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We should have known something was going to happen. Every time Marty gets something new at work, his job or position changes and he doesn't get to enjoy his new equipment. Well, Marty has been waiting several years for a new work truck, and he finally got it about 6 weeks ago. About 4 weeks ago, Marty starting having a lot of pain in his hip and leg, and finally broke down and went to see someone about it. They initially found out his hip was out of place, and after several chiropractic treatments, it was much better. Suddenly, his pain became worse than before. After a MRI, they found he also has two bulging discs in his back. He sees a neurologist on Friday, and may be having an epidural next week. Of course, during this time, he's been out of work, and his poor new truck has just been sitting, waiting on Marty to come drive it. Prayers for a complete recovery would be appreciated.
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Jameson and I went on a fantastic field trip to Stone Mountain last week. The weather was perfect and all the kids behaved. It was pretty much a perfect day! We left Talladega at 6:30 that morning, and didn't get home until around 10:00 that night. It was a LONG day, but we all had a blast!
I LOVE THESE KIDS!
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After several years of having the same schedule at work, things are changing. We've had some staffing changes over the past few months, so I am being moved around to where I am needed the most. I'm still doing phone triage, but am also working some out on the floor, too. It's been a huge adjustment after sitting on my bootie for the past 7 years! It is nice to actually be able to see some of my patients face to face now.
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Blueberry Hill Handmade has been booming! I pretty much spend every waking hour that I'm not at my bill-paying job, working on Blueberry Hill orders. My poor house is definitely suffering! I could probably clean for a week and still have a ton of work left to do! Oh well, the housework can wait, right? Here are a couple of the fun Halloween things I've been working on.
My customer sent me a picture of this and asked me to recreate it. I think it turned out really cute!
The pumpkin shirts have returned! These are some of my favorite shirts ever!
My friend Katherine from Grass Stains sent me an e-mail a couple of weeks ago, asking if I had ever thought about making reusable tote bags. I hadn't thought of it, but decided to try making some, using Kat's great ideas! I think they turned out SO CUTE! I love making these!
If you are interested in anything you see here, or have something you would like for me to to make for you, visit my page Blueberry Hill Handmade.
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Speaking of Halloween, this is the first year since we've been in this house, that I have not decorated for Halloween. I am SO BUMMED! Since Marty hurt his back/hip, he can't get into the attic to get down all of our stuff, and my big ol' bootie ain't fitting up those steps, so I guess there won't be any witches' legs on display! Also, our temporary front porch steps have been moved to get ready for more permanent front steps, so trick-or-treaters can't even get to our front door! Not that we ever have any trick-or-treaters. But those are on hold, too, until Marty's back/hip problems are fixed...and we try to bounce back financially from his not working for a month. It's always something, right?
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*whew* That's a lot to cover, and I'm sure there are 100 other things I meant to tell all of you, but just can't remember right this minute. LOL I hope you all are doing well, and I hope you have a fabulous week!