Memorial Weekend

We've spent this past week in San Diego. It's been wonderful. I've actually felt better this week than I have since before my surgery. The Lasix has helped to get rid of some of my edema - I don't have an ankle muffin-top when I put on my sneakers anymore! :-) Today specifically hasn't been so great, but I'm trying to start looking at things on more than a day by day basis.

The family is all out paddle boarding right now. It looked fun, but I'm learning to be more realistic. I'm not strong enough yet to do something like that. I would probably get out into the ocean and then be too tired to get back. Heck, I've got about a 1 hour limit of sitting on the beach before I need a nap! But at least I can sit on the beach now - baby steps... Anyone considering this surgery should know, obviously everyone is different and each recovery is different. For me, I'm happy to be able to sit on a beach 3 1/2 months out from surgery. However, if I hadn't had the surgery, my ashes would probably be sprinkled on the beach right now. Dr. Dunn definitely saved my life, with lots of help from my family and friends.

We found this baby pineapple at the grocery store. It did not yield very much edible fruit (about as much as could be expected from a baby pineapple), but it did contribute to much entertainment for small children. And I'm counting my blessings that I can see my kids get silly with a tiny pineapple!