Author: leilani

I am so.  freaking.  tired.  of the little-boy mentality in grown men.  I’m talking about my spousal unit and my sons, but also the bureaucracy run predominantly by men.  I’m an equal-opportunity bitcher today. Case in point: spousal unit asked if I wanted to go somewhere today.  I said yes, mainly just to get out…

I am still a bit shaky but overall really still doing well!  I actually drove a short distance to the local drug store (yes it was okayed by the doctors) and while I didn’t do a lot of shopping, I was able to pick up the few small things I needed – specifically bandages to…

Today has been a day when I’m feeling mighty thankful for so very many things. Physically speaking, grace eludes me at the moment.  My walk is still understandably lopsided; however, considering I’m 48 hours out of knee surgery and pretty darned ambulatory, I am more than okay with an uneven gait for a while. I…

OH. MY. GOD. Surgery is done.  Other than a dose of pain meds immediately after the construction effort, I simply do not have pain; certainly nothing on the scale of what I had BEFORE they did the work. I don’t even know the full scope of what they did – definitely a lot more than…

Youngest grandson is now asleep a couple of feet away and youngest daughter announced she is moving back in.  G is borderline livid and I can’t say I blame him too much.  I pointed out to the 26-year-old child unit that our house is NOT a revolving door and she had to make up her…