Recovery

It has been one week since my ACL reconstruction and things are coming along really well. I almost have full motion back. My goal for the end of this week is to get full extension and I am at -4 (this means my knee has a 4 degree bend in it and it needs to be at 0). My other goal for the first week was to get up to 90 degrees in flexion on my CPM (a machine that bends and straightens my leg) and I was at 110 4 days after my surgery! I am being stubborn and not really wearing my brace at home a lot, and I am only using one crutch. I hope all this progress keeps up...

Reggae '09

OMG what a Reggae this year. Kate came from Telluride and surprised us with Little Dave. SO COOL!!! It made the whole weekend. Conor and Kathy came up and made it all complete (minus Big Dave of course). We spent the weekend eating, drinking and reuniting. It felt good to have family back for a short while and we can only hope next time it is for longer ;)

We are all the more safer...

Farva is now a Paramedic! He nailed his written test on the first go around and all he has to do is send in the official paperwork to the state to get his license. There has already been some celebrating, but I am sure we will turn up the juice when Kate and Chaos get here from Colorado on Thursday!!!!

Alta-tude Adjustment

So we couldn't afford our usual mega trip out West this year, but Sara snuck way to see Collen in SLC for a long weekend. A major knee injury put a dampor on skiing full force, but I did dominate the beginner and intermediate areas. Alta has a cool deal where you can ski the beginner area for free after 3pm (take note Sugarloaf) so I was able to test the bum leg before rippin' all day Sunday (Do NOT tell my PT or Ortho doc). Had a great time chillin' with Coll, Jarrod, and Smarion. The airline lost my luggage on the way home, but I am getting use to that. I also got use to getting searced at the airports since I kept setting off the metal detector with my knee brace. It was a great trip for SURE!

Paramedic...almost

So Justin passed his last two Paramedic practical exams on Friday. Now he just has the written to do and he will be officially done. The practicals were a huge weight because of the pressure involved. Having another professional breathing down your neck critiquing you is never fun. The written will be somewhat less stressful. Once that is over I am sure he/we will be ready for a new challenge.

Knee Injury...yet again

So I had a nice three day weekend finally planned and we got about a foot and a half of snow. I WAS PUMPED. On my third or fourth run on Saturday I caught an edge in a duff of powder and took a head over heals tumble. I hyperextended my knee and got a ride to the hospital by my personal EMT (soon to be Paramedic). My director at work (my personal PT) thinks I sprained my ACL and my knee cap is out of positon. I have been constantly icing and doing some strengthening to get things back to normal. It almost looks normal too. I WILL BE BACK ON SKIS!

Marc takes on Maine

Justin and I brought his nephew Marc back to Maine with us after the holiday. They had a great time skiing/riding and just plain hanging out. He got a good tast of our lifestyle and I don't think he hated it. Uncle Jut was a great host and was happy to have family in Maine for a little while.