A man and a paint sprayer.

So, this is what happens when you spend the morning helping friends paint witht a paint sprayer.

Rough-in inspection approved (with one change)

There's only one change that's needed to pass the rough-in inspection. I have to change the footers of the interior walls to treated wood. The inspector checked to see if there could be an exception, but there is not. Anywhere a wall touches concrete has to be treated. That won't take too long. Here are pictures of electrical and plumbing. Maybe a week to change the footers and then we can get started on the finish work like drywall. And the inspector gave me an option to painting the i-beams with a special 1 hour fire rated paint, so we don't have to enclose them. Kathy will be thrilled!

Half time!

The word from the doctor, is I need wear the boot for work, for two more weeks, but I can wear real shoes at home. YEAH, YEAH, YEAH! I know it may not be a big deal for some of you, but this means in the middle of the night I don't have to put the boot on my foot to walk to the bathroom. Woohoo, it is the little things.

The dahlia quilt continued.

Here is the dahlia quilt is coming along. I have been working on it in the evenings. It takes me about an hour to piece two of the arcs and then to sew two of them together. So, half of the arcs are done. This is definitely one of the most challenging quilts I have done, but it is fun and I am excited about how it is turning out. It might be second only to the paper pieced nativity that I started 3 years ago and still have not finished. Maybe just maybe Beth and Debbie, I might get motivated to finished it this year.

Official card carrying member...

...of the East Central Regional Library System. It's about time, I mean we have lived here over a year. The library is only about 5 blocks from our house. Honestly, it is as nice as the library that was closest to our house in Alpharetta. The funny part is that I checked out a couple of books on tape and a movie. Not an actual book, though they had lots of books. Yea, for the Library.

Drywall and cabinets!

The plumbers are coming! The plumbers are coming! (and the electricians too!) Yes, it's time to call in the professionals. I've done all the damage I can do. I also need to impress the building inspector. Here's a before and after picture of the break area, where the plumbers will be putting in the rough-in plumbing this week. We have purchased cabinets for the break area and the bathroom.

Saga with my foot.

Still point tenderness on my fifth metatarsal, so the doc said two more weeks in the boot. He will get x-rays in two weeks and we go from there. Meaning maybe another two weeks in the boot. He said the danger is that it goes from a stress fracture to a complete fracture and that would require pins, I told him I thought I would like to pass on that. So, having the boot for a few more weeks will be fine with me. There probably is more lessons from the boot I need to learn.

Surgery day.

Pre-op at o'dark thirty.

In the the PACU, with a PCA pump of morphine. Not really feeling any pain, yet still sassy to her mom.

Friends from her class come to visit at lunch time.

Amber taking Megan on a walk down the hall.

The good news is they were able to align the the bones well according to the doctors. She has five screws in her tibia now. No cast, no brace, no weight bearing. She can bend her knee all she can tolerate. And she will probably go home tomorrow. Yeah only one night in the hospital.

Megan is feeling a little creative before surgery tomorrow,

Megan decided that she needed a treasure map on her leg for surgery tomorrow.

X marks the spot!!!!

Reminds me of the time when her leg got burned from a hot cup of coffee. Anyway, I was working for our family doctor at the time and he lectured me about being really careful and watching it for infection. Well, we decided to put some plastic wrap around the old bandage and put some goopy "gak" play dough kind of stuff on it and then wrap it up in fresh guaze to play a practical joke on the doctor. The "gak" looked just like gross yellow-greenish puss. I wish I had a picture of the doctors face when he cut the bandage off. He couldn't believe his nurse had let it get that bad....but under the real dressing was a healing burn, that looked great. It was funny, we all got a laugh out of it. That too was Megan's idea.

We have to be at the hospital at 5:30 in the morning for a 7:00 surgery. So, goodnight all.

A big THANK YOU!!

I just wanted to say to our friends, THANK YOU!!!!
Thank you for your prayers.
Thank you for your calls.
Thank you for your prayers.
Thank you for your visits.
Thank you for your prayers.
Thank you for all the meals you have provided.
Thank you for your prayers.
Thank you for your emails.
Thank you for your prayers.
Thank you for your words of encouragements.
And thank you for your prayers.
We really appreciate your love and support!
~The Mullis family