A Drop in IQ

What happens when you mention "I would like to try that". You end up actually doing it one day. In my case this was playing goalie. I had never strapped on the gear before nor given up my body as purposeful equipment for stopping a hard rubber object flying at me. So to say I was in my right mind could definitely be questioned. My night started with what took almost an hour to get dressed and ended taking just as long. Special thanks to Nick our regular goalie for making sure I did not look like a dolt by going out with my gear on backwards (which had occurred on my test dressing earlier in the day). In between the dressing there was shaky nerves, relief, desperation, and a small but controlled panic attack. Now as I write this I am feeling sore in parts of my body I did not expect to feel sore in.
I felt this picture best portrayed me as a giant in the net.

Becky felt this was better as I appeared to be a goalie lining up his putt on the green.

I enjoyed my night in net as I faced 28 shots and stopped 20 of them. We lost 8-6 but my team stayed close and in the game most of the night. The best part of the game was playing against my friends and former teammates on the Silverwings. Many of them thought I was quite daring in trying to stick handle the puck but it just felt natural to get involved in the action. So I hope the next time you think twice when you say "I would like to try that". As it may actually come true. Here is to hoping that someone is not trying to impale you with a smaller rubber disk. (Please note no Stephen's were hurt in the playing of this game, but joint and muscle soreness will be his payback for allowing such a decision to occur.)

Great news!! Becky can now bear weight. The Doctor cleared her on Thursday to start advancing to weight bearing. She has worked up to 25% of her body weight and is continuing to get more movement back in her ankle. Hopefully in about 2 weeks she will be able to start physical therapy and get back to a normal life. Though I think I will miss driving her to work and helping her with her crutches. Well I guess as long as she has me around she will always have her "crutch".

Important item to note, this Sunday (7/26) marks 35 years of Pastor Eddie being at our church. Wow that's dedication! I thought I did good being at the same company for 10 years. I guess I was only a drop in the bucket compared to his tenure at our church. I hope that I will be able to have this dedication in all of my future endeavors. I hope this finds everyone doing well and I send you our love.

One final picture of me laying down on the job again.

On the Mend

Sorry for taking so long to post, but taking care of Becky is more of a full time job than I expected. Surgery went well and she only stayed one night in the hospital. The good news they gave her a nerve block to take care of the pain. The bad news they had to put her back under anesthesia to do it after surgery and when it wore off she really felt the pain then. Her Doctor is pleased with how everything went and says she will be non-weight bearing for 4-6 weeks depending on how the healing is progressing. She is returning back to work on Wed (7/8).

We went to my parents house for the 4th of July to get Becky out of the house, it also gave Divine a chance to meet Coco and Pepper (my parents dogs). Lets just say Divine put on a running show that proved why she ran so many races (sorry Pepper maybe next time you can come close to catching her). We watched the fireworks from the city's around us and then we headed home for the night. It made for a great weekend as David and Ed were able to join us for our celebration lunch.

Special thanks to Jean, Roy, Judy, and Eddy for helping us out after Becky's surgery. Their special deliveries helped out so tremendously (especially me with my new role as chauffeur, chef, and personal assistant for Becky). Also thanks to all of our friends and family members who stopped by to cheer Becky up.