The "other woman" in Mitch's life!

This is Jen, Mitch's Physical Therapist. She holds Mitch's left hand only, well, not really holds it--she pushes, pulls, twists, and all sorts of contortionist things. That is not a smile on Mitch's face! Jen is smiling! It all seems to be helping a lot, and his range of motion is a lot better. The nerve issue will be there for a while yet.

Days Out--Grand Casino Mille Lacs

We had to leave our place at Mille Lacs for five days before we can go back in for another 21 days, so we decided to stay at the Casino for “free”!!!

Brayden Updates!

Caryn sent some Brayden updates:



Eating a green popsicle.

Check out the hair!

Helping Mom get clothes out of the washer.

Addy Can Read!

One Friday we got to baby-sit Addy. That is always fun. She plays so hard, but took a couple of minutes to read a book--herself. Turn up the sound and listen to her read--and I’m sure she says,
“The end.”

Dale and Marlys

Our friends, Dale and Marlys, are barbers for 3M and live across the street from our “Mille Lacs place.” Dale trims up Mitch’s hair when it gets too long.

Scott's Graduation Party

Sunday we went to Scott’s graduation party. It’s hard to believe how old these kids have gotten! Kim and Mike had done a great job of doing “old” videos, pictures, and memorabilia, including the book Me written as a second or third grader. Scott wrote on one page “I want to visit Florida because my old baby-sitter lives there. She is very nice. She wants to be an architectural engineer. I’d like to see where she works and what she does there. I’d also like to see where she lives.” See Caryn--you were special to Scott! Scott plans on going to St. Cloud State and pursue a career in film.

Update on Mitch's Wrist

It’s still attached!!

Actually, six weeks have gone by and Mitch saw an orthopedic surgeon (the father of two former students) here in Minnesota. Doc said the surgery looked good and the break should heal fine. Physical therapy starts next week. Mitch is still having a lot of pain and strange sensations in his fingers however, and nerve damage is still a concern. The doctor says that the therapy should help that also, but recovery could take six to eight months.