Thank you!
It just boggles the mind.
Wednesday, May 29, 2024
Monday, May 20, 2024
Hey There!
I am Home!!
For those of you that care:
Take Good Care of your body.
5/28/2024
Starting to feel more human here after
a total knee replacement! Just dealing
with swelling and bruising. Doing well
with PT and able to use the walker!
Walking is more stable without a limp!
Working on using muscles and trying to
regain my range of motion. Still spending
much of my day with the feet in the air with
ice pack every 20 minutes, rotate and ice some
more! Wear those compression socks!!
Ya know it's nice to see the garden bloom without
me!
5/29/2024
A step back as I have pulled a muscle in the back of
my beautiful blacken-swollen leg, so back to limping.
More ice!!
Ya know each person is different and it's just finding the
right key to manage the pain and swelling. It's nice to be
pain free!!
5/30/2024
At PT this morning I found out I pull the ham strings in the
leg they did surgery on. No wonder it was hurting. Common
and it's time to shift exercises for a while. The good news is
I'm still on track and the numbers look good. Ice and be good!
I am allowed to go into the garden. They would rather me sit in
a chair but you and I know this isn't going to happen! I dead head
a full pickle bucket of rose petals before turning on the sprinklers.
The male cones from the pine trees are all over the place! All I can
do is send them back!!
6/2/2024
Still have the feet in the air and resting when I can, I have been
napping several times a day! I don't do that normally!
6/4/2024
What a morning!! We left early to get a couple xrays for my
Wed. appt. I emailed my team leader and let her know, she
advised me to go to the second floor to check in. When we
got there they advised us to go to Urgency on the first floor.
So we did to find out their machine was down, we needed
to go to the first building! We walked over there, checked in
and then went to the room. We waited, 10 minutes before PT
we talked to the gal at the desk. We weren't check in like the
first stop said. So we went back to building 2 for my appt. with
PT. Day 15 and I'm still only supposed to get 300 steps in!
I was smart to grab the ice before we left. I love my
Physical Therapist!! She throws a lot at me and I really
give it my all!! Again just 15 day from surgery and I can
straighten my leg to -0-!! My flex is currently at 104 today!
Not bad!! Also today I graduated from the walker to the
cane!! My goal is to get back to my normal range of 137
for flex which is what it was prior to surgery. I was told
if I was lucky 120 to 130. Today was a great day!! The
xrays look awesome but I'll find out later. Soon is Post Op
and the bandaids come off!! I then got home to find a
voice message from my team leader. I caller her back and
got to talk to my favorite new friend!! What a very special
man! His advice was priceless. There are so many folks
there at Vancouver Clinic in Salmon Creek that have come
very special with this journey! I am so blessed to have an
excellent team of Doctors!
6/9/2024
Today the last of the butterfly bandaids fell off. Oh my!!
I missed last Friday's PT due to my ham strings popped up
again and I forgot the change in appt. I missed seeing
Perry, one of the other favorite PT. I spent my day
Icing and testing the tens unit. The more I'm on my
feet the more it swells. Wear those compression
socks!! Pulling a ham string is so much fun, they
are the boss until they calm down.
6/10/2024
I finally got the swelling down and the
ham string areas are tender to touch but
the leg is looking better. I have a couple
more bruising areas! At least the leg didn't
really bruise as bad as some folks say theirs
did. You don't want to get blood clots!!
6/11/2024
Today I wore my new compression socks
that go above the knees to protect the knee.
PT felt great to move muscles! I got to
take the bike for a spin, we worked on
steps and I now can go up stairs but
I can't go downward. It was nice to up
to the second floor to drop off my box.
Knee is still straight -0- and flex is up
to 115!! 20 to go! New exercised were
given to me.
6/14/2024
I stand corrected here! Before surgery
the left knee was at 140 and the right knee
at 130! Today's right knee was at 117 and
still dealing with those ham strings! I got
to go up a full flight of stairs and then down
with half just right knee first then the last
half I switched feet! Good form and only
hit the toe on the right foot twice! I then
did the side steps both ways. I tried the
one foot after another and well my balance
needs some work or I'd be hauled in for
not being sober! Practice!! We then worked
on the ham strings, and the top muscle of
the leg that moves the knee cap up and down.
I love their tens unit and today's workout was
a little hard. A new set of exercises were given,
I can no longer use the can in the house, only outside.
