Well, this has been quite a week! We began way back last Sunday (which seems like a very long time ago!) with a beautiful, sunny January day in Florida. A day that began with a wonderful time of worship, progressed to a birthday party for Christopher and good times with family, and ended with us beginning our drive back to NC via a stop in Valdosta, GA.
On Monday, which turned out to be a rather gray, gloomy day, we drove the rest of the way home. We didn't actually see sunshine until we were almost home. Just a gray day. We stopped for lunch at California Dreaming, one of our favorite restaurants, in Greenville. We delivered some delicious Florida strawberries to a friend in Spartanburg. Then we came home, unloaded the car, and pretty early in the evening were very glad to get reaquainted with our own bed!
Tuesday was a nice "spring" day in the mountains. I think the temperature got pretty close to 70 degrees. But that didn't last long. We woke up to "spring" again on Wednesday, but ended the day back in winter.
Wednesday was the day for Al's knee surgery to repair a partial meniscal tear that happened a few months ago when he was on a business trip and twisted his knee getting into his airplane seat. Because it was a business trip, workmen's comp is involved and they finally agreed with the doctor that it would be a good idea to go ahead and fix the problem.
We were supposed to be at the surgery center at 10:15 for an 11:45 surgery. We left here about 9:00 to drive down to Asheville. There was a light misty rain falling and the temperature was around 60 degrees......very spring-like, although the forecast was for deteriorating conditions. Turns out the forecast was correct!
Once we arrived at the surgery center, Al was checked in right away and given his bracelet. Then we sat in the waiting room and waited. Waited quite a while actually. Finally someone came for him and took him upstairs at around 11:30. So I sat in the waiting room and waited some more.
Eventually I was called to come up to the pre-op area, so I went up there and we waited. Quite a while actually. It seems everything was running a little behind schedule. Sometime around 1:00 Al was taken into surgery, and I went back to the waiting room downstairs. And waited some more.
The surgery took about 30 minutes. Once Al was awake and settled into the post-op area, I was called to come back upstairs. Al was doing well - drinking Sprite and eating crackers - and so we sat and waited for the doctor to come by. Waited quite a while actually. Eventually the doctor came by to tell us everything went well and that we could go home.
The drive home was quite a challenge. The weather had deteriorated quite a bit while we were in the surgery center. There had been heavy wind and lots of rain. There were tornadoes in the area. The streets were flooded. I was very glad to get out of Asheville!
We had a little snow yesterday. And it was pretty cold. The wind blew a lot, so there was no real snow accumulation since the wind blew it all way. But yesterday was nothing like this morning! We had more snow overnight, although it has stopped now and I'm seeing some blue sky. It is very cold! And getting colder. It was 18 degrees when I got up. It's gone down to 14 now. With a negative wind chill. I'm hoping the temperature will start moving in a different direction pretty soon. The wind is howling. The road down our mountain is covered in ice and snow.
So.....the doctor's appointment that was scheduled for 9:00 this morning has been rescheduled to this afternoon when hopefully the roads will be better and we can make it safely to Asheville for Al's dressing to be changed.
Quite a week we've had around here. In addition to crazy weather and surgery, there has been all the unpacking and catching up that comes after being away for a while......the mountain of laundry, the dust bunnies that need dealing with, mail to be sorted, bills to be paid. A never-ending list of stuff that needs doing. All part of this journey we call life.
How was your week?
"Give thanks in all circumstances, for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus for you." (1 Thessalonians 5: 18 ESV)
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