After Hip Operation

This next picture is of me right after the operation...I still look a little drugged up but my thumb is up indicating all is okay. I was operated on Tuesday about 2pm and released from the hospital about 2pm on Saturday. My left side where the new hip was replaced is excellent--no pain. Next on the block is the other side which I am hoping to do about June 15.

The Big Day 5/5/09

Sunday evening (May 3) one of my daughters got the Atlanta family together and gave me this poster. I had told the school bus kids that I was going to put in my hospital window a yellow poster with a smiley face indicating to the kids what room I was in. One of the little girls said, "Mr. Jim, does that mean if it is a frowney face you died?" Fortunately, it was a smiley face. I talked with my relief driver and he said the kids saw the poster each time they went in front of the hospital in route to their home.

Monday, May 4, 2009 -- AM routes

Nancy was going to keep my blog up to date while I was in the hospital, but she ended up staying in the hospital with me which was quite nice. The first series of pictures were taken on my last day of all 3 of my routes; Berkley Lakes -- 17; Chesney -- 2 and Duluth Middle --11.