so i'm very excited today because as i speak my dad is most likely maneuvering the twists and turns of Nor Cal and just about to reach the Oregon border. i told him he was crazy for actually preferring to drive rather than fly, but regardless he is going to be here soon! it will be so nice to not only have round the clock company (outside of TBS of course!) but someone to be my personal butler....gosh i never thought i'd get full room service at home off of my meager wages! ;) Just kidding...i actually told him i don't want his whole visit here to be waiting on me hand and foot and such so he's bringing a TON of movies and tv shows, enough to keep me set for probably the next six month! which is much appreciated because i am pretty sure i would have to shoot myself if i ever became enraptured in the world of daytime soaps!

that being said, as for the leg the pain is way down and the swelling must be significantly better because i can feel a little extra space inside my cast. where as i used to feel it pressing up against the cast like a balloon about to burst, i can feel a little bit of air and i'm also getting more sensation back. it's kind of hard to describe, and i didn't even really notice NOT being able to feel before but now the area to the lower right of my calf tingles. that's where the bones broke through the skin (one of the places anyways!) and it tingles around where the stitches are. when there is pain that's where it's concentrated, and at the risk of making anyone queasy, when it does get a blood rush when i put it down it kind of feel like it will pop. but i'm also getting more range of motion; my knee, where they made the incision to put in the rods, can now bend about 20 degrees i'd say where at the hospital i was lucky if i could bend it one or two! i can also straighten the leg completely and my toes are getting more responsive. that blasted big toe is still the slacker of the bunch but he's getting stronger...go little piggie, go! i can also sort of move my ankle just a tad, and that's i think in part due to the reduced swelling too.

well, on tap for today dad rolls in around four in the afternoon and the par-tay shall begin! i think we'll start off with a little disco and break dancing, some aerobics to a Jane Fonda tape, and finish off with some sparring. i don't think i even have to put the obligatory jk, but i will...jk. i warned him this may not be an exciting visit, but i'm super excited to have him up! Until later, i hope everyone has a great Friday...and of course the weather outside here is all sunny and nice because i can't go out! ;)