It is like Christmas, just a few weeks early! My large box of prints for the market this weekend arrived. It is so weird to see them all grown up and in print form. Now we just have to wait for the mats to arrive, and then get them all put together in bags… I am so EXCITED!
So, anyone want to buy a picture? (The above, along with many others, will be available at the Yale Street Market and online.)
The hand is getting better by the day; typing today isn’t bad at all. I’m sure it is the knitting that is helping. (Ok, not really, but at least I can knit!) The red socks are done, and I’m moving on to Christmas gifts later today.
Today also marks the start of the countdown to our first show at the Yale Street Market! It is this Saturday, December 2nd, and if you are in Houston I hope you can come out and see our prints. We will have lots of 5x7s, 8x10s, and even some larger and smaller prints. I’m so psyched – I can’t wait!
First note – since I can’t get the photo off of my phone yet, and I can’t hold the heavy camera – the red socks are done! I finished the toe last night, did the Kitchner stitch and finished off all the ends. Yeah! I’m wearing them as I type this. (Post photo, I haven’t managed to get them off yet. It takes effort with just one hand.)
Last night I unwrapped the ace bandage to give the plastic tape underneath some room to air out. It itched along the top of my hand – not anywhere close to the stitches are, but rather where the plastic tape is right on my skin. It was then that I noticed the red, irritated skin on the inside of my wrist. I thought maybe I had just pushed myself a bit too much by finishing the socks, so I put ice on it, took some ibuprofin and went to bed.
This morning, it was still red. So I called the doctor’s office, because it is better to be safe than sorry. The decision was that I should take off the ace wrap, take off the plastic tape and set my hand free. Free! This was a bit scary for me, as I knew in my head that there are stitches and steri-strips and stuff, but I still felt like I was going to fall apart as soon as the bandage came off. But I did it anyways, and all went well. No hand parts falling out of a gaping wound or anything. I am soooooo happy to be rid of the scratchy tape. Now we will wait until this evening to see if this makes the redness on my wrist go away.
I also successfully managed to avoid looking at the stitches. I could never ever be a doctor, because I don’t do things like that well at all. When they did my surgery, they asked for permission to photograph it, and I said only if I could have photos to post here on my blog. I take it all back. It was the “we’re going to give you this drug to help you relax” meds talking, I swear. No hand photos. Ew.
Other than that, all is quite well. Typing with the left hand is still a bit off – my pinkie finger doesn’t want to type much. So I do a hand dance thing across the keyboard when I type – I am sure that will be fine in a day or two. Meanwhile, there is always the knitting. Oh, and Trig homework, since I have a test on Tuesday.
We fought Black Friday and we were victorious! Saving $80 at Wal-mart on things that were not discounted otherwise, and we were about the third people in line. (Mike drove *and* got the good spot in the line.) We also went to CompUSA on Thanksgiving night for their 9pm – midnight sale, and while we were in this loooooong line, they split the line and had some people go to customer service to pay – I had gone out to the car to get my cell phone and I left Mike in the line, and when I came in he was 4 people away from that register. I think he has much better luck than I do with these things, and I will have to make him go out for the good sales more often! I have the major gifts taken care of now, and it is a good feeling. Heck, maybe I’ll even wrap them before December 24th! So? How did everyone else do?
So far, so good with the left hand! Pain is minimal – pain killers help, of course – but only Darvocet for me, as Vicodin and Percodan make me sick. Hunt and peck typing with left hand, so staying offline still. Mike is taking good care of me, and my Mom made us a yummy Thanksgiving dinner today. All is going well!
As a bonus, I was cleared yesterday to knit! However, holding a US 1 needle is still too much, so my socks are just short of the toe from being done. I hope to finish them tomorrow – I can knit about two rows and then have to take a break.
Happy Thanksgiving to everyone! And if you are enduring the “Black Friday” sales tomorrow – GOOD LUCK! If you are in Houston and knit or crochet – Twisted Yarns has ALL yarn 20% off this Friday and Saturday!
I haven’t talked about “Dr. Hand” here in a long time, but I will be visiting him this morning. It is time to take care of my left hand. The carpal tunnel release will be today at 10am, and I get the joy of having full anesthesia instead of just the block and “twilight” anesthesia because, as usual – I am not usual. The block didn’t work on me last time, and they had to do the full anesthesia instead. It is delightfully nippy outside, and afterwards Mike will bring me home and I will snuggle up in bed to recover.
I really appreciate your prayers, positive thoughts, or whatever mojo you can share.
I’ll have Mike post if there is anything unusual, otherwise I will be back online in a few days! Happy Thanksgiving, everyone! (Even if you’re not in the US, take a moment to be thankful for what you’ve got!)