A Tough Week

Well, I had a tough week!  But before I go into that, the good news.  I am up to 3.5 miles in my semi daily walks.  The route includes a steep hill about 1/4 mile long up to the old Sharkey Cemetery overlooking the valley.  I have not gotten to the point of doing this everyday, since I want to give the old "bod" some recovery time in between.  My legs are getting noticeably in better shape.  Before, I had a hard time taking a step up on stairs, or even into my work shed.  Now it is much easier!

Our sign at RR Days

So, the week from hell: started Thursday with the official District Governor's visit to the Loyalton Rotary. Not really a very taxing thing. A couple of hours later I was barbecuing lamb at our annual Rotary BBQ. This was more work, and I was very active 'till about 9:00. Next day (Friday) was opening of Portola's Railroad Days where our club was signed up to sell "Hoagie" sandwiches.  Rotary is raising money to assist in the eradication of Polio from the earth, and this is some of our part! We boiled up delicious deep pit BBQ beef (frozen since our 4th of July Picnic) and slapped it on a large roll with some vine ripened tomatoes from the local farmer's market.  Then we topped it off with some BBQ sauce, and horse radish!  Once we started cooking, the word (and delicious aroma) got out. I worked Friday from 3:00 to 8:00 including set-up, Then Kim and I worked 9:00 to 1:00 on Saturday. We left at 1:00 to get dressed for my nephew Beau Barkley's wedding.  So without much rest it was off to the party!

Woodette and our booth

It was a tremendous affair, and Kim and I both cried like babies. Beau and his wife Emily are such a beautiful couple. Well, the wedding was definitely the best part of the week, but I didn't get much resting time! It was great visiting with family and friends but by about 8:30 my hospital weakened body was giving out. Lucy drove me home, and I hit the sack!

Moment of Truth

Sunday I got to sleep in, but by this time my legs and back were very sore and tired. I could hardly stand up, and had to move very slowly to maintain my balance, (and avoid stabs of muscle pain). At about 1:00 I returned to Portola to help close up our sandwich booth. I was really moving slow by this time, but managed to get through it. Fortunately we had some good help show up right when we needed it most. We grossed over $700.00 to put towards the end Polio campaign to, so it was worth it. When I got home my creaky old body flat rebelled. I could hardly stand or walk. I crawled into the bed around 9:00 and slept like a rock through the night.

Bucha, the "Best Dog"

Today it still hurts, but I am definitely on the mend. I will put some pictures in here as soon as I can find my camera.  Also, I will do a follow-up post on the fantastic wedding of Beau and Emily. Kim was taking photos there, so it is certain to be well documented.

That's All!