More fun than you can shake a stick at...

So much fun. I went and had the surgery on my ankle Monday morning. I'm so very glad I did. currently I'm not feeling great but am on the mend. Finally. I'm on crutches until next Monday and then I'm in to a walking cast for a few weeks. Turns out it was arthritis but he was able to remove it. I'm not sure how but hopefully it won't be back anytime soon.



This is my interesting contraption that I get to use every two hours every day for the next week. It bends and moves my ankle for me. Thankfully it doesn't hurt, it just feels odd.



Slowly we go...have a good one.

See ya!
Cat

Ch...ch...ch...changes

Goodness. First Ed, then Farrah, followed by Michael and then Billy Mayes. So very sad.

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Jay and I helped my parents with yard work on Saturday. Due to a misstep on uneven ground, my ankle is in bad shape again. Instead of going back to the doctor on the 15th, I'm going back Wednesday morning. I'm so frustrated. Thankfully my boss is working with me and letting me work from home more than normal.

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Speaking of Jay, he left yesterday for ten days in Ireland with his parents and grandmother. I'm very excited for him and can't wait for him to get back. Hopefully he'll have tons of pictures and stories to share.

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I finally mapped out what projects I need to get done. Turns out I have over 20 of them. Five I'm actually getting paid for. The others are gifts. I'll post pictures as I have more done.

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That's about it. I'm laid up and trying to use up a bunch of extra yarn. What an interesting story, huh?

See ya!
Cat

RIP - Two Icons Are Gone

Wow, what a day of lose. This morning Farrah Fawcett and then this afternoon Michael Jackson. I was never a huge Farrah fan, she was a bit before my time. Michael on the other hand, was a huge part of my childhood. His "Thriller' album was one of my first albums and the video for that song was a favorite of me and my friends to act out and skate to at the rink.

I've not been a MJ fan in many years. He just got too strange for me, and of course all those things with the little boys. I don't know. I am however very sad for his children and loved ones.

Go hug your family.

See ya,
Cat

Summer Time Fun

Things have been busy around here lately. Let’s see, first my step-daughter came for a two week visit. She’s 13 and lives one state away. Thankfully we get to see her fairly often (her dad was my second husband, but I helped raise her from the time she was 3 until she was 10 when they moved away). We had a great visit. Here’s a picture of her and Shan at our local amusement part.

While she was here I made her two shrugs and a hat.

We’ve had a nice a tomato and onion crop here. We had some of the tomatoes tonight in a salad. They were so good. I may never be able to eat ones from the store again!

Thankfully the doctor has decided that my ankle isn’t as bad as it could have been. The MRI showed what the doctor expected. Now we wait. I go back in a month and we see from there. Next step would be a steroid shot. If that doesn’t do it, I’ll have arthroscopic surgery done. That will make it the third surgery I’ve had on that ankle so it’s no big deal. I’m just glad to know what’s wrong. :)

Real life seems to be taking up more and more of my time and I seem to have less time to be online and do things such as update this blog. So I apologize for being away so often and not keeping up with everyone else. Summer is very active here with a teenager!

Hope everyone is well!

See ya!

Cat

An Update in Pictures

So let's start with a tractor trailer fire. It was full of cooking oil. I got to it right as they got the fire out. What you don't see is the traffic that's backed up in three directions.



Char and Pat have baby chickens, so we went over to play. Here is Momma #1. She has six babies that are about 2 weeks old.





This is Momma #2. She has one baby that's about 2 days old. Click on the picture and you'll see the baby. It's sitting on her back.



Here's Shan holding one of the babies.



This is my step-daughter Jules with a baby too.



While we were there Momma #3 had two babies. You can see one peeking out from under her.



And what trip to the farm would be complete without a picture of my "boyfriend", Lucifer.



Our patio garden is doing good. The little Roma tomatoes have started growing and we have the first of our crop of sweet onions.





Hope every one is well!

See ya,
Cat

Drunken Goats and Ripples

One of Shan's friends brought me this wonderful present this morning! Drunken Goat Cheese!!! How awesome is that??? (click on it to make it bigger)




This is my latest gift I'm working on. A Pink and Beige Ripple Baby Blanket. I have no idea why I went with this shade of pink but I like it with the beige.



So allergies are still killing me but I'm alive. I'm slowly getting things done around the house. Yesterday I replanted most of the plants that needed to be moved in to larger pots. Got errands ran too. Today other than picking up, the kitties and I are just chillin out, being lazy.

My step daughter (from a previous marriage) is coming in to town sometime this afternoon to spend a couple of days with us. We haven't seen her for a while so it will be nice. We're all looking forward to seeing her.

See ya!
Cat

Feeling Whiny

I was sick Friday, Saturday and Sunday last weekend. Allergies big time. I spent all Monday, and I mean all day, cleaning and working on stuff around the house. Mom, Shan, and Jay helped too. We got so much done but I was beat by the time I finally got done.

All week I’ve been tired and fighting a headache. I take two different allergy pills in the morning and by mid-afternoon I start to feel crappy again. If I take them again in the day, I won’t sleep at night. They are both 12 hour long pills but they never seem to last that long. My insurance doesn’t seem to cover anything anymore and I’ve tired everything over the counter.

On top of feeling crappy all the time, my to do list never seems to get any shorter. I get things done, but there seems like there are always 10 other things weighting to take its place. I do ask for help when it’s something others can help me with, but most things are things that I need to do. No one else can go through my clothes for me or organize my craft supplies and projects. Well I guess someone could but, well, you know.

I’m feeling overwhelmed a lot lately. So much so that I don’t want to do anything, including reading or working on my crochet. I know I need to just get over myself and get things done and stop whining about things. I know. And I will.

Promise.

See ya!

Cat