Wry Neck...

This is what happened when i was brushing my teeth on Wednesday morning. It was pretty bad, couldn't;t hardly move my head and has spasms that would make me stop when they were happening.
Went to the docs and was prescribed Panadine forte, took some; they lessened the pain but it was still there.
Went to the phisyo the next day (expensive), and he gave it a rub and stretch the muscles, showed me exercises and hubby what to do.
Practiced exercises  and was careful with all that i done ( really wanted to get better as so much to do), woke up Friday night, got out of bed and had mind numbing pain in left shoulder.. I have never given birth, but the pain waves i was getting ... all I could do from scream each time... they were the worst I have felt.
Called the medical line to check if anything I could do, husband had to talk as I was screaming every time I had a wave of the pain,instructed to go to hospital as there are other ways to manage pain.
Triage nurse gave some tablets? while waiting for Er doc. didn't work, still pain and trying not to scream  so loud when in waiting room.
Got into see doc, wanted to give me some pain killers, asked if they were like pethidine, because last time I had that it made me so sick i was better with the pain. he said they were the same line, but he would give me other tablet to off set the sick.. hesitated long time, but pain got the better of me and said yes.. no sickness, doc was right.
Said i should stay in hospital, to see phisyo and because he didn't want to send me home like I was and also, so he could give me the stronger medication, which they had to observe when given.
hesitated a long time (wanted to go home), but wanted to he pain to ease or go away more.
drugged out of my mind, head all fuzzy, but couldn't sleep, shoulder kept waking me up with pain waves, not as intense or as long, but still there. Nurses were really nice, always so hard to explain how bad the pain is, wish there was some sort of meter they could hook you up to , to see and believe just how bad it was.. some of us handle pain better..(because we are too embarrassed to scream out loud).
Phisyo finally came, pain happened when first started talking to him, he then took me for a walk and nothing, walked up stairs nothing... not sure weather he believed or not, but was scared it was like when you go to the docs symptoms disappear then when you get home they are back again.
Nothing I could do, so i just said thanks and asked to go home, doc wrote out some prescriptions and I only got the one; Figured that I would get the other if I needed it.
Searing should pain was good through the night, and by time of waking up this morning (touch wood gone).
The only different thing I did was sleep sitting up, so I didn't strain or pull the muscles trying to get up out of bed.
pain from Wry neck still there, but easing up.. must be getting better, but still can't lift anything with weight to it yet, at least it's on the mend, and the wry neck is nothing now compared to having those awful pains, it's funny how relative things are.. we forget.

I am sorry to physios, but I think if there is a next time of this happening ( hopefully not), I will just be getting the pain killers to relax the muscle, make sure to keep moving around gently, to keep the blood flowing, and sleep upright, so it is easier to get up and out of bed without stuffing anything else.

Oh, and I made a deal with the universe last night that if I was allowed to get better now I would exercise every day... I was better this morning.. almost good.. almost.. that means have to keep my part of deal :( LOL

Sleepy

I have been trying to blog everyday. I was hoping to have a project finished every two days; That way I could alternate kitty/misc. posts with stuff I made posts.
It kinda isn't working.

Apart from being tired from this lack of carbs diet, my kitty boy, who is usually very vocal anyway, has been screaming every single time I go to bed.
This morning he yelled for 2 hours before I relented and got up, maybe his little lover charger is  not getting charged.. who knows? :(
 I must say that every time he is awake, he is playing with the baby girl, they are inseparable, which I think our little lady girl loves as she gets a bit more peace and quite.

Either way, this pretty much sums up how we are all feeling!

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Miss Cleo's amazonian paws.

My hands are not like man hands in size but they are chubby. This is my little baby Miss Cleo's paw against my hand to get an idea of the size of her already :)

Just a quick post today, I hoped to have a pattern I am doing done, but other things came up. Actually I got my first order of Happy cow meat, grown stress free, naturally, just like the old days.. will say more after we have tried more of it. I must say, we had the sausages last night and wow were they good! :)

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People who have inside pets.

This has long been on my list of things to do, I am finally crossing a lot off.
I always worry if we are away from the house that if something happens, who would know to get my furry babies out? The neighbours do know we have pets, but I can't rely on them being home either, so I made this sign.

I found the graphic online and fixed it to the size I wanted. IT is stuck on the inside of the window.

This is the view from the inside; I added emergency contact numbers and extra information. 

I then, just laminated it and stuck it up.

On a side note, little Miss Cleo has the sneezies, but gets her stitches out tomorrow, so will ask the vet about them then.

