Ouch

Ouch---really, I mean it. OUCH! I really should have been careful about what I wished for because I really got a workout at physical therapy today. Some of it sort of felt good in the sense that I can tell the strengthening exercises are working and it is gratifying to be able to do things that I couldn't have done even before my surgery, but I have to say that when the therapist starts bending my knee backwards, that doesn't feel at all good. In fact, for the first time in any therapy session--hospital, home, or out-patient--I actually said "ouch," but I said it in a very moderate tone of voice. No girly screams from me!

The rest of the day was delightfully normal for several reasons. First, we had another moderate day which makes it nice to be outside. Second, I had an extended fun time upstairs this afternoon while Stan was at the swimming pool. I washed my hair, washed clothes, watched TV, reorganized my earrings (a bigger job than you would think), and read about half of my latest new book. Late this afternoon, our son, daughter-in-law, and two granddaughters came over for dinner (just take-out pizza) and for a nice relaxing chat after dinner. It was just a normal day, but after all the abnormal days of the past three weeks (has it really been only three weeks and two days???), a normal day seems wonderful!

Stan and I concluded the day sitting on the front porch watching a catbird try to coax her fledgling out of our holly bush. What a lot of chatter catbirds make! There was a light and steady breeze, and it was just...normal and ordinary, and WONDERFUL!