Bikes & Maids

I just made these Indian Maids. Aren't they cute?

I have been busy.

I am working on getting an audio book online. So far I have two chapters done. It is the story of some friends that we have, Paul and Nattie Boskoffsky. It's his story. Sneaky peek. I will have the rest of the chapters done soon. (I hope.)

My husband has been wanting to 'upgrade' our 1983 4-wheeler so we spent some days last time he was home and then the last two days this week looking and looking and looking..sigh.

Yesterday we came home with a black and white Polaris 500. I love it because it has a Queen seat for me! I just need an umbrella with spoongee's on it! You know, those little hangy down things. (Used to see them in cars in the '70's.) So far we have taken a ride to the grocery store, and the post office.

We even rode on the bicycle path. (hehe) Hubby said he was on a quest to plow over some cyclists! NO, not really, but when he said that I just had to laugh! I am not serious and still am slowing down around the bike riders. :-)

Here in Houston we have bicycle paths on both sides of our highway! We just KNOW that they paved over the trails we 4 wheelers made! grrrr!

This is our new Polaris ATV. Imagine the one-up seat on it for now. I will try to get a picture of it soon!

Grandkids just came over!

Knuckle Down by 1/3

Well, Doug managed to hurt himself again! This time he ended up in the hospital. He was working with a grinder on a log for this house and it kicked back and cut his left index finger really bad.

He shaved the bone on both sides of the knuckle and lost 1/3 of his knuckle too. Dr. Mark Clyde cleaned out the knuckle and sewed him up during sugery at 12:30 A.M. (accident happened at 4 PM) and he was back in his room at 3:15 A.M. After we saw the doctor and heard his report my daughter and I went home for sleep.

He is concerned about whether or not he will be able to play bass guitar with this damage. I am not so concerned since the evening he was released from our new MatSu Valley Regional Medical Center he managed to make practice! Bandages and all! His playing sounded pretty good too, even if he was using only two fingers. (His pinky and ring fingers.) P.S. I still have Christmas lights hanging downstairs, hehe.

This was the first time we were in our new local hospital. The emergency clinic seemed really slow for being the ones dealing with an emergency. But I will give them a break and admit that just as we got there three ambulances were scheduled to arrive and then one motorcycle victim came in while we waited. I guess a mangled knuckle is not high priority.

When Doug was admitted and prepared for surgery (about 10:30 p.m.) they wheeled him up to a room and the service on second floor was incredible! The nurses and doctors we encountered while there were great! Their great bedside manner sure changed our whole attitude towards the new hospital when they showed kindness and concern while actually helping Doug! I don't think it's being selfish to say --- we felt waiting over an hour in the emergency just to be screened was too long. There were three of us waiting to be seen by the nurse doing the screening and only one sick baby a head of Doug. I think they started hopping when they saw the blood beginning to ooze out of the bandage Doug had wrapped around his hand... while he put his tools away and carried the log into the shop!!!!!

Doug was the first person to stay in Room 240 on the second floor of the new hospital. In the hospital the patient orders food from the kitchen when he/she is hungry rather than there being a set time for meals being served! So it's kind of like being in a hotel! Guest's can also order meals and eat with the patient.

Here is a close up of his finger! The middle finger just got gouged! It is just a regular ol' cut, says Doug, but the doctor stuck a few stitches into that too.

Send him a get well note HERE! (hehehe)

Make Me An Offer!

I ran across this INTERESTING STORY online and just for fun I thought I would put something up for exchange myself!

So, would anyone out there want to trade something for this butterfly amulet bag? One side has a blue butterfly and the other is a yellow. The bag is peyote stitch. It is twisted fringe with Delica and Czech beads. It would be a great gift! (It has a $95.00 value.)

Make your trade offers here. Make me an offer I can't refuse! All offers will be considered.

We had a very good Easter day. After we went to church the Grandkids came up here and went looking for the 98 filled eggs we hid (Doug and I).

AJ found the most eggs with 32! Some of the eggs had numbers so they won some small gifts afterwards. Then I made them all breakfast and we ate the Easter bread my sister brought to me at church. Yummi bread Mil!

After that we had dinner at Kim's and then went on to the highlight of the day which was watching our first Grandchild Alexis get baptized! I am very thankful to see the grace of God being extended to the Grandkids! There were 12 people total that were baptized yesterday!

So, did you think of anything to trade with me yet??? :-)))) Authentic Alutiiq made handcraft! hmm? hah?

Tetelestai!

It is finished!

Tomorrow we will go to church, come back here and let the grandkids look for eggs we should have already put out early tomorrow, then we will all eat dinner at our daughter Kim's new home.

Happy Easter to all!