Sleepy
I will try to make a quick entry, my friends. My typing and spelling are still squat but you'll know I tried :-)
I rested today, making up for all the car-riding I did yesterday (first time out of the hosue except to visit the surgeon). I was so happy to see my sisters Kay and Susan at a fish-fry to celebrate Susan's 51st birthday and to use the permit for the park pavillion originally reserved for Kay's wedding (she moved the wedding up a couple months after her surgery) and the weather was P-e-r-f-e-c-t!
We did a quick drop-in at Gary's annual wood-turners' picnic before heaidng to the family event. I was wedged into the Oldsmobile with pillows for a smooth ride. But my innards are not quite used to being so mobile lately.
Today I sat very still, tried avoid painkillers, tyring to let my body have a break from the side-effects, but I gave in about a half hour ago. I need a good night's sleep, pain-free. I'll keep tapering off but will learn some midway moderation I think.
Friends are bringing supper about every other day, bless them. I am stil unable to chop, stir all the little things I need to cook. Gary and I made a quiche that took two hours just to prep, since I'm only a talking recipe at this point. He is so loving and caring. I cannot say enough about the company and support of my dear friend and husband. He is my treasure.
Other good things are happening, love coming form unplanned sources and even some mysteries in life have ben lifted, losses wiped away and loves reapperaing. I am overcome with tears of joy and greet everyday with a sense of miracles waiting to happen.
So I hobble along, entertain myself with simple TV, gift coloring books (with new crayolas) and all sorts of simple goodness that seems to come into my life. I find I am given what I need. I am shown love and friendship each day in ways I could not imagine.
I am eager to find what the rest of the season holds for me. I want to celebrate the occasion of all that is happening to me now. I will learn to see the joy and wisdom in whatever presents itself to me.
And perhaps I will dole out my Rx painkillers at a reduced rate but still use what I need to let this healing be less distracting/breath-taking. I think pain is only essential to warn me of potentially dangerous moves, not just for the sale of character building. That seems not to work for me.
So all of you with your homecooking and close families, enjoy them for yourself and for me. A simple bowl of soup, a smile from a loved one, a fresh breeze - all hold bits of life that add up a good day.
OK, it's off to get horizontal for me.
I rested today, making up for all the car-riding I did yesterday (first time out of the hosue except to visit the surgeon). I was so happy to see my sisters Kay and Susan at a fish-fry to celebrate Susan's 51st birthday and to use the permit for the park pavillion originally reserved for Kay's wedding (she moved the wedding up a couple months after her surgery) and the weather was P-e-r-f-e-c-t!
We did a quick drop-in at Gary's annual wood-turners' picnic before heaidng to the family event. I was wedged into the Oldsmobile with pillows for a smooth ride. But my innards are not quite used to being so mobile lately.
Today I sat very still, tried avoid painkillers, tyring to let my body have a break from the side-effects, but I gave in about a half hour ago. I need a good night's sleep, pain-free. I'll keep tapering off but will learn some midway moderation I think.
Friends are bringing supper about every other day, bless them. I am stil unable to chop, stir all the little things I need to cook. Gary and I made a quiche that took two hours just to prep, since I'm only a talking recipe at this point. He is so loving and caring. I cannot say enough about the company and support of my dear friend and husband. He is my treasure.
Other good things are happening, love coming form unplanned sources and even some mysteries in life have ben lifted, losses wiped away and loves reapperaing. I am overcome with tears of joy and greet everyday with a sense of miracles waiting to happen.
So I hobble along, entertain myself with simple TV, gift coloring books (with new crayolas) and all sorts of simple goodness that seems to come into my life. I find I am given what I need. I am shown love and friendship each day in ways I could not imagine.
I am eager to find what the rest of the season holds for me. I want to celebrate the occasion of all that is happening to me now. I will learn to see the joy and wisdom in whatever presents itself to me.
And perhaps I will dole out my Rx painkillers at a reduced rate but still use what I need to let this healing be less distracting/breath-taking. I think pain is only essential to warn me of potentially dangerous moves, not just for the sale of character building. That seems not to work for me.
So all of you with your homecooking and close families, enjoy them for yourself and for me. A simple bowl of soup, a smile from a loved one, a fresh breeze - all hold bits of life that add up a good day.
OK, it's off to get horizontal for me.