Just a quick update. The TippecaKnees Knee Replacement Support Group site has been moved to tippecaknees.blogspot.com
I hope it helps!
Monday, October 6, 2014
Tuesday, September 30, 2014
I'm baaaacccckkkkkk!
It's been quite a while since I have written but I finally decided - after some pushing from friends - to put the TippecaKnees knee replacement support group on blogspot. Which led me to looking at some old posts and made me want to write again. You should probably all be concerned!
So what has happened since then? I FINALLY applied for disability and got it. If you are in the situation where you need it for medical reasons, don't be afraid. It is definitely a pain to do but it all worked out. And has made my life much easier.
I am completely enjoying retirement! I have absolutely no regrets about doing that. You have a new life when you retire - on to other new things. Or maybe the time to spend on all the things you couldn't find time for before.
One thing I have been doing is stitching. This is my latest project. TOO CUTE! I ordered overdyed floss from the House of Stitches in Laporte. (My absolute favorite cross stitch store!) It is working up really nicely. Hope you have found fun things to do!
So what has happened since then? I FINALLY applied for disability and got it. If you are in the situation where you need it for medical reasons, don't be afraid. It is definitely a pain to do but it all worked out. And has made my life much easier.
I am completely enjoying retirement! I have absolutely no regrets about doing that. You have a new life when you retire - on to other new things. Or maybe the time to spend on all the things you couldn't find time for before.
One thing I have been doing is stitching. This is my latest project. TOO CUTE! I ordered overdyed floss from the House of Stitches in Laporte. (My absolute favorite cross stitch store!) It is working up really nicely. Hope you have found fun things to do!
Saturday, April 9, 2011
You know you're a geek when....
You laugh out loud at the cartoons in a book called Einstein Simplified - Cartoons on Science.
Worse yet - you know what just about every one is referring to!
Got to be my favorite find of the day. Thanks to Half Price Books and their bargains PLUS 15% off coupons. The halfway insane duo was on the road again making sure we used our coupons!!
Tip for now - buy a $25 gift card at HPB before Mother's Day and get a $5 gift certficate good in June. No limit on how many you can get. Make your dollars go farther!
Worse yet - you know what just about every one is referring to!
Got to be my favorite find of the day. Thanks to Half Price Books and their bargains PLUS 15% off coupons. The halfway insane duo was on the road again making sure we used our coupons!!
Tip for now - buy a $25 gift card at HPB before Mother's Day and get a $5 gift certficate good in June. No limit on how many you can get. Make your dollars go farther!
Saturday, February 12, 2011
Shopping at 110 and 120
Ann and I did one of our trips today. I know... you're probably wondering when DON'T we do one of our trips? Once in awhile....
After all the snow and frozen stuff and stuck cars and all that junk, it was a BEAUTIFUL day to go. Bright sun, snow melting, clean roads. Wow! And we found treasures! Always makes the best kind of day. :)
At some point Ann was talking about leaving things for her kids "after she is gone". I said "Wait! Someone on the support group said she thinks with my attitude I will live to be 110 and that means YOU have to be 120!" And we'll still be shopping then. We'll be driving 20 miles an hour all the way to Indy. Saying "Where are we going? What exit do we take? What's that stores name?" It will have to become a two day trip because it will take us so long to get there and around we won't be able to make it to 6 stores in one day! We took turns "reminiscing" about the good ol days when we could go in one day. And when Goodwill still sold things for under $1.00. (I think those are already good ol days....) We were cracking each other up with our stories of our future! Oh what fun we will have! All I've got to say is WATCH OUT for the two LOLs on a shopping trip!
By the way... Goodwill now has 99 cent Sundays where the half price color of the week clothes and shoes are 99 cents on Sunday. Kind of a neat idea! I got some stuff last Sunday. I'll see how it goes...
After all the snow and frozen stuff and stuck cars and all that junk, it was a BEAUTIFUL day to go. Bright sun, snow melting, clean roads. Wow! And we found treasures! Always makes the best kind of day. :)
At some point Ann was talking about leaving things for her kids "after she is gone". I said "Wait! Someone on the support group said she thinks with my attitude I will live to be 110 and that means YOU have to be 120!" And we'll still be shopping then. We'll be driving 20 miles an hour all the way to Indy. Saying "Where are we going? What exit do we take? What's that stores name?" It will have to become a two day trip because it will take us so long to get there and around we won't be able to make it to 6 stores in one day! We took turns "reminiscing" about the good ol days when we could go in one day. And when Goodwill still sold things for under $1.00. (I think those are already good ol days....) We were cracking each other up with our stories of our future! Oh what fun we will have! All I've got to say is WATCH OUT for the two LOLs on a shopping trip!
By the way... Goodwill now has 99 cent Sundays where the half price color of the week clothes and shoes are 99 cents on Sunday. Kind of a neat idea! I got some stuff last Sunday. I'll see how it goes...
Saturday, February 5, 2011
Guess what? I'm retired!!!
