Moorestown, NJ
This weekend mom and I travelled back east to Jersey to visit Granny and the rest of the family. The trip was fairly uneventful minus the whole Mom has a broken foot thing. A few weeks ago Mom had foot surgery that requires her to be non-weight-bearing for at least six weeks. There were smokin roundtrip ticket prices ($288) from PDX to PHL, so we decided to travel at five and a half weeks post op. This meant we had to travel with both crutches and her knee scooter. It actually went smoother than I was expecting. It turns out if you have a cast and crutches United flight attendants are actually nice to you. On each flight we gate checked the scooter like a stroller. We took our time getting off each plane so the scooter would be waiting for us. Watching Mom scoot up the jetways and through the airports was quite entertaining. She attracted more than a few looks of bewilderment.
We spent the majority of our trip helping Granny shop for replacement items for the damage Sandy did to the Shore house. One stop was of particular note where I took Mom and Granny to Boscov’s. Mom again was tooling around on her scooter with her crutches, while I was pushing Granny in a wheelchair. Getting all of their medical equipment in and out of the trunk was an accomplishment of its own. I’m fairly certain in this season of life God is teaching me patience. I hope I’m passing because I look forward to the pace picking up again soon.
Speaking of increased pace, on Sunday night I found out that the Ducks will be playing in the NCAA Tournament in San Jose on Thursday afternoon. I proceeded to spend that evening making plans for attending the game.
Mom and I flew back to PDX on Tuesday night. Wednesday morning she had an appointment with her foot surgeon. She was cleared to switch into a walking boot, which made her pretty much the happiest camper ever. After quick stops at the flower market and Bridgeport Cafe for lunch, we made our way back to Eugene. I need to wrap this up so I can go unpack, repack, play soccer, try to sleep for a few hours and then make my way to the airport by 5am.
Until tomorrow,
Katy
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