A damn lot! That's what could have happened.
I sit here with my leg up on pillows, crutches at my side and cane hanging out with them. You cannot understand how ticked I am. It all started so innocently....a luxurious bath, the son came over and as you haven't seen him for a couple of weeks, you quickly get out of the tub~~do you remember to hold on to the side and put one leg out then the other? Of course not, you walk out of the tub, the deep, deep tub...one leg out and you are just pulling the other leg out and put all your weight on one leg, turn and S N A P! I have learned to block out seeing it~I actually watched the knee snap like a chicken bone....When people tell you that their knee snapped, believe them~it actually does make a snapping sound. Evil, cruel, horrible, painful, demeaning and downright silly. Oh, and you are also naked and shrieking, how special is that?
So, it began looking like a canteloupe when I was in ER, it has now progressed to slight swelling (after 6 weeks) and I still cannot straighten it or bend it more than 90 degrees. But it is certainly an improvement from six weeks ago. Still waiting to hear from the specialist as to when I can have an appointment. Although it's an inconvenience I am not in severe pain so I hope it heals more and more and maybe that specialist doesn't need to be seen. But, I'm not holding my breath; the meniscus seems to be mighty torn.
Never mind....
Home
Bill is doing the most work, of course, but I'm doing little things~I've sanded the entry way from the four foot level down (I sat on a stool and thumped my way around) so that Bill could put the wainscotting up. It looks great! He's put in the cedar bench in the nook area so that we can sit and put our snow boots on without turning into pretzels. Now we are trying to work out how I can finish the ceiling corners then we'll put up wood on the ceiling. The wood will all be painted so it shouldn't look too claustrophobic. At least that's what I'm hoping. We chose a lovely shade of green (light olive) for the walls. Bill thinks he can rig a scaffold for me and I'll see what I can do without having to reach for tools. It won't be easy but I'm determined to get it done.
The eating area has it's wainscotting up and looks terrific; the bathroom is done except for the ever constantly unfinished shower. That floor has given Bill sleepless nights; he doesn't mind making mistakes with wood as he feels that you can just do it again if it doesn't work...but mortar on the floor has him stymied. The Mackenzie is up in a couple of weeks to help us put down the wood floor and I think he and Bill will tackle the shower floor; the plumbing is all done and works beautifully, the tiles will be easy to put up and we just are waiting to get the floor done. I cannot wait~showers are so missed.
Our counter by the sink will be done this summer. The laminate is chosen; our neighbour will be putting the laminate on the counter that we have built and that will be wonderful. It's a colour that is hard to describe so hopefully pics will do the trick.
The house will be completed this autumn! That we can guarantee. We'll do the outside staining this summer, the floor will be done, trim outside done, gable ends are completed, half the deck will be done this summer, and all the finishing inside can be done in the winter. This Christmas the place will look so good!
Bill has done such an awesome job with our home. Still work to be done this summer but we feel really good about it all! What would we have done without all the support of friends and family???
Life in the fast lane
It's amazing the lack of moose this year. My son says it's because I'm not on the road as much and that may be true. He, on the other hand, has moose loping beside him when he is out driving. Me? Not so much. Yesterday was the first moose sighting in one year!!!!! J2 saw one at Christmas when she was up but I've seen nothing. I can't wait til I can drive. I'll be out day and night looking for moose. A friend of J1's saw wolves at the edge of a pasture this past winter and described them as the size of Fairy Tale wolves. Recently there was an article on wolves in the area and I have to say I was astounded at the size of them in the pictures. Just massive!
We have seen quite a number of deer walking through the property this year. Some lovely young bucks. And one night we drove to Hathaway and must have seen over 20 deer~honest. They were everywhere. Like rodents....read: squirrels.
Today we saw a beautiful grey fox sitting on the edge of the road looking across it with great intent~maybe his dinner? He was sitting perfectly still and so straight, pointy nose just so regal and his tail could not have been fluffier. Too fast for a pic though but he is captured in my mind.
I've been stalking eagles this year but the 'accident' put the kibosh on that. I think there is an eaglet in the nest; the last time Bill and I stopped to take pics of mom and dad on their high perch, they were answering a tiny cry which I assumed was their eaglet's....I keep watching when I drive by as I so want to see the eaglet thrown out of his nest. Thrown in the nicest way, of course.
The plant life is still working it's way out of the mud. It is almost blindingly green these days which I love~I do miss the rainforest some days~and my first flower has been the balsamroot. It isn't my favourite colour (yellow-blech) but it means that the lupines are coming, paintbrush, dwarf dogwood, the fragile tiger lily and I think the flowering bush is an alder bush but that I don't know for sure. If it ever stops raining I'll try to make it down our hill to the back of the property where so many plants thrive. The rest of the place is mud and gravel~so enticing but there are plans. Always a plan.
Will blog more later.....maybe when the floor is down.
Pics if you feel like it
