tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23380671802399950032024-03-04T23:32:20.958-07:00Life With TerriTerrihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07915526993340970146noreply@blogger.comBlogger514125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2338067180239995003.post-16533416985663225562020-12-29T11:55:00.001-07:002020-12-30T18:17:12.023-07:00August 2020 Recap<p> It is the end of December now and still trying to catch up. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixZL17mPWNhxkAGCNuBF5gw4j-Zo8kD8lC0umjEje1a23ceI0fEPF9PByEIMxhcDDEj5SN6XBTtD4vxGFamza-bgKLu-1xF4tD2zwN0xNPWk-V4ei2dmNgqZ5-_GH4VUO3ATh-C7Xf3HFC/s1440/Hello+August+2020.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1440" data-original-width="1440" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixZL17mPWNhxkAGCNuBF5gw4j-Zo8kD8lC0umjEje1a23ceI0fEPF9PByEIMxhcDDEj5SN6XBTtD4vxGFamza-bgKLu-1xF4tD2zwN0xNPWk-V4ei2dmNgqZ5-_GH4VUO3ATh-C7Xf3HFC/s320/Hello+August+2020.jpg" /></a></div><br /><p>Hello August. This piece was inspired by @Wensdimade on Instagram. I did mine on my I pad Pro with Procreate. </p><p>The wild sunflowers in our backyard were even bigger then last year. I love sunflowers but this was way too much. I could not even see the path to the back of the yard and they crowded out my Zinnias. I still enjoyed looking at them though. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjK6K6x3xWFsNAHWvwokMU7WJSiZ36qYVNUtKYN6KV0OLXt-Ij1Fzn9N9rdn5lwaRyp8xD6HBDoDqueP6oYKWxnb6pokQN6EyUHSqSh4r-aKQg0IG7jbyMS6_On7TsyrAY-M8a3eqD-nFQR/s1440/backyard+sunflowers++2+2020.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1440" data-original-width="1440" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjK6K6x3xWFsNAHWvwokMU7WJSiZ36qYVNUtKYN6KV0OLXt-Ij1Fzn9N9rdn5lwaRyp8xD6HBDoDqueP6oYKWxnb6pokQN6EyUHSqSh4r-aKQg0IG7jbyMS6_On7TsyrAY-M8a3eqD-nFQR/s320/backyard+sunflowers++2+2020.jpg" /></a></div><br /><br /><span style="font-family: inherit;">The month started out trying to sell my moms car. There was more damage then I thought on the passengers side so I kept getting lowballed. After 3 attempts I finally found a buyer. It was sad to see it go but I knew it was time. The guy that bought it seemed like a great guy too. It made me happy to know it would finally get some use. </span><p></p><p><span face=""Segoe UI Historic", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-family: inherit; font-size: 15px; white-space: pre-wrap;">The 2nd and 3rd buyers for my dad’s rental houses walked. The 3rd buyer brought in a structural engineer and they came up with over $30,000 worth of damage??? I knew they were not in good condition but I never thought they were that bad. Our real estate agent wanted us to bring in her own structural engineer to see what he thought but wanted us to pay for part of it. She said she would go in half so I was okay with it. What he found was not good, we thought we were going to have to sell it for land value but then another buyer came in and said he would take them as is but for even less money. We were not happy about that but felt it was better to just be done with them at that point. We still had major problems ahead though. More about that in the next few updates. </span></p><p><span style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-family: inherit; white-space: pre-wrap;">In the meantime, I was continuing to look for places for my mom to go to once she got done at Skilled Nursing. I even looked into bringing her home with 24/7 care but most agencies wanted around $32.00 an hour. I don't know how anyone can afford that. The cheapest agency I could find was $6000.00 a month but that did not include the expenses to keep up the house. I also did not feel comfortable with the guy that ran the agency. He told me he could get people to be with her but wouldn't let me meet anyone first or give me more information about them. He was also not very professional. I had to ask him to send me something in writing about what services he was offering and they were all done in a word doc. Very odd. My friend whose mom has Alzheimer has used him for over 8 years but even she said that did not sound right to her either. I could not find another way to afford to bring her home with care long term which made me sad. </span></p><div dir="auto" style="background-color: white; color: #050505; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">The assisted living house I was thinking about sending her ended up having red flags too. I was talking to the the lady that runs it and she told me that they drugged one of their residents when she got out of control. I did not like hearing that especially after what happened with my dad. I ended up calling a few more places on my own because the people I was working with would not give me any other options. I found out that is because they only send you to people they have contracts with which sucks. I was still not able to find a place to take her because of her arm. </span></div><div dir="auto" style="background-color: white; color: #050505; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div dir="auto" style="background-color: white; color: #050505; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span>Mom was finally starting to like the SNF though and was not even asking to go home which made me feel better about her being there and I was thinking about looking into possibly keeping her there in their long term care but she got into a fight with her roommate and they had to call the police. I have conflicting stories on what happened. The case worker told me that the roommate pushed her or took away the wheelchair and they found my mom on the floor of the bathroom. She had a skin tear on her left leg but they said other than that she was not hurt. When I talked to her and asked her what happened she said the roommate woke her up hitting and kicking her?? I asked her how she ended up on the floor in the bathroom then and she said she did not know so I didn't know what to believe. I talked to my APS lady after that and she said she would let me know when she got the report but I don't think they ever filed one. They did end up separating them and put her back in her own room again which made her not want to be there again. The weird thing was they told me she and the roommate were friends and were planning their escape together. It was like dealing with children, but you cannot just pick them up and put them in their room. The roles have reversed, and I hate it. I was finally able to get a photo of the wound on her arm. They thought it was looking much better, I thought it still looked awful and was really worried that is was never going to heal. They ended up changing the way they were taking care of it and it finally started to look better. Shortly after that</span><span><span style="font-size: 15px;"> mom got a discharge date from the SNF for August 20th because they said she had "plateaued" and Medicare wouldn't pay to keep her there any longer. I decided to go ahead and try the assisted living house but found out it was not available anymore because the person that was leaving decided to stay. They said there was a room in another house and was going to take that one but when she sent me the paperwork to sign</span></span><span style="font-size: 15px;"> the first thing I saw was a page saying that they could drug her with antipsychotic and anxiety meds. No way I was signing that especially after what happened with my dad and she knew that. I started frantically searching the internet to try an find her another place to go. We only had 3 days left at that point though. </span></span></div><div dir="auto" style="background-color: white; color: #050505; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: 15px;"><br /></span></span></div><div dir="auto" style="background-color: white; color: #050505; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div dir="auto" style="font-size: 15px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">I finally found a place on my own with Google's help called Juniper Village in Aurora. It looked like a great place. After I told them what happened they did everything they could to get her out of the SNF in time. They even furnished the room for her. I had gone over the day before to take her some of her things from the house to make the room more familiar for her when she got there and had a good feeling while I was there. I should have known it was to good to be true though. They kept telling me when they were selling me on the place that they "over communicate" which I was very happy to hear. Trying to get information about my mom in the places she has been before this had been very difficult so I was really happy to hear that. Unfortunately that was not true. I never heard from anyone after her arrival, I was told I was going to be getting photos and videos of her day and never got those either. I was at least expecting to hear from the doctor there so we could discuss the ongoing wound care she was going to need and her meds and never heard from him. I found out later they fired the wellness director that day. What are the chances of that happening? It was not no excuse for the lack of communication. I was originally going to use Hospice with her but they told me to wait until he evaluated her to decided on that. I was able to talk to her after she got there and she was not happy which was upsetting. She was telling me that there was nothing wrong with her and she did not need to be there and was going home. I was hoping she would at least have something good to say. I was starting to second guess myself again but I knew she could not go home either. We just didn't have the money for 24/7 care and keep the house going. She ended up saying she was getting a lawyer so I told her I was hanging up. I called back to talk to someone about how things were really going and they told me she was doing good. Said she had gone to a Luau earlier in the day. When I asked her what she had done she said nothing. I also found out her TV was not working. I brought it over so she could watch her movies. She loves TMC and they said they had cable. The guy I talked to said they were having someone out to fix it. I also found out they put her in 14 day quarantine again. That did not help anything. I thought she was not going to have to do that because they tested her. We finally got to see her on the patio the end of the month. It have been over 2 months since we last saw her in person. While we were there the doctor came over to talk to me, He did not think she needed wound care. He had a crazy idea to keep it closed with butterfly bandages even though it was still draining and wanted her to go back to the hospital as an outpatient to get it closed up with stitches?? I told him we didn't want to go back to anymore hospitals but he said he was calling the orthopedic surgeon she saw in the last hospital to talk to him about it. He also felt we didn't need to do anything about her other medical problems. On top of that he didn't want her using hospice and they refused to let them in to even evaluate her. He basically ruined the visit for me. I left there trying to figure out another option. On the way there the check engine light came on in the car. Luckily we were not far from the dealer. Turned out it was just a lose hose 129.00 later. :( </span></div><div dir="auto" style="font-size: 15px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div dir="auto" style="font-size: 15px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">I was also continuing to deal with selling my dads properties. The 2 rental houses were set to close the first week of September. We got an offer on the commercial property as well but it was a lot less than the asking price and the hot water heater had gone out so more things to fix. The real estate agent thought we should accept the offer because it was an all cash and they said they would take care of the current tenants. My sister and I talked about it and agreed to see what happened, I was afraid that if we didn't take it the current tenant could walk and then we would lose it because we couldn't pay the mortgage. I also was still trying to decide what to with my moms house. I decided to get a few more opinions on what it was really worth before we made the decision on how to sell it. It turned out it was worth a lot less then we thought so decided to put that on hold until we finished with the other properties. Also once the house is sold there is no going back and that is going to be hard. I just wish they had done better with their money and they still owned all the properties free and clear. If they had done that she could be home with care. I just want my mom to be happy, in a place where I don't have to worry about her care but I can still be involved and see her. I am not sure if that is ever going to happen though.</span></div><div dir="auto" style="font-size: 15px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div dir="auto" style="font-size: 15px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">On top of all this Indie did something to her eye and ended up back at the vet. She had a corneal ulcer not sure how that happened. Thankfully the meds they prescribed helped. She looked like Popeye though. </span></div><div dir="auto" style="font-size: 15px;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYM8Y-EhPMTUTzepswBUONunCpbbnMdVydsiqfPykj_EzaPXBRT9ihGeBS23kcH7ZxIkiYZfXbfwq4AxI4rz3B6fUI3foG4pLJ3_m4hEdkyQE5hOV6Ccy0xCZ5Ladfy1mBZJuU6vlQ3XDd/s1329/Indieseye1.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1329" data-original-width="1040" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYM8Y-EhPMTUTzepswBUONunCpbbnMdVydsiqfPykj_EzaPXBRT9ihGeBS23kcH7ZxIkiYZfXbfwq4AxI4rz3B6fUI3foG4pLJ3_m4hEdkyQE5hOV6Ccy0xCZ5Ladfy1mBZJuU6vlQ3XDd/s320/Indieseye1.jpg" /></a></div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><div dir="auto" style="font-size: 15px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div>Things in my Etsy shop were slow but steady. I got this great photo from a return buyer of her new dog wearing my girl dog birthday hat. Isn't she adorable? She looks like my Lily and her name is Sophie too. </span></div><div dir="auto" style="font-size: 15px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSgKPBMqjoyr99n38q_PvPz3OouEGed-urn7toGcyPRttQSae3AqvsKdLlU65Y-dIbSAUwZ777kX4wcPT3wPwciwIf-b4-qgD6-BU3hgVYGEqNxVG6QkkxTfu8BVF8yE18PjLnmVIHl7R5/s2048/sophie+westie.jpg+croped.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1430" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSgKPBMqjoyr99n38q_PvPz3OouEGed-urn7toGcyPRttQSae3AqvsKdLlU65Y-dIbSAUwZ777kX4wcPT3wPwciwIf-b4-qgD6-BU3hgVYGEqNxVG6QkkxTfu8BVF8yE18PjLnmVIHl7R5/s320/sophie+westie.jpg+croped.jpg" /></a></div><br /></span></div></div><div dir="auto" style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-size: 15px; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Finally I had some time to do this piece for the Florals and Praise for his glory challenge on Instagram. This verse came at the perfect time. I did mine on my I pad pro with Procreate. </span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: "Segoe UI Historic", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKwrrJjxiNhyphenhyphenjx8DRIyLWKPS8Yr0GFO8Vw9v80Yuk521gs0Lf15P_EXsq3pJvHzBPjdEUEYZ-uG5U-ZVDalmPmdvMJQySWunH7OejI0YpzAqyPXNwLiq-sipfUYrWYE4twHJfM_6nZumD3/s1888/romans+831.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1888" data-original-width="1888" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKwrrJjxiNhyphenhyphenjx8DRIyLWKPS8Yr0GFO8Vw9v80Yuk521gs0Lf15P_EXsq3pJvHzBPjdEUEYZ-uG5U-ZVDalmPmdvMJQySWunH7OejI0YpzAqyPXNwLiq-sipfUYrWYE4twHJfM_6nZumD3/s320/romans+831.JPG" /></a></div><span face="Segoe UI Historic, Segoe UI, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif">Still hoping to be caught up by the end of the month.</span></div>Terrihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07915526993340970146noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2338067180239995003.post-26412949531651561162020-11-28T22:25:00.002-07:002020-12-01T18:11:15.223-07:00July Recap<p>Even though it is the end of November I am still trying to catch up. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5hEi7CBezrg0h4cRUW8ON5M-Pcg0zvcoXtlNL1AWGy-7XiaMRE5QnOtTRpKQgG66pBuXQ7ow-pmV4ANE9ey5ZDwvIYFtc3XXDiZd9OTixLcJ306Du93uGDp6xfygxHBKA2XerQsaDUlQH/s1800/hello+july+2020.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1800" data-original-width="1440" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5hEi7CBezrg0h4cRUW8ON5M-Pcg0zvcoXtlNL1AWGy-7XiaMRE5QnOtTRpKQgG66pBuXQ7ow-pmV4ANE9ey5ZDwvIYFtc3XXDiZd9OTixLcJ306Du93uGDp6xfygxHBKA2XerQsaDUlQH/s320/hello+july+2020.jpg" /></a></div><br /><p>July should have started out with us celebrating Zoey's gotcha day but that didn't happen because instead I ended up sending my mom to a skilled nursing facility that was suppose to specialize in dementia/Alzheimer called Garden Terrace. The guy from the hospice told me about it and when I looked at the reviews it looked like a good place for her. I talked to them about her situation and they assured me they could handle her so I decided to send her there. She did not go willingly but they finally got her there though. I finally got a call telling me she arrived but because she went in on a Friday and it was a holiday weekend we would have to wait until Monday to talk to a case worker. She would be also be in quarantine for 2 weeks which I was not happy about but nothing we could do about it. She was not there long and I got a call she fell. Found out SNF don't use any kind of alarms which makes no sense. They consider them restraints? I think that is crazy. They would rather have people fall then try to prevent that from happening? Thankfully she was not hurt. I was told she would not have a phone in her room which I found kind of odd but she was still able to ask for one when she wanted to call us and she did that a lot, mainly to tell us to come and take her home. I had to tell them to stop giving it to her sometimes. I didn't like doing that but she was driving us crazy. Because she went in on a Friday and it was holiday weekend we had to wait until the following Monday to talk to a case worker. That did not help anything. She was even more confused then usual and kept thinking she was at the health club or an abandoned office. I was finally able to talk to the case worker and they said I would be getting weekly updates. I told them that I wanted to talk to a doctor there as soon as possible but that took forever to happen. They had taken mom off of a lot of her meds at the hospital including the Aracept which she takes for the dementia because they thought that could have been causing the urine retention. They also took her off the Gabapentin which helps her spinal stenosis and her ability to walk so I was trying to get her back on those things but it took awhile. I also wanted to go over her med list to see what else they took her off of. I was never able to talk to a doctor there. The closest I got was the PA. I didn't get much out of her but she told me that she still would had to have 24/7 care from now on. I told her we could not afford that at home so was put in touch with the social worker who put me in touch with a placement service called Oasis to see what the other options were. They thought a group home would be a good fit for her. I had never heard of anything like that but I did a virtual tour of a few and was leaning towards one. It was a lot further than I wanted though and when I told mom about it she said no. I also found out that her supplement would pay for up to 100 days after the first 20 from Medicare which is something that we did not get with my dad so that gave me time to see if we had any other options. I was also still looking into 24/7 care at home but the cheapest I found was around $6,000 a month and the caregivers slept at night. I also did not have a good feeling about the guy that ran the place plus we would have to continue to pay the house expenses too and that would be even more money we did not have. I also got a text from the SNF one night out of the blue saying they had an active COVID case in the building. My heart dropped. I called to find out more information but nobody had any. I couldn't believe they would send out a text like that and not have more information. I had to leave a message with the GM because he went home for the night. Who sends a text like that and goes home? He called me back the next morning and thankfully it turned out not to be a big problem and was not in the building she was in. The guy from Compassus Hospice that saw her in the hospital was still calling to see how things were and was being somewhat helpful but that didn't last long. I had another hospice come and evaluate her Suntree Hospice this was the one I was going to switch my dad to but never got the chance and they said they would accept her too but not until she was out of skilled. You can't do both together. She was also starting to refuse physical therapy saying that her legs hurt to much to walk. I was hoping that once I got her back on the meds that would change. It did help some but she was not making a lot of progress and her mind just continued to get worse. They did have a wound care doctor and nurse coming to see her. I was not getting a lot of information about her wound either at first but was finally able to get some photos and it was starting to look better. They also had an appointment with the infectious disease doctor virtually but did not include me even though I asked many times to be part of that call. I was very upset about that along with all the other lack of communication. The APS lady who had been to the house to see us last month had called to see how things were and I told her what was going on. I had tried to get a hold of her at the last hospital but she was out of town so was really glad she called me. She was super nice and helpful and able to get the Ombudsman involved so we all had a care conference with the people at the facility and that helped some. I continued to try and figure out what to do next because I thought we still had time. That was not true though. </p><p>In the meantime I was continuing to look for places for mom. We decided it was time to sell her car so we would have some money if we found a place. I went to the safe deposit box to get the title but they would not let me in even though I had taken my mom to the bank months before to get all that taken care of. I had to get my sister to sign off on it and then mail back in the from which I did. They claimed they never got it. I ended up talking to the branch manager the next day and thankfully she was able to get them to let me in so I went back and I finally got it. Unfortunately the care was dead as a doornail from sitting in the garage so long but thankfully Rich was able to get it started with a new battery so I put it up for sale. We also finally had someone interested in buying my dads rental houses. Unfortunately the deal fell through though because when they tried to go and see it the tenants would not let them in and they thought they smelled drugs? We were able to find another buyer after that but that one fell through too. </p><p>If all this wasn't enough Indie got sick the end of the month. It started with a gurgle stomach like Lily use to have but nothing I tried was helping and things just continued to get worse. By the end of the week she was throwing up and had diarrhea. I got my home vet to prescribe her some meds but they didn't work either so we had no choice but to take her to a vet office. Because of the virus we could not go in with her though which I hated not being able to do but I had to get her help. Over $400.00 later they could not find anything really wrong. They put her on a different antibiotic, Pepcid, Probiotics and a shot of Cernia. I had to feed her tiny amounts of bland canned dog food for days. It took a while but thankfully she finally started to get better. </p><p>Things in my Etsy shop were pretty good. I got this great photo of a return buyers dog wearing my small boy dog party hat. His name is KJ. Isn't he adorable? </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvp4ysiQ-ihR_zVUyxQbWlNVg_fLsL38VxEBESJlRocwUnODRKOSnaae0aRnSP2O6h5PEQb1F36rwvjU13iGqUN_oSB2gnMWHdrdgXeeS7KpPX0JwamTI8vP2KxJnNhviZQ6TJF_TGUgcP/s640/KJ+5.