State of the Union, 'n Shit...

Okay, short and sweet cuz I always get too involved.

Had knee surgery finally. I got sick of gimping around,and finally bit the bullet, signed up for the whole bullride. The doctor shaved the meniscus a bit, cleaned up some crap floating around under my kneecap, and shortened the muscle on the outside of my knee, so that my kneecap will track better. Jeff says the two little holes with their jaunty little stitches make my plump little knee look like a smiley face. Guess I married the right guy. He gives spectacular "glass-is-half-full".

I've been on my butt, mostly in bed, for almost a week now. General anesthesia was every bit as horrible as it should be for a control freak. Tomorrow is the "all-clear" appointment, and then I'm off to physical therapy, and back to work.

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Elise has come in just now to tell me that "Elise" is actually her secret identity - in reality, she is SaberGirl, who has expert smelling, expert roaring, and expert hunting as her superpowers. It's easier, she assures me, to track down bad guys that way...

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Going to drive up to see my almost-90-year-old Auntie Irene at the end of July.

This is all about my dad's side of the family. My Uncle Ron (dad's brother) and Auntie Janet (siser-in-law) are coming, and their daughter Samantha, my cousin, whom I ain't seen in way too freakin' long. My sister Carla, her husband Jerry and their daughter Katie are also gonna be there. I'm hoping to borrow their tent and camp for a few nights at my favorite campground, Cassini Ranch. I may just give in and get a hotel room with Carla and Jerry, but I'm holding out my hopes for camping.

That's, of course, provided I can drive at all...

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Other side of the family, my mom's sister, my Auntie Dar, is moving back from Celina, TX about mid-Sept. I've said I'll fly out to meet her, and help her drive back. This is going to be part adventure for me and part assistance for her, both monetary and physical. She's not the spring chicken she once was, and aprox 1600 miles is more intimidating than it used to be... She wants to wind up somewhere near historic Cottonwood, California.

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As if the whole bad health thing weren't getting enough help, I'm now displaying all the symptoms of a sinus infection. What the hell? This is my fourth this year - I think caused by a bad tooth. Now I have to work up the courage to go to the dentist and submit to THAT kind of surgery. Freakin' A! Figures.

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