Saturday Ambitions

I woke up yesterday, for the first time since my knee surgery, and actually completed my entire "to-do" list.  Can I say major accomplishment???

When your knees go out on you, and you have two little kids, normal, easy things become impossible.  A torn meniscus is nothing I ever want to experience again.  Losing my mobility was not only frightening, but it made everything seem so hard, virtually impossible.

Leslie is a runner, taking little Miss "I'm going to run and laugh at you mommy" out was not pleasant.  I even resorted to having my babysitter "M" go with me to a birthday party because I was afraid Leslie would escape and I would not be able to go after her.  I was right, she did indeed escape that day, and there was no way I could have caught her.  If "M" had not been with me, it would have been terrifying seeing my 2 year old running through a crowded parking lot.

So back to yesterday.  I have been faithfully doing the knee exercises prescribed by my surgeon, and I really am getting back on my feet, or should I say "back on my knee".  I managed to get the entire upper floors of my house cleaned, and I mean really cleaned for the first time in about 8 weeks.  I hadn't quite got to the place I was ready to hire my house cleaners back, but I was close.  It felt really good to be able to do it myself.

There was a point about a year ago, where I just couldn't keep up with the house.  I was working full time, and on the weekends, not only was it impossible to clean because Leslie would literally climb up my back while I was trying to clean.  Additionally, I would spend the entire weekend cleaning, and then be too tired and cranky to actually play with my kids.

Since the kids are getting older, I'm starting to see the light at the end of the tunnel.  Life is just getting easier.  We can do things, go places, and I'm not hauling diaper bags, bottles, and crap all the time.  I really didn't realize how hard it was to have two kids so close as babies, until I got through it.  I love babies, but I'll leave the babies to someone else now.  I'm done!