Saturday Happenings-What's Up?
I am preparing for a busy day of sightseeing in the St. Louis area. Tonight we see Casey play Maria. I am so grateful for these opportunities.
Hugs and prayers to all,
Trish
Albert Schweitzer
Where is everyone? It's 11:30 a.m. and only 83 degrees here. It's cooled off. Don't know if that will last.
Sad day yesterday with the shootings at the theater. Made for a busy day at work. I was supposed to do advance work but didn't have that much to do, so after the advance work, I helped out with the day's paper.
So I scheduled my knee surgery for Sept. 27. I hope this one goes better than the first one. My ortho doc says I have a knock knee on my left knee (the one being operated on) probably because of putting the weight on the left because the right knee was bad. Anyway, he will have to do a little more work and there's more complications, one of which is drop foot (Pat Root had this) ... about 3 percent. I picked this date so I'd be off for the baseball playoffs and the World Series.
I've had a rough week at work. The designer (we have copy editors and designers) forgot to put a jump on the sports page. Because of that, I had to sign a letter that will be put in my file for six months. If it happens again, I will be subject to suspension and/or termination. I should have seen he missed the jump, but I was trying to help the other guy finish off his pages. Nuff said about that; not going to place blame. I should have caught it. The next day, I put the jumps on the page myself. Counted them and made sure everything was right.
Well, have a good day. Stay cool.
As for the knee surgery, I have four weeks of short-term disability at full pay. Surgeon says 5-6 weeks; I can get up to 9 weeks off at 60 percent pay. So I'll just have to get well quickly, I guess.
Hope the surgery goes well, and you heal properly and don't rush things and try to get back to work too soon...You don't want 2 fubar'd knees after all this...both messed up after surgery would be a nightmare!
I'll be checking on you when the time comes for your surgery!
This is an extended period without any freelance wor****il mid-September, so went for shopping therapy last two days buying summer stuff on sale at several stores and found everything pretty much picked over, but got some bargains good for remainder of summer and good for next summer (not losing any weight anymore and am stable so purchases will last a year)...my knee is improving lots so the shopping therapy was a good test although came home limping but happy with my bargains!
Have closet clearing/cleaning/tossing/re-arranging to do this week-end and coming week, but not feeling really inspired! Should be doing this instead of going out spending money on clearance bargains, but they were really good buys and credit cards are for just such occasions! Loved the shopping therapy as have not been shopping at all this year for clothes and the bargains I did snag, including T's, chinos in 3 colors, shorts, 2 bathing-suits and sandals ranged in prices from $5 to 19.99, and fortunately things were still available in my size which was a pleasant surprise (some not my first choice of color but hey, at that price I will wear things in black, brown and beige!) although find with my smaller size after WLS I now want bright colors!
I had a rough night...yesterday JB and I took his three out-of-town girl cousins for lunch..one had a birthday and we sat in the restautrant for several hours catching up. Unfortunately I was sitting under the vent for the AC and though we asked that it be turned down, I managed to get as chill in my back, shoulder and chest muscles before I realized it. Once I got home, I was so cold that even hot tea and a warm shower couldnt get rid of the chill so I opted to stay home last night from the one cousin's party..I just felt so sore and nmiserable. Though I didnt sleep most of the night, I still managed to get a full four solid hours this morning and feel much better *s*
I have the house to myself and my furbabies as JB is helping Derek do minor repairs and move in furniture to Derek's house that he bought and is renting to students at the local university. He feels that of they are given a nice environment, they will respect it more and return the following year. I do hope that this works as many young people do not show respect so much anymore..oh yes, here I go..when I was a child I walked twenty miles to school with no shoes uphill both ways...lol.
My bread machine is rumbling away..making sourdough bread with cinnamon, raisins, sliced almonds, pumpkin seeds and coconut. In four hours, we will have a nice nutritious treat. I always have to TOAST my slice but wow, that is yummy! I'm sipping my hot chocolate protein drink and taking my cancer meds with it, have read the paper and now answering my emails online...then I will go out to the breezeway and sort thru a ferw more boxes of Mom's knickknacks and decide what to keep and what to pass along. I'm far too sentimental and hate to throw away things but now that my two sisters have decided that I am evil, I cannot even give these things to them. So sad people can be about money. But that is not my responsibility and they made their choices to live in greed and anger. I guess this is why I keep postponing going thru these boxes...memories and having to deal with my sisters hatred and resentment...well, as Janet, our red-headed buddy, often said, I will "put my big girl panties on ther DEAL with it!"
Enjoy your day, stay hydrated...love and prayers and healing energy to all who need it.
Nancy B
