Up and moving...

     It's been just about a month since my last post, I admit I have had plenty of time to write but just felt there was nothing compelling to blog about. I have been slowly healing all the while thanking God that the surgery was a success and I have gained back normal feeling in my legs. The hardest part now is dealing with the spasms in my legs as the nerves heal and go into overdrive to put it in simple terms. I have been enjoying the ability to go out on the good days. The bad days I just chill out at home enjoying the time spent in the company of my family. The Dr. has been very pleased with my progress and I am only required to wear my Spinalpak during the day which has made sleeping much more comfortable as I don't have to re-position the control unit every time I switch positions. I will be going for X-rays after the beginning of the new year and my next Dr.'s visit is mid January. I am finally starting to enjoy the time off I am being forced to endure so going back to work is going to be a big adjustment but I anticipate that change coming in January.

     For now I am enjoying the change of seasons and the recent snow fall. It has been a great source of exercise for me as I walk behind my power walker which just happens to throw snow too!

     The one thing I will miss (even more than hunting season) is going sledding with the kids this year. I hope we get lots more snow so we can go to some of our favorite hills but till there is more Alex was happy with conquering the hills in the local mall parking lot!

     Going back in time a bit during the week of Thanksgiving my niece April came for a visit from Florida. I normally put aside a day to spend at the range whenever one of the kids come to visit but due to my limited mobility and the fog at my gun club we settled on setting up a small range in the back yard so she could prove her marksmanship  (or should I say markswoman.) Like most of the members of my family she proved to have great aim and made her uncle Charlie proud.

The rest of my adventures until today have been going grocery shopping or browsing the stores for Christmas present ideas. I have become an expert window shopper but still end up spending all our money whenever I am surrounded by food

Today Ariel and I went and picked up my Uncle Richard who I always enjoy being around even though he doesn't always find my practical jokes as funny as I do!  We went out for lunch together after he cooked me one of his famous banana breads and afterwords Ariel showed us how to fix what seemed like impossible issues with the computer with a couple clicks of the mouse. It was a great day and spending time with my Uncle always brings up happy thoughts and memories of my dad. While I am an adult now (and I use the term adult very loosely of course) its nice being able to have conversations with my uncle while still feeling like I am his Turkey, the nickname he gave me when I was still knee high to a grasshopper.

I was raised never to wear a hat in the house but Uncle Rich allows it now and seeing that it is his house we decided to take a second picture with our hats to try and reduce the glare! 

     Christmas is right around the corner and I know we will be busy with running around and visiting friends and family but I hope between now and then to post again. If for some reason life keeps me from doing so I want to take this chance to wish all my readers a Very Merry Christmas.