On the Mend

I just wanted to let everyone know that I am on the mend and getting better daily. I had surgery on my elbow on June 23 and got to spend the night in the hospital. Fun times there. :) I was a nervous wreck before surgery but it went well. I did not go back for surgery until 6 pm after being there since 10 am. I was in my room by 9:30 so it went pretty quickly. The doctor put it back in a splint with no movement until Monday July 6. He now has me in a hinge brace and doing physcal therapy 3 days a week. It is painful but it must be done. I can finally take a shower so that is good. I do still need Mom to dry and straighten my hair but she is glad to not have to wash it anymore. :) Mom has been fabulous through all this!!! My knee is doing better after a few weeks of PT. Just a slight limp and only pain if I am on it a really long time, I am probably still looking at surgery on it next summer but at least I'll have my arm back by then and can do for myself. My goal is to be able to go home by the first of August but we'll see. Thank you all for your prayers and well wishes!! It is getting better!!

I'm going to try to one hand type this to let everyone know what's up with me. Typing is difficult si I thought this would be easier to just do once.

On May 29, I slipt and fell at work on a wet floor. My knee kind of twisted but did not hurt excessively bad so I filed paperwork and thought nothing else of it. (My stupidity as now Workman's comp is pretty useless.)

On June 6, at Texas Motor Speedway (for the record, absolutely no alcohol was involved) while walking to the restroom, my knee gave out and I started propelling forward. All I could do was fall and landed arms out stretched. I knew immediately my elbow was broken but not how bad. DeWayne drove me to the ER after a quick fix at the track. After a bunch of no fun X-Rays, they splinted me and referred me to an Orthopedic doctor. He informed me that the radial head in my elbow was broken in several places and could either be removed or replaced. The latter being the better option as to not limit arm movement. He also believes the ACL in my left knee is torn. I had an MRI on it today but won't get the results until Friday.

My friend DeWayne has been fabulously at my beck and call even going so far as to wash my hair. My coworker Sandy has graciously taken me to doctor visits. I am so thankful for everyone's thoughts, prayers, and well wishes. My parents and I have decided it would be easier to have the surgery in Texarkana since Mom is off for summer and can better help me as I recover. My Gramma is also close by and will help. I am so blessed. Please pray for a quick and easy recovery. I won't be on the computer much but welcome phone calls and texts. My cell is iffy at my parents but feel free to call the house. It is Randy Moore in Atlanta, TX. The plan is for them to pick me up Saturday and I have an appointment there on Wednesday. Sadly, I will be missing my 10 year reunion. I do know that God has a plan in all this and it will all work out.

I went to the doc today and it is a torn ACL. I will need surgery on both. Mom and Dadaer picking me up in the morning and I have an appointment in Texarkana on Wednesday. At that point I will find out when the surgery will be.

Drake's 3rd Birthday Party

Drake turned 3 on February 9th. It is unreal to realize that he is already 3 years old. Where has the time gone. We celebrated his birthday at the Bayou Bowling Alley in Atlanta. As you can tell it was a Spiderman theme.



Drake's "wife" Hannah helped him to bowl.

Drake helped Pawpaw carry out the really really BIG present.

This was his reaction after he opened The Polar Express. He watched a copy of mine several times during Christmas break and would always ask me if I had it. I bought him his very own copy.

This is a picture of my dad and my gramma.


Another picture of Drake and the Wife. :)

My brother-in-law is currently working out of town for extended periods of time. He had been out of town for almost a month and my sister thought he was going to miss the birthday party. He surprised her and Drake by coming in for the party. You can tell how happy Drake is to be with Daddy and the look between Jeff and Heather is just priceless.

Is it The or Thu

Twenty-eight years of life and at least twenty years of education and I don't remember ever learning that the word "the" had a rule for its pronunciation. Did you know that? Apparently, if it is in front of a vowel, it is THE but if it is in front of a consonant, it is THU. Totally did not know that until one of my students today informed his CM sub that it was a pet peeve of his for people to say THE. He had learned the rule from another teacher and had learned it well. It was quite funny to hear the story and even funnier to realize how many of us adults did not know that was a rule. Maybe at some random point in my education, I learned that rule but I just don't recall it.

