Calander Cover and Update on Kevin

Calander cover made from selvages

Here is an calender cover I created for my mom. I made it last week and am just now blogging about it. It is made strictly from decorator fabric selvages.

back cover

Inside front

Inside back cover

Great news for Kevin.  His MRI shows degenerative Arthritis and bone spurs on the spine that are causing all his pain.  Fortunately no herniated disc.  This may mean long term problems but manageable with pain medications and muscle relaxants.  They finally have him on a good medication regimen that allows him to move and get around. He has off work this week and will start physical therapy next week for his back.  He is happy there is no pending surgery.  I took off work Sunday and Monday night to get him to all his appointments but back to work Tuesday for me. 

Kevin has disc degeneration with osteophyte formations

(bones spurs on his spine)

It's 2 am right now and Kevin and I are both awake laying in bed, he is doing Sudoku and I am on my laptop. We were so exhausted last night, we were in bed by 7pm and fast asleep. Now we are wide awake and having trouble going back to sleep. This is my normal time to be awake but he just had too much sleep during the day yesterday on the drugs for his back. I had just a little time to sew today because he is the one who usually does all the house work, the laundry and the grocery shopping. I told him I don't like it when he gets sick because I have to do it all, LOL. I am so spoiled! He is so great to do all this while I work nights and sleep during the day. With Overtime I end up working about 5 nights a week and the 2 nights I am off work I am usually catching up on sleep. This has been going on for over a year now and he has stepped up to take on all the house chores except cooking. He cooks on the weekend but during the week I still try to cook enough on my few nights off to keep lots of leftovers around for those nights I am not home. I love to take to work homemade food. I NEVER buy food in the cafeteria at work or buy frozen meals to take to work. It is on days like this....when he is incapacitated, that I appreciate him the most!!!