Sunday, July 28, 2019

Oregon City, Oregon - Week 30 - July 22 - 28, 2019

Ummmm - a slow week.  Mostly watching my foot/cast to see how much and how quickly it can swell up producing poofy purplish toes.  Here is a "first thing in the morning" picture where I can put my hand way down inside the cast, and the second one is after I've been up for awhile.





Bev's kids came over often - of course, it helped that Jessica and family were gone for the week.





Ruby loves these battery operated bunnies - that no longer work.  Even though I tell Ruby that the bunnies are broken - no hopping or squeaking -and that even new batteries won't make them work, she still asks for me to fix them.  Finally, I convinced her that she could still cuddle them in her lap.



We need to have a serious conversation about rabbit abuse.



We've begun the very initial part of replacing the shade cloth over the deck.  It began here, at Home Depot, where we  bought two ten-foot lengths of outdoor wood.  New we just have to wait a week for Travis to come over and install it under the gutters and do the  measurements.



Tuesday I spent nearly the whole dale listening to Robert Mueller's testimony about the obstruction of justice charges against Donald Trump.  I thought the whole thing was fascinating.



Another piece of the deck puzzle is completed. Quaid came and easily solved the question as how to install the dryer duct through and onto the fascia board.



Warren is going full steam ahead on the construction of his pergola.  Naturally, this week's portion of the pergola started out at - where else - Home Depot.



The pergola is going to turn out quite nicely, I think.











After the week's labor, Warren and Holland and Dad went to Dairy Queen (and they brought me a Blizzard to thank me for all the help I had given them).



Thursday morning I got a text from Vannessah Morss telling me that she was in the hospital.  She was going to get a bronchioscopy to determine why she has been so short of breath for the last six weeks.  I went to visit her several times, and then on Friday Dad, Whitney, and I went to the hospital to pick her up and to shuttle her car how.



On Friday I helped Jami Beech with her Family History - should have take a photo of us.

A year ago, while we were in Kazakhstan, Beverly organized a "group" to go see Wicked, the theatrical production.  Friday was the big day.  It was interesting to go to such a huge public space and be "handicapped" with my scooter.  I even got to cut into the front of the line for the one handicapped bathroom located on the main floor.







I'm looking forward to Wednesday's appointment at the podiatrist.  What will happen to my foot???? I am wistfully hoping that I will be put into a walking boot so I can be free of the scooter.....but realistically (as Dad is quick to say) that will probably not happen.  I am not yet ready to be freed from my immobility.










Sunday, July 21, 2019

Oregon City, Oregon - Week 29 - June 15 - June 21, 2019

Warren and Whitney's Pergola Project is continuing.











There were cookie sales this week. chocolate chip and something incredibly yummy.







...and paintd rocks



My custom pained rock - a rabbit, of course



Malcolm replaced our toilet that had a pretty long bowl which intereferred with our feet and knees and such.  The new one gives us at least three more inches which is like going first class when you have a cast on your foot.





Speaking of feet--I got a new cast.







foot looks the same





Doctor checking it out.  He pushed my foot to 90 degrees and asked it that hurt....no.  Then he said, "good, the tendon is still attached."  I asked if he was surprised and he said no, but that they always check.



New hard cast in Oregon State orange.  Still non-weight bearing.  I will go back in two weeks and will get a semi-weight bearing cast (whatever that is) which I will use with crutches.  One step with left foot.  One step with right foot and two crutches.









The next best thing - or maybe the best thing - is that on the way home from the cast appointment, we picked up the shade cloth which is now installed!!!!!






















Here in all of its splendor



I am so happy with how it turned out.  Thank you Dad and Warren and Travis.



I took this photo to see the difference between the two sets of shade cloths.  The one on the left is the older and should be a little lighter than the one on the right.  But I can't really tell the difference.



And I am splendidly enjoying the shade with Ruby and Janie.







Saturday was Soren Lundgreen's wedding reception.  It was held a the church building over by where the greenhouses use to be.  Wow - the facility has a covered area!!



The bride and groom - Kelli and Soren



Jay and Gretchen



Travis and Eric





Lori and Shelby



Dave and Soren and Kelli



The scooter worked perfectly





Ann decorated the cake.



Sunday evening dinner and relaxing with family















A seal on the left and a crocodile on the right.