Scott's knee surgery went well.  The doctor just "cleaned up and repaired" his meniscus on both sides of the knee and didn't have to do anything with the ACL (anterior cruciate ligament).  Doc said the ACL was beyond repair and if Scott has lived with it for 15 years he would leave it alone because the recovery time wouldn't be worth it for something that might not work because it was so far gone.  He doesn't need physical therapy (YEAAAAA) and is almost walking normal.  No more limping, or lumping according to Ethan, and he says the pain is non-existent compared to what it was before the surgery.

Apparently he was so entertaining before and after the surgery the nurses didn't want Scott to leave.  The other patients were probably glad when he left.  Scott is a loud man who says what is on his mind, no matter what.  Sometimes it is good and sometimes it is bad.  I love him for it either way though. 

He is unemployed again.  He couldn't have done the job even if they could have kept him.  He quit the day before his surgery mainly because he hadn't been there long enough for short term disability and when he was ready to go back to work he wouldn't be able to do the lifting he was required to do.  His boss was so nice about it and understood and said if he had an office job to stick him in he would do it but there wasn't anything open. 

We are going to try the one income thing for a while and Scott is going to try his hand at being a stay at home dad.  So far he enjoys it.  But he has only done it for one day.  Today.  I stayed home Monday and yesterday because I thought it would be a lot worse than it is and he would need lots of help.  I was wrong but it gave me more time home with Pudge. 

He feels so much better we did lots of yardwork yesterday.  He mowed the front yard, we cleaned out the front porch, started decorating for Halloween, and got most of the backyard cleaned up for mowing.  The wind picked up and then it started raining so we couldn't finish the backyard.  It is still a little too wet to mow so Scott will just have to do it tomorrow. 

Granny's memorial service is Saturday and it sounds like we will have a house full of relatives all weekend.  We get to spend tomorrow night getting the beds ready for the guests.  We decided someone will have to sleep in Granny's room or get a hotel room.  We have 3 hideaway beds and all 3 will be full.  Hopefully no one will mind.

I am actually looking forward to having us all together.  It will be crazy fun and we are planning a Margarita Night after the service is done.  It should be a great way to relax and unwind after the memorial service.  We'll also open a bottle of wine (her alcoholic drink of choice) or two to toast. Granny. 

Time to get back to work......