Heat

My body hurts. Obviously I planned for my hip to hurt, but I didn't plan on the rest of my body (neck, back, etc.) hurting so badly! I was just not made to lay in a bed this long! Today I'm thankful to be happily laying with some heating pads to sooth my aching muscles. Maybe I'll see if I can get a massage when I'm finally off "bed rest." 

Dinner deliveries

I had this week all planned out. Krista was all set to take care of me here at home while I recovered. I did not plan on Krista coming down with the flu! She is the sickest I have ever seen her. I feel so bad for her, but I've had to get a little creative. Today I asked our sweet neighbor if she would pick up dinner for us. She was more than happy to help! I'm thankful for people in my life who are so kind and helpful! 

The sacrament

I'm thankful for the sacrament, for everything it represents and what it means to me, personally. It's easy to overlook the sacrament, especially when you're home on bed rest recovering from hip surgery. But my awesome ward brought the sacrament to me. I'm thankful for the Elders who came over after church to make it possible for me to partake of the sacrament. 

Activity

Today is one of those days when I'm thankful for something because I'm experiencing a lack of it in my life. Today I'm thankful for activity. Our bodies (and my body in particular) were not made to be sedentary. Even though I know I need to rest and I know I need to lay still, my body is literally aching to move! I'm thankful for the small handful of "exercises" I get to perform a few times a day. It makes the seemingly endless hours of laying in bed a little more bearable. 

Being home

There's something about being miserable at home that's just better than being miserable at a hospital! I'm thankful to be home today. I'm thankful for my own clothes, my own bed, my own home smells, my own bathroom, my own food, etc. And I'm still thankful for all the help I've been given - Krista continues to be a rockstar. Aaron, Rodney, and Jessica stopped by. And a number of people texted to see how I'm doing. I'm hurting and not feeling super, but I'm still very thankful! 

TOSH

Today I'm thankful that I live so close to good medical facilities like TOSH (TheOrthopedic  Specialty Hospital). I was blessed with 2 irregular hips. The good folks at TOSH fixed my right hip last December, and today they fixed my left. I'm thankful for my surgeon, my nurses, and my aides. I'm thankful for warm blankets and ice machines and sprite and netflix and hulu. I'm thankful to have this first day behind me and I'm anxious to head on down the road to recovery. And I'm ridiculously thankful for Krista, who spent a lot of her day helping me! 

Breakfast

Aaron and Jamie invited me over to their house for Christmas breakfast. They pretty much insisted on it. I went over a little later in the morning (sleeping in on Christmas is great!) after the presents and craziness was over. I don't love to be there for that part. It kind of makes me feel like an outsider. But I'm so, so, so thankful that I could join them after all that for breakfast. The food was delicious and I was thankful to spend some time with family today! The rest of the day was spent cleaning, cooking, and doing laundry. I'm having surgery tomorrow. Merry Christmas to me!