Auntie

We've welcomed nephew #3 into the world this week!  A Diddy is adorable and I can't wait to get my paws on him!!

Now to get someone to work on niece #2...

Easter

As usual- I'm late :)

We spent Easter Sunday with my family.  Char picked us up that morning and we headed west to check out our brother's sweet pad, of course after a pit stop for bloody Mary's...

We arrived (late) and was introduced to the new girlfriend.  My brother mixed me up a drink-- name is still pending, but pretty sure it should be something along the lines of One and Done.

We had some appetizers to pick at while we waited for the ham.  We gorged ourselves with all sorts of goodies, including a couple different pieces of pie.  Go on and judge.

Once everyone was done eating, my brother decides to do what every family does on Easter.  Shoot the shit.  

I don't even know what it was we shot, but it went boom.  He handed the gun over to me (after making me hobble down the hill and back) and I somehow managed to blow it up on the second shot.  I was pretty proud of myself.  Pretty sure everyone else was a little more scared of me after that.

After that happened, the responsible adults made us put the guns away, causing the party to rapidly wind down.  He mixed up another drink that made a SnapChat appearance and I was drug out of the house to head home.

Char got us back home in one piece and peeled out of the driveway to go home.  I don't know why she wanted to get away from me...

The Latest

The doctor called me back on Friday and informed me that my MCL is torn.  He wasn't comfortable saying if I need surgery or not, so I'm now waiting to meet an orthopedic surgeon to find out the next step.  I'll know more come May.

Friday Funday

I went to the doctor last Friday to get my knee checked out. It doesn't look promising. He thinks my ACL is torn but an MRI tomorrow will confirm that. 

Good times!!!

I left the doctors office and went to the grocery store. As I closed my car door the paper with my MRI appointment time and location blew away.  So there I go hobbling through the parking lot after it.  Right when it would get within reach another gust would stir it up.  I finally caught it. Char asked if anyone saw this go down. I can only assume no since no one helped the crippled girl out...

I went in and grabbed my potatoes and pain meds (read alcohol...) and headed home. The guys had finished the dog fence at our place and headed to the neighbors. They ended up doing ma and pa's yard too. 

Grandma's fried chichen, tAters, and gravy can All use some work. Guess that means well keep practicing :) 

Another Fun Filled Friday

I keep thinking today is Friday.  It's not.  Which is sort of good.  I have a house to clean before my helpers arrive tomorrow!

We're putting in a new underground fence for the two pooches.  

Okay, mainly it's for the little one that likes to go visit the neighbors.

 Peter and Wisconsin will be here tomorrow afternoon to help with that.  I'll probably be late to the party.  I'm still limping around and people keep telling me I should go get my knee looked at.

 I have an appointment for tomorrow afternoon.  We're also going to try to make some of Grandma's famous fried chicken and mashed taters.  I'm pretty excited for that!

I hope you all have a very blessed Easter!  I'll be shoveling my face full of food at the brother's palace.  Rumor has it there might be a new girl involved?!

Change of Plans

I was supposed to leave yesterday after work for Omaha.  A nice little get away before planting starts.  Well that trip got cancelled so I ended up doing chores like normal.  I was heading back inside to finish a baby blanket and Clyde came to meet me.  We played fetch and then he decided to take me out.  120 pounds of pure muscle by a mastiff that thinks he's a greyhound straight to the knee... felt good!  DJ text me about that time so I told him I was lying in the yard and wasn't sure I could get up.  He was headed to drop the mower off at Aunt Lynn's.  So I thought he'd be right there to check on me.  I was wrong.  Apparently he thinks me lying in the yard on a 40 degree day is normal!?  I waddled inside to the couch and he got home awhile later.
The neighbors wanted to know what the new plan was since Omaha got cancelled.  I was going to work half a day and then we were going to do a little road trip this afternoon.  And then that got cancelled.  Now I'm working a full day.  Limping around on one leg... being laughed at by everyone I see.

I really needed that vacation...

Weekend Catch Up

I headed back home Friday after work (and a dentist appointment).  I swung by the shop and saw Pa and some of his pals and watched a few minutes of basketball before Ma was asking where I was.  I ran (not literally... woof) home before she closed up shop and got my hairs trimmed.  It'd been over a year since she chopped it off for me to donate, so I was in need!  Pa got home shortly after that and then my old roommate Myles swung in for supper.  We caught up and then headed to Main Street for a drink.  Or two.  I caught up with some old friends in there and we had a good time.

I got home and may or may not have broken the sink...

My alarm went off seven minutes later shortly thereafter to get up.  I headed to the high school to play in our alumni volleyball tournament.  We didn't win it, but we did put up a fight against all those youngsters!  I had a great time catching up with some old friends that I don't see nearly as often as I should!  My body still hurts-- maybe I should play more than twice a year!?

We were to go to Omaha this coming weekend but they put the kibosh on that.  Who knows what we'll end up doing now!!

PS.  I took wedding pictures back for Ma to see.  She still has them...  I'll try to rummage up a couple this week though.