Wow! I know it has been awhile since I last posted! I need to get better at this!!
Nothing much new going on I guess. Just same ole same ole!

The Holiday's are out of the way, and the New Year is well underway!

Tim got a new job. He started in November. Things have been going well with that end. Just trying to get back above water again. Still no insurance as of yet, but we are working on that!

Nothing new is going on with my leg. Got a new temporary leg last month because of still shrinking. I don't know when I will quit shrinking! So far, so good though with this leg. The 1st one I had, I ended up wearing 7 orthopedic socks with it, before I got a new one. The last one, I was up to 3 sometimes 4. Now with this one, I am up to 2 at the end of the day. Oh well.

Harley just turned 12. Oh my, I can't believe it. My baby boy is now a preteen! Goodness, before I know it, he will be driving too.

Yesterday was Tim's birthday and I feel bad because I couldn't do anything or him. Harley and Molly went to mama's for the night. But both Tim and I are sick.

I guess that's it for now. :)

It's been while since I have blogged!! So I figured it was time for an update! I guess I ain't really good at this blogging thing since it has been almost 2 months since my last update!
A lot has happened in the past 2 months!! Tim went to Mississippi for 3 weeks to camp, came home and left again for 11 days. He is now back home, thank the Lord. BUT the day he went back to work, they let him go!! I can't believe it. I don't know what we are going to do!! Money was already tight, and no we have no income and no insurance!!! I guess I will have to apply for welfare, I really didn't want to have to do that though!!
It has been a rought week and a half, so far! With Tim and the kids home! The kids are home on fall break. They won't go back to school until October 20th. So I am having problems feedin everyone 3 meals a day!!
I went back to my surgeon last Thursday and it went well!! He was impressed with my healin'! He wants to see me back in 6 months (if we have insurance).
I do have some good news to report, other than that! Jack, my oldest son was Saved last Wednesday night and will be getting baptized this Sunday, Oct. 12!! Yay!!
Well I guess I will close this for now. Just wanted to give an update!
God Bless!

Update on things.....

Wow! I can't believe how long it has been since I have updated! I am so sorry!
Anyway, lots has been going on around here!
I went back to the surgeon and he couldn't believe how good I have been doing! He released me for full weight bearing (Yay) and told me to come back in 2 months. He said he wanted me "walking" in to his office in 2 months! I think I can handle that lol.
Physical therapy has been going well. Although, I haven't been in almost 2 weeks now. My therapists said there is no point in me coming in again until I get my new leg. I am doing well walking, but will need therapy once I get the next one, the one I can bend my knee in!
August 9th, Tim left for camp! He has now been gone 2 weeks and will be home Friday (the 29th). Yay! I have missed him!
As for me, well I am doing good. I still haven't gotten the socket yet, but have been promised that this coming Wednesday (the 27th) I will walk out of there with it! So I am really excited about that! With the temporary, I am now walking without crutches or a walker!!! Not even a cane!!! I am really proud of myself. But then again, I am the type of person that doesn't stay down long! With all of my surgeries and sickness' I have always been up not long after! I have been given the go ahead to start swimming again! And am looking forward to that! However, I haven't done it yet lol. I am a procrastinator I guess on some things! But I just hate to go to the Y by myself!
I have been getting up and cleaning as much as I can, and I have been driving. It is a funny site lol. But oh well.
On August 16th, Julie and I went to see Mirrors and then went out to eat. Mirrors wasn't that good. I mean it was ok, but not one I would spend $20 on when it comes out!!
Anyway, this coming week will be a big one! Tomorrow night we have another PTO meeting here, to discuss the upcoming carnival at school. Which is our biggest fundraiser! Then Wednesday, I get my new leg! Thursday, we will go get Jack's new glasses and then a "Block Party" at church Thursday night. Friday, Tim comes home.
I guess I better get off for now. I have tons to do! Now that I can finally do it lol.

Physical Therapy started.....

Well I started physical therapy last Monday! Nothing too exciting just yet. All I am doing right now are exercises to stretch and strengthen my stump and hip. I didn't think it would be to bad, but I am actually sore from it!!
My new leg/foot has been giving me a problem. A small problem, but none the less, a problem. I am suppose to get a pressure spot right under my knee but instead it is a little further down on my leg-stump. I guess it was a blister, and now the blister busted. So every time I go to walk, it rubs and hurts! I just hope this doesn't prolong my doctors decision to let me put full weight bearing on it.
I went back to the prosthetic dr on Wednesday and they couldn't figure out why it was rubbing like it is. So they put some padding in the brace, but it still rubs. Hmmm. Anyway, they still said everything looks really good and that they think my surgeon will let me put full weight bearing hopefully this week. So they casted me for a socket. The next foot I get (hopefully next week or the week after) will be a socket, bar and a foot and hopefully I will be able to bend my knee. They were also talking about a new prosthesis that is still in beta testing and asked if I would be willing to try it. Of course, I said yeah!!
Friday when I went back to PT, my therapist told me I needed to go back to the prosthetic place to let them look at the pressure spot. So I did and he put more padding in there. I thought it would help, but after having the foot/leg on for a period of time, it started hurting again. So I have decided to leave it off while I am at home and in the bed. Just to give that pressure spot a little time to heal. I dont know if I am suppose to do that or not, but I feel that is what I need to do. I will HAVE to wear it again tomorrow when I go back to PT.
Speaking of tomorrow- this next week is gonna be a busy one!! Tomorrow, I have to go back to PT and to the prosthetic place, then Tuesday I will get a break and be home. Wednesday, we have to register the kids for school. Then Thursday, I have to go back to the surgeon. And then somehow next Friday, I need to get out and go grocery shopping. Not to sure how I am gonna do that yet.
A week from tomorrow is the kids first full day back at school! I am gonna miss them, but I think they are ready to go back!
Anyway, I guess thats all for now. I will update more once I have more news.

