Mother's Day Love to my precious son Aubrey

This is a photo from Mother's Day 2 years ago so I need to get a more current one of Aubrey and I together. We must have been too busy feasting on the scrumptious meal we prepared at home rather than taking photo's of us together. Aubrey, Rob and I celebrated Mother's Day with Alaskan King Crab legs, bacon wrapped scallops, grilled asparagus, and salad with spinanch leaves, garden mix, fresh strawberries, mandarin oranges and blueberries. Oh yeah, we also indulged in some of Costco's best Coconut Cream pie. I sent some slices home with Aubrey and the next morning Rob threw the remaining two slices in the trash because he didn't want me to be tempted. Sigh. He is supportive of my quest for healthier diet and lifestyle and I am happy for that. Yes I am. Yes I am. Yes I am.

Rob's mother Marilyn has been in Houston, Texas the last two weeks helping Rob's brother Mark get ready for the Day Lily tour of his backyard today thru Sunday. We will have delayed Mother's Day celebration for her when she gets back to the Pacific Northwest.

It has been a while since I have updated this blog as I have been so busy with work and knitting for Nihon Vogue classes in the very little bit of spare time I have. My father had surgery for prostate cancer last week - thankfully he is doing well and seems to be in fine spirits. This week I went to a hand surgeon for consultation on the bilateral carpal tunnel I have in my wrists. I have been wearing splinted wrist braces while sleeping at night for the past 4 years. That and some stretching exercises have helped to slow down the progression quite a bit but certainly isn't a "cure". My hands are numb and tingling more frequently now and I decided to see what the "recovery time" would be if I elected to go forward with the surgery in the near future. (Like between the end of Year 1 Nihon Vogue and the beginning of Year 2 Nihon Vogue in early October). Alas, I have to take a nerve conduction test again to get an accurate assessment of any nerve damage. I had gone through that memorable experience several years ago. It was pure torture with intermittant shocks to my hands. I think the agonizing anticipation was worse than the actual shock. I hated it and have avoided going back for more of the same testing recently. The doctor is the father of a co-worker that Rob worked with at Amazon.com. Of course he came highly recommended by his son so I was a bit skeptical but figured I could always look for another doctor if I didn't feel comfortable with Dr. K during the first visit. He was extremely nice, competent, professional and did I say quite handsome? I would be very comfortable with him slicing my wrists open. I was over the moon when he told me that knitting wasn't "bad" for my wrists. Yahoo!