PS-if I am in Annapolis and have an ocean view, I have really big problems..:eek::eek::eek:....Annapolis is on the Chesapeake Bay....but they have LOTS of housing on hills, with water views. There are a couple of rivers there as well.
-s
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PS-if I am in Annapolis and have an ocean view, I have really big problems..:eek::eek::eek:....Annapolis is on the Chesapeake Bay....but they have LOTS of housing on hills, with water views. There are a couple of rivers there as well.
-s
Hi Susan,
LOL, Okay no ocean views, but maybe water views would be acceptable. LOL But nothing near flooding zones!!!
Bailey is going to go nuts the first time she is allowed to run and jump off couches and chairs. Clear a path!
Take care of that knee. Sounds like you have to baby it some more. Hot tubs always make me sleep good, just like taking a late night swim and heading to bed. Sort of a tired snuggly feeling.
hugs,
Sharlene and Molly Muffin
I hope the sleeping continues and the knee improves. I'm glad you got to do some gardening. My gardens are covered in snow with 4-6more inches due tonight and tomorrow:rolleyes: The wet sloppy snow:mad:
Annapolis sounds wonderful. A nice house on a hill that you dont have to walk up, with a water view, dog friendly yard, shopping near by. Sounds dreamy.:):):):) You are in such a great area with so many great cities near by. Great thing about the East Coast, proximity to everything.
Slow and steady for Little Miss sounds like a good plan to me!!!!
Back on walker. Bummed out. Pt guy says I may never get where I'd like to be since I've had three reconstruction surgeries and numerous arthroscopic surgeries on left knee.
Ugly day. 44 degrees. Where is spring?
s
Hang in there Susan! Spring has to be around here somewhere. Did you check the dirty clothes hamper?
Awww, well, never say never. You can do the best you can do and see what happens. Some days just might be more achy than others. As long as you know to expect that, then maybe it won't be so bad and you can have more good than bad with your knee.
hugs,
Sharlene and Molly Muffin
Ok, I want you to get in the car and drive on up to the home of that famous ground hog, who really probably is a skunk masquarading as a ground hog and when you find him ask him who the heck has been slipping him moon shine because he was waaayyyyy wrong in his prediction and WHERE THE HECK IS SPRING????????? We cant seem to find it anywhere!!!!!!!!
Awww Sus, sorry to hear about your knee. Would acupuncture help? I'm thinking about it for my neck.
Sharlene you tickle my funny bone. Addy-did Punksatawny Phil cause all this mess? Well...it went from weird to weirder. When I went to pt Friday, feeling lousy and full of discomfort, I went through the exercises then the guy wanted to look at the knee. Sometimes he moves it around. Well, when I uncovered it there was a HUGE black/blue oval about 5" by 3"....and it was still swollen. He wanted to know what I did and I said I had no idea and he said well....WE did not do that!! So weird. (I knew they did not do that.) By Sat AM it was turning yellow which usually takes 3 days to reach that point.......which would mean it wold have been there on Wednesday, but the pt guy looked at my knee on Wednesday and on Wed. it was just hugely swollen. No bruise. Weird. I've beenresting all weekend, mostly and it is feeling better. He showed me how to get up from a chair and not have it grind, and that is working.
I haven't been on the computer so I'm not current on anyone's thread. I'm headed to bed now. I've turned old. Nite,nite.
Love,
Sus, Susan
where is that pink bubble wrap????????????????
It is on its way. I know Marie sent it special delivery;)
get well soon,
((((((((((((hugs)))))))))))))))))))
Hey Susan, I do hope your knee is doing better! What is with that, no bruise, bruise, no bruise, like it can't make up it's mind. (much like our winter) LOL
How is Bailey doing?
hugs,
Sharlene and Molly Muffin
Hey Sus,
I hope the knee is not giving you trouble and Bailey is feeling chipper. The bubble wrap surely must have arrived by now:D;)
What happened with flood alert? I can understand why you would be tired of that whole mess. I look out at a flooded yard and am thankful it is not the basement. Though I did think of getting some ice skates when it was all frozen.:D:D
Hi Addy-
The flood only made it half-way to the house. There are a LOT of folks who are now considering selling because they are fed up with the flooding. The town came through yesterday and washed out all the "sewer system pipes." They've never done that before. They got a lot of gunk out. That should help. There were no evacuation instructions this time.
