A Day Late, But Happy Birthday, Bikini!

We'll just say the lateness is due to some slight drug haze. :)

I am home and doing okay. The physical therapist has already said I can go without the leg brace, but I am still using the walker. I'll be happy when he says I can move on to my quad cane. It's difficult sometimes to maneuver around the new furniture and freshly painted woodwork and not ding any of it. But I know from experience, it is all fixable if I do. So on we go. Golfer is doing a great job of taking care of me.

I have to be on the motion machine several times a day to equal four to six hours. The pain meds make me sleepy and tired, so I often nap while I'm on the machine. I have exercises to do every day, too. My incision seems to be healing okay. I wasn't really expecting it to be so big this time, but I think it's even a little longer than the first one.

At the moment I'm doing some desk stuff and catching up on emails.

We're just plugging along here. Nothing exciting happening at the moment, unless you count the service calls for the sprinkler system and the dish washer. And now that the leak has been fixed in the dishwasher, the laminate flooring can be repaired where it got wet and warped. Geez. Fortunately, it's not a very large area and we had kept the extra boards from the installation.

That's all from me right now. It's been hot and muggy here in Virginia. But it's Summer, so can't complain.

Stay safe!

Hey, All

Hope all is well with all of you.

I'm just sort of hanging out around the house today doing odds and ends. You know, a little laundry, a little cleaning, packing my bag for the hospital, etc.

Our area seems to be stuck in a time of "scattered" storms. There was a big one the evening of the 4th and it cancelled a lot of fireworks scheduled for the area. A small storm came through the area this morning and cut short the round of golf that Golfer was trying to get in. I felt bad about that since he's going to miss a few rounds while he's taking care of me after the surgery.

He got a picture taken with his camera of the crown molding.

And here's a picture of our new lamp. (see the last item on my last blog post) This replaces the tall lamp that looked like a man's necktie. At least that's what it looked like to me. I had really liked it. This new one coordinates well with some of the artwork and the colors in the room. And hopefully it will be up to the task of coexisting with healthy, active cats! The previous one was not up to the challenge! And let me just say that Hermione is being watched like a hawk! She has to re-earn my trust!

So that's how it is here. Not a lot of news, just wanted to say "hey" since it will be a few days before I'm back on the computer.

Stay safe!

Things I Have Learned from Working with a Decorator

1. All my life I have hung curtains that were too short.

2. They're not called curtains, they're called "window treatments".

3. Everything does not have to "match". They should "coordinate".

4. A good decorator - which we have had - will work with you and consider your likes and dislikes and keep your favorite things. Thank you, Lynn!

5. Golfer and I have not always made good color choices.

6. And last on the list: if you love cats, and have healthy, active ones, you shouldn't get too attached to your brand new, lovely, ceramic lamp!

Happy 4th!

Time has been flying by (as usual) and it's been a while since I've written. Many postings have rattled through my head but haven't made it to the screen!

It's hot and muggy here in Virginia. This morning we had some smoke and smell from the North Carolina fires again. I wish they would get enough rain to help the fire fighters get those fires put out.

Since my last post, Golfer and I had the crown molding put in the office and bedroom. Then we had Jeff, the excellent painter we hired before, come and paint the molding as well as the rest of the trim work in the office and the dining room. It looks great and I was hoping to post a picture of the crown molding, but am having issues with my Kodak program at this time. Perhaps in the near future.

I've been sort of busy this past week getting ready for surgery again. I went to see my ortho doc about some leg pain last week, thinking I had just overdone things working in the yard and doing housework. I thought he'd tell me I needed to rest and take a Motrin or something. But, no. After the usual x-rays, he told me I needed surgery to re-do my new knee. The replacement part that sits on top of the tibia is not adhering to the bone. So here we go again. I was not a happy camper and was in "why me" mode for about twenty-four hours. Then I moved on and am now just annoyed and anxious to get it done. He says this is not the result of anything I have done, it just happens sometimes. Surgery is next week. The rehab will be the same as the first time. Wish us all luck, please.

Stay safe!