Cross-Post Problems, X-rays and Shoes

I'm not trusting Dreamwidth to cross-post correctly, it hasn't worked properly for most of the past week. So, Since I cut and paste from my personal blog to repost anyway, I guess I'll be doing it twice to get Dreamwidth and Live Journal posted properly. A pain, but a minor one all things considered.

This was my view as I sat on my patio yesterday. The umbrella in the
upper right corner kept me out of the sun, the trees were all singing
in the breeze, and the sun was shining. It was a perfect day and I
never get tired of the view. 

DH and I had a relaxing Sunday - the kind of day I often with for but rarely get. With dinner in the crock pot for most of the day, we sat outside on the patio, enjoying a beautiful summer day with just enough wind to make the trees surrounding us sing and talk together.

My x-ray from Friday's doctor appointment showed excellent
healing in all of the various breaks. The ones he had been most
worried about, the ankle and the fibula, were both healing
strongly, and the metatarsal breaks and one bone I pretty much
powdered, were also filling in nicely. I'm relieved! 

I've been wearing the small ankle support instead of the large walking boot for most of the past 48 hours now. I'm quite happy with the shorter and lighter look, and I'm getting quite used to walking on a level surface once again. When I had that walking cast on, it raised my injured foot above the ground by more than an inch, so I was off-angled all the time. It took a few hours to get used to being on level ground once again, as well as not having the larger ankle support, but I'm quite happy with the new stage in my healing now.

I ended up ordering two pairs of Keds from Zappos. This pair has
already shipped, the other will be shipped today. I chose the
pairs I did because of the elastic at the uppers. If necessary,
I'll clip the elastic or remove it to allow a better fit while I'm
still healing. If I absolutely hate them, I'll just send them
back (before alterations, of course) at no charge. 

My new shoes are on their way and I should have at least one of the two pairs by the end of the week. That's a good thing because I'm totally breaking the back end of my current shoes - they're just a bit too tight and I can't comfortably get my injured foot totally into the shoes. I do have one more pair I could try - my hand-made Renaissance Faire shoes from Beaver Tracks Shoes. I've had these for years but they're in fabulous condition and Bob makes amazing and sturdy shoes that he guarantees for life. I've never regretted buying those shoes. I might try to see how comfortable they are with my new brace. If they don't work right now, they will in another week or two when the swelling has decreased some more.

The Keds Double Decker was the second shoe I chose. The elastic
is in a different location on these, and it may be better (or not). Hard
to say, but I think both pairs will have a good shot at fitting well, and
my current shoes from Target have just about hit the
dust, they're so old. 

Since I had a weekend of non-event, I have a blog that's moving slowly like the Mississippi through the reed marshes below St Paul. I hope all of you have a wonderful Monday and I'll be back tomorrow.