Surgery Update and Scrapbook Pages

The hubster's surgery on his Achilles tendon went very well and I got a very good report from the doc when the surgery was completed. He is not allowed to put any weight on it until the follow up visit in about 2 weeks. He is finding that crutches are a big drag and his sciatic nerve is not at all happy with the stress placed on his backside while using them. Thanks for all your well wishes.


I intended to do some sketching while waiting for him, but found myself working crossword puzzles and listening to my iPod instead. We got to the hospital around 6 am and were home about 1 pm. The hubster slept for a bit in the afternoon and I probably should have as well. We watched a great Tiger game later in the evening and then made a night of it.


I had a lovely surprise in my email this morning from the people at My Memories - they have some freebies on their site and I couldn't resist trying one of them out. They come as png files and can be used with the My Memories Suite software or independently. Here is what I put together this morning:

I used the quick pages to make this two page spread, but the freebie comes not only with the two quick pages, but all the elements used to make them. That means you can custom them to your own needs. You can find the freebies here. And if you are interested in the software you can use the code in the sidebar to get $10 off.

A big thank you to all of you who took the time to comment on my two watercolors. I am planning to use the trees with reflections as my exhibit piece and am hoping to add a bit to the "blob" on the left to make it look more convincing. I'll share the finished piece when I think it is done.

I am way behind in my assignments for the Artful Journaling class and hope to get to them some time today. I have to run some errands and should get back into the workout routine. I have another Tiger game today and am hoping we can win again to make the series 2 - 2 before we head back to Texas.

I am hoping to have some art to share with you tomorrow and am wishing for you a wonderful, artful day.

xoxo

AEDM-Day 25

I want to thank all of you for your wonderful support and the sending of all that positive energy and your prayers for my sister's surgery yesterday. I feel quite sure that it was helpful.

I just got off the phone with her and she sounds wonderful; I actually  heard her ordering breakfast of shredded wheat with soy milk and strawberry yogurt. Her surgeon had already been in this morning and told her she could go home today if she wanted to, but that she didn't need to. She is ecstatic! She has a husband very much like mine. He will take such good care of her. I am sure he will do the entire Thanksgiving dinner unless she feels like helping.

I can't wait to see her and if the weather holds, I may make a trip between now and Christmas to visit and play games.

This morning while I was waiting to call my sister, I drew an eagle to share as my art for Day 25 of this month. He is not perfect, but he will do. I will try again another day when I am more settled. I think it is time for me to try to paint my birds.

I also have a small project from the Creative Lettering class I am involved in. This is part of Assignment 2. I am enjoying this class, but need to start thinking outside the box. Some of the people  in this class have wonderful ideas and their writing is already so creative. I am happy with this one:

I have to go to Sam's this morning to get softener salt (we've been out for days), bottled water (our water is much too hard to drink), wine, almonds and a few other odds and ends that we prefer to buy in bulk. Then I think we have to decide what we are making this evening and the timing of the turkey and trimmings. We are planning to try a new stuffing/dressing recipe with corn bread and sausage.

Happy Thanksgiving to all who celebrate - and the rest of you, have a great day and rest of the week.

xoxo