January 24, 2010

January 24, 2010

Dear Family and Friends,

Monday was a fun day for us. It’s always great when B-man and M have the day off. We started off the day with pancakes, and then late in the morning after much deliberation B-man and I went swimming at the indoor pool of our recreation center. We were all going to go to a bigger one, but then we thought it might not be such a great idea with M’ leg still oozing and having stitches and all. I had to make it fun for B-man so I got myself wet from head to toe. Usually I use all the methods I can to avoid getting my hair wet. We had a great time swimming (although we did forget his goggles) and then headed back home for lunch. After a quick lunch we packed up some snacks and then headed into DC. We first went to the Smithsonian Natural History Museum. We were hoping to get to hold some more bugs like the last time we visited, but no luck. After a pretty quick tour through the museum we then went back to the car because it had to be moved in time. We did a quick stop at the Lincoln Memorial. B-man has learned a lot about Martin Luther King and we wanted to show him where the speech actually was given. The Korean War memorial is very close and so M and B-man also went there quickly. J and I stayed in the car because we were parked illegally, and I wanted to be able to move the car if needed. We ended the day by going to Ben’s Chili Bowl, and well known DC eatery. It was fun to tell B-man that we were eating in a spot that Obama had eaten in. He still gets very excited about Obama. After a tasty dinner we made it home just in time to get B-man in bed for school.

Tuesday was a slower day. M had to work late. That night we all went to the church for a little basketball, and then I stayed for mutual while M took the boys home to bed.

Here’s the wound after two weeks with stitches.

Wednesday was a slower day. M went to the doctor to have his stitches taken out. The leg is still healing funky, and we now think we know the reason. M is allergic to the thread they use in deep sutures. So the doctor fished around with tweezers and took out one of the threads. The other wasn’t found, so hopefully it has already dissolved. The rest of the stitches were left in for another week at least. I think we are now on the road to his leg finally healing.

Thursday was an uneventful day except for the fact that M got home late…. Very late. Something came up at work and so he stayed to get it done. He got home after the boys were in bed, but it was still great to have him home.

Friday was pretty uneventful. For our family party we watched part of “Star Wars,” B-man’s new favorite movie.

Saturday was a relaxing fun day. We managed to get some things done around the house to. When I say “we” I really mean M. I can’t take credit for any of it. Most of the morning was nice and slow. The boys ran some errands together in the afternoon, and then right before dinner M installed and hand towel holder and changed the towel bar in the boys’ bathroom. The new fixtures look great, manly and sturdy. Later that evening we picked up a babysitter and then went to a friend’s house for a party. It was farewell party for a couple that is moving to Denmark on a temporary assignment for work. It will be sad to see them go, but we are hoping that we will get to go and visit them sometime while they are there. M was the “bartender” for the night and did a great job with keeping everyone hydrated with delicious drinks.

Today has been a relaxing day too. M had meetings in the morning, and I worked on my lesson. J has been on a very strange schedule, but took some awesome naps. He might be switching to only two naps during the day instead of three. Both of the boys are sick, again! B-man seems worse than J and so we kept them both home from church. We spent the day reading and playing Stratego. B-man is getting pretty good at it. M went to Sacrament meeting, then we switched and I went to Young Women’s and taught my lesson. We had two non-members in the class; I hope I was able to gear it towards them enough. After church we had a fun dinner. B-man was most excited that we tried out some soda that is green apple flavor. (We almost never have soda with dinner.) M is now off Home Teaching.

We love you all!

R, M, B-man, and J