What Can You Say About Another Monday?

I mainly rested yesterday. I watched BYU TV nearly all day between naps. I'll go back to church next week ready or not. The Primary will be practicing for their program and I need to be there to play the piano. Sis Osler doesn't want to play for the program and I'm so grateful that she has stood in for me while I have been away.

PT comes at 11:30 PM today. I still haven't contacted the Dr. about seeing him since the operation. I've been doing so well and the swelling has gone down and the staples are out so why wait around to see the Dr? I figure after I'm through with Home Health and need some instructions for the Wellness Center then will be the time to see the Dr. Maybe I'll call the office and see what they think of my plans!

Frank will probably finish the door today. The kitchen is cluttered with the guts of the doorknob and paint brushes are all on the table and I would like to clean up everything to make it look better.

Again Saturday

It's been a beautiful fall day-I guess it's not officially fall yet, but the weather is really nice. Of course, I haven't been outside much!

Dad is going to spray the birds and then paint the door. I'm afraid he'll use all of his energy on the birds and not get to the door.

I've only had one pain pill today and feel a bit tired. I iced my knee and the swelling seems to have gone down a bit.

Frank decided to spray the birds tomorrow and do the door today. Yeah! I want the door fixed so I can put the curtains back and have things normal again. Brenda Adams brought over about 1/2 of a chocolate pie today. It is very sweet but good!

Door Getting Fixed

Today was a bad for Frank but he's feeling better for he is caulking the door before the paint goes on.

Trudy came today because she had gone shopping for us. We didn't need too much stuff but we did need some food. She sat a chatted for a while before she had to go back home. She'll be back over next week to take Frank to the Dr. They asked if I wanted to ride along and I haven't decided yet. I think I'm feeling better and better each day. I still feel pretty weak though. It's only been 3 weeks since the operation and in another 3 weeks I should feel much better. It seems like last knee I was doing pretty well after 6 weeks.

After Trudy left, I lay down and then around 3 PM I had to take my first pain pill. Frank had gotten up and was working on the bird cages and then he started working on the door. It's funny not to have a door knob! I just put my finger through the round hole in the door and open it!

Pretty Good Day

Yes, Mary Kate, we were locked out of the house. Dad had driven the new Accord and it didn't have the house keys on it for some reason. So your Dad got a brick and bashed in the doorknob and with the aid of a screwdriver from the car, got the door unlocked. He got the door ready for a coat of paint but then ran out of energy to paint it and put the new doorknob on. It'll be finished before Sunday I think. Instead of a round knob, it is a lever that moves up and down and is easier on the hands than a round knob.

PT came again today. I wasn't expecting them today but it was okay. My pain level was about the same as it was yesterday, 2-3, and the exercise felt good. The pain med says to take one tab every 4-6 hours and I've been making it almost to the 6 hour time period. I've had two so far and will take another one when I go to bed so I can sleep. It's hard to sleep when you have pain on your mind!

Dad drove me to the Dollar store and I bought some milk and ice cream. It wasn't Blue Bell, but it's cold and sweet! I'm definitely not ready for any shop 'till I drop excursions yet but I must be patient, oh yeah!

Hump Day

I heard this on the radio about Wednesday being "hump day" or the middle of the week, I guess. Dad and I drove into town to get some keys made for the new lock. We had to bash the other door knob in to get into the house. We've had this new lock for the door for several months and Frank was waiting to get the entire door painted before we put it in, but now we'll just paint around the lock and finish the door at a later date. Maybe Trudy will do it for us.

The PT therapist just left. She put me through my paces. I did good but I can improve on the lying down exercises. They leave me tired. The entire leg must be rehabilitated and not just the knee. My right leg is doing great. It really is my good leg.

The short trip into town really took a tole on me. I must be patient and not want to go out just because my mind is ready.

The Crape Myrtles are blooming and really look pretty. Plus the butterfly bushes are blooming and the butterflies and humming birds are all over it! I think it got up to 91 degrees today.

Didn't Do Much

The lady from the home health service came out at 10:00 AM and discharged me from the nursing services. She said I didn't need any nursing services, just PT. It only took about 20 minutes and she was gone. I did some exercises for my knee and made it feel better. It gets rather stiff if it's not used. I worked around the house in the morning and then rested in the afternoon.

I made 2 cups of rotini and added a can of chicken to it with mayo and red wine vinegar and it was good. I'm glad to find a way to use the chicken. It was from an order the Relief Society made with the Almish. I have cans of beef too I need to find a use for.

I guess I'll call the Doctors office tomorrow and see when I'm to check back in. I'm anxious to start driving but I don't think I'm ready to do much walking. I only had one pain pill today and I don't know if it was some pain or just the stiffness that was bothering me. This too will pass. I think it was about 6 weeks last time before I was like news again.

It's Monday Again!

I have a hard time remembering that the day is Monday. I called Dr. Moore's office to get some pain medicine and this afternoon Frank drove me into the pharmacy to pick it up. We came home from town to realize that the key ring we had didn't have any house keys on it! Frank finally took a brick and knocked the dickens out of the door knob and then got some screw drivers out of the car and worked with the knob until the door opened! Now, we will get to put the new door knob on that we've had for a while.

My project for today was to go through all of my cards I've saved for years and put the ones I wanted to keep in a scrap book and throw the others away. I accomplished the task. I have to put some more into the scrapbook but I'm tired of standing tonight and will finish it tomorrow.
This is one less thing my children will have to do when I pass away.

My pain level has been mild. The knee hurts now because I stood up too long. I'll get the ice out and maybe that will help.