Nice video! The roads looked, mostly, clear but I can imagine it's bumper to bumper sometimes!
Paula almost did get a motorcycle once. Actually, I think she did buy one for a time but it didn't get much if any use. She's too short for most bikes lol (4'9"-ish)
She was at the dealership, haggling, until 12:30 But, she came home in a Grand Cherokee. It's a 2004 model. Older than her Explorer was but in excellent condition none-the-less. The dealership has to fix a broken taillight tomorrow, though, and they might give her an oil change as well.
She's satisfied with the trade, even though her payments have extended to 28 months
Sad/funny confession time. We've lived here for some 17-18 years. My son took me up on my "offer" to clean the kitchen. I paid $20. for the initial cleaning and I'm going to pay $10. a week for daily upkeep so it doesn't become disgusting again.
He took down the (short/mostly decorative) curtain above the sink to wash it and scrub the wall. It was then that we realized there are blinds for the windows. The window also has the factory sticker still on it.
So... for 17-18 years that curtain had never been washed, nor had the window been cleaned.
My goodness... no wonder this place is falling apart.
Rant: I have to go to the store tonight for a big shopping trip for hubby. The kids also need things, and I'm out of Coke, so I'm not grumbling TOO much
Other than that, all is quiet.
I've finally warmed up and woken up. I've been up since 9:30 and even though it's 79 degrees in my room, I was freezing until about an hour ago. I'm not running a fever or anything.
Rant-ish: Two spots along my incision are red and inflamed. I can't tell if they're warm to the touch though. All of my skin is firecracker hot (it runs that way). I wash it, with soap, when I shower. Then I put Mederma (scar reduction cream) and Cocoa Butter on it throughout the day, wiping it with alcohol babywipes between applications. I don't know why it's becoming an issue now that it's 98% healed.
Rant: I'm impatient to heal. In PT, my arm can be moved outwards just fine (by and large). But it wont go straight up. My entire arm and muscle hitches upwards. The joint refuses to flex that way. But the joint is okay, so what the heck?!
Yesterday, I was speaking with the girls outside my room. They caught me coming out of the restroom, so I wasn't planning on being up and away from my desk (I wear my sling if I am). I tend to stand military style with my hands clasped behind my back. Out of habit, I tried doing just that and EGAD!- not a good idea lol. Apparently, my arm doesn't want to move that way either
I just want the Dr to tell me the bone is healed. Once it is, I'm going to work the heck out of my joint. Strength isn't as important to me as my flexibility is. I NEED my flexibility back... THEN I can strengthen it. But I'm afraid of doing too much until I hear that.
And... well... PT has made me worried. One of the therapists told me that when a plate is put in place it often-times stops bone regrowth and useful calluses from forming. Does that mean the bone will never fully heal? Was surgery a good idea?
BAH!
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