Struggled a bit with depression this go round. Kept telling Roger & the doctors that I was just feeling 'off center'. A nurse friend 'reprimanded' me, reminding me that all of these surgeries have been 'major' - and just because they send you home that day - or the next - it still takes the body & spirit time to recover. She encouraged me to give myself at least 3 more weeks before getting seriously concerned. And sure enough - I began to see a difference with just the passage of one more week. I still struggle with a lack of energy & stamina, but I'm feeling much more like myself once again.
I began the long process of physical therapy - and it is a bit of a drag having to go three times a week. But I'm hopeful that this will help restore a much bigger range of motion to my left arm - which I really need - with the limitations of my right arm.
The end of October always brings Halloween - and this year I only had to alter one costume - Sponge Bob.
Hayden is Sponge Bob's #1 fan - but the smallest costume his Mom could find was for an older child. So Grandma Twylah went to work with the scissors & sewing machine and got it reduced down to a bit more manageable size.This little guy just continues to put a smile on our faces! Today we went over to 'spell' the great-grandparents (who babysit him on a daily basis) so they could go vote. You would never have convinced me that I would ever see Grandpa Roger acting so silly with a grandchild. In the 30-45 minutes we were left 'in charge', Grandpa Roger played 'chase', got on the two-seater swing, ran circles around the tree to see who got dizzy first and provided the 'motion-lotion' for a wagon ride! He was plumb worn out!
After all that, it was back home to go back to work on our house. Still working to get completely 'settled in'. Now we have a 'deadline' as we are hosting the Fall Sunday School party on the 14th - so have to make sure we get all the corners clean and the rest of our pictures hung, etc. I finally got around to making the curtains for the living room door. I had the material, I just could never seem to get in the mood to do it. Having a deadline has always been good for me - I just seem to need that extra bit of motivation.
It's hard to believe that November is here - and a busy month it will be for us. Roger's folks will celebrate their 80th birthdays on November 16 & 27 - and two big Thanksgiving family get-togethers to cook for! At least we have passed the 'honor' of cooking the turkey on to our boys. They did such a good job of deep-frying it last year, they won the job for good!