hazy lazy days of summer

well...here it is 8 months and 2 days after that nasty knee replacement....im still alive and kicking but what a trip....my winter was pure hell with physical therapy...which was patient torture...(((((i still think they should change that name..)))))).after countless trips to the doctor..dentist,er room,receracking the knee and not to mention being iced and snowed in i think i have survived the winter and the knee replacement...all in one season...

people still ask,,am i glad i had the knee replacement...no , at this point and time i can still say nooooooooooo definitely no....the knee doesnt hurt itself as far as that goes...i finally got to no pain pills..no sleeping pills,,,but i added a hp pill by the time it was said and done...and what happened to getting down on it ..like the old knee let me do..not so with this one..unless something happens down the road...my squatting and crawling or getting down on the knee days are over.
yes a knee surgery really changes your attitude,,outlook, and life style..but it could be worse.........i can walk..go up and down stairs,,and run at a snail pace but what else can i ask for...age doesnt help either...the joys of getting old....er
and when i figure out the worse part i will let you know....

im here ,im alive...this winter has been a horrible one as far as deaths and friends getting cancer....so i guess there is a worse part...i just hada knee replacement but i hope i am spared from having another one...i dont like doctors,,dentists..hospitals or any kind of surgery on me or anyone im around.

its summer in the country...more bugs and better blooming flowers then i have ever seen..must have been from that cold winter.......heehee..mowing grass,,ball games,,are keeping me occupied at the time.new babies,graduations.and confirmations ,bridal showers.everything is in full swing right now..

ok...its finally warm..for how long i dont know..a couple days last week the jackets were back out again..weather has been going from short sleeve to a jacket...guess we will be griping about the heat soon...so until i return to my blog again..everyone have a safe and fun summer.................

a not so exciting time

well,,,the trip to town wasn't as bad as i expected...didn't have any sudden panic attacks on the road as i would have been if i were driving..My chauffeur is a remarkable driver..nothing seems to stress him out when it comes to the weather ..he just allows for the instincts you have to have for the ice,snow ,or whatever condition the road is in at the time we are on it..cautiously watching more closely for other drivers who tend to ignore how bad the road conditions are and continuously keep you (the driver) behind the wheel alert...
We live on a township road in our state which is considered a secondary road and that is how the state determines which ones get grated,salted or messed with first..You got it...Ours was not touched this morning..only tire tracks from a few stragglers that were brave enough to be out in the morning hours especially after schools were closed for the 4th day this week..Usually when there is no school..you don't see a grater..Why grade or salt if the kids don't have to go to school...Once we reached the county road, it had been salted so the going was a little easier..Of course it pays to have a Dodge Ram diesel 4 wheel drive in this state and this weather..The one thing that I'm trying to talk the man in the house into doing is to put me a step on the passenger side to step up on...An egg crate makes an excellent step ..one step up .next step you're in. The only thing is I haven't figured out how to attach the egg crate to the truck,,A side step is being considered to put on my side...it would be a big minus on the griping of trying to get into it..having a knee replacement doesn't help..of course..
After doctors visits..a meal in town and stopping to pick up groceries at the local Walmart ,,which by now was after 4p.m...I was ready to head home..my energy level is lower now then what it ever was...and the weather doesn't help any...I hate the bitter cold..I had on a wool cape coat which is a lifesaver to me ...like a blanket wrapped around you...the trip home was in the time frame of it starting to snow ,,,the roads were refreezing and i was just wanting to get back in my warmer then outside house..It was a nasty day to be out..barely 20 degrees for a high and the wind chill made it seem even colder..I was amazed at how little snow was on the four lane highway once we got to it..the road crews are trying to keep it cleared off for the next round of snow...whoo hoo....cant wait..We proceeded on our way back home and sad to say our little township road still hadn't had a plow..scraper or anything done to it.....but alas we are home.......that big red diesel ..we'll keep her,him for awhile longer,especially on days like this.................I'm safely home..my dreaded trip out was more bearable then i thought it would be...if it only were'nt so cold..yuk

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I HAVE NEVER BEEN IN THE HOUSE THIS LONG FOR A LONG TIME.GUESS I BETTER GET USED TO IT AT THE RATE IT IS SNOWING.

I HAVEN'T BEEN OUT OF THE ROAD SINCE LAST YEAR..DEC 31-09.WHAT A WAY TO START THE NEW YEAR...SNOWED IN....

