september 6, 2007 - forgive us our trespasses....

top of the evening, friends...

well, today is an anniversary of sorts for me. 22 years ago today, i graduated from the patrol academy! boy, that was a life-altering, but wonderful event! before that, i dispatched for over a couple of years....so, i've been with the patrol now for over 1/2 my life! what an experience it has been. i've been able to travel around the state, work with some tremendous people, and hopefully have made a difference in the communities in which i've lived. who could ask for more?

the doc has told me he wants me to start bending my left knee, so we started taking "baby steps" to do just that yesterday. while it's going to be a long process, i was very pleased to see i had about 1/3 range of motion with only moderate pain. God is good. i will start therapy monday for some non-weight bearing passive physical therapy here in grove city. i want to be a limber as i can, as i've seen how scary physical therapists can be!! lol


today, i had a visit from the "retired guy," elzie. he reminded me about a gazillion times that he's retired. he said he almost pulled his harley in front of my front door and gunned the engine, just to make me jealous. that's just hateful. i think he's trying to rub it in! we checked out some convertibles on ebay to temporarily replace my totalled motorcycle. i think he approved of a few i picked out. nothing definite yet. he wanted me to admit to you all that HE DID NOT RIDE THE CHICKEN.


i also received a visit from sue rance-locke and michelle henderson. they brought us all lunch from sonic - coney footers and iced tea! they have me almost talked into going to the argosy tomorrow! what bad, bad, influences....lol they know how much i hate gambling. i may, however need to go just to keep them in check. i'm only thinking of them, of course.

seattle deb - good hearing from you, friend....hope all is well with you and that you are staying on two wheels! hope to see you at a future IAWP conference.

please continue to pray for gina herbert (the one i mentioned previously - she was hit by an uninsured, illegal alien about 2 weeks before our crash). she has to go back to grant tomorrow for another halo on one of her feet. i talked to her on the phone, and she's pretty bummed out about it. she needs our prayers now more than ever! i did hear that her friends are planning a benefit for her september 25, 2007 at planks on parsons. i'm told it will be pizza & pop for $10. if anyone has any questions, please call wendy forbes at the governor's hwy safety office at DPS (hope that's okay wendy!!!)

patty (p-96) - thanks for the very appropriate latin quote. while i will probably never be able to recite it exactly right, the acronym may be short enough to remember....lol

janet w - thank you for your kind words too. we've really been blessed to be around terrific people! hope to also see you at future conferences.

terri west & cindy kollin - you guys never fail to put a smile on my face. thanks again for your faithfulness!

well, enough for now, as i must get up a bit early. i've got a heating & AC guy coming tomorrow to look at why it's 80-something degrees in my house!!! lol - wish me luck! besides, trish the medical-nazi is pushing more pills at me. i think she feeds me around 52 pills a day...just kidding!

may God bless you all....

lisa - 1095