We have pretty much nixed the idea of the move to Annapolis. Apparently we too lost a chunk of change along with everyone else when the housing slumped. It just would not be a smart move financially to leave now. We will be checking out the condos in FL when we are there in May as a place we could have for the winter months and maybe rent out for the rest of the time.....or just leave empty. This winter has just been one to forget and I don't want to go through another one if I can help it. Not here.
Bailey is feeling very chipper. She has been running figure eights. It's still very wet outside and I'm anxious for the ground to dry out so she can play outside more. Legs seem to be doing very well.
How about taking a recent picture of Zoe? And posting it?
Love,
Sus
Sus I am so relieved to hear no blood clots. I just know things will get better for you soon. The nicer weather is right around the corner. Hubby is having terrible knee problems too and we are so hoping the warmer weather brings him relief.
Glad to hear Bailey is back to feeling good and has recovered. I think she told Zoe she was not keen on moving anyway, Bailey loves her yard:D;)
We cant have our annual East egg hunt because of all the snow in the yard. It is still pretty deep with large areas of ice. I am sad for our youngest granddaughter as she loves that and even the older one still wants to look for eggs though she claims to be "helping" Kayla.:D
Easter should not be so early, how do you wear Easter bonnets and white shoes in snow? Wow, I'm probably stuck in a time warp, huh?
love ya
Hey Susan! No blood clots is a good thing. Now just to get past all the other doctors. :) It's like an agility course or something. Just go around the obstacles and no hopping over them!
We'll be looking forward to updates.
We have sunshine here today and hopefully every day this week. Need to get rid of that snow outside.
Take care and hugs,
Sharlene and Molly Muffin
Hi Sharlene and Addy and thanks for stopping by. I need the support, it has been a very rough week. I have been able to get a lot of good sleep for three nights now. HOO-ray! The swelling is way down and the black/blue is yellow and mostly gone. I see the heart doc on Thursday. I start at a new pt place on Tuesday. I have stayed in bed a lot with a heating pad and pillows propped a certain way and get comfort that way. Bailey, while bored, has stayed right with me. I am hoping to be able to take some walks once that is okayed. Start off slow and build up. Bob is my hero. He has been there for my every need....and cheerful about it.
The grass seed I put down in January is about one inch high and that pretty, bright green.:) I found a place that will deliver a special fertilizer that I want and that will come in a week. Once that goes down I figure it will be like flipping a switch. Give me a few 60 - 70 degree days, a rain shower or two and the nasty winter of 2012-13 will be history!!:D:D
Addy, Bailey likes to run along the edges of the garden, on the mulch, next to the grass. She doesn't like getting her feet wet on the grass. The outline of the backyard is kind of like a clover. I can just imagine/see Zoe and her having such fun romping around back there. When did you say you'd be by?
Love,
Sus
Oh, how I wish, dear friend - what a visit that would be indeed.:):)
I can see it all quite clearly and a wonderful site to be hold, you and me and some girlie drinks, or perhaps some tea cups, the pups running through the yard, hostas peeking their heads above the earth. I love the green of spring, that early green, it is a beautiful color.
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Hi Susan,
Any time you want a chat and/or a laugh we're right here.
I think Addy is planning on throwing the Queens own tea party in your back yard. I'm looking for an appropriate hat!!
Your leg is just a mystery and I hope that it isn't going to be cardiac in nature. Sort of thinking, that usually cardiac involves several bruises up and down the leg in nature. Yours is just around the knee area right? I'm wondering if there wasn't a broken blood vessel that popped. That would cause an instant bruise, I think roundish and discolor really fast, but takes a bloody long time to clear up. It doesn't do any damage though if that is what it is. Just makes it look horrible for a long time. I've had it happen to me a couple times (the bruise both times was HUGE) and once I even got a bruise from the garbage can that didn't completely go away for a year. ACK!
