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 Hello again,

Today brings us to the second challenge of the year with my team mates at Lil Patch of Crafty Friends, this fortnight we are sponsored by Polkadoodles who kindly gave our team two images to work with, I have used Love Heart Honeypie

First card for the year

I would like to enter this card in:
Digi Choosday Challenge 1 Anything goes
Make My Monday #269 Use paper with pattern
Polkadoodles Challenge 1 Anything goes
The Neglected Stuff Challenge Heart dies, first outing can't remember when I bought them
Alphabet Challenge S is for Square
Crafts Galore Encore #143 Anything goes
Paper Rocks Scissors Challenge #12 scissors to cut twine and silver cord
Sweet Sketch Wednesday sketch #318 (I hope you don't mind my extra bling)

For those who have been following my health over the last year here is an update

I am back at home; after spending almost 12 weeks in hospital, I arrived home in time for Christmas. The first 2 weeks in a temporary back slab cast whilst the swelling went down, followed by 6 weeks in a fibreglass cast below my knee, my left leg must surely now be extremely strong as while in hospital I was required to attend physiotherapy twice per day, for almost an hour each time, I was the only patient in the hospital riding a knee scooter for the first 5 weeks when one morning another lady came in on her scooter.

 In a world of coincidences, we were the mirror opposite of each other, my right foot in plaster, her left foot in a cam-boot, when she was checking in to the physio asked her name, we shared the same name too. I also discovered that even our ages were mirror imaged, the next day the weekday physio's were back at work and the same one was looking after the both of us, he placed us side by side and said that I was going to be her mentor, everything she sees me doing she will also be doing. The only unfortunate thing was that the nurses accidentally placed one of her medications in my locked draw, just as well we were both taking the same medication and the same dose, perhaps they should have placed one of us in a different ward.

I have another follow up appointment at the end of the month where I will have to find out if the 5cm (2inch) long screw they put in is permanent or if it needs to come out at a later date, as it sticks out a long way if it is staying. I will also be having some other check-ups as whilst in hospital I gave the nurses a scare, my blood pressure went from 116/80 in sitting and when I stood up it dropped to 64/46, some sort of postural drop which I have started on a new medication, now to find out if this is something that has been happening each time I am feeling dizzy or light-headed.

Thank you for looking in,
Have a wonderful week...
Megan

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 Hello again,

Today brings us to another all new Anything goes Challenge with my team mates at Lil Patch of Crafty Friends. This fortnight we are sponsored by Rachelle Anne Miller who lives in South Australia. I have chosen Bunny and Guinea Reindeer ride to make a Christmas card for a friend who keeps two guinea pigs. Apologies for the photo, I resorted to taking it outside as the flash kept going off inside.

Colouring with Pencils Anything goes (Kleuren met Potloden)

Polkadoodles Challege 10 week 4 Anything goes

Creative Knockouts #555 Anything Goes

Digi Choosday Challenge 9 week 4 Anything goes

12 Months of Christmas Link -up #126 Anything goes optional Squares and circles Square card and layers with circle die cut

Peace on Earth Challenge #96 Anything goes optional inspiration board

Merry Little Christmas Challenge #64 Anything Goes

I thought I may have heard back from my specialist about surgery date, not yet. I do however know that I am likely to have to go into a rehabilitation hospital as I am having trouble being able to use crutches to get up/down stairs, the torn rotator cuff has not helped matters.  

Thank you for looking in, 

Have a wonderful week,

Megan

 Hello again, 

I hope your weather is being much nicer than ours, we have been stuck inside due to daily rain, on the days it does not rain it is still too cold to dry the washing on the line. A town about 20mins away had a large sandstone cliff give way, 200,000 tonnes, thankfully not at a time people may have been rock climbing. We are expecting snow in the area, in towns at a higher elevation.

I have a few exercises to do to build my shoulder in the hopes I will be able to manage crutches so I can have my ankle surgery, we have 4 steps to get onto the porch, one extra to get into the house, physio has also suggested shuffling up the stairs on my backside, getting moveable stairs to raise me high enough to sit on a chair, then manage only the step into the house, this will still need a degree of shoulder stability.

On to my card, Today brings us to another all-new Anything goes challenge with my team mates at Lil Patch of Crafty Friends, this fortnight we are sponsored by Polkadoodles, who gave the team two digi stamps to work with. I have used Parkie Polar Bear and Theo Penguin to make a Christmas Card.

Polkadoodles

Prize 3 Digi images

What I used:

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