For those who have not heard, Joel slipped on the roof (he was going up to repair the skylight that was broken by a hailstorn) and to keep from falling, grabbed the airconditioner stand and cut his hand. He actually severd the tendon in the middle finger of his right hand.
Here is the splint that the therapist built for him. He had surgery to reattach the ligament.
Here he is after surgery. He will wear this for 3 1/2 weeks. It enables him to straighten his finger only so far, so he won't tear his stitches, then the yellow rubberbands pull it back down. He needs to exercise it so it will heal like it is supposed to.
Here he is eating lunch after we got home. This is called a cheese box. He rests his arm in it.

 

Sandy and Avery came to visit in early Sept. While they were here, the Gobble's gave Avery and Charlie their early birthday presents. Build-a-bears are made specifically for them.
Charlie may leave his glasses alone, but they are pretty facinating to Avery.
Jarod also flew in on the same weekend. Here we are at a volleyball game in El Paso.
Lani loves Avery. I think she needs a daughter.

 

Lani is now coaching at Deming. One of her first games was to come and play in her old HS gym against her HS coach. It was a very special time. We are so thankful to the Leupold's for their involvement in her life.
Keith had the announcer say some really nice things about her as they introduced her. One of the accolades was that she still holds the kill record at LCHS with 40 kills against Deming.
When the LCHS players greeted her, they each gave her a rose and said "Once a dawg, always a dawg". It was very emotional for Lani.
Here is picture of the Deming Wildcats warming up in the LCHS gym.

 

Here are two pictures of the kitchen almost finished.

 

I am sorry that we have not blogged in so long. We have been pretty busy with good things. Here is a picture of the apartment bathroom . The tile is great and the countertop brings in the color .
Joel created shelves to go on the small wall he put to hide the toilet.
Here he is creating the molding that goes under the shelf. It was quite an intricate job. He does such great work.
This is the little kitchenette.