My Surgery

So for months now I have been dealing with a true "pain in the ankle".  This isn't even the ankle that I did a wicked number to on the tennis courts last year.  This is the other one.  It's been bothering me not so much when I do my Group Ride class in the mornings, not a ton when I do BOSU, but when I just do plain walking, that's when it starts to burn like crazy.  Every night it swells up like a balloon too.  So I visited the Dr., got an xray - the doc sees nothing.  So I go to Dr. Murdock, a podiatrist and he orders an MRI - a spendy deal, but I needed to have something done!  So on we went.  Dr. Murdock found a bone chip and surgery was scheduled.  Last Thursday was the big day.  I set up my life for everyone else to run for the next two weeks since I will be laid up. 

It's been interesting living my life with basically one working leg.  Amazing, really, how difficult it is to take a shower on one leg.  And shaving on one leg?  It's a talent I am really working on. 

Today I went into Dr. Murdock for the post surgery check up.  He uncovered the incision - this was the first time I'd seen it - I wasn't going to look at it myself - ick!

 Mike just says he'll call me ZORRO from now on.  Lucky me!  :)

I'll keep you posted!

Mother's Day 2011

What a great day Mother's Day was!  My family treated me like a Queen!  I had a great homemade breakfast that I didn't have to make.  We all know what that means - it was delicious! 

Brigam made me an awesome bookmark and a magnet.  He was the only one that got to make a bookmark.  The other kids made two magnets, but he told me that he asked the teacher if he could make me a bookmark because he knew I loved to read.  Wasn't that thoughtful?

Then he made me this I heart U magnet.  See the little lines around the heart?  He told me that he made his magnet complete with "sound effects".  So dang cute!!!

Jeremy worked his little fingers to the bone (with a little help from Brigam) digging this hole and putting this pond form in for me.  Now I just need to get a ton of flat rocks, landscaping plants, water plants, an electrical cord running....blah, blah, blah....  It's something I've wanted for a long time and I was so happy that he did it.

Mykalyn made me this cute as heck box at young women's and filled it full of chocolate covered fortune cookies complete with my own "fortunes".  Very sweet.

Mother's Day was great. Oh, and one more present I got was a long ol' phone call from this incredible guy.....

It was great that all my kids made me feel so special (an my wonderful hubby too).  They are great!