Doctor, medical personnel who performed surgery to reconstruct my daughter’s acl
Meeting an old friend in the waiting room
Call from sil who is in the middle east, keeping him updated during the 3 hr. surgery
Recovery room..monitors for b/p, oxygen, etc.
Crutches, leg brace
Being more aware of handicap accommodations
Physical therapy..going the next day! and then 3 times a week
Brian, the p.t., the best, a great guy!
Daughter’s diligence in exercises..stationary bike at p.t. and recumbant bike at home
She is now a “one crutcher” and progressing very well…might be able to drive in another week or so.
Tuesday our daughter will have acl knee surgery
Gave her some bright yellow mum plants to brighten everything..fun!
Grateful she is giving me the privilege of being her caregiver while she recovers
Her hubby is deployed (4th time) and in the middle east
GPa is helping as well and he and Pepper will be batching it :):)
Daughter’s wonderful positive attitude (as always!) to be ambulatory and even better .. soon !
Our son coming to visit this week…
…we all have such a great time together…he has so many interesting experiences to share
My cousin in TX had hip replacement recently…
…she has TRUE friends who are caring for her…she is progressing well!
Researching family trees Our furnace on this morning… a/c this afternoon Planning ahead Reasons why…was planning to do something one day but didn’t sleep the night before… …so didn’t do what was planned and it turned out to be the right thing, wasn’t supposed to do it Really appreciating feeling well rested Shakespeare…had friends with eight children who read Shakespeare at their dinner table each evening “Brand New Day” Joshua Redin Looking forward to new beginnings, opportunities, progress “The most important choice I make is the choice I make most important.”
Happy September! The month of summer and autumn Sapphires and asters Labor Day weekend Yellow school buses…GPa’s seats 65 Eager young faces anticipating newness GPa amusing everyone with his oneliners :) Moving forward Cooling rain…temps 60’s Time to change the furnace filters and smoke alarms
Grateful for receiving a beautiful gift that brought tears of joy with its heartwarming sentiments My thoughtful, precious granddaughter who always remembers Love of family My daily communication with my sister Good news from someone receiving an offer on the sale of her home Orderliness School starts today… …GPa begins his bus route of “taking the little darlin’s to school” Steve Chandler’s CD “Life’s Owner Victim Choice” “Our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure.”
Yard sales..found nothing with which I wanted a relationship :) Wisdom, MT…often the coldest in the nation… …remembering when we were there for a festival and woke to 25 degrees temp in August..we had heat in our camper but some hardy souls who slept on the ground were a bit chilly….. Garrett’s quote today by Byron Katie and his reference to Tera Warner Many prayers for those in Irene’s path and those who work long hours and days to restore power Keeping tabs on the weather patterns on tv..they said Sept. 10 is the peak of the hurricane season Airing out blankets in the early morning freshness Football season..NFL..go GreenBayPackers! Sounds around us to let us know everything is in working order…hums of washer/dryer, tv programs, a/c, furnace, water from the hose sprinkling the lawn GPa’s new book, “The Cure Is In The Forest” by Dr. Cass Ingram
Cool morning walk
Flashing lights of a police car and wrecker…
…mystery..a car in some bushes next to a house..what happened?
Boy walking, or running, his dog
Neighbor lady outside in her nightgown watering the lawn (“don’t look, Ethel!” LOL)
Fire season
Hazy skies
Dreams..mysterious
GPa tossing and turning all night
Garrett’s Namaste today!
A great mom/dad/daughter/son visit
Warm hugs
Daughter going to a conference in Salt Lake City
Fishing at Quake Lake area (formed during one of our earthquakes)
Belle’s news about the recent earthquake in her area
Belle’s quote today by Sarah Orne Jewett
Renewing my driver’s license this morning…
…being able to record my weight at 40# less than 4 yrs. ago…Hooray!
GSon realizing goals of college and career choice
Everything is out there…we just need to reach for it.
Aug. 21, 1959, Hawaii became our 50th state! Aloha!
Congratulations to our daughter and sil…today is their 29th wedding anniversary!
Neighbor’s grandkids already in the pool early this morning
Charlie, neighbor’s bunny rabbit..cute..really smart..playful
Airing out blankets
Wonderful warm sun, blue blue sky, scent of pine
Prayer circle for the Texas drought.
Citrus..fresh lemons, limes, oranges
Lazy Sunday
Happy Summer!
A fun huge flea market today…
…cars parked blocks and blocks away…
…we got a spot right in front of the festivities
Man in a BMW convertible…I said “cool beemer”…
…he thanked me (I think his chest puffed out a bit LOL)
…GPa said they’re “chick magnets” :)
Met a friend we hadn’t seen for several years…he’s always traveling…going to Hawaii in Dec. and then he’ll have been in all 50 states…Fun!
Gave an “aloha” greeting to another friend who was wearing a Hawaiian shirt with a yellow lei
A wonderful welcome call from a long-time friend
More maps: Garrett’s New Hampshire on his list today!
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