Less Than 2 months before the trip to the Body Shop

Sally, you have an appointment on the 11th of December at 10:30 a.m. Then you will be going to the Hospital for the Hip Replacement Class. You should plan to also make sure you call Puget Sound Blood Center and make arrangements to donate 3 pints of your own blood.

Then..........
Oh,,, this is real. It was not good to sit too close to a skeleton while M-E was doing her physical therapy. I sat there and looked a the big hunk of ligament that keeps our hip in place. It doesn't take a brain surgeon or any kind of surgeon to know that the ligament is going to be suffering a fair amount of disruption. Oh, well. We are past the point of no return.

Checking in at 5:30 a.m. on the 17th of December, come rain, shine or snow or.........

Home front, doing well. The Aunts are not. More family members are facing some challenges. Aunt Mary (Logan's Wife) has something called oat cell carcinoma. She begins chemo on Wednesday. I am not getting rave reviews about that one. Aunt Margaret, (Bill's wife) is finding that 10 years of battling ovarian cancer may be coming to an end.

Never a shortage of need for more candle lighting. It is just not a fun process.

All in all, mine will be a piece of cake.

Say an extra prayer for Mary and Margaret. As I recall, God was pretty fond of both those names.

Trips to the Body Shop

M-E acquired a 1988 Crown Victoria LTD with 100,00 miles and a few dents. It has some parts missing and a few items not exactly in working order. I have named her the Victoria Clipper. She is truly a land yacht. An SUV or mini-Van wants to take her on, they are going to be reduced to bits of plastic and scattered fiber glass.

We are working on obtaining one part. A front seat frame. Thus far, no real luck. Lots of calls. searches on the Internet, calls from "Auto-Recycling Centers". I will not give up. I will find that new seat, one that no longer resides in parts department. Once it is found the car must go in for a Seat Replacement. Hopefully it will come off without a hitch but there could be some complications. Some problems with the other related mechanisms. It is necessary to prepare for the worst, but hope for the best.

I too am going to the body shop for a new part. About two and half months. I do get a new part. I hope the upcoming seat replacement is a good omen for the old hip. I can not wait.

Update

Been on a cruise.
Lost weight., go figure.
Tucker has learned to go downstairs in the basement.
The tomatos need to be picked.
Winter is coming.
I have been forced to turn on the heat.
Mary-Elizabeth does not have Mono but lots of her friends do.
I am thinking it is time to order a turkey.


Translation: Things are Good. Life is Normal.