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="640" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvp4ysiQ-ihR_zVUyxQbWlNVg_fLsL38VxEBESJlRocwUnODRKOSnaae0aRnSP2O6h5PEQb1F36rwvjU13iGqUN_oSB2gnMWHdrdgXeeS7KpPX0JwamTI8vP2KxJnNhviZQ6TJF_TGUgcP/s320/KJ+5.jpg" /></a></div><p>The end of the month I finally had some time to complete one piece for the Florals and Praise for His Glory Challenge on Instagram.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhb2gSO06FaHZx1cHtO5Kzhvoo9cOU41o9_C1K4z7qpi3DtITf7H-3t851MofVdH7n4H9aN0TmcU1s1aRZdI4ze-NzwQOJA4-PsOHP9PFlKtK8M0zeZD2vIdlzhIJAi6PQdZdUqo4k71QBX/s1440/romans+8.28+cactus.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1440" data-original-width="1440" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhb2gSO06FaHZx1cHtO5Kzhvoo9cOU41o9_C1K4z7qpi3DtITf7H-3t851MofVdH7n4H9aN0TmcU1s1aRZdI4ze-NzwQOJA4-PsOHP9PFlKtK8M0zeZD2vIdlzhIJAi6PQdZdUqo4k71QBX/s320/romans+8.28+cactus.jpg" /></a></div><p>With everything that happened this verse gave me hope that things could get better. Unfortunately that did not happen though. More about that in my next post. </p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p>Terrihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07915526993340970146noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2338067180239995003.post-36098715766800137732020-10-30T21:52:00.003-06:002020-11-07T22:41:16.442-07:00June Recap<p>Things with my mom have continued to be challenging and have delayed my catching up on the blog, Even though it is now the end of October, below is a summary of what happened in June.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizoL1Xkqx0T169HnesdFnebEGnrBKzpHo7Zbbfqtihp7K30JDv0CbOy1gFG3TNMAcr6Ws5NErCsgNqr9a6DQmuKNNx6hvc9wQAsTCzuvjFy-uIj2UDpHDwZX69LDpTLMF2NMku56T9Jbd9/s960/hello+june.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="960" data-original-width="960" height="410" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizoL1Xkqx0T169HnesdFnebEGnrBKzpHo7Zbbfqtihp7K30JDv0CbOy1gFG3TNMAcr6Ws5NErCsgNqr9a6DQmuKNNx6hvc9wQAsTCzuvjFy-uIj2UDpHDwZX69LDpTLMF2NMku56T9Jbd9/w410-h410/hello+june.jpg" width="410" /></a></div><p></p>The month started out okay. We were still taking care of mom at home but it didn't last long. She ended up back in another hospital again on the 5th. I had taken her to the Portor wound clinic that week for them to access it. They decided we should pack it with silver. I tried to get them to send a nurse to do it but once again Medicare would not pay so I had to do it myself. A few days later I was having trouble getting the packing in and then she started saying she was cold, shaking and could barely walk. I knew something was wrong so we had to take her back to the hospital. I could not believe this was happening again. When we got there I went in to get a wheelchair and when I came out it looked like a tornado. The wheelchair went rolling down the parking lot and I could barely see. It finally stopped and I got the wheel chair back and mom inside. She did not have a fever when we got there which surprised me but by the time they took her back she did. We sat in the ER for hours again until they decided to admit her for observation. That turned into another week in the hospital. During that time they were trying to decide if the infection was in the bone and not the bursa but never did an MRI to know for sure. They had someone go and evaluate her and then called me to ask the situation at home. I made the mistake of being honest with them telling them we needed more care for her there so they tried to force me to put her in skilled nursing by taking her rights away from her and calling APS. Once again I fought them. I still did not think she would be safe there. We ended up with another new doctor and he was a real asshole. The home health company we had before also dropped her. My uncle's caregiver told me about a hospice that might be able to help. I was very hesitant to use hospice again after what happened to my dad but decided to give them a call. They told me that they could help us and would try to get her qualified. In the meantime I found out they were giving my mom trazadone at night to help her sleep. I told them numerous times to not give her any meds like that especially without my knowledge so that was a big cause of her confusion and made me even more angry. The hospice finally got her qualified because of her low albium levels and they said that they would provide wound care everyday. They even told the doctor this. Another home health company had called me in the meantime saying they would provide care for her too. I decided to go with the hospice though because I thought I would be getting more care for her there. The doctor finally agreed to let her got without me signing the AMA. I finally got her out of there and was told a nurse from hospice would meet us there. When we got home I got a phone call from the lady that was helping me crying. She said they changed their minds and could not take her on after all. I could not believe what I was hearing she<span face=""Calibri",sans-serif" style="font-size: 11pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"> said she was going to figure something out and call me back. A </span><span face=""Calibri",sans-serif" style="line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">little
while later she said they changed their minds and were going to send out the
nurse and evaluate her like planned. It took a long time but she finally showed up and took a history,
checked her vitals, asked her some basic questions then said she needed to go to her car and make some
calls. She drove away and never came back!!! She called my moms phone and said they could
not provide us with hospice or palliative care. I could not believe what I was hearing. I had no home care for her
at all now, the antibiotics were due tomorrow between 12-2 and I didn't have the
right dose. They were suppose to provide them. There was nothing else I could do at that point except get through the night and try and figure it out the next day. Thankfully she made it. I started making calls as soon as I got up, Fortunatley she already had a virtual appointment with Bloom which was good. I told them what happened and they said they would try to help figure it out. After a lot of back and forth we finally decided to stop the IV antibiotics and replace it with an oral antibiotic. The home health agency that I turned down thankfully decided to still take her on and were suppose to start on Monday. They ended up coming everyday to take care of the wound and we had a CNA twice a week to give her a shower. APS ended up paying us a surprise visit. Thankfully I was there when she came she showed up right before a virtual appointment with her rheumatologist. I was freaking out at first but it ended up being a blessing. After she heard the story she was on our side and was super helpful. I was still trying to get mom an MRI of her arm to see if the infection was in the bone or not. We also had an appointment to see the orthopedic guy to get his opinion but that was a waste of time. He freaked when he saw it and said she needed to go to the PSL Wound clinic to have any chance of saving it. I finally got her an appointment for the end of the month but things were starting to go bad again. One night I checked on her through the camera and didn't see her anywhere. I knew something was wrong. I called my BIL and told him to go upstairs and look for her. He found her on the kitchen floor. We continued to watch her on the camera after that at night and and she was still having problems getting through through them. By the end of the week she ended up in another hospital because the infection got out of control again and this time she also had C-diff. We found her on the floor covered in poop. It took both my niece and I to get her up and I had to call an ambulance because she could not walk. I spent another night in an ER with her and she was finally admitted. She spent another week in the hospital. They also had to put in a catheter which is the last thing we wanted to happen. Thankfully they were able to get it out before she left. Things there started out pretty good I liked the hospitalist she had originally but they ended taking her off a lot of her meds and I got a doctor from hell after that. She finally got the MRI done after I insisted and thankfully the infection was not in the bone. She was evaluated by another hospice again and this one said she could qualify this time but she still could not come home though. Her mind was a mess and she could not walk or go to the bathroom on her own and was still contagious from the C-diff. She would need 24/7 help and we could not afford that so this time I had no choice but to send her to Skill Nursing. More about that in the next update. </span><div><br /></div><div>The anniversary of Lily's passing was on the 22nd, It was hard to believe that a year had already gone by. Emilia post this photo and the caption read I can't believe it has been one year without you. Missing you extra hard today but feel you in Zoey everyday. If you have seen a dogs life you know what I mean. Cancer sucks. <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKh8_gDBTBKNKoJKwE_T3felxGCupESmSoHO2obaqJnYSAArIrNuFlT_BI0WcsBYjHchTKp6NpqaEusYUZaH4eBaHQ85PrIT1kKbECBcPBQEkVpReY_lyEoioz6caRmg3ndpv5Irggn4v4/s960/lily.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="960" data-original-width="670" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKh8_gDBTBKNKoJKwE_T3felxGCupESmSoHO2obaqJnYSAArIrNuFlT_BI0WcsBYjHchTKp6NpqaEusYUZaH4eBaHQ85PrIT1kKbECBcPBQEkVpReY_lyEoioz6caRmg3ndpv5Irggn4v4/w279-h400/lily.jpg" width="279" /></a></div><br /><br /><div>I made this piece to welcome in summer. Tutorial from I pad lettering on Youtube. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHjnwjaN-Rts-z6s9lPw_cBJkYDjLk0V59cnRsKwZbSM_xFdm6DE0gPXB27TkjS4Dn28OSv4O0TsqOF_xw5eWue3aIHoh1MQQEtakFs63PTW_eB25y9LcxmrwcP1aV2llM9jCWWGxNrHuY/s1440/hello+summer+2020.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1440" data-original-width="1440" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHjnwjaN-Rts-z6s9lPw_cBJkYDjLk0V59cnRsKwZbSM_xFdm6DE0gPXB27TkjS4Dn28OSv4O0TsqOF_xw5eWue3aIHoh1MQQEtakFs63PTW_eB25y9LcxmrwcP1aV2llM9jCWWGxNrHuY/s320/hello+summer+2020.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I got a custom order in my Etsy shop for a 3 piece boy elephant photo prop set like the quarantine one I made a few months ago. I have been wanting to make an Elephant ribbon and fabric banner like this one for awhile now so I was really excited about this order. This set also has a personalized Bodysuit instead of a bib and a party hat too. These sets are a great way to celebrate your little ones special day since large parties are still not safe to have. They also make great photo props too. <br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3EqXaA7TdGzz4q0HyJ8o9AApZL-oyUWzdw8WeRuQof0kazE6y4J6Wsi8IAuBlXM9feut3xTLYUkep3j4lkYF7_nY-ouORPqM-v-RbAVC0ZdxkAgvrZTb10Dcqp7SYtJdHBBSPoEa86zWt/s564/elephant+Set+3.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="564" data-original-width="326" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3EqXaA7TdGzz4q0HyJ8o9AApZL-oyUWzdw8WeRuQof0kazE6y4J6Wsi8IAuBlXM9feut3xTLYUkep3j4lkYF7_nY-ouORPqM-v-RbAVC0ZdxkAgvrZTb10Dcqp7SYtJdHBBSPoEa86zWt/w231-h400/elephant+Set+3.jpg" width="231" /></a></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>Finally I made this piece for the June Florals and Praise for his glory Challenge on Instagram hosted by @Artuplifted and @Tinysparrowdesign. Done on my Ipad pro using procreate. <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1VtBgNjc7oTrMGfxzyW4JS7rdHP208LPcX7bVTzyQOsXB9vhijETqFoMYuowZ6AIbu7EG_4ET2BHDX2K2a8RmwahtcQJjhcsUnydxWEesO3cX3okJSKswZ2ZBVXDiewkKHvAFmw8yb2_n/s1440/be+transformed.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1440" data-original-width="1440" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1VtBgNjc7oTrMGfxzyW4JS7rdHP208LPcX7bVTzyQOsXB9vhijETqFoMYuowZ6AIbu7EG_4ET2BHDX2K2a8RmwahtcQJjhcsUnydxWEesO3cX3okJSKswZ2ZBVXDiewkKHvAFmw8yb2_n/w400-h400/be+transformed.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><br /><div>That's it for now. I hope to be back with the July update soon. My goal is to get the blog up to date by the end of the year. I hope that by sharing my life it will help others reading this that are going through something similar to know they are not alone. <br /><div><span face=""Calibri",sans-serif" style="font-size: 11pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><br /></span></div><div><span face=""Calibri",sans-serif" style="font-size: 11pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><br /></span></div></div></div>Terrihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07915526993340970146noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2338067180239995003.post-52656756557831281862020-08-15T21:58:00.000-06:002020-08-15T21:58:12.061-06:00May RecapI originally started this post in June but never got a chance to finish it until now because things with my mom took a terrible turn for the worse. I am just now finishing it and hope to catch up on June and July soon. <div><br /></div><div>Hope that the sun is shining where you are and you are enjoying the start of summer. We have already been blessed with even more Sunflowers than we had last year. It is a sight to be seen. I will share photos next month when there are more in bloom. This piece was made using a tutorial from Teela Cunningham on Youtube. <div>
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May started out with my mom getting her stimulus check and also getting one for my dad. I have no idea why that happened since he had passed. We finally figured out that we had to send his back. The properties were still not up for sale. I was worried about what else lie ahead after that, Never did I image it would get as bad as it did.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> I was suppose to take mom to the rheumetologist to get the fluid drained from her elbow the middle of the month. We had been holding off because of the Covid and not feeling it was safe to take her anywhere. We finally thought it was safe to go but a week before that she had bumped it again and a hematoma formed under the skin. It ended up breaking open. I thought we had it under control because it formed a scab. The morning of the appointment the scab had come off and she was bleeding so much it looked like a crime scene when I got there. I ended up calling 911. Thankfully they were able to get it stopped and she didn't have to go to a hospital. That was the last place I wanted to take her but her provider was not coming to see patients, the best they could do was set up home health but that would take time so I ended up calling Dispatch Health. Thankfully they came pretty quickly. They were able to put a stitch in it to try and get her through the rest of the day and night until home health came. She made it through the night but it was bleeding through again the next day. The home health said there was nothing they could do and she had to go to the ER. That was the last place I wanted to take her but we really had no choice. We decided to go to Rose that was a big mistake because they would not let me in with her even though I told them I was her POA and she had Dementia. I had no choice but to leave her, I made sure to tell them they had to call me when she saw the doctor though especially if they wanted the right information. I got a call a little while later saying she wanted me to come get her and she was still in the waiting room. I told them they had to get her back to a room before she left. I had to call and demand that someone do it and they finally got her back. 2 1/2 hours later they called and said she was ready to go home. No call before that. I was livid. I finally got the doctor on the phone that treated her and they said all they did was drain it and gave her a prescription for antibiotic. I told them she was already one and they would have known that if they had bothered to call. The said it was not bleeding anymore and she would be waiting when I got there. It was still bleeding when I got her home. I rewrapped it then left to go get some dinner while I was out she unwrapped it again. I was not happy about it and told her so. When I checked on her through the camera she was trying to re wrap it herself. I got my BIL to go up and help her. Thankfully she made it through the night. The next morning she was not doing well. It looked terrible. I had to call Dispatch Health back, They said I had to take her to another hospital. We decided to go to Porters this time because they would let me in with her and that is where she went to save her leg 7 years ago when Rose messed up the last time. After hours in the ER they finally admitted her. She was septic by that time. It felt like Sepsis 2.0 all over again. She did okay that night but the next night she want crazy. They had to put her in something called a Posy Bed to contain her. I was going to go over there and see if I could help calm her down but they said I was part of her hallucinations and she was mad at me. They finally got her to calm down and gave her some Melatonin. Thankfully she was better the next day. I really liked the hospitalist but hated the case worker. She was pushing to send her to rehab and tried to make me feel guilty for not being with her 24/7. They moved her to a different floor and she got another doctor after that who didn't even call me and keep me updated then they started to try and take her rights away from her and were pushing for inpatient rehab again. We told them no. The doctor I liked finally came back and agreed to send her home with home health and me doing the IV antibiotics and wound care. I had no idea what I was getting myself into though. When I saw the box of supplies I totally freaked out. I didn't think I could do it. I just wanted to crawl up into a ball and make it all stop. I started rethinking my decision not to send her to rehab but decided I needed to at least try it, The home health nurse tuned out to be a real bitch while trying to teach me how to do it and it took everything I had not to let her have it. I got through it though. They would not give us a CNA to help her take a shower so I had to find someone to help with that and pay out of pocket. I found someone on Nextdoor and she was a big help. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="text-align: center;">More problems after that. Moms home phone stopped working. It took over a week to get it fixed. We had to go and buy her a prepaid cell phone in the meantime so she would have a way to call us. It took a while for her to get use it and not turn it off. She also got scammed into signing papers for a new roof. She was starting to become very confused again and decided to go and sit out front for some reason when I told her multiple times not to leave the house. A roofing guy saw her sitting out there and got her to sign for a new roof. I only found out about it because I saw the contract on the kitchen table while I was there. He had come back to talk to her and I was still there. I let him have it. I asked him who he thought he was taking advantage of the elderly like that. I think I scared the crap out of him I didn't care though needless to say he never go the work. Her sewer line also backed up after that. If it was not one thing is was another. I continued to do the antibiotics everyday. It was not that difficult to do once I got use to it but it was still very time consuming and breaking up a big part of my day. I was hoping once we got through the antibiotics things would be better but unfortunately that did not happen. More about that next month. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><div style="text-align: left;">I was still trying to keep up with my Etsy shop through all of this. It was hard to get work done and take care of all her needs too but I managed somehow. I didn't really make anything new but got this great photo of a buyers dog named Ritzy wearing our small personalized dog hat and matching tutu. 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That's it for now. Hope to be back with the June recap soon. </div>Terrihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07915526993340970146noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2338067180239995003.post-33987855131450460202020-05-31T12:42:00.004-06:002020-05-31T14:56:19.144-06:00April RecapHappy Sunday. I had hoped to get this blog post up sooner but things fell apart with my mom again, more on that next month. As I write this the sun is shining and it feels like summer. We are still continuing to find a new normal because of the virus but at least we can enjoy the weather though.<br />
Hello April<br />
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The month started off with mom having another infection in her Lympth nodes where the dental work was done. Because of the virus we could not go back to the oral surgeon but thankfully he was willing to prescribing more antibiotics. He said we would just have to try and keep the infections under control until we could see him again.<span style="background-color: white; color: #1c1e21; font-family: "helvetica" , "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 14px;"> </span><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #1c1e21;">We had a virtual appointment with her Rheumetologist and I told him what was going on. She had not seen him since she had the dental surgery. He suggested that we do an MRI on her Jaw to se</span><span class="text_exposed_show" style="background-color: white; color: #1c1e21; display: inline;">e if there is infection in the bone. When she was in the hospital in Feb they never did one?? They only looked at her brain. Uggg!!! I think getting another MRI of her Jaw is a good idea but can't take her for one of those right now either. He also suggested that we stop her Xeljanz while on the antibiotic this time and see if that helps it work any better but it didn't. He said he could drain the fluid from her elbow but we wanted her to wait a little longer before taking her in because they would not let anyone in with her and we still were not sure how safe it was. </span></span><br />
