Bob the Builder is recuperating well from his rotator cuff surgery.  I'm hopeful he'll be released to drive by this time next week.  Fingers crossed.

Here are just a few things I've learned during Bob's recovery time:

  1. The trash and recycling cans are nearly as big as I am and they aren't easy to roll.  
  2. Giving the dog a bath is more like giving myself one.  She's only 14 lbs. but it's like sumo wrestling!
  3. Cases of bottled water are lots heavier than they look.
  4. There's a big difference between regular and LED light bulbs.  Rather than trying to decipher 900 different types of light bulbs, take it to the hardware store, talk sweet and bat your eyelashes a lot.  Someone will have pity on you and provide help.
  5. I'm not mechanically inclined.

…and my list could go on and on and on.

Opening the mail is something he enjoys doing.  On a recent trip to the mailbox, beaming ear to ear, he shows me an envelope addressed to him.  His statement - "I know this is a handmade card without even opening it and it's not for you.  It's for me!"  Bob the Builder's Ouch Card, Lisa's Stamp Studio, www.lisasstampstudio.com

Cindy Jo is an online stamping friend and she created this card for Bob the Builder. She used the retired Cookie Cutter Halloween stamp set for the skeleton.  

Bob the Builder's Ouch Card, inside view, Lisa's Stamp Studio, www.lisasstampstudio.com

What Cindy Jo didn't know is that her card is additionally appropriate.  Bob the Builder had used an ice machine for three days, around the clock, after his surgery.  It went through LOTS of ice.  I routinely carried 30 lbs. of ice because I hated making duplicate trips to the freeze.  That included lugging them through the store, standing in line to pay for them and hauling them out of the card.   I work out at the gym routinely so lifting the bags wasn't a problem for me. I thought!  I have no idea what I've done to my left arm but it has been sore for weeks.  The next thing I've learned – don't be lazy. Make multiple trips when handling bags of ice. 

The eskimo image (representing me on the card!) is from the Cookie Cutter Christmas stamp set.

Bob the Builder's Ouch Card, top view, Lisa's Stamp Studio, www.lisasstampstudio.com

Cindy Jo's card is extra special.  It was made with her own two hands and it has certainly lifted our spirits.  Although addressed to Bob the Builder, we are both enjoying it!   Thank you, my friend! 

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