I am just a pill popping machine

My neck is worse.
I am booked in for a spinal scan tomorrow so I should know soon whats wrong.
Right now I am on 5 different meds.
Valium
Panadeine Forte
Brufen
Panadol Osteo and finally
Endep

I am off work now until the 5th of Jan.
It's actually until the 30th of Dec but I am owed time off so I am having the 31st of Dec off and then all the public holidays so I don't go back to work until the 5th of Jan
Hopefully I will be better by then.

New Moon Cross stitch

I have this plan for an ornament. It might not turn out the way I want but if it doesn't then I will just make all individual ones.

This one is New Moon (obviously) I charted it myself. I used DMC 415 and silver blending filament. I used black fabby and plan to do Twilight, eclipse and Breaking Dawn on black and after that I am NEVER stitching on black again. I ended up using talc to be able to see the holes.

Kookaburra sits in the old gum tree, Merry merry king of the bush is he

Except he was sitting on the metal fencing :)

We have a regular Kookaburra that sits on the fence and looks at Tyson. Tyson looks at him. They seem to like each other
I managed to get some pics







Tyson is focused on his pal the Kookaburra

Some finishes

I finished a few things this weekend. With my neck injury I can't do much and I can't concentrate for too long so it took me a while.

1st: I finished a small cross stitch angel that I am going to make into an ornament for a very special someone. I have a vision of how I want the ornament to look. Whether or not it comes out that way is another story.
Stitched on white opal lugana, the silvery stuff



2nd: 2 dotee doll ornaments. I haven't made dotee's in a while and I am not that good at embroidery but I think they look ok. Someone commented on facebook that they look like earings. I just added some hangers to them.



3rd: A Ruby doll. I did a sort of craft a long with this. Again, I suck at embroidery and sewing but it turned out ok for my first one. I find that with dotee's and other dolls that invisible thread is my friend!
I am giving this to my neice for Christmas. It's made from Faux fur material. She loves fuzzy things.



I am going to rest for the remainder of the day. Physio tomorrow and also the Dr straight after. I might work on some sketches for an ornament I want to do. Again I have an idea for it in my head. Hopefully it will turn out ok.

Black Forest cupcakes

I found a recipe for black forest cupcakes last night but then today when I finished work I thought that it would be easier to just buy a choc cake mix and chuck some tinned cherry's in.
I would have gotten some kirsch but no alcohol with the painkillers.
Cream will be going on the side when we have some after dinner.
DH has already stolen 2

Thats the best I can do at the moment with my injury. I can't do much at work either. I spent 4 hours re doing rosters for Christmas and making sure they came in UNDER budget. A bit hard when the budget is bugger all!

Another ornament finish

I finished another lantern. It took me a little longer as I hurt my back and neck at work and am at home on workers compensation. I got back tomorrow for 4 hours a day.
I've been on strong pain killers which have made me sleep pretty much since Friday. I'm only awake for about 30 mins and then zonk out again.
I'm not taking any today and see how I go and I definitely cannot take them tomorrow.

A christmas ornament finish

I started this one this morning.

Christmas Lantern Ornament from Jill Oxtons Cross stitch and Beading mag Issue 71

I used Red and Gold petite treasure braid for the stitching.



Folded



Beaded. I bought bulk beads instead of Mill Hill since I knew I would use heaps



The finished ornament!