This is not something I’m going to start on right this minute because we need to finish up the bathroom, but I would like to get started on it in the next say 6 months.
Any and all comments and ideas are welcomed.
Until next time….
Jamie
Well not really lazy per say, but more like dragging myself around. The doctor put me on some med’s for the itching I had going on there for a few days, we still don’t know what it was I was allergic too. Doctor said if it was the phenergan, I was the first person in his 30+ years of being a doctor that was allergic to it. So he swears it was not the phenergan. Which he has giving it to me before only it was in liquid form, so who knows. I just hope to never have to go through that again!!!!
We sent Milo off to heaven yesterday, so it made for a sad day. The vet had us wait it out for a week before putting him down because he wanted to make sure that the swelling from his tail injury wasn’t causing the problem with his nerves that control his “parts”. The swelling went down but Milo was still soiling himself and I just couldn’t let him suffer from that. Plus keeping him in a confined area was just making him miserable. He remained a happy cat for the most part all week but it was sad to see that he really just wasn’t the same. It broke my heart but I know he is in a better place now and no longer uncomfortable or in any pain. He was a sweet cat who thought he was a dog most of the time, and he will be missed.
On a happier note… I have 5 small projects complete. Well they still need sprayed with polyurethane but other wise they are done! WHOOHOO!!! I will take some pictures later today to post for you all to see. I do have to go buy some regular interior paint for the headboard and footboard though. I have the headboard painted with black acrylic paint, but it just is not covering the wood like I would like it too. So I’ll be heading to Lowes sometime today to get that. I also have a few Christmas gift’s I want to get, and Wal-Mart is right next to Lowes, so I’ll kill two birds with one stone and then my shopping will be done!! THANK GOD!!!!
I also started a new crochet project. I started it out with the intentions of making a afghan but I may just make it into a scarf, I’m still debating.
I seen these ornaments and thought they were really cute and something easy to make as stocking stuffers, so while I was out running some errands yesterday I stopped in hobby lobby to get the styrofoam balls and the flat head pins, I figured I have enough fabric to make a few of these, but of course I seen some pretty christmasy fat quarter bundles and bought 2. I will post a picture of one when I get it done.
Well time to get my booty in gear and get movin!
Until next time…..
Jamie
Well the Vet called us back last night. He had hubby check something (I won’t go into details, it has to do with the back end of the kitty’s body) too see if “it” looked right. Well it doesn’t at the moment. The Vet said to give it a few days to let the swelling to continue to go down since Milo is able to move around and is eating well. He said it sounds as though the spine that runs from the body into the tail was broken, if not internally severed. Once all the swelling goes down, and (we are praying) Milo is “accident” free, (that is if the nerves aren’t completely damaged), then he could remove Milo’s tail.
Milo is doing better today, and moving around allot more. I believe it has been killing him that he was unable to go outside. We smoke outside on the back patio, so when we go out we have been letting him out with us. He stays right around the patio and finds a comfy spot to curl up in and bird watches. Outside of him not moving as fast as normal, and not able to jump, he seems to be doing very well. Maybe that whole 9 lives myth has some truth to it after all. So anyways keep your fingers crossed.
A few days back, I was sick with a stomach virus. I went to urgent care and the Doctor there prescribed me Phenergan for the nausea and vomiting. I only ended up having to take 3 pills, last pill was taken Tuesday morning. Well yesterday after taking a shower, my hands and chest started itching. I did not think much of it because this is the time of year I start getting really dry skin. Well this itch did not go away and ended up spreading all the way around my body along the lines of my bra. I was thinking maybe it was the laundry detergent or body soap. But these products are the same product we use all the time. The bleach hubby bought last time was generic, and by the time I figured out the bleach was the generic stuff, I started itching around my waist and lower abdomen. Well the panties and bra I had on was both white. So I made up my mind that it was the bleach that was getting to me and decided to go take another shower cause the itch was getting worse.
Once out of the shower, I made sure I put on something that was not washed with the bleach. For about 45 minutes I was fine, then my lower back and thigh area begin to itch! Once I scratched the itchy areas, I would break out in a bunch of little hives and the itching got worse. The only thing that seemed to help, was either cold water, or going outside in the cold air. Hubby went and got me some benadryl and then helped me rub calomine lotion all over me.
By the time I was covered in pink splotches, it was roughly 8pm. I had been awake since 2pm Tuesday, so needless to say I was ready to fall over. I finally went to bed at 9pm and soon fell asleep, that was until Cooper, one of my boston terriers, decided to come get in the bed with me (it was 10pm at this point). As he was moving around on the bed he walked across my legs. This caused the itch to start all over again!!!! which woke me up. So from 2pm Tuesday, until 2am last night (36 hours), I only had an hour of sleep.
By 2am, I was ready to literally scream!!! After taking more benadryl, and rubbing more of that pink stuff on me, I was able to go back to bed and pass out. Bad thing is, I had to turn around and get right back up by 6am to drag son out of bed for school.
Today the itching has not been quit as bad and I’m wide awake running on caffeine and adrenaline, how I’ll never know, but I’m not the least bit tired. I just hope I am able to get some good sleep tonight!!!
Okay, I have done enough babbling for now and I have a few small projects callin my name.
Until next time,
Jamie
Remember this stool and how bad it looked?……
Well here it is now…….
big difference huh?
I love how it turned out, now I just need to find the perfect pot for my plant that is going to sit on the stool. Wish me luck on that!!! lol Maybe I’ll get lucky and find one on clearance somewhere lol.
I also got some paint on the headboard, but since I was feeling bad there for a few days, I haven’t finished painting yet.
Now for the bad news,
Milo, (the white and orange cat), has to be put down. We believe he was hit by a car, or got tossed around under one. He is walking, slowly, but from his hips on back, he seems to be paralyzed, or has some major nerve damage. His tail is lifeless and he has lost control of his bowels, otherwise believe it or not, the darn cat is freaking purring!!!!! I don’t get it, I would be ready to attack if someone even thought of touching me. But he still seems to enjoy having his head scratched, maybe it is his way of saying goodbye. He is resting peacefully, and only seems to be in pain if you touch near his tail. Our Vet does house calls and I’m waiting for his return call, we should hear from him today. I hate that this has happened to Milo because outside of the time he bit me, he has been a great cat. We will miss him.
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