Merry Christmas

A little late I know, but there is a reason:

This is the reason it's late -

Friday, December 23rd  I had the small hole in the top

of my foot debrided, the 5 remaining screws taken

out, except for one that has broken off and is laying toward the

bottom of my foot (on the xrays).

Doc didn't want me moving my foot around a lot,

so he stuck it in this thing, with a wound vac ---

(that is the meter thing at my knee that has a little tube thingie

connected to the wound covering on my foot - I guess -

I haven't SEEN what Doc did)! ---

and told me to stay off of it.

I have tried. Hope I have done a good job of it.

For all of you who wonder how one can sit for so long -

You can come watch me sit for the three more days of wearing

this wound vac and cast - I hope.

Depends, I guess, on whether this has helped my foot to finally heal.

Don't know what the other case scenario is...

I don't think I want to know.

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So - it is what it is.

I sit and veg in my chair some more.

Trying to teach myself to knit socks again.

I haven't been able to do that yet, but I am working on it.

But this forced immobility may help me to learn how!!

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We had a very quiet and fairly uneventful Christmas.

We haven't even opened the gifts that are under the tree.

Could be because they are all stuff we chose when we were

out shopping together. Or stuff we got at parties.

I will show the one fancy thing we got when Lee gets the stand for it fixed.

It is beautiful!!

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We are very thankful for the real reason for this season -

Jesus our Lord and Christ the Messiah.

Emmanuel.

So VERY grateful for our God and Father Who sent Jesus

to be our substitution on the cross for all our sins.

We thank God that Jesus was able to carry those sins

because He was / IS so holy and sinless.

What a thrill!

What an incredible Gift!!!

Thank you, Lord!