One week after

It has been a week since Pam returned home from her gallbladder surgery. Here is the latest update.

Pam is recovering nicely. Finding comfortable sleeping positions was a challenge but she is now getting the rest she needs. The incisions are healing and starting to pull a bit depending on how Pam moves her torso, but the incisions are clean with no indication of infection or other trouble.

Pam’s sister, Becky, headed back to her home in Wisconsin last Thursday after determining Pam could handle the pet care and other routine tasks with no problems.

A shout out to my niece Jenn and her family who sent Pam a lovely bouquet of “Get Well” flowers.

I would also like to say Thank You to everyone else who checked in to see how Pam was doing: Craig, Carol, Julie, and Hank among them.

While Pam was recovering last week I started doing some lawn chores. Last fall I was not here to clean up the lawn and rake leaves so the lawn, which had been neglected for some time, now needs attention. I fired up my lawn vac/chipper and started to mulch leaves. Right now I have the truck bed full of mulched leaves and twigs and hope to get them to the town compost area tomorrow. When the weather improves again (light snow this morning) I will finish the lawn clean up.

The sidewalks needed work to remove the grass that had encroached on them over the years — or maybe decades. Several hours were spent with the edger and shovel cleaning the pavement and edging. I am about 3/4 done, having the Main Street side to do after finishing the 7th street side, front walk, and walk around the house and between the house and garage. Makes me realize just how long the sidewalks really are!

The transplanted Mary Lynn Memorial tulips are starting to green out. Pam was worried about the bulbs’ ability to make the trip from Colorado to Iowa and grow in the new (and very different) soil. While still too early to see the totality of the bulbs sprouting, the fact that quite a few can already be seen is encouraging.

And so we continue to unpack a few boxes, re-arrange stuff to make a better fit, and wait for warmer weather when we can get major projects underway.

That’s it for now. Thanks for looking in!

Pam’s Penny:

We are on the alert for COVID-19, as is the rest of the country (and the world). Very relieved Jerry is not still driving back and forth between IA and CO.

Happy Trails (stay home and explore local trails)