My foot is getting better… slowly. It is amazing how much muscle I have lost in my left leg and how much I have gained in my right leg! The next appointment is on Monday- hopefully I will begin to be able to put some weight on it!
Foot Update
Category: Florida
Christmas Eve
Christmas Eve consisted of mimosas, cheese and s’mores by the pool.
Gingerbread house
For the first time I made a gingerbread house! Lily and I went to aprons cooking school so we didn’t have to make the gingerbread- just the decorations.
I think for a first attempt we did fairly well.
Here is the after
Waiting….
Just waiting for Richard to arrive!
Birthday weekend
Richard was home for the weekend to celebrate his birthday- It was so nice to have him up here!
We had dinner with Randy and Sally on Friday night.
Saturday we went and had breakfast in winter gardens and took a look at the new house. The first floor walls are up!
Sunday was rainy so we went out for breakfast then just relaxed around the house in the afternoon. 
For dinner we tried a new Indian food place. Other than not having bel puri it was really good!
Bush 41
With the death of Bush 41 I thought it was probably time to start reading this book that I have had for a few years. So I made my way out to the fireplace with a cup of tea and started. I am only a few chapters in, but it is an interesting read so far. One of the lessons his mother taught him I thought is still a valuable lesson today: Do your best. Don’t be arrogant. Never complain.
Cold weather
I am told we have about 4 days of winter in Orlando. I hope we just finished 2 of them! It has been in the 40-50 degrees the last few days and the cats are not happy!
Quiet recovery
It was nice having surgery so close to Thanksgiving as work has been really quiet.
In fact I have retired down to the pool this afternoon to do some reading!
Surgery
Surgery went great and I am home resting now. We had lots of kitties happy to see us!
The doctor took photos during surgery, but thought it was best not to share them… I also found out right before surgery that I would need a bone graft. What I didn’t realize is that they used ground cadaver bones to make it!
We got home around 5 last night and got settled in.
This morning I made my first adventure out on my scooter. We went to Whole Foods and I even used my basket. I have to admit I am a bit tired now!
Surgery week
I am off in the morning for surgery. It has been a few months full of up and downs to say the least. It has been hard leaving our friends in Cayman, but being in the US has been good for me medically. I am a bit scared to be going back in for surgery on Friday, but I will have Richard and Jenifer with me.
The Johnsons 