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 Hi stitchin' buds.  Carole came through the surgery without much trouble.  We waited for hours until a room was available and got her settled right at the end of day.  By that time, she appeared to enter delirium with some wild stories, and the look I've seen before.  A desperate and pathetic wide eyed terror with mouth hanging open.  We had to leave.  I couldn't sleep, this morning I needed Imodium, Tums, and a full dose Ativan.  Still couldn't settle.  But to my surprise, she was not bad.  Mixing and searching for words, but with a nerve block and five pain killers, it's amazing she still knows her name.  Doctor is happy with result and will check on her Sunday to see if the brace can come off, or go back with her on Monday.  Thank you so much for your best wishes and prayers.  I hope this is the beginning of the end to these horrible ten months.  She was thrilled but hesitant to believe that if she can put the leg down and sit in a wheelchair, she can go to her home for Christmas.  I'm checking transports now.  We had planned to stay tonight also, but she is OK and I was so ishkabobbled that I needed to get to my own bed and rest.  The cats managed just fine with my brother's care.  Petey is so content in that heated house that he didn't even run away when Ron showed up. The others were hiding, he never saw them.

I took several charts, Mary Bell... A Sprig of Holly .... Christmas Folk .... Scottish Initial Sampler.  Pieces of linen and charted threads, locked and loaded.  Could not decide since I love them all and the Scottish was stitched before.  So there we are, moved to the surgical waiting room.  I pull out my mini Magma, secure the chart, pull the thread ..... no needle.  Hence, no stitching! 

 

But I did manage to repeat the tiny favorite at the hotel, not the top row of over one yet, but that's all to finish.  This is the first one and I adore this tiny treasure.

And while looking for that photo, I found one of our much missed Budman with son Nit.

It will be warmer here tomorrow and we WILL get the filthy windows washed, pick up the rest of the massive leaves that blew back, consider buying a tree sight unseen.  Since I don't want to take the chance of the warm white "fairy" or mini lights not being what I expect, purchasing unlit may be the best option.  As much of a PITA as it would be, at least the strings would be the brightness I want.  Or not.  I've said it before, I'm spent!  I think the wire trees mixed with a small pine or grapevine is a good look.  Less work too.

Off to bed!  Again, thank you so much.

Have a great weekend.

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