for grandma's and grandpop's

counting down

in order to help me out mentally through this ordeal - i've decided to let matthew decorate my splint with new stickers every week.

week 1:



week 2:

pumpkin patch

whew - we've bee to three different apple orchards in as many days. this is the one we went to on saturday. of course, with all of the "punkins" that matthew could have chosen - he was quite proud of picking these little guys. we've enjoyed our indian summer - i think that today is probably the last day of it.

the malt ball

i never knew that one malt ball would be so intriguing!! clearly, i've been missing out!

tricked out!

this is the tricked out splint that i got today - yet, again, this saga gets more invasive than i had would have thought. i now have to do passive exercises on my pinky every hour while i'm awake for the next four weeks + physical therapy twice a week.

yet, again, i must remind myself of romans 8:28,29.

FINALLY!

okay, so this picture is more for me than anyone else. we ordered this sectional on June 16th - the day after we rolled into town. we just got it last week - i am so happy it is here. i feel so much more settled now!

the pinky finger saga

so, here is my pinky finger - taken before and after the surgery. monday was somewhat surreal for me - knowing that i was going to have these major restrictions afterward - knowing that this pinky finger was merely a slight inconvenience before the sugery.
in my mind - i've been thinking of it as the divine laceration - how one little slip has caused all of this fuss!
i'm resting in romans 8:28 - this verse always reminds me of pastor goode - i can still see him on the platform reciting this verse "and we know that some things work together; everything but this works together; ALL things work together..."
now to remember this for the next 6-8 weeks!