I will be hosting a free make-n-take on Saturday at Paper Vineyard from 10:00am to 2:00pm. We will be making a mini book. There are enough supplies for the first 25 people so come early. You can choose either a Fall or Halloween themed book. Come visit, check out the store and make a cute book.
I will be teaching a class at an event at Paper Vineyard in December. It is called Home Spun Holiday and I will be teaching a Christmas Cookie Recipe Book. Check out their website or details.
Reminder that I am teaching this Spooky Halloween Book at the Paper Vineyard this week. I will be teaching it Friday, October 8th from 10am to 2pm. I am also teaching it again next week. On Thursday, October 14th from 5pm - 9pm and Friday, October 15th from 10am - 2pm.
13 years ago today, I gave birth to a beautiful baby girl. We named her Bailey Jean. Throughout these past 13 years, she has brought us tremendous love and joy (a bit of madness, too). Tony and I love her very much and are as proud as we can be. She has become a loving, kind, sweet and beautiful young lady. Happy Birthday, Bailey. Heaps!
Tony is slowly getting better, day by day. He went to the lung doctor this week and his breathing is normal. There is a slight delay of oxygen getting to the blood and he has scarring in the lungs but otherwise, he got a thumbs up from the doctor. He is still suffering with excruciating pain in his arm. We went to a pain specialist this week and he believes that while in the hospital, his shoulder rotator cuff was jammed or torn. He is having an MRI and nerve test next week and depending on how bad the shoulder is, he will have physical therapy or surgery. Thank you again for your love, prayers and friendship.
Today, there were tears. Tony cried. Bailey cried. I cried. All sparked by different reasons but with one common tie, we are all hurting.
Tony's hurting is both physical and emotional. The blood clots are continuing to cause excruciating pain in his arms. He is taking pain medication around the clock but that does not help. Finally, after days without sleep because the pain won't stop, he falls asleep from sheer exhaustion. Only to wake up and suffer all over again. He told me the other day that I couldn't imagine what it was like to endure that kind of pain, every second of every minute of every day. I told him I couldn't. He was very emotional today and I can see the toll this situation is taking on him. He misses his health. I miss my Tony.
Bailey is struggling with all those issues that go along with being this age. She will be 13 in two weeks and finding out that we are not going to be able to give her a birthday party at this time is hard to accept. She tried so hard to keep a strong face, knowing that things happen but on the other hand, knowing how important this was for her. Tony told her how sorry he was and that this was all his fault. Telling her that if he wasn't sick, we would be able to afford this. She lovingly told him it was not his fault and that he was more important than any birthday party.
And then there is me...hurting.
Just an update that the infectious disease doctor has suspended the last four treatments of Amphotericin for Tony. She felt that the side effects were more critical than getting the last four doses. Hopefully we will finally be on a better road to recovery. We are going to see a neurologist this afternoon because the pain in Tony's right arm is so excruciating that he is unable to sleep at night. The blood clots in that arm may be causing some nerve damage or possibly he has a pinched nerve. Either way, he is suffering and not getting any sleep. No sleep, no healing. Poor guy is still losing weight, over 70 lbs. now and feeling very down. Lollipops don't work anymore :(
I have been working on a new Halloween book that is similar to the one I designed last year, but I like this one better. I just love the cover.
I will be teaching this class at the Paper Vineyard in Chandler, AZ. You will learn how to make this book with the piano hinge technique. The cost is $35.
Friday, October 8th 10a-2p
Thursday, October 14th 5p-9p
Friday, October 15th 10a-2p
