Happy Days are Here Again

 The splint has come off!!  What to do? What to do? I have no physical restrictions other than to do 4 sets of 10 reps of making a fist, and a couple other exercises I can't name, every day. Woo hoo - it's like being freed from prison - a finger jail!

I've cleaned up the workshop so it's all set to go. I could go back to volleyball tomorrow but I'm going to give myself a week to do the daily strengthening exercises and will start back next Tuesday. It's so exciting!

And my eye is great so all is well....knock wood.... and my head! Must. not. over. do. it! Knock knock knock! My knee isn't too bad - no pain up and down stairs, no pain walking or riding my stationary bike. Going down on one knee or squatting is painful so I try not to do that too often, if at all. I have my own way of getting down onto the floor, if need be, and while it sure isn't graceful it does spare my knee somewhat.

Getting older is a pain in my (fill in the blanks) __________________, _________________ and ________________________.   😢

In the Hot Seat...

In the hot seat, the hot couch, the hot bed...you name it, it's HOT! It's too flippin' hot to have the stove on even with the central air blasting away. So today saw me go to the grocery store in the a.m. before it got too hot so I could get the veggies I needed to make salsa (was out of green peppers), tortilla chips (to eat the salsa with!) and more onions. I think I have enough food on hand now to get through to the end of the month :) That's fantastic as I've gone over the food budget for July.
(Food budget is $280 and I've spent about $294).

Food just keeps getting more expensive around here. I had two plastic containers of veggie chilli in the freezer so I've thawed that too. I like using the chilli with a bunch of shredded romaine and/or broken tortilla chips (a great way to use up the crumbs from the bottom of the bag!), a dollop of sour cream or grated cheddar.

I just wrapped up an hour and a half in my kitchen creating said salsa and also did some devilled eggs and it's time for a cold drink. I notice a lot of people spell it as deviled eggs but that just doesn't look right to me. No alcohol in this drink - just some sparkling water with a dash of lime and lots of ice. I'll get to the alcohol later ;)

My patio is in shade 90% of the day (especially at night!) so I feel very fortunate that I can sit outside no matter how hot it gets.

Had a bit of a scare this past week. My right knee has been bothering me a little but not enough to interfere with my activities. Then I road my bike to a restaurant where I was meeting a friend for lunch and rode home again. As I put my bike away I noticed how much my knee hurt and decided to diagnose myself on google. Then I saw that it was very swollen and it was so painful I could hardly get up or down stairs. What the h-ll did I do??

Luckily I was able to get a doctor's app't the next day which was yesterday and I have to get an x-ray and ultrasound then I'll be referred (if need be) to a sports doctor. Cause I'm an athlete you know:) And I was told to take one Aleve with Naproxen twice a day. Well, I've had 3 of the Aleve so far and the swelling is practically all gone!! It could just be arthritis - will wait and see. But I feel so much better - I can go up and down the stairs, no problem. I was a little panicky to say the least as I head to Ireland in 4 1/2 weeks and I need my knee to be in good shape. I have no pain when I stand or walk but I couldn't bend my knee without pain. Just knowing that the Aleve can take care of the pain and swelling is such a relief. If anyone needs help with pain and swelling get the Aleve GEL CAPS with Naproxen, I think it's 210mg of Naproxen. Honestly I was flabbergasted at the quick results!

The kitties like the patio too though I put them inside most of the day today.

 Snoozing Luna zzzzzzz!

Snoozing Lily. The blue tarp is thrown over a chair and give them a little tent

to play in. They love to sneak up on each other and pounce!