1. Carl's allergic to latex. The bleeding and the yellow discharge from his shoulder was normal. The Dr said sometimes wounds do that a week or so after surgery. But the redness and bumps are an allergic reaction to the band-aides we had over the gauze. Carl did mention that his arms get red bumps when they did his blood and it itches when they put that band-aide over it.

2. I learned how to shift the car. Carl has started driving again but he has trouble shifting. He has to stretch across, so if I'm in the car - I do it for him! I've gotten better at it. Maybe it will help me get more motivated to drive!

3. I also learned how to pump gas. Yes, I've done it before but it's been a long time and it's not something I do very often or not often enough. I know these little things seem silly!

4. I put together a push mower and mowed the front and back lawn today. It was a bit of a pain to assemble the lawn mower but once I got it together I was pretty happy with how it worked. Why a push mower and not an electric one? We have a friend that comes and does it but they are out of town for the Spring Break so this is our back up. And we couldn't find one for under $300!!

5.It's amazing the things you can't do without using your other hand. With knee surgery like mine, I just couldn't walk. With Carls, he's had to relearn how to do most simple tasks with hand.