4.58 Miles

Happy Sunday,

Today I want to share a layout I did of my daughter and son-in-law as they were taking a long walk around the reservoir. They have been doing these walks to strengthen her legs. I'm still using up my stash so I picked out some papers that would match with the picture. I used a tarring ruler to get the torn edges.

They walked 4.58 miles
 Burned 492 calories
Took 1:34:43 hours

Mins/Mile 20:39

She is pushing so hard to get back to normal. I wish I had her strength and determination.

 
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Cupcake ATC

Happy Sunday,

This week I am sharing an ATC card I made. The theme was cupcakes and this was for a lottery at the Facebook Group Multifarious ATC's. The way this works is the host picks a theme and an end date. Whoever wants to participate makes an ATC card in that theme and posts a picture of the card they made. When the time is up, the host will choose a winner. The winner will send the host the card they made but will receive the cards from everyone who participated. The winner also gets to host the next lottery and pick the theme.

Here's the card I made...

I stamped the cupcakes and colored them with spectra noir pencils and cut them out of reg white cardstock. I used gelatos to color the background of the card, added the quote, added the washi tape with stars,  Then I glued on the cupcakes and added the stickles and perfect pearls. I think it's a fun and colorful card.

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Dance Night

Happy Sunday,

This week I am sharing a layout I did of my daughter as she was heading for the dance studio for the first time since her accident. She was told by her doctor no dancing but she is not very good and being told no. Her time in rehab she was told you cant walk with out a walker, she said watch me and did. They tell her you can't climb stairs, she said watch me and she did. She refused to be told she couldn't do something. Her passion is ballroom dancing and I think that was what made her so determined to recover so quickly. I think she is pushing herself to hard and I tell her, but all I get from her is... if I don't push I won't get better. She only has two or her corartid arteries, two were severed in the accident and that could be what have cause the stokes she had. Fractured skull, broken ribs, broken sternum and damaged to her eyes. She like all stroke patients needed to learn how to do everything all over. It's still a process she is pushing really hard to achieve.

While she was still in ICU and before she even opened her eyes her leg was kicking around and her toes were pointed. They wanted to strap her down and we told them no. She was dancing and this was what was going to motivate her to get better. As long as she wasn't going to hurt herself let her kick. I really think her love for dancing had a lot to do with her recovery.

Here are two photos from two of her competitions.

Here's the layout I did of her. I snapped some pictures when she came over to pick up her dance sneakers. I know she couldn't keep herself from dancing but at least she took the sneaks and not the heels.That made me feel a little bit better.

The next day I asked if she had a good time and she said yes. She said she couldn't remember how to dance (because of her TBI) and will have to start off with the basics all over again. Maybe in time her dance routines will come back to her but for now basics will be just fine.

The other thing she really misses is her hair. They had to shave her head after the accident to put in drainage bolts and tubes (I'm not sure what the procedure was called). She keeps saying she wants her hair to hurry and grow back because she doesn't have dance hair anymore.

Just got to love her determination and stubbornness. I tell her she is stubborn just like her dad and she tells me " ok"  but I'm calling you the apple. She still has her quick comebacks even though she doesn't remember a lot of things.


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Fun At The River

Happy Sunday,

This week I am sharing a double page layout of my son and granddaughter enjoying a day at the river. I love the expressions on her face. She has her tongue is sticking because it is so hard for her to walk in the water. I think it's just adorable. I used up some old papers, did my journaling with Souffle Gel Pens and the dragon flies and frog are wood pieces I picked up at Michaels in the wood section. I thought they worked really well with these water pictures.

Hope everyone has a fantastic week.


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