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I had my post-op appointment today and they removed my stiches. Ew, ew, ew. That is the WORST feeling in the world. Mike said the doctor went from smiling and being jovial to having a very serious look on his face when he realized that I was, in fact, crying. It was that icky.

My hand feels weird, which I expected after basically being in a cast for two weeks. It feels fragile, like just opening a door is going to snap it off. I know that isn’t the case, but I’m still wearing my old wrist splint until I get over the strange feeling.

I have butterfly strips on my hand now, so I still can’t get it wet until tomorrow night. I’m just happy to have my hand back. And my thumb, my thumb! Oh, how I love having a thumb again, even if it feels strange at the moment. Plus it has that craked skin, “cast for two weeks” look right now. I don’t care though – it is beautiful! A thumb!

Photo taken with the lens my parents gave me for Christmas and a +2 diopter filter. More details at Flickr, just click the picture.

We’re heading to Kenny & Elaine’s to ring in the New Years with friends, good food & games. It will be a nice way to start off 2006. This is the 2 year anniversary of our engagement too – I can’t believe it has only been two years – what a wonderful time it has been. I couldn’t ask for a more wonderful husband and a better family.

Happy New Year! Here is to a fabulous 2006!

I rented “Roll Bounce” for $1 today at McDonald’s and I’m going to watch it tonight. Living large, living large! Actually, ever since I saw the preview for it, I wanted to check it out. For $1, how could I really go wrong? Well … we’ll see. I’ll post an update here after I watch it. Seriously, I expect it to be good.

Some of the Butterfly museum photos to be posted on Flickr tomorrow. I put one there tonight, but I need to process the rest of them. Before I do that, I want to read more of my Photoshop book.

I’ve finally gotten used to “The Club” enough that I can type brief blurbs without wanting to pull out my hair. I can’t WAIT to get it off on January 3rd. Ahh… to be able to bathe and wash my hair without wrapping my right arm up in plastic…

(On an interesting side note, I broke my left arm while rollerskating on the driveway after the winter Olympics in the 80s. I was speed skating like Eric Hayden and took a turn bent over and leaning like they do, only to lose it when I came out of the curve. I think I hit a rock or something. Now, arm all wrapped up, I will be watching a movie about skating. Full circle, I tell you.)

UPDATE: It was later than I thought and Mike was too tired (he kept falling asleep!) so Roll Bounce will be our Saturday movie instead. That will give me more time to read one of my many books waiting for me!