What's On Your Workdesk? Wednesday 151

First off a reminder to go check out the other (less messy?) desks at:

Stamping Ground

This week there has been very little going on for the 2nd half... 

It seems the Drummers of the World have moved into my head and set up shoppe. 

I'm on Migraine Day 4: It's on the downslope though, thank-goodness!

Yesterday I called it 'one-eyed-pirate-artist' day... my right eye was heavily blurred and has a large floater that blocked much of my vision for the past few days. After 2 solid days a bed I was sick of being idle... so one-eyed or not: Art was happening! ;O) 

That's what's still sitting out on my desk. In the group Art Journaling for Women on Facebook a call went out for everyone to make an "I Am Am Artist" page for our Journals. Made mine last evening after supper. It's still sitting out with the black backing for photos. 

Under it the Celtic Jewelry I wear every day, it's pointy... not good for sleeping in. ;O)

Celtic Prayer book at the right, many extra prayer this week for my Mum and some other sh-tuff we have going on in and around her accident. 

...and the usual smattering of pens, paint (ooo... need to empty the brush-beaker, forgot that last night...), glue, papers, 'puter and sh-tuff.

 

Update on my Mum:

She did have the eye surgery, it did not go as well as the other eye. 

Seems the lens was not placed 'just-so' so it's needed to be re-adjusted. Now we wait again. She gets the stitched out on her face at some point this week. The torn part seems to healing OK. 

She is however having the hardest time sleeping, which of course she needs to do to heal. 

If you can picture the wounds going around in a spiral starting with her face: Torn up on the left (it was the left part of her nose that was torn off and re-attached), twisting around to her left side (shoulder and elbow still quite swollen and black even a week later) and then around her thighs and across the back of her lower thighs, knees and calves. Makes it *very* had to find a way to lie down that isn't affected.

She tried for a day or 2 to lift herself into their bed and ended up tearing her right shoulder with the effort of holding all her weight. We did manage to get her a cane so she can move a bit more securely as the left leg keeps giving out on her.

She is however one tough cookie and being amazingly cheery about it all. 

That's my Mum! 

As Julia said, 

If anyone (WOYWW Card-Crew) would like to send her a card,

 I'm *sure* it would help cheer her along...

Please contact me for her addy at:

sarahccooper (at) rogers (dot) com

Book of Days: April 19th ...Praying for my Mother.

As many of you know...

 Yesterday at 8:30 AM my mother was hit by a car. 

It was on a busy street just a block from their house, she was crossing with the light, in the pedestrian crosswalk and was struck by a car making a left hand turn. The driver did not see her, it is a terrible intersection that is full of blinding white light that early in the morning. Made worse by the fact that this was a neighbor that lived behind them and down only a few houses. The old adage about accidents happening close to home...  She holds no malice whatsoever for the driver. He stayed til the paramedics took her to hospital, his wife came up the street to take their toddler son home (after also being checked by the paramedics). He also called today to see how she was and offer any assistance he and his family can (food, errands etc...) 

She was struck on the left hand side, rolled up then off the car and is now quite bruised and battered up. Her nose was torn badly on the left but the hospital was able to reattach everything. Her nose is also broken, but thankfully that is the only thing that is broken. Miracles! 

This, however, will change her face forever.

On top of that, today she was also scheduled for eye surgery at 8 AM. 

The hospital doctors assured us that she was still OK to go ahead with the surgery. She went and is now home. The surgeon said there is a 'bubble under the lens' and she can't see clearly like she did when they did the other eye several months back.This is a worry, we will know more when she goes for her follow-up. 

There was no question that today's thoughts, prayers and everything else have been on/for my Mom... so is my BOD page.

Photo is of my Mom was taken at 2 dear friends wedding last year.

Quote written around her:

I remember my mother's prayers and they have always followed me.  

They have clung to me all my life.  

~Abraham Lincoln~

Now it is my turn to Pray for you...

(prayers in heart)

 

 April 19th:

Full Spread

Preparing the masking tape border... 

Inked, stamped with StazOn then ripped in 1/2 lengthwise.