February 2023
I have never owned my own brand new snowboard. Until now. Gave the new equipment a go after demo-ing a Solomon board a few weeks ago. I went with a basic K2 one and really like it!
Unfortunately, my second time out on it, I took a hard fall to my lower back and was done for the season. 😔 Until next year!
Two separate days with friends (who are brothers.) I love that they enjoy being active outside in the winter! ❄️❄️❄️
Mother nature gave us several inches of beautiful snow, so Jake took three of the kids on their first trip to Trollhaugen for the season this week. He went with Shecklet #3 last night and Shecklets #2 and #4 today.
Oh and Shecklet #4 found $20 on the slopes! She bought a treat to share and a hot cocoa for herself 🙂
Trollhaugen had a ski swap and other activities today. One of the things we did was ride the chairlift up and walk down.
We also picked up our passes and Jake bought some new gear. It’s been over 20 years, so we figured he was due!
Humerus should be fully healed in 6-8 weeks. Shecklet #3 can remove the sling and move the arm as tolerated. Wrapping it with the ace bandage we received is optional, but she’s found it does provide some stability while she sleeps, so we’ll continue to wrap her up each night until she’s feeling more confident without it. Next check is in four weeks when they’ll do another round of x-rays to see how the bone is healing. (Unicorn headband is compliments of friends of ours who came over on Saturday to cheer her up.)
We had a solid run of 13 years without a broken bone that ended last fall. We now have our second break in 7 months.
This brave girl took a hard fall on Friday night while riding on some pretty tricky snow. Ski patrol brought her down the run and evaluated her before we took her home. Ortho urgent care diagnosed a broken humerus. ☹️ Follow up with the doctor is next week. We are praying she heals quickly and completely and that her pain decreases over the next couple of days.
Three years ago I laid down on an operating table and put complete trust in my surgical team to remove the tumor pushing on my brain.
Today, I celebrated my 3rd ANniversary (AN=acoustic neuroma) on the slopes with my family, snowboarding for the first time post-op. (And first time in 11 years!)
Post-op life continues to be a blessing – in spite of many challenges that have taken place. (Not just surgery side-effects.) As a simple reminder note to myself: some of the things I still deal with are the same as what I faced immediately after surgery – SSD, sense of taste gone on half of my tongue, and my right eye doesn’t close as much as my left when I smile. Fatigue is still present and I take naps several days a week. I think a lot of it has to do with my brain filtering noise – tinnitus as well as household noise. I’m grateful to have a family that continues to understand that resting is something I simply need in order to have the energy to make it through the day.
A few individuals remembered this ANniversary and reached out to me this year. I’m grateful that they have done so. 01/23/2018 was a life-changing day for me and the support my family received leading up to it and after it will never be forgotten.
Shecklet #2 went skiing for the third time in two weeks. Today, Shecklet #3 joined him and Jake, but instad of skiing, she chose to give snowboarding a try. She loved it! And unsurprisingly, made a friend while practicing on the bunny hill after her lesson.
Shecklet #3’s helmet and goggles arrived today. She is really excited to try snowboarding this winter. 🏂
My sister-in-law, Stacie, called Friday afternoon to see if I would join her in flying down the slopes at one of the local ski/snowboard places while she was home over the weekend. I selected that evening as my preferred day. So once Jake arrived home from work, we loaded up the munchkins, my board, boots & cold weather attire and headed for Jake’s parents’ house. The boys played with Grandma and Jake & his dad worked on the prep for DSL installation while Stacie and I spent a few hours in the cold. The weather was actually perfect for snowboarding, as was the snow. I was actually surprised there was still snow left on the slopes of the runs because of the large population of middle schoolers that had taken over the place. Thankfully, we arrived late so the swarms of teenagers were eventually called to their buses and we had about an hour at the end of the evening where we didn’t need to constantly be looking out for other riders & skiiers. Once again, I’m happy to say I didn’t hurt myself, nor did I forget how to ride my board. I was reminded however, that I would like to find myself new snowboard boots. If only I would remember that at the start of the season.