Broken Arms are no Fun

Poor Mel - she and Steve went to the hospital yesterday so she could have her casts replaced again! They were both too loose.

Anyway, the 3rd cast technician said the previous casts were not properly set so that her arms were at a neutral angle so they moved both arms before they cast them again so she is now in pain once more.

The second cast technician had said the same thing about the 1st technician's work - I sincerely hope that somebody knows what they are doing - wrists and elbows are important.

AND, she found out that because she hasn't finished her 3 months probationary period at her job, she doesn't qualify for disability. She is not sure she will qualify for EI because she was working on contract so she has some part time and some full time hours but perhaps not enough of either.

Life is not fun just now for her.

But on a happier note, John and Carley arrived safely last night. They put in an offer on a house in Saskatoon so pending a house inspection and final financing, they will be heading back to Saskatchewan at the end of the month and moving into their first home.

John is trying to repair my computer and Steve's so we are both really happy about that. He has always been a bit like Dr. Doolittle except that instead of talking to animals, he can talk to computers. In high school, the teachers would have him pulled out of class to fix the school's computers and sometimes, even their own. Many years after it happened, we learned that (notwithstanding his probable Mensa eligible IQ), he passed high school mostly because he would offer his teachers a choice, if they wanted their computers working, he wouldn't have time to do his homework so would they pass him anyway? Apparently enough of them agreed that he did make it through school. There have been occasions where he has said that he wishes he paid more attention but back then it didn't seem important.