Recovery from Surgery

I had my surgery and have been back for my one week check. Stitches are out. I have some swelling in my leg and some discomfort, but over all this knee surgery has gone much better. They changed my pain medication to something not so strong and I had started my exercises before the surgery. I think this made a world of difference to my recovery. I have had less bruising and no nausea or vomiting. Praise the Lord.

Katie likes her view from her window and we have taken her over to Yancy's house so she can have a different place to explore. Last night we watched the movie Australia. Katie checked everything out in the finished room in the basement and then settled down at the back of Allan's head and then on my lap while the movie was on.

Allan has been busy making all the repairs and improvements to Yancy's house. Scott, Yancy's boyfriend, laid the pavers for her patio and walkway. Allan will be busy this week on insulation and plumbing modifications. Allan has worked on Venus' house doing gutter work, plumbing and cutting down a tree.

We enjoyed a nice meal with Pam and Ron Mays. We missed seeing their 7 puppies as they were all sold before we arrived. Supper at the Top of the River in Gadsden last night was good. We met Scott's parents and aunt there. His parents had traveled out West this summer on their Gold Wing and his aunt has been all over the US and other countries. It was a nice time to exchange travel stories. I was able to spend a few hours with Nancy Jackson, the first person I met, when we moved to Alabama. We had such a good time.

We have had some beautiful weather and some cold and rainy weather. Flowers and trees are starting to bloom here.

Yancy's house

I got my hair foiled today. Allan likes it.
We moved to Yancy's house. It is about 58 miles from Pelham. We made it up the hill. I was praying all the way up. Allan backed into her driveway perfectly. I was apprehensive about the trailer being unhitched in the drive way as it is downhill to the end of it. Then it is a steep drop off down to the woods. That would be a 6 Flags ride, wouldn't it?
We have to be at the surgery center at 10:30 in the morning.

Snow is here.

As we got things set up at the campground on Saturday it became colder and colder. We decided not to make a trip to Wal Mart that night. Our washer is not spinning good so we knew we would be washing clothes at the campground and opted for 30 amp. We are staying nice and warm. Snug as a bug in a rug. I woke up about daylight on Sunday morning and peeked out the window in hopes to see snow. Nothing. I went back to sleep and the next time I looked out there was snow. Katie was very interested in the snow. We got up and took some pictures before going to church. The snow became almost a blizzard while we were in church. Our area probably got 2-3 inches. It was a good sticking snow so I made a snow woman when we got home. We drove to Yancy's to pick up some things. She did not have much snow. In fact, by the time we got there, most of it had melted. It was good to see her, Scott and Maggie. We went from there to Venus's house. She has adopted a Pekinese dog named Bear. (Our new grand dog). He is a cutie. Allan surveyed the projects he needed to complete at her house and then we drove to Wal Mart.

Today, Monday, I had a doctor's appointment to solidify my surgery schedule. It is scheduled for this Thursday, time undetermined at this point. This will be to clean out my right knee. The doctor thinks it will take about 3 months of physical therapy, which I will do myself, to bring it back to its maximum ability. This surgery will not help much on the arthritis. We have done a few errands and plan a birthday celebration for Josh, Allan and Jeanne tonight at the Olive Garden.