Eight Ramblings and Five Thankful Fors

Ramblings one:It's been one week exactly since my ankle surgery (where they inserted two plates and 8-9 screws) and I want my foot back!

Ramblings two: What do you do if a blind man is staring at you? It's a little uncomfortable.

Ramblings three: I have my first and so far only job performance evaluation this afternoon.

Ramblings four: Looks like I'm going to Washington, D.C. next month for work. I hope I can walk by then.

Ramblings five: Rain in the valleys, snow in the mountains. Perfecto.

Ramblings six: My bus driver this morning has the best (or worst?) smoker voice ever. She even beats my sister Jess, who is not a smoker, but has a great (or terrible?) smoker voice. The bus driver also had claw nails.

Ramblings seven: I had claw nails in high school: long, real, long, discolored, long, and always painted a bright color. Always.

Ramblings eight: My kids grew up somehow. How?

Thankful for one: mu husband, who has dutifully made me breakfast, lunch, dinner and snacks and driven me to and from train stops (or work) for an entire week without complaining once. In fact, he usually says things like, "you're worth it."

Thankful for two: the plug. Darin unplugged the TV yesterday. Peace and quiet and non-vegetable-like kids are a great thing. My boys wrote chapter books on Bolt: Part II.

Thankful for three: I've never been back east. I'm kind of excited to see it.

Thankful for four: The get well cards and posters my kids and husband drew for me.

Thankful for five: There are still nice people in the world, who help temporarily disabled women jump off train landings and blind men from falling off trains.

He's Baaaaack!

Hi, it's me again, my mom's first-born son!

I went to Disneyland on Space Mountain. I said, "Dad, I think I'm gonna be sick." Three days later I threw up!


We got a trampoline before we went to Disneyland. Disneyland was funner than the tramp. I was like SCREAMIN' when we got the tramp, and THEN, space mountain was so fun I just wanted to go on it again! But my sister, she just didn't want to go on it again.



Until next time, I'm signing off.....

The Benefits of Ankle Surgery

So my surgery is over. It ended up being worse than the doctor suspected: I actually had broke my ankle in two places. So I got two plates and 8 or 9 screws in my ankle. And it hurts!

BUT....I ended up with this baby....


(Mine's green, though)

I LOVE it! I can cruise anywhere and carry things if I want to. I feel so independent, and don't need armpit-hurting crutches!

Life is good...