" To Knee or Not to Knee.."

That is definitely the question that I have been asked as of late . The shot that I received the other day seems to be working . While the knee itself still feels like it is messed up I can tell you that it is much better. Only minimal pain . Very minimal .

I will tell you about my day . It will give you an idea of how the shot is working . And come on , you know how exciting the life of an ordinary housewife can be !





And you all know that this is my usual garb when I am cleaning . And while I am quite sure that wearing the heel's has damaged my knee , I just can't seem to shake them .They are quite stylish , don't you think ?


Today Katie and I went to Wal-Mart . This is something that I really try to avoid on a Saturday but Katie needed eye liner . Yes you heard me correctly . Eye liner . I remember some things from when I was fourteen . I just don't remember eye liner being a dire necessity . However my poor old kitty was in need of cat food , I thought what the heck ! What better way to test the old knee than to take a tour of Wal-Mart on a Saturday . Not to mention the test to my nerves as well .





Whenever I shop at Wal-Mart it is generally a very , very painful experience for me . When it's over . I'm over . I go home and have to take a pain pill and put my feet up for a couple of hours . Not to mention I can't walk through the store very well .


After my first stroke last year I had to use a wheelchair for about two weeks as I just would feel sick if I walked too long . It made me feel a little embarrassed as I felt too young for that . My husband and daughter keep wanting me to use one . I refuse .

Today I walked through Wal-Mart with just a little pain . But unfortunately , still , quite a bit of stress .





But it was all good in the end . WE NOW HAVE EYE LINER AGAIN ! And the poor old kitty has a full belly .


I really despise going to Wal-Mart on a Saturday . I really love my daughter .

Tomorrow at our church we are having an outdoor service . We had originally planned this earlier in the summer , but due to wet weather we had to cancel . But I do believe that it is going to be a beautiful day tomorrow and I am very excited about this! After the service we will have our monthly pot luck dinner . We are Lutheran . This is what we do .



Well that's not all we do . We also confess our faith in our Lord Jesus Christ !


When I got home from Wal-Mart I started making the potato salad. I made twelve pounds of potato salad . I hope it's enough . I also made a Peanut Butter and Jelly cake as our pastor's wife requested it . It's not a pretty cake . But it is a pretty good cake if you like P.B. and J.

It took me six hours , on my feet to cook all of this .





Well here's the good news people . I am not in pain . It may seem silly to some of you but this is the first time in almost two years that I have or even could be on my feet that long without just being in severe pain . I am so happy that I went for that shot !

Before the shot I would have also have felt very down as I would just hurt so bad and all I could do was sit . But now I have some hope . I realize that my knee will never be as it was again . But it is such a wonderful feeling to be able to stand for more than an hour without pain !

Thank you Lord for pointing me in the right direction .

And Thank you to all of my family and friends who kept on giving me that much needed KICK IN THE ASS !!!!

I am very excited about tomorrow . Not just because of our outdoor service and pot luck dinner , but because it is my beautiful daughter-in-law , Amy's , birthday. She will be thirty-one this year. She is an amazing woman. She is an excellent cook , a wonderful mother , creative , warm , funny , kind , giving , loving , understanding and well , she loves her crazy mother-in-law ! She is truly a daughter to me . My son Frank made a very good choice and was blessed when he met this extraordinary woman .

I love you Amy , Happy Birthday !