Wednesday, December 16, 2009

SSCS Christmas Swap


I joined Chookyblue's SSCS Christmas swap again this year, and received my package about
10 days ago. I am absolutely in love with my ornament. I am still trying to figure out how to make some. It involves folding ribbon and pining them onto a styrofoam ball I think. I love the pattern of this. My Secret Santa is Kate Webster from Western Australia. My main gift is under the tree waiting for Christmas. Thank you so much Kate again, this is such a lovely ornament and it will be treasured!

I have been quiet for awhile, a lot of stuff has been going on besides my work situation. Today we are attending the funeral of my son-in-law Jeff's grandfather. This happened suddenly after he was taken in to have heart surgery last week. He was a very dear man that we loved and his death comes as a deep loss.

My father also has had critical issues. He was supposed to go on an Alaskan cruise about a week after John and I. On the way to the airport, their car was rear ended and totaled. Because he is on blood thinners, and bumped his head, he had bleeding into his brain. I found out all this while
I was on my cruise. He came home, and the next week was on the way a doctor's appointment, when he had a heart attack. They took him to the hospital, and found he had a heart attack, plus more bleeding in his brain, which they had to put a drain in, to let it out. This stay was about 5 weeks and was touch and go there for a while. He is now back home but is having problems with balance, and falling and has had several falls since, including flat on his face. I told him he couldn't afford anymore bumps to his brain, and he said he knew.

The other person we are worried about is John's mother. She has been on hospice care since John spent 5 weeks in San Diego with her earlier this year. She had a cancer on her ear, that was removed, and has apparently spread. She didn't tolerate the radiotherapy very well, and it really messed her up. They talked about extensive surgery to clean everything up, but she is too frail to survive that we feel. A chaplain came and talked with her last week and told her the time was near. She is on morphine now.


4 comments:

  1. cute ornament by Kate goodluck trying to work out how it was made.........lol..........
    hope all your family remain well over the christmas period although i am sure they will be a worry anyway..........

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  2. Dear Karrin,
    Your new ornament is so cute:))
    I'm so sorry to hear all those health issues in your family, you're having a hard period as I had last year.
    I keep you and your family in my prayers.
    Rengin

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  3. You poor thing. That is almost too much for one family to bear. I hope your father is on the mend and hope Hospice can ease your MIL'slast days

    this will be a tough Christmas for you all. Life can be hard sometime. Take some time just for the two of you and do some fun things also.

    Your ornament is lovely.

    Hugs

    FredaB

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  4. Sending hugs and lots of positive thoughts your way, Karrin.

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