Back in the Boot

Today, I went back to the orthopedic doctor.  I did get my cast off---WOOO HOOO!!!  My foot is still swollen and bruised.  For the most part, the pain is tolerable.  Usually, night time is when it is sore--I think from being up most of the day.  The doctor wants me to go ahead and wear the boot for 2 weeks and do some exercises to see if those will help my foot. He also wants me to elevate it more during the day to see if that will help with the swelling.   So I go back in 2 weeks to see how I am doing.  I have no idea what will happen next if my foot is not feeling better. 

The first thing I did when I got home for the doctor was take a shower and shave my leg---it was so WONDERFUL!!!!   I told Chris that taking a shower for the first time after a month was close behind getting married and having our children.  I'm one of those who really likes to feel clean and will take two showers a day if needed.  My leg and foot are pretty itchy, which is really weird since they didn't itch when in the cast.

Chris and I have been staying pretty busy.  Our pastor is on vacation, so Chris preached on Sunday and will preach again this Sunday.  We have had quite a few youth over the last couple of days.  One night they stayed over until after 1am.  Chris and I were dragging the next day, but really enjoyed our time.  They came over again last night.  They ate dinner with us and then played the Wii.  We did shut down the basement a little earlier.    Chris and I are really enjoying our time with them.  Our whole vision when we rented this place was to have the basement as a youth hang out place.  It has taken a few months, but it is so great to see that they are feeling comfortable to stop by the house whenever. 

Not much else is going on, so I guess I will go.  God continues to be good to our family.  Please pray that over the next 2 weeks my foot will feel A LOT better, so we can be done with doctor visits