You're so VEIN!

Tomorrow I am having the saphenous (sp?) vein in  my right leg lasered/cauterized shut.  They don't do vein stripping anymore, but they insert a laser thing into the vein and then cauterize it.  I need to have this done, but as it gets closer and closer, I am getting less and less excited about doing it.  When I asked the dr. if it hurts, he said not too bad.  "As compared to what?" I am wondering.  I have to take 10 mg of Valium 30 min. before the procedure.  It is done in the office with a local anesthetic, but that doesn't reassure me too much.  I will report back later.  

I finally rode my new bike a couple of evenings ago. It was a dark and freezing night...Mike was making adjustments to the gears and chain and stuff and then he suggested I ride it. It was so cold that I only rode past a couple of houses. I quickly realized that it is possible to forget some aspects of riding a bike. My balance is poor and jerky and I have trouble making u turns, like with my scooter. Maybe I will be able to pass the scooter test if I get better at bike riding. But the good news is that the bike seat is comfortable. Yay!!! Mike also showed me how to set up the trainer, so I am going to ride tonight. I felt okay after walking on the treadmill Thursday and doing some weightroom stuff.
Tonight they are replaying the Sugar Bowl on TV. I am planning on riding my bike for part of the game and then eating popcorn. That sounds good, don't you think?
These days I am feeling very overwhelmed by the amount of work I am doing. I am too tired to do anything else and that is a "sucky" life. I can't remember the last time I rode Cloud. I can't keep up with the housework, let alone do any extra projects that I want and need to do around the house. I am hoping that by getting into better shape, I will not be as profoundly fatigued after work and on my days off. I don't think it is a thyroid thing, because it's not that kind of fatigue. It's the swollen, achy leg fatigue that wipes me out and makes it so uncomfortable to walk. So, I am hopeful that it will get better. Otherwise, I am taking to my bed, like the Victorian ladies used to do. TTFN

Cemetary thoughts part 2

It was a little strange, but last Tuesday night, kind of late, about 9:45, I was driving past the cemetary after feeding the horses. I noticed 2 cars parked by the side of the road and as I went past, I could see 2 women, sitting in chairs, by the side of a grave. It was cold and very dark. Now I am getting curious, so I am going to have to notice which grave they sit at and read the headstone some day soon. That's devotion, to sit beside a grave in January in Utah. I will post when I figure out which grave it is.
My feet still hurt, even after the shot in my rt foot. I am scheduled to have work on the veins in both of my legs later this month and I hope it helps with the achiness in my legs. Mike has repaired his bike trainer and I am going to have him show me how to hook my bike up to it and start riding in the living room. If I could lose some weight, maybe my feet and legs wouldn't hurt so much, but it is hard to get psyched up to walk on the treadmill when my legs and feet burn all of the time. Maybe if I ride the trainer, I will get better circulation in my legs and that will help with them. I will keep you posted. TTFN

National Champs

I think the Utah Utes Football team should have been named #1 in the nation, but I guess we have to bow to the almighty BCS system and we are #2, behind Urban Meyer's Gators. I read an article in Wed. Salt Lake Tribune about the possiblity of Brian Johnson becoming the new offensive coach at the U. It is an interesting idea and he would be good. He always did better when he did his own thinking and didn't listen to Ludwig, or whatever his name was. Johnson is a leader and is cool under pressure. I also think the Ute Athletic Dept. should pay for the marching band to go to the Inauguration. There would be no question if the Football team had been invited to go shake the President's hand. The Athletic Dept. would have paid, no doubt. But at this point, it's up in the air. Dave is saying that they "probably" will go. I hope so. What an amazing opportunity to be at such a momentous event. I keep thinking back to how cool it was to go to the Olympics in 2002. Dave, Mike and I sort of kept pinching ourselves at how cool it was to be at the first event, even though it got snowed out. If Dave does get to go, I hope he takes LOTS of pictures and blogs about his experience. TTFN

Go Utes!

Wow!!!! How about those Utes??? That was an amazing game. We saw Dave about 5 times, a couple of times in the Pregame show, then several times in the half-time show. I was so proud of those football guys! They showed the country what they could do. We are in Oregon right now, and we watched the game at Dave and Shelley's. It was so fun to see the "Crazy Lady", Dave and all the Ute players. The announcers were even calling Louie Sakoda "King Louie", like we do in Utah. The look of disbelief on the Alabama players' and fans' faces was priceless. I am sure I will post some more, especially after I can talk to Dave and get his perspective. We did notice that in the 3rd quarter, the refs seemed to notice that the "wrong" team was winning and they did what they could to change the outcome, but the Utes were too good, even with the call giving the dead ball to the other team as a fumble, not calling an obvious face masking, and penalizing us for "excessive celebrating" when we intercepted a pass and our guy strutted a little bit. But the final score was 31-17, Utes. A perfect season!