Morning of Fun Activities

Every morning for the past three months, when I get out of bed, I put my left foot down very slowly and very gently and hobble out to the kitchen. It would take a few painful minutes before I could put any weight on my knee. I have to commend Vince. He has definitely been doing double duty the past three months. I have hardly done anything with the chickens and you know how much I love messing with them. He’s had to do most everything.

This morning, when I got out of bed, and eased weight onto my left leg .. not one bit of pain! I am being careful not to overdo it but yesterday it felt so good to be going up and down the aisles in the grocery store without wanting to crawl back to my car and cry after going down a couple of rows. I watered the chickens last night. I did two loads of laundry yesterday. I’m beginning to feel like “me” again.

Last night, I put yogurt in the Instant Pot a little after 1 a.m. and I only “cook” our yogurt for 6.5 hours so I knew the Instant Pot would be ready by 7:30. I have two Instant Pots and a Cuisinart electric pressure cooker and I love them. I will not replace the Cuisinart if it ever stops working . . no problems with it but I love the Instant Pots so much more. I could have gotten the second IP out for the beans but no need . . I had the beans cooking by 8 a.m. and they only cook for 35 minutes under pressure and then they may simmer for half an hour. They’ll be completely done by 10 a.m. (even earlier!) but we won’t eat til about 11:15.

I was outside this morning before daylight .. which was exciting for me because I truly had been forcing myself out of bed when my knee was hurting so badly. I was outside last night after 1 a.m. . . which is when I saw Cat on Vince’s car instead of my car, where she usually sits. She thinks she owns everything around here.

For me, “normal” is about 5 hours of sleep but lately I’ve been sleeping more at night and taking naps more during the day. I’m so blessed to feel good so much of the time. I always tell myself that I appreciate even the bad days because I sometimes forget how lucky I am to feel good so much and after a few bad days, I really do appreciate the good days. After three months of pain that kept me off my leg, I am truly, really, seriously appreciating being pain free and keeping my fingers crossed that it lasts.

The ribs were in the smoker by 7 a.m. so that means they should be done by 10:30 or 11.

It’s going to be a cool, sunny day . . a great day in my neighborhood.