I LIKE SNOW BUT NOT THIS MUCH AT ONE TIME..BUT THEN AGAIN ..WHERE HAVE I GOT TO GO THAT'S SO IMPORTANT FOR ME TO BE OUT ON THE SLICK ROADS....

I HOPE MY POOR ANIMALS STAY WARM WHEN THE WIND CHILL DROPS TONIGHT.THE LAMB HAS A FRESH BED OF STRAW..THE TWO LITTLE PIGS HAVE BEEN BUNKING TOGETHER..THE LAB AND ST.BERNARD ARE SHARING AND THE CAT AND THE JACK RUSSELL HAVE BEEN SHARING THEIR BOX.

I HOPE I NEVER HAVE TO HAVE ANOTHER KNEE REPLACEMENT..TALK ABOUT A PAIN IN THE BUTT ..WELL...THIS IS IT...HINDERS ME FROM WHAT I WANT TO DO..

I HAVE NEVER LOST THIS MUCH WEIGHT IN 3 MONTHS IN MY LIFE..THE MORE I EAT..THE MORE I LOSE...GUESS I BETTER NOT COMPLAIN TIL I START PUTTING IT BACK ON.

I RANG IN THE NEW YEAR SITTING HERE..THEN WAS SICK THE NEXT TWO DAYS.GO FIGURE...MUST HAVE CELEBRATED TOO MUCH AT HOME..

I HOPE HOW SOON THE SPRING THAW GETS HERE...LAUGH.LAUGH.I CANT SEEM TO GET ANYTHING DONE..WHO WANTS TO CLEAN HOUSE ON DARK DEPRESSING DAYS..RATHER LAY AROUND..

I WONDER IF I HAVE TO FORFEIT MY DR. APPT. TOMORROW DUE TO THE SNOW..AS IT LOOKS THAT WAY NOW..YES I BELIEVE SO...MAYBE NOT ..IF THAT BIG DODGE RAM DIESEL HEADS THAT WAY..

I DO BELIEVE THAT I GOTTA GET TO A STORE OR IF WE GET MORE SNOW WE MAY RUN OUT OF FOOD TO CONSUME..

I WISH I HAD THAT NERVE I HAD ABOUT FIVE YEARS AGO WHEN I WAS STILL WORKING AND WOULD DRIVE IN ANY KIND OF WEATHER ...EVERY DAY AT THAT..LOST IT.

I'M GLAD PT IS OVER WITH ON MY KNEE..BY THE LOOKS OF THE WEATHER I WOULD NEVER HAVE BEEN ABLE TO DRIVE INTO TOWN T0 GET THERE ANYWAYS..

I'M CRAVING A WENDY'S OR BURGER KING DOUBLE DECKER..LIKE I CAN DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT AT THE RATE THE SNOW IS FALLING..

I LIKE WHITE ,,,BUT THERE IS A LITTLE TOO MUCH WHITE AROUND ME NOW..I DID LIKE THE WHITE WEDDING AND THE NEW ADDITION TO THE FAMILY..

I CANT BELEIVE THAT MY OLDEST GR-BABY WILL SOON BE 8,,,WHERE HAVE THE YEARS GONE..

I STILL HAVE A TOOTH TO BE PULLED...BUT ITS A DEAD TOOTH SO IT DOESNT SEEM TO BOTHER ME ENOUGH TO HAVE TO HAVE IT DONE...NO PAIN TENDS TO MAKE ME FORGET ABOUT IT.

I CAN'T BELEIVE THAT CHRISTMAS HAS COME AND GONE ALTHOUGH I AM WORE OUT..GOT THAT WAY AFTER..THANK GOODNESS.

I SAID AFTER CHRISTMAS THAT I WAS GOING TO SLOW DOWN AND REST..I THINK I SLOWED DOWN SO MUCH I'M IN REVERSE AND ALL I WANT TO DO IS REST.

I HEARD FROM MY OTHER KNEE REPLACMENT FRIEND THAT AT HER THREE MONTH APPT...THE DR..TOLD HER ,,PAIN EASES UP A LOT AFTER 3 AND A HALF MONTHS BUT COULD STILL SEE SOME WITHIN A 9 MONTH OR A YEAR PERIOD..I SAY WOWWWWWWW..THATS JUST GREAT..

