BOO! HOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!

The boo is for Halloween but the boo hoooooooooooo! is for me.

I am totally depressed today and I am going to bitch bitch bitch about it to whoever reads these blogs of mine. I tell you it's not many of you that read them either which is another depressing thought.

Went for another dr appt yesterday to find out I have AT LEAST another 3 freakin weeks of wearing this damn boot. I am starting to get blisters on my ankle bone and also blisters on my back heal from this brick boot. I still can't drive, still on crutches and I am pissed off about it. Jerry is taking off for Seattle this Friday and coming back late Monday. Think I will sleep a lot to pass the time. He deserves to get away for a few days after putting up with me like this for the last 3 weeks.

I can't e-mail my friend Rosemary cause our e-mails don't seem to connect. I tried calling and she isn't home so I am sitting here at this computer just bitching and feeling sorry for myself. I know I know, I should be thankful I am not in a worse predicament. At least I still have 2 feet, 2 arms and half a brain etc.....

The house is a mess. Needs dusting and vacuuming. Jerry has been pretty good at trying to keep the kitchen clean but it's not like I want it.

I talked to my daughter three weeks ago and I haven't heard from her since. That was when I told her I broke my foot. What's wrong with me???

Cloudy days

Fall is definitely here. The trees are shades of reds, yellows and browns.

I grew up in S. Cal so I really never saw the four seasons. Today was windy and cloudy but still beautiful.

Yesterday I was going insane sitting around the house babying this broken foot. Jerry took me to "Northwest Seed and Pet" here in Spokane. We bought another bag of Niger seeds which the Goldfinches love. Also another feeder. The Goldfinch is Washington's state bird and it reminds me of a Canary. One of the feeders is right outside the living room window and I can watch them all day while I am couch bound. What a sight they are. Jerry also hung some sunflowers that we grew over the summer on the pole and it's a treat for the Goldfinches too.

Here is a picture of the boot I have to wear for 6-8 weeks. I am counting the days. It has been exactly 2 weeks 3 days since I broke my foot. It feels like 2 months. I can get up on the crutches and move around a little bit but I get tired easily. Crutches are hard to use at my age. Looks lovely doesn't it? Spittewy! Can't wait for it to go.

Talked to my Dad today and he has been rescheduled for Nov 6 for his hip surgery. Hooray! In the meantime my Mom who is 81 and still plays tennis, hurt her arm last week. She has a torn rotator cuff. So no more tennis for awhile. Lots of physical therapy though. Seems my whole family is falling apart except for my brother who is 3 years older than I. He plays tennis and golf all year round in S. Cal.

Update on broken foot

Had another Orthopedic Dr. appt this morning and the x-ray showed that the break is healing correctly. This is a huge relief since if it wasn't healing the proper way I would need a pin inserted. OUCH! My whole foot is turning yellow, black, blue and purple. Looks lovely! I still have red toenail polish on too so that just adds more color. LOL

This last week has been pretty boring. I have been trying to keep occupied by watching TV, sleeping and working on my cross stitch project. I am still going batty though.

Jerry has taken me for a few rides in the car and that was wonderful. Fresh air and things to look at besides the living room walls.

Another dr's appt on the 27th to see how the bone is healing. Still have to keep my foot up as much as possible but also try to put a little pressure down on it while on the crutches.

Spent most of the day today doing payroll for Jerry's business. Another day down and another 5-6 weeks to go before I can get back to work cleaning.

My Dad was suppose to have hip surgery tomorrow but last week he had a mini stroke. Now he has to have tests done before the re-scheduling of the surgery. He has had pain in his back for so long (years) and finally the doctors in Oregon figured it was his hip. He just turned 83 on the 5th of this month. I am hoping the tests go well and he can get that surgery done soon and be out of pain. Therapy takes a while too but at least he would be on the mend.

You can tell I am bored can't you? I am just blabbing along here like I have all day. Well, guess what? I DO!!!!!!!!!!!

I won't bore you anymore though. I will go take a nap! Bye for now.

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Thursday, October 09, 2008

Power of Four Meme
I was tagged by Joan at The Erstwhile Librarian for this little meme. I have absolutely nothing to blog about so I will try this one. Thank you, Joan, for the opportunity....maybe I will seem less boring by doing this meme.
What you are supposed to do is copy/paste my post, remove my answers and type in yours and then tag four people on your blog roll! Don't forget to change my answers to the questions with those of your own.
Four places I go over and over
* Rosaures in Brown's Addition for my RX's.
* To the compost pile out back.
* To Spokane Movers to p/u revenue and paperwork for work at home.
* My cleaning clients homes in Brown's Addition and The Ridge in Hangman Valley.

Four people who e-mail me regularly
* My Parents
* KHQ channel 6 with breaking news and weather reports.
* My cousin Pam in England.
* My friend Karen
Four places you'd rather be.
* Hawaii being waited on hand and foot by a great looking hunk.
* Out in a boat on a nice scenic lake.
* Back in Sandpoint with my late husband
* Riding a horse on a clean sandy beach.
Four TV shows I could watch over and over
* Law & Order
* CSI
* NCIS
* Cold Case
Four places where I like to eat out.
* Linnies-Thai food
* Azteca-Mexican food
* Northern Quest Casino Buffet
* Denney's bar for dinner.
When I do one of these memes and tag someone....they never try them. So, if this sounds like fun, go for it and pass it on if they work in your posts. This one was fun. Barb should have lots of time to do this; she broke her foot and is home bound! I bet she would like some blog visits too.

