Well Tomorrow is the Big Day. It seems I have been waiting for this to happen forever. It was nine years ago that the doctor told me I would have to have my knees replaced. I was a runner in High School, a Catcher when we played Softball, I also loved modern dance all which are hard on your knees. When i watch the Olympics my thought is Man are your knees gonna hurt when you are 40!

Mine started hurting In Colorado when I would go hiking with Dede. I love hiking and that is my desire for next year, to go hiking again. By next year I should have two new knees. They got worse in Maryland, everything got worse in Maryland. Tirzah was potty training then and running upstairs to get to the potty on time....It took a while until we brought the potty chair downstairs, but we still had to go dump it upstairs!

Nine years ago they said, Let's get you to the other side of 50 if we can. So here I am absolutely on the otherside of 50 and ready.

You have asked me a few questions, and  I will try to answer them all here. If you look at this Map You will see a few towns. I live in Magalia. There is a hospital in Paradise, I am not going there, there is a hospital in Chico I am not going there. Tirzah goes to UCDavis in Sacremento do you see how far that is? I am not going there. Being retired Military I could go to Marysville/ Yuba City or Oroville. I AM gong to Oroville. God has blessed me with a wonderful Doctor there. So I am going to Oroville Hospital.

If you are praying for my doctor and his team, His Name is Dr Ching. His office is across the street from the hospital. I have also been told my husband's Cousin's Mother-in-law is his nurse. She only works with him, so that may be a blessing too.

I have to wake up at 3:00am and take a shower with a special soap. Then we will have to go pick up Heatherlee for she insists on going with her daddy about 3:45am I have to be there at 5:00am for all the prep stuff (IV's ,shaving, meds. etc)  My surgery is scheduled for 7:30 am This is Pacific time so you east coasters, that is 10:30am your time.

There is a reason Heather insists on being with her daddy. When she was five and too little to be with him.,He was alone at the hospital when I had major complications during my hysterectomy. They forgot to seal an artery , closed me up and I bled to death. Because of an attentive nurse I was back in surgery, four pints of blood later.... They fortunately brought me back! God has numbered all our days, He was still counting mine.. But Mike was alone at that time and she doesn't want him to be. I told her, then he did not have Jesus so he was really all alone, now Jesus is with Him so he is not alone. She is a daddy's girl, she is coming.

For all you mama's that had an epidural, I am about to have my first one Tomorrow. They discovered that is a better way to have a speedier recovery. I will not be awake, (Although I did ask cuz I do like watching this stuff!)

I am told it will be about 2-3 hours worth of surgery. Because of The epidural I will have to lay still for eight hours. Then It will be time to begin working and therapy.

I am told I will have to be there 3-5 days. Because I am allergic to so many pain killers, I will be watched carefully. There is a possibility the drugs can hamper my getting up right away. Pray they don't I want to go home. I would like to be home for Mother's day which is Sunday. Coming home Saturday would be great. They say it is up to me, so pray for determination on my part. Endurance is importance.

Oh it is my left knee they are replacing first. Heatherly is going to decorate my right knee and write do not open until Christmas for it! She is so cute!

I think that about covers all I know about what is going to take place. You can pray about the local therapist they are going to give me. I would like the use of a CPM machine so finding a therapist has one.

Do you want Pictures????

I love you all so much and I am so thankful to be living in a time when we can touch each other around the world with a keystroke.

Oh I will have plenty of time on my hands to pray so if you have a prayer request, let me know!

Hugs, lots of hugs.....to all of you