Life update… and a foot video September 19, 2010

Hey party people,

So lets see…. by the time you get this I will be off to English Camp for the 3 day get-away english extravaganza we have planned for our kids at school (160 of them). Unfortunately, my little ones (K-1) will not be attending, as they’re a lil too young. We’ve booked the event grounds at a Nature Preserve a couple hours away- we’ve got tons of games and activities planned for the kids fulla non-stop entertainment. Thru the day we have workshops that are themed with different positive subjects- Ken and I are teaching team building with a military feel to it- we’re gunna look hardcore and make um yell

Did I mention there are only a couple more weeks of school till break? Looking forward to gettin out in the sticks and spending some time on the beach!

Some random facts:

Finally got a repair man over here to increase my internet speed now and I no longer have anything to complain about regarding my connection

I now have 7 chickens total- 6 hens and my lil Hot Stuff rooster. I love that boy. And torek built a cool ‘yard’ area for them so they’re no longer crapping on my carport but are still roaming free- joy!

My crashed motorbike spent a few nights at the shop and the Bat Mobile is now back fully functioning! I didnt replace the side panel tho, as a reminder to myself of just how easy it is to get owned out here- I’ll be driving like a granny for now on. I’ve spoken with soooo many thai teacher and such that all have a ‘when I hit a dog’ story- it’s madness. It seems that a bike accident is something that everyone out here goes thru- my Thai friend told me the only people that drive fast out here are Americans and young people- and it’s only because they havent had their accident yet.

I got a kick ass drum set and gangster cool electric guitar a month or so ago. I got a killer amp for it too that’s a big ol’ OEM Fender brand called ‘Mega’- same factory, same materials, same quality, different label printed on it and therefore a fraction of the cost. But damn does is sound good- and literally looks identical to a fender minus the logo. It feels great to play music again and before my accident I was almost back up to par on my drumming from how I was before. Soooo fun

In other news, my mom and Torek are headed to Phuket to enjoy some island sun- a vacation well deserved after weeks of sittin around here nursing me back to health! Last week I crutched around school all day and only fell down once (lol!). My foot’s been a bit more swollen than normal because it’s been down so much, but today I took my first steps, so YEEEHAW!

I made a vid as an update on how my foots doing now- VERY fast lil edit due to the fact that…. the content is boring. I just wanted to play with my new lil Helmet Cam

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mvyl8C0JXZg

and here’s a pic of my fat foot, haha:

the swelling will go down…. it’s just like with my last arm break- all the swelling and bruising went to my elbow because it’s gotta pool somewhere until it can be redistributed. As for feeling, it’s still up in the air if it’ll ever go back to ‘normal’. Between the wound and my big toe is numb and the nerves/tendons going down to my other toes are prickly and…. off. But hopefully when the swelling goes down it’ll help a lot. Just stoked to be walking really

Anyways, I should get to bed because I gotta get up bright eyed and bushy tailed tomorrow morning! Damn, you know you’re going to sleep late when you can already hear your rooster crowing outside :/

Tomorrow might be an Asian Red Bull day ;D

love u guys,

-jess