Dondi's knee

{From Dondi}

Roy and I saw the orthopedic doctor this morning. My MRI shows that I have torn the left cartilage, torn the middle ligament and cracked the right cartilage of the right knee. So the doctor recommends knee surgery. The facts we know so far:

• It is a day surgery
• I will be in pain (and on pain killers) and basically out of commission for two days at home.
• After the first couple of days, I will be doing physical therapy and on crutches for 3-6 weeks, depending on healing
• I can't drive for at least three weeks, and can't go to work for at least two, but maybe three, weeks. (I can work from home with my laptop, he said).
• He also mentioned it would be six months of complete recovery time.
  

President's Day Weekend

Hello! I'm trying to get better about blogging, so, here is a short update:

* Saturday night, Dondi and I went to the new Studio Movie Grill in the Arlington Highlands. We saw Music and Lyrics with Hugh Grant and Drew Barrymore. I normally don't like either of them, but this was a pretty good movie. We also thoroughly enjoyed the new theater, and are looking forward to the rest of the Highlands opening up this spring. It should be a fun place to shop, eat and just take in the afternoon.

* Monday was an eventful day. Dondi had to work, but our offices were closed for the holiday, so Grandma joined Jordan and me for a trip to his doctor. He's had this cough for weeks, if not months, that won't go away. The doctor agreed with Dondi and me (who needs medical school?!) and agreed Jordan should get an allergy test. So Aunt Cristina and I took him to get blood drawn for an allergy test. It took Aunt Cristina and me to hold him down and two technicians (who obviously didn't care for children) to draw blood. We should have results as to what he is (or isn't) allergic to.

Monday night Dondi had the MRI on her knee. We see the doctor again on Friday to learn the results and hear his recommendation on what to do next.

* Tuesday was back to work for me and back to school for Jordan.

Happy Valentine's Day

Hope everyone is well out there. We've had a fun weekend. And by fun, I mean utterly exhausting. Here's the rundown:

* Saturday afternoon was kind of cool and windy, but Jordan was suffering from cabin fever, so we thought, let's take him out and play with the t-ball set Santa brought him for Christmas. Jordan had fun. When it was time to go in, Roy brought Jordan in and Dondi went to collect the set into the garage. And, that's when Dondi fell in a small hole in our backyard, severely twisting her left knee (for the Camp Fire-types Dondi used to hang out with, that's the same knee she messed up on your 1991 ski trip to Red River, N.M. ). She spent most of Sunday trying to keep her knee elevated.

Dondi went to her PCP Monday morning, who referred to her an orthopedic surgeon. That appointment was Tuesday morning. The doctor scheduled an MRI for Monday the 19th, and we'll get the results Friday the 23rd. We'll let you know the results then.

* Saturday morning, Grammie D also took off for Perkins, Okla., to help her mom (Grandma Cross) get ready for an angioplasty Monday morning. The angioplasty isn't going to fix what's wrong with her, so she'll undergo a bypass surgery Wednesday at 7:30 a.m.

Otherwise, life is pretty calm around here. :-)

What's New

Well, for those of us who call North Texas home, January was the pits. This was apparently the coldest January in more than 20 years. Jordan is going through intense cabin fever, compounded by the fact he's been sick much of the month. It's not been fun.

So, what's up? Well, some highlights.

* Yep, Jordan's been sick. He's been to the doctor four times in January, but we seem to finally have knocked out the virus that has been giving him fits (not to mention the ear infection he got).

* Jordan got his second haircut on Jan. 27. Dad and Grandpa took him to the little kids barbershop, and he did about as badly as last time.

* Dondi has been busy with an Ethics Class - a prerequisite to taking the CPA exam. It's been three weekends in a row of almost 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. classes for her at Mountain View College. Super Bowl Sunday is the last class for that, so she'll be able to focus on her studying for the CPA after this.

* What have I been up to you, you ask? Well, work. And laundry. And, well, that's about it. It's been keeping me quite busy.

Not much else to post. February should calm down a little bit before we gear back up for a trip to San Antonio in March, and then start the Spring birthday season. If we don't post before we're back from San Antonio, Happy Valentine's Day and Happy President's Day!