Last time I posted about medical stuff I was going to do. Now I can say I have done it. One cataract removed, and the next one scheduled in a week and a half. Dermatologist burned and cut a great big hole in my leg! Painful and slow healing because it is on my shin. I had a bad reaction to the tape too, so I ended up wrapping my leg in gauze then securing the gauze with Coban. However I did get to do some fun things.
I attended a Preemie Project sewing day to make G-tube pads for babies and children. The results will go to the University of Iowa hospital. We had 750 of them to do, and we got most of those completed. We were also working on tracheotomy pads, and we only got 75-100 of those done. It was still pretty fruitful, and I had a blast as usual.
As you can see, these are made out of the cutest fabrics! Flannel, hemp, and bamboo make up the layers, bamboo on the skin side since it is supposed to have some germicidal action. I just realized the completed ones don’t have the plastic snaps on them. Those got added at the end.
I also made some more things for my daughter and her soon to arrive daughter.
I also made three crib sheets, but I didn’t get pictures.
We were lucky enough to score some free tickets for the University of Northern Iowa orchestra and combined choirs performing Beethoven’s Ninth Symphony. Kevin was not initially thrilled, but he did agree it was very good afterwards. It is a university orchestra, and there were a few issues with balance, but it was still quite good. The soloists were all faculty members (the tenor sings in my church choir). Even though the tickets were on the back row of the first floor, the sound was great.
We have a housekeeper once a month, and while she was here Friday, we decided to take off on a short road trip. We headed to McGregor, a small town on the Mississippi River. We stopped for lunch at River View on the north side of town. I had a wonderful mushroom burger and home made cottage friends (they were really potato wedges), and Kevin had very good fish and chips. I will be back there again! The restaurant is right on the river next to a marina, and they usually have boats tied up nearby. The water was so high! The proprietor said he didn’t expect anyone to be able to tie up until late June or into July. They have been in flood stage for over 40 days so far.
We crossed the river into Prairie du Chien and drove up the Great River Road. I don’t think I have ever seen the river this high. The last time it was this high was 1993, and I know we were on vacation. My pictures aren’t very good since they were taken on a dreary day with my phone, but it can give you a feel of the water.
I also finished up the embroidery classes at my local Bernina dealer. I get so frustrated with them! I know they make their money by selling things, but I think they really mislead naive people into believing that only (very expensive) items X, Y, and Z will work on their new machines, and it just isn’t right! Oh well. I learned how to use my machine, and I will not have to go back much.