Eric on the Mend

Boy oh boy . . . what a week.

As most of you know, Eric had an accident with an angle grinder while he was finishing up the demolition on the kitchen on Sunday night. He's on the mend right now, thanks to a great surgeon named Charlie Sullivan. Here's a picture:

He came highly recommended, and really took his time with Eric before the operation on Wednesday. Here's a picture of E before he got put back together:

He was in surgery for 2 hours, and Dr. Sullivan came out with the following news. After a full exploration of his injury, he discovered that Eric completely lacerated 4 tendons, (these were fully repaired), partially lacerated 3, (the first one was repaired to 75% of is original functionality, the second was repaired to 90% functionality, and the third was repaired to 50% of its functionality--which he quickly mentioned was okay, because there were two other tendons that could do the same job.



As for his nerves, he completely lacerated 2. He has numbness on the front of his first finger and thumb, and may or may not regain sensation--but has full mobility and use.



Here's Eric this morning:




On the road to recovery . . . I'll keep you all posted as to how things are going. The boys will be over today for the first time since the accident, and that'll be good for Eric to see them.

A weekend, a bridal shower and a demolished kitchen

I just got home last night from a nice long weekend spent in NJ with my Mom, Dad, sister, and soon-to-be brother-in-law. I had a GREAT time. Not that I ever need a reason to go home to spend time with family, but this past trip out was mainly to throw my sister her wedding shower . . . here's a picture of me and the other maids--they were awesome.

And here's my cute sister Lauren in her little hat made from all the bows off of all the gifts she got. She's awesome too.

Getting back to Salt Lake last night, and work this morning was easier then I thought it would be. It's so funny how quickly we fall back into our grooves.

Well, with the exception of walking into our kitchen . . . I think I told you all about our kitchen remodel we've been planning . . . and now it's REAL. Real, as in--we have no cabinets, and there's a nice, thick, protective coating of plaster dust on pretty much ever piece of furniture in our house. I have to make light of this situation starting now because Eric and I have both heard horror stories about how maddening having work done on your house can be. Nope. Not going to get to us though--all we see are granite counter tops, and brand new maple cabinets stained with a sweet mocha glaze. Yum.

I'll keep you all posted . . .

Happy Birthday Teri!

Happy Birthday to you T--Love from Eric, Lisa, Ethan, and Niko.

Here's Us.

As of October 21, 2007--Eric and Lisa Dyer.

So, one thing I love about Eric is his many interests and hobbies. One of his major loves is working in the garage . . .

Happy Birthday Lauren!

Today is my sister's 25th birthday. Happy Birthday Lauren! I wish I were there to give you a big hug and a happy birthday kiss on your cute little cheek. I'll be home soon though, so I'll save it for then.

Who Knew?

I have to say . . . I never thought I'd be getting in the blogspot line--but all of a sudden, I got inspired. I work with this cute girl named Leena who just had twins about a year ago, and posts all kinds of adorable stuff on her blog. Videos, pictures, and just a continuous narrative of how life is going. What could be more fantastic for people who don't get to see their families as often as they'd like because they live out of state? (I heard the music in my head as I received my brilliant epiphany) . . . my thought is that Eric and I will just write to you all whenever we have something neat to share. As of right now, the suspense is killing me and I have to see what my options are for choosing layouts and picking settings. This is like a new toy!