Catching Up

I haven't posted in ages! I spent that last couple of weeks in Orlando, then flew to IL with Kayle for Sara's baby shower. We had a blast! When it was time to leave as we were pulling out of the driveway, Kayle gave a big sigh and said, "Man... that was a GREAT vacation!" It was wonderful to spend time with everyone, and very hard to leave.

My foot is feeling better. I have not used my boot once since I got back from IL. I managed to shove my gym shoe on, and we even went out to dinner! It still hurts off and on. Sometimes it REALLY hurts and it nearly takes my breath away, but the doctor said this was normal and would happen for the next few months while it heals.

Since I got behind, I have a few new pictures to post:

Dave Sherri and Hailey came to visit. Here is Kayle and Hail together after almost a year apart!

Here is a picture from Easter:

I never realized Kayle had a bunny on her shirt until now! hahaha! Funny!

Joke of the Week

Monday's suck... and since I have such wonderful friends and family that send me humorous things all week long, I have decided to designate Mondays on my Blog for the Joke of the Week. Every week I will sift through the funny emails I get and post some of the funny ones to help cheer us all up! Here's one I thought was pretty good - HAPPY MONDAY!!!

BLIND MAN IN A BIKER BAR

A blind man wanders into an all girls biker bar by mistake. He finds his way to a bar stool and orders some coffee. After sitting there for awhile, he yells to the waiter, "Hey, you wanna hear a blonde joke?"

The bar immediately falls absolutely silent. In a very deep, husky voice, the woman next to him says, "Before you tell that joke, sir, I think it is only fair -- given that you are blind -- that you should know five things:

1. The bartender is a blonde girl with a baseball bat.
2. The bouncer is a blonde girl.
3. I'm a 6 foot tall, 175 lb. Blonde woman with a black belt in karate.
4. The woman sitting next to me is blonde and a professional weightlifter.
5. The lady to your right is blonde and a professional wrestler.

Now, think about it seriously, Mister. Do you still wanna tell thatjoke?" The blind man thinks for a second, shakes his head, and mutters, "No... Not if I'm gonna have to explain it five times."

Soooooo Tired!

OK, so this whole walking thing... Completely exhausting! You should see me. I'm walking around like Egor from Frankenstien. I had to stop at Target on the way home. I don't think I've ever gotten in and out of there as fast as I did tonight! It's the most I've walked in over two weeks. I'm dead tired! Good news though, the stonger pain meds worked today and I was almost pain-free all day. It was also nice to get around without crutches!

Stitches are out and crutches are gone!

I went on site with my customer today for the first time since the surgery. The doctor gave me some new pain pills that would allow me to function during the day. They are so strange! It's a tiny, almost perfectly round white pill. You take one at night before you go to bed, and it's a time-release formula that lasts for 24 hours. Unfortunately, it was NOT strong enough for me today. Within one hour I was clinching my fists and gritting my teeth through the pain. It was awful. I made it through the day and went to my 4:00 appointment to get my stitches out, where the doctor inflicted more pain! He moved my toe!
Everything looks good though. He said if I can stand the pain, my foot is healthy enough to walk on without crutches so long as I wear my fracture boot. I have decided to stick with the heavier drugs and start walking. I actually feel a lot better with the bandages off. I think the compression was part of what was causing so much pain. Luckily, the customer is great. They set up an extra chair for me so I can keep my foot up, and everyone took really good care of me. The people here, and on my team are incredibly nice.
I go back to the doctor for an xray on April 16th. I'm hoping to be moved to a smaller shoe for my trip to IL the following weekend. The boot I have to wear is G I N O R M O U S ! ! !