Thankful Thursday!

I am ever so thankful to be home following surgery!  I am thankful the surgeons said the surgery went well.  I am thankful for all of the nurses at Ridges.  I didn't meet one I didn't like, even those who came before the break of dawn to take vitals.  I am thankful for all of those who lifted me to Jesus.  And I'm thankful Neighbor Nancy had Sam and Micah for Thanksgiving dinner last night and they brought me home a most delicious turkey dinner!  Give thanks . . .

I have two sisters . . .

The kids' birth mom sent me this text on Tuesday.  It was another Art Linkletter moment where kids say the darndest things!  Micah's six year old sister was making a new friend and she was telling her new fried about her family, "My big sister is 19.  My little big sister is 1O."  Gotta love it!

Surgical Success!

Sam and I went to the Surgery Center at Regions Tuesday morning.  Surgery for my right knee began at ninethirty a.m. and absolutely no one listened to me!  "I will toss the cookies!"  I tossed twice on Tuesday and chose to send one more night.  I was still nauseous yesterday morning, but I wanted to be home!  I was dismissed at twelve thirty, but the doctor didn't sign me off until closer to three in the afternoon.  Now, it's me and my walker strolling though the house, ignoring messes and striving to get well!  Thanks to all who lifted me to Jesus!

According to my calendar . . .

This is my first full weekend off in thirty-five weekends!  Technically, I did have Mother's Day Weekend off in May, two weekends in June that were full of grad parties and a weekend off in July for a wedding.  But this weekend, I didn't have had to leave the house except for church!  So I did all those things you do on your weekend off - I cleaned the house, did laundry, straightened Micah's hair, filled two shoe boxes for Operation Christmas Child, cooked meals, walked the do and decorated for Christmas - all except the tree!  If the family wants one, they can decorate it!  I'm planning on knee surgery come Tuesday . . .

Kids' Say the Darndest Things!

We used to watch Art Linkletter's show, "Kids' Say the Darndest Things".  Today, I had my own show!  It was time for our chat on sun safety so I asked my four year olds my three basic questions.  "What do you rub on your body to stay safe from the sun."  "Sunscreen."  "What do you wear on your head to stay safe in the sun."  "What do you wear over your eyes to stay safe in the sun."  "Mascara."  Love it!

Sock Count!

I believe we had the final sock come out yesterday.  That would be five socks Annie, our lab, ate.  Five socks our lab sent out the other end.  And five hundred dollars to find out she had nothing in her stomach or intestines.  I would love to have that clarified for me . . .

"No, Thanks!" Thursday

It wasn't that I wasn't thankful yesterday, it was just that I was tired of all those well meaning comments given by those I barely know.  Things like "Are you sure it's your knee or could it be something else".  I think the MRI made things quite clear.  Things like "Well, when I had knee surgery".  Your knee surgery is most likely quite different from my knee surgery based on our current health conditions, weight and willingness to work hard.  Things like "Let me tell you what went wrong with my knee surgery."  Ummm, do you honestly think I care or want to know less than a week before I have surgery.  I know you're just trying to offer me insight and your wisdom, but what I want you to know is . . .  my God is BIGGER and for that I am thankful!