In and out... of hospital

Well, this classifies as just about the worst couple of weeks we have had for a long time. 

Ryan has been in and out of hospital with chesty wheezing, suspected asthma, finally diagnosed with bronchitis.  We have been told to expect a 12 week recovery period, and he has been on steroids for a week now, and several days to go.  We are learning to cope with giving him ventolin through a mask and spacer, every 3 hours, which is traumatic for all of us.  But watching him struggle for breath is far worse...

We all had a night's sleep at home last night, but I think it will be a long time before I let Ryan sleep in his own room by himself again.  The thought of missing the signs of an impending bout of wheezing scares me.

On top of this, Brad had day surgery under general anaesthetic to have some teeth surgically removed, and Naomi had a nasty gastric bug last weekend.  Suffice to say I am buying us a new feathr duvet, because the old one took quite a beating one night.

Anyway, on happier news, I have been able to do a bit of crochet while sitting in the hospital rooms :-)

I hope your families are all healthier than ours has been!

My Creative Space... Toot toot!

Do you have a project that is your long-term fall back project, for when you don't really have anything else specifically on the go?  This is mine... it is a chevron afghan blanket for Ryan (aka Boo).

He has an ongoing love of all things trains, including of course Thomas the Tank Engine.  So it was natural that his blanket for next winter had to be blue, white and red.  I started it last October, in the hope that it would be done by the coming winter.... as it is only about a third of the way there, I think the cool weather might  beat me to the finish line.

Actually, I got quite a lot done while sitting in the cramped bathroom, on a mattress, by the light of a torch, listening to the winds of Cylone Yasi whip around outside.  It was very useful to get Naomi to count my stitches - not at all useful for my crocheting, but very good for distracting her from something that she knew was scary.

For more creative spaces head over to Kirsty at http://www.kootoyoo.com/

Introducing... Mr 18 Months!

I am grateful to be able to work, and have the kids with me some of the time.  Fabric Fusion has given me that flexibility.  However, the perils of bringing Ryan (aka Mr 18 Months) to the shop for the day are, in the timeless words of The Fat Controller ... "confusion and delay".

Ryan learns to crochet... 

The new to-do list...