Ta-daaaaa

I am sorry for the delay in posting, I have been a little unwell these last few days and now I am back on the Auto-immune disease merry-go-round. This is just a fancy way of saying we have no clue why your body is attacking itself but it is very interesting! Maybe this time around they can narrow it down a little better so that I can get the right medication and settle myself the heck down!! It can be quite exhausting and it is quite painful but with luck the medication the doctor gave me today will help to ease the pain, help me sleep and make the simplest tasks simple again.

Well, enough whining and being a sookie lala and onto something far more interesting and fun :) I have finished making my mums Snape Potterpuff into a cushion and apart from a slight problem where I ran out of green yarn it looks fabulous, I must admit though I rather like the black stripe across the top it makes the cushion look far more dramatic than if I had used the green all the way. So without further ado here is Snape in all his finished glory:

I couldn't resist showing the front off again, sorry for the blatant display of Snapeness!! I have also begun the Harry Potterpuff goodness and I am enjoying him so very much, the pink that is his background is just amazing and really seems to make him "pop", just a small amount done but still soooooooo pretty:

And finally something to make you smile, my poor BooBoo trying to pull herself onto the lounge to rescue her ball from the clutches of the evil children!!!! lol

Take care and enjoy your day where ever you are.
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Hospitals and a ta-dah

This week has been a very trying week for us all here at HibiscusHouse, we started the week knowing that it was going to be a very tight budget week because the water meters here are only read once every seven months, which having only been here not quite a year we were unaware of, so after the initial shock of a water bill that was $321.00!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! we buckled down and created a super tight budget to accommodate this and LovelySon2's birthday on Monday. It was all going along swimmingly until Wednesday afternoon when we received a call from LovelySon2's school informing us that he was quite unwell and we needed to come and get him, unfortunately by the time we reached the school he had gotten worse and an ambulance was called to get him to the hospital as quick as possible. We ended up being transferred to another, larger hospital that has a children's ward and the specialist equipment that LovelySon2 required.

After a lot of tests and some unwelcome poking and prodding they have decided that LovelySon2 had suffered from a Complex Partial Seizure and that we could go home with follow up treatment from his usual paediatrician, who was quite worried that his patient had become ill. We have no idea why this all transpired and he is really quite fine and back to his usual self with no after affects from his ordeal, he did sleep really well the first night back and has enjoyed a weekend of Playstation and Nintendo, along with "normal food" and a really nice day today, where some of us tried sailing for the first time with the local sailing club. He was not quite adventurous enough to try sailing but that is perfectly normal for him so we are all glad that he is feeling fine and is back to normal!

This is one of the sailing boats that we got to try, it was all free and just a short walk from our house, it was an amazing experience and best of all we could just wander down with the dog in tow and sit quietly enjoying the salty air.

While we sat in the hospital for the three days, and nights, I was able to spend some of the quieter moments crocheting and am pleased to say that, with only a few mistakes, I have finished the first half of my mum's Christmas present. I am really happy with my Potterpuff and am super pleased that I have tried something new and love it! I have even got the supplies ready for my next one which will be the other half of mum's gift.

I am turning him into a cushion, and once I have finished the Harry Potterpuff my mum will have her two favorites on her lounge!

I hope that you have all a wonderful week and that those who are beginning exams tomorrow for year 10 have luck and ease in all of your tests!

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