Wow, I did it again...

Now its been over 2 years since I last posted here. So much has happened I don't know where to begin.

A few months after my last post Christine and I broke up. I didn't see it coming... I was so wrapped up with the loss of the leg I wasn't paying attention to what was important and the resentments she had built up has cause her to become distant. As I tried to reach out to her she withdrew more and finally let me know how she felt.

Leaving was very hard on me. I still miss the kids a lot, but I did get a visit with both of them a few days before Christmas year before last and I saw Breanna down in Southern California for lunch while she was with her Grandma. I am hoping I can get down to visit Johnnie sometime soon.

I moved up to Sonoma County, Rohnert Park specifically, and got back into working on race cars part time. It felt good to get up and be physical but my limitations became apparent very quickly. I started having problems with my left foot almost immediately. I would go on a race trip, get a blister and spend months healing up... or more accurately not healing up and eventually losing my big toe to an infection. After the next trip it was the same thing on the next toe, then the third but we managed to heal it. All it took was a customized shoe and sitting on my ass for 6 months.

So where am I now? The current battle is with a couple of pressure sores on the back of my knee on the stump leg. I have a new prosthetic leg (its tie-dye and looks awesome!) but I have started to have issues with it. I am hoping to get the bugs worked out and heal up so I can seriously work on losing weight. My left knee has arthritis and inflammation around the kneecap which have been causing me lots of pain. More exercise will help that too. I am also finally seeing a therapist to help me put perspective on my situation and find some happiness.

As far as work goes I am still technically unemployed but I am working on some projects. My Dad wrote a cookbook and developed some spice rubs for pellet grilling. I built his website http://www.unclebobssmokinhotbbq.com and will continue to help him try and grow his business. It's been very rewarding in so many ways, unfortunately not financially... yet!

I am going to try and post more... seriously :)