Teachlady

116 days till Violet Baby Sophia is due!!!

13 days until the Violet's Palm Desert Get-Away!!:blushing:

Unfortunately I'm not much of a cooked fruit person. I'll take my evil au natural....

Janie... the square footage of my house is double yours and with a pool pump going 24/7 and the a/c this summer.. our bill this time was $160 Hate to make you angrier, but boy, that's a lot of money you pay for electricity!! I'm up early for therapy again and then a check up at the doctors. I see a nap after that. Off to take a pain pill and get my workout clothes on. Everyone have a great day!

Great job, Michelle!!! I know where 5 of those pounds went!... right here. I've gained 5 since the unfill, but I'm ok with that as long as I can still fit in my clothes. I changed my fill appt. to Oct. 18 to give me more time for the knee to heal before making the 8 hour round trip. Off to take the dogs for their grooming and then a nap for me.

Boy, I guess I missed a post or two. I didn't realize you had this all set and scheduled!!!! Wooo hooooooo!!!!

A bypass ain't gonna break this bond, lady. Just don't get skinnier than us, k????

lmao!!!!!!

Good morning, Violets.. Thanks for the hug Michelle.. yep.. we always can use one of those !! I had a therapy session at 8:30 and it went extremely well. They called my doctor after my melt down session on Friday. To my immense relief, he said he was fine with my progress so I don't have to worry about any more manipulation. My therapist and I talked and talked today and she thanked me for addressing the issue of the terrorist therapist. She said therapy is an art and when a patient says stop.. that means.. stop!! She was glad I said I wouldn't work with the other therapist again because some people would just continue with the pain rather than say anything. So anyway... got the knee to bend to 112 today with very little pain. The hot tub is helping too. It's all good right now. I see the doc on Thursday and I'm no longer afraid of what he's going to say. Well.. after 2 percocet and a Bayer aspirin, I'm having a little difficulty typing this without having to go back and correct tons of mistakes so I better quit and lay down for a bit. Everyone have a great day!!!

Good afternoon, Violets.. What a dreary day here today. I got up at 8, putzed on the computer a bit, took a pain pill, then laid on the couch for a nap. Now I'm up, took another pain pill and waiting for Bob to bring lunch home. I'm having the chicken flatbread sandwich from Taco Bell. He's going golfing and I'm going to work out on the stationary bike for awhile. I have therapy tomorrow morning. The knee is bothersome, but it is what it is and I can only do what I can do. That's my mantra for now. Janie.. sorry to hear about your friend. I looked him up and found this... he's given a lot of people hope and inspiration. david m. bailey - Love the Time! No pool time today. It's only 60 degrees out, but the hot tub is calling my name. I'm definitely going in there this evening. I'm anxious to see if it does anything for my knee. Bob has it set for 102 to start. Might have to up it a degree or two, but we'll see. Everyone have a good day. It's back to laboring tomorrow! Sure am glad I don't have to worry about the first day of school. Instead I have to worry about therapy at 8:30... arghhhhhhhhh

14 days until the Violet's Palm Desert Get-Away!!:smile:

118 days till Violet Baby Sophia arrives!!

153 days till Violet Baby Barlow arrives!!

Good morning, Violets.. Brrrrrrr 51 degrees out right now. It's 63 in the house, but I'm NOT turning on the furnace! I turned on the heater in the fireplace just to take the chill off. I don't have any problems waiting in the airport with the Violets! And yes, I am checking luggage. The less I have to carry on board, the better I'll be. Off to church, then a nap, then a going away party for a friend. Hope to get some pool time in if it warms up a bit. Everyone have a great day!

