Keegan’s surgery and more
I haven’t written here in quite a while even though a lot of different things have been happening. One that happened today is Keegan’s surgery. Michele is still at the hospital with him as he is in recovery. Michele called a while ago to say that the doctor said the surgery went well; that his ACL was completely torn, and he also had to repair one of the miniscus. I’m relieved that it went well. He’ll have an eight month recovery time, at least. Keegan has been very anxious about the surgery so I think it is good for him to finally have it over with. Now, perhaps the hardest part, full recovery, begins. He’ll be out of school for the rest of the week, and we’ll see how he does over the weekend before we let him go back next week.
I’ve been taking lots of photos and posting them on the photos page, so check them out. There are photos of a trip to the Bristol Renaissance Faire, a nearby park, Labor Day activities, and more. I really like my new Nikon D60, a birthday present. I haven’t even begun to figure out all of its features but am especially looking forward to having it on hand when I go to the Boundary Waters for a week in the near future with my brother, Dan. Aside from fishing and hiking, I am most looking forward to the opportunity to take lots of nature photos with the new camera.
Last weekend we put in a new Pergo-style floor in the lower level of our house. It’s a lot of work but the end result is worth it. Now we need to paint! I am sick of having the yucky, bland, off white, as-cheap-as-can-be, new-house paint everywhere after living in our house for over three years.
At work, things have been quite hectic. Remember that scene from the original Star Wars movie where Luke, Leia, Chewy, and Han Solo are in the giant trash compactor and the walls start closing in? That’s how it feels right now at work. In a few weeks, my team will be moving into an entirely different organization and although it is good to finally have more definition about what will be happening, and the move will be beneficial, it will still be stressful. Plus I’ll be sad to leave many library colleagues who have become good friends over the last three years.
