I've Made Friday Week 205

Good Morning everyone!

Wow what a week.

I super excited about all the presents

I have bought everyone for Christmas.

The older I get the more and more

I enjoy giving over receiving.

Don't get me wrong I still love receiving

gifts but most of the love and happiness

is in giving.

I have so many surprises for people

that I can't wait for Christmas day.

Red Monster has a Harry Potter

set of PJ's 

and a shorts and t-shirt of Manchester United.

He has some lovely snuggly slippers

to match.

These are the parcel that Santa accidentally

drops on his way past on Christmas Eve

(that way he looks smart on Christmas morning).

He has a nurf gun as his main present,

it's huge!!!

He also has a game for his x-box as well

as the sherlock holmes boardgame.

He also has the next Young Sherlock Holmes

book in the series.

He has other bits and pieces.

For the first time ever my mum and dad

are coming to our house for dinner.

My mum has cooked Christmas Dinner every

year for the last 43 years.

She is super excited about not having

to make it.

Our Santa's late deliveries are all purchased.

After dinner when the day quietens down

Santa knocks on the door and leaves a parcel.

It says on the box, sorry I forgot to give you these.

Inside anyone who is in the house gets a present.

The presents have to be silly or game things

so everyone has fun.

It's my 2nd time of purchasing the gifts.

It's very exciting because my mum has been

doing it since my Grandad died so it's nice

for her to get a surprise.

Our new visitor has gotten her feet under the table.

She thinks she is in charge!

She tried running in the opposite direction

on the walk, just to see if she could get away

with it, she didn't, I put her

on her lead.

Then she decided she couldn't be bothered

being brushed anymore but I still got her.

She has started barking at the postman as well.

The fantastic thing is she is so well behaved

apart from those instances, she is brilliant with

kids and she loves sitting on your knee.

It's very strange as the nearest Benji gets is

sat on your knee.

I was too ill to go to the doctors this week

so I am going to have to wait another couple

of weeks to be able to sort my medication out.

They release appointments everyday so

I'll keep trying to get one sooner.

I am started counselling in about 2 months time.

The doctor wants me to as I am dealing with

so much health wise.

I am not sure as Crochet is my therapy

and I use it a lot more than pain killers.

I will give it a go as I am open to anything

that helps.

I admit I have been very disappointed that

I'm not able to come off my medication.

I wanted to go all natural and come off

all the medication with the horrible

side effects but I have to be realistic

and take the ones that increase the amount

of sleep I get and reduce the pain I am in.

It's funny I can't remember what it's like to

not be in pain.

It's just my everyday now. It's always there.

I don't feel sorry for myself as I have coping

strategies that help and I am lucky

not to need to take pain medication constantly.

This might sound really stupid but I feel

blessed for the life I have!

I wasn't at all well this week so I curled up

on the couch with a blanket and let the world

go on with me spending time to heal.

I know there are thousands if not millions of people

out there that don't have that option.

I have a wonderful friend who took

Red Monster to school and the dogs kept me company.

My wonderful husband does the cooking and the shopping

so I don't have to worry about things.

I am very lucky.

I am also lucky in the fact that my illness won't kill me.

This means that hopefully in my lifetime they will

find a cure.

There is already a hope out there and I am already

sending out emails to see how I get on the trail.

I do have one make this week but I am afraid

that it isn't crochet related.

The lady whose dog I am looking after had a birthday.

I couldn't resist making her a birthday card.

It's not brilliant but I think I am getting

a little better each time.

I am learning to do each stage and wait for it

to dry before rushing on with the next stage.

I hope I will get better.

Especially after I get my new 

Xcut Xpress Die Cutting Machine.

My mum is also getting me some dies

for my Christmas Present.

The thing I love about this new machine

is the fact that you can cut fabric.

This means I will be able to cut felt and

fabric for projects as well.

It's so exciting.

I have so many ideas in my head

that I want to make.

I hope your week is going well!