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I've been feeling better lately. Still having pain. I get another injection on the 18th of October and my surgery gets scheduled on Nov 19th. So I'm still knitting away trying not to think about it..

So here's what I made yesterday..Now I have to make a pair for my mother in law and another for a swap package. It's a good thing they knit up quickly.

Mama and Lily

 

I love my Lily Pie! 

Finally able to finish something!

With everything going as it has been and feeling the way I do getting things done is quite difficult. But last night I finished my latest knitting project. It's a knitting project bag. I lined it with one of my favorite Alexander Henry fabrics and it's reversable. I made the strap a bit longer than intended, but I really needed
to use the whole two skeins of yarn. And it's easier to carry a knitting project in and knit and walk with a longer strap.so ha I can just pretend that I meant to do it!So here's a picture of my knitting glory..even if it is only seed stitch and a ribbed strap..I finished it!

And yes...my husband is addicted to shoes..and other clothing items. The yarn, that's mine.

Shots in the spine hurt

I got my shot in the back today. I feel pretty bad. The doctor was nice and adorable, not much older than me, with a cute Louisiana accent. I was knitting in the waiting room..My mantra lately "knit one, purl one. Knit the purls and purl the knits.." An older woman came by and said "well you don't even have to look at it do you?" She went on about how she never picked up knitting but did cross stitch. For some reason it makes me feel better, more accomplished when an older person notices my knitting. Like they understand that it's a passion, a lifestyle, a way to show love. Younger non-knitters just see it as a hobby, boring, or way to difficult to undertake. As the woman walked away she said I had talent..I beamed, even though my husband tells me constantly..She made my day.

Knitting as therapy

I am so scared for the spinal injections tomorrow that I can't stop knitting. No matter what, even if I'm doing dishes I'm knitting in my head, k1 p1 k2tog...on and on (not that I do dishes or anything) I wonder if they'll let me knit while they're doing the injections. I can knit in just about any position. Right now I have a new bag I'm making, I have to keep patterns simple with all the pain meds they have me on. I just can't seem to read or count right for that matter. My husband, Jarrod has been really nice about things (apart from the fight we got into yesterday, but we'll not go in to that one) He's trying to keep me calm, but that's like trying to have a pig at a tea party without any mess. So as I am so not looking forward to tomorrow and the days after...I knit so all I think about are the stitches and watching my darling Lily bounce in her bouncy thingy.

My Lily..she keeps me going.

The horror the horror!

Had the physical therapy yesterday..I wanted to kill that man! Not only was he hurting me (as if there needs to be more reasoning behind the murder) he was very..well he was kind of dumb. So yeah I came home a total wreck and my poor poor husband..I threw a proper temper tantrum..like it was his fault. So I'm sorry for that, but I'm still not sorry about the bit about video games..That said, I feel bad that he has to deal with me like this. I promise I haven't always been a complete bitch or total loon, but all the pain and being so scared of the injections and the surgery. It's too much and I'm not good at too much. I prefer things stay nice and slow..effortless, worry free...But I guess it wouldn't be life then would it? Ha!

I have physical therapy again tomorrow..pray that I don't kill anyone. The day after is when I get the spinal injections. At least they'll sedate me for that one...They'd have to or the whole staff would be holding me down.

To make all of this more scary I watched a video of the disk replacement surgery on you tube..I do like to know how things work, but I could have gone without knowing that they're going to slice my abdomen and gently (yes the clinical trial says gently) move my organs to one side! Are you kidding? These things do not make sweet dreams.

Happy note: Lily is 9 months old today! Yay nine whole months and I haven't dropped her or lost her..I win:)

Don't Worry Be Happy..or something like that

My physical therapy is today and I'm thinking I may go on over to the yarn store after to pet the yarn..That helps when things aren't they way I want them to be. As does looking at photos of my Lily Pie.

That makes it all better!