Fishing Season Approches

Well it is almost May and I am thinking about taking my boat out to Eagle Lake for a break in cruise. I got the water off the tarp today to get something done on it. I think it will have to be the first week of may as I am going to get some stuff in may basement done.

Well I changed back to another pain killer. I was falling asleep at work on the new one. After I tried to get off them altogether for two days, I did not have any side effects (stomach cramping, shaking) or anything like that. I did have some severe pain so I talked to my doctor and he was happy that I had tried but based on what was going on in my foot, he was sure it would be a couple more weeks. I probably have to wear the boot for 4 more weeks. Woooohoooo.

Adoption

So guess what, discovery channel now has "adoption stories". So I am home today and I had to watch it. It reminded me of all the emotions and thoughts I had around adopting Leah.

I realized that when we were going through infertility stuff doors were being closed in front of us all the time; monetary, medical, insurance and many others. When we finally stopped dealing with it and took time off from it we realized that adoption was what we were supposed to be doing. All of a sudden doors opened for us that we never even knew about. We stopped wondering about things it all seemed natural.

A public declaration of my love for my wife

Corrie is the most beautiful, caring and giving person I have ever met. I cannot imagine life without her. She is the mother of my child and my ultimate love. When I hear people praise their wife I smile because I know what they are feeling. I may not show it often and I know that I owe her more then I can ever repay but I hope that she will let me try.

Recovering

I made it through surgery and well; it hurts. The surgery went well apparently from what Corrie heard from the doctor. I spent more time in recovery since they expected the surgery to go longer and the spinal did not wear off. I am more mobile now then I was after my shoulder surgery(go figure). The pain was so immense the first day that I could not take it and called the on call doctor. He told me I could take ibuprofen which the nurses in post op said I could not. I called in the next morning and got a different painkiller. While it did not take all of it away at least I could sleep a couple hours at a time and not feel like my foot was on fire.

Settling in

Well I have been at my new job for a few weeks and I can tell you that it is amazing!!! I wear jeans and a t-shirt. I work on servers that are not anywhere near me and I am okay with it.

I feel I can say some thingsabout what was going on. I broke a bone in November and told my old job that I needed surgery on it. I was told "if you have surgery, we will have to re-think your position here at ******. To say I was a little shocked is an understandment. I chose to keep my job and support my family. However now I can tell you that I should have done the surgery. I am in immense pain constantly now. Surgery is 2 days away and I cannot wait. They are going to insert a screw in my foot and get the bones together. here is a link to the surgery (radiographic so no blood).

http://www.wheelessonline.com/ortho/jones_fracture