Too purty to live in town.....

Tuesday 2/13/07

I was at the surgeon's office today. The hardware in my arm is still loosening, and the bone is not healing right. I will need to have a bone graft done using cadaver material and have the hardware replaced. They are looking at the 23rd of February, but will need to confirm that date with the other surgeon who will need to be there to assist my surgeon with it.

I talked to Mom & Dad about it. They will see what they can do on their end to have Mom drive down to be with Joe and I. I will be calling them tomorrow once
I hear the date and time has been confirmed.

Mom did ask that I come up with a "plan B" in case she is not able to come down. I will be talking to my neighbor lady to see what her schedule is like, and
maybe together, with my church family, we can all work as a team to make sure
the Joseph's schedule and his needs are met with as little disruption to him as possible. I can pretty much fend for myself, but I've got to make sure Joseph
is taken care of.

This surgery will require I take a couple more weeks off work. I have exhausted my leave time, so this will be leave without pay. Also, if Mom is able to come down now to be with me, instead of during Joseph's spring break from school, I
will need to work out child care arrangements for that week with his dad, which will be a new challenge in and of itself. Joseph also has a costly dental procedure coming up in April that I will need to find a way to manage as well.

I guess it's pretty obvious that I've got more on my plate than I can say grace over right now. I'm counting on all of you, as part of my support system, to pray and love me through this.

I'll feel better once I get the date and time confirmed so I can begin making plans. I tried to go into work, but just can't get focused, so I gave up and came home. Everything just feels so chaotic right now. The words to that old song, Peace in the Valley, seem quite appropriate today.

My quote for today is: You can judge a man by whether he will ask for a light load or a strong back.