where has the time gone?
i hate it when people don't update their blogs, and here i am one of them.
sigh.
i have a week and a half before i go back for my follow up visit with the surgeon and get my physical therapy orders. i'm anticipating 2-3 days of p/t a week, but feel good enough to return to work at least part time.
work has agreed to let me VPN in and work from home as needed as long as i get clearance from the surgeon. can't blame them for that and they've been most kind to me. i have a cleaning lady here right now as 1 of 3 visits that my group paid for as a gift. outstanding!!
i did something last week that i haven't been able to do for months. i walked with w through the desert to walk the dogs. haven't done it since and it wasn't because it hurt my back, but rather the mosquitoes have been thicker than thieves and my legs were bitten and itching for days. we've had a very wet monsoon season and that's just one of the consequences. i'll need to dig out the mosquito repellent from the camping supplies before making another run, er, walk.
but i am able to walk distances and am quite pleased with that. i was able to secure a treadmill from my daughter-in-law but have been warned not to use it until my follow up appt and subsequent P/T.
exciting stuff this walking thing, that i for too many years have taken for granted. i must work harder to appreciate the things that i have and concentrate less on those things that i still think i need.
i'm going to be a nana again. exciting stuff! daughter, megan is expecting on april 15 of all dates! so all of those things that i just donated since victoria outgrew them, i'll be replacing. i love craigslist. btw, that will make a grand total of 6! christopher, courtney, victoria, connor, johnathon and now this new bundle. LOVE the girl's name they are kicking around, trinity jade. i love it so much i've not paid too much attention to boy's names yet. it doesn't mean i want a girl more than a boy, only that i love the name. what i really want is a healthy grandbaby with happy, healthy parents.
we continue to do what we can each week to help feed the homeless. i asked a guy this morning who has been at the front of the line for 2 weeks running what time he's there to get the spot. he said 5:30 a.m. we arrive at 6. there is always more need than what we can provide, but we dole out what we have until it is all gone. then we pack up and go back to our nice, air conditioned houses to nap. it's mainly about choices/decisions and then the consequences of them. but it doesn't make it any easier to witness. there are the regulars that have been showing up for 3 years, there are the seasonal ones that come for the work before returning to their own country, and then there are the addicts and ex-cons who continue to struggle. and they are people in need. wish we could figure out how to help more. . . .
sigh.
i have a week and a half before i go back for my follow up visit with the surgeon and get my physical therapy orders. i'm anticipating 2-3 days of p/t a week, but feel good enough to return to work at least part time.
work has agreed to let me VPN in and work from home as needed as long as i get clearance from the surgeon. can't blame them for that and they've been most kind to me. i have a cleaning lady here right now as 1 of 3 visits that my group paid for as a gift. outstanding!!
i did something last week that i haven't been able to do for months. i walked with w through the desert to walk the dogs. haven't done it since and it wasn't because it hurt my back, but rather the mosquitoes have been thicker than thieves and my legs were bitten and itching for days. we've had a very wet monsoon season and that's just one of the consequences. i'll need to dig out the mosquito repellent from the camping supplies before making another run, er, walk.
but i am able to walk distances and am quite pleased with that. i was able to secure a treadmill from my daughter-in-law but have been warned not to use it until my follow up appt and subsequent P/T.
exciting stuff this walking thing, that i for too many years have taken for granted. i must work harder to appreciate the things that i have and concentrate less on those things that i still think i need.
i'm going to be a nana again. exciting stuff! daughter, megan is expecting on april 15 of all dates! so all of those things that i just donated since victoria outgrew them, i'll be replacing. i love craigslist. btw, that will make a grand total of 6! christopher, courtney, victoria, connor, johnathon and now this new bundle. LOVE the girl's name they are kicking around, trinity jade. i love it so much i've not paid too much attention to boy's names yet. it doesn't mean i want a girl more than a boy, only that i love the name. what i really want is a healthy grandbaby with happy, healthy parents.
we continue to do what we can each week to help feed the homeless. i asked a guy this morning who has been at the front of the line for 2 weeks running what time he's there to get the spot. he said 5:30 a.m. we arrive at 6. there is always more need than what we can provide, but we dole out what we have until it is all gone. then we pack up and go back to our nice, air conditioned houses to nap. it's mainly about choices/decisions and then the consequences of them. but it doesn't make it any easier to witness. there are the regulars that have been showing up for 3 years, there are the seasonal ones that come for the work before returning to their own country, and then there are the addicts and ex-cons who continue to struggle. and they are people in need. wish we could figure out how to help more. . . .
posted by Migratory Princess at
6:01 PM
2 Comments:
I'm so happy to hear you're feeling better and starting to be able to once again do things that had been painful for wayyy too long prior to your surgery.
And, congrats again on that new little bundle of joy headed your way. :-)
xo
I am so glad to hear that you're feeling better! One day at a time!
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