Hi everyone,
Sissy sent me some pictures and I will use them tomorrow! Thanks So MUCH!
I am doing better, although you’d never know it by the looks of my leg. The one big bruise at the top of my thigh has grown to the size of a softball and is solid dark, dark purple. Then I have various other bruises down my leg. It’s not pretty now, but hopefully it will be one of these days.
Ingrid, you mentioned or maybe asked, why did I have to be awake during the procedure? You don’t have to be wide awake (like I was) but they want you to be somewhat responsive so you can tell them if anything is burning or hurting so they can make sure they aren’t doing any nerve damage or getting too close to your skin when the turn the “heat” on! I know it sounds really scary, but I’m pretty sure they know what they are doing.
Debbie, you mentioned you hubby was going to have this procedure? Well, guess what? So is my hubby. He has had extremely swollen legs and ankles for probably 10 years and since having both his knees replaced, they have gotten worse. When we were up at my doctor’s appointment a while back, and they were telling us what they could do for my legs, I looked at my hubby and said, “Hey, maybe they could fix your legs too!” The doctor chimed in and said, “Sure, we can take a look at yours, do an ultrasound on yours and see if we might be able to help.” He had always been told it was just Lymphedema and to wear compression hose. Well, long story short, they did an ultrasound on his legs and found the “valves” in his groin are not working well either. They told him he needs to have 4 different surgeries though… one in each leg like I just had… cauterizing the Saphenous vein, and then 2 surgeries on the back of his legs, from the back of his knee to his ankle. They call it reflux when the blood can’t get back up the leg to your heart. He will have quite a few months of surgeries and trips back for follow-ups. So this Spring looks like a busy one but I’ll surely be healed up from mine, so it will be my turn to play nurse again. His first surgery is the end of this month. Oh boy, let the fun begin! :o)
My hubby went outside and checked on the fountain, now that all the snow and ice has melted. The fountain did NOT have any cracks or broken pieces, but it came apart and needs to be glued or cemented back together some how…He stacked it together in a pile for now. He also has a LOT of limbs to haul off. I know he’s going to want to get that done before his surgeries start… it’s just been SO cold out. Right now it’s 13 degrees and feels like -3. BUT.. I just checked the temps in Denver Colorado, and the temp is -3 and the windchill is -13! So I’m not complaining!
All the talk about Linda’s girls in their ice skates, made me remember an ice skating story. When I was probably 10 or 12 I wanted a pair of ice skates because we had a pond in our front yard. Our house was out in the country on a small hill and the front yard dipped down where the pond was and then went back up to the road. We used to swim in it and fish too. There was a dock and we’d have kids come over from school and have a “pool, or maybe a pond party!”
Anyway, for Christmas one year, I got a pair of pretty white ice skates but when I put them on, my toes were pretty squished in them. Not wanting to wait for my mom to have to take them back for a bigger size, I decided they’d be fine. :o( I went outside and tried to skate in them but between the ice-cold weather and the fact that they were entirely too small made my feet hurt SO much! I tried faking it but I was miserable! I don’t know how many times I tried skating with them, but I was probably praying hard for Spring to come so the ice on the pond would melt and I wouldn’t have to wear them anymore. I don’t remember if I ever told my mom!
A few people wanted to see the leather flower that I punched out and said was “about the size of a dime.” Well, I was right… it’s a bit smaller than a dime… as you can see here. They will fit nicely on shoes for Mae or on a purse… and maybe on the Ruby Red’s but I’ll have to curl them just a bit… which makes they a little smaller looking. I may write to the Etsy shop and ask if they could do a custom flower in a 10mm size.
Someone, (maybe Marilyn?) mentioned today was a good day for soup. I agreed and made my V-8 Hamburger soup. It was so good, but I forgot to take a picture of it. I’ll have to do that tomorrow as I’ve already put it away. It was the perfect dinner meal! I also made a loaf of Italian bread in my bread maker! YUMMY!
One more thing…someone asked me if the outfit and shoes for my new 13″ Ten Ping doll would fit the Little Darlings… I decided to unwrap the clothes again and slipped them very carefully on Lian to see. The shoes were way too big. I was surprised…
You can see the beginning of Lian’s toes in the opening of the shoes.
Then I tried on the pants… they were too short and couldn’t be fastened at the waist.
I slipped on the gold plaid top and it fit okay, but the cream top with the loops and pearls looked too small and I didn’t undo it and try it on her.
I do think I can make dresses that would fit both dolls, but I’ll probably just work on making them for the Siblies and 13″ Ten Ping… They seem more like they are the same size. I think their feet are relatively the same size. I did take a few measurements from those sweet little cloth Asian shoes and might try to mimic them.
Well, that’s it for me today… don’t forget to come back and check out Sissy’s outfits on her dolls tomorrow. Maybe I’ll be back in my sewing room very soon!
See you tomorrow,
Blessings, Jeanne