Thankful Thursday

Happy Thursday, friends!  Every Thursday I share what I'm thankful for.  Sometimes it's a serious or big thing and sometimes it's a goofy or small thing.  I believe that no matter what is going on in our lives there is always something to be thankful for.  Always.  

I am so very thankful for my husband of 33 years.  It's not easy being married, even after all this time.  We have our issues and ups and downs, but we are there for each other.  Michael has taken care of me the last two months while I sit in a chair with first a knee injury and now through my recovery from surgery.  He works full time, yet comes home and cooks dinner and cleans the kitchen, does the laundry, goes grocery shopping, takes me to doctor appointments, fixes me tea, brings me flowers and chocolate, lets me pick the movie we're going to watch, and well, you get the idea.  He even did the Christmas shopping I wasn't able to finish!  He has done all of this without a single complaint.  I know he's tired, and I know he gets frustrated, but he doesn't complain.  I'm thankful he puts up with me!


I'm also thankful for
     * healing...slow but sure
     * the kindness and generosity of friends
     * pain meds
     * a visit from Shylee (and her mom and dad!)
     
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What are you thankful for today?

Have I Really Been MIA This Long?

I have a good excuse for not being around for a while.  I had knee surgery a couple of weeks ago and I just haven't felt up to doing much of anything.

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Back in December of 2010 I injured my knee and found out I had torn the meniscus.  The only way to fix it is with surgery.  I didn't want to go through it, so I did exercises to strengthen my knee and lived on Tylenol. As the year went on, I was able to do less and less and my quality of life was suffering.  Not to mention, it was keeping my family from doing the things they wanted to do, because I couldn't walk much.

This past November, after turning down the chance to go to NYC to the Macy's Thanksgiving Parade, I decided to go ahead and schedule the surgery after the holidays.  But just my luck, in the middle of December, I injured the same knee again.  This time I was completely chair bound barely able to walk.  The doctor confirmed I had torn the meniscus on the other side of the same knee.  There was no more putting off the inevitable.

So, I had the surgery and I'm slowly on the mend.  I hope you will stick with me as I recover and take my time getting back in the swing of things.

Thankful Thursday will return next week.  I hope you will join the linky party and share what you are thankful for!