Tailwinds, Headwinds and Everything in Between

Mom's Knee
I was sitting at my computer a couple of weeks ago when my mother called in the morning. She sounded a little stressed and wondered where my cell phone was. It was at the office, of course, isn't everyone's cell phone at the office? She had been trying to call for several hours because the orthopedic surgeon had referred her to a colleague and her surgery would be performed the next morning. I was able to get a red-ey non-stop flight from LAX into Tampa that would get me into Tampa in the early morning. My cousin very graciously tooked me to the airport. The flight was one of the best I've ever taken....140 mph tailwinds....arrived in Tampa 50 minutes early....total flight time = 3 hrs. 40 min. Wicked cool! as they say in New England.

Surgery was uneventful. She was mostly awake through it (she says it was cool, I'll take her word for it) and after a ver rough 36 hours, has recovered very well. She has started PT and expects to be back on the tennis court before her next trip to Daytona in May.

Daytona in May
Mom's team has done it again. They have managed to cinch the Division 5 Senior Women's 3.0 doubles title. They will head to Daytona for the regional tournament in May. It has been tough for her to sit on the sidelines but at the same time, she has been able to watch her team and assess their individual strengths and weaknesses. This is the first time she has been able to do that and while it's killing her (I actually witnessed her sitting in a chair and moving her feet to go after a shot that was being played 2 courts away) it's actually very good for the team captain to have this opportunity.

Headwinds
The trip back to Orange County was uneventful. The karmic forces were at work and the flight from Houston to Orange County flew into 150 mph headwinds. Total flight time Houston to Orange County = 3 hrs 50 minutes. (Plus the 2 h4 20 minute flight from Tampa to Houston) It was not wicked cool.

Tailwinds v.02
My cousin and her cat Zoey moved to NYC today. It has been wonderful having her close by. I will miss her. She's going to have a blast!

That's it for now. I'm going to go on a search for the Purl Soho warehouse this weekend.

Carry On.