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Emilia's 22nd birthday was on the 2nd. Unfortunately it snowed that day and we were not able to have the family over for dinner like we usually do because of the virus but we were still able to make the day special for her. I ordered her cake from a small bakery here in town so was able to support small business in the process. After we picked up the cake we went to get her birthday drink at Starbucks drive thru then over to see mom and give her a cupcake. After that we dropped by my sister's and niece so they could give her their present in the driveway. The rest of the afternoon was pretty quiet, We ordered Olive garden for dinner and it was really good. We ended by face timing my sister and niece so we could all sing her happy birthday. Overall I think it turned out to be a really good day for her even with the Quarantine and one we will never forget.<br />
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We celebrated Indie's Gotcha Birthday on the 7th. I made the crown and she got a pupachino. Emilia bought her a new harness, collar and squeeky ball. As you can see she looked very happy.<br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #1c1e21;">Emilia and I took a virtual cooking class on how to make French Macaroons from </span><a class="profileLink" data-hovercard-prefer-more-content-show="1" data-hovercard="/ajax/hovercard/page.php?id=139946373190&extragetparams=%7B%22__tn__%22%3A%22%2CdK-R-R%22%2C%22eid%22%3A%22ARCJdXyLIiJZDJJnBSxFyZmz7MuR3lOwDGu-hGYy33yxwgzytxtsTazghC1bTaQQp-PhYS-PP164Gfaj%22%2C%22fref%22%3A%22mentions%22%7D" href="https://www.facebook.com/theseasonedchef/?__tn__=K-R&eid=ARCJdXyLIiJZDJJnBSxFyZmz7MuR3lOwDGu-hGYy33yxwgzytxtsTazghC1bTaQQp-PhYS-PP164Gfaj&fref=mentions&__xts__%5B0%5D=68.ARCXoDta9Hbm_X1p1y7YCCUm_RM65I19YNwvm-9CgFoiHghcnwKv60DNJJ0sfQenmxAxexlpWPSSZa8hgp8N7Sxgqiyv_KnOdMS9Rn4T8pQZdLwJULhGQZH8EFDQdcoSlihCzFBXBFa7Lv-J7iPsMfGUdGKYaF8bMeTAQ-liH7rsNFpgxYD7G6sX1mgJQTwUqVQvYhFEzHQ2crswuA" style="background-color: white; color: #385898; cursor: pointer;">The Seasoned Chef Cooking School</a> <span style="background-color: white; color: #1c1e21;">here in Denver. Not only did we help support small business</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #1c1e21;"> it also gave us something to do during the quarantine. It was a lot of work but was really happy with how they turned out. We have been wanting to learn how to make them for awhile and can now say we know how. They are yummy too</span></span><br />
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I was still trying to figure out how a way to get my Etsy sales back when I had a buyer request a high chair banner with a quarantine theme and came up with this set. It tuned out to be a best seller!<br />
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Another good thing about the quarantine was all the online options for group meetings. I was able to attend a few grief support meetings. One of them was a better fit than the other. I also attended an Alzheimer support group meeting but it more for spouses than adult children with parents that had it. My creative Adventure also started something new called Living Colors which includes<span style="background-color: white; color: #1c1e21; font-family: "helvetica" , "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 14px;"> 4 monthly scripture based coloring pages and prayer journals. April's theme was hope. </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #1c1e21; font-family: "helvetica" , "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">Shelley and her husband CJ also did weekly Zoom calls for guided coloring and prayer. I really enjoyed that and it helped bring me a sense of peace and calm during this difficult time. This page was my favorite because “Most days I feel like I keep throwing water out of my boat and am trying not to sink just to stay a float” which perfectly described how I was feeling too. This verse also helps to anchor me.</span><br />
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Finally I was able to create this piece for the Florals and Praise for his glory challenge on Instagram. This verse could not have come at a better time. I got over 1000 likes on this piece. I an not sure how that happened. I have never had that many but it was nice to know people like it so much.<br />
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That's all for now. I hope your last day of May is a good one, I hope to be back sooner next month with more to share then.Terrihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07915526993340970146noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2338067180239995003.post-19554738471073193772020-04-25T12:53:00.002-06:002020-04-25T12:53:26.702-06:00March RecapHappy Saturday. The sun is shining and we have lots of signs of spring here. Hope the weather is good where you are.<br />
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March started out with me looking for more help for my mom. I had a big list of places to call but most of them turned out to be a dead end. She also continued to have problems with her mouth and lymph nodes. The infection was gone at the beginning of the month but came back again shortly after that so we had to do another round of antibiotics. She just can't seem to go more than 10-14 days off of it. The oral surgeon was worried about the infection being in her bone and said that she may have to go on IV antibiotics to get rid of it if these don't work but can't do that unless he biopsy's it which didn't make any sense. She had IV antibiotics years ago when she had a bone infection in her foot and they never had to biopsy it before they did that then. He said he was also worried about more bone coming out of the tooth with the ostonecrosis. We were suppose to go back in April for a recheck but that didn't happen. She continued to do physical therapy through the end of the month with home health care and that was going well. I also talked to a social worker there that I really liked. We also had a major problem with one of my dads properties a line broke under the toilet in one of the houses and caused a huge mess and expense. My sister and I agreed it was time to sell them after that. The first thing I had to do was get a financial POA for my mom. I had a really hard time finding one that would have both my sister and I on it as co powers of attorney but finally figured out a way to do it on my own and was lucky to find a notary in the neighborhood that would do it for free. Things in my life were already hard enough but it was about to change in an even bigger way. Around March 8th the whole world started to fall apart because of COVID-19 by the middle of the month we had orders to stay at home and social distance ourselves from others. I was already pretty use to be home most of the time but the thing I was most worried about was my mom. I could not let this stop me from helping her. I still continued to go over to her house everyday We could not just leave her alone. Emilia's Esthetician business was shut down by the state and Rich started working from home. At least he still had a job to do. My business took a major loss because nobody could have birthday parties. Paper products and cleaning supplies were very hard to find. My Instacart orders were taking days not hours to be delivered. Emilia tried to work for them but gave up after a few orders. It was not worth the risk. I also tried to find a therapist again. I found out my Insurance company would pay for 3 free sessions after numerous calls to get the right information. The first person I met with was definitely not the right fit. Her approach was to not talk about the past? I know we can't change the past but I still think we need to find ways to work through it if it is upsetting us. I did not agree with her approach so continued to look for someone else that would be a better fit.<br />
Spring arrived with snow and a blizzard warning. Not what I wanted to be dealing with on top of everything else the only thing keeping me sane was the daily walks Emilia and I were taking. I created this piece digitally on my Ipad pro using procreate. I followed a tutorial from Ellen Cremini on Youtube<br />
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My birthday was on the 25th. We had to find creative ways to celebrate since most everything was closed. Thankfully Emilia came up with some great ideas and it turned out to be a pretty good one.<span style="background-color: white; color: #1c1e21; font-family: "helvetica" , "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 14px;"> </span><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #1c1e21;">The day started with Rich giving me a surprise gift. A silver bear bracelet and matching necklace, Emilia gave him the idea but he picked it out himself and I really liked them. Emilia also gave me a b</span><span class="text_exposed_show" style="color: #1c1e21; display: inline;">eautiful necklace with Sophie and Lily's photo on it. She said this way I can always have them close to my heart. It was such a thoughtful gift and I will treasure it always.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">After that she surprised me with an online art lesson from a local art teacher. I am having the lesson today. We went on a ride in the car after that with the dogs to pick up some tulips and my favorite vegan coconut tarts. We were able to support small business in the process which made me feel good. I was also able to join in on a Zoom meeting at the church I have been talking about for awhile while we were driving and it made me feel good to hear from other people locally and what they are going through. I was not sure if the pastor would remember me but she said she did. I still don't understand why she didn't reach out again after my dad passed but I guess I just have to let that go. The meeting talked about how prayer and faith play a role in this and it brought me some comfort. </span><span style="font-family: inherit;">Thankfully my mom was okay and no major problems that was a gift in itself even it was just for 1 day. My sister had to remind her it was my birthday that morning but when I went to see her she remembered when I walked in. My sister and niece also gave me flowers and a gift card to Lands End. Overall it was a good day which is all I really wanted and one I will always remember. </span></div>
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Even though Sales in My Etsy shop were terrible. I did get this great photo from a buyer showing how well the ducky party hat I made for her son looked with the rest of her party decor which made me happy.<br />
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I also made this piece for the March Floral's and Praise for His Glory Challenge. This verse came at the perfect time. Especially with everything that was going on.<br />
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On a happier note one day while we were visiting my mom Emilia took this picture of Zoey. She was sitting on the chair but because she is so small all you see are her eyes. They are always so expressive. I think she was eyeing the crackers. Silly puppy. She brings us a lot of joy which is much needed during this difficult time.<br />
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That's all for now. I hope you are staying safe and well where you are and are finding ways to get through this new way of life right now. I will be back next month with more to share then.Terrihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07915526993340970146noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2338067180239995003.post-37126467105315960492020-03-28T16:04:00.000-06:002020-03-28T16:04:06.319-06:00February RecapHappy Saturday. It snowed last night but at least it is melting quickly and the sun is shining here today. I hope you are doing okay where you are. I never thought something like this would happen in the world then again with all the other bad things that have happened to me in the last year I guess I should not be surprised. I was really hoping that 2020 would be a better year so far that has not happened though.<br />
Hello February.<br />
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Mom had the dental work done I mentioned in my last update on Feb 12th. The nurse came back to get me when she was done and said everything went fine. They didn’t have to use general which was great. I asked if she needed an antibiotic and she said no. They said she could take Advil and Tylenol for pain and to use Perodex and Salt water rinses. She had some stitches but said they would dissolve on their own and we made a follow up appointment for a week later. They said he would call later that night to check on her which he did and things were okay. She continued to do okay for 3 days after that.
On Sunday Feb 16th I called to check in on her as usual. She didn’t answer so I had my sister call and she answered she was still sleeping though which was odd because it was after 11. She called me back and said she had a headache I asked if she took something for it and she said was going to. I asked her if she needed me to come over she said no. I went over a little while later to check on her anyways and I could see she was not doing well. I asked if her mouth was okay and she said it was so I assumed it was still a migraine but it was on the same side as where the dental work was done so I was concerned. She said it was okay for me to go so I left I had a bad feeling though. I Called to check on her again around 4 she said she had taken a shower ate and took her pills but still had a headache. I asked if she needed me to come back over again and she said no and would call me if she did. I didn’t hear from her so I assumed she was okay. My sister called me at 9 saying she didn’t answer the phone I knew something was wrong. My brother in law raced over and found her on the bedroom floor covered in poop and it was everywhere. She must have been lying there passed out for a long time. He had gotten her to the toilet but she could not stand on her own. I tried to clean her up, but it was really hard because it was dried on. The carpet was a mess it looked like a crime scene. I don't know where that came from, she was not having any stomach issues that I knew of before that. She refused to go the hospital, so we got her to the living room with the walker, but she was still very unstable. I called her new health care provider because they are 24/7 and they told me to call an ambulance to come and check her out. She still could not walk on her own she started to fall over when they stood her up. They convinced her to go the hospital, so they took her there and we followed. I sat there for over 4 hours with her. She still said she had a headache while we there and she was even more confused than usual and not remembering much about what happened. They did a CT, Blood and EKG all were normal except for a little inflammation in her Jaw on the side where the headache was and where she had the dental work done. I was still worried it had something to do with the dental work and mentioned it many times but they kept saying she didn't have an infection. They finally decided to admit her around 4 am. I was thankful for that, but they did it on observation status again at that point I didn’t care though so I left to go get some sleep.
The next day they did a MRI and Echo on her. I finally heard from a doctor in the afternoon she said they couldn’t really find anything. Once again I talked to her about the dental work but she still said she didn’t have an infection. I got up there later that night and she was still in horrible pain. You could also see how swollen and red she was on the side of her face where the dental work was done. She was begging for pain meds again and could still hardly walk on her own so she was a fall risk. She was also still very confused even more than usual. I stayed with her until she calmed down and fell asleep. She made it through the night okay. The next morning they did and EEG then called me to say she could go home. They wanted her to go to inpatient rehab but she refused. I finally decided to call the oral surgeon myself because nobody else did. I told them what was going on and they said they would call them. I waited to hear something. I got a call from her nurse saying to come get her. I asked if she had talked to the oral surgeon and she said no. I told her to call them. She got back to me shortly after that and said they told her to just watch for swelling. She was already swollen! At that point I just went and got her and brought her home. She was still in terrible pain. Thankfully she made it through the night but was still not doing well. She saw her regular doctor the next day and they still said she didn’t have an infection she even looked in her mouth and said it looked fine. She was still in terrible pain though. I took her for a follow up with the oral surgeon the next day. He looked in her mouth and immediately said she had a massive infection! He then turned to me and said I told them the hospital to put her on an antibiotic??? I was livid. I didn’t know who to believe at that point. My main concern was to get her on the antibiotic asap. Turns out the antibiotic he gave her was not strong enough though so we had to increase the dose. It took almost 2 weeks to get the infection under control. We did get a nurse, PT and OT from Home Health but it still was not enough so I started looking for more help for her. Once again I kept hitting more walls and was no closer to finding it than I was for him before. I felt like I was going down the same rabbit hole again. More about that journey next month.<br />
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I made this piece in honor of Valentines Day before everything went so wrong with my mom. Who doesn't like a cute llama? Inspiration came from Pinterest. I did mine on my Ipad Pro.<br />
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Rich also surprised Emilia and I with flowers. Sunflowers for me and a Purple bouquet flowers for her. They were so big I had a hard time getting a photo of them.<br />
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Sales in our Etsy shop were starting to slow down again. I did get this great photo from a buyer of her dog wearing one of my boy dog party hats though. Isn't he handsome?<br />
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Finally I was able to create this piece for the February Florals and Praise for his Glory Challenge on Instagram. Inspiration came from Amy Latta. The flower was a challenge but I still like how it came out and that verse was definitely comforting for what I have been going through.<br />
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That's it for now I am going to try to be back sooner next month with more to share then. In the meantime I hope you stay safe where you are and we all can get our lives back to normal soon.Terrihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07915526993340970146noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2338067180239995003.post-47689111367541545062020-02-27T12:25:00.000-07:002020-02-28T14:20:56.176-07:00January 2020 RecapHappy Thursday. Hope your February has been a good one. Mine has not. More about that next month though. I was hoping to post this January recap a few weeks ago but things with my mom took a turn for the worse so I was delayed in finishing it until now. Better late then never though right?<br />
After a dry and mild January winter came back with a vengeance. Lots of snow and cold. I am so over it. I just want spring to be here or at least warmer drier weather again.<br />
I made this piece to welcome in the new year and new decade. Inspiration came from <a href="https://www.youtube.com/user/ellencrimitrent">Ellen Crimi Trent on Youtube</a><br />
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January started out with more health problems with my mom. Her left hand swelled up on New Years Eve a<span style="background: white; color: #1d2129; font-family: "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt; line-height: 14.98px;">gain. She ended up calling her rheumetologist without telling us. They wanted her to take a steroid dose pack but that would not work because she gets to confused when it comes to taking pills so my sister just upped her regular dose. It helped a little but I still had Dispatch Health come and look at it on the 2nd they seemed to think it was an RA flare so we went to the rheumetologist the next morning but it was pretty much a waste of time. He was able to re x-ray her elbow and it looked like she re-broke it somehow. It didn't look like that before. They suggested I take her back to the orthopedist again but we decided to see the other doctor this time since she refused to see the one we saw before. They could not get her in for at least a week though. </span><span style="background: white; color: #1d2129; font-family: "calibri" , sans-serif; font-size: 14.6667px; line-height: 14.98px;">We ended up seeing the new guy</span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt; line-height: 14.98px;"><span style="background: white; font-family: "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt; line-height: 107%;"> Monday Jan 13th. He was
better than the other one, He said that something happened, and the elbow
didn’t heal right. I have a feeling she fell on it again and doesn’t remember
doing it because it didn’t look that way until a few weeks ago. He recommended
for her to live with it like this even though she will have limited range of
motion because the risks of the surgery to fix it outweigh the benefits so it
was pretty much another big waste of time like I thought it would be. I just pray she
does not fall on it again. One problem solved then another one started. </span></span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #1d2129; font-family: "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt;">She had been having a
lot of infections in her lymph nodes since last summer. The lymph nodes swell
up under her jaw one side then the next. We have been treating it with antibiotics which help but not
for long. Her primary had already sent us to 2 ENT’s neither were of much help then wanted her to go to an infectious disease specialist. My mother did not
want to go and I was not in favor of that either we already know she has an autoimmune disease RA which is most likely the cause I
seriously doubt it is something infectious besides that. I didn't understand why she just couldn't call them for consult. There was nothing for them to see at that point. We also found out in December she has a broken tooth on the right side of her face and was suppose have it taken out on the 22nd by her regular dentist. That could be what was causing all this.
The only way to really know is to have the tooth taken out but we couldn't do that
until we got the infection cleared up again. She had only been off the last
round of antibiotics for about 10 days. She called begging me
to take her to the ER shortly after which I refused because I knew they would not do anything for her then she got very angry with me and hung up.
