It is a great surprise to me that it has been six months since I posted anything here. Lots has happened in that time.
I have gotten good words from the doctors - I am healthy as a horse and doing everything right to make my recovery go good. My docs were all very pleased with my progress and the fact that I am doing so well - so am I.
I made a trip to Detroit in August. I jumped in my car and drove. I really surprised myself and proved to myself that I can do it. I had a nice visit with my friend Diana and look forward to going back again and again for as often as she will put up with me.
The work in the basement (making it habitable for my son, his girl and her son) is going well. There has been a lot of improvement - a really nice bathroom, painting, floors being put down and finishing touches. Too bad that money has gotten short. But tax money looms so I am hoping that the job can be finished. Then I can start with the projects that I want to do upstairs - painting, refurbishing old furniture into new and just freshening things up. Fortunately it is all stuff that I am going to be able to do myself. My hubby taught me enough in the way of carpentry and painting etc. that it is going to be a "cake walk".
The holidays came with a bang and kinda slithered out with very little fanfare. I have two (no make that three) wreaths outside and a tree inside (which is going to come down this weekend). That is the extent of my decorating for the holidays. Everything - energy, money and time - went into the basement, which is okay. Did get a gift card from WalMart and a gift certificate to my favorite restaurant - Mo's. Spent my gift card today (a new coat, two new blouses and two pairs of leggings) and have had two meals at Mo's so far.
We have had three snow storms already this year. Luckily my exact location was not affected all that much. Western Maryland got major inches and lots of ice as well, Eastern Maryland got mostly rain, and the Northeast was lambasted again. Snow on top of Sandy, what a way to end the year!!!!!
That has been the last six months. Lots of down time, lots of lunches with friends, lots of gym time (lost 60 pounds so far with 35 more to go to get to goal weight) and lots of time doing e-mails and Facebook. I have been keeping busy and that is all that counts - doing what I want, when I want and how I want. Retirement is great. I have done nothing earth shattering, nothing that would change the world in a major way, and nothing that would be considered major in scope. Just me being me.
