knee & birthday week

A little bit of everything is going on this week!

Let's see... mom's knee replacement surgery on Wednesday...
The surgery went well.  She didn't actually get to her room until a little after noon, with surgery then recovery.  I was surprised to see her in good spirits directly after her arriving to her room.  She was still a little goofy from the pain meds but other than that, she was doing fairly good.  They didn't waste any time getting the machine out & putting her right leg on it to start exercising.  Since she was on so many pain meds, she really couldn't feel anything just yet.

All in all, she's been doing good since Wednesday.  Tomorrow morning we're moving her to Deconess hospital to start her rehab/therapy & she'll be there for 1-2 weeks, depending on how well she does & her progress.  They want to get her to a point where she will be ok to go home & be able to move around on her own w/out allot of help.  I'm keeping my fingers crossed that everything goes well & she makes good progress & her recovery goes fairly easy for her.  It's hard to see her in the hospital like she is right now.

On another note... HAPPY BIRTHDAY SWEETHEART!

In another hour it's officially my sweetheart's birthday.  I've made a few calls & arranged for some friends to meet up at Henry Hudson's for drinks to celebrate tomorrow evening.  I won't say what presents I've purchased in case he reads my blog before I give them to him tomorrow.  I had to make a few changes to his birthday presents this week because of some un-expected things that occurred towards the beginning of the week, but that's ok... it can wait for another time in the future.  I'm just excited to celebrate my honey's birthday tomorrow & I hope he has a great day!

Hopefully I will remember to take my camera & take pictures at Hudson's tomorrow night.  I'm always bad about forgetting my camera or if I do bring it then I forget to take pictures.  I'm goofy I know it.

Let's all sing together...

Happy birthday to you

Happy birthday to you

Happy birthday dear honey

Happy birthday to you

(just pretend I have a great voice & can sing) LOL

I Love you sweetheart & Happy Happy birthday!

being happy

"Being happy doesn't mean that everything is perfect.  It means that you've decided to look beyond the imperfections"

tomorrow will be a better day

May the Lord give me the strength I need right now.

Tomorrow will be a better day, Tomorrow will be a better day, Tomorrow will be a better day

Enchanted Chai Spiced Tea Latte

Anyone that hasn't tried this... NEEDS TO!  It was love at first sight for me, completely & totally!

I was first introduced to Chai tea about 6 years ago from someone I used to work with & I've been addicted ever since.

The only place I've bought this is at Sams Club.  I've tried a few other brands from the grocery store, but I wasn't to impressed.  So when we were at Sams last weekend, I had to have some.  It had been forever since I had bought any & I was really missing it.  I'm happy me & Chai are re-united now!

So next time your at Sams Club... buy some!  You won't regret it!

knee replacement

My mom has had trouble with her knees for what seems like forever now.  She's needed knee replacement surgery on both knees for at least 7-8 years now.

The problem is that my mom has always put everyone else before herself.  The result unfortunately is that her health has taken a back seat.  Well enough is enough & we've been trying to convince her for several years now that she really needs to go to the dr & do something about her knees.

Finally a few months ago she made the decision she wanted to make a dr apointment & see what her options were.  We knew exactly what the dr would say before we ever got there, but I guess she had a small hope it wasn't as bad as were thinking... but it was... she needs both knees replaced... period.  Her right knee was in allot worse condition then her left, so we decided to start doing injections in the left knee & schedule a full knee replacement for the right.  She finished her left knee injections last week & surgery is scheduled for this Wednesday for the right knee.

It's hard to believe after talking about it & arguing with her for so many years now... we're just a few days away from surgery & starting on a path of better health for her.  Of course I'm excited & worried at the same time, I can't help it... she's my mom.  I only want the best for her & I've got my fingers & toes crossed that the surgery goes well & she has a quick recovery.

I'm taking my mom tomorrow to Kohl's to get some comfy pj's to wear in the hospital & for therapy afterwards, along with some much needed other things as well.  Depending on how worn out she is from the trip to Kohl's, we might make a quick last trip to the grocery store also.  She's been unable to shop by herself for awhile now, she needs assistance in order for her not to be completely worn smooth out half way thru the store.  Because of how bad her knees have gotten just in the past 1-2 years... it's almost completely eliminated her from doing much by herself or even going anywhere without assistance.

At first, mom was pretty nervous & not real sure about doing the surgery, but the closer the time gets... she seems ready to get it done & looks forward to being out of pain & able to walk & do things again.  Of course we all feel the same way too... we're ready for her to feel better & be able to get out & go where ever she wants to when ever she wants to.

I plan on posting good news Wednesday after her surgery!

blackberry update

I FINALLY GOT ONE!  I got my Blackberry around 2 weeks ago & I absolutely love it.  It took me a few days to figure everything out on it & I will admit that I'm still learning about all the features.

I'm really liking the fact that I can get my emails on my phone.  If I don't check my emails everyday... WOW it gets overwhelming!  So now it alerts me anytime I get a new email, text, everything... it's so great!  Now I'm wondering why I didn't get one of these years ago.  I need to do a better job at keeping up with things I guess, geez.

If anyone out there doesn't have a Blackberry... you should definitely run out & buy one right now.  Seriously!

2 seasons

I love Maxine... she hit the nail right on the head with this one.

For those who have allergies know how miserable it can be.  Unfortunately I've had allergies my entire life & I have to say I wouldn't wish it upon anyone!  It limits you to so many things in life that you wish you could do but because of allergies... you can't do.

I'm allergic to everything... and I mean EVERYTHING!  At least it seems that way, especially when I was growing up.

The older I've gotten, the better my allergies are, but certain things still completely wipe me out.

I just love Maxine though!  It always makes my day brighter when I open an email full of Mazine sayings just like this one.  This one fits me so I just had to share.

I hope someone else gets a laugh at it, just like I did.