A Day Off

Libby woke this morning still spotty on her face and an itchy rash on her neck (very much like a heat rash) which I will get checked out tomorrow at therapy. Her legs weren’t as swollen but not back to normal and again she found it hard and painful to try and weight bear.

As we had no therapy today we decided to drive out and visit the Meramec Caves (the secret hideout of Jessie James). The tour was fantastic and Libby & Ben thoroughly enjoyed themselves and the sights were spectacular (the photo’s do not do it justice); we then had a short boat trip on the Meramec River before heading home.

It was so hot, we were all feeling uncomfortable but Libby was especially. When we got back we took the padding off her legs, leaving just the butterfly stitches and she had a lovely shower which made her look and feel a whole lot better.

We finished off the day with a meal at the Cheesecake Factory (very nice again) followed by a huge piece of Cheesecake for Libby – the only one that could fit some in!!

I’m looking forward to getting back to therapy tomorrow, I think it’ll be good for Libby to be encouraged by the professionals and hopefully gain some confidence to try and weight bear and  also for me to be reassured that everything is as it should be and quite normal.

It was strange without Dave & Mum today but Uncle Karl stepped up to the mark and took on the role of tea and toast in the morning! Dave called us and even managed to log into msn so we could see him although not hear him – not quite the idea to pay to talk on the phone and watch him on msn, when msn is free to talk & see!! Anyway, he filled us in on his journey home which sounded quite hilarious, however, his version was slightly different to the version Mum sent me on email, and this is what Mum said:-

Now the story as we have got off the plane in Chicago and are walking to find where we have to go Dave sees the MacDonald's and wants one (just like a kid) I suggested we got our bearings first of which we did, he then goes off & 10mins later he comes back I asked if he got his MacDonald's he said no but he had bought a lager which he was shocked to find it had cost him 9 dollars (so he started with 20 dollars) before that he wanted chewing gum which he got (he did ask if I wanted anything so I had a small packet of crisps) so by now he has not got enough money for his Big Mac and he can't find his credit card or driving licence. He thought he had them with him but then he said perhaps he had left them in his shorts pockets which were packed. Still wanting this Big Mac he goes off again comes back with Big Mac I asked did he have enough money but he had change £5 up to get it. You will be please to know I'm very calm through all of this- not one comment. We board the plane for Heathrow Dave settles down takes his shoe's off and 3 hours into the flight he nudges me and points down to his shoes” look inside my shoe” he said and low and behold in his shoe is his Driving licence and credit card -how can you walk around all that time and not feel something in your shoe!! When I asked him how they got there he said he had put then in there when he had to empty his pockets out on going through the security scanner.

Dave’s version to me was that he couldn’t find his credit card but had managed to get a Big Mac but couldn’t afford a beer and hadn’t had one the whole journey home – Yeah Right, conveniently forgets again – I wonder how many beers he managed back at the Greyhound today – do tell!!!