I CANT SEEM TO GET IN BED AT THE SAME TIME EVERY NIGHT NO MATTER HOW HARD I TRY....I TAKE PILLS..CHECK BLOOD PRESSURE AND BY THAT TIME IM AWAKE AGAIN..

I WANT TO GO SOUTH HERE AS SOON AS THE WEATHER BREAKS..THE SOUTH AT THIS POINT DOESNT LOOK AS SUNNY AS WHAT I WOULD LIKE IT TO BE..SO WHY GO NOW.

I CANT BELEIVE HOW MANY THINGS I HAVE HAD TO DEAL WITH SINCE THIS KNEE REPLACEMENT..NEVER ENDS.NOT THE KNEE ITSELF..OTHER THINGS FLAIRED UP.

I AM GOING TO POST THIS BORING I BLOG AND DO A FEW THINGS BEFORE I GO TO BED.I TOLD MY AUNT I WOULD CALL HER SOMETIME THIS WEEK AND STILL HAVENT DONE THAT YET...

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If i had more time

If I had more time I guess I would be on here blogging about nothing in particular a little more...It has been a month almost to the day that I last blogged....with Christmas shopping...doctors..pt.,dentists and all the last minute things you have to fit in...my days are filled..

Last week a nice guy I worked with for over 20 years passed away and the funeral home was filled mostly with his co-workers..so sad...he was 61...was sick for two years so he didnt even get to enjoy any kind of retirement days at all...just never know from one day to the next what you are up against..

Now,my knee is another story...This is the last week of physical therapy I have and only two days at that...I guess they decided that 110 was a good stopping point for my flex but it was up to 116 ...After having that dreaded manipulation that was really no pain with it at all when i had it done...It was just the ordeal of having to be hooked up to iv's and being put back under AGAIN..There was no pain to the knee afterwards,,,I could just bend it more..The knee still stays sore at times especially if i walk a lot on it or am up on it longer then what I should be...but try staying off a leg that you are suppose to but can't find the time to especially with the holidays,,,right,,...I'd like to see the person who can...always and too much to do...then......in between all my runnings with my knee in the last month,,,my blood pressure decided it wanted to give me a little trouble to go along with my knee so I have now added blood pressure medicine to my list of meds especially Right now after I had to spend 8 hours in the emergency room because my blood pressure was so high..,,,i have to record it morning ,noon and night to see if it stays regulated or whatever....joy,,joy,,joy...another glorious thing to have to take time with...of course it could be worse..I could be under the ground instead of above it...

Within the last couple weeks..well actually a week ago Sunday,,,I got over being a scrooge this year and put up a tree and decorated the screened in porch..for the sake of the little ones if nothing else...Christmas just isnt Christmas without a tree no matter how big a pain in the butt it is to drag out all the Christmas boxes..and nothing is ever put together that you want to use..so boxes are everywhere..and i got tired of dragging out so my decorating is kind of skimpy this year...it amazes me when we were driving around looking at lights how people can keep theirs up and lit.I guess i may try for more next year...by then i will have a year in on this knee and maybe i can get in the mood more..

Now,,my tree is up..to say the least...oh my goodness..talk about an ugly tree....Usually I string the lights and the tinsel and the strings of whatever and let the kids put the decorations on..well...to say the least they did and this is a child decorated tree..two seven year olds and a 4 year old to be exact,,,this year they could finally read the decorations and see which ornaments were theres from over the years..They have one or two new ones each year,,,then,,they decided that the ones they found that they liked that didnt have a name on them..they just claimed them and wrote their name on them and ...then they added them to the tree..IN CLUMPS...Now..do you think my tree has to be perfect..no sirree..Its not even fully decorated,just as far as they could reach and only in the front so thats how i left it..I did throw a few decorations on the top but still didnt cover the top...and thats the way its going to be left.At least for this Christmas....Looks aren't everything,,at least in my house...and i'm sure Santa could care less either way..

The girls were down this weekend and I gave the three little ones a gift to open and told them i would let them open one this Sunday..It kept them all entertained for the first couple hours anyway...Last night we took the seven year old to a town about 40 minutes from here to watch a movie...They have this theater with 10 movies running and it only cost 4 dollars to get in...so for less then 20 dollars three of us went and had drinks and the biggest popcorn they had and watched the movie..not bad..with the prices these days..there was closer theaters but 12-14 dollars a piece to get in...And what did we watch but A Christmas Carol.It sure wasnt my favorite movie...I'm glad I finally did set and watch it but some movies I do like to watch over..this would definitely not be one of them.I thought this one would never end and it is not one i would even consider watching over..I would much rather watch Its a Wonderful Life,or Rudolph or Frosty,,,but I survived it.

