wow! another week has flown by. when i first stroked i would sit in a chair and wonder what i was going to do all day. these days i feel my days are pretty full. granted i spend time resting, days when my "parts don't work" i lie low, nap and read and yes, it takes so much longer to do things....but i no longer look at the day as empty. i guess it really is up to each of us how we use the time we are given. of course i am still not moved in completely and some days that makes me nuts and other days i just go with it. i still miss my work but what else is new?

the woman we bought our condo from did some spectacular flower and bush plantings around the side and front of the unit and in the backyard. i am loving the colors of everthing and have declared war on the weeds in the flower beds! each morning i spend 15 or so minutes on my little chair and yank weeds. i could probably do it all day but my body and the balance needed limits my efforts. it is great to see immeadite results from a task! this morning i got up to check out my hummers and other bird life and was greeted by the iris in bloom! what a lift to the spirit!!

this coming week-end is connor's birthday party and tomorrow i will go into full scale cake action....i am very excited to try out my elmo skills.

this past week barry and i went to the doctor's together. after my appointment barry had his. i am not sure what went down but our doctor gave him some medication for anxiety----he has always been a high maintenance kind of guy and since the stroke i just don't have it in me anymore. i sometimes think he feels he had the stroke....or i had the stroke to ruin his life......well he started taking the meds and he says he feels less tense......i know for sure he does not raise his voice as much and i think he is a bit more patient with me.......gee, maybe they could double the dose!

that is about it cheers! kathy