Day One

Today is my first day not taking pain meds during the day...I've been doing pretty good til now. I was on my feet way to much today & it has worn me out!

I had my post-op appointment this morning. It went well, aside from the fact that I didn't see the doctor until an hour after my appointment and it was for all of 3 minutes. What a waste of my time!!! In any event they took the stitches out today and put new steri-strips on. I can take those off at the end of the week. I am supposed to start physical therapy next week and then I see the doctor again in two weeks. He says all looks good right now which is what I like to hear!

Spring semester starts today. I'm only taking two online classes and have spent the last 20 minutes printing papers for my classes. I'll be spending the rest of the evening getting my notebooks together and starting my homework.

Tomorrow I have nothing on the calendar and I love it :-)

Next Time

So if I post in the next week or two that I want to go to Target or run a couple of errands...please remind me NOT TO!!!!

I went to Target this morning and it was the WORST idea ever!!!

Pain meds are not helping right now and it's bad :-(

One Week

Yesterday marked one week since I have been to Target...I am having withdrawal...I need to go get some supplies for classes starting Monday so I will venture over there today...I will pay for it later this afternoon...like I did last night when I ran one measly errand & went to the bowling center!

Today marks one week since my surgery :-) Monday is my post-op and I am praying that he will take the stitches out because they are driving me CRAZY!!! He left them a little bit longer than typical and they keep catching on my pants and it is too cold to be wearing shorts out (plus that requires shaving and well that's a little difficult at the moment).

It was nice to get out of the house last night but I definitely paid for it. I am trying to limit the amount of pain pills I take since I am having to drive the boys to and from school now. Which meant by the time my mom dropped me and the boys off last night I was just plain miserable. Which is sad since I kept my butt in a chair with my knee propped up the majority of the night.

CJ had a long day at work yesterday which put him in a bad mood and he's going to have a long day today too...I think sushi for dinner is in order :-) For the last week I have been craving two things (and no I did not want them together and NO I am not pregnant-I promise they ran a pregnancy test before surgery!) Sushi & Nachos...I had my nachos yesterday (although they would have been better if I had eaten them at the restaurant instead of putting them together when I got home). I figure now I need some sushi.

What a bunch of randomness today. I slept in a bit (6:45) and need to attempt to put some sweat pants on now. I need to pack Deqlan's lunch and get the boys bookbags ready but I am not going downstairs until it is almost time to leave-too many trips up and down the stairs recently!

I hope everyone has a great weekend. I think I am going to watch Magic Mike tonight while eating my sushi by myself in bed :-)

It's OK

I'm linking up with Amber & Neely for It's OK Thursday :-)

It's OK...
...that I'm enjoying sleeping with my knee propped up every night *although I would like to sleep on my stomach again!*
...that I let Hayden play hooky yesterday from school instead of fighting with him to get up & ready
...that I'm going to run an errand after I take Hayden to school even though I'm supposed to be "resting my knee"
...that I seriously cannot wait to get out of the house tonight...I've been at home since Friday!
...that I'm annoyed CJ doesn't seem to care about my recovery (example: hasn't asked a single time how my knee feels & doesn't spend any time with me before bed)
...that I don't want to take good care of him when he doesn't feel good anymore (yes I'm bitter)
...that I think it is ABSOLUTELY hilarious that my brother got completely trashed during the afternoon on NYE & ended up throwing up all over his friends bathroom & ended up making his wife mad
...that I desperately need some good girl friends...I lost many friends last year while taking care of CJ and it really showed me who my true friends were...answer...not many of them!

Back to the grind

The boys both head back to school today! Well Deqlan for sure...I'm trying not to take any meds this morning so I can get Hayd to school (this will mean not taking anything until 12:30). I don't know that I will make it. I don't want Hayden to miss 3 days of school (it's just preschool but still) it is times like this I do wish his preschool were a little bit closer to the house instead of 15 minutes away.

I didn't nap yesterday afternoon which made last night much easier for me. I cannot take my two pills together. When I do they knock me out!! CJ felt so bad yesterday because he forgot to take something out for dinner before he left for work. We ended up with Burger King for dinner (not that I could eat it-my teeth are bothering me). He did take something out before he went to bed last night so at least no fast food tonight :-)

I feel like the house is a disaster but I really can't get up and clean it. I want to get laundry done but I can't. I really didn't think it would bother me as much as it is. Especially so quickly!

I am hoping to take Hayden to school and make a stop at a little gift shop on the way home. I want to get some things for classes and they are having a huge sale starting today. I am sure I will pay for this later today!!

December Cara Box

**I'm going to add a picture later of my goodies. I am too sore to get up right now**

Kaitlyn @ Wifessionals created a wonderful monthly swap called Cara (Car-rah)Box. December's box found you matched with two different people. One you would send to and another who would send a box to you.

I was paired up with Holly. She sent me an adorable sparkly penguin ornament (I love penguins!!), a very pretty pink sparkly picture frame (with a sweet note in it), some sugar cookie mix with two things of frosting to go with it. The boys have been dying to make the cookies and we just didn't have the time to do it before my surgery. I'm sure as soon as I'm feeling up to it they will be driving me crazy to make them!! Thanks for the sweet box Holly!!

I have gone back and forth about whether or not to sign up for the January box. I love doing them but I wasn't sure if I'd be up to doing a box after surgery. I have decided to go ahead and sign up (and you should too!!) January's box is about Resolutions so I'm hoping to be able to do some homemade stuff for my partner :-)

At home

CJ is back at work today and we are home by ourselves with no help :-( I've been having a hard time during the late afternoons staying awake which has made sleeping at night a little more difficult. I woke up this morning not feeling well at all and then had to go downstairs to make a drink because CJ put my crystal light in the freezer last night and forgot about it! I am hoping the day gets better. Deqlan goes back to school tomorrow & Hayden is supposed to as well but I'm not sure if I'll be able to drive Hayden all the way to school (about 15 mins from the house) Deqlan's school is right down the street so I'm not worried about that.

I ordered my textbooks Saturday and they arrived yesterday...talk about fast shipping! Classes start Monday and I am ready to have some work to do! It will definitely be a change only having 2 classes this semester. But I am determined to make A's in both of my classes and be better organized.

Monday is my post-op appointment. Hopefully I'll get these stitches removed because they are driving me crazy! Wednesday is CJ's blood patch which equals a long day for us. We don't have to be at the hospital until 1:30 but it's an hour away. We will be lucky to leave the hospital by 5 that afternoon.

I hope you are having a wonderful New Year's Day!