and what did today bring?

 I saw a post that said, "The day after leg day", and a guy got a spoon out of the drawer, dropped it, looked at the one on the floor, opened the drawer and got a new spoon.  I feel like that most days, like it's the day after leg day.  Yesterday was a doozy, going to the pool then PT later.  I have learned to keep moving after the pool, to keep things loose.  

This fine morning, I knew I had to get out of the house, it was a mild day, not snowing.  Sonja was wanting to get out too, so she came and picked me up.  I made it down the deck steps, and into her car...then off we went to Target.  She so nicely dropped me off at the door, and I hobbled in with my cane.  I got a cart, and she brought Kaia in.  Lil Miss K. got to ride in the seat of the cart for the first time!  She was bundled with a blanket, then the seat belt, and she liked it for about half the store.  I understood, I was sort of done by halfway through too.  

I walked slowly.  So slowly.  But, the knee didn't buckle until one little time right as we were leaving.  It was a fun shopping trip.  I got some Valentine's day Skittles and Hershey Kisses for 70% off.  I bought some fake tulips, and a new green gingham table runner, a salad kit, a package of chicken drumsticks, and some undies for Jamison.  Oh, and a few half price toys for the grandkids.  

We stopped on the way home to get coffees, then again for me to switch and drive so Sonja could ride in the back with little Miss, who was crying.  

Sonja and Kaia came in for a bit when we got home, we watched the long programs of the figure skating.  That gold medal winner Alysa Liu was fantastic, but I was a teeny bit shocked at what came out of her mouth. "That's what I'm f---ing talking about!  Holy s--t! " I know, she was excited, but dear me.  She was phenomenal!  Poor Amber though... And shh, I have said s--t myself, accidentally, when my knee has buckled, and back when my hip was giving me such random grief.  

I have tried to keep busy here at home this afternoon too, but jeepers it does feel like the day after leg day.  I might call my ortho and try to get an injection in the "old" knee before my trip, which is two weeks from yesterday.  

If you are tired of hearing about my knee, scroll right by...but.  I figured something out.  When I went in for one of my post surgical check ups, I was still using the walker and explained to the surgeon how the knee randomly buckled.  He told me I had a hinge knee, he explained how it bent so easily, and I just had to be patient, it was normal, ect.  Well.  I didn't know that a "hinge" knee is not a standard knee replacement.  

This explains some things to me!  

Anyway.  
Enough about the knees.  This fine afternoon, Sonja so nicely got out some of my spring-y decorations.  It's not spring yet, but we needed some sprucing up around here, it still looked so naked after we took down the Christmas stuff.  Some fake flowers and fake plants and pink candles...does wonders.  

Our dinner tonight was taco meat I had cooked up and froze, so easy.  Just fry up a baggie in the iron skillet, and make some corn tortillas...add some of the salad from the salad kit, and you have some simple taco tortillas.  I like lime juice on mine.  They're great with peppers, onions, olives, cilantro, but not too bad without all of it, too.  After dinner I had some Hershey Kisses with almonds, which are my favorite.  

I am hoping to get my rear in gear and get to the pool again tomorrow.  I am feeling immense pressure to get moving, as my trip is coming up soon.  I did buy some compression socks from Amazon for traveling.  

Anyway.  Not much else to say on this fine evening...:). Have a good one!