As many of you know, I broke a couple of ribs in January. I then dislocated several ribs end of Feb/begining March. The MD says that I tore the cartilage that secures the ribs...which is very slow to heal. So, I have been on restriction for the last 2 months. No twisting, lifting, driving, exercise....nothing that may aggravate or inflame my rib cage and it's supporting muscles. At first, I was in so much pain that it was fairly easy to comply. But, now that my muscles are calming down and I can move easier...and the weather is gorgeous...I am finding it harder to stay down. As of last week, I am now allowed to take walks :) The natural consequence of this restriction is that Jan has had to pick up my load...driving the kids and I to MDs, therapy, groceries etc. It has been chaotic!! I am doing much better, and following the rules....so hopefully, I will be allowed to resume driving and light exercise soon.
The weather here has been gorgeous!! 60's & 70's most days with occasional rain or snow (but it doesn't stick). It was 79 F Sunday, light breeze, perfect!!! We've been able to open the windows and doors. I am just dying to go riding!!!
We have had a large pile of wood, scraps and brush in our upper pasture area since we purchased the property. We have added to it over the winter and spring as we try to clean out some of the dead trees, brush etc on our property. Well, burning season has arrived and so, we burned our pile on Sunday. We also burned some of the tall dead grass/weeds in our pasture so that the new grass could grow easier. It was scary fun. I was allowed to man the hose!! It was great fun and soooo HOT!! Who knew fire would put off such heat :) We still need to burn the dead debris along our side of Spring Hill Dr. and haul our smaller piles up for burning. We also need to get a metal detector to get all the wire, nails, screws and other crap that the previous owner dumped into the pile when "cleaning up" the property to sell. Realistically, we have a couple of years of work to get the property into shape. But, we are very excited about the potential and are enjoying the work.
Whew! I finally finished the taxes...74 pages via Turbo Tax. What a bunch of work that was!! Thank goodness I had Davie to help with some of the more confusing issues (like rental property depreciation schedules :) Thank You Davie!!!!
My mom was laid off last week. She has been a well respected Title Officer in Vegas for decades and loyal to her company. However, the housing and general economy being as it is, all the title companies are downsizing and out sourcing to India. No one is hiring; nor planning to in the next year or so. As she is will not be able to afford to live in Vegas without her job, she has decided to rent her home in Vegas and move into one of the apartments at Tammy's house (in Montana). It is a win/win for Tammy and for Mom, and I support the idea wholeheartedly :) (At least as a starting point). She is tentatively planning to load the Uhaul and head up the end of May (next month).
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