Happy Birthday Matt!
We signed a lease yesterday. Offer on the house, come on down! Tonight is our first night at the new apartment. It was a late night for the kids, but overall, I think it is already much better than the hotel. I will try to post pictures in future posts.
Found on my new bed tray:
Warning:
Do not drop. The construction of this product is not intended to withstand impact on hard surfaces.
I see duct tape in this tray’s future. For those who know my lovely quirky father, the tray is equivalent to his cutting board. Except I am not worried about overheating, I just need a surface to place a computer while in this situation. Now all I need is a butler to serve me tea and biscuits.
I managed to rearrange most of the furniture in the apartment, but I tried to start a load of laundry and just about killed myself. I can shove and pull, but not carry.
I am currently without an internet connection and am writing this in Word. It’s harder to be without internet than it is to be without phone or tv. I was able to briefly check email on an unsecured network, but it was very fleeting. My favorite activity is finding services in town and without Google I am thwarted. I am sure there is a phone book somewhere in the apartment, but it is just not the same.
We have hired a nanny until my mom’s arrival. I am always around because I have nowhere else to go and Spencer wants me when something bothers him, she is expensive and was late the first day, so at times it is awkward. But she is very nice and puts up with our situation, so overall I am happy with how things are going.
Derek and I were in the car today without children for the first time in over a month. Crazy! Then I went to the store by myself too! Usually Derek is with the kids and I feel like I have to hurry when I go to the store by myself; this time I was able to go all over the store to find what I wanted. (Actually, this was a necessity. I still cannot find my way around some of the stores down here.) It was kind of fun tooling around in the handicap cart.
Showing posts with label driving. Show all posts
Showing posts with label driving. Show all posts
Tuesday, March 17, 2009
Thursday, March 12, 2009
Welcome to Tallahassee Driving
On Tuesday, I was driving south, on the inside lane, to Costco and a man came out of a side road and crossed traffic to turn north. Only he stopped in the middle of the southbound lanes. It took me a bit to realize he was not going to get out of the way. I slammed on the breaks and thought to myself "Huh, we are not going to miss."
And we didn't miss. I hit his driver's side, front quarter panel (of course, that is just the impact sight on his car, there was a lot more damage than the quarter panel.) I remember a weird sensation in my face and a lot of foot pain. I couldn't get the car to stop after we hit, so I put it in park and got out to get Spencer. As I was going around the back of the car, a man ran over to us and asked if I was ok. All I could say was "My baby." He responded with a bit of panic,"You had a baby in the car? Oh, good he was in a car seat." For some reason the first thought I had was, really he's not a baby, he's a toddler. In that moment, who really cares?
Spencer was crying up until I started to get him out of the car, then he quieted down. While we were sitting in the median waiting for help, he kept saying, "Mama!" and pointing to the cars going by. He has been doing that for a few weeks when he sees cars drive by and they are very exciting to him. Basically, this was just another exciting place to look at cars driving.
Spencer and I took the ambulance to the hospital, where they checked us both out. Spencer took everything with a grain of salt, but a little before the doctor came in he became a squirmer. The doctor said he obviously was doing fine. They x-rayed my foot and decided I also needed a MRI. The doctor told me my foot is bad and I needed to go to an orthopedic surgeon.
At the orthopedic surgeon yesterday I recieved confirmaton that I have a Lisfranc fracture along with some other bones in the same area. From what I can tell, a Lisfranc fracture is a dislocation of the bones as well as all of the bones breaking. So, my 2nd, 3rd, 4th metatarsels are broken and dislocated and some of the bones above the Lisfranc area are also broken.
This means in a couple of weeks, once the swelling has gone down, I will need surgery, complete with screws, pins and maybe plates. Recovery includes physical therapy and is about 4 months.
When I told the ambulance driver what had happened, he said,"Welcome to Tallahassee driving!"
