No Strings Attached

Posted By Kathleen David on December 16, 2017

I do this on occasion where it is more my brain dump to clear some room for the other things I need to be thinking about.

I finally completed a commission that had been bought about three years ago. The commissioner never pushed me on completing their project and knew I was working on other things while I was working on their project. It joined the jumble of bodies on my worktable and I would pick it up and work with it for a bit then go onto the next thing I needed to do. The puppet itself was reworked a number of times because I learned more and it wasn’t quite sitting right with me.

The puppet was a version of Peter’s Aquaman. I made two outfits for the puppet both the classic outfit and Peter’s harpooned version. Because it had taken so long for me to get this puppet together, I had to chance to add something rather unique. We went to the Ace Comic-Con last weekend and Jason Mamoa was kind enough to sign the puppet. So the new owner has a puppet signed by the current actor playing Aquaman. That I hope was worth the wait.

Peter has pinched not one nerve but several in his back due to the fall he took on Black Friday this year. He is in a lot of pain and, so far, all that we have been able to do is getting the pain down to a dull roar where he can function but barely. Everything is a struggle to do. To add to the fun, the neurologist he is seeing is part of a practice that currently has no phone system since it is tied into their computer system which is down for the count now going on 4 days. So we cannot make the appointments with the people we have been told to make appointments with so we can start treating Peter to get better rather than try to keep him from passing out every time he stands up and walks.

This has made our world full of Doctors visits and the like. Caroline has been a trooper. This weekend she is participating in the second leg of the model UN she is part of. She is having a lot of fun sorting out the problems of the world and coming up with solutions for some of the world’s problems. She is still grooving on meeting Gal Godot last weekend.

We had snow and it made driving interesting yesterday especially since I had to pick Caroline up in a snowstorm from the high school. The main roads are clear and the side roads are sand and salted so if you are careful, you can get around with little problem. I will be salting the walk tomorrow to get rid of the last of the ice.

I am doing OK. I am behind on things I don’t want to be behind on but I am cutting myself some slack because I have been dealing with so much else around me. I have a few projects with looming deadlines that I am working out what I am going to do when. One of these is I just need to start, write, and finish the story.

I do find myself forgiving myself for not being able to be superwoman right now. I know my current limitations and am trying to work within them. I know I am under a bit of stress right now and don’t have the usual tools to cope with it due to circumstance and health (both his and mine). I have a support system that has been there for me when I have needed them and I am most grateful for that. I don’t have to deal with all this alone which I know other caretakers do and I sympathize a lot.

We are a little up in the air as to what Christmas will be. We have several different scenarios for how this will go down. It will be one or another depending on what happens this week. And I am at peace with that.

I am going to go into the city on Monday and see the Downton Abbey exhibit and get together with some friends so that will be a little bit of a break. I went to the Magnolia Pictures Christmas Party which is always fun last week. Next Saturday we head for Atlanta and Christmas at my parents.

The cats have been taking turns with me. I find one of the three either tucked up against my hip and purring or on my lap and purring. They are offering comfort in their strange furry way.

I am alive and moving forward both I consider good things.

I am grateful for my support system.

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