Tessa Jean's Operation

Boss Time!

Ready to Roll!

Almost Ready 2 Start!

Nearly Boss Time!

In the Pit!

Hello from Greensboro NC, where we've just won the lottery! We'll be up by the stage for the Springsteen show tonight! More exclamation points later!!

Hello From Park City, UT!

Tessa and Sam in downtown Park City

We're here in Utah with our friends Beth and Papa Shoe for a little late-season ski trip. We made it in just fine and settled in to our cool cabin near Deer Valley Ski Resort. More tomorrow!

Queued up

It's just after 8AM and we're standing on the corner of D St and First waiting to get through one more block to the Calitol building. It's gridlock shoulder-to-shoulder people as far as the eye can see, and nobody's moving anywhere. It's bitterly cold, and I can't feel my toes. Other than that, we're having a blast! More later...

Bruuuuuuce!!!!!

Susan
Quickie post-we saw perhaps one of the best Springsteen shows ever-the final concert of the Magic tour. We were surrounded by our family and our best friends as we made the tough transition back to the new world. Today is another tough transition to school. I am sitting outside the classroom now as Tessa tried two classes and finds her locker and starts to figure out a pretty daunting routine. Then we are off to meet her new therapist at the hospital and maybe squeeze in some pool time with Mom the new water therapist.

Back home again!

See the Kansas City blog for details of the homecoming!

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Last Day Down

Susan
We have wrapped up our final day. It was an emotionalone as we have become attached to our small apartment and our routine albeit it difficult. Tessa has become quite fond of Brita, the therapist who pushes her through her painful exercises everyday. Today Tessa told me she had become her best friend out here and she loved her. We met with the doctor and our x rays are good showing we are 7 cm longer. He recommended continuing to lengthen another 2 cm. We do not have to come back until September 9th. We are packing up our little world now and off to bed. See you tomorrow. . . above tibia and fibula with 3.5 cm break and femur with same.

Day 4 Down

Susan
We had a really good day. Just having Zanny and Mitchell here has really improved Tessa's outlook and mood. We had a little Starbucks, a little therapy, and another little trip to Build-A-Headache, I mean Bear. The Howe's came thru with mail that wasn't even addressed to us or them. And we received a woderful box of brownies in an Olympic box from the ladies at the Baptist Trinity Lutheran Legacy Foundation. Thank you Karen and Becky!

Day 3 Down

Susan
Zanny and Mitchell are in the pad! Amen! And whooped-de-zoo, I say. Tessa has been having a rough time with pain from stretching and already she is smiling and telling stories. We may run down to the store for butter so we can make cookies. The beach volleyball isn't on until 11, and we are already yawning like sea lions and walruses. We are so so so so glad to have company.