Knittinggarden

If you go by weeks, March 29th is 12 weeks since our surgery.  We continue to feel good and do all we can to keep up our exercise and stave off the boredom of this endless, rainy winter.  Pat got a contraption that lets him ride his bike in place and, after trying it in the garage, moved it to the patio so he can keep tabs on what's happening on the lake while riding.  Much safer than actually riding on slippery and muddy roads with his new kidney! I've been greatly enjoying the yoga class and also have been doing my own little work out a couple of times a week with my weights.  My energy is a lot better but I found out this week that if I walk 5 miles, avoiding a nap a couple of hours later is impossible.  I can think of bigger problems to have... So I'm pretty close to turning this back into a knitting blog and hope that I will continue with more frequent posting than I did before this transplant became a reality.  In that vein, I'll show you a li...

Yes, Wednesday was 8 weeks post surgery and things are getting back to normal around here.  Pat has actually been released to travel so we're happily planning a possible trip to the desert sometime in April.  He's not sure how long he can be away from his doctors here, so we have some more information to gather before we can get too excited.  We still feel a little housebound as he has to be careful about being around too many people and especially little kids.  Yesterday we ventured out to a movie, choosing an afternoon showing to avoid crowds and arriving armed with disinfectant wipes to clean off the seats. We saw Hidden Figures and enjoyed it very much. I still have the little bit of soreness, numbness and swelling around my main incision site.  I expect that will last for awhile longer.  Other than that, my energy is much better and I feel pretty normal.  I walk every day, weather permitting.  The usual distance around the lake is 2-2.5 mil...