my girls are HOME

so yesterday was a good day. exhausting, but in a nice way. i went out of the house for the first time! you know, as in 'let's take you to a place where no one else knows you just had brain surgery'. so....off to costco we went! (my mom & i). the car ride was not good; i'm still getting VERY dizzy when i'm outside & especially when things around me are moving quickly. so driving 45 mph = head spinning for me. so while my mom drove, i had my eyes closed most of the time (but i did see the red light she went through, *wink wink*). then we got to costco & my mom sort of just said that she would drop me off & i was like 'naaahhhh, i can walk it' & then she pointed out that from the car to the store was the about as far a distance that i've walked so far & i was like 'hhmm, right-ee-o what to do now?' so i sat in the costco cafe after the tiresome walk into the store & to the cafe area. wes joined me to eat his lunch there (i had eaten at home) & there i sat until check-out. on the way home, i was treated to a small mcdonald's french fry! yummy. (i haven't had any sort of fatty foods in about 10 days, soo it just tasted to good, lol).

pic of me before our outing. i look slightly zombit-ish in this pic for some reason. or maybe like frankenstein?! lol.

this is the board i made for adeline & amelia when on their 'vacation' to gma & gpa gerbicks. each day, there was a little note to be read to them & then a sticker. then there was the big shopping bag filled with wrapped little gifts & on the gift was a sticker than coordinated with the sticker on each day. (hhmm, i hope that makes sense). apparently it went over well!

wednesday afternoon, after my busy morning of stretches & a longer walk (you know, down to the corner, 4 houses down, lol...think geriatric walk), then costco...i laid down for a nap. 20 minutes into my sleep i was disturbed by a voice i hadn't heard in 9 days: addy screaming "MAMA MAMAMA MAMAMAMAMAMAM" & watched as she danced & pranced around & hurled herself into the bed & gave me one of the best hugs ever. by this time i was crying & exuberance is one word to describe that moment.

i have been trying to avoid thinking about how much i miss the girls & it all hit me at that moment & i just wanted to squish them & hold them & love on them all night.
AND holy crap, gma sue did SO MUCH with them & they had gobs of fun. BUT being the wonderful gma & teacher that she is, sue taught adeline how to write an A! can you believe it?! it's true. i'll have to take a picture to show the proof.

& just this afternoon, i went to see dr welling at his office & my staples were taken OUT.