Zach immediately warmed up to Uncle JJ.

who can resist JJ's boyish charm??

not any 2 year old boy!!!!

Their kitchen looks so pretty and interesting after much redoing.

Now if they will just start cooking in it.

We sure did. what fun. A family that cooks together......

Denver Christmas 08

Our 1st morning in Denver(Parker), Amy treated me to a makeover. hair color and cut and styling.
monica went with us. Lots of giggling and fun.
Amy wants me to wear my hair straight which i can more easily in dry colorado. the curls rebel in humid ohio. jim especially loved my new do
and new look!!!!!

nov 11, 2008.

22 mo old Zachary loves to play

race car with my wheelie chair

great grammma juice loaned me.

the pretty poodles jazz and joon

like to cheer the race team on.

this is a BOOT OF DOOM.

we now have 3 in the family.

if anyone needs one...call justin

or jim or me. we have a variety.

justins is hard used...and might be

too stinky.

but all are for the left leg.

mine has no wear on the bottom so far

as i have not been allowed to bear weight

these first 3 months.

and it is not stinky as my feet smell

sweet as clover.

i devised a way to close as few straps

as possible. so the 3 that go over my

shin are lapped behind and not

across the top. for faster easier on and off.

also taken dec 1 2008,

this is my scar.

not too bad.

i wanted to put a daisy tattoo

on the top of the scar line

as it looks like a flower stem to me.

but enuf of needle pokes for me.

this was taken on dec 1.

9 weeks after the injury.

it compares normal right foot.

if you can call anything about

my feet normal...to the injured

left foot.

it is still swollen on top and toes

where i pulled every ligament in there

and numb and painful.

i also bruised bones on the bottom of

my foot. so it is swollen and sore there

as well. my mom always said give

it your all. never settle for average.

Post Surgery X-Rays

21 Staples - Post surgery on 10/16/08.

Plate with seven small screws will stay in place. The eighth screw will be removed at twelve weeks. The large temporary screw is what is preventing me from bearing weight as it can bend or break.