Postby Lilac » Thu Sep 29, 2016 11:57 am
Hooray!!!! Yeah!!!! Yippie!!!! I went to the podiatrist yesterday and they did 3 x-rays of different positions of my foot. First he said it looked great. Then he said you could still see a hairline fracture. Then he said that sometimes x-rays are up to 2 weeks behind your progress. Really? Seriously? That doesn't make sense to me. He poked and prodded the toe and I didn't have pain. He said that I could now put weight on it, but to be extra careful for 2 weeks. I really think that is due to my age (62). He also told me to wear hard shoes. He was looking at my sandals as he said this. So I came home and put on lace up, sport type shoes. When I took them off at bedtime, my right ankle looked swollen. When I first started walking while putting weight on those toes, I was still limping. The toe that had been broken felt numb at first, but by evening it felt normal. Dd2 had bought the cutest pair of navy slip on shoes at TJMaxx earlier this summer. The last time I was in there, they still had some. They would be the perfect shoe to wear while protecting this foot so I need to go see if they still have them.
I am so behind here, but have decided to not even try to cuop, just jump in.
My dcousin passed away on Sept. 8. Her memorial service was Sept.16. We were gone 3 days to attend it. Then we were home 3 days before dh left for a 6 day trip. He got home Monday.
While dh was gone, dd2 and her dh left Friday to go to Vegas. I picked the girls up at their bus stop Friday afternoon. Saturday morning was volleyball and of course, pictures. That afternoon dgd20 (their cousin) came over and gave them both manicures. That evening I took the girls to IHOP for supper. Sunday morning was showers and hair washing. They both have almost waist length hair. That afternoon we went to the movies. While we were gone dgd20 (their sister) came over to do her laundry and work on homework. I asked her to stay and eat. Before bedtime we had to pick out clothes for the next day and organize the backpacks. They take a throw, a small thermos of water and leap frog pads for the bus ride. Luckily they both liked the school lunch menu so I didn't have to pack lunches but dgd7 needed a snack. They have to pack a healthy snack daily for her. The girls are former night owls but having to get up at 5:30 am, has turned them into early bird sleepers. Wow, what an eye opener and reminder of what having kids at home, entails. I was on my feet almost constantly. It seemed like all I did was meals and dishes. No reading until they were in bed. The girls were really good, dd2 thought they would be crying messes over her being gone. I am glad they weren't that would have been hard to deal with. I think being with me at their home made all the difference. After I got in bed Sunday night, I started worrying that what if I took fast acting insulin instead of long lasting which is a much higher dose. So I stayed awake reading and waiting. I knew if I took the wrong med and dosage, I would feel the effects of a crash. I felt fine, but then while trying to go to sleep, I was worried I wouldn't hear the alarm. So I didn't get the sleep I needed, but did hear the alarm. They were hard to get awake but once they were, they got around and we made it to the car, to get on the road to the bus stop on time. After I got back to town, I ran by my house to get my vacuum cleaner and mop. I vacuumed the entry way, hallway, living room, dining room and kitchen. Then I mopped the kitchen and dusted. I had washed the sheets to their bed and made it, plus had washed towels. I had stayed on top of the dishes, so the house looked nice for them to come home to. I then had to load all the stuff that I had hauled over there and was then free to go home, unload it and resume my normal life.
I decided to pick the girls up at school at 3:50 and then go to the airport to surprise their parents. I had sent each teacher a note about this and told the girls to tell the bus driver that they wouldn't be riding. Just as we arrived at the airport the plan landed. We went in and waited for them. We were standing where we would see them before they seen us. Dd2 was so glad to see the girls. Dd2 usually picks the girls up at school on Mondays due to gymnastics, but she had sent a text to each teacher and the bus driver saying that she wanted them to ride the bus that day, so that they could surprise the girls at the bus stop. She couldn't figure out why none of them had responded to her text. Luckily I had mentioned the surprise for the parents in my note and they let that over ride dd2s text. Plus, I was there when school let out to pick them up. As it turned out, by the time they got their luggage and we were able to head to town, by the time we got to the bus stop, it was already back on the highway and all the parents were leaving the area. Dd2 hadn't asked me to pick them up because it is a 30 minute drive to the school. I wouldn't want to do it every day but was glad I did it that day.
Wow, the morning has gotten away from me, so I better hit the shower.