my basket overfloweth LOL!!!!

Where do I start??
Right after my birthday post a week later, on that infamous day known as Friday the 13th, we entered an eight week whirlwind known as "Grammy fell down and broke a bone which accelerated her dementia". I have been straight out: emergency room, an operation, an emergency psychiatric evaluation, a geropsychiatric internment and, count em, THREE different nursing home stays to get her finally settled.
It was her third fall in as many weeks and this one ended with a crushed and fractured right wrist and arm. It was very bad: surgery, pins and stabilizing bar for 6 wk, now a cast for 3. This week the cast comes off but she'll need a brace because looks like the wrist bones died (they were black on the last X-ray) so no one is still really sure what the final end result well be--- the whole event basically threw out the window the tenuous last holds she had on really understanding her limitations and safety boundaries. We were exhausted and my mother tore her rotator cuff (remember HER surgeries) and is back in rehab as well -- My Easter basket overfloweth LOL LOL
As of yesterday she was finally transferred and admitted to the care facility I wanted which is 15 minutes from my home. She is looking good and bit more coherent and we got her settled in. We're giving it a few days for her to acclimate to this site, as change is very hard on dementia patients, before visiting again. Amazingly she recognized us this time although that's not always the case now.

So my friends I am seeing the light at the end of THIS tunnel. Next up Graduation, college prep, some house fix-its and then just maybe I can scrap a bit ***pretty please*** I am truly tempted to attend an upcoming Nat'l Scrap Day event in a few weeks -- think I deserve it :)

In any case to all of you I send my prayers and blessings for a wonderful Easter -- Resurrection Sunday celebration.

47 and counting today (happy b-day to me)

hey out there...thanks for the wishes and thoughts
not a day goes by that I don't think of you all -- I can say that have been making inroads in organization so hopefully soon will be back in the scrap groove but I got over extended just before the holidays (big surprise there) and had to cut back again on commitments
Home has been demanding and this was really necessary. We went w/o power during Dec ice storm for few days, it was very trying for all especially my 91 yr grandmother. She's losing ground daily and fighting it every step of the way which is stressful on everyone. Kids are doing well but we're ramping up with my oldest's SR. year end decisions and events -- My mom has been well thankfully.
Today was a study in craziness -- car needed fixing (cha-ching), furnace crapped out (bigger cha-ching), work was nuts (no cha-ching) and so it goes
well if I could just get excited about visiting my fav scrap site I suppose woudl be cool but dont' feel have enough energy to divide my self around liek that right now
Just know I AM thinking of you all often.....

I am alive, Sigo viva

Everyone has been on my mind and I hope all that have been faithfully stopping by are well
as most know my almost 91 yr old grandmother was brought to my home ot live. Physically she is healthy but mentally she is losing ground and an alarming rate. This alone has created a series of challenges that we as a family are working to smooth out including me now having Power of Attorney, updating her health coverage, re-documenting her and the list goes on.
In truth we are doign well but free time is not that easy to carve out. I have been singing but will be having to stop that as well here shortly as the holidays near. If I can figur out how to post a music player I will finally be able to add clips of my choir and solos --- as for scrapping well.... the hope is that I can pick it up again soon.
I truly hope all are well and am goign to now try and get back on here a bit more frequently as I think I'm starting to see a tiny sliver of light at the end of this current tunnel

hugs to all.

so the chicken crossed the road -- y la gallina cruzo la carretera

and I got your attention! :)

And it appears it's taken me a bit over 2 months to get my act together somewhat. I unfortunately haven't been cooking up anything special -- rather the even the back burners died out. I need to rekindle the flames of my creative fires so I can whip up some enticing tapitas soon.In truth I just got overhwhelmed with finances/family and personal blahs which just about sucked the fun out of things...

I can say I did do one thing which was sing. If I can get one of my computers to play the DVD recording my friend took I will post the solo I did from the musical Big River. I really enjoyed that a lot and recieved many compliments -- anyone who says that Broadway tunes are easy hasn't really tried to sing them. They are challenging!

So now need to play catch up with all my online friends -- I've missed chatting but hope to start remedying that ---

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Y asi os he capturado vuestra atencion! :)
Desafortunadamente esto ha tardado un poco mas de 2 meses para, por fin, hallarme y lograr venir aca para saludaros. Y por desgusto no tengo tapitas incluso tengo que vovler a darles chispa a las llamas de mi creatividad porque el horno que ha quedado frio. La verdad es que temas financieras/familiales y personales consiguieron apagar la diversion con fuerza. Espero encontrar el punto pronto.
A pesar de esto hice al menos una actividad y esto era el cantar. Si soy capaz de copialo pondre el video de del concierto aca para que lo veias. Cante una de las cancioned del musical "Big River (Rio Grande)". Quien diga que estas canciones son faciles de interpretar nunca lo ha intentado. Realmente trabaja la voz del cantante.
Pues ahora voy a dedicarme a ponerme al dia con todos vosotros -- Os he hechado de menos -- estare por aque mas a menudo ahora seguro!