I haven't been able to sit, lie or stand in one place for longer than 10 miniutes or so since I've been home from the hospital. I can't read or watch TV either ~ The pain meds make me fall asleep, but I don't stay asleep! : ) The post that I shared on Monday took me about eight hours to put together and I've been playing around with this one on and off since Wednesday afternoon. It must be a combination of drugs, pain and sleepiness I think! I'm sure this post will end up being pretty random....but that is exactly how life has been lately!!
The past week has been a bit of a blur for me. I can't believe that my knee surgery was a week ago! Since coming home last Saturday I've been hanging out in my bedroom 80% of the time. I really hoped that we'd be able to get the room re-painted before I had to spend a bunch of time in it BUT it didn't happen. I'll have to look at this (VERY old) scrap of wallpaper border for a little while longer. This
cute little border willl be a blog post in and of itself someday.
Back in Februrary I participated in The One World One Heart Event and LUCKY me, I won two giveaways! This sweet red heart came from Susan at
Threads of Inspiration. It's going to have a home in my "soon to be" freshly painted kitchen. Bill will be painting the dining room & kitchen this weekend!
I also won this package of vintage French/English ephemera from Liz at
Lululiz in Lalaland. It's going to great fun creating with all these wonderful pieces. I love the handmade tag that Liz included!
The night before I left the hospital, Bill, his Dad, Mandy, Katie, Mark & Charlotte stopped in to see me. Charlotte immediately saw my hospital issued styrofoam cup full of ice chips and water. Her Momma carefully placed her on my lap and we visited for a little while. Charlotte also took a walk with me. Her little hand was clutched firmly around the walker's sidebar. Too cute!
Penelope stopped by to visit me the evening I returned home. She was happy to see me...I got the best big hug and the sweetest grin. But then she noticed the hangers full off Gramma's necklaces. I quickly became old news! With Aunt Mandy's help she hung everyone of them around her neck. All 23 of them! Why is it always so much fun putting them on? And then you try to take them.....
DISCLAIMER
POST SURGERY LEG SHOTS AHEAD
Here's a shot of my knee and the 31 staples that are in it. The swelling is down in this shot. When it is swollen (several times a day) it really hurts! It's stretches and tightens and feels like the staples are going to pop right out!
And here we have a very lovely view from the rear of the leg. This colorful mess is the biggest reason why I'm having problems lying or sitting anywhere for any length of time. But everything is healing...and it's all downhill from here! The physical therapist said (yesterday) that I'm making good progress with my knee flexes & extensions! I only have 9 more injections of blood thinner to give myself. Thank goodness because thin blood = a freezing Marie! Yes, Regina D, I said that I'm freezing these days, you're probably warmer than me! I'm almost ready to progress from my walker to a cane.
Hopefully I'll feel like getting a little crafting done sometime soon.
Here's a really cute photo of sweet Elijah to end this post. I haven't seen him since before my surgery but I will be seeing him in about 1 1/2 weeks. It kind of looks like he's dreaming of seeing his gramma real soon!
I hope you're all having a great week and an extra special day!!