A day with Alix

I got to spend some time with Alix today. She's so much fun. She's really growing up fast. She's really starting to enjoy the slide and swingset in the back yard. Brindi and Darby kind of like the slide too :)

Dinner with Dad

Last night Dad and I went out to eat. Just me and him, it was nice. We went to a serious hole in the wall fish place in Southern Illinois. I had serious reservations about going in, but we did, and we survived. Their specialty is catfish. It was pretty good. Quite an experience. But mostly had fun hanging out with my Dad.

Here are some pics of the fish place.

A visit with Alix

Here is a pic of Alix from a recent visit. She's so pretty with a bow. :)

knees

I am recovering from knee surgery. I had the surgery on June 30th and am still healing up. Doc thought I had a torn meniscus, but turns out I didn't. Doc said that my patella, which should be smooth and round, was jagged and rough. Some of the pieces had broken off and were causing me pain. So he smoothed out my patella and removed the extra pieces. Recovery time is supposed to be 6 weeks. I am heading into week 5. I am back to work part time and light duty. Still walking with one crutch. I got the stitches taken out at week 2 and it appears to have been infected. A round of antibiotics were given to fight that. I'm hoping the infection is gone. I don't go back to see the doc again until August 13th, a day before my 35th birthday. My knee still doesn't feel right, and I'm still icing it frequently to help out with the pain. I'm hoping that my knee is 100% after 6 weeks, since the doc told me it would be 100% by then.

This really stinks because I will have missed out on at least 3 agility trials since this surgery. Not only missing out on trials, but also missing out on practices. I hope the girlz remember how to play this game once I'm back on my feet!

I can't wait until I'm feeling better and can run and play again :)