See that in your rear view mirror and your heart starts pounding!

What did I do wrong?!?!?

I’m driving down 95 on cruise control, doing a hair over 70, minding my own business when I saw the lights.

I pulled over and a Sherriff comes to the window and asks me if I know how fast I was driving. I replied that I thought I was going 70. He replied in the affirmative and that I had passed him. (I did notice a Sherriff car driving slow in the right lane but didn’t see anything wrong with going the speed limit- so yes, I passed him) He went on to inform me that I was driving in a construction zone and asked if I knew what the speed limit was. I replied that I was unaware of the construction zone and did not know the limit. He said it was 60 through the area and that I need to slow down or would be sure to be pulled over by a Highway Patrolman. As he was talking a HP pulled up, got out and asked what was going on. The Sherriff informed the HP that I had been doing 70 in the construction zone. The HP got a strange look on his face and said “What construction zone? The speed limit is 70 along here!” They both chuckled a bit and then said I hadn’t done anything wrong and that I could go!

Gotta Love it! All that heart pounding and worrying for nothing!

Howdy friends!

            Many of you have been inquiring so I figured it was time to give an update! Thank you so much for your prayers on my behalf. The surgery went very well. I was prepped for surgery at 6am, surgery started at 8am, I was in recovery by 9:15 and home by 11am! God is good! The Dr. said that everything went really well. He was able to remove several small bone chips as well as scraping a part of the bone that looked like it had a few more chips ready to come off. There was an excessive amount of fluid in my ankle joint that he also removed. He also tacked a piece of cartilage back into place and shortened one of the tendons on top of my foot (apparently it was letting my foot droop a bit too much). The surgery was done through 2 tiny cuts on the top of my foot so only one stitch was needed in each one to put me back together! Recovery has gone pretty well since then except for the first week following surgery. The pain killer they gave me didn’t work and I also developed an allergy to it- so on to pain killer number 2. That didn’t work either, so I went back to the doctor and he went ahead and put a cast on my foot to keep it stable so it wouldn’t move- moving it any at all was excruciatingly painful. I was on crutches as well- no weight bearing yet. I must say that the pain following the surgery made the pain of being kicked by a horse seem like a love tap! The cast helped some and I went on to pain killer number 3 and it did it’s best to at least take the edge off the pain- but made me really nauseous. A week after the surgery the Dr. took off the cast to see how everything looked and to remove the stitches. It looked fine- no swelling and the pain was getting more bearable at that point. He put another cast on and I was allowed to walk on it this time! The cast was on for a week to continue the healing. I just got it off yesterday!!! Yippeeee!!! And am back into a walking boot. I am doing range of motion exercises with it now and it is a bit painful and tight but I know things will shape up as time goes by. Because of the shortened tendon it is very difficult to point my toes down, but I’ll get there!!!!! Also, I still don’t have a lot of feeling on the ball of my foot or in my toes- so that is a learning curve for walking properly. I’ll be in the boot for 2 weeks before going back to the doctor for what will (hopefully) be my final visit and then go on to 4-6 weeks of Physical Therapy. I appreciate your continued prayers on my behalf! Here’s hoping for a dance party to celebrate a full recovery in October!

When I said, "My foot is slipping,"
       your love, O LORD, supported me.

 When anxiety was great within me,
       your consolation brought joy to my soul.

Psalm 94:18-19

Praise the LORD for his love throughout this whole ordeal- He truly is good all the time!

I don't know when I'll get a chance to put up my March or April updates, but I had to put this little video up for you to see! It is from the Anclote River Raid Reenactment Ball- well after the ball! I had fun chasing a litle one around the room and then it evolved to her chasing me around in a quite unique fashion! Enjoy!