I can practice driving this weekend!! My PT said I
should be back to normal in no time!! She is the best!!
6/18/2024
I drove this morning to PT and it felt good! What
a great morning!! PT put me though some new things
and I did great! I even got to take the stairs twice, with-
out issues. The knee is feeling much better and I have
a cool knee twice. Still Icing but wow, that a difference.
Matter of fact I reached 123 flexing today just two days
short of 1 month since surgery!! Yea!!!
6/21/2024
Day 31 after surgery, no walker or cane. Am able to
drive myself to PT now. Need to work on the knee
now, seeing if I can put a little weight on it. Today's
flex was 127, just 3 more to go! Then I'll be the same
prior to surgery. A good day to stay inside and Ice with
the temps in the 90s. It was a great day at PT!!
6/25/2024
Day 35, What a great day at PT!! Good 5 minutes on the
bike, then to strengthen the legs - 105 with both legs
then 75 with just the right leg. I was doing good until
the ham sting acted up. Ouch!! But we worked though
it and did some band pulls. To calm the ham string down
PT did some scraping. It sure calmed down. Then to
measuring, still at -0- for straight, the flex went to
130! This is what it was pre-surgery! Now to keep
doing the exercises to keep it there. Last was the tens
unit and kicking the leg. Just three more appts. left.
But we noticed some swelling so back to the compression
socks for half a day due to the heat.
6/27/2024
Was my eye doctor's visit! You see I am to see
them every 6 month due to my AMD. But when
I called the office to check when my next appt.
would be I found out they thought I was on the
yearly visit, nope every 6 months and Aug. was
my last visit. Yep, life happens!
The doctor there decided since I was over my 6
months that they would do a full eye exam! First
was the farm house machine, he asked if I smoke
but nope only second hand smoke from my neighbor's
fire pit or BBQ then back to the exam room.
Next is can you read the letters, let see how
far down on the chart you can go. Then came my
favorite, eye drops.....3 of them each eye! Wait
for them to work. Then comes all the lights and shapes.
The cateract is now at 60% so those need to be
removed sooner than later. You want to talk about a
headache!! Then to the AMD machine to measure
and take photos of the eyeball which I got to
see what they were talking about. Since my AMD
is dry, we need to keep ahead of this. Once it goes
into wet that means shots in the eyes. Last visit
they noted waves in one area but this time they
call the one area a larger bump. So it's off to
a Specialist.
Smoke isn't good for your health!
6/28/2024
I got a phone call from one of the Team leaders
and I learned that this would be the last weekly
phone call. I would be getting one in a couple
weeks and then one more a couple weeks later.
I graduated today! They have been there for me
during the knee replacement. I have really enjoyed
their advice and helping me get back on my feet!
Bless them all!!
PT was this afternoon with a back up PT staffer
since the one gal canceled. It was great to see
this staffer again! We did the bike first and I
breezed through the 5 minutes. Then the leg
press, love theirs as you lay down flat to do this.
Wow!!
Then we did some squats and that was easy and then
we measured the flex! Last was the tens unit,
no strap on the bed but I had to push while the
staffer pushed back. Then I was free to go!
After PT was over I headed to the mall to order
the new glasses, all three pairs! More on this later
when they arrive. Another appointment was made
to see a specialist.
7/2/ 2024
Another great day at PT and again my numbers
are 0/130. My PT stated she officially would
release me but I have one more session on Friday.
I planned on bring donuts to that one. So I'm
going to just go and bring donuts. I reached my
goal of what I was pre surgery!
7/3/2024
Met with the post op folks and let me tell you
again I was released! I wasn't happy when I
read the comments that were put in my file.
I worked really hard to get my numbers to
what they were pre-surgery not the number
I was told of 120. If my goal was 120 then
I should of been released weeks ago. I totally
wanted to get better and know we all are
different, surgery to improve life is important!
There is the appearance someone didn't read
the PT notes or listen to the answer to their
question, What are your numbers.... 0 / 130!
Ya want to know why my Blood Pressure was
so high?
Then I went to the front desk to get the left
knee taken care of. July 31, we put that
in motion. It takes a while to get all the
tests completed before surgery.
7/5/2024
Today was PT and I was told I didn't need
to come today but my plan was to treat them
all to donuts! What a great group of folks that
really want to see folks improve their lives after
surgery. They work hard to help you!! I truly
thank them for their hard work.
Done finished and know what I need to do to
keep hitting the mark back to full health.
