Well, here it is going on 10 a.m. and I've managed to do a whole lot on my to-do list already. So happy about that. I straightened up my closet in the bedroom. Not that easy as I had to move heavy coats to the other side and doing heavy stuff is still hard for me. But I got a few other things in there tidied up too and that made me contented.
I made a list this morning of what I wanted to yak about on my blog today. One thing is the doctor I went to yesterday to find out why my knee/leg have been hurting and making me limp most of the month. He took an x-ray and said my knee was wearing out and really needed a replacement. The left knee was done in 2013. Well, I knew I didn't want to go through a surgery so I opted for a cortisone shot which he told me would only last so long. Which I already knew as I've had them in my hips before. I don't really know if I would be a candidate for surgery right now anyhow since my back surgery was postponed because my platelets were too low. I see the blood doctor next month to see if they've gone up any but I'm mighty glad I opted out of the back surgery. I wasn't really wanting it anyhow. At age 80 I figure I can hopefully go get cortisone shots as needed and avoid another surgery. I'm still using a walker as I'm unsteady on my feet but at least I can hobble around the apt without it. Small progress is all I ask.
I wasn't impressed with the clinic I went to for this shot. My appt was 3:30 and I didnt' get in until 4. Being made to wait in doctors offices has always pissed me off. Then I was made to wait more once I got in to see the doctor. He'd leave the room and not come back. I was seething. When I left the clinic at 5, the waiting room was empty. I was so glad that Mary offered to go with me as I let her drive home. I had driven there.
She's improving from her gall bladder surgery but still can't do a lot of physical stuff and has to rest.She is signed up to volunteer at the school this week (she loves it) so slowly but surely, we're both on the mend.
Halloween night I'll be sitting in the garage to hand out candy while her and Andy take Jake out trick or treating. On Nov. 3rd her and Andy are going to Seattle to meet up with friends and go to a casino. Catie (bless her heart) is coming down to babysit the dog, Jake, and me to a certain extent. I'm hoping we can do some painting. I haven't felt like it in weeks but am anxious to get into it and I know Catie can help.
At Thanksgiving we're traveling to Port Angeles to Jenni's house. Looking forward to that. There will be 15 of us counting Catie's friend from England. And three dogs. We're going up Wed and Mary and Andy will get a motel. Me, Jake, and Poppy will bunk at Jenni's and Maddie and Ants are coming from MS. We'll leave Friday and Mary will visit her dad in PT while I visit my brother and sister and some folks at Discovery View. The letter I got yesterday from a neighbor there told me Covid was running through the place. Oh dear.
Mary signed us all up to get flu shots at Safeway this Sunday morning. Maybe I'll try to get some shopping done while there. My grocery lists are usually quite small these days but I do want to get some ingredients for the food I'm taking at Thanksgiving -- rice krispie treats and fudge.
I'm back in the mood for jigsaw puzzles now but for some reason I've set up two, done the borders and then lost interest and picked another puzzle. I'm going to try today to work a third one. I also pulled out a book to read on my bookshelf. The biography of Willis Simpson. It had better pick up though or I'm moving on to "Them" by Joyce Carol Oates. I may move on and try to read two at a time.
I started watching "Unbelievable" on Netflix. Quite good but I have to get through 8 episodes. I continue to watch a lot of Life Below Zero, the next Generation (on Disney) but some of the people are starting to bore the hell out of me.
I turn the news on every night but sometimes I wonder why. I end up using the mute on all the commercials (they totally make see red) and I refuse to listen to anything about that buffoon,Trump. Am also sick of the stupid republicans and of course, the wars make me totally sad.
The only daytime show I kinda like is Hoda and Jenna at 10 a.m. I was watching Kelly Clarkson but she spends too much time making the audience hoot and clap over everything. I get real tired of that.
Well, time to do something on my list that I'm not that fond of -- drinking metamucil. Sign...
Have a nice weekend.
Sorry I don't have any pictures to share but here's some I put on Facebook already.
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