I know you have all this other stuff going on with your knee, but I'm hoping that This is not going anything scary for you.
okay that is my positive, go getter idea of the day :)
Hugs!
Sharlene and Molly Muffin
Sharlene, this mysterious leg bruising of mine started off right at the knee, ran across the knee and was about 2" deep. Two days after discovery of it, it was mostly gone. It was definitely in the yellow range. Two days later, blue and black were back. Two days later that faded. So on and so forth for 32-34 days now. It has progressed to below my knee and on around to the sides of the leg. The total area it has covered, at one time or another is about 5" down the leg and about 1/2 way around the leg. In addition to that fun, I have been plagued with a charley horse at the top of my calf and pain just behind my knee cap. Oh! And just for good measure, there is pain at the side of the knee.
Now-I did get three good nights of sleep in a row. Last nights wasn't so hot, but I did get some rest. And if I stay in bed with the heat on the calf, propped up on a pillow, the swelling stays down and it seems to help with the pain. I didn't think I was going to be able to stay in bed last night, but it finally settled down.
So.......anything fun going on at your house?????
I feel like some 89 year old bag. I feel so weak from so little activity.
I saw a picture of a maltese/poodle yesterday. Talk about CUTE!!!!!!!!!!!!
I need to post some recent pictures of Bailey. I looked yesterday and there is nothing current of her there. Gotta get the taxes done first!
Love,
Susan
"March 25, 2013; 1:20 PM ET
A storm will affect much of the mid-Atlantic through Monday with snow, slush, rain, coastal flooding and travel delays."
UNCLE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! :mad::mad::mad::mad::mad::mad::mad::mad::mad::mad: :mad::mad:
double uncle
:D:mad::D:mad::D
A storm! What the heck is that about. Addy, that is it, we have to go after that groundhog! Road trip!!
maybe we can just pull the ocvers over our head and pretend it isn't happening. hehehehe
My house, well, hmm..cold today. They said it was above freezing, but still coldddddddd!
I went to pick up my new (to me) car. Rather like it, spiffy looking even. It only took 17 years to get around to getting a different vehicle. LOL
Molly is either is sleep mode or trouble mode. Not sure if she has an in between stage right now.
Work is getting ready to be pretty hectic starting Wed. I'm just hoping everything goes smoothly and I can get rid of all the special project stuff by mid April or maybe the end of April. (they keep popping up grrrrr)
When are you going to Florida again? Is that right after the doctors appointments or what?
Well, dang that is just weird bruising. That doesn't even sound like bruising, more like hmmm..not sure what, like something is bleeding in that area. Do you have pins in the knee? something that could be rubbing and causing a "recurring" damage.
Well, bloody be pop if some radio station didn't mention possibility of snow flurries tonight. I think not!
Hang in there and post Baily pictures!!
hugs,
Sharlene and Molly muffin
I just heard from good authority the dang ground hog is being charged with misrepresenting spring and I am pretty sure he is going to the big house
HA, serves him right, messing around with folks who take their spring pretty seriously -HA:D:D:D:D;)
ahahahahhahaahahah, he's so done for!
Sharlene and Molly Muffin
Happy Easter Sus:):):):)
I hope you have a wonderful weekend and are looking forward to a visit from Ryan as well as the Easter Bunny:D:D:D
We are enjoying a mild day with sunshine and the snow continues to melt. It feels soooooooo goooooood:D:D;)
I had spent most of the week nights trying to clean after work and just found a hole in my vacumn hose which explains why I kept vacumning and the dirt was just blowing around the house:rolleyes:
LOL I'm glad I finally wised up:):):)
I guess my company wont mind the dirt:rolleyes::rolleyes:
Happy Easter Addy!:)
Ryan is not coming down.
