For the First Time in 21 Years...

Like she normally does, Jo has worked hard to transition from the heavy pain killers to Tylenol as quickly as possible. I can tell she is in a good amount of pain, but every time I ask she says, "It feels pretty good."

This was quite a bit bigger incision than any of Jo's previous shoulder surgeries so a longer recovery is only natural. I have not seen any sign of her abandoning her sling. We are approaching a week and for the previous shoulder surgeries, the sling was long gone by this time.

We have Meema for another 2 weeks here in Denver and then Jo and Anna will head on down to Texas for a little R&R with Memaw Rita. Anna is in 7th heaven because she and Meema have ice cream together every night.

Oh yeah, you probably want to know about the 21 year streak that has come to an end. This past weekend, Jo did something that she has not done in 21 years. Now that I think about it, why don't we pause and take a moment to hear from the viewing audience. If you think you can guess what Jo did this past weekend for the first time in 21 years, leave your guess as a comment on the blog. The winning guess (closest guess) will receive a set of hand-made gift cards from Jo this summer. If you didn't know this, Jo took several craft classes a few years back and she makes the most beautiful hand-made gift cards you have ever seen.