From Irritation to WOW!

 A string of knowledgeable professional women from various medical organizations have shown up at Fiorella's door since she ended up with a bum leg two month ago, most of them quite helpful--except for the one today. Fio is sure that in her domain, this woman is a good wife and mother, etc., but she irritated your girl from one end to the other--first, because she scolded Fiorella for not going through all the knee exercises again when Fio's she's been rocketing around the house with cane (or not) with no problem at all and, second, because she used Son L as her ally, third, because she seemed to think Fiorella was an idiot. And, no, your girl is not interested in learning what each one of her meds are for. 

Was Fio's day all bad? Not in the least! She made considerable progress on her bedroom wall project and was finally able to stabilize the front yard shades on the art window so all the Ukrainian yellow sunflowers she had cut out earlier in the year showed well. Let's hope that Ukraine itself will show well too.

Fiorella gets tired of having to set up transportation by family members or Cheriot every time she turns around, and she's pretty sure that her drivers feel the same.  DANG! If only she hadn't stopped driving when she moved back to Austin--all she would have needed back then was a class that polished up the old skills. Hmm...wonder if her high school driving teacher is still available...

AHEM! Yesterday was yesterday and today was another--another knee nurse, that is, and apparently one with better training. She didn't scold or threaten Fio, just worked with her carefully, even walking her around outside on a slanting cement driveway and telling her how well she was doing--and that's the sort of thing your girl likes to hear. 

Just got a phone call from Carol, a cohort from college days on out, and agreed to help her with contesting the route that a big oil pipeline, Matterhorn Express, is planning to gauge through the sweet ranchland she's lived on since birth. WOW! Fio the avenger rides again!