July is nearly over and things are changing. Smurfs beware.

I thought that you could trust doctors to stand by what they told you in an office visit. Come to find out that's not true when you are dealing with the agency I hate and their minions. I last saw the doctor on 13 July. There was no mention of returning to work before mid August. I get a phone call from the case manager nurse, who's working for the agency I hate, and he says Oh by the way, your doctor released you as of today (24 July) to go back to work. I have the restrictions right here.


Whoa, wait a minute there cowboy. Why wasn't I consulted> how come no one spoke to me about what I can and cannot do? What is going on here? The doctor evidently filled out some form for the agency I hate and didn't consult me at all. I fired off a very unhappy email and also listed things that I can and cannot do that were not even covered in the restrictions. And the fact that I am still taking meds didn't figure into it? This is the same old story as before. Not paying attention to the needs of the patient. He's a wonderful surgeon but as far as listening and talking about things, didn't work this time. So on Friday I have to pick up the revised restrictions, add them to the restrictions that I have from my foot doctor and then see what the company I work for can come up with. I am still boot laden though it's healing really well. Says something for keeping it up and not doing a lot. My hair is turning greyer by the moment.



On to mundane things. A cheap date is to take the dog to the small dog park in El Segundo and then move down the block to spotters hill and watch the airplanes take off and taxi. All we needed were some sandwiches and a thermos and we could have stayed there for hours. Even though it was hazy, there is something about a 747 taking off and disappearing into the clouds.
The dog was good and enjoyed his time out. I need a pillow to keep up front because he insists on standing on my stomach when he looks out the window.


Our tomatos have been ripening and we are getting to the end of the season. I need to plant something else, but I don't know what veggies will grow in the fall around here. They have been so sweet and so good. The ones that were supposed to be romas turned out to be grapes. I've had them grilled, steamed, in spaghetti sauce and I can tell you that they were wonderful. We will do it again next year.



So it looks like I will be going back to the land of Smurfs with significant restrictions. I will carry a copy of them with me so I don't violate them. Things have been known to be challenged so I need to have proof. And I get to wear the oh so stylish boot. Hahahaha.


So anyway. Not much else to say or do. Time to find a lawyer and get me some money.
That's all.

Friday Feelings

Eureka is on and it's kind of odd. I met Colin Ferguson at LAX. He is very nice and cute. What a strange little town on that show. I missed it. We need to get the DVD's for both seasons.


I finally got some Zyrtec (generic) but the cough is still about. The temp is gone which is nice. I may have to break down and see the doctor because I am wheezing a little too. That is not too swift. Adult onset asthma?


The 4th was nice. We saw fireworks the night before as Lawndale celebrated their 50th anniversary of 4th of July celebrations at Leuzinger High School. That was the first fireworks show I saw when I moved to CA in 1967. This time we stood in our backyard and watched the show and didn't have to fight any crowds.



I am slogging through the 2nd book of The Baroque Cycle. I have the 3rd one on order. It should be here any day as well as an ARC that I won. So I have reading material. I also got Hugh Laurie's The Gun Seller. You know me, never without a book.


The pain and torture chair is going to be picked up soon so my living room will be less crowded. I have great range of motion. Just a lot of pain in the area of the cut collarbone and it does hurt. This 3rd surgery is a lot harder than the previous two.



I've become a fan of Royal Pains. I enjoy the interplay between the brothers and the plots though silly are fun. The younger brother is just a hoot. And Burn Notice is better than ever. I love Sharon Gless. She is the perfect person to play Michaels mom. Both are set around beaches. That is cool.



Well it's nearly time to go to bed. I fade early these days.


Later alligator!

Ja, I know, be nice -- frowns takes muscles.

Well here it is a new month. You'd think after 7 months of being home, filing paperwork, being prompt and doing what I am supposed to be doing, PT, exercise, positive thinking, the odds would be in my favor to actually have things work. But nooooooooo.



