Well folks we are a week into the new year and I am already set to skip it for  2009. 

This past Thursday my wife and I went to a wake of a dear friend who was a Piscataway Township cop for over 26 years.Our friend was gunned down not in the line of duty, but by his own son. After attending the service, my sister calls me to tell me that my uncle and great aunt also have past away, and their respected services are going to be held this weekend. 

 If this wasn't bad enough I hired a plumber to fix a leaky pipe next to the boiler at my mom's house. I went after work on Friday to see what the plumber had fixed and to clean up his mess. Upon entering the house I notice the front hallway ceiling on the floor and water all over the place. I called the plumber and ripped him a new one. He came back and turned off the heat until he could come back on Saturday( day of service #1). So now I missed the service for my Aunt and waited all day for someone to come and look at the damages. I was told that nothing could be done until Monday.

Onto Sunday, I get up and notice I have a pain in my left knee. So I pop a few back and body pills and head off the my uncles service. As the day goes on , the pain increases. By 3am I can no longer bear weight on the leg.

I wake up Monday morning after getting about an hour of sleep and go to the Emergency Room. Once there I get poked and asked a 1000 questions. After an hour, which seemed like years I finally get some painkillers. They take an Xray and other tests, only to tell me that the left knee has rapid degeneration and most likely will require knee replacement. (something I have feared for years now, after years of playing multiple sports). I have the ortho doctor scheduled for tomorrow.

The best part is saved for last, the plumber finally called at 4pm and wanted to come take a look at my mom's house. I was told he would be there sometime today to fix the problem, not just look at the problem...

So as you can see so far 2008 for me blows.. just had to vent