Catching up.

 It has been a busy week. I got back from my son and daughter-in-law's house and was up the next day for a early morning pre-op appointment at the hospital where I am having my knee replacement. Such an efficient set up. You sign in, and you go from the nurse who does your history, to the anesthesiologist who asks his questions and tells you about the general anesthetic and also about the nerve block they use that makes the first few days bearable. Then down the hall for an EKG, a chest x-ray, down to the lab, and then you are done. Before I even got home, they were calling me to ask if I wanted to attend a 'what to expect' class a week prior to surgery. I took them up on that. 

Only thing was that for whatever reason, the chest x-rays needed to be done again, so I had to go back Wednesday. 

And then I had a pre-op appointment this morning, with my own doctor, which I don't quite understand since they pretty much just asked me the same questions that I'd answered at the hospital. Indeed, they are the same questions that I answer at the beginning of every doctor's appointment. They also are not at all involved with this surgery.

I did find out about the whole recorder thing. It's a speech to text thing that types up the office visit. It allows her to go back through and pick out the pertinent details instead of requiring her to type as she talks. She is a slow typist, she tells me. So. That explains that. 

One thing that came out of this meeting is that Monday, when I was at the hospital pre-op thing, my blood pressure was 98/53 or some such thing. I made a mental note of this. It certainly explains some difficulties that I'd been having. I brought that up today. My weight loss has reduced my blood pressure enough that I've halved that medication, which made me very happy. I've lost 4 more pounds since my last visit. 

So...we're working on the bathroom right now. I painted it. I think I told you that I wanted it dark. Tim wanted it lighter. Interestingly enough, we got a Benjamin Moore paint. The first thing is that it covered beautifully with just one coat, unlike the Magnolia Home Paint we got for the kitchen, which required two coats. The best part is that when it dried, it was not as light as Tim wanted it, although not as dark as I wanted it. It compromised for us. 

The shower controls are in (spoiler: Not Moen, who has been sending me coupons and discount offers like crazy. Amazing what happens when you say you'll never purchase another product from them. Another spoiler: those coupons will not be used. I may not have mentioned it, but I am a little stubborn.)

Tim waterproofed the cement board around the tub. Tomorrow, we'll be able to install the tile. 

I've gotten all my bulbs and seeds planted in the flower garden. Yesterday, I planted 4 shrubs. Two of them I am not at all sure about, but the other two look pretty healthy. I planted my peppers and tomatoes sometime back. I just transplanted them from their little trays into larger cups. They look quite healthy and happy. I took two trays of cups to the greenhouse and I'm expecting great things. My starter trays are full once again with cucumbers and jalapenos. 

I filled in a ditch. 

We've got a coon or something in the garage. He is strong enough to pull the lid off the garbage can and he helps himself to the corn. We have the trail camera set up. 

Some hero tore down the Ultra Maga sign along the highway coming into town.