Back Out!

It is absolutely no fun having your back out.  Two days ago I lifted a few things, that ordinarily should not be an issue.  I must note at this point that I have a lousy musculo-skeletal system.  I realized that at the age of forty, Thanksgiving Day actually, when I was lifting a 20 pound turkey into the oven.  Instant, sharp pain and two weeks flat on my back.

This has occurred off and on since.  It usually occurs with some kind of stress - mostly that I am overdoing something.  Yet, I feel no stress other than the plumbing leak.  Yep, that did it!  As well as hauling the utility vacuum from the garage into the house. And adjusting my mattress because the pillows kept getting stuck between the mattress and the headboard.  I flipped the mattress last month and clearly, it is something I need not do.  But who else will?  Life is about accommodation and letting go.  This is something young folks do not know too much about.  Especially now.  Everything is fast.  They, like I, will learn soon enough.  

Fortunately,  I had seen the chiropractor last week who did a few adjustments after my NH trip.  I was  scheduled to see him today which was good timing.  Little did I know I would barely be able to drive or much less get out of the car.  If necessary, I would have crawled there.

Hopefully, next week, I can get to the grocery store.  It has been almost six weeks since I was there for decent shopping.  For me, that means a trip to Asheville.  Of course, I would stop by my favorite children's clothing store, Just Ducky in the Soul's Crescent area of Asheville when I am there.  Love that store and I always buy clothes for my grands then.  Expensive, but what the heck.

The chiropractor cautioned me to really take it easy.  Being gone 3 weeks does not lend itself to that too well.  Nor does an empty refrigerator.

It could always be worse.

HGV - Welcome!

If you know me well enough, you know I love babies.  Children.  Just three weeks and one day ago, my daughter had a little girl.  Since I have been away for that time, I thought I might share one of my favorite photos of her now that I am home and on my laptop.

This darling weighed in at under six pounds.  She is over that now.  Almost instantly, she began to stretch her arms and legs.  Within a few days, we watched her flip over.  She had been trying to do that for days.  Once we unswaddled her, over she went!

Swaddling seems to be the thing these days.  I like doing it at night.  It is both more safe and gives the wee ones a feeling of security.

This happy little girl will have a beautiful life.  Two outdoorsy and bright parents, a loving dog who licks her face multiple times daily.  When she cries, the dog whines. The dog is quite tuned in to her.  I like that.

Rhodesian ridgebacks were developed to protect families in Africa from lions.  You can see that in the paw of these dogs.  They weigh about 75 pounds, train easily and enjoy children.

And now that I am back in my beloved home, repaired a leak in my master bath which has caused some damage, I am free to fully relax.  And count my many blessings and all the friends who called me checking up on me when I was away.

And of course, my dear little HGV.  Welcome to the world!