Escape

The surgery is over and now the recuperation begins. Not permitted to do anything for 2 weeks. Could someone please send a memo to Mr. Bettis?
Recovery was 3 1/2 hours long due to the many issues involved with this leg.

Crutches and I are not the best buddies. Seems I want to go one way and they want to go another.

The DH is home to "help." I've considered posting bulletins all over the house defining what the words "help around the house" actually mean. (eyeroll)
He's somewhat good about doing tasks but he must have a break between each chore. What's up with that? Takes him all day to do what I do in a morning. I know, I know, at least he does them but I must tell him each and every chore.
I've considered making a list of the everyday chores but I'm not sure he'd follow it.
Just like any other day Mr. B & Co have been in and out countless times and the DH started grumbling about getting up and down to let them outside until I said, "welcome to my world." That ended that.

2010 could take a hike as far as I'm concerned. I have had enough.

I'm dreaming of an island vacation with a copacabana boy to run my errands and serve margaritas with little umbrellas.

I can lay back on the shore with my books and knitting with no cares in the world.

I'm off to la-la dreamland now..........

Calm before the Storm

This has been a very busy month. I need to do some serious blog reading and farming (Farmville) on facebook ;) but there has been very little time to do anything let alone my poor neglected knitting.
We moved the college DD back to her school last weekend. As you can see, it's cramped quarters. She shares a triple in a very tiny room. Thank goodness she's an organized person (unlike her poor mother).
See the guy in the picture? The one who is watching the college basketball game while the DD and I work? lol
Today is his birthday. HAPPY BIRTHDAY HUBBY!!!!!! We don't have any plans today besides preparing for the "next" round here. (explanation later)

Our eldest son, DIL and granddaughter met up with us at the college. They invited us to stay with them for a few days but we were not prepared (no clothes, no one to keep a close vigil on Mr. Bettis etc) Finally we worked it out that I would stay and DH would head home.
We went for a quick shopping trip to gather a few necessities before we headed the short trip to their home.

They're remodeling their home and here's Son #1 preparing dinner the first night. I baked cookies one afternoon and I can't rave enough about their kitchen. I could hang out in that room all day and never tire of it.

I've been hesitant to put my granddaughter's picture on the internet for obvious reasons so when I took this picture I thought it was okay to post. Here's MC. She's a very pleasant and happy baby girl. Mr. Milo watches on. I had a wonderful time with this family and hope we can enjoy more time together in the near future.

About the next round:I've been dealing with a lot of medical testing, doctor visits etc.
I'm having surgery on March 29 and I will be laid up for a while. There's a lot of medical issues to be dealt with concerning this surgery but there's no choice.

In the meantime I will be nagging .....er......keeping the hubby on his toes. I'm not a good patient when I'm down. I can overlook a dust bunny on any given day but let me be incapcitated and that dust bunny can get on my one nerve...LOL
I have my computer and knitting waiting when I'm ready so I'll post when I can. I have my sense of dry (sarcastic, as the family would say) humor. So bear with me as we overcome one more hurdle. There's bound to be something funny through all this mess.

Can I just say something about 2010? Nah....nevermind.....it's not for innocent ears......LOL

Is it over yet?

It's Sunday, January 11, 2009. I am finished. I am done. Enough is enough!

My mother fell in the house this morning and broke her hip. We spent most of today in the ER. She was admitted and will have surgery tomorrow.
Mom has a very high pain tolerance and will work hard in rehabilitation after the surgery. Right now she has a nice IV with pain meds and is resting fairly well.
I will tote my knitting with me during the surgery wait.

Someday (hopefully soon) my posts will return to fun and lots of finished knitting. I am shouting loud and clear, I HAVE HAD ENOUGH of 2009!

...........and so I knit.

p.s. I plan to silently repeat "Dear God, please put a hand on my shoulder and a hand over my mouth." This is so I can deal with family "drama" tomorrow. I just hope it works:)

2009 Begins

This is just a quick post. My dad was transported by ambulance to a medical facility approx 2 hours away on New Year's Eve. He had the first surgical procedure today and will undergo another surgery tomorrow.
We went down yesterday, today and will be down there again tomorrow with my mom. Makes for some very l-o-o-o-ong days. The medical staff and doctors have been wonderful and I have confidence everything will go well.

And so the New Year begins.........................