I was pretty sure it was because of the infection. My sister got her to take some pain meds and she made it through the
night. We called her primary the following morning to get more antibiotics but her
doctor is not in on Mondays and the guy covering for her would only give her
enough for 3 days. That was not enough to keep the infection under control until we could get the tooth pulled though. I ended up putting a call in for
her doctor myself after that to call me so I could tell her what was going on because I knew she would not be happy she was on antibiotics again. I
am not happy about it either but we can’t not do anything and we have to get
the infection under control before the tooth is pulled. I was really dreading
the call but never got a call like I asked for. I called again and left another message to have her call me again. I heard from her
assistant about an hour later saying she can’t keep taking antibiotics I knew
she was going to say that and tried to explain the situation. The assistant
said she would tell the doctor and one of them would get back to me. I heard
from her assistant again a few hours later and she said the doctor would give
her the rest of the antibiotic this time but after that no more??? How can she
just stop prescribing antibiotics for someone that is immunosuppressed and has
an active infection? She said she needs to see a specialist again, but like I
have said before they have no answers for us either so don’t know why she keeps
pushing her off to them. I also don’t understand why she could not call me
herself. She has always done so in the past. It feels like this is her way of
not wanting to deal with my mother anymore and that is sad. My mother was her
patient for over 20 years! I decided we were done with her and signed her up for
Bloom Healthcare which is what we used for dad before we did Hospice. They come
to her and are on call 24/7. It is really sad
that it had to end like this. It seems to me that a lot of doctors just
want to get rid of the elderly and not do anything to help them anymore. It
should not be like that I know our senior citizens can be hard to deal with
sometimes, but they still deserve care. Once again, I don’t understand why this
has to be so complicated.</span><br />
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root and signs of osteonecrosis? He could not get it out so he decided that he wanted her to see an oral surgeon to do the work instead but they couldn't get her in until the next week. Bloom Healthcare never showed up that Tuesday
like they were suppose to. When I had not heard from them by 11 I called to see
what was going on. They said they were not coming which made no sense. They
said they could send someone out on Thursday though. I just hoped they showed up
this time. We only had enough antibiotic left to last until the following Sunday. I was really worried that this tooth thing was going turn into a huge problem. They
wanted to sedate her and that is not a good idea. She already has enough problems
with her memory without sedation. I had no idea how I would even get her out
of there after that. She also does not heal well. I planned on telling the guy all
this but had not idea how much he was going to listen. She also does not have
dental insurance or money to pay out of pocket. It was $100.00 just to have a
consultation. I don’t know how we even got here. We still don’t know what is
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morning which was a terrible time. I am not a morning person. I didn't have a choice though. He said he could get it out without having to
use general which was great. I told him her history. He agreed that going to an infectious disease specialist was a waste
of time. It was going to cost $850.00 to get the tooth out though $250 was for
the consultation and x ray so we had to see if she could qualify for Care Credit
to pay for it. 6 months same as cash, we didn't know if she would qualify though. She was scheduled to
have the work done on the 12</span><span style="font-family: "helvetica" , sans-serif; line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-size: 11.6667px;">th of Feb. </span><span style="font-size: 10.5pt;"> I prayed it would go well the last thing we
needed was more problems. We also found out her primary was quitting at least I made the
right decision to be done with her. My sister is still not doing well either. Her iron is
so low she had to have an iron infusion from all the bleeding. She is still not able to get off the oxygen or the Heprin she was on for the blood clots and now they think there is something wrong with her heart. Not good either. Now I have 2 more people to worry about. </span></span></span></span><br />
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Inspiration for the wreath came from<a href="https://www.archerandolive.com/blogs/news"> Archer and Olive</a>. I am still struggling to have faith in all this but found comfort in creating this piece. I hope you enjoy it too.<br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #1d2129; font-family: "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt;"><br /></span>Terrihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07915526993340970146noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2338067180239995003.post-74759252470327282622020-01-22T15:15:00.000-07:002020-01-22T15:15:01.529-07:00December RecapHappy Wednesday. I was hoping to post this sooner but things continue to be hard with my mom now. I hope your Christmas and New Years Eve was good. I am happy the holidays are over and we are back to some normalcy. January is always kind of a blah month but at least the weather has been pretty good here Sunny and in the high 40's and 50's. Hope it sticks around for awhile.<br />
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Hello December<br />
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I learned how to do this piece from Irina Trzaskos Skillshare Class Watercolor Winter Wreaths. I did mine digitally on my Ipad Pro.<br />
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December started off with taking mom to the orthopedist for her broken elbow. He said it was already healing but wanted her to wear a brace to protect it but it was huge and cumbersome and very difficult to get on an off. She also would never be able to do it on her own with her memory issues. I asked them if they had anything smaller and easier to use but they said no. They got it on her and she wore it out of there but when I got her home she made me take it off and refused to wear it again. I was not going to fight her on it because it was not good. I just prayed she would be careful with the elbow but that didn't happen. She ended up hitting her arm on the sink the next morning it didn't seem to be a big problem though. About a week later it filled up with fluid on the other side. I sent a photo to the ortho doc and he thought is was bursitis and could drain it but not for a week. She already had an eye doctor appointment that day but I made the appointment anyways. We ended up canceling it and going to the eye doctor because it was better by then and she didn't want to go back to him. Turns out the eye doctor was another fiasco. I took her to my sisters eye doctor instead of her regular one because she has a problem with her retina and this guy could check that too. The other doctor use to send her out to someone else for that so I thought I was saving myself an extra appointment but it didn't go well. This guy was able to look at her retina and said he didn't really see a problem with it instead he was all ready to do cataract surgery. I was not expecting that. The other guy never said she needed that done. I think he was just money hungry and put a stop to it. That is the last thing she needs right now with everything else going on. They also charged a copay to see him and she said she had never paid that with the other doctor, They also wanted her to come back for another test on a different day saying Medicare would not pay for it during that appointment I told them to call and schedule that but I have not plans to do so. She did need a new prescription for glasses though so we will try that first and then get a second opinion if needed. On top of that that building was not handicap accessible it had no elevator. I have no idea how that is even possible. The next day she called me saying there was a problem with her tooth and she needed to go to the dentist. At first they didn't have any appointments but then called and said they did so I ended up taking her there. Turns out she has a broken tooth and needs to have it removed but they only have one guy there that takes out teeth so we had to wait until the middle of Jan. We put her back on antibiotics in the meantime. On Christmas Eve she said her hand was starting to swell up so I ended up calling Dispatch Health They were going to come over on Christmas Day but when I saw it it didn't look that bad and more like an arthritis flare. The swelling went down overnight so she told them not to come. We made it through Christmas but New Years Day her hand swelled up again. More about what happened after that next month.<br />
In the meantime I was still looking for the helpers. I lettered this phrase from Mr Rogers on my Ipad.<br />
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I had a few sessions with the grief counselor from the Hospice. I didn't get anything out of them though. They ended up being a big waste of time because I did all the talking and all she did was just validate that everything that happened was so wrong which I already knew. The therapist also brought me a resource guide for more support but it was dated 2015 and when I went to call some of the places they no longer existed which just made me more upset. On top of that I got a sympathy card in the mail from them 5 weeks after he passed. I don't know why they even bothered at that point all it did was just bring back all the bad memories again. I ended up putting a post out in my Neighborhood group called Nextdoor offering to start a support group for others that are going through care giving or grief and I got 3 people to come. It was nice to talk to others that could really relate in person. I am hoping next month more people will attend.<br />
Sales in our Etsy shop were terrible. December is usually one of our busiest months with our Winter Onederland theme. Not only is my Etsy shop my main source of income it is also a form of therapy for me so not having much work to do and not much money coming in to pay bills just made things even harder. I did get this appreciation photo from a buyer of her dog Izzy wearing one of my girl dog hats. Isn't she a cutie? She reminds me of my Lily a little.<br />
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I made the piece below to welcome in Winter even thought I hate the cold and snow. Sometimes I can still see the beauty in it though. I learned how to create this piece in Zanenna Nabell's Skillshare class Delicate Winter Landscapes With Watercolors. I did mine digitally on my Ipad Pro in Procreate.<br />
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Hanukkah started a few days before Christmas this year so we were able to celebrate them both together on Christmas. We had our traditional Chicken Soup and Chili Dinner. I made these 2 pieces in honor of the holidays.<br />
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I used One of <a href="https://www.onthemarkdesigns.net/">On The Marks Designs</a> New Folksy Florals Christmas Template for the tree. Inspiration for Happy Hanukkah came from Pinterest.<br />
Overall 2019 was a really bad year. First with Lily then with my parents. The only good thing was Zoey in between but everything was so hard.<br />
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The one thing that help get me through it was my art though. These were my most liked pieces from Instagram. Many of them are my favorites too.<br />
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That's all for now. Hoping 2020 will be a much better year. Will be back next month with more to share then.Terrihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07915526993340970146noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2338067180239995003.post-45427852886129952252019-12-20T15:15:00.000-07:002019-12-20T15:15:45.029-07:00October/November RecapI was in the process of writing my October recap blog post when things with my dad started to take a turn for the worse. I never got it done because he passed on Nov 20th 2 days before his 85th birthday and I have not felt like finishing it until now. I am going to combine October and Nov together.<br />
It's hard to believe it is already November. The holidays will be here before we know it at this rate. We got our first major snow last month. It felt more like January than October. Last year we didn't get any show until December. Thankfully it didn't last too long and have been back in the high 50's the last few days.<br />
Hello October This piece was made on my Ipad Pro using Procreate. Inspiration came from The Postman's Knock.<br />
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Things with my parents continued to be challenging. Hospice was providing a nurse twice a week and a CNA 3 times. It was still a lot to handle for my mom on her own though and was not going well. Her 75th birthday was on October 8th. Emilia took her swimming something she use to love to do but had not done since the accident. They planned on going around 10 but she was not ready. They finally got there but it turned out they changed ownership and raised the price of the guest pass. Emilia had only brought enough to cover the old amount so they were not going to let her in. She called me and asked if I could call in a credit card. They said no but could use the one my mom had on file when she joined. Thankfully it still worked. She was finally able to swim but did not want to stay long. She didn't want to do anything else. Emilia and I went back over later that night and took her some of her favorite candy and made her dinner. She seemed happy with that but I wish we could have done something funner to celebrate but that was not happening this year. Things with them both continued to be a challenge. He was eating so much we could not keep up with the grocery bills. He also convinced his hair guy to take him to the store so he could buy more food. I had refused to take him anywhere because of the catheter and because he was still a fall risk. He drove the guy so crazy with all his demands he stopped answering his calls after that. She was getting more angry with him by the day and started taking it out on him physically and mentally. He was not easy to deal with though. The social worker had suggested we try Respite to give her a break but she refused. I think he would have gone if she had not stopped it. I had her working with the Wiser Mind to help with her memory and it was going well but 24 hours of them being together day after day was definitely not working. At the end of the month she had also fallen off the bed somehow on to her arm. When I asked if she wanted to go get it checked out she said no so I let it go. I was really worried that she would get so angry at him she would push him and he would fall again but there was nothing else I could do to keep that from happening they still refused any extra help that I tried to find them.<br />
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Things in our Etsy shop continued to be slow. We did get this great photo from a return buyer of her adorable dog Theo and his brother Oscar. She has bought a hat and matching bowtie for Theo since he was 1 and comes back every year. Wish I had more customers like that.<br />
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I was only able to create a couple of art pieces this one I used 1 of the Folksy Florals Template from On The Mark Design. I love how it came out and look forward to doing more.<br />
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I also made this piece for the Florals and Praise for His Glory Challenge. I was still struggling with my faith and trying to find answers but this verse stood out to me though.<br />
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We ended up getting a big snow storm and cold the end of the month. Was not happy about that but unfortunately we can't control the weather.<br />
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Hello November<br />
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I made this piece on my Ipad Pro using Procreate and follwed Karin Ipadletterings YouTube tutorial.<br />
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This part is very long but it is everything that happened. I understand if you don't want to read it all just skip to the end. I am sharing all this here as documentation for myself and the chance it might help someone else not feel so alone. <br />
The month started with the social worker we had quitting so we got a new one. She was worthless. When I told her what was going on her best suggestion was to drug my mom! Who says that? Needless to say I did not want anything else to do with her after that. The nurse that took care of him twice a week was still being helpful. I liked her a lot but my mom was not happy with her. Turns out that catheter came out one night. When I called to check on them they never mentioned it. I found out from the nurse who had thankfully gone over that day for a regular visit. He was not going to put it back in but thankfully she convinced him to do it. I guess my mom was yelling at him over it and the nurse told her they were done arguing about it well that made my mom not like her anymore which was ridiculous. She had every right to tell her that. She should not have been yelling at him in front of her. Once the Catheter was back in I thought everything would be fine but the next morning I got a call it was leaking and was a Saturday. My mom said she had called for someone to come out but they never came. I called twice after that and still no one. After 7 hours of waiting I called Dispatch Health to come but right after I got done doing all the paperwork someone from Hospice finally showed up. Turns out it was something simple but it never should have taken that long. None of us were happy about it. What if if was a real emergency? Shortly after that I heard from another Hospice that said they could do better. I didn't even know there was another Hospice in Denver. It was good timing because I found out that my parents were considering dropping Hospice all together which would have been a terrible idea then they would have no care for him at all. He was also wanting to go back to his regular doctors but I told him that was not an option mainly because it was to hard to get him there and there was nothing they could do for him anyways. The Kidney doctor who had told us about Hospice in the first place never knew that we decided to use them and was calling to remind him of appointments which just confused him and made things harder for me. The nurse also tried to explain that to him but in the process told him they could cancel Hospice at anytime. I don't know why she would have told them that. I ended up telling them that I found another Hospice that said they could do better and I thought we should meet with them and thankfully they agreed. They came out to meet all of us. They were very nice but didn't seem like they had anything that much better to offer and I didn't really want to start making changes unless we had to. We all agreed to give the Denver Hospice one more chance. His nurse was also suppose to bring a real doctor with her later in the week and he was happy about that. Thankfully that visit went well and they both loved the Doctor. They were concerned that there had been damage done from the catheter though and wanted me to take him back to the urologist. I told her that was not going to happen because of how hard it was to get him there the last time. She said she would talk to the social worker about getting him transportation there it could be a couple of days for an answer though because it was a Friday. I also didn't understand why they even wanted him to go there because he refused surgery and surgery was required to fix this problem. I decided to just let it go for the time being though. The next day everything would change. Nov 16th he ended up falling again saying that his legs felt weird. My mother called 911 thankfully she told them he was on Hospice so they didn't take him in. It took over an hour for someone from the Hospice to get there again but they finally did. They checked him out and said he was okay then put him in bed. He got through the rest of the night and got up on his own the next morning which was very surprising. My sister said he had called her and sounded okay. Shortly after that he fell again. My mother called and said he was going to the hospital this time and I agreed. When we got there he was not doing well. He was in a lot of pain. He kept saying it was his back. They did an xray and a CAT and could not find anything so we decided to transfer him to <span style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: #1c1e21; font-family: "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 10.5pt;">inpatient Hospice for a few days to try and get his pain under control. They
said the only reason to keep him in the hospital was if he wanted more tests but
he said he was DNR again. He could not come home like that he had to go somewhere and be taken care of because it was way too hard
on all of us especially my mom. She also was not doing well. I thought she was getting another lymph node infection. I also had a massive migraine. I told him we were
going home and would see him later. He said okay and was watching football when we left. I
told the nurses to get him something to eat and they said they would. We took mom home
got her some breakfast then left. I had gotten a call from the Hospice in the meantime saying we needed to bring in his meds. I thought that was odd but picked them up when I dropped her off then took them over on our way home but they </span><span style="font-size: 14px;">wouldn't</span><span style="font-size: 10.5pt;"> take them because they were not in the bottles from the pharmacy?? I was not happy about that so took them and left. I called my sister to tell her to get the bottles ready for me to take over later. I got home and then waited a bit then called to see if he got
there safely. I had to search for the night number then leave a message for
someone to call me back. They finally did and said he was okay. I took my migraine meds and
went to bed. I woke up and felt better so went over to get mom and went to go see him.
When we got there he was eating. He was upset that they had not given him enough to eat though. He looked like he did when he was in Denver Health he could not sit up and kept
falling over but he kept eating. He was still in a lot of pain. He asked me to
help him get the food on the fork so I helped him with that. Emilia and I also
tried to help sit him up better but he was really hard to move. We finally got 2 nurses to help him. The room
was nice and there was a big TV which I thought he would like be he was not
happy. They had us sign some papers saying he only had 7 days there and then would
need to go somewhere else. We told him we were leaving and I thought he said get out of here but we were having a hard time understanding him again but what he really said was I want out of here. I asked him where did he want to go and my mom said home and he said yes which I thought was odd </span><span style="font-size: 14px;">because</span><span style="font-size: 10.5pt;"> he usually </span><span style="font-size: 14px;">preferred</span><span style="font-size: 10.5pt;"> being in a hospital. I left there thinking where were we going to put him after that but things </span><span style="font-size: 14px;">expectantly</span><span style="font-size: 10.5pt;"> took a turn for the worse the next day.</span></span></span><span style="background-color: white; color: #1c1e21; font-family: "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt;"> </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit , serif;">I got a call around 10 am from a nurse who said he had gotten very agitated and was a danger to himself so they gave him Ativan and Halodol and had a bad reaction to it. They said he could not take his meds by mouth or
speak after that??? I was in shock. I could not believe what I was hearing. The nurse told me not to rush over though they had it under control. I got off the phone and totally lost it. I called my sister to tell her. My mom was with Emilia getting an xray of her arm which she had hurt the week before by slipping off the bed so I could not tell her for awhile. We ended up going to to see him later that afternoon. It
was terrible. You could see he was very agitated and it looked like he was trying to talk but
couldn't. It was like he was trapped in his own body which was horrible.When my mom talked to him he opened his eyes and seemed responsive to her
though. I could not bring myself to touch him. I think he knew I was there
though. I was not prepared for that. My mom was handling it much better than I was. She didn't even seem that upset and didn't want to stay with him. I called
my sister and told her it was bad and did she want to come see him because I did not
think he would make it through the night. She had only seen him a handful of
times since this started. She finally decided to come. It really hit her hard.
I knew it would. She was able to touch him and tell him it was okay to go which
made me feel worse. I was
finally able to talk to the social worker who had never called me like
she was suppose to and I totally lost it on her. She seemed to be very
compassionate and willing to help after that but since my mother was with me I
could only say so much. She was suppose to call the next morning so we could talk
more. None of us wanted to stay after that so we left. When I got home things
got worse for me though because my husband made me feel guilty for not staying.
He does not like my parents at all and I thought that when it came to the end I expected him to not have anything to do with it. Instead he me feel even worse about
things though. He thought I was going to stay there with my dad until he died? He did not
understand it could be days. There was no way I was staying there that long but
at the same time it upset me that he was alone. My husbands father killed
himself a few years ago and it was totally unexpected. As hard as that was this was a lot different though . My husband acting like that just made things more
confusing for me. I expected to get a call during the night that my dad had passed
but he was still alive. It took over an hour the next morning to get a call back
just to see how he was. The nurse that finally called said he was agitated
again and seemed to be in pain. Not what I wanted to hear. I called my mom and
told her and she said she didn't want to go see him. The social worker called
after that and we talked for awhile. Things seemed to be going well but then
she started saying things like I may just have to walk away to save myself. I
can't do that though. I am not that kind of person. She did say that it was okay
not to be there all the time with him though and they have people to come and
sit with him. That made me feel a little bit better. I also asked if they could send a Rabbi or Pastor in to say to a
prayer. I think that was more for my peace of mind though. I didn't understand
why it was ending like that. There was not one to talk us through it. I did not want him to suffer. I just wanted him to
pass peacefully and it to be over. We had already been through so much with
him. I also spent
time on the phone trying to find the best place to have him cremated. The only thing he said to my mom was to "burn him up" he never really said anything else and never planned for his death. I finally found a place to cremate him but I should not have had to do that though. My parents should have taken care of that. My mom changed her mind and wanted to go see him so we went. We took the dogs with us this time. When we got to his room it was dark. You could still hear him breathing though. There was someone sitting with him in the corner. She left when she saw us. My mom tried to talk to him and he got agitated again. This time she saw the terror in his eyes too. She didn't want to stay much longer after that. Indie did really well there she even jumped up on the side of his bed. Zoey didn't like it there at all I had to carry her the whole time. The nurse said he seemed to be calmer and they were giving him Phenobarbital? Not sure why they were giving him that though. We took mom back to our house had lunch and I did her nails to try and get her mind off it. We took her home after that then went home. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit , serif;">Once again I expected to get a call but he made it another night. </span><span style="background: white; color: #1d2129; font-family: "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt; line-height: 107%;">I talked to the nurse
and she said he was still hanging on. I asked if I could speak to a doctor
because I still felt like they did something to cause this. I got a call from the
hospice doctor shortly after. He basically said that it was just part of the
process and did not feel there was anything done to cause it. I had asked about
taking him off the phenobarbital but he said that was not a good idea. I asked
if I could speak to a pastor which I had requested a few days before but never
got a call. I finally got a call this time. We talked for a while. I was a mess.
he tried to put my mind at ease it is
hard to remember all he said but one thing that stood out was he said no 2
deaths are alike like no 2 births are alike and I found some truth in that. He
told me it was okay not to be there. I asked him if he could go to him and tell
him it was okay to go and to try and take some of the fear away and he said yes.
I was still very upset after that so I called another pastor I had met when
Emilia and I had gone to blessing of the animals this summer at a nearby church.
She was such a warm welcoming presence and told me then that I was not alone and they were there for me if I ever needed anything so I called her. She
answered the phone when I called which was very surprising. I told her who I
was and she seemed to remember me. I told her what was going on and she offered
to go over and see him. I thought that was so nice of her. She said she would
call me after she saw him. Minutes after I got off the phone with her I got a
call from the hospice nurse saying my dad had passed right after the hospice
pastor left the room. That brought me some comfort but I never heard from that
pastor again. I wish he would have called me to tell me what happened when he
went to him. I also called the other
pastor that was going to go and see him to tell her she didn’t have to go but
got a message machine this time so I left a message but never heard back from
her either. I just don’t understand why neither of them never followed up. At least
he was</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #1c1e21; font-family: "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: 14px;"> </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #1c1e21; font-family: "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">finally at peace. I just hope I did the right thing. </span><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: #1c1e21; font-family: "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 10.5pt;">I was torn on if I should go
see him one last time or not. That last time I had seen him was agitated and
fighting again and I didn’t want that to be the last memory I had of him. My mom
and sister did not want to see him. Emilia had a client, so I had to wait until
she was done. Rich had called in the meantime and I told him I was trying to
decide if I wanted to go and see him one more time or not. He said he could take
me if I wanted him to. I just wanted to get it over with so I told him to come.
By the time he got here Emilia was done though and she was mad I was going to
go without her. I ended up telling him to stay home and went with her instead.
I felt bad he had come home for nothing but it was better I didn’t take him, I
think it would have been harder for me with him there since he was never
supportive from the beginning and I doubt he really wanted to be there. We ended
up taking the dogs again. When we got there volunteers were there to great us. One of them
was the same guy that was there the night before and he remembered us. I broke
down in front of him. He was so nice and grabbed my hand it felt very comforting.
There was another lady with him and she came around the desk and gave me the
biggest hug. She walked us back to the nurses
station and it was a different nurse then the one that had called. We told her
why we were there and she said she would go and make sure it was okay to see
him before we went in. We followed her down to the room and waited outside. She
came back pretty quickly and said he looked okay except his mouth was open. I
was not really concerned about that through because he looked like that for the
last 4 months. I was still </span><span style="font-size: 14px;">hesitant</span><span style="font-size: 10.5pt;"> to go in so I just looked from the doorway
at first. He looked like he was sleeping
and I was okay with that so I went in further. The nurse started to pull up a
chair for me to sit in next to him but I told her I was not getting that close.
