Friday, October 23, 2009

Mr. Wobbly, Sr.

Matt is slowly but steadily recovering from ankle reconstruction. He had a rough start and had to be re-splinted after three days of intense pain and ineffective pain meds, but now he is rockin' his crutches! Honestly, he is still recuperating and moving slow (which warranted calling the grandparents into the picture to help with g&a). Good prognosis at the last check-up: splint removed, removable cast donned (which allows him to do exercises at night and let the skin breathe), and no weight bearing for 2 1/2 more weeks from today. Wonderful news since we were preparing for four more weeks. He started driving and working full days again this week which makes for pudgy toes and a very fatigued good leg at the end of the day. Every day he is able to do a little bit more to help with the twins and furry children, which is fabulous!!!

G&A enjoy reading with Daddy and "Daddy Owie"

I enjoyed the Texas/ OU game immensely, despite our offense not showing up to play. The teams were pretty equally matched which we were not expecting and it made for a very stressful, near-cardiac-arrest-causing four hours. Feel bad for Sam Bradford, wishing him a strong recovery for the rest of his career's sake. Final statement: Texas 16, Oklahoma 13. Go Horns!!!
G&A picked their teams for the day...

The "true faces" of G&A

Helping Pop to "fix" the step stool...one can never use enough duct tape...

Monday, October 5, 2009

plank by plank and two more screws...


We have a beautiful new cedar back fence!! Bill & Deb came up, and with neighbor Kelly and Mr. Broken Ankle Matt leading the project, our fence is up after two and a half days... start to finish!! I am have named myself Queen of the Screw Gun after putting up nearly all 90' of cedar planks! Matt had fun with the chainsaw clearing out brush and a dead 40 year old tree. He was a trooper! Big thanks to FIL who slaved away too and MIL who chased the little twin monsters. One more huge home project down...


In addition to the screws in the cedar planks, two more screws were added to our family. Matt had ankle surgery this morning and don't ask me the medical name for his procedure, but they sawed off the fibula, extracted the broken bone and scar tissue, filled the crater with fresh bone, and screwed the fibula back together. What does this mean? Pain and 6 weeks of crutches and cast with no weight bearing. Not sure how title opinions, running after twins, and keeping Boomer from eating more socks factor into this equation, but I guess we'll find out shortly. Thank you so much for the prayers...please keep them coming as we face the next phase of his recovery.

Here are a few recent pics from the St. Joe's Fall Festival...G&A LOVED riding the ponies!