Domestic Oblivion

Whew!

Good news people!  I made it through the holidays.  I did not go postal, and I made it fun for the kids.  So there.

Tomorrow.  Tomorrow is a big day for the Star clan.  The clan shall hit the ski hill, en masse, for the first time ever.  Mason chose to downhill ski, Davie-O and the rest of the kids will be snowboarding, and I?  I shall wave sweetly from the lodge. And truly enjoy watching them all have a blast.  And enjoy a helping of ski lodge fries and chili.

No lectures people, please.  I realize how awesome winter sports are, I really do.  In my day, I was an amazing skier, who spent every single weekend of every single winter skiing as much as I could.  Then I tore the ligaments in my right knee.  After that I ripped up the cartilage in my right knee.  Some years after that, I tore the meniscus in my right knee, and had it removed, along with a lateral release.

And now, my  knee hurts when I engage in repetitive activities such as stairs, biking, walking down hills, walking up hills, and elliptical runners.  It hurts when I sit for too long, it hurts when it rains, it hurts when the weather gets super cold,  and it hurts when I swim.  Basically, I have a 700 year old knee, and it sucks. 

Adding to the suckage is the fact that I blew the disk at L4-L5 a few years ago.  I still have residual nerve complications in my foot, leg and hip.

So, while the Star clan is out ripping up the hill, I shall be either sitting in the lodge, warm and dry, or out snowshoeing.

I am, however, a tad worried about tomorrow. 

Davie-O asked me this morning if I thought he should do some exercises or something like that to prepare for tomorrow.  Umm….and yeah, he was serious.

Also, Mason?  He has been unable to accomplish anything, and I do mean ANYTHING,  without spending 15 minutes eating both before and after the task.  How the child will be able to do something for an entire 2 hours without eating is totally beyond me.

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