This has turned out to be more than an a "see you in a week" post!

Since my last post, my hand/wrist went down hill and FAST. I've had my next hand/wrist surgery, No. #2 Daughter has nixed me from her life (I can't tell you just how painful that announcement was), No. #1 Son lost his job and got another, and Kahteryna broke a molar that Dr. Jon had to remove in a hurry. Whew. What a few weeks it's been.

So, to start out, I am no longer The Semi-Bionic Biker Chick. I actually enjoyed that moniker I'd made for myself. Guess I will have to go into my TCMC (http://www.twincitiesmotorcycleclub.com/) profile and change that. Damn, it was cute. I don't think I can call myself The Former Semi-Bionic Biker Chick. Just doesn't have the same funny bend to it. At any rate, all of the metal in my arm/wrist has been removed. Two days after surgery, I'm not kidding, I was back in aggressive PT to get functionality back to Franken Arm that had been lost previously. Another positive sign that changing doctors was spot on. I am not allowed to tussle, wrestle, chop wood, do cartwheels, and most importantly, *not fall* for at least six weeks so that the now present open screw holes in my radius and ulna heal. After that - what - all bets off? I know, that's not funny. But, it is funny!!!

My MKE friend and former riding buddy came to town this weekend. He needs to give me some money to pay back my loan to him after *he* had a motorcycle crash last June and was unable to work for a couple of months. He was trying desperately to get me to relinquish either of my bikes for his riding purposes (he wasn't able to replace the bike he totalled). Under normal circumstances I would, but I told him that I'm not allowed to fall - which means that I don't want to be unstable. He, of course, pulled the "Don't you trust me?" line. "Of course, I do," I replied, "but if I can't ride my bikes, you sure as hell isn't going to!"

Next spring, I'm going to be riding all over the place. Who knows, if I really get things going really great, maybe, just maybe, I can get back on the Aero before the end of this season. It's not realistic, but I'm optimistic. I still think The Hubby is opposed to my riding, especially since he's not going to be able to join this love of mine - and he's certainly not willing to do creative finger nail designs on his own hands -- but I can see that he struggles to keep his opinion to himself. If he'd been successful in his biking, I think he'd feel differently. I did push him on fixing the Drifter, but he seems opposed. I don't want to be pushed into fixing it myself, but who knows. It's too gorgeous of a bike to just let sit -- and it's a fabulous ride OMG!

So, The Hubby is out golfing in the gorgeous weather we have today and I'm waiting to hear from my MKE buddy so that I can see him off (and get money!!) on his way back to MKE. That will be sad. It's always sad to see him go because he's a ton of fun and he was my first Riding Buddy. In the meantime, I've been sitting here trying to work (got to bill hours!), but my network connections at work are all disconnected making it impossible to get my work done. Sheesh. I guess, though, that gave me the opportunity to get this update done. Not too shabby after all, eh? Off I go - hopefully the network will be repaired soon and it's time for me to do my exercises.

Take care all and I'll see you soon :o)