Dear Friends,

My spinal surgeon released me yesterday!  PT was finished last
Friday.  My back is 99.9 percent better.  I scheduled my shoulder
surgery for 6-6.  My surgeon is out of town!

Now I just have to get through my daughter's high school graduation.
She, my husband, and I are planning to play Handel's Water Music as
part of her graduation.  My shoulder really hurts with playing!  (And
I'm gonna miss my daughter!)

Thanks for caring!

Vickie B.

YAAAAY! for being released by your spinal surgeon and for pt being finished.
i'm glad you finally have a date set for you shoulder, sweetie.

sounds like it's going to be a waaay sweet graduation, a very memorable one
for your daughter.  congratulations to you and your husband for doing such a
good job of getting her through school!  and of course, congratulations to
your daughter for her accomplishment!  is she going off to college, vickie?
is that why you'll miss her?

kate

Vickie, I hope your shoulder surgery will have as good results as your back.

What do each of you play when doing "Water Music"?  Take some pain meds for
your shoulder before playing.

My granddaughter graduates on next Thursday night.  She so wanted to be
valedictorian but ended up being salutatorian.  I told her she was just
copying me; the valedictorian's average was 95 2/7 and mine was 95 3/7.  And
at one time I had called him my boyfriend!  We went to school together for
11 years, in the same classes.  I'm glad I picked someone else; he and his
wife have no children.  I'll miss my granddaughter too when she goes away to
school next fall.  They live just around the corner from me.
Gwen

Dear Friends,

My spinal surgeon released me yesterday!  PT was finished last
Friday.  My back is 99.9 percent better.  I scheduled my shoulder
surgery for 6-6.  My surgeon is out of town!

Now I just have to get through my daughter's high school graduation.
She, my husband, and I are planning to play Handel's Water Music as
part of her graduation.  My shoulder really hurts with playing!  (And
I'm gonna miss my daughter!)

Thanks for caring!

Vickie B.

vickie, this is going to be so touching! i'm glad you're doing better.
takes some good drugs before graduation.

diane

Oh wow - pain aside - I can just imagine the sweet memories you'll make of
that graduation. That's something she'll always remember.

Feel better in the shoulder and congrats on the back!

DeeTee

Congratulations Vickie - you did it both personally and with raising a great
daughter.  The next stage of your life will be different - full of instant
mesages, emails, phone calls - laughter and tears and letting go and her
growing up as you have taught her.  It is the toughest time - letting go but
being there.  You will miss her but be proud at the same time.  In a way
year round will be better because she will have several weeks spread out
off.

Sound off to us if you need to but also pay lots of attention to your
husband.  If my husband and all our friends are any example they have been
the ones to have the toughest time.  I think because they are not relieved
to see the day to day stuff lessened maybe and that they don't realize that
if they aren't calling all the time and are doing well it is a great
reflection on us as parents!  That is what we spent all this time doing -
making them independent and able to make their way in the world.  My husband
still doesn't get that after 6 years of the boys being gone.  The highlight
of tomorrow's mother's day celebration at our house for him is that the boys
are coming home.  So if it is mother's day why have I spent all day shopping
and cooking for 9 people tomorrow - his parents, sisters and one of their
friends as well as the boys and us will be here.  Of course one special diet
to work around as well - my sister- in- law's friend is allergic to wheat.

Anyhow enjoy the celebration - I love Handel's Water Music - great on you!

Kelly

Vickie,

Good news about the spine and congrats to your daughter.