Blunken Drogging

Greetings and salutations (and more back=spacing than I'd care to admit) from Chair. We've all been playing Settlers of Catan and Dutch Blitz and since The Monarch doesn't feel like blogging (she says she didn't say she didn't feel like blogging but I'm in the chair so too bad for you).

What?!

Deal with it.

Anyhoo. How's it going? Mmmm... wine. We wish you all were here. Drunk with us and blogging and drinking wine and watching me type.

THIS IS THE EXISTENTIALIST POST

Or not.

Job is licking his belly.

Back to work already

Well, I saw my surgeon on Monday and she said the twins are healing very well "for my age". Apparently the older you are, the longer it takes for you to heal. I must be healing at the rate of a 20 yr old because she sent me back to work 2 weeks to the day after surgery. I'm not supposed to lift anything over 7 lbs, lift my arms above my shoulders or get my heart rate up much until I see her again on Dec 4th. I also have to wear either a VERY good sports bra or the boobie binder at all times, 24/7. Other than that, I am back to usual.

I want to complain about not having at least another week off as I have only started to feel myself last weekend and I haven't done anything on my list of things I was gonna' accomplish while I was at home. But, alas, I am going to try not to. I am very happy to be healing so well. I know it could be much worse.

On another note, my kids are all coming home this weekend. I will have them all under my roof together for the first time in 3 months. It will be good times.

Meme

1. What is your craft, & how long have you been doing it?

Craft? I am going to take this as what I define my creativity by. I like to think I am a creative in my parenting techniques. I would love to learn to paint watercolours, but that's a possible future craft. This is tougher than I thought, I'll have to come back to this one.

Okay I'm back. My craft would have to be making people comfortable and listening.

2. Are you a vegan, vegetarian, veg-curious, veg-friendly or other?

I like most vegetables, but I also like meat, probably more.

3. What is your favorite color(s)? Do you particularly dislike a color(s)?

My favorite would have to be one of the many, many, beautiful greens of nature, but I really like browns and purples too. I am not very fond of pink and I really don't care for coral.

4. Do you have any allergies (such as pets, foods or cigarette smoke)?

I am allergic to Penicillin and some seasonal environmental stuff that has not been identified.

5. Do you have any companion animals? If so, names and types?

Cricket, AKA: Bickie, Bicket, Bickers. Toy poodle extraordinaire.

6. Do you collect anything?

I used to collect tins, but that got WAY out of hand, so I have limited it to antique tins now.

7. Do you have a favorite vegan food, snack or dish? If no fav that's vegan (for those who aren't vegan), what's your favorite food?

OMG, you want me to pick one? I can't, I like almost all food. It would be easier to tell you what I don't like. I don't like seafood, except smoked oysters at Christmas and canned tuna and I don't much care for corn.

8. What tools/supplies/accessories for your craft(s) are you wishing you had but don't? Also, what do you have TOO many of? (basically a wish and anti-wish list)

Coming back to this one later too. Okay, the only thing required for my craft is time and I certainly wished I had more of it.

9. What type of handmade item would tickle your fancy? What don't you like? (Keep in mind this swap is open to all types of crafters.)

I would love some hand made built in bookcases & shelving.

10. Is there anything else you would like your pal to know about you?

Hey pal, I tag you!

Healing

I am slowly healing. I have tried to take an after photo, but I haven't had much luck. The twins, what I am calling them for now, don't seem to want to show themselves to their best advantage yet. Every photo I have taken doesn't look very different from the day before ones.

I am going to be patient and you will just have to be too. From what I can find out, it can take up to 2 years before they finally make up their minds and settle down to a permanent shape.

I won't be that patient. Once the incisions are mostly healed and I don't have to walk around with bandages and a boobie-binder holding them all up tight and snug, I'll get you a good picture. Until then you will just have to trust me.

As for the naming of the twins, Pert & Perky are my front leading sugestions. After names like Flip & Flop for 20 years Pert & Perky have the same tone and I think they may adjust well. But, yes there is a but, I have also been considering something along the lines:

- Bambi & Brandi
- Candie & Cherrie
- Bunni & Barbi
- Trixie & Tracie
- Ginger & Cocoa *

* My personal favorite cause it sounds so yummie, but the first letters don't match, so I don't think I can use it.

I have also come up with:
- Nikki
- Felicity
These need partners that start with the same letter.

HOWEVER!!!!Whatever the outcome may be, Dean gets the largest vote.