I have to say, I am in a much better mood today than I have been for the past couple of weeks. I saw the orthopedic specialist on Monday, and I have been given the ok to start weaning off the use of my crutches. I'm so ready to be mobile again! It appears the stress fracture in my hip is healing. I am not convinced the issue is resolved though, because I still have a significant amount of pain from time to time. I start physical therapy next week, and revisit the doctor in a month. I have to be careful though. Yesterday I tried to move around without crutches a little too much, and I ached last night. Today, I will use my crutches a little more, and we'll see how this goes!
On to my stitching goodness! I know that I am a couple of days late on my ORT report. The 16th was such a busy day. Besides the doctor, we had family that had driven to Indiana from Arkansas. I hosted dinner at our house for everybody on Monday. There were ten of us gathered here that evening. I was busy cooking and cleaning!
If you don't know what ORTs are, you can read all about them on the blog It's Daffycat. I think it's fun to save these for a short while, I smile when I think of the projects I have stitched each month. I didn't post a report in March. I stitched a little bit that month, but I was too busy finishing my BSN. Yep, that's right, I am finally done with college! I have my evenings free to stitch now, hooray! So, the ORTs in my little jar include a few pieces from March.
I have also stitched on a piece I started last year. This was a kit. It is getting so close to a finish, but i get bored with the backstitching, so it has gone into its project bag for a bit. I hope to finish it this month though.
This is really not a good picture, I'm sorry. I only need to finish the grass and the bicycle. It's almost there! I need this piece done so I can have credit for my stitch from stash!
Finally, because I am anxious to stitch everything I have, I started another piece this month. I guess I just decided since I finished one, I should start one. This piece is from Stoney Creek magazine, from 2017. I love the tension hoop that I have been using to stitch, it sure leaves wrinkles though!
This is close to being finished as well. I need to backstitch the letters for Lake, and complete the bottom. Since we have not yet sold our lakehouse, I want to frame it and hang it there this year. The walls at our lakehouse are pretty bare, so this will be a nice addition.
Today, I am going to spend some time helping my young son. He bought a house to remodel and rent, and it needed a lot of work. I haven't been able to do anything to help him out so far, but I am determined to do something for him. Today, I am going to sit and pull what looks like a million little staples out of the kitchen floor. Previous owners had stapled new flooring on top of old. The staples all need to come out before ceramic tile can go in. Hopefully I will be able to get these out.
Thanks for stopping by today. Have a great day!
