Before I headed back to Akron last Sunday, we went back over to my sister’s house. Since I was the only one not already occupied, I got to watch my nieces. Naturally, we played video games. On the Xbox Kinect – which is quite a bit of exercise.
We played an animal game, an adventure game, and the crowd favorite – Dora Dance Party. I think I surprised them both – Uncle has some moves.:) We had a lot of fun with that before I had to leave – and since I got three gold stars I’m pretty sure I’m ready to go clubbing.
Hola, baby.
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On the trip back to Akron, I was flipping through the menus on my car’s dashboard to see when my next oil change it due.
It’s a really boring car trip, okay?
Except, I couldn’t find the “remaining oil life” gauge. Or the “estimated MPG”. Or the “estimated range” Or, most disturbingly, the odometer.
It’s just gone. The main one as well as the trip odometer. The speedometer works and so does the fuel gauge – but I have no idea how many miles are on my car.
I called to get an appointment to get my car checked out and they can’t get me in until next Tuesday. So, I guess it’s not super urgent. And I’m guessing that it really still being stored somewhere and it’s just not visible. Otherwise I guess we have to estimate it? I dunno.
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I went to see my surgeon on Monday for a follow up. We talked for a bit and he checked my arm – and determined that I was done with physical therapy. I still need to use the “rack” for a couple months, then I’ll stop that and see if the pain I get at full extension goes away.
So, in a very anti-climactic way, I’m done-ish.
Since this was between appointments for physical therapy, I didn’t really get a chance to say good-bye to my therapist. Odd that it would bother me, maybe, but I’d gotten to know her a bit over the course of the months and didn’t want to just vanish. So, I got her a card and made her some tiny origami cranes and dropped them off after work today. She was happy to see me and I thanked her for the help she’d given me with my arm. We had a nice good-bye and I was on my way.
In a couple of months, I’ll send the rack back to the company and see how it goes. I’m still not quite there – and I won’t get back to full extension – but I’m functional and looking forward to moving it fully without pain.
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