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annie oakley · Post by **annie oakley** » Sat Dec 30, 2006 2:42 pm

Howdy Family........Got all my chores done, except for supper but that is later. Luck was with me at the Laundry- Mat. Got in and out within an hour and a half.

Mike is making deer jerky marinade, when he gets all that together and mainading i will out a chocolate cake in the oven and procede to Iron, as Nothing came out of the dryer smooth(all wrinkles, could be worse tho) Then I paln to put stuff on the bad knee and put it up wit an Ice pack. Used the cane to shop for groceries today and go to wally world (wal-mart)
I bought a good pr of Tennis shoes with good support hoping that will help some. Discoved the old sneaker had broken down inside. I tend to hand onto sneaker far too long.

soooooo....ya'll have a great day and evening....I have to go rescue Jasmne she had a small bone caught in her jaw given to her by Mike. Gotta run Love Ya;ll Oma

Post by **tex** » Sat Dec 30, 2006 5:42 pm

Hi Oma,

Walking or standing on concrete for hours each day, can cause foot tiredness and knee problems, especially as the support system in shoes begin to break down. I was having a lot of problems with that a month or so ago, since I spend a lot of time stacking bags on pallets, (on a concrete floor). My feet and knees finally got so bad that they hurt when I got out of bed in the morning. I wear good, cushioned work shoes, but they were getting old. Buying new shoes didn't seem to solve the problem, so after a couple more weeks of misery, I broke down and bought a pair of orthopedic type shoes, with built in fluid-filled insoles, and after a few days wearing them, my feet and knees finally got back to normal.

Now, I can wear regular shoes again, without any problems, but I wear the "ortho" shoes most of the time when I'm working, especially whenever I'm working on concrete.

I hope Jasmine is OK.

Love,
Tex

annie oakley · Post by **annie oakley** » Sat Dec 30, 2006 7:18 pm

Jasmine is fine. She has a defect in her Jaw (I suspect from birth) and she gets things stuck in there and we have to help her with it. I am usually very careful what she gets as a treat because of that.
Yeah, I have been looking at some ortho shoes as well. Even thos I sit at a computer all day, I do wa;l around on breaks and I walk thru the store when I get Groceries etc.
I Never gave much thought to orthp shoes years ago and wished I had. But Hine sight is 20/20 right?
We are getting some sprinkles tonight. Rain had let up for awhile, but sprinkles have returned. That's ok, we don't have any planned trips outside of the homestead tomorrow. Take care :ove Oma