Disheveled Rambling's

Well, the wife went to the orthopedist the other day to have them see her ankle.  The doctor took a look at it and said that she was not going to be back to 100% for a while as she did quite the job on it.  He officially put her into a "pneumatic cast", which is essentially the big grey boot that you see people wear (kind of like what Tom Brady was seen wearing the other day). 

Anywho, while we were there, the doctor hands me this nicely made CD with printed label and everything and says, "Here, have her x-rays!".  I'm thinking to myself, WOW, this is cool!!  I have my wife's foot x-rays on CD.  Not bulky, over sized x-ray films to cart around.  So, without ado, here are a couple of the x-rays:








Fortunately for my camera, my wife had to remove her air cast today so that she could bathe.  So, after she was done and before she put her boot back on I snapped a couple of pictures of how her beautiful ankle looks right now, in all its sprained, bruised glory:





Well, that's about all for now on the ankle.  Not a lot more to tell at the moment.  She is going to be going back to work on light duty.  In other words, sitting down and banging register or doing other sit down tasks. Here is to healing!

Yesterday, I was sitting at the computer, working from home and my wife was sitting next to me surfing. She told me that she was up a little late last night because she got caught up in reading this guys blog. I figured, ok, I have done that plenty of times. She said there were really sweet entries where he really appreciated how much his wife does for the family (staying home with the kids daily and taking care of the house and everything in it that she can). The she told me that it was my blog she was reading. A huge smile came across my face, I know it did. I loved the fact that she liked my blog and my entries.

I wasn't just writing it to write it, I really do appreciate everything that she does for me, the kids and everything. She is an absolutely incredible lady. On top of all that she does for us, she also holds down two part time jobs (presently), which keep her out of the house at night and on the weekends. Thankfully though, that is changing. Last week, my wife went into work on Tuesday ( she works days while the kids go to daycare their ONE day a week). We had been throwing around the idea of her losing Saturdays with the place so we could have more family time. I was completely fine with this and fully supported the decision (heck, I even inputted that I would love it if she had every Saturday off). To top it all off, only working at the place a couple of days a week, the other members of the staff had formed their own little clique and she really felt left out and sometimes ignored. I don't blame her as those situations really STINK!

More than once the word "QUIT" came out when referring to the place. It was not an easy word for her to say, let alone think about. She has been with the place for about 6 years and change, back when they only had one office instead of the 3 they have now. To add more to the pile, they were "coproratizing" the company and laying rules that were a little ridiculous for a small company if you ask me. Things were changing, they weren't the same little, hometown feeling place they once were and to really add a wrench to the idea, the manager she works under has quite the questionable business practices that include a lack of morals and respect for your fellow employees. He was 100% willing to provide an employee with a product that was defective to, and I quote, "see if she notices!". Well, someone else did, pointed it out and the issue was corrected, but the fact is, if he is willing to screw over an employee, where will he draw the line?

That outlines a number of issues that have just arisen over the last couple of years. So, in what was a monumental decision between the two of us, she went into work last Tuesday and dropped the "Here is my notice" bomb. The manager had told the owner shortly after, who was on site, and he talked to my wife regarding her notice. The great thing is he is very understanding and left the door wide open if she ever wanted to return. Considering the situation and things that go on, I wouldn't blame her if she didn't go back, but that decision lies solely with her. Overall, I am extremely proud of her for having the guts to go in and put in her notice. Its hard to do when you feel strongly about a place you have worked for a while.

Now, with Saturdays off, we will able to have A LOT more family time. This is a very good thing! a couple