I still could not bring myself to touch him. I was holding Zoey. Emilia seemed
to be fine she had Indie. I was worried it might upset her seeing him like that
but she was okay with it. She never really had a </span><span style="font-size: 14px;">relationship</span><span style="font-size: 10.5pt;"> with him either before these last few months. The nurse started to leave and close the door and I
said please don’t do that. We only stayed for a few minutes that was all I
really needed. I think I told him that I hoped he was at peace now and with his
family and that I did the right thing then we left. We stopped by the nurses station
on the way out said goodbye and that was it. Nobody else came
to see us. No social worker or pastor which was very disappointing. The same 2 volunteers
were there on our way out and the lady hugged us again. She held Emilia for a
really long time, I will never forget those 2 people they were the best memory
I have of the whole thing. It was cold and raining when we left. We stopped by
to see mom and take her a coffee. She seemed to be okay. We didn’t stay long
the weather was getting bad. We offered for her to come back with us but she
said no. When we got home Rich came up to greet us he said he was sorry tried to
give me a hug and that was pretty much it, I am glad
that I went though because at least I felt like he was finally at peace but it never
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the place to start the process for cremation. I had started calling places on
the list the social worker gave me a few days before to find out how much they were going to charge. I
went with the cheapest place because we really had no other choice. It took 2 more days to hear back from them
again though. <sup><o:p></o:p></sup></span></div>
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dad's 85th birthday but instead he was in a freezer somewhere waiting to be
cremated. Nobody that I talked to from the Hospice before
he passed reached out except for his
nurse when he was at home. She told me that she
was very saddened by what happened and she sees this all the time so that made me question<span class="textexposedshow"> things again. I did hear from a different pastor from the
Hospice checking to see how I was and I told him how I felt. I felt bad for laying it all on
him though. He asked me what I needed and I told him Mr Rogers. I felt really stupid for saying that but if only I could find someone like that. I
wondered if they really existed anymore though. He said that he was going to find
me someone like that and get back to me. On top of that it was starting to hit my mom. She did have another infection in her lymph nodes so we had a big fight
about that. She wanted control of the antibiotics but that was not going to happen. Turns out her elbow was broken too so just one more thing I had to deal with. </span></span><span class="textexposedshow"><span style="background: white; color: #1c1e21; font-family: "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt; line-height: 107%;">I got the forms for the cremation and noticed on the forms there was something about donating a body
and then there would be no cost involved. I told my mom and sister about that
and they said to find out more about it. I called Science care and had to answer a lot of questions then they told em they hae to see him medical records. I asked them why they could not call to get them they said I had to do it which made no sense. I tried all afternoon to get them from the Hospice but they would not answer the phone or call me back. He had already been dead for almost 72 hours and there was a time limit to get the body plus it was a weekend so I pretty much gave up on that happening and had my mom sign the papers for the cremation even though I still didn't know how we were going to pay for it. </span></span><span style="background: rgb(242 , 243 , 245); color: #1c1e21; font-family: "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 107%;"> </span><br />
<span style="background: white; color: #1c1e21; font-family: "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt; line-height: 107%;"><span class="textexposedshow"><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt;">The next day I decided to go see the new Mr. Rogers Movie. I was hoping it would help make me feel better about things
but it did the opposite. I ended up crying through most of it because it was
really about the person who wrote the Esquire article about him and he had a terrible
relationship with his father. His mother also died a horrible painful death. He
was still made out to be a person that really cared about people which is
something I am still desperately searching for. Rich was sitting right next to
me the whole time and never once asked me if I was okay which made me even
sadder.</span> </span></span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #1d2129; font-family: "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt;">The following Monday I got all the papers scanned for
the cremation and sent them off. I had </span><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 10.5pt;">missed a message from the pastor at the Hospice that had called on Friday. I called him back but had to leave a message. He never
called back though. Got an email after that from the lady at the crematory saying
she got the paperwork and to call in the credit card, if she was not there to just
use the main line. She also said something about contacting Social Security so I called
them. I was not sure if I needed the death certificate to proceed though but
called anyways. It was a 35 min wait so left a message for a call back. Got an
email from the lady at the </span><span style="font-size: 14px;">crematory</span><span style="font-size: 10.5pt;"> after that saying they had already reported his death but
decided to talk to them anyways. She also said I would need to go there with
mom and the death certificate and marriage license that was the last thing I wanted to do though. I could not pay for the </span><span style="font-size: 14px;">cremation</span><span style="font-size: 10.5pt;"> because
Emilia had my credit card. Social Security called in the meantime and told me that they pay
a month behind so there should be no problem using the money already in his account.
They also told me that she would get his Social Security within 30 days automatically and I
did not need to take her in which was good news. Emilia had
gone to the pharmacy and to take my mom the rest of the food we made her. When she got home I
called to pay but they were not there. I tried the other line but got
disconnected. Right after that I got a call from Science Care saying they never
heard from Hospice. I called them back and talked to a new person this time. I
told her what happened on Friday and had given up on that happening, but she
said she would call and get back to me and not to pay yet. I heard from hear a
little while later and she said she got the records and they could still
proceed. don't understand why they didn't do that the first time, Good thing I had not paid. She started asking me a lot of questions.
Then told me that she needed to talk to mom. I said something about her having
mild dementia and she then told me we were on a recorded line and that was a
problem? I never knew I was being recorded in the first place and was only
telling the truth. I had no idea that would be a problem. She started getting
nasty with me but then calmed down after I told her she made her own decisions.
She went ahead and got the paperwork started. I had to go and get mom to sign
it though because we were running out of time. We raced to get there before the
blizzard but the snow had already started. I had to have her sign it
electronically which was basically just pressing a button. I could have done
that myself! I was not sure if had done it right so I called but she had left.
Mom wanted us to go home before it got bad so we left. When I got home I was
able t talk to someone and they talked me through the rest so I must have done
it right. I don’t know
why this had to be so complicated but once again I blame Hospice. Right after that I
got a call from them they were returning my call from earlier asking about
support. I was told it usually takes a month for them to reach out. That is
crazy. The person that called was very nice but said they didn’t even have
anything that week? Told me to call her again next week to see what they have.
Good thing I am not suicidal. I told her all the things they did wrong and she
agreed it was not right said she would pass my complaint on. Then she told me
to write down her cell number and call her next week. I don’t understand why
they don’t have more counselors available. Makes no sense. </span></span></span><br />
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of his body was accepted. I just hope we did the right thing. There is no going
back now though. If only he had planned for this on his own so we knew what he really wanted. <sup><o:p></o:p></sup></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #1d2129; font-family: "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt;">Thanksgiving came a few days later it was the
first one without him so I knew it would be hard. I was dreading it because it was the one holiday we celebrated
with him. Rich never even asked me how I was feeling that day which was very hurtful. He
really never said much of anything to me at all. It was like a dark cloud was
looming again and the day was already hard enough. He came upstairs to watch
Home for the Holidays like we do every year but when I went over to watch a
little bit with him and tried making conversation he just ignored me so I went back to working. When the movie was
over he went back down to his office and stayed there the rest of the day. I
asked him to move his car when my mom and sister got here because it was really
icy out from the storm and I didn’t want them to have to walk very far. At least he did that and thankfully they got into the house okay. He still had not told my mom and sister he was sorry about my dad and was hoping it would do it that day but he never said a word. That
really upset me. What kind of person does that especially your own husband? His mother at least had
the courtesy to do that even if it was very cold and not very heartfelt at least she tried. I basically
did everything myself with Emilia and my nieces help. He offered to help a few times but I didn’t really want
his help after that. He ended up sitting in my dads spot which turned out to be
okay since they were/are a lot alike. Thankfully he did not cause any problems and
it was not to uncomfortable. He seemed to be trying to interact a bit which
was good but strange at the same time. Overall it turned out better than I
thought it would but is was still weird that my dad was not there. </span><br />
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social worker at the Hospice calling to see how I was which was very surprising.
I told her I was very disappointed in how things were handled since his death
and had been reaching out for help but not getting any. She seemed very
concerned about it and said that should not have happened. She gave me a crisis
number to call if I needed someone to talk to. Someone should have given me
that from the beginning. I also told her that I was suppose to call to set up
an appointment next week with the grief counselor. She said she would be
available if I needed someone to talk to before then which I appreciated. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white; font-size: 14px;">I just don't understand why all this had to happen. I never expected him to die this way or for it to be so hard to find people to help us through this. I know that death is never easy but this was the most difficult thing I have ever had to go through and am really struggling to make sense of it all. Even though my father is gone I still have my mother to take care of and I do not want it to end the same way. </span></span><br />
<span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white; font-size: 14px;">I had made this piece about a week before everything took a turn for the worse. This is how I felt and sill continue to feel. Inspiration came from Amy Latta's Book book Handlettering for Laughter Gorgeous Art With A Hilarious Twist. </span></span><br />
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I had also been working on this piece during the month. I finally finished it after my dad passed and added this verse from Mark 12:30 from the Nov Florals and Praise for His glory challenge. I am still struggling with Faith right now and trying to make sense of all of this. I have reached out to numerous places for support and still have not found the help I am desperately searching for which is really sad. I will get into that more next month. Until then I hope you enjoy the holidays and the rest of this year will end happily for all of you.<br />
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Terrihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07915526993340970146noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2338067180239995003.post-41777848325802366802019-10-20T12:51:00.000-06:002019-10-20T12:51:04.081-06:00September RecapHappy Sunday, It is hard to believe that Halloween is right around the corner. It is definitely feeling like fall around here. We had a surprise snowstorm a few weeks ago. I was not ready for that but thankfully it didn't last long though. Before the snowstorm we had a lot of visits from the painted ladies. They especially loved these orange flowers that magically reappeared from the ones we planted last year. I loved watching them.<br />
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My dad was released from the rehab/nursing home the first of the month. He went home with home health care set up but it didn't last long. About a week later he was taken to the hospital by ambulance again but with Cdiff this time. After countless hours in the ER they admitted him again they didn't want to keep him long though. I tried to explain to his doctor in the hospital that if they sent him home with that they were putting my mothers life at risk since she is immuo suppressed and her memory is still not good so we could not be sure she would take the right precautions. The doctor he had in the hospital didn't really care though. He was a real ass. I was able to buy him a little more time though because we were going to try and get him into another nursing facility even though he would have had to pay $160.00 a day. We thought it might be worth it until he was not contagious anymore but it would still have to be put on a credit card. He had just enough credit left to cover it. Unfortunately we could not find any other place to take him so we had no choice but to bring him home. This time we decided to try in home hospice. He is technically not terminal but he was able to qualify because of his stage 4 kidney disease and he does not want any life saving measures. It still does not give us all the care he needs but it was better then home health and there were no other better options. It has been working out pretty well so far but he still has the catheter in and can't get rid of it because he won't have surgery to reduced the size of his prostrate which was found to be the reason he cannot urinate on his own. He has basically been housebound since he came home from the last hospital stay. Neither one of them can drive which makes things harder on us. He has accepted it better than she has but there are still says when she fights it. She was also found to have dementia which is not surprising. She kept saying that she hated her doctor and was going to fire her unless she let her drive again but when she gets to the appointments she acts like everything is fine which drives me crazy. The 2 of them being together 24/7 is a bad combination too. She can get really mean and take it out on him which is not good but at the same time he is not easy to deal with sometimes too. He also will not do much of anything on his own and depends on her for help. I just wish there was a way to get more help for them but this is the best I have found for now. If only money was not an option or Medicare paid for more. It is sad to see their independence taken away but they are not safe to drive or be out on their own. It is still a very stressful situation but I guess all we can really do is just continue to take things one day a time for now.<br />
There was another round of 30 days of Bible Lettering Challenge in September and Stefan Kutz created premade layouts to help make the process easier. I was really looking forward to it but I was only able to complete 1 piece. I thought this one was fitting for everything I have been going through with my parents. Easier said than done most days though.<br />
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Things in our Etsy shop were still not good. Sales have dropped a lot. I have no idea what is going on. In some ways it was good to not be so busy with work because of all the time I needed to help my parents but it is also very stressful not making enough money to pay my bills either. I am praying that things will pick up soon. Not only do we need the money but work helps to keep my mind busy too. We have a buyer who has bought many crowns and hats for her Alaskan Klee Kai's. Aren't they beautiful?<br />
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I made this piece to help welcome in Fall. Inspiration came from Pinterest. Done on my Ipad Pro using Procreate.<br />
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Finally I made this piece for the Floral's and Praise for his Glory Challenge on Instagram I was only able to get 1 week done. Struggling with my faith right now but this piece stood out to me and I am happy with how it came out.<br />
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That's all for now. I will be back next month with more to share then.Terrihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07915526993340970146noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2338067180239995003.post-30340563972081068602019-09-22T12:40:00.000-06:002019-09-22T12:40:19.845-06:00August RecapHappy Sunday. It was still feeling like summer here the last few weeks but it finally cooled down this weekend though and is starting to feel more like fall. I am ready for some cooler temperatures but not snow and cold.<br />
My zinnias didn't do as well this year because of all the sunflowers but I was able to get this photo of what was left of them.<br />
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Hello August I made this piece on my Ipad Pro using Procreate. Inspiration from Pinterest. Lemonade was definitely needed it was super hot all month.<br />
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Things with my parents continued to be a nightmare. My dad ended up under Observation at Denver Health for 11 days which made him not qualify for rehab/skilled nursing care. The doctors kept telling me he didn't have anything "physically wrong with him" but he could not walk on his own, speak clearly and was incontinent. He was not like that before the fall. I did everything in my power to get them to change him to inpatient so he would qualify but nothing worked. On the 11th day they threatened me to come and get him or they would put him in an ambulance charge him for the ride and take him home. I had no other choice but to go and get him. Thankfully Rich went with me. I tried to video his release but was stopped by security. There was nothing they could really do about it though. It was very difficult just getting him in the house like I knew it would be and told them numerous times it was not safe to send him home but we got him in. He only lasted 24 hours at home after that though. The hospital claimed they had set up home health for him but his primary care doctor was out of town and had no one covering for him, I have no idea how they didn't know this. Thankfully the home health was nice enough to still send someone out to assess the situation and that was when we discovered he had taken his pills wrong. We had to call an ambulance and have him taken to Rose which is the hospital he usually goes to. They discovered he had a really bad bladder infection and admitted him right this time. The bladder infection was so bad it traveled through his blood stream and he got sepsis. He also had a catheter put in. All this got him another week in the hospital but thankfully this time he was eligible for rehab which is where he belonged in the first place. If Denver Health had done it right he probably would have avoided all this. He had 20 days in rehab and used all of it. It was going to be $160.00 a day after that which he couldn't afford and he refused to stay there any longer anyways so we had no choice but to bring him home. More about what happened after that next month. On top of all this with my father I was still dealing with my mother and her memory issues. She was also very angry about not being able to drive and us controlling her medication. I have done everything I can to try and help them through this but there is only so much I can do. The system is very broken for people like them, hard to navigate and not much options. I am definitely learning a lot in the process but I should not have had to find out like this. It is a lot for anyone to handle. Some days I was barely hanging on. All I could was just continue to keep taking things one day at a time and pray that things will get better. <br />
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Things in our Etsy shop were terrible. The only good thing about slow sales is that I had time to help with my parents. It was not good for my bank account though. I was able to make a new watermelon ribbon and fabric high chair banner to go with our other watermelon themed items. It is something I had been wanting to add to my shop for awhile and am really happy with how it came out.<br />
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I did not have much time for my art but I was able to complete 1 week of the Floral's and Praise for his Glory challenge. The theme was blooming cactus. I also love this verse.<br />
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Unfortunately there is not much more to share since I was so busy dealing with my parents. I hope to have more to share next month though.Terrihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07915526993340970146noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2338067180239995003.post-79254093174217254032019-08-20T13:10:00.000-06:002019-08-20T13:37:09.381-06:00July Recap Happy Tuesday. Hope you are still enjoying summer where you are. It continues to be hot here with very little rain. The sunflowers have gone crazy though. We only planted them once but each year now they continue to come back and multiply. We have so many this year we call it sunflower forest. We love it though and the birds do to.<br />
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Today is also the 12th anniversary of when I started this blog. A lot has happened during that time both good and bad. I don't get to post as much as I planned to when I first started but am happy that I have still been able to keep it going this long even if nobody reads it. I especially like looking back at everything that has happened and hopefully have helped others in some way by sharing my life here too. Today is also my sisters birthday as well.<br />
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Hello July<br />
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July started out with the journey to find a new dog. Even though it had not been long since Lily's passing I knew there was another dog out there that needed me and I needed it. The journey to find and get that dog was not easy. I was looking everyday without much luck. We met 3 different dogs but all of them had some sort of issue that prevented us from getting them. I was getting very discouraged but finally found her <span style="background-color: white; color: #1c1e21; font-family: "helvetica" , "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">at The Denver</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #1c1e21; font-family: "helvetica" , "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 14px;"> Animal Shelter thanks to </span><a class="profileLink" data-hovercard-prefer-more-content-show="1" data-hovercard="/ajax/hovercard/user.php?id=550537156&extragetparams=%7B%22__tn__%22%3A%22%2CdK-R-R%22%2C%22eid%22%3A%22ARBrJvP9_iJ5pw--ibE5Vk5K0U09HGzmFEJr-I2hBsIVBEvljI6er1eDf6yjYkLsM4B7k0FockT7Ruzy%22%2C%22fref%22%3A%22mentions%22%7D" href="https://www.facebook.com/tracey.pliskin?__tn__=%2CdK-R-R&eid=ARBrJvP9_iJ5pw--ibE5Vk5K0U09HGzmFEJr-I2hBsIVBEvljI6er1eDf6yjYkLsM4B7k0FockT7Ruzy&fref=mentions" style="background-color: white; color: #385898; cursor: pointer; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; text-decoration-line: none;" title="Tracey Schneider Pliskin">Tracey Schneider Pliskin</a><span style="background-color: white; color: #1c1e21; font-family: "helvetica" , "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 14px;"> She is the one who helped us find Indie too. </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #1c1e21; font-family: "helvetica" , "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">Unfortunately the universe was making it hard for me again though. I was all ready to adopt her and bring her home when I found out that Rich had to be there to meet her first. I put a hold on her but they said he only had until 5:30 to get there He was in meetings all afternoon though and was running late so I called to tell them h</span><span class="text_exposed_show" style="background-color: white; color: #1c1e21; display: inline; font-family: "helvetica" , "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">e was on his way and might be a little late. I talked to someone named Bridget who said he could have until 6 to get there. I thought everything was going to be fine but he walked in at 5:33 and they told him he was too late and would not let him see her. They said they had no records saying that the person I spoke to on the phone said he could be late but the person I spoke to on the phone says they did. They even have a name and reference number. I just didn't understand it and was in tears It just was not right. They said I had until 12:30 the next day for him to see her so we just had to wait until then. Thankfully he was able to make it over there in between meetings and see her. He was in the room for less then 5 mins and she was fine with him. They didn't even watch. It was ridiculous but we gave them what they wanted and I was able to adopt her. I just don't understand why things always have to be so hard but thankfully it worked out in the end. She was the happiness I was looking for and I think Lily sent her to me. I know there will never be another Lily but they do have a lot of similarities. We were also told that she was in the shelter twice prior to this which is very hard to believe. They said she was brought in as a stray the first time and the second time it was because of too much barking. When we got her out of there she didn't bark once. We even took her to Pets mart after we got there and she was quiet the whole time, I think she was just waiting for us. She does bark a bit to much sometimes but nothing we can't handle. Indie loves her too and they get along great. Emilia took this photo of her at the shelter the day we met her. You see how happy she was. When I picked her up she just snuggled her head on my shoulder and I knew she was the one. </span><br />
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Meet Zoey. We had a hard time coming up with her name but finally decided on Zoey because it means life and she is definitely full of that. I took the video below after we got her home. You can see she fit right in.<br />
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Before we left I got a call from the vets office that took care of Lily telling me her remains were ready to be picked up so we went and got them on the way home. It was a really odd feeling to be adopting a new dog and picking those up but I also found some comfort in having her remains back at the same time. I also received this of her paw which I had made at the same time which I love and will cherish forever.<br />
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A few days after we got her I made this piece in honor of all dogs. This quote is something Cesar Milan says all the time and I agree, Dog is Love! I followed a tutorial from Holly Pixels for the Love and flourishes. You can see here on You tube<br />
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Things in our Etsy shop were okay. We got a custom order from a return buyer for her twins second birthday. The theme was Elmo. We normally don't do copyright characters but did it for this buyer. We love how everything came out. Hope she did too.<br />
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I also made this piece for the July Floral's and Praise For His Glory Challenge on Instagram. I was only able to complete one week because of everything going on. I am really happy with how it turned out though. I got the inspiration for the wreath from Crystal Whittens Book.<br />
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Emilia and I visited a new farmers market and made<a href="https://www.skinnytaste.com/chicken-and-broccoli-noodle-casserole/"> this dish</a> with fresh broccoli that we bought there and substituted gluten free pasta. My favorite brand it Tinkyada It was really good.<br />
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Unfortunately my happiness didn't last long. On July 28th my life would change and not for the better. My father fell on my parents driveway and my mother also fell trying to help him. My father had fallen many times before but this time it really took it out of him. My mother also got a concussion in the process and was already dealing with memory issues so this just made that worse. They were not able to go to their usual hospital because of the head injury and that is where the nightmare began. I thought things were bad when my mother had sepsis and Lily had cancer but this does not even compare. I will share more about it next month. Until then I hope the rest of your summer is a good one and I will be back with more to share then.Terrihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07915526993340970146noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2338067180239995003.post-62242230956729739512019-07-16T13:42:00.003-06:002019-07-16T13:42:53.771-06:00June RecapHappy Tuesday. Hope you are enjoying summer where you are. It finally feels like summer here after a month of cool temperatures and lots of rain it is almost too hot now though All the moisture was good for the flowers but Indie does not like the thunder and lighting that goes with it though. It is so hard to watch her go through that. We went to visit my mom one day and Emilia took this photo of her. She loved being able to play in all that green grass. Didn't she look happy?<br />
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Hello June. Because of all the rain I thought this drawing would be a good way to welcome it in.<br />
