DDA Chapter 27

[MrsHeg]

Good morning,

Bernadette, it is my right foot, so I won't be driving until I can take the boot off to do so. Right now there will bee no weight allowed on the foot for two weeks, and after that will depend on how well it is healing. The area where he had to cut open doesn't have much flesh so the blood flow isn't that great, he has stressed that I am to keep my foot elevated as much as possible, and with the possible complications that could occur if I don't I plan on following doctor's orders to a t. I have an appointment today to have the dressing changed, so I'll get a look at it then.

The pain level has come down some but it is still pretty high, I knew it was going to be this way though, had to get worse to get better.

Thanks to everyone for all the well wishes.

Deb - I'm looking forward to seeing your pictures from Hawaii

 

[lovesdumbo]

Bernadette - I am glad you all decided on a shuttle service. I think it would have been confusing with the Metro/bus situation in and out of our airports.

The other two leaders seem to be done with each other about now. Hopefully everyone will settle down and have fun once we get there. Hoping to leave work soon and go home and pack.

Bernadette, it is my right foot, so I won't be driving until I can take the boot off to do so. Right now there will bee no weight allowed on the foot for two weeks, and after that will depend on how well it is healing. The area where he had to cut open doesn't have much flesh so the blood flow isn't that great, he has stressed that I am to keep my foot elevated as much as possible, and with the possible complications that could occur if I don't I plan on following doctor's orders to a t. I have an appointment today to have the dressing changed, so I'll get a look at it then.

The pain level has come down some but it is still pretty high, I knew it was going to be this way though, had to get worse to get better.

Hope the visit went well today and the pain continues to decrease.

I couldn't drive for the 6 weeks I had the pin in my right foot and then didn't drive for another week because I knew my foot was too weak to be safe.

I still have pain in both feet but it is managable and so much better than it was before surgery-I will say in the end it was worth it for me.

 

[bear74]

Glynis Katie's party sounds fun. Glad the fire is almost out and no homes were lost.

Only one of Olivia's friends made it to her Spa party on Saturday but the girls had fun. Bernadette thank you for the birthday wishes for her. Can't believe she is turning 9 on July 12th.

Debbie hope your foot continues to become less painful glad the Dr did not have to detach your Tendon

Deb can't wait to see pics and here all about your fabulous vow renewal.

Tia have fun planning DL

We had been having 100+ temps but this week we actually have had rain. Mon. night the wind was so strong here we lost a branch from one of our trees.

 

[mommykds]

Debbie,
Hope you are feeling better each day.

 

[PNO4TE]

DDA!

 

[MrsHeg]

Good Morning,

Yesterday was a pretty good day, until I stumbled in the bathroom and landed on my bad foot. It caused it to swell until I could no longer wear the boot and of course the pain level went up with the swelling.

Things look better this morning and I have the boot on so I just need to be careful not to fall again.

I hope everyone has a great weekend.

 

[PNO4TE]

Good morning, DDA!

Debbie - Take care, please.

 

[Glynis]

Good morning, all!

Debbie - Yikes!!! I hope you are taking it easy today! No more falling, young lady!!!

It has been so hot here, lately, that we haven't known what to do with ourselves. We are now in a water shortage, thanks to the fire, so our yard is really suffering! Oh, well. At least they haven't started rationing drinking water, yet.

Katie's birthday party is tomorrow night and I think we're about ready. Unfortunately, she went boating on Tuesday and got royally burned! It's one of the worst she's ever had. We spent yesterday applying strong tea to it, and that helped with the pain, but today, she's feeling even worse. Blisters have formed, and she's really uncomfortable. She even wanted to cancel her party. I told her no, because I think she'll be better tomorrow, and would regret canceling this party she's worked so hard on!

So, today we are cleaning the basement so the girls have room to dance, etc., and I'll also be making the cake today. All the other stuff can wait until tomorrow morning. Alan is planning on taking the younger kids fishing and swimming, so they will be out from underfoot! Hooray!!!

Have a great day and weekend! I'll try to pop on tomorrow, but I'm not promising anything.

 

[Disney Yooper]

Went to saee Brave tonight by myself. It was pretty much what I expected after seeing previews. I really enjoyed it.

I have been sick the last couple of weeks with a sore throat. Almost lost my voice. Finally feeling almost normal. Just a slight scratch late in the evening for some reason.

Went to Chicago to see Katrina and Pete last weekend. We took Becky and her fiance with us. The 6 of us had a great time. We all drove together to Milwaukee for Chuck's nephews wedding. Thankfully the heat broke that afternoon. The day before it was 106. It was only 86 then. We also spent a day at the Chicago Science Museum and ended it at Navy Pier. Basically the 6 of us were together for 2 straight days and we got along great.

 

[Disney Yooper]

It sounds like many of you have had some serious challenges the last month. I hope it is at an end. I think of you all often and wznt to try to stay caught up now.

 

[Tammi67]

Good morning.

Debbie, be careful! I hope things are improving.

Glynis - poor Katie! Sunblock, sunblock, sunblock! I remember getting burns like that when I was her age, so I can commiserate! Hope she is feeling better. The party sounds AWESOME!

Vicki - we went to see Brave yesterday too! I wish I had hair like that. I saw your picture on FB. You all look great!

 

[PNO4TE]

Good morning, DDA!

