At the time I was gearing up for chemotherapy and radiation for breast cancer. That seems like so long ago now, but the time has flown right by.
I found myself chuckling a bit at how that particular week or so has had so many connotations and medical things around it. Both rounds of my cancer occurred in that time-frame strangely enough -- but this past October I was fortunate to be going in for surgery on my own terms with an amazing man. The first doctor since my gastric bypass that was willing to tackle the mess left behind.
I had my surgery and was in the hospital for a week, made it home for one day, and then was back in the hospital with a wound infection for another week. During that time, our youngest daughter gave us the precious gift of a brand new granddaughter. Dezorae arrived later than expected, but we didn't manage to get her for Grandma's birthday. She'd been due on the 7th and we teased that Mommy needed to bake her 2 more short days til my birthday, but then she waited several more. A true testament and promise to her future independence. Good for her, already living life on her own terms.
Our big giggle now is that Brayden arrived on Easter Sunday, and now Dezorae had arrived for Thanksgiving Sunday. I asked the girls to please let us know ahead of time which holiday they were picking next. I was in the hospital when our newest addition was being born. I was so happy when Mommy asked Grandpa to pick them up so I could meet her. Not the scenario I'd have picked, but she is such a precious gift. One look and nothing else matters.
We're not counting the knowledge of how much further behind I now am in scrapbooking.. LOL
I was home for several months with home care, and a vacuum therapy on my wound to help it heal faster. After all the problems we'd had years ago with that vacuum experience, I was reluctant but they've come a very long way since then.
Sadly, just when I was waving my pom-poms and gearing up to get back into things, celebrating being able to finally drive the new-to-me van that my hubby bought me prior to me going in for surgery. I got to drive it home, and once more after that before surgery took that ability away for quite some time, crafting, being able to lift more than 10 pounds finally among so many other things, March Break was upon us, and right on its heels Covid-19.
We've had our 2 youngest grandkids since this all began. Each has at least one parent working front-line retail and they needed to be safe. The Ottawa area was going crazy at the time and few were social distancing. The girls made the ultimate sacrifice to have Grandma and Grandpa bring them home until things blew over. We had no idea we'd still be juggling them (and everything else) some 4 months later. It has been crazy. 
Brayden turned 6, and got to experience the strangest Easter and birthday he's ever had. Surprisingly he's got a better grasp of things than many of the adults we've seen.
Dezorae met and surpassed many milestones and in just a few short weeks she hit 9 months old, learned to stand, to crawl, and cut 6 teeth!
The kids have had more time together than they normally would have. They've become very close ~ my hubby keeps teasing that they're cousin-siblings. They both adore each other, it's a wonderful thing. 
I've been working on the craft room. It's amazing how much "stuff" gets tucked in a room "for now" when nobody is using the space. I put in a couple of orders and was just settling into plotting for classes as this all hit, and I haven't played with things as much as I would have liked.
I got my first Annual Catalog order, and have been plotting. Not meeting in person adds a new challenge but together we'll meet that challenge too - right guys? Now we've got a brand new mini catalog ~ so much crafty goodness to share!
I cannot WAIT to share it all with you! Let me know if I can set you up with a set of catalogs ~ as always you can download them from my demonstrator website. The website is brand new as of today and I think you'll really like the look of that new site. Much of what you'd normally want from a website is now stacked on the main page and not spread out all over. It looks like it will be a lot more user friendly.
In any case, I want to thank all of my fabulous crafty customers and friends that stuck it out with me through all of this. I cannot wait to get back at crafting with YOU!
I'd love to hear what your favourite thing(s) from the new catalogs are! Drop me a line and share your picks!
Are you in my new VIP group exclusively for my customers? If not, don't worry, the party is just getting started ~ Send me a message and I'll get you set up!
Until next time!
~ Stampin' Tam!
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