Wow, I can't believe how lax I've been about posting this month.

Granted it has been one of those months. I think that if anything could have happened this month, it did.

I've been ignoring my etsy shop, my blog, silkscreening, you name it. Except my family. They've been the number one focus this month what with getting well and taking care of (personal) business.

Now it's time to set some goals for the month of May. I've decided that by next week I will have done the following:

1. Silkscreened all t-shirts in my inventory.
2. Completed my adult t-shirt designs.
3. Start listing key fobs in my etsy store (my newest obsession).
4. Order new key fob material.
5. Actually do some marketing for my shop.
6. Send flowers to Nicole my accountant for doing a bang up job for me this year.

And I think that should about take care of it. So, I'll leave you with the latest offerings in my shop. Oh yeah, I forgot, regularly update my blog.

Summer breeze makes me feel fine

On the road to recovery

This is one of the husband's favorite bonsai. He loves bonsai, but he's a little afraid of them. Maybe it's more that he's respectful. He always wants to make sure that he gets opinions from bonsai know it alls masters before he makes any cut. He's cautious this way.

Maybe I should be more like this. And not rush head first into things without looking. But that's the way I am. Although this week I've been the one who is being more cautious. But he's listening to me Or maybe it's humoring me while he recovers from his heart virus.

He's coming along well, getting lots of rest. He's finally starting to sleep through the night and he's not in constant pain. He still looks pale and a little drawn, but overall much better. Before long he'll be back at at it. .

Keeping my head above water

This is how I feel right about now. Trying to keep my head above water. It's been a strange few days. None of which I want to go through again.

It started with the wee man coming down with the flu and a high fever last week. Then yesterday the husband awoke with what he thought was a horrible case of heartburn. This time is seemed a little different though, the pain was closer to his heart, and the pain was different, so I stayed at home with him "just in case."

By late afternoon nothing had changed. I had been trying to get him to go to emergency all afternoon, but he told me I was totally over-reacting. Then about 5:00 he's getting ready to go and take his karate exam (even though he can barely move) and I thought I'd try again, "I think we should go to emergency, I can get Marci to stay with the wee man." This time instead of brushing me off, the husband looked at me, and I knew that this was more serious.

We went to emergency at the Montreal General. When I told the triage nurse that my husband was suffering from chest pains we were whisked right into ICU. I can't say enough good things about the emergency staff at The General. They were efficient, professional, kind, informative, and didn't speak to us like we were a pain in the ass.

After 3 sets of blood tests, being on the heart monitor, 2 ultrasounds, and a chest x-ray. It was determined that the husband did not have heartburn, nor did he have a heart attack, but has a virus in the envelope surrounding his heart. Liquid is being created and this liquid is putting pressure on the heart, hence the pain in the chest.

The husband is now at home, resting, loving that he's getting waited on hand and foot (for the next 10 days none the less), still weak, but on the road to recovery. We still have to visit the cardiologist next week with loads of questions. Many, many thanks to my friend Marci for coming in and taking over and keeping the wee man occupied and well cared for. And for staying with me while I was waiting for news from the ICU. Friends and neighbours like you are worth their weight in gold.

Now I need to go and collapse.

Spring is that you?

Look at these bright faces (well maybe one of them is a little less bright than the other - the wee man has just had a nasty bout of the flu). But this is the first day in a LONG time that I can say I've actually felt that spring is not too far off.

It's been downright depressing around here with all the snow and cloudy skies. Today was gorgeous. We were supposed to go to a birthday party (lunch and movie) but the birthday boy and his mother were struck down by the flu and it was postponed, so we headed outside to enjoy the sun.

I've been neglecting my blog lately due to some deadlines that are coming due, but we are almost there and I can get back to blogging with more than dead brain cells.

I did have a chance to update the shop with a few new items and I have some new ideas that I'm chomping a the bit to get done and in the shop. Hopefully, within the next week or so. Here's a few new items that have been listed.