YAY!!!! It is here! Early but didn't seem early enough. Made some snap decisions - I snapped and made a decision.... Decided it was time to quit pushing my body by trying to go to work everyday. It means I'll be using retirement money sooner and I'll be selling a heck of a lot more ebay but... I would rather have my health for as long as I can!
So here I am! Day one as an official retiree. Wow!
So here I am! Day one as an official retiree. Wow!
Monday, September 20, 2010
Help! My foot is morphing!
Last night I was sitting here working away when I looked down and saw that my big toe had an edge around it. Kind of like when you fry an egg and have that crispy fringe around it. It looked like that! Like my toe had started melting and then hardened up again but left that residue puddle around it. Got the picture? I know.... hard to describe.
Being late on a lazy Sunday I just looked at it every once in awhile and thought hmmmm.... I'm so mellow these days! (HA! But the rest of me is morphing so why not my toe?) It finally occured to me that something was probably stuck to it. Which reminded me of a story Sis Chris once told.
She was looking outside at her deck and was watching the squirrels snacking. She saw one with a lump on its forehead. She was feeling sorry for the poor deformed squirrel. Until she realized that it had a Lucky Charm stuck on its head!!! I still can picture that!
So boring ending to my story. As I got ready for bed I decided maybe I should check and see what it was. It was that annoying tab that is sometimes left in plastic bags from the store. Perfectly positioned and of about the same color to leave a melted ring around my toe! :-D
Take care everyone!
Being late on a lazy Sunday I just looked at it every once in awhile and thought hmmmm.... I'm so mellow these days! (HA! But the rest of me is morphing so why not my toe?) It finally occured to me that something was probably stuck to it. Which reminded me of a story Sis Chris once told.
She was looking outside at her deck and was watching the squirrels snacking. She saw one with a lump on its forehead. She was feeling sorry for the poor deformed squirrel. Until she realized that it had a Lucky Charm stuck on its head!!! I still can picture that!
So boring ending to my story. As I got ready for bed I decided maybe I should check and see what it was. It was that annoying tab that is sometimes left in plastic bags from the store. Perfectly positioned and of about the same color to leave a melted ring around my toe! :-D
Take care everyone!
Sunday, September 5, 2010
An 80s Flashback - what a blast!
Another trip to Indy with my bestest thriftin' buddy! We HAD to go! We had coupons for 10% off everything in the store at Joann's and Half Price Books was having their holiday weekend 20% off storewide sale! I don't hardly ever miss one of those. Heck, it's my favorite store with even cheaper prices!!!
How many of you have kids who were born in the 80s? How many of you watchED A-Team every week? For most of the 6 years they were on.... Okay then! Don't you love it when a plan comes together? :-)
I was at the 2nd of 3 HPBs and wandered over to the DVD section. I had been halfway looking for the A-Team sets since I saw the movie and it all came back. I looked over at the tv section and what did I see? A-Team season 1!!! I kind of swooped in and grabbed it. (That is one TIGHT section there!) I was so excited!
So today after I got some stuff done... I sat down to watch episode one. OH MY! That ensemble was put together so well. Murdock and BA - what a hoot! Hannibal is so suave and Face - well, Face is Face. I never have enjoyed seeing things blown up and flipped and shot at as much as I did - and do - watching that show. It's such an escape!
Tomorrow is the bonus day of the holiday. Might just have to be more A-Team watching. ;-) The heck with work around the house! I need some A-Team therapy!
Here's your bargain tip for the day. If you're around a Half Price Books, get on their mailing list so you get annoucements of sales. They have a 20% off sale around many holiday weekends. They usually have a "Buy $25 in gift cards, get a $5 coupon" deal around gift giving holidays like Mother's and Father's Day and Christmas. You can truly buy some presents for others and get the FREE present for yourself to use later! What a deal!!!
Happy holiday everybody!
How many of you have kids who were born in the 80s? How many of you watchED A-Team every week? For most of the 6 years they were on.... Okay then! Don't you love it when a plan comes together? :-)
I was at the 2nd of 3 HPBs and wandered over to the DVD section. I had been halfway looking for the A-Team sets since I saw the movie and it all came back. I looked over at the tv section and what did I see? A-Team season 1!!! I kind of swooped in and grabbed it. (That is one TIGHT section there!) I was so excited!
So today after I got some stuff done... I sat down to watch episode one. OH MY! That ensemble was put together so well. Murdock and BA - what a hoot! Hannibal is so suave and Face - well, Face is Face. I never have enjoyed seeing things blown up and flipped and shot at as much as I did - and do - watching that show. It's such an escape!
Tomorrow is the bonus day of the holiday. Might just have to be more A-Team watching. ;-) The heck with work around the house! I need some A-Team therapy!
Here's your bargain tip for the day. If you're around a Half Price Books, get on their mailing list so you get annoucements of sales. They have a 20% off sale around many holiday weekends. They usually have a "Buy $25 in gift cards, get a $5 coupon" deal around gift giving holidays like Mother's and Father's Day and Christmas. You can truly buy some presents for others and get the FREE present for yourself to use later! What a deal!!!
Happy holiday everybody!
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