Work work work-NOT!

For the next three weeks I had arranged to fill in for my neighbor (she is going on vacation to Cabos San Lucas) who cleans a one story home. Went on a trial run last Wednesday to find out what was expected of me.

I turned over all my bookkeeping chores to the office girl except for payroll because I would have been working Mon-Friday for the next three weeks and knew I would be exhausted. Welllllll, I guess someone up there said Oh no you don't, you already work too hard and proceeded to tangle my feet on a staircase while working on Friday. I went down hard. Hit my head, bruised my shoulder and my foot had me screaming. (I know God really didn't do it to me) I was just not paying attention and I missed the stair. I thought I had sprained my ankle and kept working for another hour till I couldn't put pressure on my foot at all without severe pain. I managed to miss getting hit by a bus while hobbling across the street to my car and then proceeded to drive home using my left foot for the brake and hurt right foot for the gas. I had to lift my pant leg to guide my right foot. I still thought my foot was sprained maybe!

Jerry helped me into the house and I took off my shoe to see a very swollen foot. Put ice on it, elevated it etc.... Went to emergency and 4 hours later after x-rays I was told I had a BROKEN foot. I have never had a broken bone in my body till now. I don't wish it on anyone.

These days the doctors don't put casts on you, they put a "boot" which conforms to your foot and leg by pumps on either side of the boot. So I have a boot and crutches. I will not be able to work for at least six weeks and I have to make an appointment to see an Orthopedic doctor on Monday.

If I had the flu or some bug that made me sleep a lot it would be fine but I am not used to feeling ok and not being able to run around doing everyday things. This is going to drive me nuts!!!

I have called all my clients to let them know I couldn't work for the next six weeks and they were totally understanding. I feel terrible about letting them down though. That's just the way I am.

One funny thing happened at the emergency clinic though and that was we had to go downstairs for the x-rays and when we came back up we thought we had come from the 2nd floor. When the elevator doors opened we saw a sign that said "Neurology" instead of "Urgent Care". I had to laugh thinking I wasn't ready for that department yet!

I will have lots of time to catch up on my reading and watching movies for the next few weeks. This is only the 2nd day and I am already fidgety.

What am I going to do with myself????????????????

Kitties go for ride

Ok, here it is Wednesday. I had an appointment for the kitties to get their Rabies shots and whatever else they needed. (they are both outside cats and bring us lots of mice and gophers)

I purposely went to Petco and bought another cardboard cat carrier since the only place the cats go to is the vets. We already had one cardboard cat carrier and when they were kittens it's what we brought them home in from the shelter. (Too little for both of them now to fit)

At 3:30 this afternoon I put Ashley in one of the carriers and Jerry found Smokey and got him in his carrier.

They both got put in the back seat of my car and off I went to the vet with both meowing loudly. As I got on the freeway I heard Smokey scratching the side of the carrier and the next thing I knew he had torn a hole in the side and was looking out the window. I couldn't pull over so I kept my elbow between the seats to prevent him from jumping into the front of the car and getting under my feet. I was thinking "How the h--l I was going to get them both into one carrier while inside the car. I pulled into the vets parking lot and managed to get the back door open without Smokey escaping. How I got him into the carrier with Ashley in it I will never know. I survived without being bitten or scratched. I just remember grabbing Smokey by the scruff and practically throwing him on top of Ashley so she wouldn't escape. I felt mean but better than having them get loose onto the street and killed by a car.

The vet gave me another cat carrier to get them home in. The ride home was uneventful other than the loud meowing again. I still had the old torn carrier in the car so I played a trick on Jerry and told him I brought 3 carriers home. He thought I had brought another cat until he got close to the torn carrier. I flipped it around for him to see the hole and then told him the story. He was relieved I didn't bring home another cat.

Trip to Seattle

Took off for Seattle on Saturday morning at 10am. Stopped in Moses Lake for breakfast and a round of disc golf. Got to Jerry’s son house which is in the Queen Ann area of Seattle at 4:30pm. Jerry’s son has a view from his balcony of the Seattle Space Needle and all the high rise buildings. It’s a gorgeous site. Went to dinner at a place called “Wild Ginger” which was fantastic Asian food and atmosphere.

Sunday we went to a park called Lakewood and watched a disc golf tournament. It’s the first I have attended. I was amazed at how well the professionals played. Was a nice weather day too considering it rained all day before. Nice sunshine and warmth.

Sunday eve we met up with Jerry’s sister Judy and her husband. They live in Seattle also. Had a couple of beers with them then went down a few blocks and met Jerry’s brother Bruce (yes, he also lives in Seattle) for dinner.

I do know that I wouldn’t be able to survive living in Seattle. Too many people, too small a streets, horrific trying to find a parking space and when you do it’s all metered parking. You put money into a central machine on the block and it prints out a ticket that you have to stick on your side window of the car. I am so lost most of the time I couldn’t tell you where I went.

Monday we played a round of disc golf with Jerry’s son then headed for home around 1:30pm. We took one wrong turn off the freeway and it took an hour to find our way back on again. Seeeee what I mean???? Lost lost lost! I just got more stressed out as time went by. I wanted out of the crowded city fast.

After we made it back on the freeway heading home (thank God) we made a side trip to Pothole Reservoir which is below Moses Lake near Royal City. Was a beautiful drive with just open farmland for miles. We got home around 8pm. I can say I had a nice time but won’t be going back to Seattle for awhile.