It's still cold here, but tomorrow is supposed to be much better and the upcoming week except for one afternoon looks quite promising.:D
I saw the cardiologist and he says I have the heart of a 25 year old. I think he had beans for lunch, but regardless, he's sure there's nothing wrong with my ticker and the leg issue has nothing to do with my heart.:cool:
PT at the new place is going very well except for I have PT burnout, but they are giving me new things to do which are using muscles that obviously have not been used in quite some time. Part of what they plan to do will be "on sea" (aqua therapy) and that will make it more interesting as well. Bob and I went for the first of what I hope will be many daily walks this evening, without Bailey. These walks are for both of us. Bailey will still get her walks separately. I was amazed today at PT at how weak my hip muscles are.:eek::eek: Even though I've been in PT for 6 months, I've obviously needed additional exercises for the hips. That's where the instability comes in. I felt like a drunk person at 10 AM!!:eek::eek::(
Bailey has been throwing up a lot lately.:(:confused: We've changed her food. I mentioned it to the vet, but he never said anything....merely asked if it was mostly liquid or solid.
Give Zoe and Koko a kiss on the nose from us! Enjoy those Easter eggs!
Love,
Sus
Such great news that there are no heart problems:D:D:D:D You surely must have PT burn out but the aqua therapy sounds promising, espcially with the nicer weather coming, warm weather has to show up pretty soon, dont you think?;););)
I wonder what is up with Bailey? Koko used to do that when he would go out and eat wood chips or twigs. :eek::eek: Is there anything in the yard Bailey could be chomping on?
We had company last night until late and I am totally wiped out today. Nothing registers with my brain.
Love ya
Happy Easter Susan.
Yippeee, glad to hear that you have a wonderful, strong heart. 25 years uh. Boy, just think of all the trouble you can get into now. hahahahah
Aqua therapy is Wonderful! Love it, love it, You sure do feel it afterwards but at the time you don't even notice how much you are working, plus you're in water, what could be better. :) If you have to do PT, this is the way to go.
Have a good weekend. Hope this coming week is going to be sunny and lovely.
hugs,
Sharlene and molly muffin
Happy Easter Sharlene!:)
Hi to you too, Addy!!:D
It was sunny today, but it never got very warm.:mad: They lied to me, again. :( Tomorrow is supposed to bring rain.:( NOW it's looking like 4/6 - 4/12 before there will be any decent weather.:( WHAT DID THEY DO WITH MY 60 DEGREE DAYS???? They are now talking highs of 42 again. GAWD!!! Well 26 days and we'll be in FL. It's consistently been 79 there.
Even though I've been sedentary, very sedentary, I've lost 20 lbs. :D:D:D That's a nice surprise. That will help how I feel once I get to warm Florida!!:D
Bob cleaned up the yard today of poop and pine cones and did the mower vacuuming bit. There is some grass seed that is starting to grow from my January planting.....the birds did not eat it all, after all.
I got some pansies today. I'll try to get them in the ground soon. They're pretty good size. With the cold weather, they should get off to a great start and at least add color to the front yard. I wintered over a rose tree on our back porch and it seems to have done fine so I trimmed it up and it's back out front in the sun (what sun?) now. I need to cut back the regular roses. I'm late on that chore. And it's time to feed everything.
The knee is starting to act a bit more normal, for a recovering knee. I'm hopeful that the worst is over. There has been no new bruising for 4 days now. That's a record.
Happy, hoppy Easter!
-Susan/Sus:)
Have a bad, bad cold, but saw your post on my thread. I have no good photos of Zoe, she looks a mess since she cant go to the groomers anymore. I did post a pix of me and Kate in Chicago and two pixes of Zoe right before her last surgery. They are in her 2012 surgery album, she looks a mess.:o:o:o
Did you guys send that pink bubble wrap by pony express or by snail mail???:mad:
Bob and I went out yesterday to retrieve some driftwood that I had spotted near a nearby bridge that was recently constructed. It's a gorgeous bridge. This bridge goes over the Indian River Inlet which is where the Indian River meets the Atlantic Ocean. The water there can be pretty rough where the two meet one another even on a very peaceful day. Add in stormy weather and it really gets kickin' up!
