I’d like to post blogs on several community or government-related topics, but have lacked time this week.

I’ve been preoccupied with other matters:

• On Tuesday, I became a grandma for the second time. I am blessed with another adorable and healthy grandson.
• On Tuesday morning, an orthopedic specialist drained a lot of fluid from my knee. Then he injected cortisone into my knee. I hope my leg improves significantly over the next couple of weeks and I won’t need surgery.
• My daughter-in-law , who lives out of state, has been in the hospital since Monday.
• My daughter is in the hospital.
• On Saturday, my eldest son will travel from his home out West/Air Force Base to Kansas for ten weeks military training prior to deployment to Afghanistan.
• My husband and I are participating in the Making Strides Against Breast Cancer Walk this Saturday.

 That's a partial list of this week’s happenings.  

Oh, by the way---

New Berlin Public Schools emailed me Tuesday afternoon that they are working on the request for information/inspection of records that I submitted last week. NBPS hopes to have the information compiled for me by the end of next week.

The main reason I haven’t been blogging very much lately is my leg has been acting up.

I injured my left leg a few weeks ago.  I don’t know how. Perhaps it happened one of the times I lifted my 2 yr old grandson to put him in his car seat or take him out of it.

Anyhow, one day my leg began hurting quite a bit from the knee down.  My doctor gave me some medication for inflammation and pain, but it didn‘t do much except make me groggy.  A few days later, when I couldn’t bend my knee, straighten my leg or stand, my husband and brother took me to the hospital. Not an easy task in the circumstances.  The ER staff applied a bulky brace to my knee to immobilize it. That contraption covers much of my leg and has a half-dozen straps to fasten, but it’s helped tremendously. They gave me crutches and instructions to stay off my left leg for awhile and to make an appointment with an orthopedic doctor. I am grateful for the treatment I received, the kindness or help of family and strangers and that I am making steady progress. I am hobbling around somewhat better now and even managed to tie my own shoes this morning. 

I am looking forward to when I can walk normally and painfree again. Hopefully, that will be soon because I am participating in the Making Strides Against Breast Cancer Walk on Saturday, May 2.  That's a worthy cause that I am committed to and  I’d hate to tackle that 5K walk on crutches.

 Visit www.cancer.org/stridesonline  to sign up for the Walk, donate/ support or for facts about breast cancer.     

--A recent snapshot of our grandson’s visit with Santa

Perhaps we should have submitted it to the Scared of Santa contest sponsored by MilwaukeeMoms.com/My CommunityNOW.com. Who knows? It might have won.

Evidently, many folks did participate in the contest. The Web site indicates there were over 300 entries. The deadline was Dec. 19.

When you have a moment, take a look at those endearing photo submissions.  They are sure to make you smile.

The contest will be announcing the photo winner and runners-up tomorrow, Dec. 23.

My dear mother passed away Sunday after a courageous battle with cancer.

I am glad her pain and suffering has ended and she’s found peace.

But oh, how I miss her.

I love you mom.

Well, okay, one peanut.

That’s my grandson in the photo. His peanut costume was purchased last year from BuySeasons.

BuySeasons, Inc. is located at 5915 S. Moorland Road in New Berlin.

It is the world’s largest Internet retailer and supplier of costumes, accessories, seasonal décor and party supplies.