one step forward two steps back

Well thats what it flipping feels like......I wanted to get last week and the surgery and specialists out of the way and crack on with christmas right.....wrong, I thought I was getting better but the whole flu thing has left me with a horrendous ear infection so my head feels like someone is kicking it, my ear feels like its sloshing round with something and then intemittently having something sharp poked into it and just for. added good measure my balance is completely out of sync. Beginning to wonder when something nice might happen for a change.

Craft wise I have been trying to make some hanging decorations for the lounge. As our ceilings are 13' 6" high shop bought ones don't quite cut it so I have had the wire cutters out and am creating my own. This has been slightly held up by the fact that I didn't read the label on the ribbon I bought properly and my 9m is actually 9ft so Justine had to go back and pick me some more up on her way hame from school yesterday. I will continue them this afternoon if I can.

Also I made my first card using a Magnolia stamp yesterday so this is it. Magnolia stamp, papermania paper, ribbon from my ribbon kit and Imaginisce rub ons....oh and ink everything I do has ink somewhere.

And breathe

Thats definately what it feels like today. Rhiannon had a comfortable night and looks so much better today. She has suprisingly little pain but then she has always been a bit like that. She just came to me to cut her dressings as they were irritating her so we have done a quick adjustment. Its been a do very little day....Jay spent a good part of it outdoors after being cooped up in a hospital yesterday thats understandably where he wanted to be.

A quick nip into the city centre to get a few bits for me and then we all watched Elf and now I am sitting with a glass of wine and watching the Long Way Down with Jay.

The only crafting was I started to make some hanging christmas decorations for our lounge as buying them is a bit of a no no as the ceilings are 13ft 6 inches high. So large is needed:)

So these layouts are two of my all time faves my three gorgous girls in mums angels which uses very little except bazill and some chipboard coaster words and up up and over which is my baby Ffi and uses Safraslass papers and a big bloom and I apologise but I can't make it any bigger.

I am so not technical but I intend to get some advice from a friend (no names so you can't hide) on how to do a slideshow on cd album.......well I have been asked constantly for a year now.

OH MY

Rhiannons home and she looks terrible bless her.....Jay says it was touch and go as to whether they kept her or not but luckily because of Jay being medically inclined they entrusted her to him. She has gone off to bed and hopefully she will get a comfortable night. The only neg thing for this op is a chance of it needing re-doing which we weren't really expecting so fingers crossed now that everything works. Back to Leicester on Friday.

Good News and a card

We just heard and they are coming home...it was touch and go for a while as Rhiannon felt quite ill for a while but she is and always has been a stubborn little madam and we just got the call to say they are coming home. Justine and Ffion are very very happy although I'm sure the sisterly bickering will resume before very long.

So a card stamped hot air balloons.....2 different stamps and also a cloud stamp, vivid ink pads and brilliance ink and a small blue brad.

She's out

Rhiannon is out of surgery and back in the land of the living and all went well as far as I can tell. So I am very relieved.......If she gets to 7.00p.m with no problems then she can come home and she will be adament that she is coming home.....Just hope now that they give us enough drugs to get us through the weekend.

Thanks for all the good wishes.

update

Just heard from Jay and Rhiannon has just gone down to theatre.....they are estimating that she will be there for 2hours.

The Waiting Game

Thats what we are playing at the moment and its not much fun....Jay is with Rhiannon down in Leicester but they are still waiting for her to go down for her surgery.....been waiting since 8.00a.m. I think the waiting is worse but then shortly I suppose waiting whilst the surgery takes place will be worse.....you really would think I would be used to this by now.....but I never have every time is just as bad. I will update later when I have news but for now please just think of my lovely girl and fingers crossed there will be some news soon.