But you should see the other guy....

Poor Jori.

Yesterday while we had the septic system consultant at the house (that's another story), Jori was out in the yard performing a routine on the balance beam. In this particular instance, the edge of the big sandbox was acting as the balance beam and apparently she was, unfortunately doing her best imitation of Carl Wallenda. Her finale turned out only slightly better than his. My riveting conversation with Bruce the septic guy was interrupted by the ear piercing screams of a bloodied child.
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It seems that when she fell, she decided to break her fall with her face. So we have this.



Big giant bloody fat lip, bloody nose, and scratches all over the place. If you've never seen what happens when an air bag goes off in your car, it looks alot like this.

Calm was eventually restored and now Jori says that she looks almost normal. I've never really seen a bruised gum before. Sometimes it tough to be Jori.

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In other news, look what I got

Yep- a genuine permission slip from my rehab nurse. It's been four weeks since my heart attack. So now I'm really on the mend. I'm up to walking 3 whole mph on the treadmill. Im told that things will start rolling pretty good now. The people who have been in my rehab for a while say that week 3 or 4 is when they turn it up. So Im looking forward to that.

I've been working in the radio room for a couple weeks now and I've finally reached the point where I'm helping out. Or at least I don't think I'm causing extra work for anyone, or everyone in there is too polite to say anything. September 2 is my next appointment with the cardiologist and we go on vacation right after that so my target date to be the police again is Sep.18th. We shall see what the doctor says.
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Not a whole lot else to report. Amy is still working too hard. But I can't seem to slow her down. She is Supermom. The new family diet is going well, everyone enjoys it so it hasn't been too difficult of a transition. Soccer started again this week and both girls are enjoying their new teams and coaches.
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Check out this really cool picture Em took of a cicada in the backyard.

That's all for this morning. We are having some young ladies come stay with us for the week, so there should be much giggling in the house this week. It should be fun.

Later,

Jim