Also, we are watching Life on Mars... I know, this is so old, but I like to watch things when I can see them all, rather than wait week to week. This show is wicked good! so far... I hope that they let us in on what is happening.. skizo? time travel? what?

Hi! My name is Cleopatra

But you can call me Cleo for short.

The story...
About a week before Mr Tocks went missing for the night, I had been hearing scratching in the roof and meowing, like it was coming from just outside my window' I would look around for my kitty babies and find them all safe a sound, so had no idea where this noise was coming from.

A couple of days before Mr Tocks went missing overnight, I had been putting him out of a day and bringing him in of a night, I was doing something in the back room and thought I heard like a sick Bird outside, So, me being me, went to look and saw that MR Tocks was sniffing at something in the flowers, I went to investigate and saw for the first time this little tiny kitty.. Miss Cleo.

Well we couldn't get anywhere near her, but I left food out, because she looked so skinny and she was just a little baby. She slept outside on the chair I had for Mr Tocks, and I was peeking out the window all night at her.

I think about on the 3rd day we managed to lure and catch her with some chicken, she spent the night in the laundry, and that was the night I spent all night every two hours looking for Mr Tocks to come in of a night.

The next day was also the day when Mr Tocks came home injured and I called the RSPCA, I didn't know what else to do with him, and with them, at least people go to look at kitties there... anyway, I was talking to the girl about Mr Tocks, how loving he was etc etc, and I said I have to get in there another day as I have also found a teenie kitten that needs a home, and she said she could take her now for me;
The state I was in I couldn't think, so I just went and got her.

So almost straight after I just felt sick, physically, I knew we had done all we could with what we had with Mr Tocks, but what about the kitten? So, even though I hate to ask for anything, it seems wrong to ask for things when we are thankful for what we do have, but I was sick.. so I called our landlord and he said that was no problem because we looked after the house ( which I do to the best I can).

Anyway, long story short, I called the RSPCA and asked if I could get her back I made a mistake, they said that she had already been put in the system and we could only go adopt her, and that wouldn't happen till she was of weight and had her needles and lady operation.
A few days later we picked up our new little baby...( I also picked up some "keep off" cat and dog deterrent so I never have to go through this again!).

She is beautiful, purrs every time you come near her, always at your feet ( which makes it hard to move), and is just learning to play. My little man-kitty, hisses and growls at her, which was totally un expected as he is usually so friendly. She is kept in the back room for now, till her stitches are out and so we can gradually introduce her.

I don't know why, but I think we were just supposed to have her. The day before I said  about something come into your lives for a reason, for better or worse, you have to give them a chance to show you.
Also, it seems so strange that only 1 single Kitty show up in our backyard, usually they are like in a litter aren't they? And the last is she is just so friendly, loving and not afraid one bit, and has been since we got her.
I think maybe that Mr Tocks new he was sick and went and found her, she has his beautiful eyes, maybe she is his daughter from before he was de-sexed?
Either way, she is home, she is loved and hopefully she will be part of the household soon.
Now for pictures! :)

This is how most of them turned out, when she is awake she likes to move about!

 I used props for this ( she was staring at a spidey)

 This is why we called her Cleopatra, she has like the Cleopatra eyeliner going on.

Looking a little sassy here, she used to meow alot, now hardly ever. You can also see her (prawn tail), the rings along it look like a cooked prawn he he

Hello? can has kiss please?

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The cycle of life continues

I don't know really where to begin but I wanted to post something.
For a couple of weeks now Mr Tocks has had the runs. I was in the process of trying all sorts of different foods, but it was driving really and trully crazy cleaning the litter box every few hours, so I started to let him go outside for awhile each day to poo.
The gorgeous beautiful gentleman that he is did.
He was staying in the backyard and not wandering so I thought that I could leave him out longer each day and bring him in of a night, which was working also, and disrupted everything a whole lot less.
I couldn't have him inside with the other two kitties.
Well one of those nights he didn't come in, and I woke up at 2 hour intervals to see if he was there, finally at around 3am when husbie got home, he decided to come in.
I was a little wary of him for a fewdays after that, but he was ok, in fact he slept a whole lot more.
Well, on I think Friday night he didn't come inside again and I was checking at 2 hour intervals through out the night, not because I was setting my alarm clock, just because I couldn't sleep and was so worried about him.

At around 6am, I looked out and saw him sleeping curled in a little ball up the far backyard. When he saw me he came running ( stumbling a little), but still in his beautiful "so happy to see you momma", run.
It wasn't till he got close that I saw that he was limping, had like a little hole (bite mark?) in teh top of his head and one eye was all red and weeping.. like he had been in a fight, he needed care.