New Leg/foot......

Well here I am! I got my new leg/foot on Tuesday, July 15th! This is just the first of many! I won't get my permenant one for another year or so. Got to give my body time for all of the adjustments.

I am now up and walking some! I can't put all of my weight on it yet, but gradually I will build up! So far so good!

It is so heavy! But it is actually no heavier then what my normal foot/leg was before it was cut off. It is just where my leg has felt so light for a month!

It is definately working muscles too! They hurt, but I am sure will get better with time!

I start physical therapy Monday, so that will help too. Then next Wednesday, I will go back to the prosthetic place and will get fitted for a "socket". Once I get that in about a month, I will get another foot.

Yeehaw, I am just moving right along! I am so glad that everything is going so smoothly!! But I also know I couldn't do any of this without the Lord!

I will keep updating as things progress! Hopefully it will keep going as well as it has so far! Praise the Lord!

Just stuff....

Well I haven't blogged in a few days so I figured it was time, lol. I didn't realize it had been a whole week!
So I guess I need to start with last Wednesday since that is when I went back to the dr.
The prosthetic guy was suppose to come last Tuesday to change my dressing and bring me my foot, but he had the wrong foot! They had a left foot and I need a right! So because my dr appt was the next day, we decided to wait and just have my bandage changed the next day!
So Wednesday, I went to the prosthetic place in Nashville before going to the dr. Because I am healing so well, I had to go down a size in the brace and they didn't have the right size "pylon" which goes at the bottom of the brace for the foot to connect to. Which in a way is a good thing because going down a size means I am healing well! Actually, Dan (the prosthetic guy) couldn't believe it, he said it was "phenomenal"! So that is wonderful.
Then we went to the surgeons office. He said it was "fantastic". They took all of the stitches out, which didnt hurt as bad as I thought! Then he told me that I could start putting pressure on my foot when I get it in 2 weeks. That is awesome. He also gave me a prescription to start physical therapy! Yay!
Thursday I rested most of the day! Then Friday was great! I went to town and had a good time, then we came home and went across the street to the church yard sale. I sat with them for 2 hours and then went to Julie's! Now that was great! We ate, I stuffed myself, and then shot fireworks. It was nice getting to "hang out".
Saturday, I slept most of the day!!! I was wore out! Then we went to my mother in laws for a cookout and fireworks.
Sunday, we went to church and then came back home to go to church down here for their dinner. That was nice also!
Yesterday, I became a great-aunt again! But this time it was from my side of the family. My first great-niece!!! My nephew came and got me so I could be there when she was born! At 2:47 p.m. little Alexandria Cariana was born! Weighing in at 6 lbs 14 oz and 20 inches long! She is so beautiful. And to see the gleam in my niece's eye was wonderful. She is a proud mama!
Today I am sitting around as usual. I want to try to do something around here. But I don't know how I am going to be able to do that! I can't clean, but I do wanna try to cook supper tonight!
My sister in law is going to take me sometime this week, to the physical therapy place so that I can get that started! Other than that, I have no other plans for the week!

The weekend.....

Oh wow, where do I start?!! This has actually been a great weekend!

I do feel as though I need to brag on my husband a little bit!! So this post will be mostly my bragging, lol.

Yesterday (Saturday), Tim took me out of the house for a little bit. He loaded up the wheelchair, and of course the walker too! We had a nice family day out! Tiring, but nice.

We went to Goodwill first, and I got me 2 new dresses for church! One I only paid $4.00 for, and the other one was $8.00! So I did good, I thought! LOL. I never buy anything for me, so I was ok with only $12!

After Goodwill, we went to a few yard sales. That was a dry run! We didn't find anything! So we headed on to my moms! Tim worked on my uncle's truck and I visited with my mom for awhile. That was nice!! I always enjoy seeing my mom!

We got home kind of late and I crashed lol. It was tiring!

Today, we went to church. It was so nice being there this morning! Everyone couldn't believe how good I looked and everyone commented on me. That made me feel loved lol.

Now is the shocker! In the 16 years we have been together...Tim has NEVER washed a dish!!! And he has cooked maybe 10 times if even that! Well when we got home from church, Tim is in the kitchen washing dishes AND cooking!! I can't believe it. This is a day to go into the history books lol!!!!

He has been so awesome this past week! I can't believe how well he has taken care of me! I knew he loved me, but I guess I didn't realize how much. Now I know! He has waited on me (which is usually the other way around), helped me bathe, made sure I have anything I need or want, and now doing dishes and cooking!! He is going back to work tomorrow, and I am really sad about that! But good thing is, he is taking off of work Wednesday to take me to the dr, and then he will be off for the 4th! YAY!

Told ya I was gonna brag on him!!

I better go for now, I think lunch is almost done. Then I will have about an hour or so to rest before church tonight!