Crazy busy times in the life of me. So much has been going on and I just haven't felt like I have had many moments to just sit and breath much less update a blog. :) My house is a crazy mess and was seen by my parents last week upon a surprise yet wonderful visit. I received an award at the school board meeting and they surprised me by coming to support me. I was so glad to see them but a bit embarrassed by my house. It does seem that what free time I have is taken up either watching television or enjoying my Wii. Of course, a lot of that Wii time is on the Wii Fit. I am slowly starting to see some pounds fall off but must keep up the work and decrease the intake of food. :) That is the hard part. I have had no coke at all since Sunday. That is a BIG deal for me. I am going to reward myself for no cokes and have one with breakfast in the morning. What an irony, reward myself for no cokes by having a coke. Heehee!!! Don't you just love how this blog tends to ramble from one subject to the next with the only connections possibly being in my head. Much like the mind of a woman right!! :) I need to update with a real blog this weekend and include some pictures from my fun weekend at home a few weeks ago for Drake's 3rd Birthday. Yes, he is now 3. Unbelieveable. :) Well, I end this blog with three words, Happy Birthday Momma!!!

Who needs a gym when you have a Wii!!

Oh my goodness, I was planning to join the gym sometime soon but not sure I need to right now. I played Wii for a rather long time today and am feeling sore in random places. I used muscles I didn't realize I was using when playing the games. The only game I have right now is Wii Sport but man, it really works you out, especially boxing. I plan to get Wii Fit also as soon as I can find it. I think I will hold off on the gym and see how this works. I just have to say, it was much more fun than the BORING Super Bowl. I watched the first half of that game and even the commericals were boring. Maybe it would have been different if there was a team I was rooting for but I could really care less who won the game. They only disappointment in the Steelers winning is now they hold the record all by themselves for most Super Bowl wins. They were in a tie with Dallas and one other team (can't remember which one). Dallas needs to get their butts in gear this year and get themselves back in the game. Anyway, another weekend has come and gone. Next weekend I am traveling to my parents for my nephew's 3rd birthday...a bowling party. If only I could bowl for real as well as I bowl on the Wii. :)

Wii

Ever since I first played Susan and Will's Wii last July, I have wanted one. I have been waiting on my income tax money to purchase one. I have been looking for a console but had not been able to find one yet. While at Walmart this afternoon, I noticed that they had about 4 and started to go ahead and make my purchase. I waited and thought about it and after talking to a friend, decided to go back for it. I was so excited yet a little worried that they would be gone after the few hours I was away. My friend told me that he did not think they'd be gone so quickly. After arriving at Walmart, I quickly walked back to electronics only to find them ALL gone. Very dissappointed, I tried Best Buy only to find they were empty as well. I decided to give it one more shot and try the Walmart in Grapevine. Very luckily, they had about 5 of them and I was able to purchase my very own Wii. I am so excited and can't wait to get new games. I especially want Wii Fit but it is hard to find also. Hopefully soon I can find it. If you have any suggestions on fun Wii games that are on the cheaper end....PLEASE let me know!!!

Signed-
Proud New Wii Owner :)

American Idol First Thoughts

Okay, just typed a long post about my thoughs on Season 8 of American Idol thus far and the dang blog messed up and deleted it. Let's see if I can remember what I wrote. First of all, very boring so far. Not enough crazies to make it as interesting as past seasons. Too many sob stories that I am just not interested in until later in the season when I've really gotten to know a character...like once they are in the top 12. Maybe I'm cold hearted but I just don't care at this point in the season. I don't want to vote on someone based on their blah blah story. I want to vote on them because of geniune talent. And on that note...too many mediocre singers were sent forward in my opinon. That would be fine except that there were some that were much better that they did not send forward. What's up with that. Really??? And Simon seems to have turned into a major softie this season. I hope he returns to what makes Simon, Simon once the season gets going. I like the 4th judge but am confused about what happens when they tie. It seems that when Simon is one of the 2 for, they move on but when he is one of the 2 agains, they don't. That's all I can figure, he's the deciding vote. I am really hoping the season improves tremendously because right now, I am not overly impressed.