I'm so spoiled....

I'm used to Mr. Wonderful fixing me coffee in the morning and bringing it to my bedside. I'm used to Mr. Wonderful feeding the cats and putting wood in the outside heater first thing in the morning so the house is toasty warm when I wake. I'm used to having a strong arm to lift and tote and carry out the trash.

I'm not used to having to do all this by myself. I'm not used to changing dressings on his foot and bringing him medication. I haven't had to sit on him to keep him down but he is already tired of not being able to do all the projects that are calling his name.

I will be lucky to keep him down till Monday. He is trying not to take pain medication as it makes him nauseated. So he is occasionally using Advil for the spasms that creep up on him.

I definitely think we will be looking for steel toe safety shoes when he is more mobile. I'm sure he is getting better because he is getting cranky now. (Always a sure sign of improvement!) Keep him in your prayers and me too! I have been forced to do some of his tasks and am quite impressed with what an Amazon Woman I can be when forced to cope on my own.

Who Knew? Maybe I'm not such a pampered poodle after all?

You're not hurt unless you need stitches

This is Mr. Wonderful's toe. He was loading scrap metal in a truck today and a volley ball standard slipped and crushed his big toe. The toe is broken and he had a deep gash in the toe nail bed. We were fortunate that the ER doc is also an orthopedist so he removed the toe nail and stitched up the toe.

My man is on antibiotics and pain killers right now so is feeling no pain. He will be out of commission till Monday (even if I have to sit on him to keep him down!)

Your big toe is used for balance and load bearing so he will need to follow up with an orthopedist next week to see if the bone is healing well. So if you are looking for me....I'll be the one playing Florence Nightingale.

Dizzy Dad in a Daze

I'm off to the doctor's office to take Mr. Wonderful. He woke up in the middle of the night dizzy, nauseated and just about passed out on me. His ears are ringing and he is nauseated. The room spins even when he closes his eyes. He may have to crawl to the car.

I know love makes you weak in the knees but I apparently make my man dizzy!
Those of you who know Mr. Wonderful know that he is never sick so when he asks to go to the doctor he really is! Say a prayer for us that I can get him there and that they can do something to help him. He is really very miserable right now.

He told me he would ask me to shoot him but he was afraid I would miss and really hurt him! Now that's love in any language!