Short Worktrip to Canada
[Photos from 17-21 September 2016, posted online 27 November 2016. Winter’s gone into hiding again.]
My first work-trip post ankle-breakage was to the Edmonton area in Canada. It was my third time going there, so I knew what to expect.
Imagine my surprise then when I hauled my behind outside for a walk/slow-jog around a nearby unexplored neighborhood, which went from cookie-cutter houses to a lovely pond, and then a wooden trail! I’ll have to continue exploring next time I go there! (32 images total)
Saturday 17 September 2016
Flying over Greenland. Sharp mountain-tops peaking out of the ice-sheet.
Spring Gymnastics Show & 20 Year Reunion
[Photos from Saturday 4 June 2016, posted on Sunday 12 June 2016. Finnur’s traveling to Munchen for four days.]
My last Finnur-less day, for the time being, was packed to the gills, with Bjarki’s year-end big gymnastics show starting at 1 pm, then driving the kiddos to their respective babysitters, before joining my 20 year Junior College (MR) reunion, which had events beginning at 2 pm and lasting long into the evening.
And of course Emma starting the day by falling ill with a spring cold.
Being a third child, I took her temperature at noon (38.5 C/ 101.3 F), gave her fever-reducing medication, dragged her to see Bjarki’s show (It. Was. Amazing!), dropped Bjarki off at Steinunn’s, and Emma off at her grandparents’, and then reunioned until about 9 pm, at which point drove back to pick Emma up, and took her home. (Phew!)
The final numbers of the evening: 39.4 C/ 102.9 F, followed by another fever-reducer. (19 images total, 1 video playlist)
Bjarki, with the pineapple who wanted to be a dictator/king, and was thwarted by the other fruits in the fruit bowl (aka Ávaxtakarfan).
Foot Getting Better
[Photo from Monday 4 April 2016, posted on 6 April 2016. Icelandic politics are still in turmoil.] Monday marked an important milestone, as I drove myself to work that day! And back home! It felt very adult. Walking between the car and the entrance took a while though… Today was day six of walking unassisted (no moreRead more
Less Screwed!
[Photos and post from 31 March 2016. Yay!]
After two false starts, the third time was the charm, and the horizontal screw was finally removed today. Yay!
It didn’t start off well, as I had to wait for over an hour after I arrived, because they ran into trouble with a more involved screw removal ahead of me in line. But, once they got started, it went really smoothly, and wasn’t painful except for the numbing (as always).
I could feel right away that I’ve got more range of motion in my ankle. Instead of being limited to second position (ballet style), I can now stand (crookedly) in first position, i.e. with my heels together.
Now I just have to relearn how to walk. Yay! (5 images total)
This was in me.
Walkabout to the New Road
[Photos from Good Friday 25 March 2016, posted online 26 March 2016. Feeling better now.]
Yesterday I was wallowing pretty hard in self-pity, bored out of my skull, and very annoyed that my on-the-brink-of-exhaustion husband wasn’t up to doing much. Woe was me.
So online I went, initially to dig up some baking recipe to have something to do, but got sidetracked onto some list about things to do while in a funk, and number two was “Go Outside”. So, before I could talk myself out of it, I threw my big camera in a backpack, and went out for a walk. My target: The new road construction up on the hill to the side and above us.
I’d heard the explosions while I lay on the couch in January and February, and I figured I should be able to make it there, albeit, veeery slowly. So off I went. (48 images total, 1.2 km/0.75 miles walked)
I made it up the street and to my initial goal, the sign that says “Warning, explosions!”. There was nobody there that day though, so I could stumble about without getting into trouble.
Screwed
[Photos from Tuesday 22 March 2016, posted online 23 March 2016. It’s hard to sulk with all this spring in the air.]
The day started out with terrible news from Brussels, so spirits weren’t exactly running high when I showed up at the hospital after lunch. The aim was to finally get a screw removed so that I could begin to put full weight on my foot, and begin to get rid of my crutches. Yes it’s been 10 weeks since my breakage!
