sounds promising...

 A second conversation with the United Healthcare rep leads me to believe the surgery will be approved sooner or later.  She talked to the insurance handler/surgery scheduler at the Ortho office, and here's her conclusion of why my surgery might have been denied:  The surgeon read the x-rays and determined that I have bone on bone end stage osteoarthritis.  The surgeon.  Oh heavens, it has to be read by a radiologist, according to the insurance lady!  Heaven help us if an orthopedic surgeon can't decipher an x-ray, but what do I know?  

The interesting thing is they have kind of ruined my summer, although not really because I'm enjoying the heck out of it, but you know what I mean.  Plans all askew, camping reservations for three long weekend trips, thought I'd be healed enough to go...now, not sure.  So.  I may request a September surgery.  Get all my summer swimming and summer fun in...except that's when Sonja and Oscar's baby girl is due.  There will never be a good time to say, sure, give me a bionic knee.  

Happenings:  yesterday, I went out and about all by myself.  I got seltzer and iced tea and a watermelon, to combat the heatwave we're having.  This fine morning, after water aerobics, Char and Cam accompanied me to greet Elise when she got off the bus, as Anya had an appointment.  We stayed around for a while and went in their new pool, ahhh so nice!  

Then, to Target for a few snacks for next week, a package of half price steak which I cooked in the air fryer, and not too shabby!  We're working frantically on the guest room (I say as I sit here with my feet up and listen to my girls play Taylor Swift as they paint the room ha).  We're having guests this very weekend, so now we're in a hurry.  

The new window is in, the entry door needs one more coat on the back, the closet door one more coat too. The door handle was spray painted, the heat registers spray painted.  The trim won't be done, we're doing new trim around the window, and have to paint the baseboards and closet trim.  We have to assemble the bed, put up some blinds, hang some sheers.  Today at Target, we found a lovely rug for 70% off.  It's labeled as an outdoor rug, but nonsense, it's lovely.  We also found a little outdoor table for $25, which was regular $85, it will look fine in there.  And a $3 lamp, and two throw pillows.  

I have three sets of sheets in the wash, and will wash a few comforters, and hopefully it'll all come together by Friday night. 

Since I never published this yesterday, I may as well add more ramblings.  This fine morning, I put another coat of enamel trim paint on the bedroom door which is in the kitchen resting on two stools. Orange Guy was mewing to come in, so I stopped painting and let him in. I dried him with a towel, but he wanted more kitty chow, so he stood on his hind legs and put his paw up on the door I was painting, then walked away, leaving a trail of white paint paw prints, which were cute, but I had to wipe up.  I did get the message, so I fed him.  Well, he didn't eat the food, followed me back in the kitchen, then promptly barfed in Camille's Croc shoe.  I will spare you the details, but that nice orange kitty is a dangerous bunny hunter.  For goodness' sake, can't I just paint this door?  I didn't even have coffee yet. (Yes, I cleaned and washed her shoe).

 I fetched the comforter that was drying on the deck railings in the pouring rain, and put it in the dryer, oh the irony.  The sheets were dry, it was time for coffee...and here I sit.  It's dark and rainy and the aroma of the summer day wafting through the window, oh heavenly.  

The girls are on track to paint the second coat this morning, and we'll leave the trim painting for another day.  We will work on getting the bed together, and the room all nice and pretty, the fun part.  

Our church Family week starts Friday/Saturday, so we will be staying in our camper there.  I have to pack for that, too.  Then next weekend my sister's granddaughter, Grace, is getting married.  Mariel and I are making the cake and cupcakes, for 165 people.  She has started on her portion, and is freezing as she goes along, I have my plans written out.  

So I have plenty to keep me busy.  You all have a nice day.