Check Out Those Needles!

 My hubby saw the doctor today. Here he is with his two nurses, Kelsy and Danielle. His Temp was back up to 99.1. His blood work looks good and the X-Ray shows some improvement but he is having a lot of pain in his right side due to the pneumonia and deep coughing. Since his temp is slowly going back up the doctor prescribed Rosephine injections. The look on his face is like...You have got to be kidding me!"

Here are his nurses with the two injections ready to give them in the behind! They did it at the same time, one in each cheek. These girls are fantastic nurses and have been such a help with questions and reassurance when we call. They even took their lunch hours to go to the hospital and visit Alan. Dr Keller is a busy doctor so these two sweeties are a life saver for her and for us. I just had to take this picture because it was humorous to see not one but two nurses with injections and they did give them at the same time and yes the needles were that long (approx 2 inches).

Bend over honey!

Hopefully they can keep this terrible infection from growing again.

All I Want For Christmas

My entry for the Creative Souls Christmas Challenge. I call it "All I Want for Christmas"

Merry Christmas

I know I haven't been to active on my blog these past few months. My husband has been sick with pneumonia several times this year twice since October. He was critical and the pneumonia caused congestive heart failure. Then two weeks ago he was coughing up blood and they did a culture and found that the pneumonia was back in full force and worse than in Oct and it is a staph pneumonia which is very hard to treat. He was in the hospital for a week on two different antibiotics and medication to regulate his tacky heart rate of 150. He was poked and prodded with IV's blood tests, EKG, Cat Scan and Xrays.

Dec 14th was our 16th wedding anniversary and we spent it in the hospital. The kitchen staff made us a special meal of steak, broccoli, salad, bread and sherbert. They set a table in the dining room with a table cloth, a center piece, Martinelli's Sparkling Apple Cider in an ice bucket and wine glasses. This meant so much to me as my husband wanted to be home on this day. I will forever be grateful for what they did for us on our special day.

6 months ago I designed and ordered a wedding ring quilt for this anniversary. It was down to the wire on completion but it did get finished in time and was on our bed when he was released on Sunday afternoon.

 Here it is with the quilter Pamela Quilts and myself.

And here it is on our bed

My husband went to get a chest Xray today to see if the pneumonia is gone and it isn't. He sees the doctor tomorrow. If this doesn't clear up soon she will be transferring him to River Bend in Springfield where there are specialists because she says she has done all she knows to do for him. I am very worried for the simple fact that a body can only take so much and with his immune system being so weak due to his leukemia/lymphoma it is bound to happen over and over.

I am happy to have him home for the holidays and the good news is his daughter and three grandchildren are driving out on Saturday from CA. This will be good for him.

I am also happy to announce that my Etsy Shop Altered State of Tin www.alteredstateoftin.etsy.com , which I opened a year ago in December has done very well in the past year.

My First Great granddaughter turned two years old and I am expecting my first Great grandson in January. I have lots to be thankful for and am blessed in so many ways.

So I just wanted to update you all on what has been going on in my life and wish you all a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year. My plan for the new year is to get my husband healthy and give my blog a face lift as well as keep it up more often. I so enjoy reading all of my blogger friends blogs .

MERRY CHRISTMAS

DEER SEASON

Deer Season

I have mixed feelings about deer season and hunting. Some people don't understand my feelings.

I think deer are so beautiful and majestic and it hurts my heart when I hear that one has been shot.

I actually stand out on my back step in the evening just after dark and there are two deer that come and eat the apples that have fallen off of my apple tree. The tree is about 15 feet away and they see me and keep eating. I don't make any sudden loud noises, just talk quietly and tell them that they can come back anytime to eat the apples.

This digital collage was inspired by them.

Life lessons from a flower:(from search on the net) (not my words)
The soldanelle flower - the plant is said to spread its leaves wide and flat on the mountain ground, and drink in the sun-rays. it keeps the heat stored in the root through the winter.

When spring comes while still under the snow it sprouts the warmth that was stored in the roots through summer in the strangest measure that a little dome is thawed in the snow over its head.

As the plant keeps getting taller and taller this bell of air as well rises higher. And on fine day the flower bud forms safely within it. Even though it is under the ice the flower is safe and not ruined because it is in the bell of air. Then to conclude, the icy covering gives way and allows the little flower to blossom through in to the warm sun shine.

The mauve petals shine like snow itself, and the crystalline texture of its petals seem to reveal the flight through it came.

Although the conditions seem unworkable this bell shaped flower blossoms in the Alpine meadows. Frequently there are 2 or 3 flowers on each stem. The flowers are bell shaped and bent over. The flower is divided into five lobes and each lobe is divided into many fold narrow strips. Read more Solfanger

This is an uncommon plant which grows in harsh weather and under the strangest surroundings. This pretty flower not only adds grand beauty to nature but also reveals the creative power and the capability of the almighty creator.

We human beings can gain knowledge of a great lesson from this simple but strong plant. When things seem to be impossible and under the most difficult conditions, we must rely only on the power that is above us. Read more Trivsel i skolen

This God who has created us has the power and ability to change any circumstance or else take us through any variety of weather, if we will only have faith in him and not trust and depend on our own feelings and influence.


Read more: http://www.articlesnatch.com/Article/The-Soldanelle-Plant-Is-Solitary-Of-Natures-Amazment-/1161926#ixzz2DWwmtVwN
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HAPPY THANKSGIVING

I want to wish all of you a very Happy Thanksgiving.
Eat lots, stay warm and count your blessings.

I have so much to be thankful for. I am blessed everyday and thank God for my family and my health.
Getting older sucks sometimes.

I have been quiet this past few months due to health problems with my husband. I almost lost him in October with pneumonia. His leukemia and lymphoma is keeping his immune system down and it gets harder and harder to fight the infections that get him down.

I will be giving my blog a new face soon and hopefully get back to blogging more. It is hard to be here in the wet rainy weather of Oregon and not be with family during the holidays and I miss my Mother's Thanksgiving dinners but I am blessed to have memories of all those dinners and that is a good thing at my age, ha ha.

My Etsy Shop www.alteredstateoftin is doing well and keeps me busy.

Have a safe Thanksgiving.
Love you all

THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE

This is a collage I did back in 2009. It was for a challenge at Digital Whisper. The images brought memories of my Father being in WWII.I hate war and pray someday there will be piece in the world.

Thanks to every solder who ever fought for our country. You are the reason we are free.

God Bless You