Monday, September 26, 2005
I Hurt!!!
Four days ago a walk outside after a day of rain inspired me to get busy on the weeds in the flower beds. Everyone knows that after a rain the weeds pull easy and they sure needed pulling.
So I started on the east side of the house at the step of the deck and set to work. Now bending over is out of the question.. Yes I can bend over and reach the ground but the problem of losing my balance rears it’s ugly head. I fear falling forward and smashing my poor old face into the ground or the house.
So it was get out the kneeling bench. But the knee I fell on a few weeks back had a little argument to put up. I finally won and got to filling the bushel basket with weeds.
I filled it once and Jay took it down to the composter while I kept pulling. As I neared the front of the house the knee was screaming, arms from pushing up to stand were adding their two cents and my legs were beginning to shake. I finally decided I had enough for one day and staggered into the house.
That night was sheer torture--sleep a little wake up aching, sleep a little more and wake up again. I could hardly move to go to the bathroom when I needed. When I got up that morning I thought I’d been caught in a log jam. Everything hurt. I hurt to stand up. I hurt to sitdoen . I hurt to walk. I hurt to lay down. This went on through Saturday and it wasn’t until late Sunday that I was starting to feel a little better.
This morning I was almost human again. I still have the other side of the house to weed but I don’t think it will be anytime soon.
Eugene? or Tiny?
If you call him Gene or Tiny or Clem or Eugene he is still my brother!
Today is my brother Gene’s birthday. Yep he is a whole 66 years young, still driving over the road, and as full of bull as ever! Every call from all over the country ends with a groaner (joke)! But there is a comfort to know he is still safe!
Happy Birthday brother and many more ‘cause I don’t want to be the only one out here gettin’ older!