My amaryllis (or is that amarylli?) are outdoing themselves. The new one I just bought is on its second huge bloom.
And now the oldest one I have (given to me in 2008) is blooming as well and has another flower stalk coming up from the base!
The other one I have had since 2009 also has a flower stalk coming. I had given up on both of the older ones, thinking that they didn’t have it in them anymore. But they do.
And so does Alex. He has bounced back from Terrible Tuesday in ways that make my heart glad. This morning as I came downstairs and took the baby gate down from the stairs he whipped past me before I even knew what was happening and ran up the stairs and jumped up on the bed with Rick. Good grief. He really shouldn’t be jumping on things just yet. But, this is his morning routine and he decided not to be swayed from it.
He also picked up a toy and carried it around for the first time since his surgery.
We are cutting back on his Tramadol over the weekend to see how he handles that. Frankly, I’m not sure he needs it anymore but I don’t want to stop too soon. It’s only been a week after all.
We are getting ready to do some grocery shopping and I don’t think he’s going to let us leave the house without him. We’ll gently lift him in the truck and back out again, but I think he’s ready for a ride.
How wonderful is that?
Posted by Lynne on 03/10/2012 at 08:22 AM
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