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Hi guys!!!!! I am home again now. What a great trip. After the shopping trip I went camping for a night with one of my best friends. I was able to do things I have t ever been able to do at his camp. He has a chair less camp. Usually I have to stand and chat but this time I was able to sit around the fire on the ground and…

Lemon pepper

Well gang. I made it through Canada today. Took me a day and a half of driving and a 6 hour ferry ride. LOVED THE DRIVE!!!!!! Just me and my tunes cranked up singing along. Staying on a friends couch tonight and camping with another friend tomorrow. Went shopping today. Usually I would be in so much pain right now after…

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Cat fight

Top dog

Hi gang. I DID IT!!!!!!! I went for a hike today. According to the Fitbit I climbed 35 floors!!! The trail was all log steps, rock steps, and tree root steps. I made the mile and three quarters hike in an hour!!! I thought I was going slow but my friends were having troubles keeping up with me. Here are a couple pics.…

Hi guys. Thanks for the birthday wishes last week. It has been really crazy here. Between my travel plans changing yet again. The kids school schedules and ballet schedules. There has been a lot of excrement hitting the rotating oscillator around here so I have been reading but not posting. I'm doing good all things…

Hi gang. Thanks for the birthday wishes. It has been a long week for me. Hubby left to go back to work on Monday. Tuesday being my birthday was cram packed. I took Iris to school first. Then a friend texted me and wanted to take me to breakfast. Then we walked around Ward Lake. It is about a 1 3/4 mile walk. After the walk…

Good luck with the challenge!!!!! You can do it!!!!!! Esther

Hi guys. Feeling great today. Plans got changed for my October appointment. The ferry I usually take is having mechanical issues so t is being sent to drydock on the 25th of this month. It will be down for about 3 weeks. My options are fly or ROAD TRIP!!!!! Guess what I'm going to do. I haven't driven through Canada in…

Went to the rec center today. I used the stationary bike for therapy on the knee. Then I walked around the walking track until I was bored. I think I made 4 laps. Then I ate lunch with my daughter and walked up the 3 flights of stairs to her school. Knee is really taking it well. My travel plans in October have been foiled…

I went for a 2 mile walk this morning. On crutches no less. Therapy has cleared me to go without them in the house but use them as stabilizers when out and about. Esther

I went to therapy yesterday. They encouraged me to start going up and down stairs like a grown up. I have been unable to do that for over 10 years. I have been relegated to one step at a time like a toddler for forever. I have also been told I can ditch the crutches in the house and only use them when outside. And since it…

Take care of yourself Janice. We are praying for you. Esther

Stove up

Base camp

The weather here was awesome!!!! Sunny and about 60 degrees. Spent most of the day at a friends house having a football party. Knee is doing great. I have therapy on Tuesday. Bruising is finally starting to subside. That is the only pain I have is from the bruising. I am every color of the rainbow below the upper thigh…

Yes Ruthie. It is a ferry that anybody can buy tickets for. Just google the Alaska Marine Highway. There are links for the schedules and the ferries and prices. However I don't like the new price link. I liked the old ones better. Esther

Well. I'm home now. We sailed in at 7 am this morning. I was treated better than the captain's wife on this trip. My room became a checkpoint for the watchmen. Every couple hours they stopped in to check on me. The chief steward made sure I had enough ice for the swelling. And made sure I had food delivered if I needed…

Home plate

Hi Hahn. Here is a pic of my stateroom on the ferry. It has 4 beds but the 2 upper beds are folded up against the wall. I am in a handicapped room thankfully. And no issues with motion sickness. Luckily. I'm off for now. See you when I get home. Esther

Come hither

Hi everyone........ Nancy.....yes it was a total knee. Thanks everyone for the prayers. It has helped greatly. I saw the doc today before I head home tomorrow. The doc was very impressed. I was the worst case they did this week yet I had made the most progress of anyone. My range of motion was 6-92 degrees prior to…

Spirit animal

Hi guys. Just updating on me. I'm doing awesome!!! The only pain pills I took was one for therapy and one for the drive home that was supposed to be 2.5 hours. It ended up 5.5 hours. Glad I did take the pill. I am almost to the extension that I was before the replacement. I'm getting around well. I can't complain about my…

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Closed mind

I'm working on that. I've been released from the hospital. I have walked .24 miles today!!!! Just remember I am on crutches just 2 days out from a total knee replacement.