Ashlyn’s Second Knee Surgery, Dancing and other fun things!
Ashlyn’s surgery on Thursday was uneventful, despite being a couple hours behind schedule. We’re hoping that she’ll be able to regain full range of motion in her knee after this. However, it means 5 days a week of physical therapy for the next several weeks. It also means that Ken and I get to push her to exercise her knee when she’s not in therapy, no matter how much she resists, cries or gets angry with us. Good times at Casa tiggerprr. NOT.
It’s interesting to me, the dynamic of loving someone so much that you are willing to yell, coax and cajole them into doing something that’s painful to them, for their greater good. Such is the foundation of parenthood I suppose.
I’m still hating my job. Just waiting for that moment that I can give them my notice and move to greener pastures it will only be the 3rd time I’ve ever quit a job to go to a different one. It has never ceased to amaze me that companies whose primary function is to provide other companies with human resource “expertise” never fail to treat their own employees like dirt. Yet, I stay in the industry… go figure. Codependant anyone? LOL
I’ve been watching “So You Think You Can Dance” this season, I love this show, and I don’t know why! Perhaps it’s the sadist in me that enjoys turning to look at my hubby to make sure he’s watching, when I know he’d rather have badgers nibbling at some tender spot on his body than to be watching this show voluntarily. Noooo, I’m not that mean… much. I couldn’t believe they tossed that poor girl this week (can’t remember her name!), I thought her and Pasha (notice I DO remember HIS name) looked smoking hot together and danced well. ::sigh:: My guess is they were afraid she’d keel over dead in the middle of a routine. The world will never know. I do think that Pasha will be hosed now for a partner, hope that doesn’t cost him in the big picture.
Evan Almighty, go see it. It was better than Bruce Almighty, IMO. Those of you who’ve read my blog for a while know that I do not cry at many movies. I did get misty at one point when all the animals were there waiting to get on the ark. I get misty at the beginning of “The Lion King” when all the animals are heading to Pride Rock to see Simba for the first time. What on earth is it about the majesty of all animalkind congregating that thaws my icy heart so? It’s so embarassing but yeah, animals get me all choked up.
So, that’s what’s been going on in my 100 Acre Woods. How are all of you?
July 1st, 2007 at 1:15 pm
We have to go see Evan Almighty soon.
July 1st, 2007 at 2:12 pm
That’s what I always tell Anna, I nag because I care
I hate when I have to do this but I have let her in on a little of my childhood as in- there were times that I had such bad stomach pain I was doubled over and my mother accuse me of doing this for attention… even though I refused to eat and couldn’t move. Nope, I never saw the doctor for it.
So, I tell Anna that I make her do things like take off the bandaid she has been wearing for 3 days straight with out telling me, over a deep cut so I can see if it’s infected… well, because I care. She still doesn’t quite get it though.
I was wondering about Even Almighty. I love Steve Carrell in anything.
July 1st, 2007 at 4:15 pm
Jesse was the one Evil Nigel treated like dirt when he let her go. Her solo certainly wasn’t the worst of the four. I thought for certain it should have been Lauren, who decided her solo should consist of walking onto the stage and dramatically removing her clothes rather than actual dancing.
The judges reamed the kids last season for not being prepared with proper choreographed solos.
I’ll be happier when we get to the stage when the judges are removed from the process. By leaving Cedric, a completely one-dimensional dancer, in the competition they have now let three tremendous male dancers go.
July 1st, 2007 at 5:52 pm
Same ol’, same ol’ around here. The kids are done with summer school, daughter is in basketball camp, vacation bible school starts in two weeks, and then we’re off to Ohio for two weeks, returning two days before school starts. Seems like summer has just flown by, and yet today is a lazy, lazy day. The kids are swimming at a neighbor’s house, and hubby and I are doing ZIPPO.
Glad Ashlyn’s knee surgery went well. Tell her to keep the knee moving if she ever wants to use it again!
July 2nd, 2007 at 12:09 am
So glad to hear that you liked the movie. We’re going when we get back from vacation. I enjoyed Bruce Almighty so I’m happy that it sounds like I won’t be disappointed with Evan.
Also glad to hear that the surgery was uneventful. Hope she’s up and dancing around in no ntime. The upside of doing it now is that recovery will be better/easier than if she’d waited until she was older. Sorry to hear about the job woes….here’s to greener pastures!
Hugs,
Holly
July 2nd, 2007 at 1:07 am
Glad Ashlyn’s second surgery went well. Hopefully it will be the last. Good luck with the therapy and I hope you find a better job soon.
July 2nd, 2007 at 4:32 pm
Hi comng to visit with a bevy of animals which i will parade by the front of your house, hoping to see you mist up! hehehehe
LOL And you know, that’d be exactly what’d happen, so you better bring a camera too!
July 2nd, 2007 at 4:33 pm
Happy the surgery went well… As a sufferer of knee problems, i know how horrible it can be.
GO ASHLYN..remember when you get to that day and say to yourself “This is never going to work right again” —it will it will
July 2nd, 2007 at 8:46 pm
My knee looks like a muppet. Not becuase its hairy…but because the scars look like a face.
Thanks, everyone, for your “kind words.” This WILL be the last surgery… 
Mom Edit: Don’t let her fool you, it IS hairy.
July 3rd, 2007 at 1:23 am
I don’t know how you do it. If my daughter fought me every step of the way, I’d go crazy. I stress at putting ear drops in Baby Bug’s ears! You’re such a great Mom!
July 4th, 2007 at 8:37 am
Oh great! Another “So You Think You Can Dance” fanatic! Woo! I love the show! Yes I was so upset when Jesse got canned. I was upset the night before that I THOUGHT I wouldn’t get to see Pasha dance with her…then when we got to enjoy the sensual chemistry between them I thought, “YES!!” Oh well life moves on, I guess.
I haven’t been here in a long time…I’ll try to return frequently.
Take care, dear!
July 4th, 2007 at 5:25 pm
Happy Independence Day!
July 5th, 2007 at 6:04 pm
So glad Ashlyn’s doing better.
So sorry the job is crappy.