i'm sniffing paper, i'm so happy!

so i've had the first of my surgeries and now it's a few days later. i can't sit down cause the incisions in my back hurt too much, but standing works great so i'm scrapping up a storm! my arm doesn't hurt anymore, it buzzes instead, with this faint electrical current that's sort of like the moments before you get pins & needles. strange, but at least it's not excruciating pain. wahoo for successful surgery!

so my instructions for the week are to do as much as i like, without bending or heavy lifting or twisting my upper body fast. next week is the finaly surgery to fully implant the pain-control machine in my back, and i'll be out for another week or so, they say. so today, i'm dancing withthe joy of a girl out of pain for the first time in months and i'm scrapping like a maniac.

it's perfect, cause i've got a ton of new photos. italy ones, and family shots and just random prints i've been meaning to scrap.

i've gotten some awesome shots of the kids i used to babysit- we had a visit last week- i miss them so much, it was soo cool to see how big they'd gotten. and they are always clamoring to be in front of my camera. they hammed it up for me at central park for a few hours, jumping out of trees and climbing "mountains" and smiling on the hillsides, but i think my favorite shots of the afternoon are these unposed ones of emily and julia dancing on top of a table in the livingroom, by the window overlooking the park. the sun through the window menalso there are italy shots and family shots and just everything inspires me these days cause i've been Non-Creating Girl for so long and OH! it's so good to be back with my tools in my hands and a mess on my table.