And we didn't miss. I hit his driver's side, front quarter panel (of course, that is just the impact sight on his car, there was a lot more damage than the quarter panel.) I remember a weird sensation in my face and a lot of foot pain. I couldn't get the car to stop after we hit, so I put it in park and got out to get Spencer. As I was going around the back of the car, a man ran over to us and asked if I was ok. All I could say was "My baby." He responded with a bit of panic,"You had a baby in the car? Oh, good he was in a car seat." For some reason the first thought I had was, really he's not a baby, he's a toddler. In that moment, who really cares?
Spencer was crying up until I started to get him out of the car, then he quieted down. While we were sitting in the median waiting for help, he kept saying, "Mama!" and pointing to the cars going by. He has been doing that for a few weeks when he sees cars drive by and they are very exciting to him. Basically, this was just another exciting place to look at cars driving.
Spencer and I took the ambulance to the hospital, where they checked us both out. Spencer took everything with a grain of salt, but a little before the doctor came in he became a squirmer. The doctor said he obviously was doing fine. They x-rayed my foot and decided I also needed a MRI. The doctor told me my foot is bad and I needed to go to an orthopedic surgeon.
At the orthopedic surgeon yesterday I recieved confirmaton that I have a Lisfranc fracture along with some other bones in the same area. From what I can tell, a Lisfranc fracture is a dislocation of the bones as well as all of the bones breaking. So, my 2nd, 3rd, 4th metatarsels are broken and dislocated and some of the bones above the Lisfranc area are also broken.
This means in a couple of weeks, once the swelling has gone down, I will need surgery, complete with screws, pins and maybe plates. Recovery includes physical therapy and is about 4 months.
When I told the ambulance driver what had happened, he said,"Welcome to Tallahassee driving!"
Monday, March 9, 2009
No GPS!?!
This morning it was very foggy. I was surprised because I have only experienced that much fog on the coast or in the middle of a Fairbanks winter. The fog blocked satellite communication with the GPS. I had actually decided to not worry about the GPS because I knew where I was going and basically how to get there. Later I realized it was not working anyway.
Spencer and I ran errands ending up at Costco. He really liked the kitchen supply store btw. It had a plethora of fascinating items. I gave him a tray and some small pitchers and he was happy the entire time I browsed. At 11:15 we left Costco in a big hurry (more like a slight panic), as Molly needs to be picked up at 11:30. I realized I could easily get us back to her school, but I was not at all confident I could do it in a hurry.
I looked down and lo! The GPS was finding satellites (eight to be exact.) Then I realized it was sunny. Am I already accustomed to the constant presence of the sun? I think it's because I still think we are on vacation. We have been on longer vacations, so maybe when we move out of the hotel and can count our time here in months and years, instead of days and weeks. So, what I am saying is maybe when it's no longer vacation, I'll get sick of the sun? Hmm. Well, to be honest, I might. It's still a long way out.
I arrived at Molly's school right at 11:30.
Derek sez: I probably could have used the GPS today. My first attempt at driving back to the office from FDOT central involved a 5-10 minute detour while I discovered that not all Meridian Drives are the same. Some take you about 3 miles out of your way as you're trying to hurry to eat lunch and check your email.
Spencer and I ran errands ending up at Costco. He really liked the kitchen supply store btw. It had a plethora of fascinating items. I gave him a tray and some small pitchers and he was happy the entire time I browsed. At 11:15 we left Costco in a big hurry (more like a slight panic), as Molly needs to be picked up at 11:30. I realized I could easily get us back to her school, but I was not at all confident I could do it in a hurry.
I looked down and lo! The GPS was finding satellites (eight to be exact.) Then I realized it was sunny. Am I already accustomed to the constant presence of the sun? I think it's because I still think we are on vacation. We have been on longer vacations, so maybe when we move out of the hotel and can count our time here in months and years, instead of days and weeks. So, what I am saying is maybe when it's no longer vacation, I'll get sick of the sun? Hmm. Well, to be honest, I might. It's still a long way out.
I arrived at Molly's school right at 11:30.
Derek sez: I probably could have used the GPS today. My first attempt at driving back to the office from FDOT central involved a 5-10 minute detour while I discovered that not all Meridian Drives are the same. Some take you about 3 miles out of your way as you're trying to hurry to eat lunch and check your email.
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