i talked to my dad last night. yesterdayi was filled with so much sadness and frustration, i dreamt that i was yelling at my dad for not taking care of himself, but once he called during the night to chat with me, a shadow of relief lifted. he sounded much better last night and was able to tell me what happened to his booty. he even made jokes, so i know that he was feeling a bit more like himself. he couldnt' eat last night because they planned to do surgery this morning, but i just found out that they didn't perform surgery on him until 7pm! he didn't eat for almost 24 hours! poor thing.
anyways, i've been home alone for the past 2 nights because my poor mom stays with him at the hospital. he tells her not to, but she stays anyhow to chit chat with him thru the night. my mom's got the strongest will i know. thru everything, she stays by my dad's side. i dont' know where she finds the strength to do all that she does. he's very lucky to have her, we all are. if anyone's ever met my mom, they'd know what a special woman she is.
last night i finished making the invitations for anchalee's bridal shower. i was so nervous in printing everything out because she'd changed her mind on so many occasions. i printed and cut them at work then went home to ribbon and label the envelopes. unfortunately i ran out of ribbon, *dammit* and have about 10 more to make. i'm so cheap. i went to a fabric store to buy ribbon on monday after work. it was only $1.00 for 10 yards, but after measuring 5 yards out, i felt like i had so much already! so i spend only 50 cents, but if i'd just cut a couple more yards, and spent another dime or twoi wouldn't have ot go back. *stoopid*
i called ivy for her opinion on the invites cuz i was using vellum and she used it a lot for her invitations and programs a few months ago, and thanks to her input, the invitation looks purty. *pat self on back* then i think to myself, why do i feel the need to put so much effort on these invitations for people i dont' know, for a bride i hardly know, for a wedding i dont' even really want to be part of? sheesh. it was fun, but it took a lot of time and effort. hopefully it will be appreciated in the end, and someone will hire me to make cards for them in the future. haha. yes, it's all about the connections and money.
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