HOME SWEET APARTMENT

Steph's new apartment is in the heart of the Historic District of Center City Philidelphia. Great location and a cool little neighborhood. The great charm of her apartment is the exposed ceiling and the great mix of old and new brick. Don't know how old her building is but I do know it is VERY old!


When you look at the pics just realize that Frank and I were staying there and all of our stuff, including an air mattress, was all over the place.

found this great little pub table/chairs to help with the huge ceilings

This great storage piece came from Pier 1 - lots of great character

This sofa is just what Steph was looking for... the chaise part was a "must"

She still needs a few more things, including lighting but I know she'll get to it when she can. Sorry, no pics of the bedroom or kitchen. Meanwhile, the new job is going great!

SWIM, BIKE, RUN

Frank and I were lucky enough to be in Philly to see Steph race. It was not her first but it was our first race to see first hand. The energy, excitement and emotion was fantastic! We had seen pictures before and heard accounts of races but being there was the best!

*M*A*D*D*

Yesterday morning, in Louisville, KY, a triathlete was killed while riding his bike in a race. Drunk Driver. I cried. It was too much for me after what Steph survived.

You can go here to read the whole article

SUMMER WALK

Steph is doing only marginally better. The swelling on her thigh and knee have gone down and the bruises are turning yellow. But, she is going stir crazy and she has probably been doing too much. She is still getting headaches from the concussion.


On a lighter side, Steph wanted to go on a very short walk this afternoon, so walk we did. Of course, I took my camera and found these neat photo ops right on her street!

Steph has a follow up doctor appointment tomorrow afternoon so, hopefully, we'll get some better news.












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Peggy

WHEN LIFE HANDS YOU LEMONS....or...SCRAPPING UNDER THE CIRCUMSTANCES

I finally broke down and went to Michael's yestereday for a few basic supplies I may be here for another 4-5 days and I really needed something to do. The hardest part was that the only pics I had were what was already on my camera...mostly accident related. So, since I didn't get to go to my scrapping weekend, I got to play along with some challenges on SIS.


This layout was for a Free Shopping Challenge. You "buy" 3 items off of a list of 10 and then you have to use them on a layout. I "bought" staples, ink and doodling. All of the papers for these layouts come from a K & Company pad called "Day Dreams". Cute stuff!

This was another challenge where you had to use small photos, paint & cardboard. Luckily, I had thought about saving some of the cardboard off of the box one of the flower arrangements came in and got to use it here. I also saved part of the clear plastic and the company logo pick from the edible arrangement. The letters were drawn and cut out of a graph-like paper from the pad I bought and then gone over with a in black sharpie.


This was a fun but very challenging project. The challenge was to take a magazine ad and insert your photo over someone's face and then embellish the ad. Again, the only pics I had were the ones on my camera and the only pic of Steph I had were of her (mockingly) sad face. The only magazines I had to chose from were bicycling magazines. I used some plastic bag closure tabs that I had saved and created my own letters from card stock/paint.

close up of Steph's face

Thanks for all the sweet comments and well wishes for Steph!! She is progressing. Didn't have a headache yesterday but still felt a bit clouded. Still can't walk completely normally but much of the swelling has gone down.


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TIME TO GO SHOPPING!

What time is it when a car totals your bike? Why, go shopping, of course!


We finally got the bike back this morning. Definitely totaled!! This kinda brings it all back again! Steph might be able to save a component or two but...get a load of that wheel!!!



Steph had a triathlon race this weekend which she is missing, of course, and there's one she was going to do in July as well. She is a bit bummed out about not being able to train and race! There may still be hope for a race in August but it is doubtful as she probably has to make up work time then.

Thanks for all the well wishes.
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Peggy

THIS IS THE WORST OF IT!

Stephanie is feeling better...getting up and down the stairs a bit better. She can walk up them with both legs but down is still one step at a time. Her right leg has this massive lumpy bruise and the left knee is swollen and scraped. The left knee is the one she had all her surgeries on in the past so she's quite worried about this too. We'll be looking for an orthopedist tomorrow. So far, she still can't drive and she is still getting headaches from the concussion.



We got the police report but there wasn't much info on there that we could use right now. We have to wait till Wed evening to contact the officer as that's when he's on duty. Her bike is being held as evidence and, so far, they won't even let her see it to see if anything is salvageable. Of course, I want to get a pic of it too! :0)

That's it for the update. I'll be her in Philly till she can drive, probably. Don't know how long that will be.

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Peggy

HELMETS SAVE LIVES!!!!!!!!

Right now I am sitting in my daughter's living room in Philly, on her lap top while she is napping on the couch with ice on her legs.

On Friday, Steph was riding her bike home and was crossing an intersection - with the light - and a big white old white caddy plowed into her as it was trying to turn. There were lots of witnesses and they saw the driver try to get away. Several people reported the accident and the cops caught the driver getting away. He then tried to deny that he was in any way involved in this accident.

On her way to the hospital she heard the EMS people talk about femur fractures but in the end, nothing was broken and no major internal injuries!!!

Her bike helmet is cracked in several places and they had to cut away all of her costly biking clothes and her bike...what's left of it...is being held by the police for evidence. All the cracks in her helmet could have been her head...bouncing on the pavement. I truly believe that her helmet saved her life or saved her from brain injury.

The moral to this story...WEAR A HELMET!!! They are the IN thing...all the cool people are wearing them!!

OK...off my soapbox for now. But I will try to get the word out any way I can and I am even encouraging my daughter to campaign for helmets on her campus!!

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Thanks for bearing with me...this is very emotional.
Peggy

OFF THE BEATEN PATH

Our visit to Philly started off with an interesting sight seeing day. We picked up Steph and drove to a small northern town called Ashland. There, we found a couple of interesting things...a town frozen in time, the Pioneer Tunnel Coal Mine and the world's largest and only 3-D replica of Whistler's Mother! I just had to see that!

The coal mine was really very interesting and wasn't "down" at all...I just thought it was a neat title.

This was the bizarre part... an 8 ft bronze statue created in 1938 by the local Boys' Association to honor all mothers past and present. Not sure whether I feel honored or not!

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