April Update

Wow, I'm being a terrible blogger! Things have been crazy at work - I've been putting in some overtime and come home exhausted - too exhausted to play on the computer much, that's for sure. But here's all the news.

First -my foot. Well the good news is that I'm out of the blasted boot for good. The bad news is that my foot hurts. Pretty much all the time. I'm not a happy camper. My doctor said to give it a few weeks and I know these things take time. I've done some online research and healing from this procedure continues for about 6 months. So I guess I have to hang in there. I just want it feeling better NOW! I was thinking that I didn't have this problem when I had the same surgery on my right foot but.... A friend reminded me that shortly after getting out of the boot that time, I got sick with pancreatitis and was in bed for a couple of months, so my foot didn't get much workout. Comparing my current foot situation with then isn't exactly fair, I guess, so I am trying not to do that. I just want to be able to do "normal" things without hurting. I can't even go to the gym - and that leads to my weight problem. I'm not at all happy with myself - I know I've put on about 15 lbs. and I feel miserable. I just can't seem to get under control. I'm very frustrated and that's not helping.

The really great news is that I bought a new laptop computer - a Dell. It arrived on Monday and I've spent every evening since then trying to get things set up. I had to buy a new router and was in computer HE-double hockeysticks with it all. But FINALLY I've got everything working and I am sitting on my butt on the couch with my feet up, playing on the computer. Way cool!

Spring may have finally arrived - I had to cut my grass out in my backyard last evening. I have a small postage stamp parcel of yard that is my responsibility - the rest is cared for by the homeowner's association. They came around with pine straw and it looks nice. I'm going to clean up the wood chips around all the flower beds in my back yard and put some pine straw there too - I think it will be nicer.

That's about it - I'm tired and going to bed soon. More later I am sure.