Op time

Tabitha had her operation yesterday. She weathered the storm quite well considering she usually struggles with vomiting afterwards. Some of the poorly children on the ward were really quite rough after their surgeries, but take a look at these pictures.

The first picture was Tabitha 20 minutes before surgery, the second, 20 minutes after she got back to the ward. You almost wouldn't have known they'd done anything at all! Very proud of my special girl.

Surgery

Tomorrow, Tabitha is back in hospital, though hopefully only as a day patient, for ENT surgery. She is having grommets fitted for the 4th time. This will be her 21st general anaesthetic, hard to believe for a little girl just over 6, especially when she hasn't had one for about 18 months or so. I couldn't have imagined on the day she was born, that 6 years down the line, I would be blogging about her 21st surgery. Surgery days are tough, but it's been a while, and they don't come anywhere near as often as they did. Experience tells me tomorrow won't be easy, but if I keep my head down, and plod through, Tuesday will come, and it will be better.

New Blog

I have a new Stampin' Up! blog which I'd love to share with you. It is here, and if you like my things, I'd love it if you would become a follower.

Family times

When I nipped to the Post Office yesterday, I asked them if they would be interested in stocking some handmade cards. They said they would! So I am now trying to find inspiration to make up some samples to take up there to see if they will sell.

Here is my first effort.

It's in Sahara Sand, Daffodil Delight and Regal Rose, with the Confetti background stamp set and the sentiment from So Happy For You SAB set.

Yesterday, we went out for a walk as a family, not always easy as we like to tramp around in fields, and you just can't do that with a special needs buggy in tow. However, yesterday we went to Brean Down Fort, somewhere we haven't all been to together before.

Tabitha found the tiniest of hills, and decided she couldn't walk down it, so she had to scoot on her bottom. Nicely stained trousers were the result!

And here is Ellie and Piper, with Brean Down Fort in the background.

What I've been up to

I must apologise that it has been so long since I updated. Lots of appointments and paperwork (of the boring, not fun kind!), but I have been crafting and here are some of the things I made.

Firstly, a birthday card for my niece. Sorry about the colours, but I took the photo in the evening and the lightbulbs these days are horrible, giving us yellow rather than white light.

I went to Stampin' Up! training in Fareham, with my upline Karen and her uplines upline, Stevie. I made a corner bookmark swap in Rich Razzleberry and Old Olive.

Another childs card for one of Tabitha's friends.

And Team training at Stevie's house required another swap, so I made this thank you card.

While at team training, Stevie likes to set us challenges. Our challenge this time was to make a card using Bashful Blue, Garden Green and Tangerine Tango, a colour combo suggested by the colour coach, but not one that I would chose to put together!! This is what I came up with.

Hope you like some of my things, if you do, leave me a comment so I know!!