We had some friends over tonight, and Patrick made steaks in the pizza oven. And roasted asparagus. Mmmm. I’m thankful for getting to catch up with our friends for a bit. It’s been too long. I’m also thankful one agreed to help out at work doing data entry for the summer. We’ll get to see each other more. Yay!

Thursday! Yay! I’m thankful for a relaxing evening and play time with little Cooper Pooper. This is his favorite game.

It was a rare occurrence today where my afternoon meetings got canceled and I wasn’t interrupted, so I was able to get a little caught up. Yay! I’m sure it’s a fleeting moment but I’m thankful for it anyway. I’m also thankful that I didn’t actually have a dentist appointment (I forgot to cancel a cleaning at a previous dentist) since I wasn’t wanting to go. I just feel bad that I realized it only 1/2 hour ahead of time. Finally, I’m thankful I got the final few flowers planted tonight before the next round of rain comes.

I saw my surgeon today, and he answered my questions satisfactorily:

He has done at least 1,000 of these surgeries.

I’m healed well enough from my previous surgery.

There is very little concern for a hernia after the fact.

Having a blood type test is standard procedure with laparoscopic surgery, not an indication that I will need a blood transfusion.

The only things I’m not thrilled with is that he suggested a week off work. I mean, I like that idea, but I’m so busy! And he will need to make 3, maybe 4 incisions in the untouched areas of my stomach. I mean, seriously. I’m gonna look like my body was used for stitching practice. Oh, well.

I am thankful the downsides are minimal compared to the upsides. And I’ll finally move on to just maintenance meds and regular checkups. Woohoo!

I’m glad I made it through the day.

I’m thankful today for my mom, my mother-in-law, and my local stand-in mom, Ann. I’m lucky to have them in my life. I’m also grateful for my kids and wish they lived closer. Patrick and I ended up going to brunch this morning and doing yard stuff. And I finally got some crafting done. Yay!

A busy day! We went to a farmers market this morning in Woodstock, where Groundhog Day was filmed. There are a couple of my favorite stores there, so I found a few treasures. Then we finished some planting in the yard before we left to go to an Edgar Allen Poe theater event. It was held in a church that was converted to an event center. The actors were good and the drinks were interesting. I’m thankful for a fun day.

Yay, Friday!!

I’m at the end of the timeframe that my doctor said I should wear my stomach binder. Full disclosure, I’ve not worn it every night the last week because it’s been warm and it slides up. And I’m tired of wearing it. That being said, it feels weird without it. I have some hard lumps on the sides of my waist that are still really tender and the binder helps. I remember it took a long time after my last surgery for my stomach to stop feeling super tender and sensitive. I guess it will take a while this time too. Hopefully my next surgery in 10 days doesn’t screw that up.

I am thankful I can stop wearing the binder if I want to. It takes the pressure off because it does get warm. I’m also thankful that my bloodwork today was fine. And I can sleep in tomorrow.

This silly pup. He makes me laugh. Look at those vampire teeth. I’m thankful for the fun (and sometimes frustration) he brings to our family.

I’m thankful Emma’s first day at her new job went well. I’m also thankful Patrick got the deck furniture put back today; everything looks nice after the deck sealer dried. Bring on the warm days!