Physical Therapy

Rod started Physical Therapy last Friday. He went through a lot of pain when he got a massage, ultrasound, electric shock treatment, knee bending exercises and other necessary pain inducing exercises. Pain pills were needed on Friday night. Yeah, he got loopy.

Rod got to 85 degrees with the knee bender.

Spring is Here...Not Really

Friday and Saturday last week were beautiful and warm. I think it got to 73 on Saturday. We were cleaning out the garage and painted and did chores around the yard and house in flip flops and t-shirts.

On Sunday morning we woke up to this.

Alex vs. Rod

Alex is totally WINNING!

Riikka, the Birthday Girl

Last night was the girls' night out when we celebrated Riikka's birthday at Market Street Grill in Sandy. The food was yummy and the company was excellent. Happy birthday Riikka!
Riikka, Mari (the girls' mother visiting from Finland) and Terhi (Riikka's sister)


Me and Riikka

Stitches Come Off

Yesterday we drove up again to Salt Lake to the surgeon's office so the stitches could be taken off. I told Rod that the removal will hurt like hell and it will be such awful pain he has never experienced before. He believed me. Sucker! When the nurse came in, Rod lied down on the bed and didn't want to watch the stitch removal. He was bracing for the worst. When the first stitch was removed, he quickly sat up and asked:"That was it?" I started laughing because he had totally believed me.


Nice little row of stitches ready to be removed.


Nurse carefully snipping the "piano wires" off.


Rod looks on.


The nurse almost missed one stitch.


Stitches are all off and steri strips are now covering the scar for the next 5-10 days or whenever the strips come off in the shower.

Physical Therapy starts this Friday. Oh that is going to hurt like hell. I need to come up with a good story, though.


Rod was a good boy and didn't cry at all, therefore getting a treat.

Old Man and His Shopping "Cart"

Yes, I know what you are thinking. I was thinking the same thing. Who is that old man trying to grocery shop in the motorized cart. Do I even dare to recognize him or should I just walk away like I didn't know him. How embarrassing is this!!


Rod going shopping for cheese


Rod making important cheese selections.


Quick stop at the produce section to text Zija leaders. Luckily the Harmon's grocery police didn't stop him for texting and driving.

Later on, Alex and Rod tried to race to the check-out, almost taking out displays and crashing into people.

Sweet 16/Sweet 30

Last night we went to the Williams to watch BYU play against Florida in the NCAA Tournament. It didn't end well for the Cougars when they lost 72-83 to the Gators during overtime. But the Cougars had a great season and Jimmer carried the team all season long.


Game is on and everyone's watching. Heather, Taylor, Avery (at the table). Katie and Dash, Jenny, Carsen and Rod.


Steve, Alex, Taylor, Heather, Carsen, Katie and Dash


Heather had her birthday dinner at the same time so we celebrated her 30th. Happy birthday Heather.

Maya is helping her mommy to blow out the candles while Hudson looks on.

Basketball Banquet

We had a Basketball Banquet last night that was held at the Sky Room at BYU. It was a lovely evening with coaches and parents honoring the players, especially the Seniors.


The Sophomore Coach Stoddard giving his speech and thanking all the players for a great season.


Alex received a Certificate for playing basketball. Could you spare a smile, Alex?


Alex and Coach Stoddard

Alex's friend Tyler and Coach Stoddard.

We are now looking forward to a busy basketball filled spring and summer. JV and Varsity are going to Gonzaga (Spokane, WA) for a 5-day camp on June 19-23. Alex is thrilled. Maybe Greg and Kristine can go watch him play...

Cupcakes to Ski Patrol

We went to see the Ski Patrol guys up in Sundance with cupcakes in hand to thank them for a great job that they did with Rod a week ago. One of the ski patrol guys, Jim (in red in the picture) told us that he had seen such a huge gash once in his life, and it was in a book. He also told us that Woody (the other guy) had burned his jacket in the process of helping Rod. The Life Flight helicopter guys couldn't find the landing spot so Woody had to light a flare and when he did that, his jacket caught on fire.

Jim also told us how impressed he was about Rod how concerned he was of Alex. And how Alex was taking care of Rod and the collision site to make sure that nobody skied too close to it.

Jim thought after seeing the picture of Rod's leg that it looked like a shark bite. Maybe we should change the story how this actually happened...


Alex, Jim, Rod and Woody

20 Some Stitches

This morning when Rod was getting ready to take a shower, we noticed that his entire dressing had slipped down his leg, so we took it off and re-dressed it. Immediately we both got barfy and light-headed and had to lay down for a minute. Rod counted about 20 stitches and we measured the scar to be about 8 inches.


Isn't it pretty? Tomorrow we go see his surgeon for a follow up.