Good evening, Violets.. What a day today. I got up after a wonderful night's sleep. I didn't get up once to go to the bathroom or to be fussy about how I was sleeping and how the knee felt. Unfortunately when I got ready for my therapy session, I realized that I couldn't bend my knee to walk and it was very swollen and painful. I can't tell you how frustrated and depressed I was. I posted something on Facebook yesterday and one of my former Kindergarten students posted about how I had not let her give up learning the alphabet and writing and tying her shoes. That made me cry. Soooooooo when I went in to therapy today I was already not in a good place. When the therapist asked how I was, I started crying and told her I just couldn't do it. She was very understanding and didn't push me today. We did moderate therapy kinds of things and she didn't tell me the number of the bend today. I knew it wasn't good. We talked about the frustration and she said she was confident that I would make it. I felt awful when I left, but told Bob to open the pool so I could use it when he went golfing. The air temp was 67 and the water temp was 90. I walked around the inside of the pool, bent my leg on the steps and then tried bending it a different way. I pushed myself and bent it really hard. It didn't hurt like it did in the morning. I really think it helped because I'm walking without pain tonight and have a much better attitude. I am so hoping to get in the pool again tomorrow and do the same kind of stretching. Unfortunately it is supposed to rain tomorrow, but maybe I can get in in between showers. I am going to call and postpone my fill appt. until after the trip. I don't want to deal with the knee and alot of restriction when I want to enjoy myself. I might not be able to keep up with you all on your PS adventures, but I'll do my best and will have my percocet in hand!! Off to watch Bones. We finished watching all of the X-Files so we have graduated to Season 1 of Bones. Everyone have a good evening and weekend.

156 days till Violet Baby Barlow arrives!!

121 days till Violet Baby Sophia arrives!!

17 days until the Violet's Palm Desert Get-Away!!

Good morning, Violets.. Hope everyone is having a good day. Temps have cooled down here finally so I don't have to turn the a/c up so high. Just got back from exercising in the pool. Looks like rain so I wanted to get done before it started coming down. Made it just in time. Off to have another tomato sandwich and veggie straws. First choir rehearsal of the season tonight. Hope I make it through!

Back from therapy. I got the knee to bend to 114 by laying on my back and sliding my food down along the wall. Kris is bringing me a weight bench tomorrow so I can do the same exercise at home. They were very pleased and so was I. I was able to do more today than yesterday and that's the goal. Laura... glad you remembered what happened last time and were prepared for it. I would say the same thing to the relatives.. you want to see him, you come see him! Michelle...when my kids got their license, all I could think of was the insurance payment!!! lol It should make it a little easier for you when he's able to drive on his own, but I know the feeling of time flying. My baby will be 35 this December!!!!! YIKES!!!! Haydee and Jane.. I'm so anxious to get my fill in Sept. I'm tired of being hungry between meals. I am going to treat the fill like a new start. I know, I know, how many new starts can we have... well, as many as we need, I'm guessing! Off to ice the knee and fix a tomato sandwich for lunch. We are beginning to get tomatoes from our garden... so yummy!! Oh, Kris is doing better, but her back still hurts her. Her neighbors were upset she didn't call them yesterday to help out. But it was good for Grampa to spend a little time with his grandson.

20 days until the Violet's Palm Desert Get-Away!!:cursing:

124 days till Violet Baby Sophia arrives!!

159 days till Violet Baby Barlow arrives!!

Good evening, Violets.. Well, I slept for 2 hours after taking my percocet and luckily I told the flute quartet I wouldn't be making it before I fell asleep. I also emailed my singing group and said it would be another week before I got back with them. But I do have to do choir on Wednesday... no choice with that. I don't have therapy on Wednesday so maybe I'll be lucky and be able to sit and stand for an hour while I direct. Dolores.. thanks for the info. I keep thinking I'm the only one who has had this bad of a recovery, but as my therapist says.. everyone is different. I felt better after I woke up from my nap, but I'm going to have Bob help me bend and stretch the knee now before I head to bed. I see more percocet in my future!! Everyone have a good evening.. sleep well.

Hey Violets.. Not a good day today. After therapy I felt like the first day after surgery. Can barely bend my knee to walk. During therapy we got it to bend to 112 on the total gym, but it left me aching and ready for a pain pill. I got some time in the pool this afternoon and did more walking and bending. I'm icing it now and wondering if I'm ever going to be back to being pain free. I'm supposed to go to a flute rehearsal tonight, but not sure I'm going to make it. They have added another therapy session tomorrow... gee, can't wait. Sorry to be a whiner, but dang, it hurts!!!!