The left knee came in at 0 / 140! So this will
be fun to see how this goes, as I start the next
knee before I start falling again. Bio Freeze is
my best friend.
7/24/2024
Two months out from surgery and let me
tell you it has been well worth the journey!
Still dealing with the ham string issue and
it will bring you to your knees when one
does something it doesn't like, Still doing
my exercises to strengthen the knee. I have
started also doing the exercises with the
left knee, just trying to get ahead of the
next surgery.
Saturday, May 18, 2024
2024 Veggie Garden
Today was our day to put in the
veggie garden but Mother Nature
decided it should rain! This year
we are only going to do one bed!
The rest of the gardens are enjoying
the surprise rain shower and it saves
me some steps by not going out to
water! Thank You!!
Wednesday, May 15, 2024
Tuesday, May 14, 2024
Felida Area Residents!
As a Community Activist I have been
watching the area growth since the 1990s
and posted on the Columbia FB page
that I found out over a year ago the FNA
became in active! Signs were left up and
not a word from the FNA to the area
residents.
I get the county's neighborhood posting of
developments for the whole county and I
started seeing that they were unassigned
so I asked why. I was told the FNA was
inactive! Yesterday's email I found out
that there is now a Felida area. Again why
if they are inactive. It appears there is a
group that would like to start up the FNA
again. Boy you would enjoy the emails
that went back and forth yesterday.
There has not been a formal Clark County
Council stating their is a FNA. No meeting
nore have their been boundaries or bylaws.
There is a set meeting for June 13 but
no place is set. Watch for the postal
cards the Neighborhood Coordinator
states will be coming out.
Under the last FNA group we saw
rapid growth and when they got
what they pushed through, they
then allow the FNA to go inactive.
If you don't know the history of the
FNA one needs to look at how
certain folks have used it to push
their agendas. They have not
keep the area residents informed
and cut deals! More can be stated
about the deals that were cut, to
put their people in place.
Neighborhood Associations can
only speak for those that attend
their meetings not for the whole
area residents, so use your voices!
The Felida Neighborhood Association
was formed over 50 years ago and
was the first Clark County Neighborhood!
They formed due to the road issues
and today with all the development
here roads are still an issue with
the density deemed upon the whole
County.
Roadways are failing in Felida and
have been failing since the 1990.
The then FNA had a road plan that
the county didn't abide by and Yes
it was filed with the county courts!
The last FNA cut a deal with the
County for park benches. The money
collected for the roadway improvements
was spent on NW 119 Street to bring
north county's sewer to the treatment plant!
The development continues and roadways
are a mess.
Stormwater is another issue that hasn't been
address under the last FNA. Clark County
tied stormwater into a system owned by
a Homeowner Association without telling
them!
There is a lot of History out here and
residents are not being taken care of!
If you to go East County you will see
what I'm talking about.
Felida Neighborhood Association was
once named the strongest neighborhood
in Clark County. What happened??
It is time to speak out!
The Blog Hit 72,000
Over night. Hong Kong is back to
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5/14/2024
72,300 by this evening.
5/15/2024
72,476 by this evening.
5/17/2024
72,626 by this afternoon.
Monday, May 13, 2024
Sales Kid On Sat Trying To Sell Pest Control!
We are totally laughing here! My
husband was not happy I let the kid
talk as I wanted to know if he was on
the up and up. Nope!! He even asked
me what I used. Does our yard need
pest control??? Come on here! Would
we allow then to spray when we have
a dog?? Sorry but it just didn't add up!
Plus he ignored the sign that states no
trespassing! The kid can't read and he
did admit we have a beautiful yard. I
just told him look at the yards around us
and you need to go educate them!!
Unkept yards and an invitation to rats,
ants and other critters!
So folks before you come knocking on
our door, think again!! I know our yard
is well cared for and we understand
what we deal with, our yard debris bins
are always full of neighboring debris
coming from their property. We are just
waiting again for the rabbits that are
living on their property to do damage again!
Squirrels and rabbits are cute until they
start chewing on cables! By feeding them
like some to they just have no clue!
Sunday, May 12, 2024
I'm A Brugmansia Mom!!
The seeds I planted late last month
are sprouting!!
Here are the seeds from last fall.
Lots of Albino seedlings! B. Shorty's Variegated
seedpods so it will be interesting to see if they
do grow. This is why we do not release or sell
these pods.
