JUST IMAGINE...

 

Just Imagine:

The mistress of the Crazy Quilt Christmas Cottage 

tripping merrily across

 this beautiful snow covered bridge, 

on her way home from shopping for the essentials of the upcoming early Thanksgiving feast. 

 She now arrives, her heart full of excitement 

and her arms full of delectable treats and decorations 

to make a merry occasion for everyone...

Now, Just Imagine:

That same mistress of the 

Crazy Quilt Christmas Cottage,

 laying in a pool of blood,

 after tripping over the vacuum cleaner hose, 

landing on her head,

 with nary a flake of snow in sight...

Now, No More Imagination, Just Reality:

The Captain took me to Emergency 

where they sewed me up

 with four stitches in my head,

 performed a CT scan and sent me via ambulance 

to the Big House down the hill.

 (Mercy San Juan Hospital), 

with a brain bleed, 

a multitude of bruises all over my body, 

and a shiner of my right eye

 the size of a giant snowball.

I spent the night in the hospital, and they took numerous draws of blood and another brain scan. 

They were concerned because I am on blood thinners but as it turned out the bleed was very small. 

 I didn't have a headache or blurry vision or dizziness. Very lucky. 

 As it turns out, I shouldn't have been on the type of blood thinner that I was on 

for the length of time I was on it. 

What I thought was just about 10 or so years 

turned out to be since 2007!

 Needless to say, 

it all could have been much more serious.

I was home the next day 

but we did miss our early family Thanksgiving.

 Tim and Tami had made some beautiful enchiladas, 

but we never got to taste them.  

They drove up here on the spur of the moment 

and stayed a couple of days

 to get us settled when we came home

 and Jake and Jacenda drove to visit me in the hospital.

There will be additional doctor visits to get the blood thinners straightened out 

and I am now taking anti-seizure meds for a while. 

Too many pills and so many sore muscles

 that I didn't even know I had.

 We did order a new vacuum without a hose or a cord so we are trying to cover all the bases. 

We will figure out another date

 for our family Thanksgiving

 and will probably combine it with Christmas. 

 I might be doing Christmas a little different this year with not too much stuff 

which would probably be a good thing 

but, never fear, there will be something!

And, in the meantime:

Bitty Morsel and Gertie

 will be watching the news closely

 to find out what exactly will be going on with our Crazy Quilt Christmas Cottage 

so stay tuned.

Check out this darling little TV set 

that Bitty and Gertie are watching. 

 Jake and Jacenda gave it to me 

when I was in the hospital.

  It looks exactly like the Captain's folks TV set in their home when we were dating, circa 1960. 

 Cutest thing ever and it also plays 

6 different Christmas carols

 as the train goes around. 

I love it so much.

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I'm sorry I didn't get to answer all your lovely comments from my last post. 

 I did put an additional one on 

under my post but who knows 

whoever comes back and reads those things.

  I am trying to put all my energy 

into decorating for Christmas

 but don't know if I will get much done.

  I love this time of year 

and what a bummer this had to happen now. 

 I will do what I can 

and be sure to share it with you 

no matter how little there is. 

...xxoJudy...

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