Saturday Afternoon

I am lazy and bored to pieces. Just not a whole lot of energy but I know this will change but as you all know...NOT soon enough. Worked a little in the flowerbeds trying to trim out some dead stuff. I've got to watch the shoulder so can't do much for very long. Everything is beginning to need watering and I might do some of that tonight. That is if I can wake up. I'm going to see if Doug will take me to a woodland garden that our Greenspace group has supported to the tune of $30.000 dollars to purchase woodland plants. I've heard that it's beautiful so that might wake me up if I can get moving. I'm doing PT and icing the shoulder two times a day. I count that as my entertainment. See, I'm desperate. Oh, well, sounds like I'm whining. I would agree.

Very Hard

It's very hard here in Central Indiana to ride one's bike in 90 degree or more temp. There is definately something wrong with the brain if one thinks that's NORMAL. Oh, well. What can we do about that. Nothiing. Cool again. Needed two blankets last night sleeping with all the windows open. I love those night noises. Down to one pain pill at night. I'm afraid I'm using them to help sleep as well as keep the pain down. Watered flowers last night and finishing up this morning. Left arm is still in a sling so not using it to pull the hose. Watering once a week seems to do the trick. Tomatoes are wonderful. I'm making something with egg plant tonight. Sh...don't tell Doug. He will figure it out. So suspicious. Watching the tube again today. Wishing I could sew but that's to come later. It's very interesting how the muscles transfer stress to other parts of the body. That's it from Carmel. Doug's at his heart rehab or exercise class.

Monday Morning

One week ago this morning I was on the way to the hospital for shoulder fix-up. Not a bad surgery compared to the right shoulder. It surprises me every day. Tried the bed last night for sleeping but there was just to much room to move around. Back to the chair which was perfect. All of the windows in the living room are open and it feels like I'm sleeping outside. That's also perfect. Nothing planned for today. I'll probably be TV bound with the convention. Did church yesterday which went very well although we didn't stay for the church picnic. No reason to bite off more than one can chew. (Picnic...ha, ha) I slept for three hrs. in the afternoon. That was really a surprise. Colts lost their preseason game. First game in the new arena. Garden needs water. Might do that today but again I might not.

Time

Time seems to be crawling along. Well, perhaps that's because I'm sleeping a whole bunch. I got a call from the hospital this morning with the suggestion that I start taking pain pills with the anticipation that the pain ball will soon be empty. So I'm doing that. And since the doc said that I need to be quiet for at least 5 days pain pills seems to allow that to happen. I think I'm really doing fine other wise. This surgery just included 4 holes for correction instead of holes and an insision. What a difference that makes. I am surprised how weak my left arm has gotten in such a short time. This morning I did slip down two steps which scared me a bunch. It's those old hospital socks so I'm pitching them. I cracked the inside of my elbow on the wooden banister which hurt like %^&*$# so I added another ice pack in my sling. I don't think I did any damage to the shoulder. So...it's back to the chair with ice packs and the TV and probably sleeping again. What a life. So glad I have time to recuperate.

Among other things...

Leslie. I'd love to be sitting in the tent in the rain at Fort Wilkins. That is if it's not cold. Such good summer memories of camping in the rain. Lots of funny things happened.

Surgery is over and I'm on the road to recovery. I have a ball full of dope that delivers med. to the nerve along with vicadon. I feel like the dope queen. I'm staying ahead of the pain. My left arm is completely numb and it's a crazy sensation not knowing where the arm is. It doesn't move which is wonderful for healing although I'm learning to use my fingers once again. Dressing is off tomorrow, iceing twice a day which I love and back to the doctor next Wed. Then I'm sure to get my rehab assignment. Yesterday was a day to do nothing and I think it will be the same today. I have my little nest upstairs with the T V and another one in the livingroom with the lounger. That's my night bed. Doug made my sandwich last night along with a cup of tea and I think I'll hang on to his expertise for a while longer. Yahoo.

On to other things

Two weeks in Michigan were the best ever. The weather was perfect...blue sky, white clouds, green trees, wet spring made the wild flowers just beautiful and a fresh breeze, the best ever, off the lake. It was book time, hand sewing time, visiting with the Michigan family, making morning pancakes for Adam and Jacob and who ever else appeared (JB and Kimmy) and following the sun to stay warm. It was just the best two weeks in a long time. Now...it's getting everything in place for a few weeks of being a bit unable to do much. Surgery Monday. I'm ready to get rid of this pain in the neck and shoulder. But...the next 6 or 8 weeks will not be much fun to say the least. But...after that...Yahoo. Did soup kitchen yesterday, three month check up with the internist and today...getting my new glasses and a haircut. I'll be running the sweeper and getting a few things in the freezer to eat next week. I've remembered the right rotator cuff drill well. So. No surprises here unless this left shoulder is more of a piece of cake than the right. I don't think it should be worse.

This week I finished the play mats that Kat wanted for the nursery at church. It was so much fun to make them. They are like heavy quilts that will go on the floor for the babies to play on. The great part was that I stitch anything I wanted to on the mats that were related to flowers. The nursery theme is the creation and the flowers are stitched on green fabric. It was a fun project that of course made my shoulder hurt but I just plowed through with Aleve as my friend. Sad but happy to see that the mats now are full of color and the babies should enjoy them as well. I don't know what the next sewing project will be but it probably won't be as much fun as the mats. There are two of them and they are reversible. Wow...four sides of stitching.

Well, now on to the day's work. I'm feeling that it's crunch time. Preparation is the best solution to the meeting on Monday.