One of the reasons it has been tiring is that I decided to commute every day rather than spend a couple nights up in Brookneal which is usually what I do. I didn't want Bart to be here alone trying to watch the grandchildren when he couldn't lift them and for the first part of the week he still needed help getting socks and shoes on, etc.
But commenting every day meant that twice this week I spent 3 hours on the road, making for very long days. I'm not complaining about the drive though because it is SPRING in Virginia and gorgeous. There is one spot coming up 29 where I literally gasp at the beauty every time I drive through there.
Bart is healing nicely. He is so happy to be pain free in his arm and neck -- first time in about 2 and a half years. He still has post-surgical discomfort, but he is getting closer to being completely well than he has been in a long time. That makes me happy for him.
I scheduled a steroid injection for my back on May 4th. I can't imagine a life free of back pain, and I'm not sure this will do the trick, but it's to the point that doing the dishes takes over an hour because I can't stand longer than 3 minutes. (Translate -- I seldom clean the kitchen). Since I can't exercise, I can't take weight off very easily, thus more back pain. Vicious cycle).
Other news this week: Dominyk's truck broke down which caused great stress and turbulence, but I was very proud of him for fixing it himself.
Salinda heard back from the prison where she applied and they are wanting to run her background checks so we are hoping this means they are going to hire her.
I tried to do our taxes by myself yesterday and it was an epic fail. I emailed our accountant to file and extension so that she can do them again.
Carlos starts speech therapy Monday. He had an evaluation and it has been determined that he should have some assistance there. We are hoping it helps.
Gabby remains awesome. Helpful, pleasant, fun, polite. She's an amazing kid.
We are making huge progress at work towards doing something REALLY cool, but I can't announce it until it's official. Today I am working on a very important presentation that I will give on Tuesday that may take us where we need to be. I'm also going to watch a baseball game on TV. Long story.
I'm still bullet journaling but I've gotten really thrown off in April. Wish I could report differently. It's still useful but I'm not using it to it's full capacity and thus feeling off.
Wow, I feel like I'm blogging the way I used to blog back in the day. Just for the fun of it, I found a cute little post from over 10 years ago .... This is the way my blog used to be.
Check it out here.
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Are you getting a epidural steroidal injection (ESI)? I had those while living in FL. It took 3 rounds (about 2 weeks apart) to give me complete relief and lasted about 6 months. Up here in WI, my regular doc trying steroid pills again, and they gave me the same relief, at a much lower cost in money and time! (Docs in FL didn't even try pills. But also, regular docs wouldn't even touch me with pain issues. Sent me immediately to a pain specialist, so that might be why.) Anyway, just wanted to say I've done it too and got good relief from it, albeit with more injections than hoped for.
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