2 Week Anniversary

We're almost back to normal for a brief moment. I went to work. Jennifer obviously stayed home.

But, a lot has happened in the few hours after I arrived home.

I grabbed the iPad to review the blog and create a post. Yes....my posts have been created on the iPad, so the formatting is not as diverse as if using a desktop, and the autocorrect setting probably has made for some interesting reading, as I have not proofed most of my posts.

Back to my story....I grabbed the iPad and noticed a HUGE series of cracks going across the bottom and up the side. The corner is also crushed. AAAAARRRRRRRRRGGGGGGHHHHHHHHH! Apparently Jake brought it with him when the babysitter took them to the library today. He dropped it on the concrete......aaaaarrrrrrrghhh. Just frustrating and annoying. Aarghh. Okay. Moving on.

Jennifer had a good day. She's working on her jaw and arm therapy, to get back her range of motion due to the nerve trauma. We were talking this evening and then Jennifer had a slight whistle ---out of her throat. Whoa. Strange. We decided to tape some gauze over it just in case. Our neighbor came by to look at it (she's a nurse). Apparently it's not completely closed yet, but that comes with time. Just weird to experience. Reminds me of the waiting room scene in Beetlejuice when the "dead lady" was smoking and the smoke was exiting the hole in her throat. Hmmmmmmmmm I wonder if Jennifer would be willing to smoke a cigarette and reenact that scene? Hey...I'm just wondering!!

Other than that, the arm looks great. Much better than even yesterday at the hospital.

She's sounding great (except for the wheezing through the neck).

She's also eating well. Eggs, soup, etc. I am a bit concerned that I have been referred to as the Food Nazi (No Food For You!!!) by someone who is working to subvert the healing process by giving Jennifer ideas on how to circumvent the required dietary restrictions (you know who you are). That aside, all is going well.

Nothing new on the thyroid front. Have not heard from the doctor today. I do have a coworker whose daughter has the same thyroid cancer and is about to go through surgery and treatment in the next couple of weeks. Our thoughts and prayers go out to her and her family. Same goes to a neighbor that we learned has been battling cancer for a couple of months.

Tomorrow is the dentist. All four kids. Jake's first time. I am steeling myself for the lecture for whatever bad habits the kids have developed. Jennifer gets to sit this one out...why me???? ;-)

This weekend, another swim meet, then hopefully some down time.

Thanks to all for the thoughts and prayers, the help over the past few weeks, the help around the house (food, cleaning, laundry, mowing).