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Things with Lily continued to get worse after my last post. The biggest problem was her nose. It was constantly running and the greenish mucous was back. Mornings were the worst because I could not keep up with it during the night. It would be all over her face and paws dried on and took time to get off. She could not make it through the night without snoring loudly. I can only image how hard it must have been for her to sleep at all but she managed some how. It got to a point where I could not sleep with her anymore because I could not sleep through all that noise. Rich ended up sleeping with her downstairs because he could sleep through it but I felt guilty for not letting her sleep with me. We always slept together. We tried 3 different antibiotics but none of them really helped. It never made sense to me why her nose was always running on the left when the tumor was on the right. She also started have these episodes where she would breath really fast like she was running a race while she was sleeping. After doing some research it sounded like congestive heart failure to me so we decided to try a diuretic. Not sure if it helped or not. She also started bleeding from her mouth which was most likely coming from the tumor. I was able to get some Yunian Biao which helped some. I knew things were not good but she still showed signs of wanting to live. We continued to try to live each day to the fullest she would have periods during the day where she would be better but nights were still the worst. I kept trying to think of things to help her but was running out of options and I was still hitting closed doors. I tried to find something called FECO. Full Extract Canabis Oil which was suppose to be stronger than what I was giving her and was suppose to kill the cancer better but found out that you cannot get it here without a prescription from a doctor. There are places that sell it out of state online but they are charging way to much for it and I didn't trust what they were selling. When I went to question one of the companies about it they refused to sell to me. Is that crazy or what? It was also getting harder for her to eat. I was feeding her with a baby spoon which seemed to help some. I had taken her down to sleep with Rich on Friday June 21st. I had been leaving the door cracked so she could get out if she wanted but that night he told me to close it so I could get some sleep. I told him to come and get me if things got worse. He didn't though and I found out later that she wanted out be he didn't let her that made me feel terrible. The morning of Saturday June 22nd he brought her up to me said she wanted to be with me. She was covered in snot again so I took her downstairs to clean her up. She started shaking so I knew she was in pain. I tried to give her meds but she refused to take them. I knew then that she was telling me she was done. I called the hospice vet and thankfully it was her day off so she could come right away. It still took her about 45 mins to get here though. During that time I tried to sit with her and love her but she just wanted to pace and didn't really want me to comfort her which made me even sadder. My niece called and asked if she could be here I told her yes and when she came Lily was happy to see her which made me start to question my decision but I knew I could not change my mind again. Things were not going to get better. When the vet got here she was not happy to see her though and just went and sat under the table. After accessing her she agreed I was making the right decision. Thankfully it was a very peaceful passing but I still felt as if a part of me died with her. I did feel a sense of relief when it was over though because I knew she would not be suffering anymore and she could not go on like that. I am just so grateful for the hospice vet from Caring Pathways she was wonderful and made up for all the other horrible vets I had to deal with before that. I just wish I had called them sooner. In the end I know I did everything I could for her though and am happy that I was able to get her almost another year of life. I was told most dogs with this kind of cancer don't live very long. One of my biggest regrets is that I was not able to get Sophie more time and I let her go to soon. It is just so unfair that both of them had to go out this way. They did nothing to deserve that. I loved her with all my heart and soul and will never forget her. Hopefully she is in a better place now and will be waiting for me on the other side until we can be together again.<br />
Her favorite place to be was outside in the sun. I took this photo one day when she was doing pretty well. This is how I want to remember her and hope she is enjoying her time in the sun again and Sophie and all the other dogs before her are with her.<br />
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My niece also made me this great video of all the good times I had with her. Things were so bad for so long it was hard to remember those times and this really helps a lot. I still can't watch it without crying though. I also made this piece in her honor too.<br />
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Things in our Etsy shop seemed to pick up a little. I didn't make anything new but I did get this great photo of a buyers daughter wearing my Alice In Wonderland Hat. Isn't she adorable?<br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #1c1e21; font-family: "helvetica" , "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">I purchased <a href="https://www.krystalwhitten.com/products/the-lettering-prayer-journal">Krystal Whitten's Lettering Prayer Journal</a> a</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #1c1e21; font-family: "helvetica" , "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 14px;"> few months ago. I had a really hard time getting started though because I was afraid of making a mistake and not being able to start over again like I can with my Ipad</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #1c1e21; font-family: "helvetica" , "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">. I finally decided to give it try using pencil and erasable pen. I still made a lot of mistakes and if you saw the page in person you would see them. I also ripped the page acci</span><span class="text_exposed_show" style="background-color: white; color: #1c1e21; display: inline; font-family: "helvetica" , "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">dentally when picking the book up one day too. I kept going though and finally finished it. It still has a lot of flaws but at this point I think done is better than perfect. I also love this verse. Hopefully the next page will be easier I think I may plan it out digitally first though.</span><br />
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I also made a few more pieces for the florals and praise for his glory challenge on Instagram.<br />
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Finally I made this piece on my Ipad to welcome in summer. Tutorial from <a href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCMJyHCbGKnUhpuPP0jsZV-w">Katie Jobling on Youtube</a>.<br />
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I didn't make anything new to eat in June. With everything going on with Lily I was not very hungry. Hopefully I will have something new to share next time. I hope summer is going well where you are and I will be back next month with more to share then.Terrihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07915526993340970146noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2338067180239995003.post-7611280699977100712019-06-15T13:52:00.002-06:002019-06-17T19:32:38.277-06:00May RecapHappy Saturday. It finally feels like summer here. It has still been on the cool side but the plus side of that is all the rain has made everything really green and beautiful. We have had a few days in the 80's but it has mostly been in the 70's which has been perfect especially for taking the dogs out.<br />
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Hello May. This piece was inspired by Archer and Olive. I did mine digitally though using the gouche brushes from Abby Uproot.<br />
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May did not start off well. As I said in my last post Lily took another turn for the worse and I ended up calling in Caring Pathways so we are doing In home hospice now. I made another video talking about what all has happened since my last post up until May 23rd.<br />
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I hope to make another video update soon. She had been really struggling with her breathing the end of May. Things went downhill again on the 30th when we went down on the prednisone and we almost lost her on the 31st.I had the hospice vet scheduled to come then but she could not get here until 6 that night. I found her on the floor around noon barely breathing and her gums were pale. I thought we had lost her and was trying my best to find someone to come sooner and end it but as I was crying over her she sat up and started walking around. It was crazy. By the time the vet got here she greeted her at the door and her gums were pink again so I could not do it. Things have been up and down with her since then. She is still eating and alert most of the time. Everyday is different with her though. At this point we just continue to take things one day a time. That is all we can do but it has been very hard and stressful because you never know what each day is going to bring. I think she has some cat in her though because she has so many lives. Hopefully she still has a few more left. i just don't want her to suffer. She is the strongest little dog I know and still has a will to live so we keep going for now.<br />
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Thankfully Lily was doing well on Mother's Day and we were able to celebrate with her. Emilia and I took my mom and the dogs to Barnes and Noble and we let my mom pick out what she wanted instead of just getting her a gift card like we usually do. She chose a journal and pens. We stopped at Starbucks afterwards and Emilia took this great photo of my mom and Lily. Indie had fun too.<br />
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Emilia got me a fanny pack from the Ellen shop that I had seen online I just love the message on it. She also got me a personalized water bottle but it didn't come with a straw so I am trying to find a different lid.<br />
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The best gift of all is having her for my daughter though.<br />
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My sister also ended up in the hospital with blood clots in her lungs she had pneumonia in March and was never able to get her breathing back to normal. She had gone to the get a CAT scan it was the third one since all this started and that is when it showed up. Thankfully they finally saw it and are treating it but she is still struggling with her breathing. They say it will take time to dissolve all the clots.<br />
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Things in our Etsy shop were still slow. We got this great photo from a buyer of her dog wearing one of my dog hats though. Isn't he adorable?<br />
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I also continued to participate in the Floral's and Praise For His Glory Challenge on Instagram. All were done on my Ipad Pro in Procreate. I had never heard of some of these flowers before especially the Flannel Flower on the top left.<br />
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I also made this piece from Liz Kohler Brown's Skillshare Class Modern Floral Illustrations On Your Ipad In Procreate<br />
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Finally we have all been loving this dish called Easy Egg Roll In A Bowl from <a href="https://therealfoodrds.com/easy-egg-roll-in-a-bowl/">The Real Food Blog</a>.<br />
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It is a great quick and easy dish and Gluten free, Dairy Free and Vegan too.<br />
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<br />Terrihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07915526993340970146noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2338067180239995003.post-69591417765880993142019-05-21T12:17:00.000-06:002019-05-21T12:38:32.025-06:00April RecapHappy Tuesday. It has felt more like March than May this month. It even snowed last night. We got a taste of summer last week though. It was even in the 80's a few days. That was a little too hot for me but at least it was better than cold/snow and the sun was shinning, I wish mother nature would figure it out and Spring comes back soon.<br />
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Hello April. I made this piece on my Ipad pro using procreate. I got the idea from something similar I saw on Pinterest.<br />
April started off with lots of celebrations. Emilia's Birthday was on the 2nd. Still can't believe she turned 21. She wanted to get a Tarot Card reading so I went with her. It was a lot of fun and the cards showed a lot of good things to come for her. We had family over later that night for Cake and presents and she got a bedroom makeover too. Overall I would say it was a pretty good birthday. She is such a beautiful person inside and out and I am so thankful to have her for my daughter.<br />
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We also celebrated Indies gotcha day on the 7th. It is hard to believe she has been here for a year. Didn't she look cute in the hat that I made her?<br />
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We were also blessed to be able to celebrate Lily's 13th birthday on the 10th too.<span style="background-color: white; color: #1c1e21; font-family: "helvetica" , "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">This was a day I didn't think I would see after her cancer diagnosis 7 months ago. It just goes to show you that there is HOPE! Cancer does not have to be an automatic death sentence. I even made a video about her journey living with this kind of cancer. It starts from the beginning and goes until the beginning of April. You can view it here or on Youtube. </span><br />
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Here are a few more photos of her too. I made her a special crown and we got her a bobo and pupachino. She loved them.<br />
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She was doing pretty good except for a cough but things took a turn for the worse the beginning of May. She is doing better now but it is still a roller coaster with her. Just when I think we have one problem under control something else happens. I am hoping to do another video soon with an update since it is a lot to write here. I will post it next month or you can subscribe to my <a href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UChdHvEboO1w3L9zfF9xDQKQ?view_as=subscriber">Youtube channel</a>.<br />
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Sales in our Etsy shop were terrible. This seems to happen every April for some reason. I hate it when things get like this. Not only do I need the money but working also helps keep my mind busy.<br />
We did get a custom order form a return buyer though. She wanted a fish shirt and matching party hat, I think they came out really cute. Hope you do too.<br />
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I finally finished all the sketches from the Half Backed Sketches Challenges by Stefan Kuntz.<br />
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for some reason he has stopped them. I am really sad about that because I loved doing them, Still hoping that he will bring them back in the future though.<br />
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I also did these pieces for the April Floral's and Praise for his Glory challenge. I was only able to get the first 3 weeks done before April was over. I will share week 4 in next months post.<br />
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Finally I did not make anything new to eat but I did find a new product I love. It is called <a href="https://www.nekterjuicebar.com/pages/menu">scoop by Nekter. </a> It is amazing! If you have one where you are you have to try it. It is also 100% Vegan<br />
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That's all for now I hope the rest of your May will be a good one and I will be back with more next month to share then.
Terrihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07915526993340970146noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2338067180239995003.post-65759492434726210372019-04-20T17:21:00.001-06:002019-04-20T17:47:06.989-06:00March RecapHappy Saturday, Hope you are enjoying Spring were you are. The weather has been beautiful here the last few days. It is even going to be in the 80's today but that is all suppose to change tomorrow. We are suppose to get rain and possibly snow. That is going to suck but hopefully it won't last long and we will be back to spring soon.<br />
Hello March I made this piece on my Ipadpro and procreate. I was inspired by something similar I saw on Pinterest.<br />
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Lily: The month started out with me trying to find a new vet. What a nightmare that was, I started with <span style="background-color: white; color: #1d2129; font-family: "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt;">VRCC another specialty hospital here in Denver but they would not even talk to me without a referral from another vet. I thought was ridiculous. They
were not nice either. I called CSU to see if they had any</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #1d2129; font-family: "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt;"> trials available for her but they one they had sounded
awful and I would never put her through that. They had nothing else to offer
me. I called another vet who's father I had used a few years ago for Sophie but didn't really like and found out his daughter was practicing now. It took 2 days to get a call back from
her but I really liked her though. She admitted that she was very busy and could not be readily available if needed which is no better then I have
now so she was out. I called Dr Sherry on the recommendation of a friend on Facebook. We actually know her from Wash Park Vet which was the vet office we used years ago when we lived in Washington Park. I didn't think she was practicing anymore though. She was very nice but is too far away to get her if
needed. I tried another mobile vet I had heard about she is the one with the mobile vet office. It said she was not taking new patients but I emailed anyways and got a response. </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #1d2129; font-family: "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt;"> </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #1d2129; font-family: "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt;">She wanted a fortune just to go over her
records/consultation though so she was out. I called another vet who was recommended by another Facebook friend and they got
back to me quickly but their first appointment was not for 10 days though. I
asked if I could speak to the vet before I made the appointment, but they were
not open to that. Said she was too busy and that concerned me but I went ahead and
made the appointment for the 14</span><sup style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;">th</sup><span style="background-color: white; color: #1d2129; font-family: "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt;"> to meet them anyways since they were suppose to be holistic and provide palliative care too. I wasn't very optimist
though because I saw they had a bad review saying it took days to get a
response for their sick dog. I ended up contacting the person that did the
review and she referred me to someone else. I called that vet and she was nice
but was very far out too and would not be able to get her easily either. She also
said that steroids could be use without waiting. I talked to another integrative
vet that was recommended by someone on Facebook. She was very against a lot of
things I was doing like feeding her fish and giving her regular drinking water which are
things I had never heard of before. She started throwing a lot of information
at me all at once and was very negative. Telling me we did not have a lot of time
and that her dog died from bladder cancer because he could not pee. Nothing
else was wrong with him though. Not what I needed to hear. I know this is not
good. I don’t need to be reminded about it. </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #1d2129; font-family: "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt;"> </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #1d2129; font-family: "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt;">She continued to bombard me with another CBD
product and information about it saying it had good tumor shrinking
properties but all that information started to overwhelm me and I could not
keep up. I was trying to write things down as she was saying them but had just woken up from a bad migraine when she called and I kept getting
even more confused and frustrated. I told her that and asked her to slow down
but she started getting</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #1d2129; font-family: "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt;"> </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #1d2129; font-family: "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt;">angry with
me</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #1d2129; font-family: "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt;"> </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #1d2129; font-family: "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt;">and had a terrible attitude which
made me even more upset and she said I was yelling at her. I was not really
yelling at her though I was just frustrated and she was making me feel
terrible. She ended up giving me the CBD guys number then ended the
conversation. I was in tears after that. She sent an email a few minutes later with all the information
which was all she needed to do in the first place and none of that would have
happened. I was not going to have anything else to do with her after that but
decided to thank her for the information and see if I could explain what
happened better in an email. I didn’t think she was going to respond but she
eventually did and said she was grateful for the email and was willing to
continue working with me never heard from her again though. I talked to
the guy that makes the CBD His company is call <a href="https://coloradosunhpc.com/">Colorado Sun</a> and he was super nice and sent me a bottle for free
which was really nice of him. There should be more people like that. After that </span><span style="background: white; color: #1d2129; font-family: "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt; line-height: 107%;">I emailed and called
more vets from the American Holistic Veterinary Medicine list that was shared
with me on Facebook. I got a free phone consult with Harmony
Vet Center on Wed, March 13. They</span><span style="background: white; color: #1d2129; font-family: "helvetica" , sans-serif; line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-size: 10.5pt;"> were very nice and even
requested her records to look at prior to the call which gave me some hope
they actually really want to help. Another person I called on the list wanted to
charge me to just to talk to them. I talked another vet on the list she was very nice but
could only offer a few things and was not a full service vet. I talked to another vet that was referred to me from someone else on Facebook. She made me feel
terrible too though. She thought I was doing too many things and they were fighting
each other and I was suppose to take her off the Peroxicam. I didn't want to do that though
because I think it is still helping. She was going to charge me to talk to her
too but when she heard I was not on board with taking things out she ended the
conversation and didn’t charge me which was a good thing because I didn’t feel
right paying for her advice in the first place. I was in tears again after
taking to her. At that point I decided just to wait to talk to the Vet from Harmony's see the vet from Journeys. </span></span><br />
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tell me they would not make it because the roads were still closed where they
were. They waited to call me at the appointment time though which sucked. Said
they tried to text but the number I gave them is my land line, I don’t
understand why they didn’t just call me when they didn’t hear back. They were suppose to come the next day at 4:30 but </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #1d2129; font-family: "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt;"> they canceled
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showed up and spent 2 hours with us. She seemed very nice, compassionate,
knowledgeable and agreed that she has more life to live. She went over everything and was in agreement
with me about the Peroxicam vs the steroids and to leave her on it. We went
over a lot of things and she added in some more supplements. She suggested I
make my own food using fresh vegetables and bone broth then adding in lightly
cooked meat because she felt it was better than the freeze dried food I was feeding her from Dr. Harveys. . I told her I would try it. She also discovered she had a slight
heart murmur and that could be the cause of the cough. She put her on something
for that but she had to ship it to me because she didn’t have it on her. She
said to stop the Deamarin and she will put her on a different milk thistle that
is easier to absorb without fillers. She also said don’t do the honey which I
was questioning too. The visit and supplements ended up being
expensive. 280.00 later. i was told the visit was only going to be 80.00 so was a bit confused and asked for an itemized bill which she said she would send later. She was also supposed to email me everything we talked about because it was way too much for me to
remember which she understood. I had some hope again but was still being cautiously
optimistic because I have had my hopes dashed before.</span><br />
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<span style="background: white; color: #1d2129; font-family: "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt; line-height: 107%;">I started the supplements she gave me while she was here later that night and she did okay with them. I got the plan a few days later and it was very overwhelming. She wanted me to do a lot of things all at once. I tried to contact her with questions but was only getting responses from her office girl. I decided to just add things slowly instead of all at once because I didn't want to overload her and not know what was working and what wasn't. I was most hesitant to do the Artemesinin and the Apocaps because I didn't know enough about them. I started researching on my own and decided to start with the Apocaps on the 28th. I thought she was doing okay with them but about 5 days later she started hesitating to take her treats which was really odd then she was not wanting to eat her food. I had changed her to all homemade. I tried the turkey backs and legs in the crock pot but that was a real pain so switched back to ground turkey. I was grinding the fresh vegetables in the food processor and she seemed to be eating them okay but when she started to not want to eat I went back to her old food and took her off the Apo caps and she started eating again. I emailed the holistic vet to tell her what was going on but it took 3 days for a response and she didn't really seem concerned and then she disappeared again. I don't understand this especially since I thought I made it very clear telling her that I needed someone with good communication and follow up and she still didn't answer all my questions. I tried emailing again but still no response. I decided to to just play around with the supplements and try to figure out what is going to work best for her on my own. It is physically and emotionally exhausting not knowing if I am doing the right things for her though. A lot more has happened since I wrote this but I will fill you in on that next month. </span><br />
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<span style="background: white; color: #1d2129; font-family: "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt; line-height: 107%;">My birthday was on the 25th and it was a big one. </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #1d2129; font-family: "helvetica" , "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">It turned out to be a pretty good day. We took the dogs to the book store. (Barnes and Nobel) something I have been wanting to do for while now. Indie did great in there. Lily was a little whiny in her stroller though. I think she wanted out but I didn't want to risk her peeing in there. People in there were very dog friendly. Emilia had me pick out a book for a gift and then we got ourselves and the pups a drink at S</span><span class="text_exposed_show" style="background-color: white; color: #1d2129; display: inline; font-family: "helvetica" , "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">tarbucks. Rich got stuck at home waiting for the mailman to come get the packages but he surprised me with more sunflowers when he came home and is going to help me pay off the Ipad I bought at Christmas. Emilia also surprised me with Winnie The Pooh Candyland. I had bought that game for her when she was little but gave it away for some reason and have always regretted it so that was a big surprise. She also got me some paints too but they were just shipped yesterday. We ended the evening watching American Idol and eating some yummy vegan/gluten free tarts from Make Believe Bakery. This was a milestone birthday. I have decided that instead of looking at it in a negative way I am going to be grateful for getting 50 years of life so far and hoping that this next decade will be a good one even though I know there will be challenges ahead. I think this quote Emilia found sums it up perfectly "turning 50 doesn't mean you're approaching the end it means you're nearing the top rejoice and be grateful! </span><br />
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I also did a few more pieces for Stefan Kuntz half baked sketches challenge. </span><br />
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Finally Rich decided to go Keto and I found this great recipe for <a href="https://joyfilledeats.com/garlic-parmesan-chicken/">Garlic Parmesan Chicken Tenders</a><br />
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They are really good we all love them.<br />
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Terrihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07915526993340970146noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2338067180239995003.post-80278901343996547612019-03-20T12:25:00.000-06:002019-03-20T12:30:28.824-06:00February RecapHappy Wednesday and 1st Day of Spring. I hope the sun is shining were you are. As I began to write this blog post last week we were experiencing a bomb cyclone. That was a first for me. I have seen a lot of blizzards though. Our last big one was on March 17th 16 years ago. Thankfully we made it through this one without any problems and it has melted quickly. Others in the state were not so lucky. Hopefully we have had enough moisture for awhile now.<br />
Hello February. I learned how to draw and paint the flamingos in Irina Skillshare Class. I did mine on my Ipad Pro using procreate though.<br />
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Feb did not start out very well. <span style="background-color: white; color: #1d2129; font-family: "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt;">Monday morning Feb 18</span><sup style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;">th</sup><span style="background-color: white; color: #1d2129; font-family: "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt;">
I heard Lily coughing before Rich left for work. I went down to check on her and
found her shaking, short of breath and her gums were pale. Scared the crap out
of me. I called Rich but he would not come back so I gave her some Gabapentin
and texted the vet. It was only around 6:30 am though. The vet didn’t get right
back to me and she was not getting much better so Emilia and I took her to
Alameda East ER. They took her right back when we got there but did not keep
her long and said she was stable. We had to wait awhile after that to see the
vet. She was doing better when the vet finally walked in but was very nervous
to be there which I understood after all she had been through there. It was the
last place I wanted to be too.</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #1d2129; font-family: "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt;"> </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #1d2129; font-family: "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt;">After
telling the vet the situation and taking a look she said she thought the tumor
was pressing on her trachea now and that was what was causing the cough. She
had nothing to compare it to though. I asked her about trying an antibiotic and
she agreed. She was pretty much doom and gloom and had her dead in a few days
so that did not make me feel any better about things. We got the Doxcycyline
and paid $140.00 and left there. My vet finally texted back while we were there
and asked if we needed anything. I got her to come look at her later that
afternoon because she was the only one that would know if it really changed.
