Expect Delays

Lol. That’s my new motto 

Expect Delays

When I’m expecting them, things go so much smoother and I can then prepare myself to have the patience required.

Thursday morning Mike took me to my orthopedic doc. The doc then ordered an MRI for my knee and gave me permission to drive as long as I felt comfortable doing so. I knew another day of sitting at home would drive me berserk, so I was ecstatic to discover I could drive without pain. I had a full few days of plans and sitting at home simply was not an option. Getting through the weekend would be much easier if I just expected myself to move at a slower pace and expect delays.

I had Happy Hour plans with some girlfriends for a celebration Thursday night, AND….we were going to have two of our older grandkids for the weekend. 

On Thursday I hobbled with a crutch into the restaurant for Happy Hour with these beautiful ladies.

 

Our waitress was Molly and we all wanted to take her home within minutes of meeting her. She asked if I was okay after looking at my crutch. We all kind of laughed and told her she had no idea what she was in for with this group. That crutch was nothing more than a hangnail.

Our Happy Hour was to celebrate several things and we assured her that if we all told her about the events over the last year, she wouldn’t believe it.

We decided that each time she came to check on us, we would give her one fact about someone at the table.

We had several things to share. Three of us were diagnosed with cancer in 2017, one of the ladies at this table is living with Lupus, one of these ladies has supported countless friends and family through illness and death for more than a year now and continues to offer support and love in more ways than I can think of and we were actually gathering to celebrate the birthday of a friend that suddenly passed away a few months ago. I think there were only tears once Thursday night. The night was filled with laughs and good stories and happy feelings of having so much support from one another. I truly love these ladies and am honored to have them in my life.

Molly brought the manager over to us and said to him, “You’re not going to believe this….but…..”

He ordered a bottle of champagne for us!! See, there is joy in all things. People are good.

 

Friday morning, two of our grandkids came to spend the weekend with us. Their parents were headed out of town for the weekend to celebrate Anne’s (our daughter)  30th birthday. How do we have kids that age???

I was seriously so happy I could drive. I had plans with the kiddos! While Mike worked, I took the kids to IHOP for breakfast, then a 10:00 am movie. We saw Incredibles 2 and it was SO cute! Then to Costco. I figure these kids are 8 and 12, they can help Gigi grocery shop. They were such a huge help!

We were having a great day! I was moving slow. They were super patient with me and super sweet!

Friday afternoon I went for my MRI. Then I went to a Celebration of Life “party” for my highschool friend that passed away on July 4th. Mike took the kids to Dave and Busters. I think those kids had a pretty good Friday and it was nice that Mike and I each had some alone time with them.

Saturday was another full day of course. Errands, a trip to the neighborhood pool, games in the basement, a ride in the convertible to DQ and lots of Towel Snapping, instigated by Papa. (I hate that game!!)

 

Sunday my mom came to see the kids for a bit, more basement games. Amiyah and I played Barbies for hours and I’m not sure who had more fun. I have always loved Barbies and the fact that she is playing with MY childhood Barbie House along with a more up to date one makes me all warm and fuzzy inside.

 

Love this picture!

Before you know it, there mom was there to pick them up. 

Happy 30th Birthday today Anne! You are raising amazing kids. (They made the bed exactly like they found it and I didn’t even ask!!!)

This morning, I’m simply taking it easy waiting on the MRI results.

The doc said that the cortisone shots mights kick in over the weekend and I might have some relief. He was right. I could walk without the crutch by the end of the day on Saturday. My knee feels weak, so I’ll continue to be cautious, but I’m just so happy I can walk and drive!

Happy Monday!

“love the life you live, live the life you love”