I feel like 16 again

After weeks of not being able to drive, I'm very excited to have my freedom again.  Yes, I waited excitedly for Darin to get out of bed so he could take me to practice driving. So far driving has been the thing my leg has remembered easily. 

Praise God! He is continuing to heal my tendon as we prepare to leave KY.   I just may arrive in Texas ready to lace up the running shoes. 

More tough changes

As we continue down this road of getting rid of our earthly possessions, we reach another tough milepost. One more of the things we can't take with us is our dog. (We will on the other hand take the little girl.) As we search for a new home for her, we consulted with her in order to make this profile. She tried typing herself but it was taking altogether too long.

 My name is Josie. I am a 7 year old Chocolate Lab. I am fixed, but I have had two litters of puppies. I love to play and I love people, but I am getting a little older and I sleep more than I used to. I have decided not to dye my gray hair as I believe it is a sign of wisdom. I am scared of loud noises, so when there is a thunderstorm, I will probably try to climb into your lap. I will need someone to keep me who has a fenced yard because I have grown up on a farm that is a long way away from the road and I don't really understand that cars can hurt me. When my family comes home, I usually run out in front of the car because I know they will stop and get out. If there is another family who is interested in adopting me, I would like to come and visit for awhile to see how we get along.

Project Time

While my mom visited, the kids began their semester's projects. This is one of my favorite weeks of school because we don't do the other subjects and just focus on the projects. Plus I enjoy the hands on of cutting, gluing, and making play-dough. I can't share Samuel's because he did a Lego stop motion video about creation. His next step is to figure out how to add sound to his video and post it on our blog.

I took Samuel out deer hunting this morning. Just before sunrise a doe walked out and Samuel took the shot. When we got out of the stand we walked to where we thought it was when he shot it. We couldn't find any blood or evidence the deer had been hit. I even crawled around on the ground and couldn't find anything. So after looking for awhile, we decided he had missed completely so we got back up in the stand. About an hour later, this big boy walked out about a hundred yards away and promptly met his maker. While walking back to the house, we all of a sudden found a blood trail from the first deer about 50 yards further away than we thought he was when Samuel shot. So... now we have a lot of meat.

Looking good

Look at me. I'm vacuuming while standing without crutches. (Please ignore the PJ pants and totally awesome stylish shoes).

It has been a loooonnnnng 8 weeks, but I'm on the mend. My physical therapist even told me to bring my shoes on Tuesday. That can only mean walking without the boot.