"Cardinals on Sled" Finish!!!

"Cardinals on Sled"

From Dimensions

Designed by Donna Race

Finished December 12th, 2012

Finally... I feel like I've run a marathon... This took me so long to finish, and now that I'm done I'm kinda stitched out, but raring to start something new... For me, this time though... :D

I Think I've Been On Vacation, Or Something...

Well, that's what it feels like, anyway... I have been horribly negligent in posting pretty much anything, so, here's a small catch-up post to throw your way...

And apparently, I can't upload pictures at the moment... Boo-urns!!!

So, vacation to Newfoundland... Fun times... Visited and hung out with a lot of people I have missed dearly... It's hard sometimes when the people you consider your best friends are thousands of miles away... But, I think I made the most of the time I had with them... No regrets on how time was spent there... We drove back to Ontario, which was funner then I thought it was going to be... That highway through New Brunswick is a thing of beauty, and I would totally drive on it again... Spent a day in Ottawa, ate a Beaver Tail, hung out with family, rode on a ferry boat across a gulf, was on the watch for moose... It was good times...

My brother got married a couple of weeks ago... To a fantastic lady, who is just perfect for him... I'm so happy for him... So happy, in fact, that the day before he got married, I wrecked his car... Never say that I am one to not bring the drama... I'm fine... Still somewhat bruised... But the car is probably never going to be driven again... At his reception, he made jokes all night long about woman drivers... *sigh*... Never gonna live it down, I suppose...

I have been stitching... I swear I have!!! I just have no pictures to show... There was the small wedding sampler I made, then a tiny embroidary piece, and a pillow I patched... I am currently working on "Cardinals on Sled" for my co-worker... I am so far behind, but I'm aiming for November... If I work at the pace I've been stitching for the past few days, I will easily make the deadline... Then there's my own Christmas stitching I'm thinking of doing... Then again, maybe not... I might be stitched out by then... Ugh...

Vacation Time!!!

I arrived in Deer Lake, Newfoundland two days ago... And since then it's been shinanigans... I'll post pictures when I'm back in civilization... :D

Post-Op...

My root canal took part over two visits... The first, he started it, and then I was in discomfort/pain for a couple of days... I understand why... He was filing the canals of the tooth... Which, really means he's going to town with destroying my tooth/the gum around the tooth... So, yes, pain... It sucked... But it was mostly better after a couple of nights... (I worked the next day... if I have to do this again, I will know better)... The next appointment, he finished separating the roots from the tooth, and then cauterized the nerves... It's the oddest thing when you see wisps of smoke coming from your mouth...

Didn't feel a thing...

And the best part was that afterwards, there was no pain unless I bit down on that tooth... Now, a week later, I can chew normally again... No pain at all...

I wouldn't say I would do it again if I didn't have to, but it's nowhere near as scary or horrible as people say it is... Kudos to my dentist for making it somewhat easy on me...

Now, let's hope my insurance also makes it easy on me by paying 80% of the costs, eh? ;D

Will try to get back into the stitching... I am soooo far behind on my projects it's scary... And I only have 19 days until I go on my vacay road-trip with my bestie across half the country... And I'm working full-time until I leave too, so not a lot of time off...

I just want to stitch again... These past few months have been bad for my concentration...

Why I Hate My Teeth, Part 3...

Root canal on Tuesday... Just fucking shoot me now... :(

Why I Hate My Teeth, Part 2...

So, back to the dentist I go next Tuesday... The teeth which were fixed last month, hurt again... Currently I am staying pain-controlled (not pain-free) on lots of Tylenol and Advil... I really hope he doesn't have to put me back on those antibiotics...

This is so frustrating... I thought I was done with this mess... Apparently not... My teeth have lobbed yet another grenade and are intent on continueing this war...

No Suicidal Tendencies Here...

1. I had my teeth fixed... On the 8th, actually...

2. I passed my professional licensing exams for Pharmacy Technician! I found out yesterday...



So, no... I don't have to talked out of jumping off a high-rise building or from a tall bridge, or from renting an airplane to dive out of without a parachute...

This makes me sooo happy!!! The remainder of what I have to do to be regulated will be a breeze compared to this waiting around stuff... And it will also be done sometime in the fall... I am taking a vacation from education for a good 4 months...

Newfoundland, here I come! In July, baby! It's road-trip season!!!