The weather here is as uncertain as the rest of us..last thursday week,,it was so bonechillling cold...the neighbor lady and i run all day shopping and ate out and we froze to death with the wind chill factor being near zero..and four days later it is 58,,It is suppose to start turning colder by tomorrow...I cant wait for these glorious days to hit..again...Oh well..it is December and we havent had any cold weather to complain about..but look out january and february.Well..it is now Wednesday nite and I still havent gotten this on my blog site....I wrapped presents last nite and still have a lot more to wrap....Try for tomorrow..I had a full day in town today...was at the school til noon...pt in the afternoon..hit a few stores then i was on my way home.I hate running in cold weather...thank goodness for my electric start..Its a lot nicer getting into a warm car...yessirree....ok..i'm outta here for who knows how long..later

eight weeks gone....

It is hard to believe at times that is has been eight weeks today since i have had this blasted , pain in the butt knee surgery..I will fore go the picture because it hasn't gotten any better looking..still the same ol pancake look...and I cant believe even more that I cant even get on this computer ...maybe its because I spend more time in town then in the country....and if I take the 7 year old to school then its 4 p.m. or after before I get home..as today was...we left at about 7;30 this morning and got home a little after dark,,,I dropped the two brothers off to school this morning...hit physical therapy for my knee til 11 then preceded on to the grade school and ate lunch with my gr-daughter til noon then checked out an army surplus store trying to find the 7 year old an army outfit for Christmas..I think I have finished buying for my gr-girls...They are getting a WII from Santa and I bought games for it....so an easy $150.00 bucks went for these this week...Now,,if I had the nieces and nephews bought for ..then I could say I am done...I picked up the boys from school at three...picked up a pizza ,,,we had pizza at the park and they played til dark ,,then we played dodge the deer all the way home...These deer appear out of nowhere...and all the time..I have never hit a deer...well..I tigged one years ago...he went down but got up and took off again...or maybe it was a she..whatever....

I go to the leg doctor for my check up on my knee Monday...I talked to a lady this week that had surgery the same day as I did and her and another lady have to go in and have their legs manipulated...My therapist told me they would send a letter to the doctor with me when i go Monday after I leave PT..I done told them not to say I need manipulated because the paper will never make it there if i have to take it...

At this point I am sick of going to town..of PT..and to make matters worse I had to have a root canal done Thursday and have to go next week on another tooth that they don't know whether they can even save or not....I am in town almost every day for PT or an appointment..then because of the total knee replacement I have to be premedicated for any dental work..so more pills to take..fun,fun, fun..Of all the times for my teeth to start falling apart...and this is not a good time...my knee,,my teeth..what next....My La. sis has been complaining about her heel hurting her...well..mine did too..but quit....and that was before I had surgery...so now I'm wondering if that is lurking in the background waiting to reappear as soon as I get off my pain meds...maybe they are keeping it suppressed for the time being.

Thats all I need...heel added and that would be almost like hoof and mouth disease...yukkk..

It has been gorgeous weather this week...In the 60's...and the weekend is suppose to follow suit..I bought a ticket to go to the kids football banquet this Sunday so another weekend is tied up and all have been that way since July....

There was no school this Wednesday so I took the little one to PT with me then we went on over to town to one of the Veterans dedications they were having at one of the parks..It was kind of neat...We watched them fire a cannon three times and after an hour or so we were out of there...The weather was in the high 50's and the sun was warm but a steady little breeze made a jacket come in handy....The little park didn't have too many people there as everyone was in the main park in town to see the parade...a small parade..nothing like the once a year Christmas parade that will be within the next two weeks..usually the Saturday before Thanksgiving.We proceeded to tour the little park..A cabin that soldiers lived in was restored and was being dedicated to the park today..The view from the high hill we was on was spectacular..The sun shining on the river was so pretty and the cities of Parkersburg and Belpre was stunning from the point we were at..I videoed the cannon shooting but it wont play back on this laptop so I cant post it...

..Oh..the holidays are coming way too soon,,and as for me...I guess my Christmas decorations will sit another 11 months in the building because it took me long enough to put them up with two good knees let alone one.I may try putting up a few more lights around if I get around to it...if not ..so be it..Its like my house...If it gets done it will...if not...it ain't going nowhere...

ok,,,I am going to post this tomorrow..It is almost midnight and I should have been in the sack an hour of so ago....finish this tomorrow....

