Thursday, July 17, 2008

Post Op

Well, the maxillofacial surgeon gave me a thumbs up and a long stemmed rose at the post-op appointment today! He also gave me more medication, for which I am extremely grateful. When I explained the pain, he looked at my original e-rays again and said "Ah. Well that explains it. Considering that I had to shave off about half of your jaw bone in order to get the bottom teeth out, you're right where you should be as far as pain levels go." Wow. Way to make a woman feel better! He also commented that he was glad my husband was home taking care of me--most women are not able to take enough time off to truly heal as they should, and that from meeting my husband in the recovery room after the surgery, he could honestly say that my husband was the most concerned and interested husband he'd seen in all his years of practice :) I am so blessed :)

Today Princess finished her Nature Art class through the County Parks and Rec department. She brought home all kinds of wild art projects during the last 2 weeks and I think she enjoyed it. I am less impressed by the Creative Kids Cooking classes. No information can be found about the instructor on the website or through Google, and so far from the last 2 classes, she enjoyed "all the kids going out to his truck to meet his dog". Hmmm . . .

I started to get some garden photos tonight, but I got really woozy and the battery on the camera died, so this is all you get. Strawberry yield for the day, peppermint, basil, English thyme, peas, yellow crookneck abundance. My husband fertilized the garden last night and weed-ate and mowed tonight. He's such a trooper! The yard is not his favorite place to labor. WHY are my pumpkins getting 2 inches in diameter, turning yellow and popping off the vines??? Help!?!

3 comments:

Mom of 5 Gents said...

Pumpkins... It sounds like the stems or vines are cracking. You may need to gently move the vines away from the pumpkins, being sure not to bend the stem of the pumpkin. Also, sometimes pumpkins need extra shade for them to grow bigger. You can create shade using burlap and making a sort of "tent" for the pumpkin.

Mom of 5 Gents said...

P.S. Glad to hear you're doing well, and that your hubby is taking great care of you! :)

Lara said...

*****Hmmm...I shall go out directly and check the pumpkin stems. I just heard of a great local source for cheap burlap bags so maybe my baby pumpkins will be getting some shade soon! Thanks Constance!