So Sorry

Let's just pretend this is Saturday night, okay? I've not missed a daily posting since I started Knee and Me, but when we got home last night, I was so tired that I just wanted to fall on the couch and go to sleep. Stan, being the good influence that he is, got me a snack (you'll see why in a minute), told me to go upstairs to get my pajamas, didn't make me do my exercises, and got me tucked in bed where I promptly fell asleep and slept for almost 11 hours. So I'm sorry I didn't post last night, and I promise to post every day until the end of August when (as I've said before), I'll probably stop the daily posting and just post occasionally when something important happens. Back, however, to yesterday....

We were thrilled (well, I was) to wake up to a gray and drizzly morning yesterday. It was a perfect day for staying inside, starting a new mystery book (and getting 2/3 of the way through it by afternoon), taking a nice hot shower, lolling about watching some TV, having a bowl of hot chicken soup for lunch and then...napping away the afternoon. I knew we were going to have a big night out, so I thought the nap would help me feel rested enough to face a late evening. Strangely enough, I think it had the opposite effect.

Our son, daughter-in-law, and granddaughters picked us up at 5:30 to go to a nearby town (but still a 30-minute drive) to meet a young family whom we knew before we moved here. We met at an Asian fusion type restaurant where we proceeded to sit in one place for over 2 hours. The food was, well, not the best in my opinion, although it was a very lovely, attractive, and busy restaurant. Still, we enjoyed seeing our friends and their children. BUT, sitting in one cramped position for two hours really put a strain on my knee and lower leg. By the end of the time, I could almost feel my leg swelling up, and my knee was very hot and stiff. Finally I had to be the one to break up the party, but I really felt like I would start crying soon if I didn't stand up and move my leg. When I tried to stand up, I needed to lean heavily on the table and have Stan pull me up, and it hurt! Once I stood up and walked up and down, I started to feel better, but I was ready to go home!

Once we finally got home, neither of us having eaten much of our food, Stan fixed us a small snack, got me situated on the couch with my leg iced and elevated, and we watched TV for 30 minutes. By then, I felt well enough to get on my PJs and go to sleep. So that's my excuse, and I'm sorry I didn't write last night. Won't happen again, I promise!