funny thing happened

So eight years ago, I was enthusiastic about running. I ran four or five miles per day, five or six days a week, wearing five pound weights in each hand much of the time. This had been going on for about a year when I blew out my knees. To be accurate, I didn't injure my knees as much as I shredded something in my lymph system in my thighs, resulting in a dramatic case of secondary lymph adema which just wouldn't go away. After about four dramatic months of self therapy and compression and icing, the swelling went down. Even after the swelling went down in my legs, I found that I couldn't shake the feeling that my thighs were corkscrewing themselves off. I started wearing compression braces on my thighs, and continued to do so until.... about a year ago, the braces started to really itch all the time. This week, I decided to try not wearing the braces, just to see if the corkscrew feeling would come back. It didn't. (Well, it did, but only every couple hours for a few seconds.) Eight years of discomfort quietly faded into the night.

Things Done So Far

After three months of ownership:

Burst pipes repaired by plumber, some copper replaced with PEX.

Slate roof repaired by roofer.

Cleaned whole house. Everything but the basement. Walls washed, floors mopped, Inside of all of the many cupboards on the first floor painted.

Guts to first floor toilet replaced.

Dozens of light bulbs replaced.

Head to shower replaced.

One valve stem to tub replaced.

Some of the holes in attic ceiling patched.

Vent to shower replaced.

Drain to washing machine repaired (with LH), Washer and Dryer installed.

Light fixture in the back yard repaired (with LH).

Electrical wiring in attic replaced by LH.

Mold eliminated from basement stairs.

Water line to ice maker on fridge repaired.

Pool pump and lines emptied and moved in doors for the winter.

Fence pulled into more upright position and cemented in place.