<p>Hi All! Just back from my pre-op physical…and I am extremely healthy…except for the bum knee. I was glad to slink out of there and grateful that no one took me to task regarding my progressive weight gain! Anyway…surgery set for wee hours of Monday morning. Will be glad when that is over!</p>
<p>Got in at three this morning from traveling OOS for D2’s game. I am tired. No rest as I pack up for my yearly scrapbooking weekend with my friends!! Hooray! I leave tomorrow around noon and I can hardly wait! Scrapping for hours, wine and cheese by the lake, massage, hot tub, all meals cooked and presented to us and good conversation with friends. Priceless! :)</p>
<p>ish…that depends on what they find once they get in there, my old body and the effort I put forth! Crutches for awhile, brace for more time after but I’m trying to be optimistic! :)</p>
<p>NM envious of the lake sounds great!!! two friends have had surgery ice and meds, regreted when they didnt keep ahead of the pain, but both did very well. One they found two things when they went in so has had a longer although sucessful surgery so recovery is going well but taking longer. Good to get it over with before the winter.
modadun- felt better to talk to D suprised how it came over me. The relationship that is going on with our kids now is not going to be the permanant status -all in transition. Myabe your son will be like Raymond and move across the street with his wife and kids.</p>
<p>It seems like it’s nice when a daughter has an extremely close relationship with her mother as an adult. And it’s nice when a son has an extremely close relationship with his father as an adult. But it’s the stuff of horror movies or sitcoms when a son has an extremely close relationship with his mother as an adult. </p>
<p>If I go to NY with my D when I’m 65 and she’s 30, everyone would think that was a nice thing for her to do. If I go to NY with my Son when I’m 65 and he’s 30, everyone would think he was pathetic. (You went on vacation with your MOTHER?!) (But a fishing trip to Alaska with Dad would be swell.)</p>
<p>I think Moms have more to give up with sons.</p>
<p>NM, I missed what surgery you need to have? ACL? Meniscus? Have had both here in this household. One is easy, the other take longer than you think it will. Take your meds</p>
<p>Missypie – that seems true (re: sons/moms). Son’s seem to go out, make their way in the world and start their families. Daughters stay in closer contact. A friend who used to be a recreational therapist in assisted living homes said: “be nice to your daughters-in-law.” Apparently it was daughters (& daughters in law) who ended up doing the care-taking for elderly parents almost all the time. </p>
<h1>theorymom–we’ve had a few download charges. I’m also biting my nails a bit over that, too. One good thing – some of those charges were declined, due to ‘fraud suspect.’ Needless to say, I didn’t fix that. :-)</h1>
<p>Yup, my MIL took care of her in-laws medical bills, medicare stuff, etc etc etc. It was quite gracious of her to take care of things for the woman who would come over and criticize her housekeeping when she had three kids under the age of two (one set of twins).</p>
<p>Back from the big Frank Lloyd Wright adventure. Great fun, and I now feel quite knowledgeable about all things FLW. Some (but not all) of his design concepts are really quite intriguing. Any time we travel, H is all over the restaurant scene, so we had some great meals. On Monday we toured the Robie House, which is on the University of Chicago campus. Amazingly to us, they were just doing Orientation. Seems late, but then both S & D have been in class for almost a month.</p>
<p>All this “talk” about about biking has me thinking about dusting mine off and hitting the trails. (Notice I said “thinking” …)</p>
<p>CBBBlinker, did you have nice weather in Chicago? FLW had to be the ultimate control freak…he’d design not only the house, but the furniture and the placement of the furniture, then would get all ticked if a resident had the nerve to move any of the furniture. Was there very much furniture in the Robie House? We were there quite a few years ago and the guide said they were trying to buy more of the furniture.</p>
<h1>theorymom…meiscus and some other stuff according to mri. Not ACL but maybe something with the MCL??? Also have a huge cyst behind knee, not uncommon, they may try to drain as a result of all this. Right now I am focusing on heading to the lodge. It is fashioned after a Scandinavian cross country ski resort. No phones, tv, radios. Poor/spotty cell phone coverage. Meals are served family style. Sunday brunch is all Scandinavian. The leaves are turning up there and I will miss walking the ski trails this year but the views around the lake are phenomenal. I so look forward to this every year! I missed for the first time in 8 years last year as it fell on HS Homecoming weekend and with D2 being a senior I just couldn’t go. I really need the time away this year! Was told today I had to quit taking ibuprofen before the surgery so I will self medicate with wine and chocolate until Monday! ;)</h1>
<p>Missypie-wise words. I have a friend who has a handsome popular son, I never wanted my d to be anything but friends with him as he and his mom are VERY close. did not bode well for any relationship - leave that to others.
NM-have a great time. and best wishes on your surgery. how will we know how you are?</p>
<p>NM - good luck on the surgery. I’m envious of your scrapbooking weekend. I scrapbook but none of my friends do Now that I think about it most of my friends aren’t really creative where as most of my hobbies are (sewing, knitting, gardening, scrapbooking, smocking, cross stitch). Guess I’ve got to find some new friends :)</p>
<p>NM just another note. Don’t pick any paint colors for your house while on those pain meds. Surgery to replace some bone from a fall in my leg a few years ago. While on pain meds my DH wanted me to pick a color to paint the hall. I picked something that looked like lime sherbert. Really. Not kidding. Not sure who was worse. Me for picking it or my H for actually painting the walls that color. We lived with it for a few years. Just recently he repainted. He couldn’t look at it anymore. Definitely was bright…</p>
<p>NM - good luck, do everything you are told and your recovery should go smoothly. Don’t overdo it - that is a common problem post ACL or MCL surgery. Rest and eat well too! </p>
<p>RochesterMom - I smocked when my D’s were little - a dying art but I loved it.</p>
Anyway…surgery set for wee hours of Monday morning. Will be glad when that is over!</p>
Now that I think about it most of my friends aren’t really creative where as most of my hobbies are (sewing, knitting, gardening, scrapbooking, smocking, cross stitch). Guess I’ve got to find some new friends :)</p>