Layton called and we came

Saturday night we, myself, Pilot and Angel, resigned ourselves that we would not be able to go part time with Hubby as he went to Layton to do a Le Bus assignment. However, at the very last minute, like at 8 pm Saturday night, I got this call from Hubby and by 9 pm we were on our way to Layton for the weekend.

However, we had such a nice time being able to be with Hubby/Dad in the evening on Sunday that when it came time to leave Monday afternoon I made the call to stay one more day. So I talked Angel into missing one day of school and promised that we would leave Tuesday afternoon for home.

Tuesday morning at 4:40am came and Angel decided to have the throw up stomach flu. I would have kept her home from school anyway, so I am glad that we decided to stay with Hubby. He helped a lot with her being sick as did the hotel staff. It was actually quite comforting that they helped so much that all I really had to do was take care of her. It was very nice.

By Wednesday morning Angel was feeling better but I would not have sent her to school yet. So I believe that staying in Layton turned out to be a good thing. The snow was heavy up here also. I, along with my semi voting kids, decided that we would finish the week with hubby instead of going home. So Angel will have to make up her schoolwork, but we are both confident that she can do it.

Pilot on the other hand can still take his work with him all the time and is still not an issue if we make plans at the last minute to take a vacation.

Well, going for now.

Sharinskishe

Valentine's Day

!!!  H A P P Y  V A L E N T I N E' S D A Y  !!!

Of course it is Friday and Today is the day the kids at the Brick and Mortar schools are celebrating Valentines Day. So in my desire to be crafty, I helped Angel make flowers for her teachers and bus driver.

Here are this years version of the candy flowers. They are definitely not as elaborate as the end of the year bouquets we made last spring. But the flower heads themselves are the best yet, so we believe.

Here is our Valentines Flowers:

This year I used chocolate hearts to make the flowers.  These are Reese's Peanut Butter Cup, heart shaped Valentine Candy.  Then the leaves are made from Twix, long skinny Tootsie Rolls and Whopper mini packs.

 

  

 Angel was  not in to the photo opp this morning.  This is all three 'gifts' held like a bouquet.

  

 Still not exactly overexcited.  It looks like a put on smile to me.  

However, Angel is still my beautiful daughter.

  

This duo has Twix for the leaves, because the person getting this one loves Twix.

  

 Here is Angel's sack with all her Valentines for all 29 kids.  She has a small class this year.

  

 Here is just another look, view of the flowers.

 

And one final view of the flowers.  They were fun, and we think they look really nice.

This one below is from last year, we added silk roses for Angel's favorite 5th grade teacher.

**click here and you will see my blog page with the other photos of the Spring- school's out bouquets.

Sharinskishe

Pilot's New Brace

So, the reason the brace photos did not upload, was because they were not on my phone.  They were on Hubby's phone!  So here are the rest of the photos from Wednesdays adventure:

 

Ooooops!  This is not one of those photos!  

Pilot took this photo and was very proud of the way the moon was shining on the lake.

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Here are Pilot's photos:

 

  Here they have put the 'sock' on his hand and wrist.

  

 Here they are forming the custom brace material to his hand and wrist.

  

 Here they wrap the brace with a bandage to let it set/harden/cool in the correct form. 

(I am guessing as I was not there for these steps!)

  

 Now that it is set:

  

 They remove the bandage and adhere Velcro to the form.  

Here they have put the large lower one on and then test them for fit.

  

 Here they have added the one that goes around the hand.

  

Here he has the finger strap and it is all done.  He now has a custom fit brace 

that he can remove when he does his exercises and takes a shower.

  

 Pilot took this photo at home, himself.

  

 This photo shows how he was showing off his scar to all his friends at a church activity Wednesday night.

  

 Yes, this scar will do.  

Look at the tract holes along the line.  Maybe mom should call me Tracks!

Awesome scar.  Thanks!!

My Etsy Welcome Page

This is what I wanted my Etsy shoppe front page to look like, but they don't allow us to use Html and make choose our own font and size, etc.
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Everything is handcrafted with a lot of TLC. I have a pet free, smoke free home and look for pet free, smoke free materials.

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My polymer clay items are very stable, however they may crack or break if mistreated- dropped, thrown, stepped on, etc. They are also not waterproof or resistant. My advise is to remove jewelry, beads, before washing or physical activity, just as you would do for most jewelry. Some items come without a finish applied and will so state in the item description. If you want a finish applied please convo me.

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I hope to have an abundance of items here within a few months. I have lots of crafts that I have made that are in storage and have just been waiting for me to join Etsy so that they can be showcased!!!

Have a wonderful day!!!!!

Shari

Cast Removed - Brace Created

Here is Pilot in the Nurses care as she performs the delicate procedure of cast removal. One slip and his arm is sliced into two!!! (Of course that is not true. The saw will not cut soft texture, it's a safety thing.)

The wonderful Steri strips that kept his hand from catching on the soft material under the cast.

Here Pilot is saying 'hi'. Or maybe it is 'see mom, no cast.'

Here Pilot is looking up to Heaven and saying his thanks that his hand is healing on schedule.

X-rays of his hand. Healing is coming along just fine. However there are still a good couple of weeks to go before he can really use his hand. Now he just needs to get the fingers moving again. No weight lifting yet.

Waiting to see the Physical Therapist and get a custom brace and exercises.

Here is one last look at the hand. Pilot removed the steri strips. The scar looks awesome! He is pleased with it. Could have been a bit bigger, but he will be OK with this.

Now, for some reason, I don't have the photos of the new brace. Maybe I forgot to download them from my phone. Oh well, maybe next post.

He is now freed from the confining cast and into the brace he has been waiting for. He can now shower without help getting his cast covered. This is a great relief for us and for him. He is supposed to wear the brace 24/7 except for showering. I am pretty sure he will adhere to the doctors directions, but then he is a boy and a teenager, so we will have to see.

He has some exercises he is to do for the next two weeks. He has been good so far to do them. He also has a lot of restrictions, so I hope he will be good. He understands the reason for the restrictions, but he is human and he came from my lineage, and therefore he may have a hard time restraining himself as he gets feeling better and better.