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Gary has only had a little pain with this injury, but it has been a trial to find a way for him to work comfortably. When you can’t see very well you have to be close to the monitor, but when your leg won’t bend, it is pretty hard to get close to the monitor. So, sometimes he stands up at this makeshift standing desk in our living room, made from two of the three tables Grandpa Simons made for us many years ago.
At our office it was even harder, until my colleagues found a recliner up on third floor and brought it down for Gary. We fiddled around trying to find a way to make it work, and finally found a use for the world’s first luggable computer (in the silver case)–as ballast to keep the bookshelf from tipping so Gary could slide it out in order to put his big monitor in front of his nose.
This set up is actually working quite well, but we’ve decided to get him one of those articulated, adjustable arms to hold his monitor–I’ve already ordered it–because even when his leg does bend, he still has troubles getting close enough to the monitor to see without breaking his neck, etc. Let’s hope that works!
It is only about another week before he goes to the dr., and maybe the immobilizer can come off. Today we got the bill from the ER in Atlanta–yikes! I hope our insurance pays at least half…
In other news, our backyard has been overrun with female and juvenile red-winged blackbirds:
We had a brief dinner with David on Wednesday. He was here to interview at John Peter Smith Hospital in Ft. Worth for his Year 1.
Our last bit of news is that Andrew has taken on another part time job since going to grad school is turning out to be pretty expensive. His classes start next Monday, and he’s trying to finish up his report from his recent work in Ethiopia before then. We’ve heard that Laura is job hunting, too, but not sure how that is going to work out with regard to childcare for Isabella.
OK, I guess that is enough news for today. I need to go outside again and enjoy some of this 77 degree weather. 
