We had contemplated going to work at the house today but I also think that is going to be put on hold until tomorrow. The house is coming along. Matt has spent hours there and so have other people from church. One guy is redoing the master bathroom - what a job. But it will be great when it is finished. The water heater is getting delivered later this week so I'll at least be able to start cleaning it. We are hoping to move in sometime in the next 2 - 3 weeks. It won't be totally ready, but it will be liveable.
Brandon has been out of his sling and living a normal life since school got out. He has another appt next Monday. If there is no more change in the x-ray and if there is not point tenderness at the break, he will have a clean bill of health and no restrictions. We went in a few weeks ago and they took 3 x-rays again. They still cannot see a break, but they can see a place where they think new bone could be forming. The break is probably on the inside of the radial bone, next to the ulna, so a picture just can't get to it. He can straighten his arm, but he can't quite bend it as far as the right one. He's making progress.
We were the advent readers for Christmas day service. Everyone did well, but people were most impressed with Jessica and Maria in their little Christmas dresses. We went to our dentist friends from church for Christmas dinner. It was amazing. My girls don't generally love meat. We were served prime rib, cooked to perfection and they all ate a huge slab. So, if I took the time and money to do meat right, maybe they would eat it! Probably not going to happen! Christmas night was spent at Aunt Kathy's. We went ice skating in the down town rink. SOOOO much fun. The tree lights were beautiful. Maria wore Jessica's coat and Jessica stayed back with dad and Mary and played games. I'm still looking for an outside rink around here and I have a couple of options. Yes Brandon ice skated, and no, from what I can tell, he did no further damage. And Maria took off right where she stopped last year. We had a great time.
Tuesday evening loud shouts of 'They're here' could be heard - probably miles away. The Shields family came to visit and it was wonderful. The kids had playmates, playdates, and sleepovers for two full days. We showed them our life here, unloaded some of the stuff that didn't fit in the moving van, ate, and hung out playing games. Mutual friends, the Meyers, live in Grand Rapids, and they came to visit, too. Another exciting rendition of 'They're here', and lots of laughter and memories.It was hard to say goodbye and we had a few tough days after they left, but we are on the way up again.
New Year's we spent at the house and here celebrating Jessica's birthday. How is she 7? I took the kids to the beach and we walked partway out to the lighthouse. It was a beautiful calm and sunny day. After clam chowder and brownies for supper (her choice) we went to a family from church to celebrate the new year a short time. The highlight for the kids was the dog - Bella - and the parrot - Smokey. None of us made it until midnight, but the new year came anyway!
Aunt Kathy came to visit on Sunday. It was Matt's first day of preaching and he was being examined. They say he passed. Brandon secretly hoped he wouldn't so that we could move back to MN. It was great to have her here again. I need to start a book called - Adventures with Aunt Kathy. It can start with going in the ditch driving home from Grandpa and Grandma's when I was small, or wearing scrubs for years because I wanted to grow up to be a nurse just like her. For now, lunch every so often does my heart good.
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