Friday, December 28, 2007
Par-Tay
I think people had a good time. There were many foods. Grandma (who actually expressed shock that I could cook a turkey) would have been proud of the spread that got laid out.
Everything got done--I even managed to finish some gift knitting while the turkey was in the oven. Well, almost everything. I still need to take care of sending the remote gifts. Oh well.
My back spasms have calmed down and my flute playing at church went reasonably well. I can't say it was great, but nobody noticed anything amiss.
We are now stripping wallpaper from the kitchen walls. Sadly, there will not be enough time to totally strip and paint, but I don't care. I'm relieved to see the paisley coming off in stretchy vinyl sheets and lying in tatters on the kitchen floor. Whoever decorated this place before we moved in was demented and color-blind.
I had a CT scan on the 26th and an upcoming bone scan this Thursday; presumably I will get my results January 8. I have also started physical therapy again. I am sore, but in a way that is probably good. I'd like to be able to comfortably tie my shoes and lift my legs into the car without having to use my hands to do it. Today I had a therapist throwing a foam ball at me as I balanced on a teetering board. I'm not entirely convinced this will help with my goals, but I'm getting better at catching a foam ball while balancing on a teetering board.
Happy New Year! Pop on over for some spinach dip and sparkling grape juice, if you like. We might be awake long enough to watch the ball drop.
Everything got done--I even managed to finish some gift knitting while the turkey was in the oven. Well, almost everything. I still need to take care of sending the remote gifts. Oh well.
My back spasms have calmed down and my flute playing at church went reasonably well. I can't say it was great, but nobody noticed anything amiss.
We are now stripping wallpaper from the kitchen walls. Sadly, there will not be enough time to totally strip and paint, but I don't care. I'm relieved to see the paisley coming off in stretchy vinyl sheets and lying in tatters on the kitchen floor. Whoever decorated this place before we moved in was demented and color-blind.
I had a CT scan on the 26th and an upcoming bone scan this Thursday; presumably I will get my results January 8. I have also started physical therapy again. I am sore, but in a way that is probably good. I'd like to be able to comfortably tie my shoes and lift my legs into the car without having to use my hands to do it. Today I had a therapist throwing a foam ball at me as I balanced on a teetering board. I'm not entirely convinced this will help with my goals, but I'm getting better at catching a foam ball while balancing on a teetering board.
Happy New Year! Pop on over for some spinach dip and sparkling grape juice, if you like. We might be awake long enough to watch the ball drop.
Labels: bone scan, Christmas, condominium, CT scan, flute, Grandma, physical therapy, wallpaper
Saturday, December 22, 2007
Blarrrghhh! Need...Time...Machine...
Nothing else is ready, but at least there will be food when people come to visit.
Brian and I have invited some family to come and spend Christmas with us, so his parents are coming, his brother is driving up, and my mom is coming over for Christmas dinner. I need to finish making cookies (I've jettisoned the bell cookies from my menu and will probably forgo the crispy rice treats; I've made the cookie candies, but they need to be covered with fudge and I haven't made thumbprint or chocolate chip cookies yet...not like people desperately need cookies, but I LIKE them and want to do it)--I have to bake a pie, and the actual dinner will need to be prepared. I'm confident the turkey will thaw in time, although I'm pretty sure that right now it's a turkeycicle. If we have to, we can eat cereal, mixed nuts, or the chestnuts and eggnog I've asked my mom to bring over.
The problem is the other stuff. I only assembled and lit the tree today; I meant to do it earlier in the week, but I pulled a muscle in my back and have to do things in short spurts. I started physical therapy (again) this week, but it's for my hips/legs, not my back. Tension is not helping. The tree isn't even decorated with anything yet except six tassels and a tree skirt right now. I'm sure Brian would be happy to help do it, but I'm too particular. All the decoration boxes are still upstairs and need to disappear before people arrive.
Nothing is wrapped.
We also don't have quite enough seating in the living room, the guest rooms need to be cleared out (which Brian has been making a heroic effort to do), the bathrooms have to be cleaned, we desperately need to buy toilet paper and I have only a vague idea of when people are coming over.
I also volunteered to play the flute part of a flute/organ duo at my mom's church for midnight mass. Why? I haven't played at Christmas in three years because I got braces and wasn't really well enough to in any case. Why am I doing it now? I sound rusty and twisting my back into proper flute-playing position is not helping my muscular distress. I hope I don't suck in front of Brian's family.
I have a CT scan, infusion, and physical therapy the day after Christmas, but I don't have to worry about that yet. This year the holiday is going to be great. :)
Brian and I have invited some family to come and spend Christmas with us, so his parents are coming, his brother is driving up, and my mom is coming over for Christmas dinner. I need to finish making cookies (I've jettisoned the bell cookies from my menu and will probably forgo the crispy rice treats; I've made the cookie candies, but they need to be covered with fudge and I haven't made thumbprint or chocolate chip cookies yet...not like people desperately need cookies, but I LIKE them and want to do it)--I have to bake a pie, and the actual dinner will need to be prepared. I'm confident the turkey will thaw in time, although I'm pretty sure that right now it's a turkeycicle. If we have to, we can eat cereal, mixed nuts, or the chestnuts and eggnog I've asked my mom to bring over.
The problem is the other stuff. I only assembled and lit the tree today; I meant to do it earlier in the week, but I pulled a muscle in my back and have to do things in short spurts. I started physical therapy (again) this week, but it's for my hips/legs, not my back. Tension is not helping. The tree isn't even decorated with anything yet except six tassels and a tree skirt right now. I'm sure Brian would be happy to help do it, but I'm too particular. All the decoration boxes are still upstairs and need to disappear before people arrive.
Nothing is wrapped.
We also don't have quite enough seating in the living room, the guest rooms need to be cleared out (which Brian has been making a heroic effort to do), the bathrooms have to be cleaned, we desperately need to buy toilet paper and I have only a vague idea of when people are coming over.
I also volunteered to play the flute part of a flute/organ duo at my mom's church for midnight mass. Why? I haven't played at Christmas in three years because I got braces and wasn't really well enough to in any case. Why am I doing it now? I sound rusty and twisting my back into proper flute-playing position is not helping my muscular distress. I hope I don't suck in front of Brian's family.
I have a CT scan, infusion, and physical therapy the day after Christmas, but I don't have to worry about that yet. This year the holiday is going to be great. :)
Labels: Brian, chocolate, Christmas, Christmas tree, cooking, CT scan, flute, Joyce, mom, Roger, Todd
