Slip! Fall! Ouch!

There is more than one way to put on a "mask" for Halloween. Fred was determined to get all decked out early. You should have seen him before he was cleaned up. Blood all over his face partly because his nose was bleeding in addition to all the abrasions. Tonight he is getting pretty purple bruises.


If you look real carefully at his glasses, you can see they now have deep scratches in them; completely useless now. He is lucky they didn't break or he could have had some real damage to his eye. The worse part of his accident was a torn rotator cuff in his right shoulder. He was referred by his doctor to an orthopedic doctor to determine the extent of the damage. It even hurts to lift his arm up high enough to eat. Hmmm. . .is this a new way to diet. It might work if he didn't have a left arm.
How did he do this? Sort of embarrassing. He was coming home from working out in the gym at the clubhouse and didn't notice the step down from the walkway to the road and went right down on his face and right shoulder. People came running, helped him up and into the clubhouse where they determined he didn't appear to have a head injury but was just banged up good from his fall. Someone called me and I drove back to the clubhouse to pick up Fred since he couldn't drive. (I walk to the clubhouse and back home and had already returned home before Fred was ready to leave.)

My Monthly Post

It seems like all I can manage is a monthly post but at least it is getting done! After returning from Laura's to see our new grandson (see last post) late on a Friday, the next Wednesday I flew back to Salt Lake City to help Cheryl and her family move into a new rental. They really didn't want to move but the house had sold so they had no choice. The good news is they found a rental down the street and around the corner, not far away at all which made the move easier. The biggest reason I was up there was to insure that Cheryl didn't overdo things with her leg and damage those new grafts. Guess what, it turned cold, rainy and was snowing in the mountains on the day they were scheduled to move the furniture but it all worked out because we had all the boxes and smaller items moved previous to the "big moving day." The kitchen was organized, clothes hung in the closets and food storage put away as well as a few storage closets organized all before the furniture arrived.

This is what you see when you enter their new home. It is a split level. You are looking downstairs. It really is quite a nice rental.

I just have to add this wonderful news that came last Monday, Oct. 12. Cheryl's doctor appointment at the Huntsman Center went very well. Her leg is continuing to heal well and she was told she can start exercising. Also all her scans came back negative so she is all clear for another three months and halfway through the most dangerous period for the cancer returning. Yeah! Another milestone reached.Fred and I had reserved a two bedroom condo in Palm Springs for a few days the first part of October. Since Tanya and Christian were on fall break we invited them to go with us. Maria and her family came over on Saturday while we were there (only a little over an hour drive for them) for a visit. It was fun going swimming, playing games and just spending a few hours together. (No, we are not all wearing the same swimsuit but it sure looks like it in this picture.)Now that things have settled down somewhat after a very busy summer, it is time to get back to my weight loss routine. During the first part of 2009, I lost 50 pounds. Now I want to get down to more or less an ideal weight. So exercise machines, here I come! Good-by, evening snacks--that is my downfall.
This week I spent a day helping Tanya with a quilting project she is doing as well as some yard work. Then I spent another day helping Cindy with some organizing of food storage and some other projects around her home. Never a dull moment and that is the way I like it! I do enjoy working with and helping my girls.