patient progress report 2

Today I decided to stop my percocet-gingerale-saltine-supine coma and get out of bed. I don't think I counted on how long it would be before I was able to drive and walk unassisted. It's going to be a long few weeks.

asian potsticker soup

I modified a Real Simple recipe to what I had on hand and spiced up the broth a bit. It's pretty yummy.

8 cups/64 oz of vegetable or chicken broth
1 inch piece of fresh ginger thinly sliced
1 clove minced garlic
1 cup diced celery
1/4 cup diced red onion
1 tbsp sesame oil
2 tbsp oyster sauce
2 tbsp soy sauce
1 tsp chili pepper flakes
1 cup sliced carrots
2 cups fresh chopped spinach

combine in large pot on stove top and bring to boil, simmer for 10 minutes
then add
16 frozen potstickers
cook for another 10 minutes and you're done!

patient progress report

Yesterday was the big day and everything went very smoothly. Not alot of pain but the femoral nerve block is still working this morning. I fear my very sweet attentive husband is going to turn into 'Helga' the East German physical therapist. He wanted me to do my crazy painful knee exercises without pain meds on board first thing this morning.

cool shoes

Aiden did indeed receive some cool custom Converse shoes for his birthday! He loves them and I think they're pretty cool too.

amelia's three year pics!

Rebecca has done it again! Now I'm seriously doubting my plan to do Aiden's seven year pictures. But right now I can't stop looking at these beauties... Believe it or not I didn't post every picture she took but I could've... I love them all.

photos by www.rebeccabphotography.com

this week end was...

Aiden's birthday dinner at Boomers
family walk on the new trails
Mardi Gras kid party
catching up with old friends
flowers
family stroll around Boulevard

olympic birthday party

Aiden's birthday is the start of the Olympics this year so we thought it very fitting to do an Olympic themed birthday. We rented a gymnasium so we would have enough room for 11 boys to run around and play 'winter games'. There was a hockey game (with croquet mallets and tennis racquets) that was quite terrifying. The bobsled, luge and skeleton played on skate boards (probably the most favorite) and a makeshift game of curling involving rolls of colored tape. The boys seemed to really enjoy it and everyone brought home the gold! My grand plan to have an international flag cake was dashed when it was pointed out there were no Canadian flags on the cake (oops).