Good humor...

Last night we were watching American Idol and Aisia'h was introduced.

I turned to Ted and said: I want a name with an apostrophe!

Ted paused, looked at me and said: Don't

It still makes me chuckle...

So...Shir'lee...Sher'li...Shi'rley...Shirl'e...

Alot of things have happened since I last posted...Ted had his cast on until Nov 7 and is still out of work due to problems with his foot, my Dad had a severe stroke on Oct 31 and has been in Moss rehab for the last 4 weeks and I was diagnosed with Breast Cancer. There is alot I could say about all of this but most of it is too private and emotional to share right now. The thing that stands out the most at this time is the love and support of family. Ted has been my rock and my physical and emotional support through all of this. My siblings and their spouses have teamed up, supported, prayed and cried together. I don't know what we would have done without each other. So, while we still have some obstacles to overcome, I'm grateful for the husband, children and family I have.

Ted's feeling blue!

This week Ted found out that the pain he's been experiencing in his foot since March is due to a break in one of the heel bones. Today he acquired a "blue" cast and a pair of crutches. Ted has two weeks to adjust to walking with crutches before our vacation cruise. I guess we'll be doing some "old people" stuff like getting a ride to the gate at the airport.

Ted's new eyelids!

It's not the best but here's a picture of Ted's eyes post surgery. His lids do not fold over and press down on and into the eye like they did before. He also has a nice looking roundness to the lid shape that opens up the eye better. An interesting benefit to the surgery is that Ted's vision has changed now that the lid is not pressing on the eyeball. In another month he will be getting new lenses.

I couldn't find a good (bad) photo from pre-surgery to show the comparison. Of course, I don't save the bad ones!!

Ted's eye surgery

This weekend it was my turn to take care of my husband. On Friday morning Ted had surgery on his eyelids to remove the excess skin that was causing his lids to droop and interfere with his vision. Here are a few post surgery pictures. In a few weeks I'll post before and after pictures.

Bandaids

Let me begin this story by saying that we already own a box of 60 1"x3" bandaids. This is more than enough for two 50 year old adults.

Last week I went to the skin doctor and had a few "age induced" moles removed. (A sad but necessary occurrence) I was instructed to keep them covered with a bandaid and ointment for a week. A few days later I noticed that the bandaid was irritating the skin on my neck and it was beginning to hurt. As I went through the day and it became more and more uncomfortable I decided that I would have to stop using the bandaids even though a week had not passed. When I got home from work that night my husband Ted handed me two (yes, two) boxes of assorted bandaids. My dear husband bought me two boxes so that I would have enough of the small circle bandaids to last the rest of the week. The size of these bandaids covers the lesion but does not have a large area of glue to irritate my skin. He wasn't concerned with whether we needed bandaids, only with my comfort.

While this is a small thing, it demonstrates the many thoughtful things that Ted does to show his love and care for me. I am grateful for this man that God has given me and I love him more every day.