Well, we've had this piece of driftwood out by our front lamppost ever since we had the house built, ten years ago. It's pretty rotted out now and we need something new and exciting. I've had my eyes out for something that would do for over a year now. Driftwood is pretty hard to find, at least around here. Several weeks ago I spotted some pieces that I thought would do. I finally talked Bob into going up with me to see if we could move them and bring them home. They were pretty large and I thought we'd have to saw off a piece. (This was not Bob's idea of a fun project.)
So yesterday we went up there. Yesterday. Yesterday was the first day I can remember ever responding to those who asked "How are you today?"............and I said "GREAT!" and I meant it! I felt good. The knee felt good. I felt like I was making progress in pt. It seemed like I had rounded a corner. I had seen my surgeon and he told me what was going on was what my internist had guessed........that their was either a tiny piece (very tiny piece of bone chip or some scar tissue that was rubbing against a vein causing the bleeding and therefore the bruising and subsequent swelling. It was a normal part of the healing process. It was possible to go in and cauterize the blood vessel, but sometimes they'd get in there and would not be able to find it, it would be so small. He said to give it some time. I like that answer!
So off we go on our driftwood hunt. Bob starts sawing. We start to switch sides to he can saw from the opposite side and wouldn't ya know........kerPLOP!!!! Down I go. My hips are so weak and my balance is so bad and this was an area where cars drove through but it was by no means paved. It had sand and gravel. Lots of gravel. And once I'm down, I'm down. Bob had a sheet in the car which I could put under my knees, but that wasn't much help. I remembered we had one of those head rests so he got that for my knees, but then there was nothing for me to use as leverage to pull myself up. Bob got down on all fours in front of me but I was afraid I was going to put too much pressure on his back. On top of all of this, my charley horse was bugging me. I just don't have enough strength in my legs to be lifted up under my arms. He wound up carefully backing the car up until the passenger door was within a foot of where I was. I used the seat, the door, anything I could get a hold of and finally got up.
Fortunately there appears to be just a bad bruise on one hand. The knees were not hit. I was well insulated with my winter coat and clothes. I still have the charley horse, but the pt guy today explained how to work to relieve that. We must have made one strange looking sight. Fortunately I don't think anyone saw us.....or if they did, they ignored us.:o
It's supposed to be warm and sunny for the next 5 days. I'll be in VA for 3 of those days and I think I'll spend some time taking pictures of the cherry blossoms. I'll have the time and I miss not having them around.
Could you put a tracer on that pink bubble wrap?:rolleyes:
Love,
Susan/Sus
I think we may need to send more than bubble wrap, I think maybe just one giant pink bubble;):)
I bet the driftwood looks nice though:):):):):)
Sus, I sure hope everything is okay and nothing else is injured. I am still hoping the warmer weather, if it ever gets here, makes you feel better.
The driftwood still looks nice.....still up by the really nice looking new bridge.......:o:(
Susan! Goodness girl, I turn my back for one minute and you get up to all kinds of adventures.
In all seriousness though, I hope you are okay and didn't do any damage.
That driftwood has to end up by your mailbox after everything you went through to try and get it already.
I bet Bailey is just a doll looking out her door at you. How funny about when she was small and had to stand on her hind legs to just see out.
Our molly sits in the window seat and looks out. Everyone in the neighborhood knows her and looks for her in the window. I am often singing, who is that doggy in the window to her when I come in. She thinks that is funny and bounces up and down. (okay that might be for the treat) :) :)
Take care, no more big adventures this week!
hugs,
Sharlene and Molly Muffin
for sure somehow you need to get the driftwood home.Maybe the next time Ryan comes over.
