Go Inside DWTS Week 2 Rehearsals, Kim Fields Get Surprised by Gloria Estefan


Sasha Farber has found some cool ways to make rehearsal interesting for Kim Fields. This is so fun. #Priceless

http://www.puredwts.com/2016/03/25/go-inside-dwts-week-2-rehearsals-kim-fields-get-surprised-by-gloria-estefan/

...And, Carrie if you are "lurking" I just want to say...




HAPPY BIRTHDAY CARRIE...hope you are doing well!!!!!

Happy Easter to you all!  

April, I'm so glad that you get to be home.

KOS, you are such an inspiration with your projects and actions.   I cannot imagine people not being moved by you when you are there in person.   

Carrie, please stop in for a visit!  Or even let one of us know if you are lurking occasionally.

I have an update.  I completed my first week of physical therapy.  When the therapist evaluated me on Monday, my worst ability was to be able to bring my hand to my shoulder (if you have your hand at your side and bend the elbow, I could not make a 90 degree angle with it.  I'm now at about 105 degrees.  That will be the most difficult one.   In terms of straightening it out, I'm at about 165 degrees.   There's also wrist flexibility to work on  and twisting.  I can't quite turn my palm completely upward.   But given the progress I've made in one week, I'm very optimistic.   And I'm nothing if not dogged and determined in my exercising and working out.

The therapist stretches/bends my arm while I'm there.   The bending can be somewhat painful.  I was thinking of ways to distract myself from it and figured while I'm lying there on my back, I'll do leg lifts.   The head therapist came over to see what I was doing.   We said I was trying to distract myself.   I remarked that it was kind of like a dog when you scratch their tummy, my leg goes up and down!

I've been swimming every day since they told me I could (4 days).   I incorporate as many of the movements as I can that I'm working on into swimming the breast stroke as well as stretching in various ways in the pool and throwing in some dance moves.   It really loosens things up.   

We had our regular dance lessons and a practice dance last night.  I'm still working out what I can and cannot do, but I think I'll have fewer and fewer restrictions as I feel more confident about my arm.   I measure my progress now in small ways--I can hook my bra, touch my nose, lick chocolate off my index finger, zip up my hoodie, tie my shoes, scratch my head--now on to fastening my jeans.  After 5 weeks, we'll move on to weight bearing activities.  I really have to watch myself to not lift anything over a pound with that arm.

I was supposed to drive 3 hours to a concert of my Irish singing duo that I've talked about on Thursday night.   Hubby flatly refuses to go.   It was very windy with gusts and raining all day.  I finally decided that I couldn't justify leaving work early when we are short staffed (even if I am the boss) and a 3-hr. drive where I would need to use both hands most of the way.   I PM'd the guys on Facebook to tell them how sorry I was I couldn't be there, and I got a PM back last night, saying that it wouldn't seem right without me (I have followed them A LOT) and that if I could make any other shows to let them know and they would have a ticket waiting for me at the door.  How can you not be a fan of someone like that?

Hope you all have a wonderful Easter.   

gabriele wrote:

april6263 wrote:

CEK40 wrote:

LOL......Okaaayyyy.......so this brings up an interesting question....on our sparks could fly column does it have to be the partner couple or can it be anyone????.....I mean last season....before she got back with Sasha the shipping fun was Alek/Emma ......and now.....welllll.....is Paige single????  .....can our sparks could fly be between ANY two people?????????....even 2 celebs??????

 ​Yes, I'd suggest we don't limit ourselves in the shipping department.  ;)  There seems to be some doubt though that he is hetero,  describing his sexuality as 'fluid' on Wiki.  We might have an all male ship. 

HAHA!!!  That is hilarious, Gabriele!!!  Good one!!