Thank you for the light show,
@Mojo333; nice to come back to and to you and
@Layla.
The good news is we had a joyous Christmas with all my kids minus one grandson whom we missed greatly. My family gets on with each other so well and are attentive to me but not very attentive. That is, they do not hover. They treat me like I am an equal human being but as Mama.
The bad news is that I took a bad fall in the middle of the night about 1 week and a half before we left for the mountains and I have done some damage to my upper chest area. The hip was not involved at all. I must have hit something hard and sharp edged going down maybe the handle of the rolator which was in the bedroom. I don't remember a thing. Gerry heard the crash and got me back up and into bed; I remember nothing. Well, at least it knocked my out of the ODIC thing but we left the mountain cabin the day after Christmas so I could get home where I would be more comfortable.
I saw the doctor the day after it happened he listened to my lungs and asked me if I could breath easily and take deep breaths. I could with little trouble. I probably have one or 2 ribs involved, maybe the breast bone as well. I mean, I was in absolute agony for about 2 weeks. It is slowly getting better but I am taking it easy again. Taking a page from Josephine; getting around but no real exercising. I got out for the first day on Friday and went to a movie with friends. That wore me out so I have been in the house since then doing small chores and resting and repeating that during the day.
I do hope you both had a glorious Christmas and that the new year has started off well for you. I dreaded telling you my extended troubles but there you have it. My new year has started well in that I am still here but busted up a bit.
Now that the holidays are past us, we are looking into the cruise we will be taking beginning the end of the month. I am about to go to the website and see what's up with that. And start the plan. My major resolution this year is to get organized. I can't believe I've been in this house with Gerry for 12 years. One room in this house has a pathway to get to the closet. I am watching the programs on video about how to organize your stuff. But it would terrify me to make a pile of all my clothes on the floor and begin the sorting.
Have a good coming week of the new year. It is cheering me up to be back on the forum.
Love you both.