That Friday Morning YMCA Bake-off!

I tell you what, friends.  Riley arrived at swimming lessons this morning with an Amazon Prime box filled with heart-shaped pumpkin bars covered in home-made cream cheese frosting.  Then he apologized because his boys had got into the box and ate a portion of the bars for breakfast, so we had a "few" less than he would have liked!  LOL!  

You know, Katie and Hannah and their mom's response?  "Well, we're baking next week and it's going to be really, really good . . . "

All of a sudden, Friday mornings are a lot more fun than they used to be . . .

 

Thankful Thursday!

Looking at this picture, you might just think that I'm thankful for all the snow in our backyard.  Ummm . . . yes, but no!  What I'm thankful for is that this picture was taken at 5:15 p.m. and it was still daylight outside!  Spring is going to come . . .

My Bionic Knee

 I had my three month check-up today and asked for a copy of my x-rays because I find them amazing!

Check out the doctor's note!  Love it!  That's from the top of my bent knee looking down.

The one that says "cobalt chrome" tells you what the bionic portion of my knee is made of.  The "pillow" between the two pieces of cobalt chrome is made of polyethelene. 

The last pic is a side view.  I can't imagine that in one hour I had been sliced, diced, made bionic and sewn back together.  Wow!

 Unfortunately, the next three months may be my most painful as my muscles grow back together and encase my cobalt chrome. 

                  

Oh, what a cake!

This is the cake that Micah made for me.

I guarantee it tasted as good as it looks! 

No box mix here!

To me . . .

My Mom always loved that . . .

I was born on February 11

at 11 p.m.

weighing 6 pounds, 5 ounces (6 + 5 = 11)!

Jill Update.

Neighbor Jill did have a broken ankle, along with her first surgery ever Tuesday afternoon where they put in a plate and screws.  Of course, it would be her right ankle.  She is now off of it for five more weeks and two long days!

Only at Sand Creek!

I bet you weren't expecting to hear that for a few more months, except that I got a text from our course manager on Friday night.  She'd been at a trade show and found harnesses that had FRID tracking chips:

They've decided that all the gear I use this summer will have RFID so they will know what I've taken home.  

It seems like I was texting Anna on a regular basis:  "I still have a SCA jacket on.  I'll bring it back with me on . . . ", "I found a walkie talkie in my pocket when I got home . . . ", "I can't believe I'm still wearing my harness!" 

I just told them it was about time they put me under quantity control!