Well,,,I had my eight weeks check up today with the doctor that did my knee surgery and what else can happen..He informed me that I needed to have the manipulation done...I guess all these doctors must look at these knee operations differently...the la. doctor told my sister that 90 was functional and you could live with that so I 'm thinking ...well.thats where mine is at but these W.Va. doctors have different views...So...here i go again..I have a root canal scheduled for Wednesday and Thursday they are going to put me back under and bend or as they call it,,,manipulate my knee..guess where they cut the quadriceps muscle,,,the scar tissue has built up and wont let my leg bend like it is suppose to, so more pain is in store..he said it wont be nothing like the surgery but I'm beginning to think...how would anyone know what the pain is like if you haven't had it done....well...more patient torture for me...but i talked to two other ladies that had their knee done the same day as mine and they have to go in and have theirs done also...and you have to have this done before 90 days or you cant have it done because the scar tissue cannot be broken after that length of time so i might as well have it done and get it over with...then again ..some work..some don't....my knee just doesn't bend like it is suppose to so i guess I'm a candidate for having it done....so me((( the glutton for punishment))) is going to have it done Thursday and get it over with..as bad as I hate too....I"m a wimp when it comes to going under the needle....and I quiver when i pass by a hospital and think of being in one...no thank you...I'd rather be on the outside looking in ,,,on this one...ok..It is Tuesday morning...Eight weeks ago I was in the hospital at this time waiting for the chop chop to begin...Like I told my doctor yesterday,,,no I can't at this time even begin to say that I'm glad I had this done..and I wonder if there will come a time when I will ever say that....I WONDER...I'm like the la. sis...I think ours was done on a different pretense then what other people have had theirs done...they had arthritis so bad and hurt so bad that they had to have theirs done whereas we had ours done because we wore ours out ...so maybe their is a difference ..and these people can honestly say they were glad they had it done..not me..AT LEAST ..NOT YET...ok,,i am going to get this posted..took me three days to get it on here...toodle loo...

heres a video of when they shot the cannon...............if you can see it..

what a Sunday

Blake,,,,the 7 year old...2nd place,

Danny,,,their team won 1st place..

one of my favorite cheerleaders...gracie

wow...how come some days end too fast,,yet others not fast enough.....I started to town a little after nine this morning and got back after dark,,which these days are somewhere around 6 p.m. or so....Today was playoff final for the championships in little league football...The seven year old plays for a team called the Ramblers...There is three age divisions...he plays in the youngest one,,his brother in the next one and then theres the older bracket...so needless to say ,if you stay for both games you are there at least 4-5 hours...All three Ramblers teams made it to the playoffs....The youngest team lost their game, so they came in second...the middle team(((that his brother is on won theirs so they won first.))))the older team lost theirs and they were undefeated all season...oh well..so it goes...The banquet is next Sunday ,,I never have went to a banquet but I scalped a ticket today as the time to put your reservation in was already over and his mom failed to mention it so I lucked upon someone who bought one too many tickets..

Today was a gorgeous November day...The weather was somewhere around 70..Perfect for a day of watching football and sitting in the warm sun...I sat there on hard as rock bleachers all day watching the game and people and thinking about all the things I should be doing at home...Problem is,,,I never would have done those things to be done anyways...Now its after 9p.m and I should be in bed which as soon as I post this post I'm headed that direction....I'm bone tired and my knee is giving me fits..You would think being off of it and sitting there would be easy on it but evidently not...It aches ...Me and the young one sat here watching a movie..I got him ready for bed and he cuddled up on the couch and he was gone in a matter of minutes..All that ball playing got to him...I never expected him to play today as it was a championship game and the coaches are out to win,,,but today they let all the bench sitters play which in his case was good because it would have been a shut out game of 38-0 but the last 7 minutes of the game they put in second string or the bench sitters as i call them and they scored all the touchdowns..3 to be exact...so we were happy..lost the game but we weren't scoreless....

ok...I am tired..should exercise but I'm taking my meds and lying down for the night....maybe my week wont be as hectic but I have therapy Mon,,wed, and Friday ,,then i have a root canal to be done Thursday so my week is already full....and i am outta here...

6 weeks ..a few days..but who