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I had a right hip replacement on December 17. I had waited a year for it and was happy it was over.

Steven and Julie, our electrician are doing a final check and adjustment before the electrical inspection. Steven did all the work and Julie pulled the permit and oversaw the work.

My daughter and family are in Ecuador. I decided to give them a new bathroom floor and commode.

Our Garden Club and the White Bear Center for the Arts sponsored a show encouraging participants to choose a painting and compose a floral arrangement based on the painting. I won Best of Show.

My pre-op showed a low heart rate and an abnormal EKG. I had a 24 hour heart monitor and the cardiologist approved my surgery. When I saw my hematologist he said, “I am not a cardiologist but if you were a member of my family I would encourage you to cancel your surgery and see a different cardiologist.” So I saw a different cardiologist who was very thorough. I had an Echocardiogram, another EKG. He then ordered a MRI stress test and a 30 day heart monitor. I learn the results in September. For now the hip replacement is canceled again indefinitely.

My surgery was successful and I am feeling so much more energetic. Before surgery I was extremely fatigued. I am ready to begin work on Rose Cottager again. My hip replacement has been rescheduled.

At my pre-op for my hip replacement, my doctor discovered high parathyroid hormone and high blood calcium. I needed to see an endocrinologist before surgery. He confirmed the high levels and also did a 24 hour urine calcium test. This confirms that I have a parathyroid tumor and we have decided to cancel the hip replacement again and have the parathyroid tumor removed first.

I had planned to have my right hip replaced on Dec 7th. It was canceled by a hematologist because of a blood condition that could have caused a stroke or a blood clot. I am undergoing treatment for Polycythemia Vera. A rare blood cancer that is inherited. It is treatable but not curable. I will reschedule when Dr. Hugec says my blood work is acceptable.

We are taking a break from working on Rose Cottage and decided to update our own kitchen. We took the doors off and brought them to Rose Cottage where I prepped and painted them an off white. We also installed new flooring in the kitchen and small dining area. I will remove the wallpaper and will paint the backsplash a dark grey as we are not ready to install the tile backsplash until we decide what we want to install to replace the counter top.

One of our neighbors tore out all their maple hardwood flooring. We asked permission to take it home. It matches our own flooring. It is in beautiful condition – but needs nails removed. We are not sure how we will use it.