One year ago today...

the crew

bath crayons

toes

last year, right after I tore the ligament in my foot

So today marks the one year anniversary of "the day I hurt my foot".

Who knew that a little ligament could be so very, very, very important?

Who knew that breaking bones would be an easier, faster, cleaner recovery?

I remember every single detail of that day and I wish I could undo it. But you can't and so you do what you have to do. You keep calm, carry on, and hope for the best. Everyone thought it would be 100% by now. It's not. It does look perfect on the outside and even the x-ray's look good. So who knows...maybe one day it will be all better. Maybe, just maybe I will wear sandals or even heels one day.

Claire is doing fabulous. We went to the Dr. on Tuesday morning to get the catheter taken out. The doctor walked in and Claire took one look at him and said, "I don't like him, He's not nice at all." He tried to smile and be friendly with her. She wanted no part in it. She was still excellent and I explained to her how it would happen. Then when the Dr. was ready to pull it out, I distracted Claire really quick and then it was done. No tears or anything. The office staff was impressed by Claire and gave her an extra sticker and lollipop. They couldn't believe she didn't cry or anything.

Also when we went to QT for a treat after and she saw her friend, Claire said, "I asked my mom your name and she didn't know it. So what's your name?" The QT worker replied, "My name is Amelia." So now we know our friends name. Claire also proceeded to show her the healing incision on her tummy. She is quite proud of it and says, "Look, my hernia is gone."