I can't remember if...oh look!

Between softball, baseball, more softball, and surgery, I am not sure if I had a chance to upload the following pictures, so I am going to upload them, and if you've seen them already, I am still going to post them again because I tend to get distracted.

Easter 2016

 Our classroom chicks!

My favorite!  The kids named this one Cupcake.

Batman

Baby Chick Photo Shoot

Baby chicks are always cuter on top of Sparkle.

The Woodland Phlox keeps getting heavier and heavier year after year.

Seems like a logical place to put a lost bird's nest.

Planting the Garden

Asparagus

Out with the old...

In with new...

 Giant Dog Paws = Death to Plants

Daddy's Hard Worker

Planting areas outlined and veggies are in!

Lawn Mower Man

 Thou Handith Over the Mowerith 

(makes sense, right?)

 Elevate & Ice = Prep for School

Cherries!

2 Weeks Post-Op

Swelling is down a bit from last week, so I need to keep doing what I'm doing (elevate and ice).  Two more weeks until I can walk again! My job now is to exercise my ankle, toes, and big toe joint a few times a day.

I was able to get a bit of explanation from my x-rays this week. Turns out that I have 9 screws total in my foot (7 on the big toe side and 2 on the little toe side).  If you look back to the pic from last week, there are 6 screws going straight down and one long screw going horizontially. On the other side of my foot, there a two tiny screws that crisscross  each other. My doctor assured me that my foot will not set off metal detectors.

#bunionsorbust

Heushi

Heushi is way better than sushi in that it has the "special ingredients."

Money Saved is...

Chad and I stress the importance to our kids about having a strong work ethic.  We teach them to work hard and budget for the things they really want because things in life aren't going to be given to them.  This method has proven to be very effective for us in that the kids save their money, purchase their items, and they take better care of them because they had to work hard for them.

After pooling their money together, they were able to make their first ultimate purchase.   

Money well spent when you are 7, 9, and 11 (and 34).

Lots of helpers working together:

Don't worry.  I will supervise.

Still supervising...

Oh, come on!  Show me a real smile.

That's more like it! :)

Almost done!

Finally!

♪  Cel-e-brate good times, come on! ♪

Cheers to a job well done!

Mom, mom, mom, mom, mom, mom...

Can I get a haircut?  Please, please, please, please, pretty please?  Mom, mom, mom...can I?

Podiatry Progress

One Week Post-Op
My surgeon did an impeccable job!

The x-ray shows the plate that was put in my foot, as well as the screws.  It turns out that (in non-medical terms) the placement of bones on the top part of my foot was one of the main reasons I was in so much pain.  In order to properly lower these bones, they had to be realigned, and in doing so, a bone graft was placed on the big-toe side of my foot.  Because of the bone graft, I have been restricted to 4-weeks non-weight bearing rather than the 2 weeks I was originally told. 

 

Due to this interesting turn of events, it was recommended that I get a knee scooter.

Eight words sum up how I am feeling about Scootie McScooter...

Where have you been all of my life?!?!

♪(I've got a brand new pair of roller skates scootie mcscooters; you got a brand new key...)♪