Very cool. The tires looks like they are ready to go muddin'

By the way, I don't think I've told you but you got me hooked on amaryllis!! I only have a few kinds right now... but I have a feeling I just might have to get a few more!!!!

I want a garden scoot! Do they come in extra wide load?
With the back up beep...beep...beep?

Just be sure to use your reacher Cindee LOL no bending forward.

my kids would LOVE THAT! welcome back, cindee! your vanilla orchid is finally growing.

cute scoot!

ill man, glad to hear the vanilla is doing good. Mine is going bonkers trying to crawl out of the pergola.

Helen, about the hardest thing for me to remember is NOT TO BEND. Geeze it makes it hard. But Dennis did get me a great grabber, I can even pull weeds with it. Den says the Scoot stays inside until the doc tells me it's ok to lean and bend again. I cannot believe I have been so good and listening to the docs.

The Coumedin is finished tomorrow-sigh- that means the end of my in-house nurse and phys therapist. they are really proud of me and say they will still check on me from time to time as I am one of thei 'favorites'! lol

I can't wait to get back tot he garden soon. So much to do!

At least I got the carpet cleaning guys to pick up everything off the floors before cleaning. The house smells and looks great. I got a real work out today and feel great about it.

Ariel, check out my amaryllis album. I'll save you some seeds and seedlings come spring. I am propagating like crazy!! Once the amaryllis bug bites, it's history girlfriend!

Here is a link that might be useful: Cindee's Amaryllis

Cindee it's good to read your posts again. I especially like to be lured into another plant group by your photos

Wow, what a GREAT little conveyance, Cindee! You will have fun, tootlin' around the garden in that! (When the time is right, of course!) I'm so glad to hear how well you are doing. It's great to have you back again, too.

I won't know what's going to happen with my feet until the 16th, but I do know the cortisone shot wore off after four days!

Your stories and your approach to your surgery are keeping me fully inspired and ready to do whatever it takes to be pain-free, myself. Thanks!!

Happy New Year!
Marcia

Oh dear, Marcia, I do hope you feel better soon. I am allergic to cortisone, I get hives. However, the time they did give it to me, I found out I was worse after it wore off than before. Seemed everything hurt so much more. Please hang in there dear heart...hopefully relief is not far away.

Cindee, when my cortisone shot wore off, my foot felt worse than ever, too. It was shooting pains all the way up to my knee, one after the other, when I wasn't even WALKING! Ack! But today, it has calmed down a lot, and doesn't hurt when I walk like it used to. But I still can't wear regular shoes on that foot. So I don't know whether another shot or two are in order, or whether the doctor will want to go straight to surgery. I've decided that if I do have to have the surgery fairly soon, I'm going to schedule at least a week of heavy-duty garden work first. Get all the big stuff done & try to catch up with the weeds, etc, before I'm forced to sit around for awhile. I got EIGHT new books for Christmas (YAY) so I have lots to read if I'm out of commission.

Marcia

Marcia, don't over do pre-surgery! You need to concentrate on exercising and resting and preparing your body to take on the shock of surgery. Believe me, your plants can wait! You have to take care of you.

Part of what helped me get through surgery is I took a week prior of R&R, did exercises to strengthen my legs, back and body. It really helps in the recovery process to have your body 'ready'.

Hey, I just got the Dancing With the Stars Cardio Dance video for Christmas...I can exercise with that. Frankly, just watching Maksim swivel those hips is about all the cardio exercise I can stand!!! *whew!*

I will make sure to have some "me" time for relaxation and regrouping mentally before I have the procedure done, Cindee. Good advice!

Marcia