ORGANIZING BUG

While Howie was off recovering from this latest knee surgery I planned on doing some reorganizing.

It has been therapeutic.
And all this was before I found out he was being laid off.

 

 I decided to get last years fruit out of the freezer and made jam. I’ll do that tomorrow when it thaws.

I checked seals on jars and cleaned things up. 

We got a new upright freezer last week. 

It was good to get the food out of a chest freezer and 

organize the cow. 

This is stuff we do use. 

And so is this. 

Several years ago I realized how awesome it was to have amazon deliver 

toilet paper. 

These days I am thankful!!!!

I’m thankful for church leaders who have taught us for decades to store food and necessities. 

We never know when we will need it. 

I also planted some seed to put in the garden 

Because of a short growing season I plant hardy plants. 

I look forward to watching tomatoes and peppers grow. 

 

BECAUSE I NEED HUMOR

I know that we are not the only ones in this mess. 

And we are in this mess together. 

But my level of anxiety increased by leaps and bounds. 

Howie was laid off today until this Covid thing has resolved. 

Who knows how long? 

He’s our health insurance carrier. 

He’s between knee surgeries. 

Trying to take a deep breath and remember who is really in control. 

IT’S A THREEPEAT

And here we are again.
Hopefully this time will be the charm.

5 months of fighting an infection in the new knee and we were losing.

So today they did an explant.
Removed all the components of the joint.
He now has a temporary spacer and in 6 weeks to 3 months we will
return for the knee implant.

SOME MUCH NEEDED R&R

Last post was an update about Howie’s knee.
Well, after 7 weeks of IV antibiotics it seemed like it was reinfected.
So the doc put him on oral antibiotics for four months.
Hoping this would work.

It didn’t. It’s progressively gotten worse. We aren’t even waiting for the 4 month mark.

So he goes in on Friday the 20th to take out the joint.
Wait for 3 months.
Then put in another one.

He’s tired and discouraged.

He hasn’t been to CrossFit for months and months.

We decided not to cancel our trip to Denver to see kids.
We needed it.
We took our youngest daughter with her baby.
So we are surrounded by lots and lots of babies.
All girls.

I love this picture. 

The monkey is the same monkey that we had in the NICU

to use for size comparison when they were 1 and 2 pounds. 

And the empty box is highly entertaining. 

  

Lynsey and Candice 

I’ve decided my children are out to get back at me.

My daughter Lynsey
Has daughters: Lexi
                         Lucy
                         Lilly
My daughter Candice has
                         Lillian
My son Nate has
                          Locklyn
                          Leighton

Today while trying to get attention of one of the granddaughters
I said “whoever the L” pay attention.

It’s been so fun to have this diversion.

We leave to go back to Idaho tomorrow.
And I’ll go back to work.

It’s been crazy in the ER.
People’s hysteria is nuts.
People have been stealing masks, gloves and hand sanitizer.

I’m less that excited to have Howie in the hospital during this time.
But we have no choice.
I already have plans to self quarantine from him.



*taking a deep breath”