Watching Fish

Here is Toby last night intently watching the fish swim around in a fish tank. When one got close, he tried to figure out how to grab it. Too funny!

Rose of Sharon Rooting

My grandfather had rooted me some Rose of Sharon plants, and gave them to me on Friday. I was able to supervise my mother in the planting of the Rose of Sharon plants. He gave me a blue/purplish flowering bush and 2 pink flowering bushes. I cannot wait to see how they do next year.

Meeting Zoe

My mother and I took the trip down to SC to meet my cousin's new baby girl, Zoe. She is 7 days old today, and still the cutest baby. The drive down to SC was rough on my shoulder, but with using my sling, I was able to do okay. Needless to say, I had to take my stronger pain meds and lots of ice packs. We picked up my grandmother on the way over, and were able to take some great pictures, including a 4 generation picture. Notice, I am sitting in my pictures holding Zoe, as it is the only way that I could safely hold her and not have to use my arm. Zoe is a great baby and we are so lucky to have her in our family!

Sneaky Toby

As my mom finished her milkshake last night, she took the top off of it and Toby decided he wanted a bit. It didn't take him long to realize that this was something that he enjoyed and wanted to get a better taste. Don't worry, we didn't let him eat too much, I stopped him as soon as I took these pictures. Needless to say, he wanted more and was unhappy that I stopped him.

Zoe is Home

After being born Saturday night, my cousin's baby Zoe is finally home! She had some minor issues that the hospital wanted to monitor, but everything is okay, and she is home with family now. What a great holiday season this will be.

Paperwhites

Look, my Paperwhites are starting to come up! This is something exciting to watch while I am recovering from shoulder surgery.

Zoe Nicole Alexander

Here she is all cleaned up.

Welcome Zoe

Zoe was born tonight to my cousin Isaac and Shandle, she is 7 lbs 14 oz. How beautiful!

Frankenstein Shoulder

We took off the bandage last night, and it looks like it feels. All together, I have 4 incisions; 3 small ones and one longer one.

Surgery

I had my shoulder surgery yesterday, and the surgeon had to repair several things in my shoulder. Initially, they gave me a nerve-block pain shot that took much of the edge off the pain. Today, I have pain, but it isn't too bad if I stay still. I take my sling off tomorrow and I go back to the surgeon on Tuesday. I will post updates as they occur.

Topsy Turvy Apple Pie

My mom and I made an upsidedown apple pie today. It looks yummy, so I hope that it tastes as good as it looks.

Tanger Outlet Center

We are at the new Tanger Outlet Center in Mebane, NC for one last major shopping trip before my shoulder surgery. My one complaints was lack of parking, but this shouldn't be an issue once the initial crowds are gone. We ended up parking at another building and had to walk to the shopping center! Once we got into the outlet center, the location is so spread out that it did not feel as crowded as the parking lot would make it seem. My mom and I had gotten 20% off coupons in the newspaper the week before, and used all 10 of them! We got some really great deals and had a blast, it is nice to have a nice outlet center closer to home. A big thanks to my mother for helping to carry so many of the bags since my left arm is not in top form.

Paperwhites

New flowers!