#2987 pdin 6 - three things: the fam

 1. MT's surgery. Yesterday my husband had an outpatient surgery to repair the torn meniscus in his left knee. The procedure was done in about 30 minutes, and he was in recovery for another 30 minutes or so. We got to the surgical center at 7 AM, and we were home by 10 AM. Yesterday he felt good. The knee was still numb and he was pretty pleased that he hadn't taken any pain relievers. He did spend the day resting, so that was good. Today he felt good until the numbness wore off. Now he is taking some ibuprofen,  but he still feels good, much better than before the surgery. The knee has been bothering him since January, and he just pushed through the pain. I'm glad he got it fixed. 

2. T is doing much better. In August my son had surgery to remove a herniated disc from his back. He started doing physical therapy at the beginning of September. He has been working on getting stronger in his core and legs to be able to stand upright again. The hernia was pressing on a nerve in his leg and it was less painful for him to be bent in half to walk. Slowly but surely, he is getting more upright, and I am so relieved about it. Here's a pic of him today:

handsome!

3. I am feeling happy! I took a selfie with the most beautiful tree in my neighborhood.

I love fall

This pic doesn't even do this tree justice. The colors are so vibrant and varied: red, orange, yellow and even a bit of green. It is so pretty!

I'm happy for another reason, too: I am going to retire at the end of the year! I feel so fortunate to be able to stop working when I am still (fairly) young. MT is semi-retired - that is, he isn't working for anyone else, and just focusing on our rental property empire LOL. I don't know exactly what I'll do, but I have lots of hobbies that will keep me entertained. I also want to learn stuff, and the University of Utah has a learning program for retirees. I'll be looking into that option. I don't want to earn a degree or write papers and take exams. I just want to learn for the sake of learning. I'd love to learn more about art history, philosophy, and maybe even literature. These are classes I was too busy to take during my undergrad years. I have big plans to de-clutter the house and to turn my office into my Sandy cave. I really do have lots of ideas. 

Oh my gosh...I'm truly so excited about not working. It's been challenging to get up early and go to work when MT is still in bed reading and lounging until he's good and ready to get up and moving around. I felt a little jealous. There are some things that I will miss about work, but there is a whole bunch of things I won't miss like the work itself, commuting, meetings, early mornings, and long days, to name a few. I'm a little nervous about it, too, but mostly I'm excited.

Whew! That's all for today. Talk to you here tomorrow!