Parades, Swimming and Funny People

So today was the annual Orangevale Pow Wow Day Parade here in, well Orangvale of course. We go every year and it's a blast. So this year, I pack up my water, syringe, yummy (sarcastic) strawberry smoothie, vaseline and nose spray and head on up to the parade. I am thrilled that our friends Yesmine, Peter and Mari joined us. Parade is going alright, kids are all fighting for candy, Luci-June is chasing chasing down trucks for more candy and I'm sitting there enjoying my yummy smoothie from a syringe when a truck of ball players comes by and they squirt me with water guns. I broke down in tears. I don't know if they saw me, it was hot and felt good, but I didn't need it at that time. I just didn't. Neighbor Pat had just joined and found out about the surgery and she put her arm on mine and calmed me. She was just what I needed at that moment.








With it being 100 degrees, we (well they) pulled the tarp off the pool for a nice little dip. Luci June was sleeping, so daddy and Matt went in. I am on pool restrictions for six weeks, so I sat on the side and took pictures. Then headed home for some yummy cream of chicken soup and mint shake. Luci June woke up and so I added her to the party and headed home for a rest. I plan on asking the doctor Monday if I can at least sit in the pool. Although I am afraid one of the kids will hit my jaw, so that might not be safe.





Onto Funny People, my friend Joan put a post on my facebook this morning that cracked me up. She brought dinner to the fam yesterday and her twin boys were with her. She was explaining, demonstrating and having them practice not being able to talk, since I couldn't. Well this morning she posted a message that she heard the boys talking in the other room this morning but found it odd that she couldn't understand them. Upon closer inspection, she realized they were trying to talk like me. Crazy Kids, gotta love them.

At dinner, Matt had a fun suggestion. He though I should call the phone company can complain that our line was muffled. Not as funny, but I might if I get bored enough.

I didn't take any pictures yesterday but here are the ones from today. I am doing alright, still better than expected. I have a lot of feeling back, my chin is still numb and tingly. I have lost over 15 pounds so far. They wanted no more than 10, but maybe that was for someone who didn't eat too much to begin with.

I got a lot sleep last night, thanks to Matt. I was having stomach trouble again so he gave me some meds and I slept a couple of hours, then woke up,had something to eat and back to bed. Probably about 5 hours, better than 3.