Walking, Walking, Walking

   I am really starting to fall in love with walking. It makes me feel good to go for a mile to a mile and a half walk twice a day. It gets my system pumping and slowly but surely my knees are starting to get better. I really enjoy it when Melody and I walk together. It is quiet and peaceful just being outdoors and walking together. We see people we know along the way and it is fun to visit with people that we have not seen or talked to in quite a while. I can really tell the difference in the shape of my legs and the condition of my skin on my lower legs. I actually am feeling more comfortable wearing shorts because for a long time I could not wear them because of the way my legs looked. I do believe also, that my neuropathy in my feet is improving as there is less tingling and more sensation in my feet and toes. I am walking much better and my stamina improves every day.
   I think I am going to go back to work next weekend. I planned on 3 weeks off but the recovery has been marvelous and I feel like the 3rd week is not necessary. It would be nice to stay home another week but I need to get back to work. It will be great to be back on my bicycle again also. I am hoping to start riding on Wednesday. Just a short 2 to 3 miles but it will be a good test to make sure the insides can handle it. I did start doing a few leg lifts just this morning to start some mild testing on the insides and so far so good. I hope to get up to 10 to 20 miles pretty quickly as that is when I feel like I get a really good workout on the bike. I plan on taking my bike with me next weekend so I can ride out on the road.
   We need some rain around here pretty bad and today the humidity was up some so perhaps it means there is rain in the air. If you have any extra you can send out way, it would really be appreciated. Our lawn is looking pretty thirsty out there. Melody is having to water her flowers and garden every day but our yard and her gardens are really looking great. She is doing a marvelous job on the flowers and lawn care. I am so proud of her.
   I saw a baby preying mantis yesterday and got several pretty cool pics of it. I will try and post them to facebook later. It sure was a fun day yesterday and I hope to get some things accomplished today also. My energy level has almost doubled already and I can work at things longer and better. I hope that continues to increase as well. Everybody have a great day and talk to you soon, George