Quick update...

The above picture is showcasing two items- my new "sophisticated" glasses (HA!) and the pillar candle holder I made this afternoon. Travis and I went over to Dr. England's house today to do some "wood working." Travis is making steps for Peeper to use to get into our bed. We are donating our big floral chair to a church fundraising yard sale and after it gets picked up, Peeper won't have a way to get into our TALL bed. Thus the need for the steps. Anyway, while he was working on those steps, Dr. England taught me how to use a wood laith (I have NO IDEA if I spelled that correctly.) I LOVE IT! I had so much fun using it. I used a reciprocating saw and cut me a piece of wood for my candle holder. Then I shaped it using various wood turning tools. It was so much! I don't know what I like more- the making of the cool designs or the wood chips flying through the air! HA! Anyway, I want to make some more things. I have now learned that my dad, Travis' dad, and another relative all have laithes. Therefore, I have plenty of locations for making other cool wooden objects. Perhaps making my own basket bases is in my future- I now know how it is done!!

In other news, Travis hurt his shoulder last week. Actually, I hurt Travis' shoulder and I feel horrible about it. We were asleep Wednesday night when a bag with breakables fell and the contents broke. It was a loud noise and scared me. I screamed, jumped and flipped in the bed and landed hard on Travis' shoulder. His arm was under my pillow when I started my mid-air somersault. All of this happened in a nano-second, so there wasn't anything I could do to avoid it. I have a tomahawk hanging from the bed to protect me from burglars (don't ask- LONG STORY and I am sure I can't use the tomahawk effectively anyway!) so I don't know why I didn't just grab it. Instead, I apparently felt the need to hurt my husband's shoulder. We went to the doctor this past Friday and he said that nothing was broke or dislocated. PRAISE THE LORD! However, he did sprain his AC joint. Travis is supposed to keep it iced and rest it and keep pain killers in his system. I am supposed to stop landing on his shoulder. He goes back to the doc next Thursday to see how he is doing and to find out if he needs to come back for any more visits. Needles to say, it is never dull in the Wright house.