I just returned from the orthopedic dr's office with Bethany. Our girl has complained of knee pain for about 3-4 years. Her regular Dr first thought it was growing pains but finally decided he really didn't have a clue what the problem is since it's chronic. The Dr today (one of the world's greatest Dr's ever!) took one look at Bethany's legs and knew pretty quickly there's an issue. There's a name for it...something like "patella maltracking" or something like that. Thankfully, with a knee brace and exercises it should get much better and we can avoid surgery for now. I chuckled because this Dr (who is about 5 feet tall if she's lucky) looked at Bethany after seeing her x-rays and said, "Well, your growth plates have closed, so you can expect the same growth spurt that I'm expecting!" So after speculating that Bethany is done growing, it's now been confirmed. Our girl has topped out at 4 feet 9 3/4 inches. Great things come in small packages!!
In 6 more hours Amy will be done with her first full week of doubles and she can take the next 3 days to rest up for the next round. She's holding up ok...not loving it, but surviving it at least. The other day her mixology class did a beer tasting segment and Amy decided she absolutely hates beer. That works for me.
Tomorrow Brian goes back to work after almost 2 weeks off, and I'm quite sad about it. We've had fun together and I'm going to miss him. Even when he was busy getting the retaining wall built to get ready for the shed placement, it was a good feeling to know he was close by. He'll be back on the road again soon and it just won't be the same without him.
Annie seems a bit confused lately, and I think she's just wondering what "normal" is around here. There are always changes. She's a senior citizen now. She kind of likes routine. She follows me around like crazy and doesn't want to relax until she knows I'm planted somewhere. Good luck, Annie. Don't get too comfortable!
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