Rose has a new knee. Dr. Parsons went in to look at her partial and he said the bone was too soft to repair it, so he did a total knee replacement. Rose went into surgery at 3:00 p.m. and arrived back in her room at 7:30 p.m. She was wide awake and very thirsty. They did a spinal but the doctor said she slept through the surgery. They will get her up this morning! Amazing! She's in a lot of pain, but she's glad to have it over with. Now for therapy and recovery. She's looking forward to walking again.
She had the partial in 2004 and then the repair work done in 2005. She's going to be careful not to fall on that knee this time.
The doctor said this knee should last for 25 plus years. Its made of titanium..
Watch out world...Rose Goes.....

4th of July 2007

We usually have a family party at Roses on the fourth, but Rose and Paul have been invited to Dudley's farm today. Butch is working in Pensacola this week, and David and his family are in Pennsylvania. The boys are hiking the AT . They started at Harpers Ferry and they are going as far as Boiling Springs, PA. It has been a five day hike for them with Melissa meeting them at the halfway point with lunch. They are staying in motels at night. What a way to hike.!! David doesn't have to carry a pack...just some water and a candy bar. He has his cell phone with him.
We talked to him on the trail this morning...he had passed the halfway point of the AT...Way to go David!!!

JMB and I went to Fountain City Park for our fourth of July celebration. The Lions Club was selling hot dogs, drinks, ice cream, and watermelon...50 cents each...We ate with our neighbors from down the street, and we talked to two old round-dance friends. The Lions Club was doing a rummage sale too, and we bought a hot water pot for $1.00.

And the highlight of the outing..we got to pet SMOKY....He is number nine and he has been the Tennessee mascot for four years. His owner says he is a good Smoky. He was very calm ..just sitting in the shade.

It was hot at the park so we came home after walking two rounds. We are in a drought here...JMB was sitting outside yesterday afternoon and he heard a loud cracking noise..a big limb off of our oak tree just decided to fall on the driveway. JMB got to use his new electric chainsaw to cut it up.

Speaking of firewood...Tim from church and Colby arrived yesterday afternoon with a load of firewood for us. They had it cut 18 inches to fit in our fireplace. They stacked it at the end of the new driveway. It will be easier to roll in the little cart on level ground to the back door .

Well I guess we'll go to church tonight and then come home to watch the Capitol Fourth. Fireworks are outlawed around here because of the drought.

Happy fourth everybody....