I'm back.  In some ways things were easy and in others, very difficult.  I'll spare you the horrors of the surgery itself.  Everything after has been good and easy sailing.  I was lucky to have a wonderful group of nurses taking care of me.    The hospital is not part of our famous medical center but I was surprised at how nice certain parts of the facility were. 

Well, my goal while I am off is to complete as many started projects as I can.  Don't ask how many because I have no clue.  I chose this as the first one.  While working on this, I get tired.  So my project from the bed or recliner is a crocheted scarf I purchased years ago from Red Heart for donation to the WomenHeart Heartscarves Project. I didn't realize I never completed it.   I have good intentions but my follow thru sucks.

I also want to do some charity hats for meals on wheels this year.  Maybe some scarfs too.  I know southern Texas is not like Chicago or Philly but our elderly and needy get cold too.  We do not have a lot of deaths from the weather like our northern states do but we don't like knowing that they are suffering. 

Jack is glad things are getting back to normal.  We don't want to lose him in the grass so Rick was mowing.  But Jack couldn't be ignored.

Look at me pa.  I run like the wind.  Can you see me in this tall grass?

I run and run.

Jack and I have a love/hate relationship.  I got in Rick's recliner and he wanted in my lap.  I said no.  He whined, moaned, and eventually barked.  Yeah, I think he's a little rotten.  But, we love him so I guess we'll keep him even tho rotten "smells". 

Thanks for coming back.  Thanks for the prayers.