Heyyyooo! It was Spring Break at the beginning of the month, so we took Aani and Ava to Moab for a couple of days. Good times were had. We drove to Canyonlands NP to the Needles area to do the Chesler Park hike. It kicked our butts pretty good, but it was a beautiful hike the whole way (about 6 miles), with lots of uphills, downhills, some scrambling, and lovely views. Canyonlands is way less popular than Arches, and with it being spring break we thought it was a good idea to try it out. No regrets. Pictures are at the end of the post b/c this blogging platform is frustrating.
Anyhoo- the next day we drove somewhere in town and Aani and Ava hiked by a river and played in it for awhile and had great times. We went to Milt's for lunch, as you do when in Moab, and then in the evening we went to Arches since the crowds had thinned. Such a beautiful, stunning place.
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After our Arches adventures, we got back to the hotel. We planned on leaving for home the next morning, but we decided to leave then and sleep in our own beds that night. We left around 10 pm and got home 3 1/2 to 4 hours later. I tell ya what, we're nutty.
The next week I had surgery on my shoulder. I named my shoulder "Shouldie" a year and a half ago, FYI. Shouldie got fixed. They repaired the labrum and rotator cuff, so I've been one-handed for 3 weeks. One more week in the sling, and then PT starts. I can't wait to get some motion going in this arm. I really can't move my shoulder at all, it's pretty weird.
Here's an awkward shot of the steri strips and my sling. Three tiny incisions and I'm completely debilitated in this arm. The mind can't comprehend.
Nils has been so very kind in helping do things I can't do. He helps me put bobby pins in my hair, and he puts my hair in a top knot before I go to bed. Then he refreshes my top knot so I can go on walks.
I'm pretty self sufficient now, except for the above mentioned hair struggles.
So we had a dumb idea. Nils and I thought since I was having shoulder surgery, which isn't fun, we may as well add on to the misery and do the keto diet. So we did that for 10 or 11 days and realized we had no happiness in our lives.We stopped that and went to Leatherby's for ice cream. Happiness restored.
Addie's taken up knitting, which is impressive on its own, but on this day, she was knitting while lying down. She said it was harder to knit lying down, but she managed pretty well.
Aani went to prom with her boyfriend Aidan. Or Aiden. I don't know. Anyway, he likes her a lot. She likes him a lot, but it seems like he likes her a little more. He's a nice kid.
Ava's still playing tennis like a boss.
One day Pip started digging in this planter box, searching for a mouse, we assume. She'd pop her head up every once in awhile and it was black. She needed a bath real bad.
I took Addie to physical therapy today. She has achy joints and we're trying to get to the bottom of it. When it was done and we were checking out, she got really light headed and went pale. She had to lay on this couch for about 20 minutes, but she got pretzels and water from the people there, so it was totally worth it. Just kidding. She didn't feel well for awhile and that was sad.
Nils and Doug are working on a Will it Print, YouTube channel, since we don't have anything else going on. They printed this shoe and it came out pretty cool!
They also had a guy from Germany come visit for wall printing purposes and they pretended like this car showroom was their company headquarters. I don't even know what's going on anymore. It's fine. It's all on the up and up, don't worry.
Hey, it's the Needles at Canyonlands!
Next time I write, maybe I'll be able to lift up my left arm!
Have a good one.
