4 Week Update

I am officially 4 weeks out from surgery {as of yesterday} which means I am now "safe". In theory, my tendon should be strong enough now and will not snap again. At 6 weeks they consider you "healed" from surgery. However, that does not mean that you are back to where you were before the injury. There is still a long way to go to get my ankle moving and my calf muscle built back up. Physical therapy has been going very well so far and my therapist, Michelle, is very happy with my progress. She even emailed the doctor to see if she could speed things up! Still waiting to hear from the doctor but hoping that he will say yes. At the PT office this morning, I tried walking without the splint and it felt weird! A little bit like Jell-O. My leg is so weak from just a few weeks of not doing much with it. So, anyways, I am making progress but it is going to be a slow road to get back to where I was. That is my update for now!

Hope you all have a good weekend filled with yummy treats! :)

Back to Fall

Thanks for the few of those that gave their opinions on my Christmas card designs! If anyone else would like to contribute, please still do! I haven't made up my mind yet. I find it funny that I had the exact opposite feelings towards the cards I created. Number 3 was the first one I created and I thought it looked too simple. I do like number 2 {as all of you did too} but I also liked number 1. We'll see which one I choose! :)

Back to present day {let's not get too far ahead of ourselves!}...it is fall and the colors are finally starting to pop on the trees. I am not mobile enough to hop in my car, drive down to the lake and take pictures. But, I wanted something. Today is rainy and so I decided to have a photo shoot with my mini-pumpkin and gourd collection that are sitting on my kitchen table. Just a little bit of fall colors for ya'll. :)


Last weekend my lovely parents came to visit and to keep my company while Mike was away at Camp Willow Run with the youth from church. I was originally scheduled to go on the retreat but a gimp isn't much fun at camp. But they came to visit and brought their new pup! He is adorable and he and Yankee had a blast together - maybe a little too much fun. :) I snapped a few pictures of Paddington while he was stuck in my dad's arms. I apologize for the quality of these pictures - I took them quickly and I am still figuring out the 1.8 aperture {it is hard!}.

Christmas Cards.....???

Yep - Christmas cards. I know, it is only October but I have had a lot of time to sit and think about Christmas. As I have spent lots of frustrating time in years past trying to find the perfect card, I have decided that I am going to create my own card.

I am brand new to designing stuff like this so if they all look novice, I apologize! Here are three designs that I have come up with. Please vote on the one that you like. If you have any suggestions or don't like any of them let me know too! You can click on each image to make it bigger.

I'm sorry if this won't be a snail mail surprise for some but I need some feedback (Mike wasn't much help!).

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Not much to blog about

So, life has been a bit boring for me the past few weeks. Life on the couch doesn't get very exciting. :) I am now 2 weeks out from surgery and started PT yesterday. I am not looking forward to the pain that will come with PT but I am looking forward to moving and getting better! This week is week 1 out of 6 for the initial start of my PT therapy. I will keep you all posted on how progress goes.

Our church, our neighbors and our family have been so great during this time. We had so many meals made and brought to us. Along, with just books, movies and coffee. :) Having folks just come and spend time with me has been a great blessing as well - it gets boring when you are home all day by yourself! So thank you all!

My mom and dad are coming to visit this weekend and I am looking forward to time to visit with them and hopefully getting out of the house!

Photoshop!

I am now the proud owner of Photoshop CS4 and Adobe Lightroom! (Well, Lightroom is being delivered today.) I am so excited and have already spent way too much time playing with Photoshop. I was going to post a picture of the box but I am way too lazy and my camera is upstairs - a trek that I am trying to make only once a day!

Quilt for Baby A!

I couldn't post this before today because I did not want the recipient to accidentally come across this post and see her present! :) I finished my first ever quilt the other day and am fairly happy with how it turned out. One of my good friends, Meghan, is expecting her 2nd child any day now - a little boy! When I first got my sewing machine I was determined to make her something for her shower present. This quilt looked easy enough and so I set out to do it. This quilt isn't hard but it took me waaaayyy longer than most since it was my first attempt. But it is done! Here are some pictures of the finished product. I can't wait to take pictures with this quilt and little Mr. A on top! :)

Day after Surgery

Yesterday was the surgery. Everything went really well and I had an excellent team of nurses and doctors. I was apparently pretty funny and happy through some of it all too! Despite the very large bandage on my leg and having to get around on crutches I was feeling pretty good yesterday. On top of the general anesthesia, they gave me a nerve block to my foot so I couldn't feel anything until about 6 this morning.

And then it all wore off and now there is pain and I haven't moved from my bed.

The oxycodone is definitely taking the edge off but isn't completely taking the pain away. Mike graciously got my camera for me (he has been such a good nurse for me!) so here is a picture of the very large bandage that encases my left foot.