We were supposed to have 60 today too,not even close. Lake Michigan keeps us warmer in winter and cooler in spring and summer. :(:(:(
We went prom shopping today,what fun:D:D:D Kate picked out 4inch sparkle heels, I dont know how she will walk in them. I cant even walk in 2" heels any more. My feet scream "DONT MAKE ME DO THIS":rolleyes::rolleyes::o
I feel the same way, melted heart with Zoe at the door. We all have such a common bond. We all think and feel the same way. Totally cool:D:D:D Good idea about the picture, thanks:):):):)
Bailey and I sat out front on the porch in the sun this afternoon for awhile. I had on a long sleeve tshirt, a sweatshirt, an extra-heavy weight hoodie-navy(dark) and just barely felt warm. This is April 6th. Doesn't April 6th bring to mind bunnies hopping around, tulips blooming, short sleeves and perhaps a light weight cardigan??????
WHERE IS SPRING?????????? ???????????!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!
We did see the return of our three mallards-one female and two males, who return to our neighborhood each spring to stroll around. How long do mallards live? This trio has been coming around for 6 or 7 years. They try to have kids, but the wildlife around here seem to get to the eggs before they hatch.:mad::mad::mad: Boo Hiss!!!
-Susan
I think Spring decided to go to Florida. She is fickle ya know?
We finally had 59 degrees at 8 pm last night. :rolleyes::rolleyes:
DC is supposed to have 80 degrees today, maybe it will head your way.
Well..........we've managed to get to 63 degrees. But it's windy, so it doesn't even feel like 60. That's okay. This is taxes day for me. This is the last chance I have to get them done. I've never been this late. At least it's more sunny than cloudy...but not by much. When I'm in VA/DC the next 3 days it's supposed to be near 80 each day and the Cherry Blossoms are supposed to peak. NOW That's worth the wait!!!
Love,
Sus/an
Ohhhh Cerry Blossoms! Love how beautiful and spring feeling they are. Make the world seem all better to seem them in bloom. Do enjoy them for us too.
Ick, taxes. We got to do them here too. :) joy joy! LOL
hugs,
Sharlene and Molly Muffin
I hope VA/DC were beautiful with the cherrry blossoms. I have always wanted to go to our northern Door County as they are supposed to have beautiful cherry blossoms in May. It is only a 4 hour ride but we never get there.
Are you recovering from the fall? Time is going by so quickly it is hard to believe it is mid April. Will you open your hot tub soon?
I wonder if that would help you. Warm water therapy may be a good thing:):)
We are waiting to head toward the clinic, Zoe has her stim this morning and UA. It is raining terribly and the freeway has construction. I sure hope it doesnt take us an hour to get there:eek:
At least I dont have to work today:D:D Can you believe it, daughter and little grandkid have whopping cough:eek::eek:
I know one day we will see the sun again. I sure hope all the terrible rain does not head your way. We have flood warnings out again since yesterday.
love ya Sus
VA/DC and MD were incredibly gorgeous with the cherry blossoms and the flowering trees. My 2nd and 3rd day in VA were the peak days for the cherry blossoms. I actually went down both days.
I am all recovered from the fall. The hot tub is open and has been open. Actually we never shut it down this year because last year, the first year we did shut it down, it cost more than it did just to keep it running, so we just cut the temp back to 40. It's been warm enough for a month or more now and I've been in it two or three times. However, the engine sounds grumbly-so a serviceman will come tomorrow to check it out. I can't complain. It's the second service call in ten years. Warm water therapy is especially good.
I am going to try some water therapy at PT on Monday. He's going to try to show me some things I can do in the pool while we're in FL. We were supposed to do this earlier and I guess he just forgot. I mentioned it today.
It's starting to get tolerable here. Bob cut the grass for the second time. That's encouraging. It's greening up but still has holes that need to fill in. Looks like we have lost quite a few bushes due to the flooding. I'll wait until after our trip before I pronounce anything officially dead. Who knows? A little warmer weather and some sunshine might kick some of these guys back to life!
This summer is supposed to be a major hurricane season. COME ON!!! We deserve some breaks here!! I see Bailey is munching on my papers. Better go see of they're important.
Love,
Sus