www.hubbyshandcraftedinkpens.yolasite.com
I ask those who visit here to please be civil.
Thanksgiving Day was difficult for us. Hubby hasn't been feeling well and he was sick all of last night. He has been having a lot of problems with his blood sugar levels. He ate very sensibly yesterday but his blood sugar was low last night and he had to eat enough carbs to bring it up. After he ate his level went way too high which caused him to have pain from his pancreas and nausea. This morning his level was still over 300.
He was awake all night and I finally went to sleep about 5am. He was in so much pain that I wanted to call the paramedics but he didn't want to be taken to the hospital because he was worried about leaving me alone. His pain finally eased this morning and he was able to go to bed.
He needs to go to his doctor but we don't have the money for the trip because the doctor who treats his Diabetes is located 130 miles from where we live. He is on a waiting list for an appointment with a doctor closer to home but we were told it could take as long as 3 months for an opening because there is a doctor shortage in our area.
He has an appointment in December related to the skin cancer on his nose. We don't know if he will have it removed with a laser or if he will need more invasive surgery. He has to have another biopsy to see how deep the cancer has invaded.
We are still dealing with the repercussions of being overdrawn at the bank. Hubby's pension will be deposited Monday and we have to decide which bills we can skip so that we don't incur more overdraft fees. I don't like getting behind on bills because it is very hard to get caught up.
In January, we have to start paying our property taxes. We have to pay in installments because we don't have enough income to pay all at once. It will take us 4 months to pay the taxes and I am worried that we may not be able to catch all the other bills up before warmer weather which could result in our electricity being cut off.
I don't know how we will swing getting to all of our medical appointments, paying taxes and trying to catch up any bills that we get behind on.
Selling pens is really our only hope of getting the extra cash we need. Despite the comments made at http://shesnohockeymom.blogspot.com/ by posters about students selling the same pens for $2 to $4, Hubby's pens are worth the price we ask. They are probably worth even more since we don't charge for shipping and handling.
I was able to learn the identity of the people who made those remarks about the pens because they used a real email address which blogger displays to blog owners. I won't share their names but they are teachers in Pennsylvania. I have always supported and admired teachers and I have to admit that their comments hurt. I don't know why they felt the need to attack me. I think they may be telling the truth when they say that the school makes a 50 % profit on the pens made by the students but I think that the materials used to make those pens are donated. Penn State Industries, located in Pennsylvania, could very well be donating the supplies to the school system as a tax write off. They could sell their pens at a higher price but then they probably wouldn't sell as large a volume. Hubby's is no competition to them so their attack had to be personal. They mention someone who cheated them in Greece. I assure anyone reading this that I was not that person. I have never been to Greece or any country outside of the United States.
Hubby has to buy his supplies and equipment to make the pens, except for the stuff that our son sends. There is also the cost of operating the equipment and PayPal gets their cut. I think that the pens are fairly priced considering that they are unique works of art.
I am asking those who read this to please consider buying pens for gifts or personal use or at least share our link with others who might be interested. Hubby and I would be truly grateful for the support.
I am going to post pictures of a few pens here. I know the quality of the pictures on the website isn't great. I hate that they can't be enlarged but the yola site is free. Also, our camera isn't the best and neither hubby or I is a great photographer.
The site again is: www.hubbyshandcraftedinkpens.yolasite.com
We thank you for your consideration.
Please visit our website for the prices of these pens and to view our other items.
Email me at: bladecatz@mail.com
Thanks for all the past support from generous readers of Sarah's Scandals at
http://shesnohockeymom.blogspot.com/
Blade
Has your hubby had his gallbladder checked out? Some of his problems could be caused by large gallstones.
ReplyDelete(I have a few large gallstones myself, diagnosed [wouldn't you know?] via MRI when I had an episode of multiple pulmonary emboli)
P.S. Blade, might I suggest your linking message at shesnohockeymom about directing readers to this sub-blog be permanently pasted in the header there? The current placement in today's shesnohockeymom entry will be scrolled down as soon as you replace it with a newer blog entry.
ReplyDeleteAnd I noticed in your header above that "http://shesnohockeymom.blogspot.com/" isn't HTML-linked, which it probably should be.
Oh, I'm just full of suggestions today!
ReplyDeleteHere's another one, specific to this sub-blog. Instead of copying your "About Me" self-description from the other site, why not just write up a little personal history about yourself and hubby, giving the reasons you sometimes have to solicit donations and ask folks to buy hubby's pens.
I think you went into a lot of detail in one recent blog post at shesnohockeymom which I'm sure touched those of us who have a heart... ;-)
...and that explanation could be plugged in here in your "About Me".
Thanks, Kajo. I was working on the about me. I will get to the other stuff. Hubby has been checked for gallstones and was okay but he has had pancreatitis before and this was very similar. I have the gallstones so I certainly sympathize. Thanks!
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