Andy had his surgery yesterday and all went well. His meniscus was too badly torn to be repaired so the shredded portion had to be removed. His physician says no trouble in the short term, but he will more than likely be prone to Arthritis in his knee in 20 to 30 years, dependent upon how he treats it in the upcoming years. He's a boy...'nuff said!
I didn't get to stamp today and barely slept last night. He has an ice machine to keep the knee iced and compressed to keep the swelling to a minimum and he has a CPM -- some type of movement machine to keep that knee moving. He has done so well! He doesn't complain and is not taking much of the pain medicine, and they've prescribed a narcotic, so I'm glad to see that he is tolerating his pain and isn't taking too much of that drug. Today, he is eating and it feels so good to have him here and be taking care of my baby once again. How I remember when he was a baby and not a grown "man" who is much taller than me. Thankfully, Thom is able to allow me to stay home all week too, although my father, (bless his heart!), is coming to spend a few hours with Andy tomorrow so I can go to work and get a few days worth of business posted. Monday is statement day and I need to get a few more things done in order to get February statements out timely.
As a result, here's a card I did last week for a sketch challenge. I was happy with it because I created it on a very gray and rainy day -- it just says "cheerful" to me and it feels good to see some bright and happy colors.
I love these colors together: Certainly Celery, Lavendar Lace and Cameo Coral. The stamp set is Simply Said and I used the corresponding wheel, Kindness.
I created the Certainly Celery layer using the Kindness Wheel using Certainly Celery ink. I used my Stampin' Write markers to color the image from Simply Said and stamped this on Whisper White. This was matted onto Lavendar Lace and I used Cameo Coral and the Photo Corner punch to create the corner treatment. I love how this appears when you pierce it, so I decided to do a double layer of piercing before I added this to my image.
I layered the image onto my Certainly Celery cardstock layer and then wrapped the White Taffeta ribbon around this piece. Next, I scalloped the bottom of the Lavendar Lace basecard. I did this before adhering the Certainly Celery layer so that if I screwed it up, I could start that layer over! I was actually thinking! I didn't entirely like the look so I added a strip of Cameo Coral to the bottom of the card and pierced a line above. I thought this looked much better.
If you have read any of my blog posts recently, you know I've committed to mailing cards this year. I may be committed, but I have to say that the US Postal service isn't as dedicated to my cards arriving as I am to sending them! I mailed KD's birthday card three days prior to her January 13 birthday. She got it this week! I mailed a card to my sister three days before her January 14 birthday and she got it late last week, prior to KD getting hers. KD is in Tennessee and Carrie is in Florida. Go figure...but I realize the mail is still a huge value at 44 cents to get it all the way to both places and I absolutely love our mailman at the office. He's such a hoot and a really nice guy to boot! So, I'm not dissing the mail service, I'm realizing I have to send things at least a week and one half prior to the date. Good to figure out in January!
Tomorrow, I have a "guest designer". Hope you enjoy! Thanks so much for your prayers and well wishes for Andy! We all appreciate them!
This is gorgeous! God bless...
Posted by: Selene Kempton | 01/29/2010 at 09:05 PM