Big Purchases

Before all the craziness of Covid-19 we had a few big things happening.  I had surgery on my right shoulder to repair a rotator cuff tear and a SLAP tear on February 27th.  I didn't have any injury, just over use and my anatomy.  My shoulder had been bothering me since September and had just continued to get worse and had really started to limit me.  It hurt to do things around the house like vacuum, mop, lift McKay and I also was very limited when it came to working out (which for me is a big deal).  I finally went into the shoulder specialist in January and had some x-rays and MRI's and then got the surgery scheduled for the end of February.  When I got sick on Brooklyn's birthday (feb. 22) I was really nervous I wouldn't be able to have the surgery, but after a priesthood blessing and some antibiotics I was all set for surgery.  Of course Craig ended up getting sick the morning I went into surgery, so my recovery was a little different then I had anticipated.   He was laid up pretty bad all weekend so some how I managed to bathe the kids one handed and drive to Walgreens to get some water proof bandages (probably shouldn't have done that).  Recovery is pretty slow.  I can't lift anything heavier than 1 pound or run or lift my arm over my head for 3 months and then nothing heavier then 5 pounds for another 3 months.  After the 6 months I can then get back to all of my normal activities.  It has been hard and annoying at times, but it had to get done at some point, so at least now it is out of the way.  Craig had to do my hair(his ponytails definitely got better as time went on) and help me dress.  McKay had to start doing more for himself and Brooklyn had to become an even bigger helper.  I am excited for when I can start using it normally again because I am not good left handed, luckily after a few weeks I could start to write and eat with my right hand again.  This wasn't necessarily a purchase, but because of the way our insurance works, we  paid for most of it out of pocket and then will get reimbursed, so it was a little gut check to the wallet.

Now on to the really exciting purchase...drum roll please....  Craig got his Mustang!!  He ordered it in January and it finally came in on March 14th.  I knew when I married him that he was a car guy and that he would have more than one car, so this purchase was no surprise.  He also was saving up for it for a while so that he could pay cash.  Needless to say he is in love and the kids love Daddy's new race car.  They have named it Tiger Shark.  We all love taking rides in it and the kids get giddy when Craig really gets it going.  Now the hope is one of the kids (or lets be honest me) don't ding it with the car door when they get out of my car in the garage.