Nothing new to report... just checking in!

 

[Glynis]

Tammi - I really hope Katie has learned her lesson! I threatened her with a pair of old fashioned swimming clothes if she ever forgets sunblock again.

Well, I survived the party! It was actually quite nice. Katie invited 13 girls and 8 of them showed up. Not bad! They had a great time making clothespin dolls, dancing, watching a movie, listening to music, eating and running around our neighborhood! I was exhausted by 11:00 last night! I fell into bed and passed out!

Now, I can start concentrating on more fun things... for me! Alan leaves for London in 1 week, which means my trip is also coming up. Now, I really get to start the planning process. Hooray!!! I also get to make sure that all is ready for the kids here while I'm gone. I've got to stock the freezer, get all the laundry done, remind Katie how to do laundry while I'm gone, etc. All those fun things!

 

[MrsHeg]

Good Morning,

Glynis - glad to hear the party was a hit, London sounds exciting!

Nothing new here, just sitting with my foot propped up, working on a new quilt and crocheting. My daughter changed my bandages yesterday, it looks like it's healing fairly well but it is still ugly.

 

[tmfranlk]

Good Morning,

Glynis - glad to hear the party was a hit, London sounds exciting!

Nothing new here, just sitting with my foot propped up, working on a new quilt and crocheting. My daughter changed my bandages yesterday, it looks like it's healing fairly well but it is still ugly.

Glad you're finding things to do! Mom is working on a mental list of the things she wants to do while she's home after her knee replacements in Aug and Nov. She's got quite a project list already, though I know she'll hate being cooped up so much.


Tammi - Glad the kids are home. Hope they had a great time.

Glynis - Yay for a successful party! Happy London planning (though maybe just "good luck" on the prep work ;-) ).

Vicki - Sounds like a great trip! I'm glad it all went smoothly. Your new family picture looks great!

I'm getting ready to start perusing airfare for CA. Phil's sister doesn't have her travel dates set yet because they're still working on setting up customer meetings so I'm going to get ours set at least and let them work from there. Sounds like it may work out after all, so that's good. Terra's got our plans pretty much worked out for while we're there. She's pretty much maxed out our days already with her ideas.

 

[PNO4TE]

Good morning, DDA!

Sounds like (other than the sunburn!) that we all had pretty good weeks. That is nice news. Keep it up, folks!!

 

[mommykds]

Checking in too.....

 

[Glynis]

I'm here! It's a good day so far here! The kids all got up and got their chores done with a minimum of fuss! That always makes me happy.

I get to go to lunch with my aunt and uncle today! This is my dad's brother and his wife. They live in Texas, so I don't get to see them very often.

This is also Alan's last week with us before he leaves for London. Got to cram in a whole bunch of family time before he leaves.

 

[lovesdumbo]

Debbie-hope you foot is feeling a lot more tolerable now. How's your quilting and crocheting going? What are you making?

Glynis-poor Katie with the sunburn. The party sounds so fun. Enjoy lunch and family time.

Vicki-sounds like you had some lovely family time. I really enjoyed Brave-especially fitting with a new teen in the house. Thought the animation was stunning. Did you see a preview for Monsters University? That looks hilarious.





I survived the GS trip. The girls all had a blast and cant wait to go back with their families. I really enjoyed DC but don't think I travel well with people who don't plan and have no sense of time. Everyday was frustrating but yesterday was insane. They wanted to walk from our hotel to the museum of natural history then take a photo in front of the White House then have a nice lunch. And we had to stop at the Smithsonian castle to see if lost & found had a camera one of the girls had lost the day before-thankfully they did. We were being picked up by the shuttle at 3:00 for the return to the airport.

Well when I went to their room at 8:30 the girls there weren't even up yet. We didn't leave the hotel til after 11. Lost & found took a while. Didn't get to natural history til 12. Photos at the White House at 1:30. I told them I couldnt do lunch and then race back to the hotel 3 miles away(map quest says 2.5 miles but I did over 6 there & back yesterday-felt like 600). My feet were killing me and it was 96 (we lucked out with temps 88-90 the other days). I would head back to the hotel at a more manageable pace.

I think I nearly had heat stroke by the time I got there. I was dripping in sweat, had the chills and was feeling sick. I sat down for a minute when I see the van. I call to ask them where they were and they asked me to ask the driver to pick them up at the restaurant they were at. He agreed but that left me gathering the 13 bags out of storage by myself-the hotel had luggage storage not bell services. It all worked out great for them but what was their plan if he said no and then would not wait for them to get back? That isn't the way I like to travel.

In the end the girls had a great time and that is what really matters. I can't wait to go back with my family. Lizzy has asked me at least 50 times if we can go back. We got a little taste of a lot but didn't feel like we saw anything really well.


Glad I took today as a vacation day. Walked over 33 miles in the 4 days. My right foot doesn't seem to think that was too fun.

 

[bethbuchall]

Hi, all!

I'm still around. We've been busy doing nothing all that interesting. It's wonderful having Laura home. I know that I'm going to miss her like crazy when she goes back to school, but I have a sense of calm about it that I didn't have last year. I do hope that time slows down, though, because I am certainly not ready for summer to come to an end.

I think we've decided to spend a couple of days in Mystic, CT at the end of August. I think we're looking at putting WDW on the calendar for sometime next summer!