Good Food, Good Friends (and family), Good Fun

We started off our weekend with a rockin 80's party on Friday night. Our neighbors, the Andersons, co-hosted the party and we had so much fun dressing up in our 80's clothes and getting down to 80's music. Josh looked especially good in Kurt's wig.


We also went to Soap Lake for the Annual Sausage Making event with my dad and his siblings (and their spouses). We cam home with two huge boxes of sausage. I didn't get to help since it's a bit hard for me to stand but Josh got in there and contributed for us. It's always a fun time for all. Overall, we made 150lbs of meat into sausage links, and a few bulk packages as well. Guess the freezer will be stocked for a while!

My favorite things

I've finally uploaded some pics and thought I'd share my most favorite thing I've acquired in the past 2 weeks...my scooter. This thing seriously kicks ass and is way better than crutches. Although, I do feel a bit geriatric when I'm using it. Make fun all you want.



Now the scooter is really only second fav to my new Snuggie that Josh's mom got for me. She's so thoughtful. It's my favorite color, pink, and has the BCA symbol on the sleeve since October is BCA month. Now I understand why Snuggies are such a hit...serious warmth and comfort here. They are donating $50,000 from sales of this Snuggie to the Breast Cancer Research Foundation.


In other news, I had my 2 week post-op visit last week and my foot is doing well. I had the staples removed and got a walking cast. Don't let it fool you...I won't be walking for another 4-6 weeks. I'm trying to keep myself busy with reading, crafts, baking, watchin tv/movies. I am currently accepting visitors if you feel like stopping by!

A lazy week

And what a lazy week it's been. I decided to have foot surgery last Friday and I've been literally sitting on the couch ever since. Well, it's not like I woke up on Friday morning and said to myself, "what am I going to do today...hmmm, I think I'll have my foot operated on", it definitely something that has been planned for months. I had a bunion and a couple other little issues going on with my foot so I had them all taken care of all at once. I'm so thankful I only had these things on one foot and I'll never have to do this surgery again!

So, now I have this HUGE padded wrap/ace bandage type thing that keeps my foot all compressed and "under wraps" until the 8th when I get a walking cast. I was experiencing some odd pain in my heel, that I dubbed "fire heel". It literally felt like I was putting my heel in a fire pit. After it kept me up most the night on Thursday I decided to call the surgeon's office and have them re-wrap it. Because of this, I was able to see my new foot for the first time. I was not prepared for this. Josh, of course, thought it was so cool (and even took pictures) but I still think it looks narsty! Lots of swelling, staples, and dried blood. Maybe I'll post a pic.

As you can imagine, I'm not able to walk and I've been instructed to keep my foot elevated (read: above my heart) every minute of the day, unless I'm going to the bathroom or showering (that's a whole other ball game). I made due with crutches for the first few days, which was interesting mastering while high on Percocet, but I really think crutches are overrated! Thankfully, Josh brought me home a scooter...yes, a scooter! It rocks. I can cruise all over the house it that thing. I put my knee (of the bum foot) on this little pad and push the scooter with my good foot. Now I only use the crutches for special outings...like chasing Murphy down the block when she takes off and doesn't listen. I can only imagine what the neighbors think!