This is for my boyfriend

Who thinks I am the original "emo"... Once again Will, I AM NOT EMO... okay I am a little bit.

Discharge never felt so good

They discharged her Wednesday and she was finally able to sleep. No she doesn't know I took these snapshots.



This is kinda gross, but they removed the bandage from her head to reveal very nice stitch work, I think there is also some super glue in there as well. She's been sleeping like a log which seems to keep the pain down. Except when the phone rings.



I leave you with this... it's a lawn ornament.

Day 2 a day late

She's got a few wounds from the eye tape. This upset her greatly. No one wants to look like crap when visitors come.



They fed her lots of mildly edible dinners. And she may be 100lbs, but look, she does eat.



She got up for the first time. then quickly back down. but if you want a catheter removed, you must learn to walk.



The healing power of tubes.



Peace out till tomorrow.

Drills and Brains (not a zombie movie)

Long story short, my sister had brain surgery this morning at around 7:30 am. This was for a cyst that was growing in her brain that "Could" be the culprit causing her chronic vertigo. This has been a problem for her since late 2005. and after a year and a half of specialists, this was her last resort.

Upon hearing that she was being opened, I proceeded to drive a million and 4 miles from Boston To Washington D.C. the unfortunate thing is that I have to do the drive again. The other thing is that I have taken this trip alone. Will is home with the animals and I can't tell you how much I miss them. But my sister is important and I had ot be here with her.

She is well, in a lot of pain, but her humor is still there.



Lindsey, waiting to be admitted. She has been on some drug to counteract the vertigo. The side affect is that she barely graces 100lbs, she is nothing but skin and bones. She could be Nicole Richie's twin.



I sat with her pre-op for a few hours while various doctors popped in to explain things and insert things.



This is where we parted ways when she went into the O.R.

The operation lasted a couple of hours, they drilled into her skull right behind the right ear and cut the cyst in half. removing would have been too risky, but the chance of it regrowing now is slim to none.

First images after leaving the O.R. and sent to recovery while waiting for a room in the ICU to open.







There were no complications and we hope her recovery is speady.

Back to school

PATTERN: Back to School U=neck vest from Fitted Knits
BY: Stephanie Japel
FIBER: Cascade Quatro Colour #5019

I kinda look like a re-re in this picture. My boyfriend was trying to get me to look "pretty"... um, I guess my "pretty" look needs some work. Oh, and it was crazy warm in Boston today, thus the short sleeves. Man I love New England.

The stash...

Impressed by the podcast "Stash and Burn" I have decided to try and work through the stash. After scouring the home for little yarn nests and chucking nasty acrylic yarn and plastic needles. I have consolidated my yarns and placed them in a visible place.

I didn't do too bad. I thought it would be worse. The sock yarn though... well that's a set back. As you can see, it has taken over the middle shelf... a lot.

V-Neck Jumper

PATTERN: Cozy- V-Neck Pullover with deep ribbing from Fitted Knits
BY: Stephanie Japel
FIBER: Cascade Pastazza #081

I'm sorry, you said WHAT??!!

I overheard someone today, I'm not saying who because that would be mean and something I would totally do. But he came out with the statement... "global warming does not exist" What? are you kidding me? Is this what they are telling people on Fox News these days? Saying that global warming does not exist is like saying that the Holocaust didn't happen, or that Margarine is better than butter, it's just stupid.

Disclaimer: this statement comes from someone who also believes that immigrants are the cause for his wife's inability to receive Social Security, and not because she never worked. So already his mind has clearly gone.

We are currently working to rectify this problem.