Week 10- Oregon City, March 6 - March 12, 2023

This was a very good week!!!  On Friday, I officially took off my boot!!!!  Here is right foot in its naked splendor in the doctor's office.  What can't be appreciated is the amazing quantity of dried skin flakes...everywhere.  Check out those nails!

The night before, we took the boot off and kind of cleaned up the ball of my foot which had turned slimy from being on the plastic boot.  Dad was a real trooper ...with the smell and all.

Malcolm had surgery to repair his deviated septum which is, optimistically, supposed to eliminate his daily bloody noses.

Jessica determined (from a very high water bill) that she had a water leak somewhere between Jim Johnson's house and her house.  She contacted a water leak person, who for $375.00 for the first two hours would find where the leak was.  And he did!  The guy and Dad walked the entire length of the water line, and the guy had a probe which he stuck into the ground, at measured intervals, and with a head set hooked up to the probe, he could listen for mysterious slushing/whooshing sounds.  

He finally determined it was near the back door of the cottage.  Then using tools, he injected nitrogen gas and helium gas into a water faucet by the shed, and confirmed by sound and smell that he had, indeed, found the place.

Dad started digging and digging, and.....  I called Warren, Travis, and Paul (actually called Bev for Paul), and they all showed up and dug into the night.  Also Ryan and Tyler and Bev dug too..Logan.

Hole and trench dug....quick trip to Home Depot.....advice from Malcolm....some overly careful measuring by Travis and Paul.....  and.............

All done!  Water was not turned back on for about 20 hours, and water at the Scotts is "back in business".  Now to wait for the Poke O Peek-O Mites to come and fill in the hole.

Wednesday night was Activity Day  The kids made clay pots and objects again...they really liked doing it last year.  It was shaky for a bit because five extra/new children arrived; Alison sent her mom to Hobby Lobby to buy buy clay - and we had to set up another table.  But in the end, all the kids had crafted their treasures.  We meet in two weeks to paint them.

Saturday was the big gymnastics meet in Corvallis with the Utah Red Rocks.  Utah has the highest point ranking in the PAC-12 and, going into the meet, was tied with UCLA and Cal for first place in the PAC -12.  It was a must win for Oregon State!  AND WE DID!!!!!!!!!  We wone by 0.25 points.  The coliseum went wild.

In the PAC-12, now, there is a four way tie for first place.  Next week at the PAC-12 championship meet, the winner will be determined.  There will be eight teams, and the top four will be in the evening session.  It will be in Utah near SLC - which is really lame because it isn't a neutral setting.  Utah fans will choke the coliseum.  

In the end, I did not go to Corvallis.  My right foot was killing me with a very intense and painful 'poke' in my arch.  I finally took off the ankle brace and everything was okay.  Did I put it on incorrectly?  Who knows?  As of Sunday evening, I am walking with just a slight limp.  My calf muscle and ankle muscles are telling me that they haven't moved much for six weeks.

A Sunday cake for St Patrick's Day