Where did the weekend go?

Whew, the weekend flew by! Joey spent most of the weekend in the pool with his friends up the road. Despite all the sunblock that was sprayed on him, he is now my lobster boy! Makes me want to rub him down with butter! LOL!

Tomorrow starts therapy. Oh yay! I didn't get the guy I had two years ago because he's on vacation. Hopefully this guy is nice and will push me. I forgot to ice my leg last night and it swelled up on me today. I didn't think a day would make a difference but boy, does it!

I took a cute pic of Daisey and Chyna as they slept next to my bed. How cute are they? It's hard to believe that Daisey is 15 years old and Chyna is 10 years old. Cute uh?

Friday!

The week seemed to fly by! I'm happy to say that I'm getting around better. Plus the meds have worked wonders in getting the swelling down...finally! My knee is almost it's normal size. I bought my candle making supplies so I'll start making them once they arrive. Hopefully it will help with the boredom and possibly supply a teeny bit of extra money for me. We'll see how it goes! I'll post pics once I get some done. Joey had Swann out today. For those who don't know who Swann is, she is Joey's favorite pet ball python. She's in her twenties as far as age goes and the most mellow girl!

The best organic soaps around!

Before I forget (and you know I forgetful I am) I wanted to post the link to my friend Melanie's Etsy store. She makes the best soaps! My boys fight over the hemp bar and if you have dogs (or horses) pick up the doggie bar. I just saw a blueberry bar on there that I'm going to have to try! I love the shea butter, goat milk, rosemary, and orange oatmeal bars. She also has really cute candles that smell super yummy. She's helping me get started on making my own candles! Give her shop a browse!

http://www.etsy.com/shop.php?user_id=7387732

A side note...

I can bend my knee when I sit down now! I dont' have to leave it stretched out to the side! I can't duplicate the bend while walking so I still have the whole robot walk going but that's okay. Baby steps!

School Supplies Tip

With the new school year nearly upon us, I thought I'd throw out a supply tip. I actually got the idea from my sister in law and started doing this myself last year. It was a life saver, especially if you have a child like mine who likes to tell you they need something for school and they have to have it the very next day only it's already bedtime! So, we started doing a school supply bin. I just bought one of the cheap storage bins and started filling it with all kinds of school supplies. The trick is to hit the school supply aisle at Target once they start marking things down. I filled the bin up last year with every thing from binders to pencils and it lasted all year and helped out this year when the new supply list came out. I'll hit the aisles again this year once school gets back in and the prices get slashed to replenish my bin!

Hope this helps some of you busy moms! Later.

Monday Madness

My Monday's aren't any different from any other day at the moment. Get up, slowly to make sure the leg will hold me, limp from one room to the other and read. Throw in several bathroom breaks and you have my day! I'm going INSANE! I'm such an active person and this worse kind of torture. I did finally cave and start taking my anti-inflammatory medicine today. I figured that since my knee was still three times the size it should be, I better start taking it. I just hate taking medications long term because of the side effects. The knee is currently chilling beneath some ice.

Joey is being a computer hog! I've literally had the computer for a total of ten minutes today. We need a second laptop bad! He's hooked on Club Penguin and Mini Clips. He did take a break to go swimming today with my sister since it was her day off. But my aunt came over to visit me (she likes to say she's visiting the sick) so I talked away my computer time! LOL!

My mom thinks she broke her finger. It's real swollen and from the way she described it to me, it does sound like a break. I've broken two fingers and have pins surgically implanted in one of those fingers so I have a good referrence base! But getting her to go to the doctor is like trying to get me to take medicine! She hates, HATES, to go. But I think if the pain is bad enough in the morning that she is going to cave and go. Keep ya posted.

Here's hoping for a restful night. Later!

Weekend!

Thank goodness! Joey is going to spend the day with his Poppi and MiMi. Jason put meatballs on in the crock pot to cook all day. We are having homemade meatball subs for dinner. And I'm stuck in bed! I got a shock last night when my sticky stitch came off in the shower. One of my incisions opened up...so not pretty. Mom got me butterfly bandages so I'll doctor it until Monday when the doc comes back in. As I say, there is always something!

I finished Redneck Cinderella. It was a good fun summer read. Nice smut! LOL! I'm now reading High Stakes by Erin McCarthy and so far it rocks. I love me some vampire fic! This is the first book in her Vegas Vampire Series. So far, way good!

I'm feeling bummed that I had to miss AnnMarie's baby shower. I sent goodies up with Mom to deliver but it's so not the same as being there. I had actually hoped that maybe I could ride up but Jason nixed that idea before I even finished speaking!

We got Fishdom in the mail today! So excited about that. Sadly, I have to wait until Joey gets home tonight. That game is so addictive!

Talked to my sis in law, Michelle, this morning. My niece hurt her wrist so I'm hoping it feels better soon. That's one of those body parts that you don't realize just how much you use it until it's hurt. Sending get better soon wishes!

It's lunch time. I'll be back later...where else am I going to go? LOL!