Last month, I submitted my paperwork. Had it in on time. Checked with the person who processes it and have it in an email that she was going to send it to the other agency. So I call the other agency yesterday and say am I getting June's check this week? It is for 4 weeks and I know it's in your system. Hemming and hawing and checking rolls. I'll call you back he says. Okay. He calls me back and says do you send it to us or to the agency. To the agency. Well the paperwork is here, but they didn't do their page. WTF??? What do you mean? So I call my employer. Then I email them. Today it says they processed it and it's waiting. I am praying like mad that Friday there will be a deposit in my account. Why you say? Why is it so important to have it??????

1. Rent
2. Rent
3. Rent.
4. Lights
5. Trash
6. Water
7. Gas.
No biggies. Just the normal things.
Why do I care about these things.



And in the meantime. I get screamed at for this. I didn't cause this. Someone was not paying attention and they caused it. Grrrrrrr.

One child and his posse are going to the anime expo at the LA Convention Center. What they will do for 3 days is beyond me. Now if it was the X Files and all the people involved would be there, that would be different.



The other child is tired of having people trampling through the house. To tell the truth, me too. I am hoping that it will settle down soon. But she informed me she is going out tonight just to get away from all this. She is smart.

I am going to read. And enjoy. And relax.



And I had a birthday. 56

Cheers

Time for a change

I actually walked the dog the length of the block today. That was all my foot could handle, but hey, I got out of the house. He of course was happy. He also got a new tag which has the updated information on it. Handy since someone (I won't name names but it rhymes with bab) left the garage doors open and he took off to explore the neighborhood. I am religous about closing the door so he can't escape. He's quite the master of that. So we had our W-A-L-K, and if I feel halfway decent tomorrow we'll do the other street.


So what else is new? The cold seems to be on it's way out. Thank the Lord. I am tired of being sick, not to mention sweating at night, coughing up green stuff and looking like the bottom of the shoe. Couldn't afford the doctor, so I did cold tablets and lots and lots of fluid. If I could have afforded it I would have drunk this:


Tonight is hamburger helper night. I have to use up the meat I defrosted. I thought about spaghetti, but HH is easier. I still have 5 lbs of beef in the fridge, but it's in a chub so I have to get someone to saw it into 3rds. Should have done that when it came home from the market, but oh well. I'll add some veges and it will be fine. It's usually a win win dinner solution here.



I am going to have a plethora of tomatoes soon. Both my topsy turvey plants are loaded. One with maters and the other with loads of blossoms. It was a later planted plant and it's huge now. The tomato that took over the patio. This is the Roma one. I didn't take a picture of the other one, but it's pretty substansial. We have to water them every other day. That is a palm tree behind it, surrounded by ferns and jasmine. We have a regular jungle in our patio planter. Now the next project when I have some muscle is to clear the patio of the bins that have been there since we moved since we had no place to store them. The bed is out of the garage so we can do that now.

I'm listening Beyonce's I am Sasha Fierce. Not too bad. I was listening to Boom Boom Pow and the husband questioned my sanity for listening to pop music. I like the Black Eyed Peas. They are fun and bouncy. My kid probably thinks I am nuts.



Well that's it for this time. I am getting tired and I have a bunch of stuff to do before dinner.

Cheers and later gators!

A tale with no voice

I've tried to be good and avoid this rotten cold that has befallen everyone in the house but the husband. Unfortunately it has struck with a vengeance. And damn it to hell I have to go out of the house to the bank and the post office. Am I thrilled? No. Am I happy, hell no.



So on to another thing. The agency I work for wants me to take some classes online while I am home. No biggie. But their website isn't Mac friendly which means most likely I will have to trudge over and use the PC. But I hate the PC. And why can't they make cross platforms for those of us who love our macs? They have no answer, so I guess I'll have to make the best of it and use the PC. Blech.



Life is strange isn't it? You just expect that things will work out for the best. But you can't depend on the agency that is supposed to pay your compensation to pay you on time nor will they answer your letters and tell you when you can expect your check. Can't make any plans for anything. Argh. This is what I feel the department of labor is doing to me:


So I have ranted.
Enough.
Bye.

okay okay

Lots to think about today. The news is droning on and on and all this stuff about the foreign policy of this country, I don't know where it's all going to lead too.

I am going to physical therapy. Gee the muscle memory is still there and I remember what to do with isometrics and pulleys. But I didn't have so much bone cut off before. This is the worst part of the healing, I am taking new meds and hope they work.



