1. Tab, Micah, and Isaiah came over for a visit on November 12. We hadn't spent time together since September 2 so it was great to talk face-to-face. Tab also brought her vacuum so that we could use hers while ours was on the fritz.
2. Paul fixed the vacuum last Sunday afternoon. I'm thankful that we don't need a new one.
3. The doctor gave me permission on Wednesday morning to begin bearing weight on my right leg. I didn't make progress that day toward walking, but I made progress yesterday and today. I am by no means walking normally, but at least my hopping days are over. We shall see if I can walk up the stairs this evening for the first time in almost 10 weeks. I was able to walk down them this morning with my back to the railing and both hands holding on to the railing that was behind me. I'm thankful that Yvonne can help me via FaceTime with relearning how to walk. Yesterday morning I was so happy that I could finally make my right leg go forward to take a step, but then I was frozen and couldn't move my left (uninjured) leg an inch. The kids and I all were all laughing. I felt ridiculous, but Yvonne told me that my brain was still working hard to protect my right leg. I've had to readjust my expectations as to what I can accomplish around the house at the moment, but hopefully in another week I'll be back to normal. Walking is VERY exhausting to me at the moment. I was so tired yesterday that I went to bed at 8:30pm, and I slept until almost 7am!
4. Nadia attended a 4-H roller skating party this evening. Her friend's mom came and picked her up, and Paul was able to meet them somewhere convenient afterwards on his way home from work.
5. Paul's dad came up to our house yesterday. He went to the library for me, took the kids to lunch at Bonanza, helped Oliver learn how to program his Edison robot that my Dad and Margie had given him for his birthday, listened to the boys play the piano, and played Ian in a game of chess. He was with the kids for about 5 hours total. They hadn't seen him for three months.
6. So far things have gone well for Margie following her second chemo treatment. Her white count is low so we're praying she won't succumb to any illnesses.
7. We got a very cheap trial of an Amazon Prime channel (99 cents a month), and that enabled Ian and Oliver to see the new Clifford the Big Red Dog movie. Last weekend we watched the Jungle Cruise movie together on Disney+, and Oliver also watched the new Home Alone movie. Nadia and I are hoping that Disney+ will renew the show Turner and Hooch for a second season next year.
8. Walmart had the grocery order ready on time for Paul last night, which was a relief after the problem we had on Wednesday morning.
9. After the disastrous experience we've had with our health insurance regarding my ankle surgery, we want to have other coverage ASAP. Instead of trying another health insurance, we're going to go the Christian sharing plan route instead. I'm glad there are other options out there, and I'm still praying that either our health insurance company will pay more toward my surgery or that the hospital will greatly reduce the size of the bill that currently exceeds $21K. Here's to hoping and praying we have a better experience with the sharing plan.
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