Blush ~n~ Dusty Yahoo group QP exchange

Here is my qp's for this months exchange. I really need to start doing them sooner, so I'm not coming down to the end not having them done!! LOL Oh well, least I got them done. You can to if you hurry!!

Kit Credit: Blooming Splendor papers and elements by Lara Payton

Milking update:

I don't think I ever mentioned that we got the other hand milker and its working good! If I did mention it, just skip on over this. *giggle* Now DH can do the milking so I don't have to go out there, which is nice in a way. Not that I minded milking, as long as my hands didn't hurt, it was kinda fun. Its nice to not HAVE to get out when its raining...and I'm sure it will be nice to not have to, when its cold. LOL That is, if we are milking them when it is cold, they may be slowing down by then, so they can get ready for babies, who knows. Anyway, I'm really glad this one works on our goats. If the goats wouldn't mind going back to hand milking now and then, I wouldn't mind it once in a while...but I think they probably do better with the milker, they stand more still anyway. It took two of us before, one to milk, one to hold their feet...Now DH can do it alone.

VA visit-

A couple weeks ago, we went to see DH's usual doctor at the VA, on a special visit, because he had been having a strange pain in his thumb, and we wanted to make sure it hadn't somehow gotten broken. She had them X-ray it, and while they hadn't read the X-rays when we were there she looked at it, and didn't think it was broken, so ordered a brace for his hand, to keep it still. This morning we had to run back up to a specialist she got us in to see, to find out what they said. I think they are a little stumped, because while the X-ray shows a bone spur sticking out...or something like that, it doesn't hurt in that spot on his hand...until they started messing with it. They said he has arthritis for sure, but the area it was hurting in, was baffling to them...they wondered if it was from nerve damage. So they said to wear the brace, at night even, and see if it helps...and to come back in a few months if it doesn't. Least they didn't give him more drugs to take! For that I am most thankful.

Now hopefully the visit to the specialist he has to see next week goes well. He has a strange spot on one of his ears, so the doctor wanted him to have it checked...she briefly mentioned skin cancer, so I'm praying that, that was just the worst case scenario type thing, and that its NOT that! Thankfully I haven't been as worried about this, as I thought I was going to be...several weeks of worrying wouldn't be good, prayer is a wonderful thing!

The neatest part about the visit today, is he got to see a doctor who's last name was the same as my Mom's maiden name. I don't know how common that name is, but gee he could be a long lost cousin! LOL Not that we mentioned it or anything, but just thought it was neat.

Have a great day/evening and thanks so much for your comments!