Nice Easter

Yesterday was a nice day. I got out of the house to a restaurant for the second time. Went back to Foxy's for turkey dinner, since it was so good the last time. Again sat up in a booth and felt OK. I did a bunch of "brainstorming" for ideas for my department's Expo and sent them off by email yesterday. I hope that some of the ideas solve the problems and keep the Expo on track. They do seem do-able.

Today I will get to a meeting and tomorrow will go to Tony's doctor's appointment with him. His appointment is 10 am near Beverly Hills, so we will have to leave at around 9 am. I want to get some early starts for my day, so I can begin to prepare to go back to work. I really can't afford to retire now, because of the medical coverage and other reasons. Even working one more year gives me one more point toward retirement and that means a couple hundred each month. Plus I really enjoy the work and the people.

I guess I always thought it would be nice to stay at home and collect the pay checks, but it really isn't so nice.

Good Day yesterday

Yesterday was a good day. I went to Foxy's Restaurant in Glendale, my first time to go to a restaurant since before the surgery!!

I sat in a booth and was comfortable sitting straight up and not on a slant like my recliner at home. It was nice to order from a menu and just be out of the house. I saw an AA friend on the patio and rapped on the window to get his attention. He did a double take and came in and we talked for several minutes, both of us happy to see each other.

Then off to an AA meeting where I saw two guys take birthday cakes - 10 years and 17 years - and was a nice ending to a nice day. Just being able to sit up again is an accomplishment on my road to recovery.

Also talked with my boss at work and worked out the timesheet information and I may even be able to give ideas on how we can put on my department's ACE Expo, which is in doubt now because of money. Even if no one likes my ideas, at least I can be thinking about something other than my surgery, etc. Also if I email something to them, they can't roll their eyes back as I make the presentation!

I also told him that people are free to visit or call me if they want. Monday my sister Marilyn will visit and I am looking forward to that. I also want to get a longer outing - yesterday I was out about 3 1/2 hours.

Just a little update

Went to the hosptal yesterday for physical therapy and learned the exercist I have to do each day. Talked with the Urology nurse and she reassured me about my recovery and we even had a nice talk about stained glass. She had made some pieces and I told her about the things I had made. I came home and took pictures of some of my windows and will take them in to her the next time I get over to the hospital.

I have been out of the house 7 times since getting home from the hospital, three doctor's appointments and 4 AA meetings. Maybe this week I will get over to get a hair cut.

I am still taking things a day at a time and that seems to work. This morning I seemed to have a little less pain in my abdomen, the site of the surgery.