When she got here Lily was still coughing but she was able to take a look. She
said it looked gray which might mean infection, so it was good we got the antibiotic.
She said she probably would have put her on a different one but it was okay to
start with this one and we could add another one in if this one did not work.
She also said I could try a natural cough med I heard about in a Facebook group
but would need to look at the ingredients first. I sent her the link after she
left but did not hear back. I texted her about it again the next morning and
she said it was okay to try so I ordered it. I got it later that night but did
not give it to her until the next day. Wednesday. It seemed to make her
agitated and restless and didn’t really help. I increased the CBD/THC that
night and it seemed to help. She slept well and did not cough much until after noon
the next day it started again shortly after that. I texted the vet to ask about
trying the other antibiotic but did not hear back. Thursday night was bad she
woke coughing every couple of hours. She coughed so hard she fell over that
morning. Finally got a text back from the vet Friday morning and said she would
call it in to Safeway. I called a few hours later and was told they did not
have it and could not get it until Monday she asked if there was another
pharmacy she could call it into I told her Clearsprings which is where I get
her Peroxicam. I didn’t hear anything back until the next morning again. She
said they were supposed to call me but never heard from them. I called the next
morning Saturday and they said they didn’t have anything from her. I texted her
again but no response. I tried calling a little while later and no answer.
Finally heard from her saying she got it done. I still don’t know who’s fault
this one was but I called them and they said they could have it ready by 3 so
Emilia and Rich went to get it. I noticed that there was not a lot in the
bottle and didn’t know how it was going to last that long but decided to worry
about that later. </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #1d2129; font-family: "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt;"> </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #1d2129; font-family: "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt;">I was going to start
it Saturday night but was confused by the directions on how much to give her so
texted the vet again. She texted back awhile later and told me what the right
dose was, so I waited to start it until Sunday Morning. I gave it until
Wednesday and emailed the vet again because I was not sure how well it was
working and the cough was keeping us both from sleeping at night. I asked if we
had any other options. 24 hours went by before she responded and she said we
could try steroids but that we had to take her off of the Peroxicam for 4-5
days before we could start it and her cough could get worse during that time. I
did not like the sound of that. I was worried that being off the Peroxicam for
that long would just make things worse and asked if there was something else we
could give her during that time but she said no which was really upsetting. I
could not believe that she would leave her with nothing during that time and
take the chance things/the cough could get worse. Thursday morning, I decided
to start looking for other vets again. I heard back from one that told me we
did not have to wait that long to start the steroids if we were willing to take
the chance it could cause more problems with her liver and kidneys. My vet
never told me why we would have to wait so long. This vet also said that
she was worried it could be her heart or lungs filling up with fluid while she
was sleeping which freaked me out more. I don’t remember anyone saying anything
about her heart or lungs as a cause for the cough before. This vet was very
nice though and took the time to listen to my story and answer all my questions,
but I decided that it was not worth her coming to see her for $250.00 when she
told me she had limited working hours. That is no better than I have now. I
wrote emails and left messages for 3 other vets but never heard back from any
of them. Almost another 24 hours went by before I heard back from my vet after
my last email again. This time she offered me a cough suppressant from Chewy’s
online that has the same ingredients as Children’s Mucinex which I have given
her before. I didn’t understand how that was going to be of help especially
since I would have to order it??</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #1d2129; font-family: "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt;"> </span><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 10.5pt;">She
then offered for us to try the narcotic cough syrup I had asked for the week
before in a text and never got an answer for but said I would need a written
prescription for it. She didn’t say how long that would take to get though and
now it was Friday. I had a feeling that I was going to have to wait all weekend
to hear from her again and had no idea how long it was going to take to get the
prescription and fill it. I hoped it did not have to be compounded because I had nothing but problems with the compound pharmacy lately. They did not
give me enough amoxicillin/ I called to tell them about it Friday because they
were not answering their phones on Thursday and they said they would get me some
more and have it delivered that afternoon but no on showed up so I called to
see what was going and they told me it would take days to get it ready when
they promised me they would get it done that day. I asked to speak to a manager
and told her what happened, and she agreed to bring to me after she got off
work which was really nice but I don’t really want to deal with them again
right now if I don’t have to. I finally heard back from my vet late Saturday
morning and said she would drop off the prescription She also recommended trying an acupuncturist and gave me a number to call but I doubt Lily would sit
still for that. She said she would ask around for someone that is more knowable
with Chinese Herbs. She texted me around 4:30 to say she was coming by to drop
it off and I told her that was fine I was home. About 15 mins later I got
another text that she put it in the mailbox and ran. I don’t understand why she
didn’t ring the doorbell. I needed to ask her if it was okay to give her before
bed with the cbd/thc. I texted and asked. It took hours for a response and she
said it was okay and that was it. That did not sound right to me though. I think she just said yes to get rid of me. I was not happy with how she handled things at
all and I am still not happy with her response time. She has not checked on her since either which is really upsetting. I need someone that
is more dependable and will continue to follow up on her. I don't understand why that is so hard to find. It feels like what I go through with my own health. Why does this keep happening? I ended up changing her Peroxicam to the
evening Thursday night and I think it may be helping some. I also upped her
CBD/THC and started a new bottle of the daytime CBD too I am thinking the other
one was expired. She started sleeping better too. I started looking for new vets soon after that. As you have read this has been a </span><span style="font-size: 14px;">nightmare</span><span style="font-size: 10.5pt;">. There is a lot more to tell but I have already written a novel so I will tell you more about that in my March recap. I just don't understand why this has to be so hard. </span></span></span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: "helvetica" , "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 14px;">After that my vacuum broke. Then </span></span><span class="text_exposed_show" style="color: #1d2129; display: inline; font-family: "helvetica" , "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">I had a psycho buyer who was threatening me because she wanted her money back for express shipping when a package arrived a day late 3 months ago. I told her before she purchased it shipping was not guaranteed and was not refundable to which she agreed and purchased anyways. I was about to lose my mind thankfully things started to turn around a bit. </span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 14px;"><br /></span></span><br /><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 10.5pt;">Things in our Etsy shop slowed down a little. We still kept busy, I didn't really make anything new though. I got this great photo from a return buyer of her dog wearing our hat and bowtie set though. Didn't they look great on him? </span></span></span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 10.5pt;">I also learned how to make this piece from a tutorial I saw from Jamie Kim @inksnthings on Instragram. I did mine digitally on my Ipad pro in Procreate using the watercolor canvas from @simplyallison and brushes from @tinycactusdesigns. </span></span></span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 10.5pt;">That's all for now. I will be back next month with more to share and hopefully things will have gotten better by then.</span></span></span>Terrihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07915526993340970146noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2338067180239995003.post-27527865474156162352019-02-17T15:20:00.001-07:002019-02-17T21:55:54.432-07:00January RecapHappy Sunday. I hope the weather is warmer where you are. After a few days in the 50's we are back to snow and cold. Winter is definitely here and I am already over it. Spring can't get here soon enough. I hope your New Year started off well. We woke up to snow on the ground but other than that It was pretty uneventful here which is good.<br />
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I was inspired to make this piece from a few different things I saw on Pinterest. I did mine digitally on my Ipad Pro using my new watercolor skills that I learned in the Watercolor Wonders Course.<br />
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Things with Lily continued to be stable and she was doing well. We had a recheck a few weeks ago and the vet said the mass looked the same which was great news. We decided to continue to do the same regimen since it seemed to be working. Last week she started coughing and retching though which has me worried especially because it has been happening the most after she has been sleeping. I just hope that does not mean the tumor got bigger. She is acting pretty normal other than that though. I think it bothers me more than her. I just don't want her to suffer. My biggest fear is that the tumor will get so big it will block her airway. I pray that will not happen. All we can really do is continue to take things one day at a time though. In the meantime I will try and continue to focus on the good. I think this piece I made with inspiration from Pinterest will help remind me of that too.<br />
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Things in our Etsy shop continued to keep us busy which was great. I had a custom order to make matching party decor to go with our bird tutu set. Below is a collage with everything we made for her.<br />
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We also got this great photo from a buyer of her daughter wearing our winter wonderland outfit. She also bought the matching party decor. Isn't she a cutie? </div>
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One of my favorite Letting Artists <a href="http://www.typoxphoto.com/">Stefan Kunz </a>started a new weekly challenge sharing his sketches and allowing us to put our spin on them. They have really inspired me to create more especially because I have a really hard time coming up with layouts on my own. I really admire his work so this has been great for me. These are my first three pieces and I really enjoyed making them. I look forward to continuing to do more in the future.<br />
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Finally I made these <a href="https://theurbanposer.com/best-almond-flour-cinnamon-rolls-paleo/">Paleo Cinnamon </a>buns at Christmas time and forgot to share them here. I loved them and would highly recommend them.<br />
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That's all for now I hope the rest of your February is a good one and I will be back with more to share next month.Terrihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07915526993340970146noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2338067180239995003.post-18506333065566056332019-01-15T12:34:00.000-07:002019-01-15T12:35:37.964-07:00December RecapHappy Tuesday. Hope your New Year started off well. Ours started off with snow and cold. It took a while to melt but thankfully it was back in the 50's again a week later. We ended up with more snow last Saturday it is still hanging around because of the cold. We are suppose to get one day in the 50's this week and then another round of snow and cold the end of the week. Spring can't get her soon enough. Hope the weather is better where you are.<br />
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December started off okay. I made the piece above from Liz Kohler Browns Winter Watercolor Class on Skill Share.<br />
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Hanukkah was really early this year, It started on the 2nd. I made this piece to welcome it in.<br />
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As of this writing Lily continues to do well and made it through Christmas and New Years. I am so thankful for that. We are still doing the same regimen and taking things one day at a time. I took this photo when the heat went out in November and had her covered with a blanket to keep her warm. Looking at her you would never know she has cancer and she doesn't act like it either. I just pray that things continue to go well with her. <br />
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Things in our Etsy shop continued to keep us busy. I got another order from a return buyer from last year. This year she is having a combined Pineapple and Flamingo Birthday for her daughters. This is what we came up with.<br />
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I use my Ipad Pro so much I was running out of storage so it was time to upgrade to a newer model with more space. I was trying to find the best deal that would allow me time to pay it off without interest over time since they are expensive and that turned into a nightmare. I was going to buy it from Amazon but somehow the credit I was given to buy it was canceled by mistake. I was going to get it from Best Buy but they didn't have both the Ipad and the new pencil so I finally ended up buying it directly from the Apple Store and using Pay Pal Credit. I ran into a problem getting all my Procreate Files to transfer over all at once and have had to do them a little at a time which has been time consuming but overall I am loving it though especially the new pencil. I have found it to be much easier to use than the first one. Once I get everything copied over I am going to try and sell the old one so if anyone is interested in buying it let me know.<br />
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I made this piece for a Christmas Cactmus challenge from Mommyartsalot on Instagram. I had seen <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MvYjxO75JyY&t=1s">this tutorial </a>on YouTube for how to paint a digital cactus a few months ago and added the lights and planter. I also used Nurse Abby's watercolor texture background and brushes.<br />
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The piece below was from a Skillshare Class by Jamie Kim. She is known as Inkandthings on Instagram and I am a big fan of her work. I was thrilled to find out she was a Skillshare teacher now too. This was suppose to be done in traditional watercolors but I did it digitally with the new skills I learned from Watercolor Wonders. I love how it came out. </div>
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I learned how to do this piece from Karin Ipadlettering in the watercolor wonders course. I loved doing this piece and was the first one I did on the new Ipad. </div>
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I skipped ahead in my monogram letter alphabet and decided to do snowflakes instead of flowers. The snowflakes are from Liz Kohler Browns Winter Water Color course on Skillshare. </div>
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I shared this piece on Christmas. I saw something similar from Stefan Kunz he did a similar piece on YouTube using pen and paper. I changed up the colors and did this on my Ipad. Christmas and New Years were not good for me. I was dealing with a lot of family problems. I just wish everyone could get along. Thankfully Emilia was still able to enjoy it though. </div>
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Finally I made these Paleo Cranberry Bliss Bars. They were really good. You can get the recipe <a href="https://40aprons.com/paleo-cranberry-bliss-bars-vegan-cranberry-bliss-bars/">here</a>. </div>
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That's all for now. I hope the rest of your first month of the year is a good one and I will be back next month with more to share then.</div>
Terrihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07915526993340970146noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2338067180239995003.post-12193557963847314492018-12-20T13:56:00.001-07:002018-12-20T14:07:52.047-07:00November RecapHappy Thursday. Hope your December has been good so far and it is not to cold where you are. It had been really chilly here the beginning of the month but finally warmed up last weekend. A few weeks ago our furnace went out and it was only in the 30's. We spent 2 days without heat. That was terrible but we made it through and have a new furnace now. The one we had was not that old. Turns out the company that put it in did not do it correctly. Thankfully it was still under warranty and they had to replace it. You don't realize how much you appreciate the little things like heat until you don't have it. I am very grateful that we have it back now. I hate to be cold.<br />
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November started out pretty well. I was inspired to make this piece from something similar I saw on Pinterest. I used my new watercolor skills that I learned from the IpadWatercolor Wonders course to color it in. I also did this piece from the course as well. It was a lot more challenging than it looks because it had so many layers but I finally got it to a point that I was happy with it. I love how whimsical it came out. Sunflowers are my favorite flower too.<br />
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I also made this piece from the course using an Alphabet from Amanda Arneille and more digital watercoloring. I added the little white flowers to finish it off. Hope is one of my favorite words.<br />
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I finished another letter in my digital floral watercolor alphabet. This time it was the letter H. This time I did fall colors with mums.<br />
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Things with Lily continue to be about the same. We did blood the end of the month and everything looked good except her liver enzymes were a little elevated. We are trying a new supplement to get it down. I was just so grateful that she was here for Thanksgiving and doing well. Praying that will continue and we can get through Christmas and New Years with her too. Still taking things one day at at time though.<br />
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Sales in our Etsy shop really picked up with our winter onederland theme which has been keeping us busy. I forgot to share this photo I got from a buyer last year who did a photo shoot with the tutu set, crown and high chair banner. We just loved how it was staged. She is adorable too.<br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #1d2129; font-family: "helvetica" , "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">Your Creative Adventure did another Illuminate Lettering </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #1d2129; font-family: "helvetica" , "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">live in her Facebook group. This time she choose the bible verse</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #1d2129; font-family: "helvetica" , "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 14px;"> Be Strong and Courageous to </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #1d2129; font-family: "helvetica" , "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">letter and talk about. Once again it was very inspiring and helpful with everything I have been going through. After I lettered it I thought it would go perfectly with this floral piece I had been working on from Liz Kohler Browns Skillshare class on How To Paint Modern Gouache </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #1d2129; font-family: "helvetica" , "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">Florals on your Ipad Pro</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #1d2129; font-family: "helvetica" , "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">. I hope this piece helps to encourage you if you are going through a difficult time right now too.</span><br />
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I <span style="background-color: white; color: #1d2129; font-family: "helvetica" , "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">love the look of Modern Folkart </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #1d2129; font-family: "helvetica" , "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">and was really excited to take Liz Kohler Browns Modern Folk Art illustrations on your iPad class on Skillshare . </span><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: "helvetica" , "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 14px;">I love how the original piece came out so decided to take it a step further and see if I could make it into a Pattern design. It didn't work exactly how I wanted to, </span></span></span><span style="background-color: white; color: #1d2129; font-family: "helvetica" , "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">I was hoping to get more repeats out of it but could not get it to work I still like it though. </span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #1d2129; font-family: "helvetica" , "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">After that I decided to look into doing more pattern designs with my doodles. I found another great class by Liz Kohler Brown on Skillshare again</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #1d2129; font-family: "helvetica" , "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 14px;"> called Create Seemless Patterns on your Ipad and</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #1d2129; font-family: "helvetica" , "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 14px;"> learned how to do it. It was a lot harder then it looks but I finally got it. These are my first pieces. The one of the right with the colored background is a basic repeat. The one of the left is a half drop repeat. Which one do you like better? It took a long time to learn how to do this but I am really enjoying it and hoping the next one will be easier. Inspiration for the doodles came from Doodles By Sarah she has some great books and videos on youtube if you want to check her out. </span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #1d2129; font-family: "helvetica" , "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">I also learned how to do this piece in Liz Kohler Browns Winter Holiday Illustrations on Skillshare. I really enjoyed doing this one and was</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #1d2129; font-family: "helvetica" , "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 14px;"> </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #1d2129; font-family: "helvetica" , "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">another great class from her.</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #1d2129; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">Thanksgiving was different for us this year. Rich decided to go and visit his mom and brother in New Mexico it was the first time in almost 27 years we did not have Thanksgiving together. It was really strange not having him here but we got through it. We had my family over as usual so we were not alone. I made this digital chalkboard piece in honor of Thanksgiving. </span><br />
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Finally I have been trying to add oats back into my diet a little bit because I was low on some nutrients and found<a href="https://therealfoodrds.com/apple-cinnamon-breakfast-oat-cookies/"> this recipe</a> from The Real Foods Dietitians for Oatmeal Breakfast Cookies. They are are really yummy.<br />
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That's all for now I hope your holidays are good ones and I will be back in the New Year to share more with you then.