But no, the doctor decided not to remove the screw. Perhaps it’ll go next week, or the week thereafter, I’ll have to wait and see. I will readily admit that I’m disappointed, and wallowing in self-pity a little bit. Hopefully it’ll pass soon.
The culprit was the shrinking-but-not-fully-healed hole/dip in the big scar (photo is from the England post), formed by a large chunk of clotted blood which got lodged there somehow. Apparently doctors don’t like cutting into legs that have open wounds still (it’s open enough to discharge liquid if squeezed). So, the hole got cleaned, bandaged, and I have strict instructions to leave it be. No scratching or whatnots. Sigh.
Feeling a little lost, and not quite up to going back to work with my metaphorical tail between my legs, I got Finnur to pick me up, and spent the rest of the afternoon working in his office. It was a nice change, although apparently I disturb Finnur’s otherwise very peaceful office-existence! 🙂
Meanwhile, Bjarki went to spend quality time with his grandparents, and he’ll spend the next few days at the summer house with them. I hope they have a lovely time! (7 images total)
The happiest photo of the day: Bjarki with his grandma filling up plastic eggs for the Easter egg hunt this coming Sunday. These are the eggs we brought back from the US after numerous fun Easter egg hunts there.
Blog Date Rearrange and Facebook Page
[Written on 21 March 2016, for realz!] I’ve just completed posting stuff from November 2015 on the blog, so I used the opportunity to change all the blog dates of posts posted since 29 January 2016, from their posting date, to their actually-happened date. This mostly means all of November and December 2015 are nowRead more
Back at Work
[Photos from Wednesday 9 March 2016, posted online 10 March 2016. It’s good to feel on top of things for five minutes.]
I’m back at work!!! (Well, mostly.)
I decided I was getting good enough at sitting up, with my leg extended on a chair, to start showing up to work last week. My first day back was Wednesday 2 March, and I stayed pretty much the whole day (talking to people is fun!), but then left early both Thursday and Friday.
I must give major kudos to my company (Marel) for kindly offering to pay for a taxi to drive me home for up to two weeks, while I (literally) get back on my feet, and rebuild some mental stamina. This means I’ve been able to check out early if I need to, without impacting Finnur’s work hours too much. (He’s still driving me to work, it’ll be a few more weeks before I trust myself to drive.)
All in all it’s gone pretty well. It’s given me a reason to move about more, which is a good thing, and I can feel that my leg is getting much better at pumping blood. I think I may have stayed upright for some 15 minutes a couple of times today, without feeling too much pressure, which is a huge improvement over last week! (3 images total)
To document the one week anniversary of me returning to work, I had Finnur take a photo of me outside Marel. Those white things on the ground are salt-bits.
My 39 Year Old Birthday
[Photos from Tuesday 01 March 2016, posted online 09 March 2016. I’ve been sleeping off the sugar overdose.]
My last birthday before the big Four-Oh happened the other day.
I spent most of the day lounging on the sofa, but when everybody came home after school and work, I got flowers, chocolate, and a cake! (11 images total)
Mommy got flowers!
No More Leg-Cast
[Photos from Tuesday 23 February 2016, posted on 25 February 2016. It feels nice to be freeeee!]
This past Tuesday morning, I made my way to the ER to have my leg-cast removed. I had an early appointment, which was great, because as I waited to have my x-ray taken, a ton of people lined up after me in the their wheelchairs, all waiting for the same thing!
Anyway, the doctor liked what he saw, so now I’m to start putting some weight on the foot, but not too much, or a screw may break. This screw will then be removed on 22 March.
THE PHOTOS SHOW NASTY LOOKING CLOSED WOUNDS, X-RAYS OF SCREWED LEGS, AND UNSHAVEN LEGS!
Á MYNDUNUM ERU LJÓT LOKUÐ SÁR, RÖNTGENMYNDIR AF SKRÚFUÐUM FÆTI, OG ÓRAKAÐIR LEGGIR! (12 images total)
Waiting outside the cast-removal room .