i am still here

well i am back. back from an absolutely do nothing but work summer.not that i a m complaining but with my gimpy leg it has been hard just walking around the block.therapy,steroid shots and gell shots have done very little to help this leg.losing weight would probably help but that is hard to do when you can't move much but eat healthy.
so that is the sad tale
in other news i have been busy crafting.baby hats and sweaters,crocheting mittens and wrist warmers and thinking what my next project for me will be.that is my dream,that i will have spare time to knit for myself.ha! after making things to sell at the salon i am pooped out.i have also been making jewelry and researching body care items that i can use at the salon.i am tired of the commercial things available to us and would like another alternative.
my trip with the girls to this cabin in the forest was postponed due to pluming problems a t the cabin(meaning no plumbing) we will be informed when that is fixed.
but that actually works for me.last night irene called to say she and her family are coming this weekend to stay for a couple days while they move their son nic into his dorm at carnegie mellon university.very excited to see them(lots of house cleaning will be had by all this week).

soon everyone will be back in the school swing and summer as i know it will be gone.i guess very little will change.how about you?

sorry it took so long

this is a short post to let you know life has been hectic.we have had some of the husbands family visiting.the girls are still in school,only august will be a school free month.we are hoping to rest and relax at a cabin by a river.dont have all the details yet.i am hoping to see Irene in august if she will be in town to move her son Nick to the Burgh for college.my friend Kim will be visiting Austrailia this summer.she will be meeting family she has found thru her geneology digging.my brother is still without a job,my mother has not sold her house and i must leave you now to go to work.ta ta

happy wednesday

well we are back from canada.had a really nice time with my uncle and his wife Luda.except for Luda trying to feed us as much as possible with russian food,it was a relaxing visit.what is it with russians telling you that you have gained weight since they last saw you and then cooking up a smorgasbord of food?like i need reminding that i have put on some lbs.
today i had my second knee injection.after the first one i did get some relief from pain so i am looking forward to my next one next week.after that it is 6weeks till i feel its optimal effects.
tonight Ron and i are going to see "spring awakening",a musical.it is our anniversary celebration.i read there is some nudity and adult situation.i hope i dont fall asleep,this is a late night for me.
well thats it for now.i will fill you in on the show in my next post.ciao

busy week

this has been one of the busiest work weeks in a while.this weekend was carnegie mellon university graduation.ludmilas daughter will graduate today.no grad party with the family was planned. think olga will celebrate with her friends since her parents and their divorce dont mix well.ludmila has one more chemo to go and then will have surgury at the end of june.she sounds good(i havent seen her since i cant climb her stairs)and her sense of humor is still in full swing.keep saying those prayers and good thoughts.
yesterday after work i went to see olga(the new mom, not ludmilas daughter)and the new baby.Zoya is so tiny.i think i forgot how tiny new borns can be.she is so a mini olga and her 4 yr.old katarina is so much a mini tomislav(husband).
i finally got a call from my doctor on friday and am set for these gell injections.i will get 3 over the course of 3weeks.tuesday is the first shot.i hope it works.i have now stopped using the crutches and instead bought a fancy cane.yes, i am sure i will be using these walking assistors on and off so they might as well be pretty.with all this improvement we have decided to go to toronto for 4 days this coming holiday weekend.i will go and gimp around with my walking stick.we might stay with my uncle yura.i cant wait.
now for oliverio girls news.marissa finished her year a Duesqesne University on the Deans list and a 3.6 gpa.hip,hip,hurray!siena this week will travel to.D.C. with her 10th grade class for three days.she is very excited.
i will now sign off and take a coffee break before i start my usual sunday stuff.toodals.

happy mothers day

well my morning started off nice.ron made scones for breakfast and we had them on the deck with coffee and fruit.the kids are still snoozing(i can't seem to sleep past 6:30 am).siena and i went to the nursery yesterday.picked out some herbs and flowers for the garden.when we got home siena planted some of them.the rest will go in the ground today.those are all my plans for today.lots of r and r ,a little family time and maybe some crafting later on.living far away from our moms makes mothers day very easy,i dont want to be around a bunch of strangers,so staying home and enjoying the yard and the peace is very nice.my leg update is that i have a knee brace and crutches.in 2 weeks time i will start injections that will build up a temopary cushion(or fake cartelidge) should last for 9 months.9 months of walking without pain sounds good to me.i am bone on bone on almost my whole right knee.somewhere down the line i will need a joint replacement but i am not rushing.i wish you all a happy day .

happy may day

well my cold,allergy,coughing sneezing runny nose thing is still here.it likes me.it likes me alot.today i have been prescribed a cough med.it will make me tired,it will make me extra tired if taken with alchohol.guess what? i had wine with dinner.will this stop me from downing this cough remedy from the gods?i think not.there is monty python and the holy grail to watch tonite.sounds like fun,no?aside from this tidbit of info, life is going swimmingly.ron and i had our 27th anniversary on april 30th(some of you definately remember some of that night)and we are still standing.i will try to post this tuesday.i have my orthopedic appt. pt sucked the past 4 weeks.i think my shot wore off and i can tell in a really painfull way.enough said,old woman will now sign off till next post.

update

forgot to mention,the babys name is Zoya.went to the doctors and i have a lung infection,ear infection and one of my tonsils infected.i feel like i am 6 years old.i dont think i had ear or tonsil infections even as a kid.she feels that the urgent care doctor i saw a month ago(in her practice)should have given me anti biotics then.oh well,time to rest again.