The bump in the road is getting flatter!

My dad asked me to post this month, which is very appropriate since I am the one with all the time on my hands. In this time of recuperation, I am doing just that and little else. But I have gotten more mobile. I've gone from mostly wheelchair to mostly walker to an upgrade this week to a cane! My hobbling on the cane will lead to running soon enough. At my last doctor's appointment four weeks ago he said I was healing and that my bone looked "fluffy" in the x-ray, which is apparently a very good thing in the process of healing bones. In fact, I have a doctor's appointment next Wednesday, on the 15th. We are expecting that he'll say I'm pretty much healed and take my walker and wheelchair away. You know what? He can have them! After that, I am planning on spending a few more weeks at home until I'm ready to face the dreaded stairs in Stillwater at my new apartment. At this point, I have lots of dreams of huge staircases I can't climb up. I think it's because that's the one thing keeping me from being in Stillwater.

We had a great month in September. It started off, for me with lots of pain, and for my parents with lots of nursing, love, and patience. Aunt Mona came at the beginning of the month for her high school reunion. It was great to see her, even though at the time I was barely getting around. Wish you could see me now, Aunt Mona! My Granny came to stay with me for a couple days which was a real treat for me! I was getting pretty lonely and bored so it was nice to have her there to cook for me, talk to me, and keep me motivated to get better!

At the end of September, we went to the Tulsa State Fair. It was a big deal for me, since it was the first time I was really able to get out and do something. James and Shawnee met us in Tulsa and we brought Carol Hammontree with us. She's an excellent wedding cake baker/designer so we took her to see the cake show. My dad surprised me with tickets to see High School Musical on Ice at the Fair. He and I went, and it was so fun! (I'm a huge High School Musical fan. It's no secret now, I guess.) James, Shawnee and I took a picture with some kind of African wildcat. It would have been with a tiger, but the tigers were resting. Needless to say, I was still scared of the wild cat. Afterall, I wouldn't be running anywhere fast if he went on the attack. My wheelchair was too far away for comfort. At the end of the Fair day, we ate at Texas Roadhouse- my favorite restaurant. I had plans to eat there the day of the wreck for a birthday dinner, so it was something I had been wanting for quite some time!

My mom is great! Carol Hammontree has been a fill in cook at the daycare for the past couple months while the regular cook is taking time off for medical reasons. My mom loves having Carol there, she is a great cook and so creative! Having Carol there is taking a lot of stress off my mom's job. It would be so great if she could stay there permanently. My dad is busy, busy, busy. Half of his busy-ness is in taking care of his injured daughter. He's pretty overprotective of me, but he's really good at shuffling the wheelchair and helping me into bed and making sure I'm always comfortable. So is my mom of course! But I've never seen this overprotective and nursing quality in my dad. It's really sweet! What would I do without great parents?

Til next time, I'll be staying busy with scrapbooking, reading, painting my new dresser with a crackle finish, and watching too much t.v. I guess I should try to enjoy this down time.

Thanks for all your prayers for myself and my family during this bump in the road. We love you all and keep you in our prayers as well! Love hearing from all of you on the blog!

Kara

A Celebration & A Slight Bump in the Road . . .

We began the month of August with James and Shawnee's wedding and receptions. They were married on Friday, August 1 at the OKC Temple and we then traveled to Stillwater for a reception there. Arrived home about 12:30 AM, got a few hours rest and hit the ground running to get ready for the McAlester reception on Saturday evening. It was a busy day, but everything was so nice -- the Cultural Hall at Church was beautifully decorated, the food was wonderful and a good time seemed to be had by one and all. Lots of friends and relatives joined us for the evening.

As parents, Kathy and I couldn't be prouder that Shawnee has joined our family. She seems perfect for James and they are so cute together. We can't wait for everyone to get to meet the new Mr. and Mrs. Scifres!

Yes, there's been a slight bump in the road in our life, but we are so blessed! Kara and Kathy's accident on Saturday, August 9 could have been so much worse. As most of you know, Kara has 2 fractures in her pelvis -- one in the front and one in the back, both on the left side and a fractured rib. Kathy just got tossed around and is sore, but she's pretty much fine now.



When I told Kara about the new blog -- she said maybe we could post a picture of her car on the blog. (James -- You've got the only picture of it on your cell phone!) The had to use the jaws of life to get her door off, so they could get Kara out of the car.



Anyway, she's doing so much better. Getting up and down is so much easier than it was when she came home from the hospital last Tuesday. We're sure grateful for the wide doorways in our house -- because we're able to take her in the wheelchair anywhere she needs to go in the house.



We're going to see an orthopedist (not sure if I spelled that correctly) here in McAlester on Monday afternoon. That's an important appointment -- because Kara will be out of pain pills by Monday night.

Well, that's about all for now. We appreciate everyone's concern and prayers for Kara and Kathy. We could feel everyone's love during the past week.