The past couple of days have been pretty jam-packed, so I've been too tired to update before I went to bed. I will give a general overview of the highlights, and then I'm going to hit the sack. First, here are my medical details:
1. I am now able to roll out of bed on my own without assistance. That is, if someone can take down the side bars for me. :) I still need assistance to get into bed, but hopefully that will change soon.
2. I can sit in chairs that don't have arms and successfully get in and out of them. That includes my couch, which means I can sit and pet my dog when I need some snuggles.
3. My hip pain has pretty much turned into a "tightness/ache/uneasiness from my right side down to my knee" pain. I have at least come up with some ways to deal, and Dad got me a heating pack to try.
4. I can get in and out of cars that are low to the ground, but still need help with the Denali.
As for other details, here's the low down. Thursday I had a very rough morning/afternoon so I slept quite a bit. Thankfully, I woke up and felt much better. Nathaniel was nice enough to take me outside of the house for a while to cure my cabin fever. I was able to get in his car on my own without help (yayyyy), much to my parents' relief. We ate dinner at BWW and I got to meet some more people that he works with, which was nice. In the bathroom, a lady and her daughter stared at me as I hobbled toward the sink. Hesitantly, she said "Honey...are you okay? Do you need help?" I explained the reason behind my slow gait, and she proceeded to ask me all about my surgery. I put a plug in for her daughter to be screened for scoliosis early, and she agreed since she was a nurse. As I walked back to the table, poor Nathaniel thought I had fallen in since it took me so long. We had a yummy meal and then I asked to see his sweet new house. It was very pretty! I'm not sure if four guys want me to refer to their house as pretty, but I liked it. Very nice fixtures and tile and such. He even had the super awesome pictures that Elly drew him sitting on his dresser. She's quite the artist, I must say. We went back to my house and he helped me make my birthday present. As weird as that sounds, he bought me the material to make one of those tied fleece blankets since I'm always complaining about being cold. Along with Lynne's pretty purple blanket she gave me, this one is super warm. That pretty much sums up Thursday. (Maybe I am more long winded than I thought...) Friday I woke up and did a little walking after taking my medicine. Mom was at the front door and called for me to come see what was on the porch. She asked "What is it? I wonder what that is. Who sent that?" Of course I was curious, peeking around to see what it might be and who sent it. As I am peering closer, Lynne and Leila jumped out of the box. Needless to say I almost had a heart attack. When I had finally caught my breath, I hugged her and the doggie. They came down to surprise me for my birthday. It was so sweet! :) She had planned on coming down earlier in the week, but the snow had kept her from it. I was just glad she came at all! We ate some dinner and then Amber came over. We got dressed and headed over to the boys' new house for a housewarming shindig. It was good to meet some new people and play Apples to Apples. I forgot how much I miss playing that game lol. It makes me think back to the days of MSA. Boomba anyone? Lynne brought Leila over, and of course she was the life of the party. Everyone loved her. Amber called Aaron and he came over after work. I'm glad he got to come since I haven't seen him in a long time. We had fun talking and getting to know new friends, and then headed back home. It had started snowing while we were there, so Amber drove very carefully home in the snow. I was so thankful she drove, since Lynne isn't familiar with the area and I am obviously not in the best physical shape to be driving. :) She made it home safe, and we all went to bed. This morning Lynne had to leave so she could take Leila to her first puppy class. That ended up being rescheduled, which kind of stinks. Regardless, I'm glad she got to see Jackson in all its glory. I did some walking for a while and then took a little nap. Lynne says I don't let my body rest enough, so I figured I'd listen to her. :p We had a tasty lunch and I went to work on applications some more. Dad ran some errands at Walmart while Mom fixed homemade vegetable soup for dinner. So yummy and healthy. :) We had cornbread with it too, which always makes me happy. After dinner we went in the family room to try out our new Bluray player. We watched "The Other Guys" and chilled for a bit. Once that was over, I've been working on applications some more and Mom has been doing random things around the house. As I look at the clock and see what time it is, I realize that I need to get some rest. Church is at 10:45 tomorrow (today), so I better head out. Sleep well everyone! :)
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