Caffinna’sCreations

DH continues to improve healthwise. Not fast enough to suit him, mind you, but much faster than he was originally expected too. He has developed what alot of times the nurses reffer too as “hospital-itus”, where a patient has been in the hospital a long time and faces the possibility of an even longer stay. I’ll save you from the blow by blow of it all, but suffice it to say that he goes into anger fits and sometimes (well, okay mostly) they are unjustified from anyone else’s viewpoint. {Don’t get me wrong, I do understand where it all comes from….just frequently it’s a bit much to handle!}

Tuesday dh had the first of two plastic surgeries. This one they tacked-down the two deep tissue pockets that had been created when infected/dead tissue had been removed. If he continues to heal at his current/previous rate, and there is no reason to suspect otherwise, he’ll be able to have the skin graft in another 7 to 8 days from today. He is still saying that he wants to come home then, he thinks that the additional time is just the doctors’ and hospital’s way of maxing-out the insurance. It’s actually for physical therapy and making sure that he is healing properly, but ofcourse he knows everything and the rest of us know nothing….MEN!

My parents go on vaccation next week. Yup, they are still going knowing that it will force me to stay home during dh’s next surgery, possibly strand dh at hospital maybe without a ride home when he leaves the hospital, and no they would never even consider leaving if it were my brother and his spouse going threw this! Can you guess, I am just a bit peaved and yes I know alot of folks think I am being selfish…..so frigging what! Anyway, my grandmother (in Texas) goes to her doctor on monday and will see if her doctor will let her travel and stay here for a couple of weeks. If grandma can come she’ll stay at my parents’ home with Erchin so that I can be at hospital with dh.

I am desperate.

Today ds and I walked to Post Office to get mail, cash check, then I had planned to pay bills but it began to poor down rain so we came home.

At the post office I made the most marvelous discovery, my sp8 pal had sent me the most wonderful package of goodies!!!

There is two big balls (100 grams) of Opal sock yarn. (Pal how the begeevers did you guess that I have wanted to try Opal sock yarn?) I am not entirely sure what the names of the colorways are as the labels are in German (I think). But the greenish one is just perfect for making dh a pair of socks…thanks! She also had two 50 gram balls of Lana Grossa Meilenium Cotton Fun yarn in a beautiful purpley blend, another yarn I have wanted to try for a long time now! There was also a bag of Salt Water Taffy, yum yum yum; a roll of Spree candies, chewy; Starburst fruit chews, Baja California flavors; and a bag of Jelly Belly jelly beans, my favorite jelly beans. There was a book, “Knitting Vintage Socks” by Nancy Bush. (Love this book, it’s just soooo cool!).

Then there was the cutest felted pin cushion that she designed herself in honor of recent events with dh, you can figure the connection out yourself….lol! The little tag on the spider’s neck….”For Anger Management!” Aint she just the bestest…….yup I am spoiled fur shuerrrrrrrrrr!!!!!

I have been home since last evening and still have gotten virtually no sleep! I owe you an update on dh and I’ll get to it…after a nap.