A Slice of Life

 My surgery is behind me now. I have the official name of it. FESS- Functional Endoscopic Sinus Surgery. I have had a deviated septum for decades and had sinus issues that went along with it while teaching. The past few years I had really done well and kind of ignored all of the past issues, but last March they reared their ugly head. I have been sitting for a couple of days and really wonder if spending the first few months of '22 with the care of my brother-in-law and then the subsequent cleaning out of his house may have been the culprit for the start up of the ugliness. Remember he was a heavy smoker and staying even for 5 minutes in his house was hard. Either way, it is done and now my nose has been sculpted on the inside with a splint to be removed on Tuesday.  Sounds lovely, huh?! 

Actually, it has all gone very well and I feel like a better person already, so when they dig out all the packing on Tuesday I won't know how to act to breathe again.

I have had lots and lots of rest and have actually stitched so much that I was ready to take a break from it today. I have done so much on The Shepherd's Song that it may be finished very soon. One more sheep and half of another and then grass to stitch.

Before surgery, I was like a mad woman to make sure the house was spotless, the laundry and ironing all caught up so that I could indeed just take a break. Miles has been cared for by his other grandparents and Paul Allen even got to spend a day home with him. It is a long weekend so like I said I should be all rested up. 

I fluffed the kitchen up as well before the surgery. I took down some rooster plates from the top of the cabinets, put some things away on the counters, and shuffled things around. I moved some plants out around the table last month and really like the neater look in the kitchen. I tell you have been in that less is more look for some time now. 

Plates above gone and things shuffled around. 

You can see all the plants around the table are gone. I realized while Lindsay and family were with us that the plants were a nuisance to using the table and then I realized while they were pretty that nothing beats the view out.

I still have two plants there, but they are on low stands and not visible unless you walk around the table to look.

My Christmas cactus has bloomed a second time. It has never done that. This picture was taken last week and it is even fuller than this. The poinsettia is also still putting out new red leaves as well. All odd --- The weather is just as crazy. Cold one day, warm the next. It is supposed to be cold this weekend. As I am typing the temperature has already dropped a good bit from this morning. All my longing for spring just has to stay on hold.

I mentioned in the last post that I moved around the toys in the living room when I moved the large fern outside. (By the way, it is thriving outside) I moved one of the kitchen plants to flank the other side of the glass doors. 

The toys are neatly in the windows and more out of the way in the living room. Much neater all the way around for Mimi's Daycare.

Gus has taken good care of his mommy. He has been my blanket when I am in the recliner.

He has wondered why we have been on no walks though. I can't do that until Tuesday. It is bothering me as well, Gus.

I don't think I ever shared Miles's name all hung in his room. Looks cute there.

I have many projects I need to be working on while I am doing all this sitting, but some times just resting is what is needed. I don't get that many days like this, so sitting it is. Just glad it is over and went well.  No more infection!

I don't think I responded to a single comment last time. I will be better this time as I am feeling so much better.

Bring on spring,

Sandy