2007 was a good year..also a strange one

YES!!! Success again...think about this...we start the season a massive 13 games ahead of the evil empire and only finish 3 above them, but they lost, so who cares, right?
Then, we take the Indians (ahem...cough cough, we call them COYOTES in Old Town now!) to all 7 games ala that Yankees series where we won 4 straight. Wow, what a finish just to GET there.
And then, when I am predicting at least 5 games, maybe more, we smoke...SMOKE the Rockies in a very classy fashion. We won with pure desire, guts, and a little bit of luck. How great were the rookies this year...and the "newbies" who finally came of age when it counted? Seriously, there was never a doubt in my mind...call me stupid, but there really wasn't!

I wore the SAME Sox tshirt every night of the series, and during at least two of the Pennant games...just now threw it in the laundry...Superstition is a BAAAAD thing! But, I couldn't take any chances. Kyle even has a lucky "Schilling shirt"...like mine, only mine was not working too well during the season, although it sure did in the post season! So, every night, I would don my red Red Sox shirt with the dates of inception of the team to the present....and every night I would bless it that we won again! It was a sure thing ever since I put it on!
I even texted Super Sib #2 twice in Italy to let her know we won game 3 and then the big one!!!I hope she can get them or at least that Italy has a decent news paper!!! Can't believe she is/was not here to experience it again...RATS!

So, I too, have "raised mine right" as he is as die-hard a fan as his Mom...NO DOUBT ABOUT IT! My Principal, the YANKEE FAN, is of course pissed....GOOD! Said to me this afternoon, "so, you going home to buy your new tshirt?" To which I replied Yes, plan to wear it tomorrow! He said I better not!!! hahaha....We have a great battle every year...makes it even more fun when we win and THEY DON'T!!!
So, I got my tshirt, and one for my neighbor who is also a die hard fan as he has done so much for me during this achilles thing...wanted to show him my appreciation...he loved it!!!

Now.......I can get some sleep!!!!!!


Kim
p.s. Busted three kids for the bomb threat...two girls...one who wrote it, one who knew about it, and the boy who "found" the note....CASE CLOSED

Kids.....are sooo stupid sometimes!

Today, last period of the day, the principal told all drivers of cars and walkers to "leave the building now"...so of course that leaves little room for doubt as to what was going on. Then he tells the bus students to go up to the football field and they will then get on their bus home..now mind you, this is NOT our standard protocol. Usually, we ALL go to the field, take attendance, have the busses lined up on Stillwater Ave, NOT IN FRONT OF THE SCHOOL (duh), and then dismiss...usually telling kids they can't take their cars yet! I don't know what possessed the little man to do things this way...it was like we never had a bomb threat before. So, tomorrow will definitely be interesting as the note was open ended...as in "we won't know when it will happen, but it will be huge"...GREAT!
Supposedly we will have ALL students searched before they are allowed to enter the building...we will see. I hate this stuff!!!!

And then there's my son....the genius who thinks he doesn't need to study, and gets decent grades, that could be SO much better if he put even a little time into it. The worst part is I email his teachers and they tell me what is due, what is not turned in etc, but Kyle still wants to tell me otherwise....SILLY BOY!!! Mommy is a teacher and deals with this all day long....figure it out!

So, this day pretty much sucked from the get go...with a battle at home, then a very sore ankle all day today, then the stupid bomb scare...THE RED SOX BETTER NOT LET ME DOWN TONIGHT...I don't think I can handle it!

Kim

Bored................

Oh my God...I really am bored. Sitting here doing "office hours" for conferences and have had only one parent show up, and her daughter has a 97 average!!!
Calling other parents who won't show to let them know the scoop on their little cherubs. And this is only night one of this....still have two more to go! UGH.....Who decided that we do this in this manner instead of the usual one night or whole day deal???

Made it through all my PE classes before the rains came at least...so that was a good thing about today...really missed all that warm sunny weather today though...My God it was beautiful here yesterday-in the 80's!!!

Absolutely crashed last night after being up late for the final two pennant games the Sox played....gotta get rested up for the Series now!

Nothing too earth shattering otherwise to report...YAWN! Did notice that Super Sib #2 FINALLY updated her Blog page...bout time! At least it was good for a laugh or two...loved the line about Mom ordering something "toxic" in Italy!!! haha

Ok...Kim Cadaver in the Gym is signing off...my aching ankle needs some elevation!

Later!

"Native American Summer..."

Yeah, gotta be PC right? Afterall, my team mascot is now the stupid Coyote...sorry, but I would rather be a Brave than a scavenger!

Anyhow, the weather is gorgeous today...and supposed to be 74 tomorrow...probably the end of it though, but I will take it! Even washed the car this afternoon.

How bout the Sox though kids?!! Hope Mom caught that game LIVE!!! ; ) Was good to get to game 7...beginning to get worried we were never gonna show up to the park again! So, hopefully, we can take that one more game....! Tune in girls, it's gonna be a good one.

