Christmas time.

Christmas has now come and gone. It was great to spend time with the family. I loved the excitement from the kids! We took tons of pictures, and I tried to make them look as normal as possible. I basically balanced on one foot and let the walker be moved out of the frames. I don't want to ruin the pictures with my big bulky walker. One day, I'd like to be able to look back at my pictures and not have to remember this part of it. I'll have enough memories, I don't want it to intrude on pictures, too.

I got two new cameras. Super excited about that. I've been taking tons of pictures of the kids. I want to start scrapbooks for them. I've been lax about pictures of the family over the last year or so. Now, I'll go no where without my camera.

The kids got 4wheelers for Christmas. That was definitely not good for my nerves. Christopher managed to flip his within the first 5 minutes and hurt his ankle. I was inside, and heard Mom scream then heard Monkey crying. I was trying to get outside to him, and couldn't move fast enough with the walker. My heart was in my throat, and I almost threw the walker down to get out there to him. It seemed like it took forever for me to limp out there. Thankfully, he was okay, with the exception of some pain in the right ankle. Then Katlin decides to go speeding off on hers, and doesn't remember how to apply the break, so she comes within 2 feet of a barbed wire fence. I was nearly in stroke mode. I guess my job made me paranoid. I don't like them being on the 4wheelers at all. I had to pick at Mom though, since when I was 12, I broke my left ankle on a 4wheeler, which she'd told me not to ride. So, in essence, I was forbidden at 12 years old to ride one, but at SIX years old, they have their own. She says it's because I'm not the only one anymore, now she has spares.

Going back to the orthopedic surgeon in 2 days. I'm keeping my fingers crossed that I'll finally get clearance to start walking!