I took this past Friday and Monday off work to do some holiday baking. Mom and Dad came out on Saturday and Sunday to help which I am thankful for. Mom and I made blueberry bread, banana nut bread, chocolate chip cookies, snickerdoodles, chocolate-covered shortbread logs, peanut blossoms, chocolate-covered oreos and chocolate-covered pretzel sticks. Plus, Mom made some pizzelle for me to include in our cookie trays. Yummy! The apartment smelled great!

Jeremy will be starting some physical therapy soon. His ankle is looking good but is obviously weak so hopefully therapy will get him going full speed soon. Dr. Broudy said that whenever he feels comfortable he can start walking around in sneakers. When that starts, he will then be able to drive again. Yay!!! Everything keeps looking up for him!

Me, on the other hand... not so much. We had a piggy-back appointment with Broudy yesterday-
Left ankle - arthritis - treament: Naproxen
Right foot - not sure - treatment: Naproxen
Left elbow - mild tennis elbow - treament: Naproxen
Right elbow - tennis elbow - treatment: Naproxen and brace
Right hand thumb - not sure - treatment: Naproxen and a brace during the night
Right wrist and hand - maybe carpal tunnel - treatment: ENG / nerve conductor test next week, Naproxen, and probably braces during the night if the tests come back as carpal tunnel

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Jeremy Update

Yay! Jeremy had another check up on Monday and they removed his cast for good! He now has to wear a cam boot and can start to increase his weight bearing. The doctor was probably thinking that the increase would occur over a few days, but Jeremy ditched the crutches yesterday. He is also doing some range of motion exercises and is doing rather well with those. He goes back this Monday to determine if he will need physical therapy or not. Thank God!

Every. Single. Morning

Every morning, as I try to stay asleep for just a few more minutes, Abby starts trying to wake us up. She is almost as reliable as our alarm clock.