My Peacefully Chaotic Life

I sit here tonight soaking in the quiet for a few minutes before heading to bed. Today was a busy, rowdy sort of day. The morning started out with a bit of drizzly rain. We've been on the go so much lately that I opted to let the children sleep in and enjoy the rest. Honestly, I don't wake them up normally anyway. However I tiptoed a bit more this morning in hopes that a few extra minutes of sleep would help with any grouchies that threatened. Usually their built-in radar goes off within a few minutes of me getting up. That radar is not to be confused with the other models they have that alarm when Mama and Daddy are having a conversation or horrors, touching! I decided to get in the kitchen today and putter. Now that I am off crutches I figure I will take it one day at a time, one room at a time and get things restored to normal. Today was kitchen day and it felt great to clean up and do a bit of rearranging of the countertops. I didn't push too hard, just did a little at ...

Well, the pins are still in. The doctor was all set to take the pins out but when he found out how bad things got last week following therapy he said no way. The pins must stay for another week. He is afraid the bone will give way again if the pins are taken out. It is actually better for them to be in right now as the bone is stronger with them in. Hey, it's healing so we can't complain!

......there's still time for people watching and pondering. More about that later. I have been just awful lately about blogging regularly. Well, not blogging, I guess is more like it. My brain has just been so full of everything to the point of having nothing to say. Does that make sense? Do you ever get that way? I think maybe it comes with being an only child. You grow up with more alone time and you get used to keeping your thoughts inside. When blogging, it can be easy to let the days slip by until you realize, oops, I haven't blogged in a few days! Our days around here have been so full lately, too. The GuitarMan has had many doctor appointments lately. We are really hoping that he will be able to get the pins out tomorrow. He still will have therapy for a while. It will be good to get the healing process over and done. I feel so behind on the homekeeping front. First I was out of commission with the crutches. Then we have been on the go so much that I haven't been a...

Rough day today. The GuitarMan had to see the doctor for the fourth time this week. He started experiencing extremely severe pain and swelling following physical therapy yesterday. They x-rayed again and said the bones look okay. The doctor thinks the therapy brought on the symptoms so they said no more PT for the weekend. He thinks it was scar tissue breaking up due to the therapy which is good, of course, but with those pins still being in, it's a problem. Hopefully getting the pins out Tuesday will help.

I realized I haven't updated on all the orthopaedic issues around here LOL. I am off crutches now which is a big help. I still have a limp and have to be very careful how I step down or turn. My foot is bruised and I have pain. But, still, it is better than what it was. I pray that it will continue to improve each day. The GuitarMan went back to the doctor Monday, again Tuesday, and again today. Monday he was x-rayed and examined to see if they could remove the pins. Doc thought it best to leave them in another week but he was concerned that stiffness might set in. So they went ahead Monday and sawed the cast. Then they wrapped it until the next day. When he came back the next day they removed it and fitted him with a custom brace. They gave him exercises to be done 6 times a day. Today he went back and saw the physical therapist to begin therapy. Hopefully he will have the pins removed next Tuesday. We basically had church today in the waiting room. We met a man named Tex who was ...

Hope it's been a good Saturday for everyone. We had a great day! We FINALLY had LadyBug's birthday party. It has been a challenge to pull off. You may remember I fell and hurt my ankle on her birthday the 23rd. They had a surprise party planned for her at church but instead we had to take off to the ER. After some finagling and planning we were able to do it today. I am still hobbling and there was no way for me have it at our house. So a friend was nice enough to allow us to do it at their house. We combined it with a ballgame and finger foods and had a blast. Thanks to them allowing everyone to invade their home, I was able to just enjoy the day. No worrying over how I would manage to get the house and yard ready! I was able to see an old friend and meet her family. Our children made instant friends as we knew they would. What a blessing that it is a small world! It's so good to reunite with such sweet folks after all these years. The GuitarMan brought friends home this ...

...what were you saying? Ok, that title has absolutely nothing to do with this post. I couldn't think of anything and I saw that quote on a friend of GuitarMan's Facebook status and it made me laugh. I can't believe this week is almost over. Time flies when everything requires hobbling! :) There have been times when I have decided a bathroom trip just wasn't worth the trouble LOL. Monday was fun. I did my Wal-Mart shopping in a wheelchair. By the time we were done, I got to be a pro at wheeling that thing around! The girls helped push a few times, too. I tried to distract them from that though after FlowerChild narrowly missed sending me flying into a beer display. Can't you just see the pastor's wife trying to explain that to the ER doctor? "Well, doc, all I really remember was that case of beer..." LOL But I am seeing some improvement. Although I still need the crutches I can put a little weight on my foot now. I can also get my foot into a Croc shoe...