Watch Them grow!
Saturday, May 4, 2024
May Clean-up
May 2, 2024
I went out and pulled weeds in
the hosta bed, I am just stunned
at all the stuff I'm seeing.
Thistle all over the place. I took
3/4 buckets of weeds off the back
beds.
I guess it's time to Round up the
mess.
We have never had this issue in
years! Just look around and you
can see the unkept yards with weeds.
5/7/2024
Today was cleanup day!! I took a
a half bag of pine off Sable's area
then took a full pickle bucket off the
area behind the green house.
I also took half a bucket of Maple
seeds that came from the north, when
the wind kicked up. I pickup daily for
the past week with the wind we have had.
The seeds are still coming down.
5/8/2024
Went out and picked up the Maple seeds
that dropped over night, 2- 2 gallons buckets full.
Had a doctor's appointment in Camas and when
I got back I found the wind had picked up and
the Maple seeds are now all over the yard again.
Not going to pick them up until the wind stops!
This evening I went out to sweep Sables path to
potty, a full buck full. Then went out and vac
up the driveway and walkway, I picked up 1/2
bag of shredded Maple leaves.
5/9/2024
After yesterday's wind it was time to reclean
up the areas that were done prior. I took off
1/2 bags of mulched maple seeds off the front
driveway, sidewalk and husband's parking spot.
Then I did Sable's area, north side of the house,
walkway to the shed and re-mowed the north
grass area after dropping the mower a notch to
pickup all the maple seeds. I took 3 full bags
of mulched Maple seeds and pine junk that
blew out of the east trees. What a mess. I will
now have to go around and pickup by hand the
flower beds, it will have to wait until Friday
afternoon.
5/10/2024
2 pickle buckets full picked up today!
5/11/2024
1/2 bucket of Maple Seeds was removed off the
roof and gutters.
5/12/2024
I can no longer pickup all the Maple seeds
dropping out of the north trees, so I had to
mow again to get the mess gone!
We also picked up a full bucket today! More
have come down so it will all be repeated on
Monday.
5/13/2024
I started my day on both roofs cleaning off
the mess that dropped over night. Then
cleaning off the deck, picking up a couple
flower beds, cleaning off the driveway, then
mowing the lawn to get the maple seeds out
of the lawn. Back to picking up Sable's area
and then again sweeping off the walkway.
Cleaning up the street and back to picking up
the snowball trees. I clipped off the blooms and
now I'll know the only blooms will come from
the neighbor's tree. Removed 3 bags mulched,
1 bucket just Maple seeds and a bag of maple
seeds mulched with a little grass. I have been
mowing to pickup the Maple seeds daily for 4 days
now
It was nice to see them mow their lawn, sort of.
The last time they mow they just did a circle to
put their chairs out. The grass is well over 2 foot
tall! Another neighbor had someone come mow
only the front yard, finally!
5/14/2024
I personally picked up a full bucket of seeds!
Then I vac up 2 bags of mulch seeds and mowed
to get them out off of the north lawn. Took a half
bag of seeds off that area. I'll be doing the same
on Wed.!
5/15/2024
After my Doctor's appt. it was time to cleanup the
mess from both North and East neighboring trees.
5 bags of tree debris from Sable's, Driveways, and
north side of the house. Then I mowed to pickup
what was in the lawn, all shredded Maple seeds, dead
branches and bark from their evergreen tree that
is turn brown.
Non stop cleaning of our yard for the past week!!
5/16/2024
A full bucket and when I mowed it was all Maple
Seeds mulched.
5/17/2024
2 bags of tree bark, leaves, maple seeds from the
north and a bag off Sable's gravel are. The junk
keeps falling. Someone asked why I pick up so
much, does ants tell you why?? I treat and they
still show up. Ants are sometime good but now
in the house or greenhouse, they will take out
your electrical units fast!!
5/18/2024
Today was a great day to mow up the seeds!
Mainly Maple Seeds shredded. I need to finish
cleaning up the flower beds. The wind kicked up
so I'll do it Sunday! 1/3 of a bucket was picked up
today.
5/19/2024
Today was clean up day again! I took 2 full bags
of pine needles, tree sprigs, Maple Seeds and junk
off Sable's and the north lawn area. An endless job
due to the dying trees to the north and to the
east trees that were incorrectly cut up.
5/20/2024
Cleanup today and that is an
Thursday, May 2, 2024
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