Godiva's Whims: February 2014

So a great deal of time has passed....again. Have I mentioned I have a new grandbaby? ANOTHER girl! R is adorable, of course. 5th grade for Kaliko is not going so great. Her teacher is nice, but doesn't understand dyslexia at all. Keeps sending home notes about flashcards, etc. The fact that the SPED teacher had to retire for medical reasons, the same reasons that caused her to miss most of last year, doesn't help either. Consistency doesn't happen. I went to a local meeting for dyslexia in December, but they haven't had another meeting.....I ran into a wonderful, dear friend yesterday, who is a SPED teacher for the middle school K will go to. She can't wait to have her. I love this woman, but she doesn't have the specific training needed to help either....Told her K was about ready to homeschool, she was sad. For the last year, almost a full year anyway, I've dealt with shoulder pain. I've tried taking it easy, tried physical therapy, next is surgery, on March 6th. I have a torn rotator cup. The doc said the MRI didn't show the tear well, so it may be a clean up job or he may have to use anchors, he won't know till he gets in there. So recovery, could be short or long....I won't be able to use my right arm at all for at least a month-bugger.... it hurts, I want it fixed, the sooner the better. I'm not a good patient. I know that about myself. I'm not patient with myself and I don't like being helpless. I don't like pain meds that make me feel weird, or drowsy, or not in control of my body. Not looking forward to that part. But i really would like to be able to brush my hair without pain, good thing my hair is short. I can't undo my bra either. My hubs is great about helping with that ;-) I've been trying to get projects finished before I'm left handed for awhile. I don't do well as a lefty, I've been practicing. It's not pretty-LOL! My hope is that once I start PT again, I can be more motivated to start working on the rest of my body too. First there was the depression, sitting round crying and staring at the wall for 2 years, I believe, contributed to my injured shoulder, which I think I did shoveling snow last winter. Now, being in pain most of the time, I'm in the worst physical shape of my life. I know at 50 that it's ok to let some things slide, but it's not how I've ever been. I've always been very active and physical and strong. I'm not and I don't like it. My hubs told me that even with both hands tied behind my back, I wouldn't be helpless. I love him for that <3 I've pretty much conquered the depression, naturally, no meds, some therapy, and great support....most people have no idea how bad it was. They've just been a huge part of my recovery by being part of my life. Perhaps, once I can type again,I'll blog about my journey to changing my body..... I'm still selling It Works products. If you're interested my site is https://healthnow.myitworks.com. I love these products! It's snowing again. We received 8in of snow 6 days ago and ice right before that. We haven't had school for an entire week. This is only supposed to be a dusting, but it's coming down pretty well....Let's hope they get to school tomorrow. As it is, our last day of school is May 29th, started at May 19th :-/ I've loved having my girl home everyday. We danced, talked, painted, cooked, tromped around in the snow together. She doesn't want to go back tomorrow. She goes to school to see her friends, period.