Tis the Season ....

I went back to work on Tuesday and Wednesday of this past week. We had 136 kids in the Village on Tuesday and really needed someone to stuff bears at Build-A-Bear Workshop, so I sat and stuffed/sewed bears. We had an office Thanksgiving celebration on Tuesday afternoon, so it was fun to be part of that also. I am still feeling well and no obvious signs of infection. I am getting around on crutches, although I can't be on them for a long time ... 20-30 minutes is about the limit at one time. The swelling in the foot has been manageable and does go down when the foot is elevated. The "itch-e-ness" inside the cast has been okay .... I have a talc spray in an aerosol can called "Cast Blast" that is cool and can be sprayed down inside the cast.

We had a quiet Thanksgiving here at home w/the four of us, but it was nice. It was nice to have a relaxing and quiet day. I slept in, had pumpkin pancakes for breakfast, watched the parade & sipped coffee. I had ordered this leg covering plastic sleeve off the Internet to use in the shower, so we tried it yesterday morning. To my surprise, it didn't leak and kept the cast totally dry. I sat in the shower for twenty minutes and it was wonderful!! It has been 1 1/2 weeks with no water on the skin, so it was good to get rehydrated & then piled on the moisturizer cream. I helped with some food preparations on Friday evening and then my mom finished cooking on Thursday morning. As you can imagine, everything was scrumptious!

I normally do shopping the day after Thanksgiving, but that was out of the picture this year. In and out of the car & stores with crutches, is a bit much today. My mom went alone this morning and I may try to go to Garden Ridge this afternoon with her. I know they have a motorized cart that I can ride. I purchased Christmas cards several weeks ago, so I am going to work on those this afternoon. My mom will do holiday decorating inside the house, so I will watch and help a little with that ..... although it is hard to decorate, while sitting. I have Christmas music turned on now and am ready for the festivities to begin!