Had a great day today.

Today, for the first time since January 12, I walked up both flights of our stairs at home and back down without favoring my right leg and without any pain at all. The stretches are doing it. Every time it occurs to me to think of not taking a stair with my right leg, I stretch it out. About once every half hour. I am also stretching when standing for the 1.5 hours we sort mail in the office, and regularly while sitting at the computer. It is healing fast now. When I stretch I wiggle my knee back and forth. It sometimes pops like a bone or ligament is going back into its proper place. What relief.

We spent Memorial Day at my in-laws. Have I mentioned that my in-laws are the finest people I have ever met? I miss Kathy’s grandparents too. When we were in college, living in the same town I went over to their house every morning before class for prayer and devotions. We read from a little collection of Bible verses, just a tiny 2 inch by 3 inch book with half a dozen verses on each subject on each daily page. Then we talked about the verses for a couple minutes and prayed together. They were both such devout people, but not stuffy. Sure do miss them.

Anyone remember Leisure Suit Larry? The computer game about the singles’ bar dating scene? There is a real Lawrence Leisure in the Decatur phone book.

Violet

June 2, 2010

I’m so happy that your knee is improving, although knees don’t usually pop the way knuckles do. Still, if it works for you, that’s a good thing. Exactly which muscle/what kind of stretching are you working on? If it’s your quads, that could also be related to your back pain. I’d be interested to know just out of curiosity.

Casilda

I am so glad your knee is better! Isn’t it a grand feeling to feel “healing” and “improvement”? Way to go! It’s so neat how you love & think/speak highly of Kathy’s parents & grandparents. I wish more people thought that way about their spouse’s family..sometimes it just takes a little more heart..and it’s possible. It’s great you stopped & prayed with the grandparents..lots of “young”people wouldn’t do that, either. My gosh, He’s a mighty God…I need to trust in Him more…sometimes I “think” I’m doing that, but I’m not. I’ve found myself so upset & obsessed with this administration & I’m handling it all wrong & cerainly not the way He would have me do. Sometimes when I goof the most is when I get the closest to him…it’s a constant circle for sure. Hope you had a great day, too…I did that today myself!

Shelyn

I’m so glad your knee is improving. Knee pain sucks. Mine is mostly arthritis, so I don’t know that they will ever feel good again. Lately I’ve been taking a dozen ibuprofen a day. Don’t know what will happen when I start working. But, it will all work out… I have faith 🙂

Happy knee-mending!