We had tried everything, I couldn't keep him inside with the other kittie babies and couldn't keep him outside, I knew that it wasn't me that could help him, with a really horrible heavy heart I called the RSPCA and explained.
The animal ambulance came and picked him up, and the time we were waiting for them I was sitting with my beautiful gentleman holding his hand.
I explained again to the girl how much a gentleman he was and that he would be perfect for a single cat household, how sweet and loving he was.. he just needed to be somewhere that people were looking for animals.
She said that he looked like he has a disease, and I explained that he was fine the day before, that it had happened over night as he didn't come in.We filled out a form and she took him and the teenie kitten ( a story I will tell soon).away...

I don't need to probably say how much it hurt and how much I was crying, to have even the ambulance girl comment that people are not usually as upset as I was... verging on hysterical anyone? ( and yes I am still crying as I think of him, but this is me (letting it out).

Then I was having 2nd thoughts.. I knew that we had tried everything we Mr Tocks, we couldn;t have him inside and couldn;t outside, he needed a proper home that we couldn't give, but I thought that the little kitten was still young enough to try and intergrate and not be a risk to the other babies.. so many phone calls later ( as she was "in teh system now"). And tahnks to a wonderful landlord that because I take care of his home, allowed me to have a 3rd baby, we are going to pick her up today.

Whilst on the phone yesterday, I also wanted to find out how MR Tocks went at the vets, they said he had to be euthanised because he had too many cat fight absesses and feline aids, I asked the girl how he had that as I had, had him tested twice.. and I think she thought I was going to argue with her  ( I wasn't, just curious), adn answeres rather curtly, I am just reading the file.

It is so unbearably, hurting,I loved the little gentleman as one of our babies, and everytime I start crying ( like now), I just remeber that he is not burdened by having to "defened his territory", or his sick little body, I am sure he is surrounded with love and is running free as part of my familt gone.

I wanted to add, you know this is just heresay and I was talk more about the kitten on another post, but a few days before I wrote on my twitter about how "things and people come into your life for a reason, good or bad you have to give them a chance". I really didn;t want to adopt another baby, we are not rich, and renting I didn't want tp push or take advantage of our landlords goodness. But everything was saying this little girl should be ours.
I don't know why but I think it was Mr Tock's way of making us not hurt so much.
I think he knew he was sick ( and looking back, I did see signs that I didn't know to put together at the time), I think he broght this little tiny baby girl kitten to us. She had his eyes ( he could have fathered her before he was de-sexed), and while I know that it is not unusual to fine a little of stray kittens, but one only turning up in your back yard... purring her little head off everytime you come into the room she is in...
I think she was a little gift from Mr Tocks, and he will live on in her.. her eyes.

I think that all people and things come into your life for a reason, good and bad, you have to give them a chance to show you why.

We love you Mr Tocks, you are and will always be a part of our family, and you will be missed my little gentleman :)

Machine Knitted scarfette - sneak peek

My slackness at posting is getting terrible, I have been sorting through and trying to get rid of the things I don't use... don't think I will ever finish!
I need to take some pictures of the things I have done and start on my bloggie again, I do enjoy it.

Here is a sneak peek of my next post once I get another sample knitted up and know that it works OK.
I had a little problem with the punch card and tiredness...it was only supposed to take an hour or so... LOL yeah right!

I bet you know what it is already!.. I will show you my mistakes etc in another post and hopefully get a good sample knitted, then a pattern, punch card pattern and all!

On a sombre note, I wrote about a lady that I had a problem with awhile ago on Ravelry... this lady passed away 10 days ago.
It doesn't matter whether people are your best friend or worst enemy ( she was neither), it is still sad when they go, they were someones best friend, mother, sister, daughter and they will be missed.
The sadness is for those they left behind and I like to think that they are in a place so much better and are finally at peace and blissfully happy.
I did not post anything on Ravelry under the thread as what I  know of people, would not believe my sincerity anyway :(

Another note, my beautiful little huge stray gentleman, kitty boy whapped at my little small, tiny boy they other day, in fact it wasn't a whap but a jump on top and bite his neck.
It surprised me greatly as my stray gentleman, is just that, such a gentleman to my husband and I, he is a gorgeous kitty who just loves to be near you, happy to just sit in your presence.

