Child Labor

Hey.. she ASKED to vacuum. Who am I to deny her the pleasure? Besides.. is there anything cuter than a toddler vaccuming in her dora panties?

Flexibility

I had an appointment with my Physical Therapist today. Here's the news.
While I will not ever be doing anything like this...

Since Thursday I have gained 10 degrees on the left, making my hip flexibility 52 degrees (up from 10) and 7 degrees on the right, making it 49 degrees (up from 20)!!
It is expected to continue to get better and better. Amazing.

First Day of School!

And she's off!!

Morgan's first meet of the season...

She got 3rd on Vault, 3rd on Beam and 2nd All Around. Not a bad start to the season.

Tell me if you see a difference...

This is a video of me walking before and after surgery. I am still recovering and have a small limp but I think it's helped quite a lot.

Lorin's last day..

The biggest issue when considering my hip surgery was adequate care for the kids. We have had plenty of help, especially during my hospitalizations. I will definitely miss having Lorin around. Not only is she a great gal but my kids love her. She is an extraordinary young lady and I count myself blessed that she was available to care for the kids this summer. I offered to home school her for her senior year but alas she declined... what's up with that? We have a spare room....

Gold Medal!!!

Meet Carli Lloyd, game winning goal scorer of the gold medal match for the USA women!! So awesome. The game was won in over time.

Soccer Maya

Maya had her first soccer practice. It was raining so it was a little less fun that it should have been but they had a good time. Here are a few pics of my little star.


Here is a group shot.. I think the coach in the red shirt is pretty hot :)

My baby is growing up.

She took the longest of all three but the process is finally under way.
She's really starting to get the hang of it! Wtg Melody!

A late night of gymnastics

We let our little gymnast stay up to watch the team finals. She was inpired by this talented group of young ladies.

Time to take it easy

My right hip is absolutely throbbing and I had to break out the darn Darvocet.

Pictures of this week..

Here are my girls getting ready for a swim.

And my favorite pictures of the week..
Maya refuses to use the toilet near her room. She prefers mine so she can nestle comfortably into the extended-height toilet seat and use the phone.

Breaking Dawn

All done reading. Wow. Can I have some of that creativity please? When you're ready to dish, I'm ready.

Just like riding a bike.....

I learned to ride a bike in a different way. It was never really comfortable. Basically I used from my knees down and swayed the bike from side to side. Stationary bikes were out because I was never able to keep a bike stationary and ride a full circle on the pedals. The seat was always extremely uncomfortable, painful even.

Just now I hopped on my husband's recumbent bike, just out of curiosity. He held my right leg and i put my left leg in the stirrup. Being careful to not make my hip go past 90 degrees (just in case you're reading Dr. Snoots!!) I rode a full circle without my knee turning a single degree inward. When I am completely healed I will be able to go on a family bike ride. I am so incredibly grateful and amazed at what lies ahead for me. I always knew that miracles existed (I do have children after all) but I never knew that I actually would BE a miracle. My cup runneth over.

Funny... I don't feel 34..

Yet here I am. I am going back and forth between feeling mentally like a teenager and physically like a senior citizen (which I know will pass). However, I count my many blessings and am so grateful.

Nathan splurged and got me a laptop for the hospital in July so I have already begun enjoying my birthday present. What a guy!

Just for a laugh, this morning I yearbooked myself.. this is what came up in the 1970s... i think i look like my mom..



Yearbook yourself here. It's a good laugh.