2018 Life Logs, Day 344: Overnight at the Goldstones
Date: Monday, December 10, 2018
Weather: Partly Sunny; High 38, Low 23 degrees F
Location: At Home with Heather, Sam, Jonah, & Ollie, East Falmouth, MA
A lot of work got done around the cottage today, but not by me. The landscapers that take care of my landlord’s yard came today and did a full fall clean-up of her yard and mine. Heather and Jed had helped me do part of this work a couple of weeks ago, but there were still tons of leaves. So I was delighted with today surprise visit. Now I just have to get two kayaks off the dock and I’ll be ready for wintry weather.
I went to the gym to the Monday pilates class this morning. I have stopped other exercises for now and am no longer riding the stationary bike after last week’s set back. But after today, I’m not sure I can even do pilates. I came home, took a shower, and when putting my clothes on I put all of my weight on the one bad leg, and that did it. Something in the back of my knee snapped and I could hardly walk AGAIN. I think it was putting the weight on that leg, not the pilates that caused the problem, so I think I can keep doing exercises that don’t put weight on that leg. Coincidentally, about that time my knee went out, the orthopedic surgeon’s scheduler called to ask if I was still planning on the February knee replacement. I have been reluctant, but today I gave a resounding YES. I even asked if there was any way to get the surgery done sooner, but the answer was no. After the phone conversation, I started using the heating pad alternately with the ice pack on the back of my knee and that did the trick. I am once again walking, albeit very carefully, and will continue to be careful until I can get this knee replaced.
I spent time working on ordering Christmas presents for Justin and Jo on Amazon and found that to take much longer than expected. Because of some international agreement, things made in certain countries can’t be shipped to Puerto Rico. So I have to go through the ordering process on Amazon in order to find out if what I want can be sent. It is a long, frustrating process when you are ordering a number of small things. That process will continue tomorrow. Not sure where the rest of the day went, but before I knew it, it was time to head to over to Heather’s to go to Sam’s Winter Band Concert. The band director joked last year about this being the world’s shortest concert and he did so again tonight. Can’t believe Sam is in 6th grade and plays the drums in a band!
The concert was short and sweet and we were back home in just over an hour. I am spending the night here with Heather and boys as Jed is in England and Heather has to leave at 4:45 am to catch a bus to Boston for an 8 am meeting. I will get the boys off to school in the morning and then resume the Christmas online shopping.
