Time For An Update

Last Friday I had the dressing changed on my foot and was told to continue minimal activity, so that's what I've been doing.  After the doctor's appointment, John took me out to Perkins for a late lunch and then we stopped at Wal Mart to pick up a few grocery items. I had a fun time driving around the store in one of their little mortorized scooters with a large shopping basket on the front.

It sure felt good to get out of the house even though the weather was pretty miserable.  We had heavy rains Thursday night with showers most of the day Friday along with very windy conditions.  Our fall leaf season came to an abrupt end with this weather and most of the trees are looking pretty bare.

The repair shop called last week and said our car was ready to pick up.  Since I couldn't drive, Matt went with John and they picked up the chevy and returned the rental car to the airport.  Our car looks brand new--here are the before and after photos.  Repair shop said there was pretty extensive damage behind the grills and the whole front end had to be replaced.  The hood was also crinkled, and they were able to fix that without purchasing a new one.

John has continued working with Matt and they completed the outside of the addition.  Now they'll be off a few days while the electricians wire the inside.  He also went with Matt and Sara to watch another football game.  Unfortunately, the Bears lost.  

Speaking of bears, Matt and Hanna have been "bear baiting" this fall and after many weeks, their hard work paid off.  Hanna shot her first bear on Saturday evening.  After she shot, they had to track the bear, but it got too dark and they felt it wasn't safe to continue.  John went up to their place early Sunday morning to help them track it down.  John found it on the edge of a swamp--it's a beauty.  They're going to make a bear rug and a head mount out of it along with processing the meat.

This afternoon Rachel had her final volleyball game of the season and, since it was being held close to home, I decided to go with John.  We found a place to park close to the school and got there early while there was plenty of room to get a seat and I didn't have to worry about someone stepping on my foot.  The girls won one game out of three, losing the third one by two points.  Overall, they had a very good season.

Tomorrow afternoon I head back to the doctor to get the stiches removed from my foot and then we'll learn more about the time frame for full recovery.  We would like to take a quick trip to Wyoming in a couple of weeks and hopefully we'll get the go ahead for that trip.