Done yesterday

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It felt like a very unproductive day yesterday, but with the entire morning taken up by Colleen's move from Kaiser to White Blossom, an important meeting in the afternoon, and a doctor's appointment after that to look at my hand, that's neither particularly surprising nor particularly accurate.

I spent most of the day being worried and miserable, but my evening visit with Colleen was very encouraging. Everyone seems to agree that she's making good progress, and that 2 weeks of PT is a reasonable estimate for getting her back on her feet.

Hippo, birdie, two ewes...

... to morganhillchris and, um... mdlbear. As usual, I hope it's a fantastic one.

As of today, I passed The Answer two decades ago. I don't seem to have another two decades worth of answers, only two decades worth of questions.

Colleen: happy birthdays!

I went to see Colleen this morning after taking the Y.D. to school. (My car still isn't used to the change in routine -- it took me almost all the way home before I finally persuaded it to turn around and go to White Blossom.)

Colleen was dozing off a little after breakfast, but woke up when I tucked her toes in. She can move her left knee! She had them take off the air mattress last night, and she'd taken both a percaset and a flexeril; the combination was apparently enough to relax the muscle spasm that was keeping her left knee imobile.

Could she possibly have given me a better birthday present? No.

The physical therapist came in while I was there to talk about the goals for the day. They'll try to get her standing (even if very briefly and with assistance), and will get her into a wheelchair. YAY!!!

Got in a few minutes of quiet cuddle before I left. There is nothing like cuddle time.

As soon as I found out, back on Tuesday, that the plan was to move her to White Blossom (which I knew from the last time doesn't have a useable internet connection) I went and ordered a Kindle for her. It should be arriving today. (At work, which gives me a needed incentive to go in this afternoon.)

I am, finally, feeling fairly optimistic and happy this morning.

Lemmings with personality

You Are An INFJ

The Protector You live your life with integrity, originality, vision, and creativity. Independent and stubborn, you rarely stray from your vision - no matter what it is. You are an excellent listener with almost infinite patience. You have complex feelings, and you take great care to express them. In love, you see relationships as an opportunity to connect and grow. You enjoy relationships when they are improving and changing. You can't stand stagnation. At work, you stay motivated and happy... as long as you are working toward a dream you support. You would make a great photographer, alternative medicine guru, or teacher. How you see yourself: Hardworking, ethical, and helpful When other people don't get you, they see you as: Manipulative, weak, and unstable

What's Your Personality Type?

I don't know enough about the categories to know how far off this is, but a lot of it sounds right.

Colleen: getting physical

Colleen just called to give me the good news: the physical therapists did some bed exercises, got her into a wheelchair, and took her to the gym. She came very close to standing up.

Best birthday present ever.