The big news from last week is that I did finally venture out for a drive. On Thursday I even took the 4 youngest out to run errands. It took forever, but it felt good to be able to run around with the kids and get some things done!
My biggest complaint these days are itchy skin, hairy legs, and cracking peeling dry skin on my foot and leg. I think this can all be cured in a few more weeks with a nice bath, a razor, some good lotion, a professional pedicure and I might even need a massage! I'm pretty sore!
So the cast is coming off IN 10 more days!!!! That will be a happy moment. As long as the x-rays look good I will be upgraded from a cast to a walking boot and from a scooter to a walker! Then if all goes as planned 5 more weeks and I will be in my shoes with a brace and orthotic and ready to walk and start PT! Things are definitely looking up!
Everything around here, with the exception of me, is still moving quickly!
Randy is still running. He is still loving his job. He's been super great taking care of me and the house.
The snow has been nice. It has kept Andrew home! He starts his day about 5:30, by heading to the pool to swim for an hour before school. Spends his day at school. Comes home and has dinner and then heads back to the pool for more practice, most nights. When he gets home he's hungry and tired! He's such a hard worker and I'm so proud of him. Still anxiously waiting to hear from his schools. Senior year over halfway done!
Sophia has been bitten by the swimming bug. She started out swimming for more social reasons but now she loves the sport. She has gotten so much stronger! She not only loves swimming, she loves her big brother. One of her favorite parts of the day is riding to and from night practice with Andrew. She's gonna miss him!
Jackson is an absolute giant and his favorite things to do include jumping on the trampoline with Daddy, watching Steelers and Duke with the boys, and throwing the baseball with Andrew and Randy. He asked last week if when Andrew leaves for school could we please adopt a little boy? Uhm....No. I do think I will need to make an effort to have some boys over for him to hang out with! Too many girls in the house for his taste!
Lydia is still a busy little bee with clogging, piano, and gymnastics. She still has energy left to burn and has taken up running like her Daddy. She ran 2 miles around the circle in front of our house last week and liked it so much she did it again the next day and the next. She is very driven and likes to be busy. She is also VERY organized and LOVES to plan. Her favorite part of her birthday is planning it. Her favorite part of vacation is making a minute by minute schedule. She is a girl after my own heart.
Audrey is CrAzY. She is so funny. She loves to do stand up routines for us in the evenings after dinner. She really makes me laugh. She loves her dog and pictures of herself. She is a total people person and what I imagine Randy would be like if he were a girl! So much fun! She still loves to be held and to snuggle. Only problem is it is getting harder and harder to hold her! One thing that has been a particular blessing to us in the past weeks is her love of washing dishes. Our dishwasher broke, along with everything else we own: our closet rod, our water heater, our microwave, Andrew's car, my foot.....seriously everything. Little Audrey has proved a faithful little dishwasher. What a blessing to our family!
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