Finished Bottle Art

I have finished my bottle and it turned out to be simple rather than more decorative. I have taken pictures of each side which repeat themselves on the other two sides. I think darker colors would have stood out more.

I Planted An Avocado

This is my avocado plant. It took a month to germinate and sprout which obviously took patience. I thought it would just keep growing with leaps and bounds but it has slowed down so I am back to having patience. I re-potted it thinking that it would grow faster but with no luck. I guess it will grow into a tree in its own time.
It reminds me of a child. Children take lots of patience.

First Day Of Physical Therapy

Physical therapy turned out not to be so bad. The lady was very nice. She moved my toe which felt good. I am going to be in the water pool alot which I am not to crazy about. I hate to show my pale legs. Gross.
In the end I am just thankful to finally be getting some help. I was put on a walker because they said the way I was walking was harmful to my body. I am so relieved because I was exhausting myself putting too much weight on one leg.
I was given homework to do. I have to do the exercises 10 times a day! 30 reps each! This will help the swelling go down. The muscles need to work and pump the blood to get the fluid out of the leg and foot.
Now I am going to have to get back to driving because my husband is tired of taking me to appointments since it is interfering with his work. I completely understand. He has been a trooper but it is exhausting to care for someone for a prolonged amount of time.
Well that was my physical therapy day 1. Back to my exercises...

Starting Physical Therapy

Today I am going to physical therapy. I am nervous, scared and dreading it. I have limited movement in my ankle and my toe does not move. Its my fault for not moving them all along.
I feel like my foot is made of glass and I am totally neurotic about my foot breaking since I re-broke the bone once already. I can not handle being laid up again waiting for a bone to heal. I am afraid to put my full weight on my foot even though they say the bone will not break. On the x-rays it showed only half the bone healed solid. The other half still had a fracture line. The only way to get it to heal at this point is to put weight on it to irritate the bone. How awful.
I will let you know what physical therapy is like. Hope I don't cry, I am such a cry baby.

Fall Is Here, Here Comes Halloween!

As a child Halloween always seemed to officially start with the class coloring contest of the spooky Halloween picture. I never did win but I loved the feeling of anticipating trick or treating and dressing up in a costume.
Trick or treating was especially sweet if I got to go with a friend from school. I loved seeing everyone dressed up and who had the best costume. Since I am from a small town everyone knew everyone and there was plenty of places to trick or treat.
 Halloween just would not be Halloween without a popcorn ball or two. My older siblings were pros at trading candy with me and as I got older I learned not to trade the candy I liked just to get on their good side. Then came where to hide my candy since they finished theirs first and would then raid mine. How many of you can relate to that?
As Halloween draws near I hope that parents are thinking about safety. Today is a different world than when I was a kid. Please remember to check your child's candy and never allow your kids to go trick or treating without an adult. I hope you all have a candy prosperous and happy Halloween.

No More Bootcast!

I am finally out of my bootcast! I have a regular shoe on, well it was regular until I had to cut it to get it on. With the swelling in my foot the shoe was to narrow.
I am walking flat on my foot after 31/2 months. It has been long and exhausting recovery from bonion surgery. Never again!!!!!!
I am now able to do so many things that I was not able to before. I don't even know what to do first, lol. I know that I need to cook dinner tonight. I also have to practice driving my car in my driveway to get used to driving again. I live on 5 acres so there is plenty of room to do that.
It is just so nice to be able to rest my foot on the ground comfortably. Finally no tight staps crushing my leg.
I do have to visit the doctor in two weeks. I also have to go to physical therapy on Monday. My toe and ankle muscles need to be worked on to get my full range of motion back.
Well I am off to enjoy my very blessed day. Hope yours is blessed too.