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Happy Tuesday. Hope you are having a good November. I can't believe Thanksgiving is just a few days away. It had been pretty nice here weather wise until last weekend when we got freezing rain and cold. Thankfully it didn't last long though and is suppose to be nice the rest of the week before more snow and cold arrive this weekend. We are going to enjoy the warmer weather while it lasts though.<br />
Hello October. I made this piece to welcome it in. I got the idea for it from it from <a href="https://www.youtube.com/user/sarazorel">Doodles By Sarah</a> on Youtube. I just love her work.<br />
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October didn't start out very well because of the news we got about Lily on the 1st but we are still doing the same protocol to treat her that I talked about in the last post and it must be working because she is doing things she has not done in months. She even wants to walk when we go out now and not sit in the stroller as much so that is very encouraging. We are still taking things one day at time with her though because that is all we can really do but are so thankful for everyday we have with her like this. We have also been making these dog cookies for her that are very low in carbs and she loves them Indie does too. You can get the recipe <a href="https://www.urbanblisslife.com/grain-free-dog-treats/">here</a>. I have the holistic home vet coming to for a recheck next week and am praying that it has not gotten any bigger or spread and we get some good news.<br />
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In the meantime I am part of a group on Facebook group called <a href="https://www.facebook.com/yourcreativeadventure/">Your Creative Adventure</a>. The women that runs it Shelley Hitz is such an inspiration and has a very strong Christian faith. Even though I am Jewish I have still been able to apply these verses in my life too. She has started doing something called Illuminate Lettering a few times a month in her Facebook group. She picks a bible verse and then letters it and talks about it. I have found it to be so encouraging to me especially right now especially with everything I am going though with Lily. The first verse she lettered was The battle is not yours but gods and it really spoke to me as I really have no control over what is going to happening right now even though I wish I did. This was what I came up with. I look forward to her doing more of these in the future and come and join us there if you are an artist and need some encouragement too.<br />
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I also made this piece to to help remind me to take things one day at a time with Lily too. I was inspired by <span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: , "blinkmacsystemfont" , "segoe ui" , "roboto oxygen-sans" , "ubuntu" , "cantarell" , "“fira sans”" , "“droid sans”" , "helvetica neue" , "helvetica" , "ヒラギノ角ゴ pro w3" , "hiragino kaku gothic pro" , , "meiryo" , "ms pゴシック" , "arial" , sans-serif , "apple color emoji" , "segoe ui emoji" , "segoe ui symbol"; font-size: 16px; letter-spacing: -0.4px;"><a href="http://www.marijketekent.nl/">marijketekent</a> on Pinterest who did something similar. I love her work. </span><br />
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Things our Etsy shop were pretty good. We got a custom order from a buyer a that wanted to celebrate her foster daughter turning 1. We thought that was a wonderful thing to do and is planning on adopting her too. The theme was cupcakes and the colors were lavender pink and aqua. This is what she ordered. She loved how it came out and we did too.<br />
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I also got this great appreciation photo from a return buyer of her dog Theo wearing our party hat and bow tie set. This is her 3rd year buying from us and it is fun to see the different photos of him each year. We think he is adorable. Hope you do too.<br />
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I finished a few more lessons from the Ipadwatercolor wonders course. First off this cute little penguin.<br />
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I also did this galaxy landscape<br />
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I also finished the Letter G in my floral monogram series. It is getting harder to come up with what flowers and colors to use.<br />
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Finally I made these <a href="https://therealfoodrds.com/paleo-pumpkin-pie-bars/">paleo pumpkin pie bars</a> from The Real Food Dietitians. They are so good. I would highly recommend them.<br />
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That's it for now. I hope the rest of your month and Thanksgiving is a good one for you and your family. By the way thanks to those of you that take the time to read by blog. I am very thankful for your support. I will be back next month with more to share then.
Terrihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07915526993340970146noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2338067180239995003.post-89189895034720374472018-10-20T12:22:00.002-06:002018-10-20T12:22:40.931-06:00September RecapHappy Saturday. I made the piece below after seeing something similar on Pinterest. It was done on my Ipad pro in Procreate.<br />
After an incredibly hot summer we had a few days of fall but then it seemed like we went right into winter. It had been very cold and cloudy for about a week and then we had a few days in the 60's with sun. Snow arrived last Saturday the14th it is suppose to be back in the 60's now though. Hopefully the 60's will stick around for the rest of the month now.<br />
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September started out okay but we got some terrible news about Lily the middle of the month.<br />
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Saturday morning Sept 15th, I heard her having a really bad
backward sneezing episode so I gave her a Cernia which was the med I talked about last month that we thought was helping. When I went to feed her and
she would not eat her dog food or take her Cernia so I tried to open her mouth
and put it in but she cried out in pain. I finally got it down her and got her
to eat her food after I crushed it up but it was really hard to get her to eat
though and she was not chewing at all. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Later
in the day I noticed a thick clear mucous coming out of the right side of her
mouth and it had a foul odor. A few hours later she would not take any treats
and started shaking. We took her to Alameda East ER later that night. They were not
able to look in her mouth without it causing her great pain so they convinced
me to let them sedate her and have a look. I was shocked to find out there was a
tumor in her mouth. I thought the doctor said it was on her tonsil but couldn't be
certain as I was still in shock after hearing that. They sent her home and told me to follow up with my vet on Monday to schedule a CAT SCAN and biopsy. She was really out of it when we got her home from all the drugs but made it through the night and the rest of the weekend. </div>
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I sent an email to my vet Sunday night and heard back from him Monday morning but he said he could only do a biopsy so recommend we go to VRCC
instead to have them done at the same time but I didn’t want to go
there because it was too far. I Ended up going back to Alameda East to see Dr Santen instead. Lily had seen him years ago when she had a problem with her foot. We were able to get an appointment with him that Wednesday. He had a hard time getting her to open her mouth but said he saw the tumor from the quick look he got he did not get a good look though. He said he could do the biopsy and cat scan but we would have to
wait 10 days because he was going out of town. I did not want to wait that long so I asked if someone else could do them sooner. He talked to the oncologist and she said she could do them on the 28<sup>th</sup>. We went in to meet her on the 27<sup>th</sup> and to
do blood and xrays. Those thing came back okay so the procedures were a go on the 28<sup>th</sup>.
I dropped her off early that morning. The procedures were done a few hours
later and she was ready to go home by 2:00. They told me everything went well.
When I got there to pick her up she was a mess. Totally out of it and covered
in blood. I was not happy about that. The Dr. tried to clean her up with some
peroxide but it didn’t help much. She also tired to show me the CAT scan but it
was hard for me to understand what I was looking at and she said she was not good
at reading them and to wait for the report. I did see a lot of white on one
side of her throat but they said they had no trouble intubating her which was good. She did say she saw the mass though. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>She decided
to start her on Piroxicam to hopefully help shrink the tumor and Gabapentin for pain but they had to be compounded. I
also asked her to write me a prescription for more Cerina and specially said 16
mgs. We got the Cernia and left. I didn’t bother to look at it though. I later found out she had written it for the wrong strength. The ride
home was not good. She bleed all over me, When we got her home I noticed that
she kept going outside a lot and discovered that she was bleeding from her
behind too. Bright red blood. I was besides myself. I felt so bad for her. I
put a call in to the oncologist but she was busy with another patient so had to
wait for a call back. They wanted me to bring her back in but I said no. I didn’t
want to take her back there after that. The compounding pharmacy called about
the prescriptions but I told them to wait until we figured out why she was
bleeding from the other end. I finally got a call back from the oncologist
and she said she thought she had given herself stress induced colitis and put
her on Metrodanazol so Emilia had to go back and get that. It was a pill though
so I had to crush it to get it down her. Thankfully she took it with a little
cheese. She would not eat anything else though. It was awful.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>She slept okay but was up in the early
morning having to go to the bathroom again. The bleeding was not as much. I
gave her another pill and went back to bed. She did not want her regular food
for breakfast. I got her to eat a little scrambled egg with cheese but not
much. She still was not doing well and a big mess. I tried to clean her as best
I could without giving her a full bath but it didn’t help much. Later that
afternoon my sister came over with some stuff to rub on her gums that was
supposed to help her want to eat and thankfully that worked. She ate her dinner
that night and was starting to do better. Thankfully we got through the rest of
the weekend and the rectal bleeding had stopped. Monday I was told it was okay
to stop the Metrodanazole and start the Piroxicam. I thought it was going to
take days to get it since it had to be compounded but thankfully the pharmacy I
used Clearsprings got it done quickly and I had it delivered that afternoon. I gave her the
first dose that night. A few hours later I noticed that she was more active and
wanting our food again. She had not been that alert in a while . I started to
have hope again and thought maybe it was lymphoma which I was told would be the
easiest of the cancers to treat. Unfortunately my hopes were dashed early the
next morning when the oncologist called and said it was <span style="background: white; color: #1d2129; font-family: inherit; line-height: 107%;">Tonsilar squamous cell carcinoma on her right tonsil and it
had already spread into a lymph node. Once again I was devastated. She didn’t
sound very positive and basically just told me the standard options. I felt
like she was just giving up on her. She offered chemo but I was hesitant to do
that with all the side effects and she would have to be closely monitored. She said
to give the Piroxicam a chance to work and we could talk again in a week. She
didn’t just say she would call me she said you can call me or I will call you
which I thought was odd. It would have been nice if she said she would call me to follow up We talked about end of life care and she recommended someone so I asked if she
could email his name but she never did. I lost it after I hung up. A little
while later I ended up calling Caring Pathways to see about hospice care. I had
called them when Sophie was diagnosed but never used them. It turned out they
wanted a lot of money and it didn’t sound like it would be very helpful since they were
not going to do anything to help get her more time. Instead I emailed the
holistic vet I had contacted when Sophie got sick but never met because she was
going out of town. Her message machine had not been updated since last July
though. I thought that was the end of her but emailed her anyways. She finally
got back to me a few days later but she was going out of town for 3 weeks so I did
not feel comfortable starting with her at that point. She did say that using CBD an THC
would be beneficial. That was something that I had been hearing a lot about but the vets I had seen did not know anything about it. She recommended another place to go but it was to far out
and I didn’t want to stress Lily out anymore than she already had been. I tried
to get in touch with another holistic vet who made housecalls but she would not
even talk to me without charging for the call. I tried Googling one more time
and came across a home vet I called a few month ago when this first started for
another opinion but never used. It said she did holistic too which I had not
seen before so I called her again and left a message. She got back to me the
next day and said she was out of town but could help us so I made an
appointment with her the following </span><span style="background: white; color: #1d2129; line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">week. We met her the following week. She
seemed very </span>knowledgeable<span style="font-family: inherit;"> and came up with a plan to try and get the tumor to at
least stop growing which included holistic things including CBD with THC.</span><span style="font-family: inherit;"> </span><span style="font-family: inherit;">She also suggested we do a lower carb diet
even though Lily loves the food from the Farmers Dog my sister gave us. I tried
to call them to see if they would customize their food to make it lower carb but
they would not do it so it that was very disappointing. I also have never heard
back from any of the other vets we saw to see how she is doing which is really upsetting especially the one I used for Sophie. She knows what we went through with her and what is going on with Lily and has totally blown us off. I don't understand how she can do that, she had been our vet for years. The good news is she is doing better than she has been in months so we must be doing something right which gives me some hope. I just pray that we can keep the cancer from spreading at this point and this vet will be able to continue to help us in the meantime. It is a terrible feeling not to have a vet to depend on. I guess all we can do is keep doing what we are doing, and pray for more time. We will also continue to do things that make her happy like</span></span><span style="background: white; line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"> going on walks in her stroller which she is still enjoying.</span> If you have any extra prayers or good thoughts we could definitely use them. </span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #1d2129; font-family: helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt;">Right before all this happened with Lily I was really excited for </span><a href="https://amandaarneill.com/ipadwatercolor/" style="font-family: helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt;">Watercolor Bootcamp</a><span style="background-color: white; color: #1d2129; font-family: helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt;"> to start but my beginning it was bit delayed because of that. I finally got a chance to dive in though which has been a good distraction from everything else. This was my first piece. An abstract floral landscape. </span></div>
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I did this piece while I was waiting for the Ipad Watercolor Wonders class to start. It was done in Adobe Sketch and the class was called Learn How To Make Wonderful Digital Watercolor Paintings by Mandar Marathe.<br />
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Finally I made these Peach Bars. The recipe was from <a href="http://www.floraandvino.com/">Flora and Vino</a>. They were pretty good. The granola I used had too much Almond Flavor in it for my liking though.<br />
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That's all for now. I hope the rest of your month will be a good one and I will be back next month with more to share then.Terrihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07915526993340970146noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2338067180239995003.post-36284323083094972662018-09-18T13:40:00.000-06:002018-09-18T13:40:11.018-06:00August RecapHappy Tuesday. Hope your September is going well. Summer is still hanging on here. It has been in the 90's for weeks with no rain in sight. It is finally suppose to cool off in the next few days with some rain and feel more like fall.<br />
I made this piece on my Ipad Pro. I was inspired by something similar I saw on Pinterest.<br />
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August started out pretty well Rich sent me these flowers for our 24th Wedding anniversary on the 3rd. He said he didn't want to buy me sunflowers again since we had a ton of them outside so he asked the florist for something different and these are what they sent. These are not my usual colors but it was a nice change. I especially loved the hot pink gerber daisies and it was nice of him to think of me. </div>
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Speaking of flowers. I planted zinnias again in the back yard this year but they did not do very well Especially the ones on the south side. I think it was because it was too hot. We did end up with a lot of surprise sunflowers though. They just magically appeared. They could have been from the birds dropping seeds however they got there I loved them though.<br />
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The new vet we took Lily to agreed with me and did not think her teeth were the problem, He came up with a plan for some different meds to try. The first one an antihistamine did not help but the second one did especially with the backwards sneezing. The med is used for dogs with uncontrolled vomiting but off label is used for dogs with this kind of issue. Unfortunately it has not helped with her eating issues where she turns her head when she starts to eat though. Hopefully we can come up with something that will help both problems. We also got her a doggy stroller because she was having a hard time going on long walks with Indie. She loves it. Now we just need it to cool off here so we can go on more walks. Here is a video of her in it.</div>
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Things in our Etsy shop started out strong but then sales started to dwindle. Thinking it may have had something to do with the end of summer and back to school. I had a return buyer that wanted a bunny themed set for her 3rd child. This is what I came up with. She loved it.<br />
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I also got this great photo from a buyer of her son wearing my nautical party hat. Isn't he adorable?<br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #1d2129; font-family: "helvetica" , "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">I did some more homework from Ipadbootcamp.</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #1d2129; font-family: "helvetica" , "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 14px;"> This time it was the photo lettering technique. The writing was suppose to be woven into the background. This one was a challenge for me and am still not sure I got it right but am calling it done. I also combined it with a Ladyboss</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #1d2129; font-family: "helvetica" , "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 14px;"> lettering challenge which was to letter your astrological sign. I am an Aries </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #1d2129; font-family: "helvetica" , "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">and found this great photo of a ram to signify it. I have a lot of Aries traits especially the stubborn and strong willed part but am also very driven and will get things done. Emilia is also an Aries and Rich is a Leo </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #1d2129; font-family: "helvetica" , "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">so we are all fire signs which means there can be a lot of butting heads around here sometimes. </span><br />
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I took a couple of more Skillshare classes. This one is from Lisa Long Designs 3D Lettering Class</div>
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This one is from Jspcreates Handlettering Turning Words Into Art Class. I enjoyed both classes a lot.<br />
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My sister's birthday was on the 20th. I decided to do a real watercolor floral monogram this time. She loved it and I loved how it came out too.</div>
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Finally I made these Paleo strawberry cheesecake bites they were super yummy. You can get the recipe <a href="https://www.notenoughcinnamon.com/vegan-strawberry-mini-cheesecake-dairy-free-no-bake/">here</a>.<br />
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That's all for now. I hope the rest of your month is a good one and I will be back with more to share then. Terrihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07915526993340970146noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2338067180239995003.post-15242276646158259432018-08-21T13:19:00.000-06:002018-08-21T13:21:56.807-06:00July RecapHappy Tuesday. Summer was still holding strong here. It had been in the 90's for weeks. It finally cooled down into the 70's the last few days with some much needed rain which has been nice The hot weather was making it really hard to do things outside especially with the dogs. It was just to hot for them. Hopefully the cooler weather will continue so we can be outside more again but looks like the 90's are suppose to return the end of the week.<br />
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July started out with this piece. The inspiration came from Erin <a href="https://thepetiteplanner.com/">The Petite Planner</a> again. I just love her work. I used a Micron Pen and Kelly Creates Fine Liners to color it in<br />
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Lily has been having health problems. It started the first part of June. She has been having breathing spasms that are like backward sneezes. She had something similar a few years ago but it resolved itself. This time her nose has become really stuffy at times with green mucous on and off though. She has been on 2 different antibiotics and neither helped much. We also treated her mites which did not help either. There are some days when there is no green at all. She has good and bad days. I cannot figure out what is causing this. She has been to 2 different vets and and they are both pushing me to put her under to clean her teeth and look around. I am not in favor of that though. I do not feel that her teeth are the main cause for this and putting her under would be very risky not knowing what is really going on. I am taking her to a third vet this week hoping he will be able to help us. It is just so upsetting to have another dog with health problems after everything we went through with Sophie, I just pray it is nothing serious. In the meantime we had been taking her to the dog park with Indie. She loves to go watch. The day I took this photo she had jumped up on a rock and looked so happy.<br />
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Sales in our Etsy shop continued to keep us busy which was great. I had a custom order for rubber ducky themed items to match our tutu set. Here is a collage showing all the pieces.<br />
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We had another order for just the outfit with the ribbon skirt and the buyer shared this photo with us. Isn't she a cutie?<br />
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I forgot to share this piece last month that I learned how to do from a <a href="https://www.skillshare.com/">Skillshare Class</a>, If you have not taken any classes there you should definitely check it out. They have a lot of great classes. This one was from <a href="https://lizkohlerbrown.com/">Liz Kohler Brown </a>called Digital Watercolors on your Ipad Using Procreate. It was a great class and I love how this piece came out. I think it looks like real watercolors. She has lots of other great classes that I am going to take from her too so be on the lookout for more projects from her soon.<br />
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Rich's 50th Birthday was on the 24th. He was not happy about and did not want to do anything special to celebrate. <span style="background-color: white; color: #1d2129; font-family: "helvetica" , "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">He told Emilia and I that is done celebrating birthdays which I find very sad. I know it can be hard to get older for some people but I think if you are lucky enough to make it to 50 you should be grateful and celebrate it because a lot of people don’t get that opportunity. I tried to respect his wishes but decided to make him this painting as a gift anyways. He loves birds and hummingbirds are one of his favorites. I actually love them too. I am hoping this painting will help remind him to find his happiness in this new decade of life like the hummingbird </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #1d2129; font-family: "helvetica" , "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">has found within the nectar. </span>I learned how to paint the hummingbird from another <a href="https://www.skillshare.com/">Skillshare Class </a> this one was called Watercolor Hummingbird: Easy and Fun Watercolor Project by Irina Trzaskos. I added the all the other elements on my own.<br />
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<span style="color: #494d55; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit;">This piece was for a Create, Inspire Positivity challenge. I used <a href="https://ianbarnard.co/">Ian Bernard's Grid brushes </a>which are very helpful with layouts.</span><br />
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I also did this piece using another prompt from CIP and combined it with a new technique I learned in <a href="https://amandaarneill.com/ipadbootcamp/">Ipad Bootcamp</a> called the streaky chalk technique.<br />
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I also learned how to put my digital Ipad work into a flat layout in Ipad Bootcamp too.<br />
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I finished 2 more digital letters in my floral monogram alphabet. Both were done on the Ipad in Procreate.<br />
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I drew this sunflower using another great tutorial from <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6BkM5hgycQI">Authentic By Frani.</a><br />
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Finally I made these <a href="https://againstallgrain.com/2017/12/20/gluten-free-thumbprint-cookies-recipe/">Paleo Thumbprint cookies </a>recipe from Against All Grain. They are very yummy. I especially enjoy them with a coconut banana smoothie before bed<br />
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Thanks all for now I hope the rest of your August is a good one and I will be back next month with more to share then.
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