Today the physio therapist came. She says I'm doing very well & can now get around using only one crutch. (I've been doing that off & on for the past week) Next week I'll probably be using a cane & shortly after that I'll get rid of that too. She suggests that I go to the physio clinic a couple of times a week, after she no longer is coming here, to help improve the movement in my knee. We have to get a doctor's note for that, but I doubt there will be much problem there.

On the 29th Sept. we are going down to Ohio for our last visit to Jim & Muriel for the year. They have bought a trailer in Florida, so we will probably be making a trip or 2 there too. The trailers & sites they have in Ohio are up for sale. It is too bad in a way, because it was so convenient for us to travel there often & of course having a golf course on the site where you play as much as you want for free was great! But having the expense & work of another home is not realistic. If I could afford to buy it, I would have done... as much for our girls to use as for us. That camp site is really great for families & I can see why Jim & Muriel chose it years ago. Now it's time to escape the winters & perhaps in a few years, we will join them down south too.

Today Carolynn, Christine & I went to Tucker's Marketplace for lunch. If you go there on your birthday, your lunch is free (except for any drinks) The buffet is REALLY great! Lots of choices from soup, pasta, fish, meat, etc etc. Even the dessert buffet has a lot of variety, but, fortunately for me, most of it is not what I am overly fond of. Of course the down side is that you tend to overeat. It was fun talking & laughing with them. Time flew by so quickly & before we knew it, it was time to go. Thanks girls for a great time & HAPPY BIRTHDAY

Today we had the whole family (minus my dad) over to celebrate Carolynn's & Christine's birthdays. Everyone brought their own lunch since I couldn't do too much & Carolynn made this delicious ice cream cake. (I need the recipe) Don picked up some ice cream, milk & donuts and Mom stopped off at Timmy's for some donuts from there. YUMMY!!! there goes the diet!! Although the food was good, it wasn't as good as seeing everyone.

Guess it's about time I posted again. It's been crazy around here.

Christine was here for 2 weeks after her surgery. Brianna went to her dad's for a week, which was just right for Chris to have a week at home without having to worry about looking after her.

On Aug. 16 I went in for my knee replacement. Having had previous surgery on my knees I know how painful it can be. (even if it was 40 yrs ago) Coming out of the surgery, I was surprised that I wasn't in that excruciating pain. I figured it must be the morphine drip that I had. Great idea... if you have more pain you push a button & you get more morphine, but you can't overdo it. Problem with me was, I got dizzier & dizzier & more & more nauseous, but the uncomfortableness I was feeling didn't ease. Seems I react to the morphine too. It put back my rehab for a few days but once they stopped that I was doing better. After 5 days I was allowed to come home. Dad also came home while I was in hospital.. I'm not sure if they discharged him or if he signed himself out. Either way, I don't think there was much more they could do for him anyway. I'm now having a physio therapist come in once a week to check on my progress & I do my exercises 3 times a day. Because the muscles & tendons etc. had shrunk somewhat over the past few years, I now have to stretch them back... now that's painful! But it will be worth it once I can walk properly once again. Since I can't go upstairs yet, I have my bed in the living room & the computer is set up on the dining room table. I'm hoping I'll be able to tackle the mountain (stairs) this week. If I can do it, then I'll be moving back upstairs... woohoo!

I guess that's all the news for now...