A Forever Home....

I have to say that the hardest part of this recovery is being "grounded".
For the first week and a half, I only went out for a Dr's appointment and it nearly killed me. I got so sick and dizzy. I hated my crutches! It has been over 25 years since I had used any. I never realized how weak my arms were when push came to shove, and how much you use your foot and leg until I couldn't. I have crutches and a walker and my husband had to install a bar in my bathroom so I could get up and down off the commode! I was fortunate that a coworker had a shower chair for me. I had my stitches in for 18 days. When they came out...putting my foot in the shower felt pretty good. Plus those baby wipes were drying out my poor toes. With all that being said, my husband found me a brand new wheelchair on craigslist since I cannot walk for long periods of time. So now I can get out of the house and do things on his days off. I have went from being an on the go mom and working part time to a lump  in bed....it's hard to let others push me around and give up control. It has made me thankful that this is only temporary. I DO NOT regret my surgery at all though.
I now have a new guy to keep me company.......Meet Charlie..........

We had been talking about missing having a pet in the house since our move and all Aiden says is, "I want a dog...I want a dog" So after searching around we came across this guy on craigslist. He is a Miniature Pinscher and is about 7 years old. I really felt bad for him as his owner could not afford to keep him so here he is. I did not want a puppy and I feel good about giving an older dog that nobody wanted a forever home to live out the rest of his days in happiness.
He has adjusted very well. He loves our boys and is such a delight. He eats well and is totally housebroken. He is the ultimate snuggler. He just hops up in your lap and keeps you company.

 He loves to root under the blanket and lay against you. We Love him!