So, missed the big b-day party by now...sorry, trying to play catch up here from being down for three plus weeks, and frankly, I am still a bit sore at times. Wonder who all went...I hope she had some kids her OWN AGE there!

Ok...off to bike! At least I can do that now too...keep my boot on and have to use only the heel area to pedal with, but it feels good to do something again. Glad he gave me the ok on that one...said I could swim too, but I would think flopping my ankle during a flutter kick might hurt some...hmmm. Well, we have a pool at school, so maybe I will have to try it.

Enjoy the "summer" weather all!

Kimmie "C"

Back to work....too soon???

Went back to school on Monday...perhaps too soon...it is HARD to go up and down the hill I have to just to get to my soccer field....my first class was sitting waiting for ME the first day! Coming up is killer! My arms ache, my hands hurt, and my ankle sure is sore too. The boot I am in irritates the hell out of the wound and the muscle area...ouch! I decided I might try Tuesday though as I only had to do that hill one period, the rest of my classes were Health, so in a classroom able to sit down and take a load off. Unfortunately, I have to carry this huge Health text, my laptop, and all my homework/worksheets on my back in a backpack. I thought I was gonna tip over backwards a few times!
So, I am beat up as well as just beat! I head to the Dr. tomorrow to see how I am progressing. I have tried and can actually put weight on it gently...even limp a little, but I am not sure I am supposed to yet...will see. It does feel good to get of the crutches even for a little bit of time though, so I am hoping it will be ok. I can't roll off the ball of my foot to walk normally as I do not have the full extension of that tendon yet, so it really is more of a gimpy limp! I think my calf is getting bigger though...with the isometric exercises I have to do, so it doesn't look so pathetic!!! Taking Friday off...tired!

Oh enough about that stuff already! How bout those Red (faced) Sox!!! Do we suck or what?
Better pick up the pace...

"Kim Cadaver"

Yeah, you know that Kim Possible series on Nickolodeon...I just may have to start my own show...episode #1 will have to include how to shower on one leg and not lose your balance and fall in your own tub! I got tired of the sitting on the bar stool routine, and figured out a way to get into my upstairs tub shower and enjoy my shower massage shower head again...great compared to the water saver model downstairs in the shower stall! It is a little tiring though...balancing on one leg. So, in this episode I will demonstrate how to shave both legs too...sitting down, no doubt. This will all be edited with those black rectangles covering my boobies and booty!!! hahahaha OMG, I am losing it here!!!!! hahahaha



Going back to work with the metal legs on Monday...could be interesting. I am hoping no one runs me over on the soccer field during class...a little nervous to be honest. We will see how that goes...

Yucky rainy day here....Homecoming tonight for Kyle...bummer weather-wise! I don't think I will be going to the game...not allowed to get the new boot wet, so will hope he plays and/or the team wins their first game. Should have gotten a win last week, but lost by one point in OT. Maybe the wet conditions will help.

Ok...got to get to these Health Tests. They won't grade themselves!!! TaTa

Kim Cadaver

My Kingdom for a new leg!!!

YUCKY!!! That is how it looks...my withered little left lower leg....VERY SAD!!! All that exercise for some good looking legs, and now they don't even match!!! haha Actually, it is only an inch smaller around than the right one, but it looks pitiful, really.
The Doc said I am a good healer though, said the incision looked really good and that most of his patients' wounds are red, inflamed, etc...so that was good. I got a new "boot" contraption too...has this little dial on it with angle measurements away from a 90degree flex...I am at 15 right now, so only 15 to go before "normal" flexion...a good sign, and that happens I think next Thursday at my next appt. There was this little allen wrench that came with the boot, but he took it away from me...I told him that was smart cause I just might use it too early! I was kidding, and he laughed...he knows I just might I think! (seriously, I wouldn't though...but you can tell Mom I would...that will send her over the edge I am sure!!!!) How evil I am getting in this dilapidated state...
So, I have a mere splint to wear with an ace to bed...in case I have some funky dream that makes me scream and flex my ankle too much...I WOULD be screaming if that happened. Am able to remove the boot and do a few...very few, exercises to start the rebuilding of the calf muscle and increase the flexion of the achilles tendon. Mostly, it will be in the boot though, especially if I am up and around...feels funny just swinging around at the end of my leg when it is not being supported, and I am scared to death to hit it on something, or step on it without thinking!!! OUCH...that would hurt!
So, I respect this much...I will have to take time...as hard as that is for me and my lifestyle. Sigh! The best part is...no work this week either! I just can't do it...don't dare to risk it, and I have a good sub who is more than willing to help me...so, I can get used to this new position the rest of the week, and hopefully the pain will subside a bit in a day or two...may need those pain pills again though...for a day anyhow, or at least to sleep. Will be great to sleep in any position again though...EXCEPT MY BACK! I hate that.

Ok...enough of the gory details kids. "wanna see my scar"....eeeeeeeeeeeew!!!! Grossed Sib 2 out with the description...threatened to send a cell phone pic of it...but I won't. She just is not strong enough...spleeny as Ken would have said! He would have LOVED this!!!! hahahahaha

Later Ladies.

