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I had my cast removed last Tuesday. It was a nasty ordeal that I don’t know if I should divulge here.

ok.

I will.

The doctor pulled it off and my skin had taken on the texture of the gauze fabric inside the caste. The doctor had me wash it and I stood over the sink pulling off thick 3 inch long pieces of skin. It was Makayla Leather. Not unlike fruit leather. I spent then next hour peeling it off and then it was nice and soft again.

As you can see from the picture my hand is smaller. It reminds me of an alien or witch arm. I went to physical therapy yesterday. My good hand can squeeze the squeezer to 45 pounds. The little frog like arm gets a mighty 14 pounds. I have a bit of work to do.

Waking up with my nose just brushing against the whiskers of his warm cheek.

We took him to Logan. He will be there until Sunday when we get back from Denver.

This afternoon before we dropped him off, we went fishing at second dam in Logan Canyon. He played until his little feet were black and he was completely spent.

Dear Lord:

Please forgive me for going to Walmart today and helping expand the grotesque fortune of those Walton heirs.

The end and Amen.

I went because it is the only store I know of that sells my favorite cleaner. Dang it. While I was there I also picked up some flossers, because I have not had a good floss in nearly six weeks and it shows. I am spitting blood every time I brush my teeth now. I come out of the bathroom looking like Edward the Vampire. Or Jim Carrey as The Grinch.

I was so happy to have them I flossed in the car. Now my teeth hurt, but gingivitis has nothing on me.

I just did a book report over at the Daybreak Bookclub.

The book is My Sister’s Keeper by Jodi Picoult.

Me: I hate having a period. It sucks the uterine lining right out of me.

jj: Rolls his eyes and tells me to turn on the movie.

Sometimes don’t you want to hit a few people in the face with a Medieval flail?

Me either.

:: cool nights + warm days ::

:: playing with friends :: nice dinners out :: pretty + delicious sushi ::

:: thoughts of being castless soon :: 11 more days + 10 more nights :: kind of like a cruise or a hotel stay ::

:: this cute handbag :: you could make it yourself :: decorating the laundry room :: both via how about orange ::

:: these beautiful earrings ::

:: this bed :: old jeans as a new skirt ::

Tutu and Papasan (jj’s grandparents) gave me a journal a few years ago for my birthday. I recently retrieved it from my mothers home with a lot of other things from my childhood. Inside was an unexpected addition to the kind gift.

I ripped this workout out of SELF Magazine, an old one. I love these walking workouts. Same runners high, way less intensity.

I did this work out this morning and sweat so much I was embarrassed. I can already tell I am going to be sore, which I love and I incinerated calories.

5 minutes Warm up at 3 mph and a 1 percent incline. Gradually increase to 3.6 mph and a 2 percent incline.
10 minutes Increase incline 2 percent every 2 minutes until you’re at 12 percent.
2 minutes Maintaining incline, decrease speed to 2.5 to 3 mph. Holding handrails, step off the belt. Turn around and walk backward.
1 minute Holding handrails, step off the belt. Turn around and walk forward.
4 minutes Raise incline to 15 percent, speed to 3.5 mph. Do stride intervals: Alternate 1 minute of short strides, 1 minute of long strides. Repeat.
3 minutes Reduce incline to 10. Do speed intervals: Alternate 1 minute at 3.5 mph, 30 seconds at 4.5 mph. Repeat.
6 minutes Reduce incline to 6 percent, speed to 4 to 4.5 mph. Decrease incline 1 percent until it is flat.
8 minutes Increase incline to 1 percent; maintain speed. Increase incline 1 percent every minute until it is at 9.
6 minutes Decrease incline to 4 percent. Do four of the following speed intervals: 1 minute at 3.5 mph, 30 seconds at 4.5.
5 minutes Reduce incline to 1 percent. Each minute, decrease speed by 0.1 to 0.2 mph until you are at 3 mph.