Having dinner here on Christmas Eve and already had to change the time twice and now the two that were going out of town to visit, are not. We are getting Carole here and will probably do the dinner early. Small, as always, either five or seven. Kids will be with their mother (or dinner would not be here!) and we'll see them at Carole's on Christmas day. They are quite loud, quiet messy, quite rowdy. Just like the Great Dane so it should be relaxing and peaceful here, preparing us for the circus on Monday.
And yes I make lists for the medical appointments! Always on brightly colored paper, but I forgot where I placed it. This doc took care of me when my first covid bout left me too weak to walk, and also my second which was nowhere near as bad. I still don't regret leaving the pompous condescending mocking young woman I went to for twenty years, but I do feel a woman over 70 needs a more thorough exam than my current offers.
The ortho appointment resulted with an increase in medication dosage, and a lot of could be and possibly and wait another six weeks. The hard fall I took on that healing knee could have re-opened the fracture, aggravated the bone edema, or damaged the meniscus even more. No idea how bad it would be without the injections. I wanted a second mri, but Medicare will not pay for another within one year. Maybe the therapist will determine the cause while rotating my leg until my foot faces south. Grateful that it is not even close to the severity of this past summer, but I don't like this instability. Surgery may be needed for repair but not a knee replacement.
I haven't had time for the needle until this evening and started Frosty on 36 Murky. Quite a few changes so far. Another welcome change - the snow melted today!
Enjoy the hectic weekend!
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13 comments:
Good morning, Marly. God bless you and your Christmas weekend.
Praying 2024 will be a good year for all of us.
Thinking of you !
Charlotte in Va.
Lovely featured picture, Marly! Wishing you a peaceful weekend and Christmas Day.
Bummer on the no more MRI within a year. It would be nice if they had an exceptions appeal since you fell on the knee again. Sadly that would probably end up taking even longer than simply waiting for the year mark.
I'm glad you have your limits that having the dinner at your house with the kids is a no-go. I hope those in attendance enjoy the relative peace and quiet, and your lovely simple decorating. Love the sampler ladder!
Good morning, Marly. I, too, love the sampler ladder. I’m sure Carole will appreciate a little peace and quiet. Enjoy your dinner and a very Merry Christmas to you and yours. Cherie in WI
Enjoy your quiet Christmas Eve with family! Hoping Christmas Day isn't too crazy.
Love the picture with all your cross stitch. Your finishes are always beautiful.
Merry, merry Christmas.
Merry Christmas Eve Eve Marly. Your dinner plan sounds perfect. Not sure I'd manage the Christmas Day festivities very well though. Your samplers and Santa display is pure perfection. I don't recall ever seeing that Santa bag but he is amazing! I'm also drawn to that little tiny sampler on top on the opposite side. I'll have to scroll through your blog photos and search that out. Merry, merry.... ~Robin~
Thank goodness for small favors and a busy, but serene Christmas Eve. I don't envy
you the Christmas clatter, but you can call it when it becomes too much... what a pity
Carole cannot really enjoy the grands...we do what we can do, right? Praying you a
holiday of relative peace and physical ease. Please take care of yourself and save
time to relax and do what sails your boat..... Blessings, dear one.
Enjoy your Christmas Eve dinner with Carole at your house.
A pity that her grandchilds are so loud-- I cannot image that Carole enjoy to have them around her.
Hope your diner on Christmas day will be peaceful at her house.
Take care with your knee and hope that it all goes well with your appointment.
Merry Christmas to you and Mark,Truus from Holland
Well, Merry Christmas! I love the Santa bag! I would love to know where I could buy the pattern. Thank you
Merry Christmas Marly! The Santa bag is darling!!
Christmas Eve is the magical time, I always feel. As I've gotten older, I really prefer to spend it doing nice Christmassy things by myself. Eating seafood and sugarplum bars which no one else in my family likes, looking at pretty Christmas pictures, doing quiet last minute things that make me happy. Lighting my bayberry candle and playing with the cats, taking a walk, driving around to look at Christmas lights, watching Charlie Brown Christmas on DVD, a little stitching, a cup of spiked cocoa.
May your Christmas Eve be just the way you want it. No one wants to spend time with a pack of ferals.
Beautiful Christmas stitching in your photo! Merry Christmas and Happy New Year to you!
Merry Christmas!!
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