One More Thing...

My dad has his shop set up on Etsy again!  Please go check it out!  Also, tell him to keep making more jewelry now that's he's home and has plenty of time to do it!!

Final Thoughts, Words of Appreciation and Love

I'm grateful beyond words as to how thankful I am that we all made it through this!  My dad is safe, happy, and on the road to getting healthy again!  (Kim, you gotta help that man put on some WEIGHT!)  There are still a few operations he needs, but they are on the horizon for now.  Right now my dad can just sit back, relax, catch up with everyone, and EAT EAT EAT to get back to his proper body weight again.  As all his friends on Facebook now know, he's back in the social networking game and can easily be gotten a hold of, so I think perhaps my writing on this blog here is done.

Thank you to all who helped my family though these difficult months, your kindness is forever engraved on my heart.  Friends, relatives, even strangers reached out to send my dad their love, compassion, donations, and support.  It's truly amazing.  I will never forget everything I've learned from this experience and will carry the lessons and the love with me always.

- Jess <3 

HOMECOMING!

The day has FINALLY arrived!  Victor has been released from the hospital!  And just in time to celebrate his birthday at home too!  YAAAY!  

I think this calls for a celebration...

 

My dad totally loves Ren & Stimpy.

 

P.A.P.A.S. Etsy Shop FINALLY Open!

 
 It has taken me MUCH longer than anticipated to finish getting the shop together, but it is finally up and running!  It wasn't really hard to set up, but the amount of attention to details is what tripped me up.  From photographing the jewelry, to writing product descriptions and calculating shipping costs, there was a lot to do!  I definitely admire all the people who are able to make a living off their Etsy shops; not only do you need the skills to create a craft/product/supply, you also need the skills to run a shop all by yourself, full-time!

Please take a moment to check out the shop, leave some feedback here, maybe find something pretty and fancy for yourself too!  All the jewelry featured is handmade by my dad!  He has not been able to run his shop since he's been in the hospital, so the last time I visited him I gathered up all his pieces to sell for him in my own store (which had previously been neglected for an embarrassing amount of time.)  Hopefully his own store will be back in business again soon; dad was just telling me how he couldn't wait to get back to making jewelry again!

Spending so much time working with his stuff has inspired me to get back to crafting again as well!  Expect to see some original pieces by me in there soon too!  (And if you don't, please harass me to get to work!!  hahaha)

All profits from the store will go directly to my dad, helping to aid him in any way possible to get back to health, get back on his feet, and get back home!  I cannot express enough how thankful I am for all the love, support, donations, time, effort, kindness.....(the list is endless!) shown by so many people.  Thank you everyone!  We are sooo close to seeing my dad get back home again!

Past-Due Health Update!

After long-last, Victor is finally well enough to start his rehab therapy!  He was moved to a new facility this week where he will be working toward being able to walk/move/function properly again!  Being stuck in a hospital bed for over 5 months and not being able to eat properly has really taken its toll on him physically.  My big, strong 6'2" daddy is now skinnier than I am!!  (Which reminds me, I need to be working out again.....don't judge!  hahah)  He has been back on a regular diet for a couple of weeks now which is helping him get back his strength and lighten his mood..... even though the cafeteria doesn't serve anything even remotely close to the meals promoted on the Food Network (my dad's new favorite channel).

From what we have been told, once dad has completed his physical therapy, he will be released from the hospital and will be able to come back home to El Paso!  Everyone is overjoyed that FINALLY his hospital stay has an end in site!  There will be a need for a few more procedures after he is released, but those won't take place until a couple more months down the line.  (More info on those later.)  Victor will hopefully be cooped up for only about 3-4 more weeks; I'll keep everyone posted on this as there is no set date right now.

That's all for now!  Much love to everyone.