"Kim Cadaver"
Oooo...I like that!!! Got the Curt Schilling tendon thing going!!! GO SOX!!! Enjoy the summer New York....L-O-S-E-R-S!!!!!

"Free at last...free at last..."

THANK GOD ALMIGHTY, I'M FREE AT LAST!!!
Oh, I feel a little bad now...that was a bit over the top, even for me! But, I do feel I can do what I want to do, and when I want to do it now...it is funny, Mom was her to help me, but I couldn't help but feel like she was still a guest and that I should be "visiting" with her every waking moment. I got over that somewhat, but got the "guilts" when I would get a phone call or email or whatever from a friend just checking in on me. She would get up with this...I don't know how to describe it...almost disgusted with me look, like I should not answer them, or should be somehow paying attention to her. I know that sounds selfish, but I DO have a life and friends, and did not expect her to stay for over a week here. I actually came drastically close to asking her to go home on Sunday after the driving and other sarcastic comments....but I am glad I bit my tongue afterall....
In any event, she left this afternoon after insisting on going shopping with me so I could re-stock up. I was exhausted after only 30 minutes in the store...these crutches are KILLING ME! She left shortly after we got home though...all weepy and teary eyed, and worried about how I will manage. It was touching. I am glad she can get back to HER own life too though.

As for the crutches...I have had enough of this shit! (sorry) It was one thing having surgery on a bad shoulder...I could walk, and carry stuff with my other hand. On crutches, you lose the walking AND the carrying thing! This stinks! Not to worry folks...I am NOT gonna screw this up for myself...and THAT alone ought to be enough to show you how much I hate this!!!! I can't believe I have to keep this wrap/splint thing on me for another week though. I cannot wait to see the work he did, and actually hear what he did.

Sue and Bob Goodwin came over for dinner and the Sox game (well, Robby went home after 4 but Sue stayed til the end). She made me delicious crab cakes, a lovely fresh mesculin salad, and flan for dessert! Good friends!

Kyle is home the rest of the week, so also a good time for Mom to go. Parent-Teacher conferences Thursday and Friday (we go on Friday). Not too thrilled with the grades/efforts of my honors-laden son. I know and he does that he can do the work, but he even admitted he blew some of it off, thus the lower grades in a couple classes. He will bring them up though, as we have seen this before.

Ok...to bed. I am gonna have a hard time once I do go back to school again...what with staying up so late these days. I don't sleep well though...awkward position with the leg up in the air all night-hard to get comfy, and kills my back. This too shall pass though.

Have fun Sib 1 in DC...say hello to Care for me/us. I will have to email her soon.

Kimmie

A better day...Vol. 4

Ok...so I guess I have #2 nervous about going to Italy with The Mother...NOT TO WORRY DEED...you are pretty much a favorite of hers anyhow, and she never argues with you or gets mad about anything you say to her...you'll be fine. Plus, it's not like she is doing YOU a favor by going like she is for me being here and helping me out...it's different really, cause you are doing HER a favor by going with her. You will be fine. I don't mean that to sound so matter of fact or mean spirited...more tongue in cheek really....sort of...heh heh.

I now understand why and how #1 feels frustrated with her more than the rest of us do...with all the tip toeing around she does to try to make things alright for us, only ending up messing it up in the long run when she just could have asked first...This morning, I did not prepare the coffee pot as I usually do the night before. I had already showed her how much to use per cup though, so I layed in bed figuring she could figure it out...WRONG! So, I get up, only to hear her say, "I'm not sure how you will like the coffee...I thought it was kinda weak." I asked her how much she put in after reminding her how much SHOULD be put in per cup, and she says 'I'm not even gonna tell you.' So I guess, and was right...she used half the amount, ending up with coffee flavored water basically...and a whole pot of it to boot! I just dumped it, said it's alright, I'll just make another pot...then told her again how much to use and that I figured she would have known...Why wouldn't she come and ask me....she told me she thought it looked like not enough when she was putting the grounds in....ASK already!!! A small irritation, but an irritation nonetheless...all the little ones that probably add up for Gretchen to make her so frustrated most of the time.
Today, I mentioned driving again and she said if I called my Dr. to see, she would consider it...I did and they, the nurses, said ok as long as I am not driving too long as my ankle needs to be up most of the day still....which it is. It's not like I was gonna drive to Portland for Pete's sake!

Tomorrow, I have to go in to work for a little bit...mid-quarter reports have to go out Wed, so I am gonna drag Mom with me to Old Town (I will be driving too!!!) to get those done...shouldn't take too long I hope.

Andy emailed me...he got tickets for the Red Sox game in LA on Sunday...$300 a piece! He said he got great seats though...hope so....seems like an awful lot of money for that, but I probably would do it too....well, maybe.

Ok...that's all from sick bay today. Sorry Gretch, but you get her back on Wednesday....I told her she has to go home. She has company on the weekend...get this...she was gonna tell Lisa and David that she couldn't come because of me...I DON'T THINK SO!!!!!!!!

Later Kids,
Kim "Driving Miss Daisy" Libbey