3 Positives:
Another wreath tatted — in less than an hour too!
Cut and pieced a couple of characters together yesterday.
Celebrating T’s last day in admin and a new beginning in the classroom (still no trained replacement for his admin position)
3 Positives:
2 additional bday cards for October are ready for envelopes; at least 8 more cards to do for October.
going out with a friend for a couple of hours next week
started volume 7 of the series I’m reading yesterday – there’s a volume 9 releasing in early 2027.
Our Journey Notes:
T’s appointment with the eye dr was a disappointment. Eye pressure in the left eye is up again. The eye is healing from the surgeries, but the shunt isn’t working as well as it should. So he’s back on two eye drops for a month to see if that will drop things sufficiently to maintain a safe level of the IOP. We sure hope so – because until that’s stable, they won’t do anything to help his right eye. We’d really hoped he’d have some new glasses now, but that’s not how things are going.
I sent a message to my dr — had a few questions after reading the visit notes…. should hear back from him today or on Monday at the latest. He’s been really good to follow up on all messages within 72 hours — I get most of mine within 24 hours or so.
3 Positives:
Fall colors intensifying on the mountains
the smell of rain
inking, inking, inking
Our Journey Notes:
I have an appointment — the nudge worked and a heck of a lot faster this go time around! And I was able to get in before the end of the month. Will be seeing the PA again since an appointment with the dr required another month’s wait.
3 Positives:
pop up card is nearly finished… time to add the details
circle weave background cut worked on the first try! YIPPEE! First use is for a birthday.
a little bit of reading and tatting time…finished the book, and started a new series
3 Positives:
2 tatted wreaths completed
1/3 of the weed eating done – hoping to get a little more done this morning before the heat sets in
more sunshine and blue skies and blackberries
Our Journey Notes:
Nothing from the specialists yet…. it’s Day 4. Flu shot appointment set for next week.
3 Positives:
studio time
the proverbial to-do list pared down a bit
surprise in the mail
Our Journey Notes:
T’s eye were hurting and tired last night. He’d done quite a bit of computer work and prepping a few reports after morning meetings. He did go out into the garden to do some work. I think he’s ready for some raised beds next year and not so many weeds.
Waiting on one last test result. Hopefully, those results will drop into the app today. Then the wait for the “teams'” review begins– however, all the tests are completed for the PCP — so maybe he’ll give me a call today with his take on things, but I’m not holding my breath as it is Friday.
3 Positives:
last two essential cards for the month are done
plans to have some studio time today — using some new dies that have arrived this month
CD player is getting a workout. It’s been fun to listen to a few of the older CDs I have in my library. They set a good tone for the day.
Our Journey Notes:
Today is T’s last day of eye drops. He’s pretty excited about that. He spent yesterday in the classroom, but he’s still kind of unsure of how many kids were working as his right eye is still pretty blurry. I looked at his patient notes from Wednesday’s visit and let’s hope there’s some help with a new lens for that eye soon. The shunt is working in the left eye and the bleb is functioning with no scar tissue in the right.
No call or message from the dr’s office yet. It will be 5 days since someone in the office looked at the report. I’d really like to be able to check this off and get started on next steps in this journey whatever it is. The waiting isn’t helping my stress levels at this point.
3 Positives:
T’s surgery went well (more below)
No dizziness after the MRI (more below)
Everyone got a much needed early afternoon nap
Our Journey Notes:
T’s surgeon was able to use one of the buckles that keeps the retina (surgery pre-2000) in place as a “holder” of the shunt. Let’s hope things are working as they should when he goes in this morning for his first post-op. We’re back to 4 x a day eye drops for the next month starting today after his appointment to remove the dressings. Fingers crossed that all is well.
MRI – was interesting. 25 minutes in the tunnel without contrast and another 5-7 minutes in the tunnel with contrast. I wasn’t expecting that, but then again, I’ve never had a brain scan before. The radiologist had the images read and a report written within a few hours. Not sure what it all means at this point – so now the wait for the “team” to decide what’s next. The techs were great btw, and I’d be willing to do another at their site any day rather than the other setting.
3 Positives:
self-care
a nap
a couple of ideas to play with today in the studio
3 Positives:
Second MRI is now on the calendar – one step closer to hopefully find an answer
time in the studio – 2 more cards now completed, 2 more to go for August.
tatting time ahead
