Working along...

Feeling a little stressed lately with running around so much... lots of stuff to do that needs to be done soon. :o(

The huge amount of thread spools from the auction buy...
Mr. J's alien tries really hard to hide,
maybe because he heard more aliens had landed...

Pillow Pal Alien
Tried this with my sewing machine to make a quick pal
The machine is still harder than hand-sewing for me
but this fabric required it as it frayed terribly!

and Chris wanted to see the knits we use the most often, so here are my knit (and crochet) 'pink bunny slippers' from very early in my 'learning to knit' stage. They are old and battered now, but still get worn on cold kitchen and bathroom floors (worn usually over knit socks).

Cats like Dressers

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We're back at work - trying to get caught up!
The girls had SUCH fun with the new dressers when they got in the house.

Happy Halloween!

Happy Halloween!

Linky: SETI article with fantastic image

Linky: Cool alien soap molds

Linky: Cute aliens in Egypt spoof

Man on Pain Killers buys Furniture at Auction

A lot of furniture. I still need to go get the dressers. *sigh* Some of it was good though! We were living like nomads the past three years, and now the house is starting to look like the people living there might not be able to pack in one or two days again.

Sally and Willow definitely approve.



the toy shop is bubbling along...



I did a little auction buying myself: There was a little sewing shop in the auction too -- The lady sold a huge tub of the little sewing thread spools for 15.00. There must be hundreds of spools here in many colours that will come in handy for toys!

Mr.J sees the dentist again today and then we're back to work (light duty for him - I'm his hands). Thanks again everyone for the support during this. I agree with Lynn, it looks like things are slowly getting back to some kind of normal around here...

Flowers for Mr. J

Chrysanthemums for Mr.J, he loves them.
Sally approves too.

You've just got to see what Johanna has been making! Amazing!
How I LOVE the herringbone OWL!

There is an antique mall auctioning off their entire contents about a block from our house. Mr.J insisted to go yesterday, for a little while*, and we ended up with a Victorian-style couch/settee for CHEAP. Apparently it was towards the end of the day and there were so few people willing to go up to the third floor they were saying 'What will you give for something in this room?' They are auctioning off the bottom floor today. Our boss has agreed to help me move the couch to their back loading dock, and into his truck.

Mr.J is doing pretty well! He is trying to get his own food and medication now - although he says that is a hard task with me around ;o) The couch is actually a good idea, since this one happens to be long enough for a 6'4" person to lay down on. This way he has something besides the bed to lounge on with his arm propped up.

* He is so tired of being cooped up in the house! He said it was good exercise for him, as long as the pain medication held out.

Mr.J's hospital pictures

Thanks everyone for your kind words, thoughts and well wishes. We both really appreciate all of you! Mr.J asked me to bring the camera and take just a few 'before & after' photos for him.

Before the Surgery
We got there at 11 am, and had a very long wait.
He got to go home at 6:30 pm.

Before the Surgery
with temporary cast and fingers taped together.

After surgery
After surgery
He says the bones already feel more stable, which does help - but the pain is actually more with the incision. The doctor wants to see him again next week to check the incision.

More later, thank you again everyone.