Bedside follow up from Annie's daughter

Hi everyone!

This is Annie's daughter taking a dictation on my phone at her hospital bedside. Here's Annie. ..

"It hurts more than I thought it would but everyone at the hospital is nice. I have to wear a back brace and I am still not out of bed too often; that is a few days away still. I am on several pain meds making me a loopy. (Annie's daughter's commentary: really, really loopy ;-))

That's all for now". Annie-

This is Holly again ... she's loopy but her sense of humor is coming back. She is improving remarkably well - even getting out of bed a couple of times!

Thanks for all the well-wishes. Annie will be discharged tomorrow and sent to in-patient rehab to finish her recovery. I will keep you posted.

Guest Post by Annie's Daughter: Surgery Went Well

Hello! This is Annie's daughter, Holly, with an update for her readers. As many of you know my mom had surgery today. She asked write a quick post to let her readers and friends know her status. She came through the surgery quite well, albeit a little groggy from the anesthesia (I am sure she will be a little more 'with it' tomorrow). Her doctor said that everything went extremely well and he expects she will make a full recovery. Thanks to all of you who were plugging for her. I will keep you posted with her progress over the coming days. Have a wonderful night!

Surgery Tomorrow!

Some new photos I took. The outdoor ones were taken from the front door.

the little pond in need of grooming

Also i wanted to ask you to let me know which template design you like best.
I have been fiddling with the old blogger design, which I like much better personally although it does not allow for photos in comments. But, it does allow greater freedom of design I think,
  Please compare it to this design and let me know which you like best?
HERE is the old style blog set up.

This is something I never did share with you. I make blogs for special occassions. It takes only a little time and its something a person can save and have forever.  I made them for my kids and grand-kids   but want to extend it for others too.

HERE is the one I made for my daughter this year.  I thought you might enjoy seeing it.

Big Bucket of Mountain pinks

The hospital just called and I have to be there at 6:00AM tomorrow morning to register in for my surgery which should take about 3 hours.
I will be in the hospital for 3 days and 10 days of rehab after that might be necessary but I am hoping I can just come home and get therapy here.

 I don't want to leave Garfield alone too long as he is old. My daughter and friends will look in on him and be sure he has some company each day and fresh water and food, so that's good. Still he is stuck like glue to me and this will be hard on him. I am really hoping that I can come home and do rehab some other way besides being in a rehab facility. We will see.

Garfield napping

Since I don't have a laptop or fancy phone, I will ask my daughter to post some updates for me to let you know how I came through.

 I also want to tell you all that I do so value your friendship. I have come to love you all as good friends, even unseen, from reading your thoughts, sharing your lives and photos of your families.


You have become dear to me and I have come to count on your concern and prayers, which I also return to you.

Ponytail girl

 I leave with this pondered in my heart:
 "But as for me, I know that my Redeemer lives, and he will stand upon the earth at the last." 
He will see me through this in whatever way is best.
Thank you all for your love and concern. It means the world to me.