Because of the size difference, we have decided not to inter grate them, we have to think of every ones safety and happiness.
I did list him on Oztion ( I just about cried doing it, actually would have if husbie wasn't in the room).
I had a lovely lady email me offering suggestions, which I was grateful for, but, sounding daggy, I am a big believer in life shows you what to do, just watch for the signs.
For now, all I am seeing is to list him in the one place... I would prefer a quality enquiry over quantity. I can't let him go unless I know he is going to a good home... so hard, see what happens; Like I said to husbie, one step at a time :)

Old Pictures in a new age. and lots of babble!

O wow, I have been away for a little while, never said I would post everyday, but didn't think so long in between.
This time of year, my gorgeous husbie works constantly, sleep is very lacking and will be till after new year ( I hope he gets a holiday!), so when he does get sleep I try and make sure there are no tramples ( from Miss kitty girl) and no opera singing (from Mr kitty boy), that means momma (me), has to stay awake and keep them quite, which means momma ( me) is a walking zombie! ha ha
It's OK though, I can take lots of short naps to make it up, husbie can't... that's what I tell him when he worries about my sleep.. but we all know that tons of short naps never makes up for a good REM sleep..but not to whine, that is a tiny little things in the grand scheme of things.

OK Jo.. babble off! HAH

So the post relates to what I have been doing in all my craft time.
Scanning in very old pictures from Great-grand parents, Grandparents and parents.
I was in a hurry because that side of the family is getting old, not that age has anything to do with not being around, but you know what I mean,... just wanted to get them scanned in and onto discs, and sent out before Christmas.
...all done, just have to send them now!

I have to say that if you are reading this, that  you should get out your old photo albums, or whomever in the family has them and scan them in.
I found that most of the really old ones, are these really little pictures, but after having been scanned in, and being able to zoom in on the computer etc, these little "detail-less" pictures take on a new life... it's a must do.. plus, now each member of the family can share in the wonders of old family pictures instead of waiting to see them from whomever keeps the album.

Anyway, this post is TOO many words long, I just wanted to say that I will be sharing some of these old pictures, not just of the people, as while I think it it neat to see my family, I am sure a non-family member would be bored crazy!
Also, I have been watching for a Singer/Silver reed/knit master knitting machine for awhile, I like the punch lace and the idea of only one carriage to do lace rather than the two with my Brother... I have seen some, stupid prices and some too old to do lace (hard needles), husbie, as always says to just get the expensive ones, but me, "no, when I am meant to have one, I will".. well!!.....

The other night I thought I would do just a quick check on EBay (really thinking it was a waste of time), and I must have just caught the listing as soon as she listed it. It was for a Singer Memo-matic machine, no model but says in excellent condition with table, original cards , ribber etc etc..
I first sent a message to find out what model it was, but straight after, just bought it. It was $45 bid and $50 buy out. I figured that for $50 even if I couldn't use it, I could still pass it on to someone who can.

The girl selling it doesn't know the model, it is her mums and she is bringing up this weekend, and I am going to pick it up on Monday night... (So EXCITED)... By the picture of the manual in the listing it looks like a 327 or 700.. that more streamline look... however it could be anything, they could have just found that picture online and used it... but it does say excellent condition, so hopes are high!
Either way I am going to take some extra money with me, in case it is worth more than the $50 I paid, I know that's all they asked, but it wouldn't seem right.. and not everything is about making a buck and bargains to be had... honesty and fairness first!

Blah! anyway.. too much babble!I will end the post with one of the old pics, because every post needs a pic!

This picture was called : "5' Squ Bush Desert "      my grandfather was in the air force.. to give and idea of how old it is.  Imagine flying these planes back then in combat?!? compared to what they have today! :)

Oooo it's been forever and no show and tell! Just babble!

It's been forever, I know. Just not really into the whole online thing. I have been going to Ravelry, just to keep up on the nice people and see what is happening, but strictly not posting!

I have also been working out and looking after a very sick stray, he has a home in my laundry at the moment and for a stray kitty he is the most lovable well behaved gentleman, he learnt to use the litter box the 2nd day!
(thank goodness! his poo is that of a medium sized dog!)

Also, in my silly anal way of liking things organised, I made a separate blog where I could babble etc, well now I am going to keep it all on the one blog... here.
Sugar and spice will be no more. Still unsure of the others, as I have not done any new backgrounds  or cooking for ages.. dam eating this healthy, boring food! he he

Anyway, just wanted to check in... and because a blog post is so boring to me without a picture...
Here are my newest most favourite shoes... I tell you, if someone were to tell me they were going to make a pair of shoes especially for me and want to know how I would want them made... there are THE shoes!!

They are even mega comfortable.. even with my "hard to find comfortable shoes" fat feet!

Don't you just love the red colour graduation... drool worthy!

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