Home from the hospital

I returned home from the hospital last night around 7pm. The surgery went well except for the fact that I am fat so the dr had a slight problem during the surgery.
Well, I was fat when I went for my pre op appotintment. Well anyways, the surgery went longer than expected. I went into surgery a little after four on Wednesday. I woke up in the recovery room at 8:20 pm. I knew something had went wrong because they told me I would be in recovery around 6:30 or so. I woke up in a lot of pain, the recovery room nurse did not give me enough pain meds so when I went up to my room I was in a lot of pain . My RN for the night stayed at the bedside most of the night. My blood pressure was 160-170s over 112-120 and it finally went down around 3am Thursday morning when we got the pain under control!!! She gave me everything possible and called the dr several times to get more pain meds ordered. She said it was because I only got 2 doses of pain meds in the recovery area!!!

The representative from the nerve stimulator company came to my room yesterday morning to program my remote. We didn't get a good program because of my pain and the
Way I was positioned in the bed. We will get better programs when I go for my post op check up.
Please just say lots of prayers for me today that the pain in my upper back around the surgicial site will go away and go away fast. I am fine if I am still but if I move around or do something that uses back muscles I get tears in my eyes. That is how bad this pain is. If I didn't have to move, I would be good.
I have one more swap package to finish and that will be done tomorrow and mailed out. Then to the ladies that are doing private swaps with me, I will finish up those goodies over the weekend and mail out on Monday. My sweet neighbor came down this morning and stayed with me for a few hours. She straightened up my house, helped me pack a swap box, changed my dressings, helped me to wash off and put clean pjs on. She also made me a cup of coffee full of baileys french vanilla creamer. I had a visitor this morning, a sweet friend that I met while hanging out with my niece and her family, stopped by to say hello and to check on me. I have almost all of my decorating done, we put up our main tree on Christmas Eve. I have received some awesome swap goodies. The house ornament swap that Cindy from Rick Rack and Gingham hosted was amazing. The little houses are pieces of art! I got my tag swap that Susan at its a Cherry World is hosting, Mary Jane was my partner and oh the lovies that she sent me. She made me a Christmas doxie tag!!! I love it so much, I will post pictures later. I have won two blog giveaways that I had posted on my side bar so all that hard work worked out amazing!!! I won two Ginger Bread theme giveaways!! I will take pictures of my goodies to share with you. I still need to take pictures of my Christmas decorations and get those posted but will do that soon.
Please just keep me in your prayers and thank you all for your prayers. I can certainly feel them!
Big hugs,

Cute giveaway

Please visit the A Hole in the Basket primitive blog herehttp://aholeinthebasketprimitives.blogspot.com/2011/11/my-birthday-giveaway.html

She just celebrated her birthday and is giving us a chance to win a sweet snowman and a clothes pin basket.
Hurry on over!!

Amazing giveaway

Hello
Here is another great giveaway to sign up for!! Amy at the Bumble Bee Lane blog is offering up a wonderful surprise gift for a giveaway. Amy has the sweetest blog and her home is prim perfect. She has an amazing talent to arrange all of her primitive goods. Amy was the first in blogland to let me sign up for a swap! She was my first partner and she spoilt me rotten with the wonderful fall goodies she sent me. Please keep her and her family in your prayers. Her father is battling cancer and her being the sweet person she is, is doing whatever she can to make his journey during this time easier on him.
Hugs,
Lynn

another give away

Brenda at the Rusty Thimble is givingaway one of her little elf dolls. Please visit her here http://therustythimble.blogspot.com/2011/11/win-elf-for-november-sign-up-today.html and sign up for the giveaway. Please take the time to look at the amazing ornaments and other handmade items to decorate your home with or to give as gifts this Christmas season. My hubbie and I have decided on a handmade or bought handmade goodies for Christmas this year. I am so tired of helping China to get richer by buying their cheaply made and shottie workmanship goods. It is time we stand up for the good ole Americana workers. Please shop wisely this year and send a message to the big chain stores that we want products made in the USA!! If we all stand together and do this as a group of consumers we can make a difference in our country!!But we have to be careful just because we are buying homemade or handmade items are the supplies they are using made in America?? The craftsman has to do their part too and buy supplies that are made in the USA!! Also google items made in your state. You can make up gift baskets of items that are made in your state and give them as Christmas gifts. We have a wonderful candy company in North Carolina that makes the most wonderful melt away peppermint candy. I buy it by the little bucket full at my local Walgreens for less than 4.00 a container. The last Christmas I worked at Baptist hospital. I bought several buckets of peppermints. I put them in little baggies.Then I hand stamped a piece of peppermint candy. Cut them out and colored the image with markers. I assembled a bag topper out of red cardstock and white cardstock. I stamped the words Merry Christmas on the white cardstock and glues the piece of peppermint candy cut out onto the cardstock. Then I placed the bag topper onto the ziplock bag. Instead of handing out Christmas cards to co-workers I handed the bag of peppermints out. Everyone was thrilled with them. Just a little tip for a sweet little treat to give coworkers or anyone that you need to give a little something to.
hugs,
Lynn

Amazing giveaway

Ha ha, I told you I would be back!!! I found this adoreable blog while I was hopping along the blogging trial. The name of the blog is Sweet Bear Creek Whims! She makes the most adoreable dolls and snowpeople, gingerboys and gingergirls. She is going to start making patterns to sell in 2012. Please stop over and enter to win the cute gingerbread girl and wish her luck on her new adventure. You can find her blog here!
http://sweetbearcreekwhims.blogspot.com/

Wonderful Christmas giveaway!

Please visit of the Old Cupboard Door and leave a comment to win this adorable snowman! He is made with magical snowflakes don'tcha know:O)
Have a wonderful weekend.
Now go on over and visit a while!!
http://www.theoldcupboarddoorblog.com/2011/11/november-giveaway.html#comment-form

Wonderful Christmas giveaway!

Hello,
Oh my, as I am blog hopping today I keep finding the most amazing bloggers that are offering the most amazing and cutest giveaways for the Christmas season. This sweet blogger is offering these cute little snowmen for her giveaway. Please visit the Barn Hollow here to enter this giveaway
http://thebarnhollow.blogspot.com/2011/11/november-giveaway.html

I am sure I will be back to post some more giveaways.
Hugs,
Lynn