School is almost over for the kids. And it looks like we're going to have to go towards student loans to get the kid into next semester. That means FAFSA and a few other things. But with the budget crisis unit prices going from 20$ to 60$ per for a community college? Thanks Arnold. Fucked this state up good. Pisses me off. And then the book prices are out of reach too. What have we done to the future of community colleges in this state? Education that should be free is out of reach to the common person. I hate California politics.


Peace and later kids.

Wow, It's been a while....

So it's been over a month since I jotted anything down on here. I've been on Facebook a lot and it seems to take over your life....hahahaha.
So let's get on with an update:

1. I broke my foot before I had my shoulder surgery. I fell in the garage and really messed up my left foot. Now the swelling has gone down, I am pretty sure I mangled the right one as well.


The hard part is that I can't use crutches since I have had shoulder surgery this week. So we will have to wait and see what goes as far as the foot. In the meantime I have a lovely passive motion machine that I use to raise and lower my arm. The shoulder pain is manageable with meds. Again better living through chemistry



We've been having a swarm of earthquakes. They've been centered basically under this area. The first one was a 4.7 and I was in the back house talking to my son. I grabbed onto a pine tree and ended up covered in pitch. It was pretty scary. Had a few good aftershocks. Seems like there are a few happening all over. Today Guatemala City and Mexico City. They are pretty scary. I always get seasick when they hit.



It's Memorial Day weekend but it will just be a normal weekend for us. Might grill some steaks on Sunday. Remembering the sacrifices made for us to enjoy freedom. Today and every day.



Not much else to say. I am continuing with rehab, start PT this coming week. Peace and out.
da bunny

Okay Okay I need to be here......

The Villanova- NC game is on and I am sort of watching it. I only get into Basketball at the time of the final 4. Otherwise it is just guys running up and down and trying to get baskets.

So in the meantime I have been busy getting my green thumbs back in the game. My mom gave me a topsy turvy tomato planter and I have 2 hanging off my patio supports. One already has blossoms and in a month we will have fresh maters to eat!

I also decided to stop getting dive bombed by the hummingbirds by hanging a feeder near the jasmine, and hopefully they will come to visit. It would be nice to sit here by the French doors and see them drinking their little red juice.

I had an MR-A a couple of weeks ago and now have a pre op appointment set up with the doctor for the 27th. My surgery is going to be the 14th of May. I fell asleep in the MR-A and had to have some redone. Just zoned out. I even have a cd of my shoulder to look at and say gee what a mess.

Still having a lot of pain, so I am still taking pain pills and muscle relaxers. Unless you have acute chronic shoulder pain you take things for granted, like stirring sauces, slicing potatoes and onions, reaching into a cupboard, watering your plants. If there was a way to take an functional MRI and make it portable and do it like a 24 hour holter to see the way it behaves, there would be a lot of acceptable images showing red areas of pain. So I take the pills, don't drive if I don't have to and pray that all goes well on the 14th.

My kids took me to Disneyland. They rented a wheelchair which made it a lot easier for me to get around. Don't forget that along with the shoulder I have a very nasty back. I even have a permanent disabled card for the car. I may go and get license plates since they are free. We got on most everything we wanted to see. They made sure I got my butt massaged at It's A Bugs Life, and my free tortilla at Mission Tortilla. I soared over California and saw the California Adventure vineyard. Then to Pirates, Haunted Mansion, and of course sitting along the riverbank to see Fantasmic. It was pretty neat. We enjoyed it. And last Saturday when they picked me up from my friends house after her FIL's memorial service and wake, we drove down Harbor Blvd and saw the fireworks show. It was awesome.

I haven't had a lot of energy to write much. I hate to whine but this always seemed a safe place to do it. I don't care if the agency I work for monitors it, they are so full of venom and hate that I pray the new leadership in DC will clean house. I want to retire from this place and just walk away. It was their mismanagement that caused me to have this injury. And the medical issues that have been dismissed even with medical proof. Not to mention the Boy Wonder who basically threw me out to the wolves. There is a place in the afterlife somewhere for people like that.

So I am done for tonight. My tummy has pizza and Kosher Coke in it and the UNC Tarheels beat Villanova.

Peace and out.