Another milestone

In January of 2003, I lost the ability to do much lifting, walking, sitting - you know, housewifey stuff - and then gained it back. This evening, I did something I've not done for over two and a half years. I made our bed by myself. Not much to brag about, I know, but anyone who has been dependent on someone else for everyday life necessities will understand why it made me feel somehow empowered. We have a California King Extra-long waterbed. With a heavy layer of silicant in the mattress to reduce "wave action". That's a heavy, heavy mattress. And a wide one, which necessitates bending while on tiptoes in order to reach, lift, and tuck the sheets under the mattress in the middle sections. I did it. I did it alone. pardon me if I grin to myself for a while.