friday, yay!!!

 So this happy Friday morning, I did some peddling, after my morning coffee.  I placed a Target order for a farther away Target store, because Sonja was going there today.  well.  If you didn't hear about the Target debacle today, good on you, but their systems went haywire.  My order didn't show up on my app, nor did it let me add Sonja for pick up.  Now, at 7:30 in the evening, the status is showing up on my phone as "preparing the order".  Well.  Who wants to drive all the way there to pick that up, but I want it for tomorrow, as we are having a party.  harrumph.  

Anyway.  I had my coffee and I peddled and I placed an order, then I left for PT.  The milder weather felt like spring, and the snow is mostly gone.  It was rather nice out there, hobbling down a wet sidewalk with no ice in sight.

There was another lady there today, going through the same rotations, a few steps ahead of me.  I talked to her a bit when I was riding the bike, and she was icing, all done and ready to go home.  She had the same surgery, a knee replacement, 4 weeks ago.  (four weeks ago?  holy moly!). Because she could walk.  And I heard her flexion when they measured her, 120.  Unbelievable.  She walked so effortlessly!

I was not jealous of her, I told her she was doing fantastic, she said, "I guess I'm blessed."  I guess so too.  Does that mean that I am NOT blessed?  oh, of course not, but it was a little difficult.  I did fine on everything today, except for the marching in place while holding "loosely" on to the bar, shh, I was hanging on for dear life when I raised the "good" foot and balancing on the surgical leg.  March, march, march, oh this isn't too bad...then a slight buckle, and poof went the confidence.  dang it.  I can lift the weights and do the reps and my bend was 120 today, which is wonderful, for me, but I need the knee to actually support me.

Oh, there are worse things, and life isn't awful, but I am still working on walking.  I try to put minimal weight on the walker, walk with one hand on it, walk just holding the counter, all sorts of things...then a slight buckle will occur...much less frequent as time goes on, so hopefully it'll stop happening soon!  If I focus on it, it can be depressing, and sometimes it's really frustrating.  Because I'm trying.  I really am.  

In other news, this little Miss has been so sweet...she wanted to go outside, then wanted to come right back in....

I got a few presents wrapped this afternoon after PT, Paul made me a coffee, and I relaxed a bit.  Then Miss Sonja came over with baby Kaia.  I had chopped carrots, celery, and onion for soup, she put the soup together for me while I held Kaia.  I talked to my sister on the phone, and it was a good afternoon.  

Tomorrow we are having a birthday party, and lots of my daughters will be coming.  Kathryn is coming early to help me make some fudge, and maybe frost some cookies.  I am very excited about seeing all the girls!  Nine or ten of the eleven will be here, plus some daughter-in-laws!  

Ah well.  You all have a good evening, and a good weekend, I doubt I'll be blogging tomorrow...:)