Good morning all,
Yesterday was a gorgeous day. We picked up friends and spent the day on the water. I had chopped up a bunch of fresh fruit and we had some cheese and crackers for snacks. Afterwards we stopped in the restaurant/bar for an evening meal. They switched out DH and my meal and we didn't notice it at first. When I figured out what had happened DH had already put a ton of yellow mustard on my sandwich and had heavily ketchup'd and black peppered the french fries.
Then after I was done eating, I noticed that he had put off to the side the small cup of bbq sauce that was meant for my sandwich. So the meal was not so great. But the boat ride was fun and enjoyable. When we were in the sun it was warm - almost too warm but then when the sun would go behind the clouds it got cool enough to put a jacket on. I can see now how we will have to adjust like this in the days ahead as it gets rather cool overnight and takes a bit to warm up coupled with the wind on the water being somewhat chilly. I think my boat season will come to an end on Sept 8
I think DH will get a friend to take it out of the water shortly after that - it's too hard to do everything by yourself when it comes to docking the boat and I probably won't be able to be steady enough until mid-October at the least and by then although I was looking forward to enjoying the color season along the water - we might have an early fall. I took notice of several of the trees along the shoreline with bits of red already.
Talked to my sister yesterday. My Mom is freaking out about knee replacement as day surgery. 2 of my friends (one of which is a retired nurse) also tried to dissuade me but those two are pretty strong in their opinion that theirs is the only way to do it. He is still trying to get me to go to his surgeon instead. I have a "pre-hab" appointment on Wednesday. We'll see what they say and what they give me for post op therapy when I meet with them. One place in California where I was doing some reading said that you get a visit from a visiting nurse and from a physical therapist at your home after surgery - I'm hoping they will do the same for me. I still have the option to schedule in hospital surgery if I desire, but am leaning towards outpatient.
I need to stop at the hair salon today. I purchased a bottle of product that I forgot to take with me last week at my appointment. I left a message for the owner who called back when I was out. She seems to insist that I took the product with me. I'm going there today after a stop at the farmer's market. This is going to be awkward as I also need to reschedule my September appointment as that is right after my surgery and I won't be going anywhere for a while. The thing is, I want to switch to the younger stylist who did my hair the last time. My current stylist whom I have been seeing for a few years now is the owner. She has a lot of emotional problems and when she gets in a tizzy as she is now, our hair suffers. She tends to babble away and hacks off most of my hair. This time she was upset again and I made it clear that I wanted to leave my hair a bit longer. Now that I am home, I see that she barely cut it at all. It looks like I need a fresh cut and I just paid over $100 last week to get it colored and cut. I also wanted to change the color but she said she didn't have time for it. My hair is very blah - has no body and just lays there. When S cut my hair the last time, it had lots of body so I know now that T just doesn't do as good of a job although she is great at coloring. So this will be awkward trying to go back to S - they are at the same salon. T is always there so it's not like I can come in when she's not and just re-book. T will just freak out if I tell her I want to switch stylists. And there's no other salon to go to.
First world problems, eh?
I realized the timing of my surgery means I will miss the next cooking class - this one is on garlic and I love garlic.
It's going to be held at our local high school and it's after hours so I don't know how DH is going to find the right classroom. He may give up in disgust and walk out before he finds the class. (He will go in my place). I also will miss the first session of yoga in the fall
I guess there is never a good time to have surgery! I think I will be able to get into the UTV with assistance of a small step stool so I can still go for a ride to enjoy the autumn colors in October. At least I won't have to worry about slipping and sliding on the ice and snow.
DH is working like a mad man outside helping with the decking. They delivered the boards for the deck today and he is staining all of them. He lost about 20 pounds so far from working and sweating and looks good. He wore an old favorite t-shirt he found in the garage and I was surprised it fit him. He said that's all well and good but once the weather cools and he is less active he will gain the weight again - he does like to eat. I gained about 3 pounds 6 weeks ago or so and I am having a terrible time getting it off with not being able to move around that much. I can see why the doctor said that despite my weight, I should consider getting the knee replaced as being restricted in movement is not going to help anything. I am supposed to have my first meeting with this doctor in the weight loss program through the other clinic the day before my knee surgery. I'm thinking I will keep the appointment, tell him what is going on and see what he recommends. I can also decide if I like the program. It's just that my first 30 day results will not be so stellar!
I was really tired after all that fresh air last night - haven't been in the hot tub for about 4 days now. Decided to go to bed instead. Woke up at 6am today with a headache but decided to get out of bed as I have lots to do today.
Anne - I'm glad to hear that your ankle does not hurt so soon after surgery. I thought for sure that would bother you for a while considering they did bone work. But...
sorry to hear that your fall is making up for it pain wise. I hope you can keep yourself from becoming too restless. You are on the mend now, the worst is over and it's all about being patient right now. Bask in the joy of not doing that blasted Wednesday spreadsheet!
Rest up and heal well!
Ceejay - I'm glad you had a light case of the shingles. Where did the rash pop up? Seems like if you get it on the abdomen that's the worst for pain. DH had it on his face like me but his shingle pox were really deep and he has 2 big pox scars on his face even though he was good about not fussing with them. Are you considering getting the shingles vaccine after this passes? I decided to skip it and take my chances for the next time. There are risks with the vaccine also and it's not foolproof. I'm sure you will have a big list of to-do's piling up as you get ready to shut things down and close this chapter of your life.
Susie - hooray for finally being able to transition that extra work to someone else. Poor someone else though
Bummer that you didn't make your challenge goals for this month - but hopefully you will be able to give yourself a little more personal time now that you don't have to chase after the other AD. I think we all will be refocusing although there's alot of chaos in all of our lives right now.
Better post this and see if anyone else came on since started typing.
Glad we live in a "safe zone" but still... not a good idea. I also left out more than half a rack of bbq ribs from dinner that I didn't finish. Was pretty mad at myself for not putting them in the refrigerator right away. Thing was, I didn't even realize I was nodding off. At one point I turned off the tv but fell back asleep before I remembered to get out of the chair 
=== I haven’t been doing workouts for the past several weeks. 
I need to get back to it. My hamstring pull is still somewhat painful, so I’ll have to take it easy or skip lower body work altogether. Today I had the alarm set early to get up and exercise, but I ended up hitting the snooze button…
) BUT in this case, I had made a commitment to D that I would be available to take over for him on bingo nights. He booked a European vacation for a month based on that commitment. So I feel responsible to show up. If either he or I can't make it, they will have to cancel bingo and that is lost revenue for the much needed meals on wheels program. If I am too bad off, maybe they will have to do so anyway but I am going to try my darndest to be there. It's personal motivation too! 
