New Paint

New Paint
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We went with "Classic Royal Blue" for the accents. We still have to get the shutters painted and back up, but not bad so far!

Almost Done

Almost Done
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Everything has a coat of paint on. Now, it all has to be "unwrapped"

Scaffolding

Scaffolding
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The scaffolding is up and he is ready to get started on the paint with his new paint sprayer.

Elvis Bear

Elvis Bear
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Elvis would sing every 5 minutes while you peruse the candy section. They had stuff from when my parents grew up.

Robin Hood

Robin Hood
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There was a whole international section, including England, Holland, India, Japan, Australia, Greece, etc. This "Sherwood Forest" was above the England/Australia/South Africa food section.

Elephant

Elephant
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This is what greets you when you walk up to Jungle Jim's. It is a HUGE grocery store. It has food from all over the world. It took us 2 hours to get through it.

Sharing dinner

Sharing dinner
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Justice was not eating, so my daddy got down there and pretended to eat it. That was all it took.

Knee

Knee
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My knee was in a cryocuff. It holds ice water around the knee, much easier than switching out ice packs. I had to wear an old lady sock from my toes to my thigh to help avoid blood clots.

Catch Up

The surgery went well on Monday. I have been in recovery mode - sitting on the couch for three days per doctor's orders and crutches for five days. Ed and Justice have been great.

Daddy and Lori got here Thursday night. We ordered in pizza and just hung out. On Friday, Lori wanted to go to Jungle Jim's. It is a HUGE grocery store in Fairfield, Ohio. It is "as big as 3 WalMarts" all under one roof. They have a beer, wine, cheese, butter, meats from all over the world. They have over 1400 cheeses!! It took us over 2 hours to get through it. Of course, I was on my crutches, so we went REALLY slow and we skipped a few sections. If you have a chance, check out their website: www.junglejims.com

Today, I bought a webcam - Andrea is in South Africa and we can talk for free on Skpe. We are chatting tonight at 6pm our time, midnite her time.

Ed has been very busy painting the exterior of the house. We are doing it white with blue trim. He has been so busy. He also painted the kitchen a nice green. I will get pics up as soon as I can.

Recovery

All went well with the surgery. I am, per doctor's orders, "a couch potato for three days." I have been on the couch or in bed since getting home yesterday afternoon. I slept for about 6 hours last night and then slept another 3 hours this morning.

Have been catching up on my email - 46 messages!! And also reading up on Andrea's latest adventure in South Africa. It sounds, and looks, like she is having a lot of fun and learning a lot of great things.

I am off work until 8/18, so if anyone wants to chat, give me a call or try to catch me online. Ed is home all week to paint and take care of Justice. Daddy and Lori are heading down Thursday for the weekend.