Poor Richard

Richard and a friend, Glen, were carrying our old TV (we got a new one - yippee!) down the stairs. Richard was leading the way and as he turned a corner his body moved and his leg didn't, or at least something went amok, because suddenly there was PAIN. Fortunately (thank you, God) he didn't fall and the other guy was able to grab the TV. He sat down immediately on the stairs, feeling a little faint. He sent Glen on his way saying he was sure he'd be okay.

He was in tremendous pain, so it didn't take long to decide on a trip to the ER. So we spent our Sunday afternoon in the hospital, and we're glad we did. As it turned out, he wrenched his left thigh muscle pretty bad. We returned home with some pain pills and Ibruprofen and he went to bed and slept very soundly. He stayed down all of Monday, was up on crutches Tues, advanced to one crutch Wed and Thurs and to no crutches on Fryday. He's off all but the Ibuprofen. Unfortunately he's also off of work. Sitting in a truck all day, much less getting in and out of it, would be quite a challenge at this point. So it looks like he will be off for at least two weeks. He's getting a taste of retirement, although I'm sure he'd agree he isn't quite ready to go there yet.

Grandparents again!!!!!!

We're going to be Gramma and Papa again! Katie and Forrest told us the big news on Christmas morning, but we couldn't really announce it until they'd had a chance to announce it at church (remember, he's a pastor). Finally they got that done, so now I'm here to tell the world! They gave us each a baby bib. Richard's says "Grandpa Loves Me" and mine says "I Love Going to Grandma's" We were very surprised. I really thought I would guess when it happened, but they totally fooled me. They were 6 weeks along then.

She is now in her 19th week, which translates to 4 1/2 months. She's beginning to show just a bit and is now enjoying it, since months 2, 3 and 4 were pretty miserable. She's now felt the baby move ever-so-slightly and they will find out on April 5th if it's a boy or girl. The due date is August 25. Our only other grandchild, Ainsley, will turn four on August 13th, so we may just have two August babies.

Back to Work

I'm back at the college bookstore again. I started yesterday and will work through the 17th. That covers the first week and a half of school, when it's the busiest. I'm mostly a cashier, but I can do other things too. I really enjoy returning each semester and working with the people there, interacting with the staff and students. Each semester I get the urge to take a class, and I've actually done it three or four times. I was priming myself to take a journalism class this semester, but then, don't you know, it was canceled! When it's slow I can browse through the catalog, so maybe I'll find something yet.