Thank You

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Thank y'all so much for your prayers. Tish was only kept overnight and is on her way home... about a four hour trip. She said she was sore, but feeling pretty good. Your continued prayers would be appreciated.

I'm sorry I missed the Friday Shoot Out. I have not felt my best this week. It will pass :-)

Busy, Procrastinating, Prayers, Give

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Busy...

I am doing more. I had a second outing this weekend. We walked around Super Wal*Mart early Sunday morning. They were a little busy in there, but it wasn't too bad. It was a pretty good walk around the perimeter of the store... so I was a bit tired by time we got home. Later in the day I did our regular walk. Frank measured it on the way home and it is 8/10 of a mile.


Yesterday I was very busy. I manage to do a small load of laundry by myself. I helped cook dinner. Dinner was very good. I got some butter beans going with a smidgeon of a piece of hog jowl and some ham flavoring and a bit of salt & pepper. When Frank cooked a Boston Button the other week I had him freeze the left over juices. I took the juices and mixed them with a can of cream of mushroom soup (the healthier variety). I added a small amount of Kitchen Bouquet and I thickened the gravy with corn starch. The gravy was awesome! ... this is coming from a gal who is not fond of gravy. We had some already cooked pork loin slices in the freezer and I simmered the slices in the gravy. Frank cooked rice and reheated leftover biscuits. I washed dishes twice, which Frank thanked me for... it felt good to be able to accomplish a little bit.

Frank and I did a longer walk yesterday. We walked around the block which is right at a mile. It took 30 minutes which is about twice as long as it used to, but that is okay with me. I'm moving and getting stronger.



Procrastinating...

I printed out the Christmas card address labels on Saturday. For some reason I can't seem to get in the mood to get the cards sent out.... maybe later this week :-)

Prayers...

Our daughter and her boyfriend still don't have jobs. Continued prayers for them and others in their positions are much appreciated.

This afternoon my Mama is having back surgery. I would appreciate prayers for her too. Mama is 80... 81 next March. She had back surgery last June and had a hard time. When she did her pre-op physical a couple of weeks ago and they found she was anemic and put her on iron pills. They checked her again yesterday and her red blood count was 10. I can't remember the good range for red blood count... I know it varies from lab to lab. The surgery is still a go, so I assume that 10 is good enough for the surgery. The reason this part of the surgery wasn't done in June is because the surgeon didn't think Mama was strong enough to stay under anesthesia long enough to do it all. Bad backs run in my family. My eldest brother will undergo surgery in January... he said if he lasted through the pain that long. He had his first surgery back in 1993.. the same year as my first back surgery.

I need your prayers to help me get through all this stress. I used to handle stress a lot better.


Give...

I know most of you are tightening your pocket books. Please don't forget those that are less fortunate than you. Give what you can to your favorite charities.... especially those in your own communities. If you can donate food and clothing do so. If you can't give money give time. Help out at the food bank. Visit residents in nursing homes. Donate old blankets to your local animal shelters.

When our children were at home we would make bread and cookies and take them to members of our church. These members had husbands at sea and were strapped for money... so bread and cookies made the holidays a bit special. We did it anonymously. Our children loved it. We did this other times of the year too.

Our Children also went caroling with their friends in the local nursing homes. They and their friends put together personal hygiene packages for the residents of the nursing homes. It was wonderful seeing smiling faces in the nursing homes.


It will probably take me a few days to catch up on blogs and Flickr. Do know I think of y'all and have y'all in my prayers.



We should give as we would receive, cheerfully, quickly, and without hesitation; for there is no grace in a benefit that sticks to the fingers. -- Seneca

Three Weeks After Surgery

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I'm doing great! I saw my surgeon yesterday. My bandages are off and the wounds are healing. I still have to behave myself and not do bending and twisting. Frank still has KP duty :-) I will start helping him as I can. I took my shower yesterday without the use of the shower stool. Frank says it is staying in there with me a while longer... just in case. I am doing well with my walking. I do one long walk a day and two or three small walks around the yard. The long walk is down the street and is over a half mile, but less than a mile.. one day I need to measure it. More good news... my stomach is doing a little bit better.

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The weekend was rainy, but nice. The rain was much needed. It also helped me catch up on my sleep. Today I think the high temperature was 53°. The sun is shining and there is still a breeze, but not as much as yesterday.

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Our daughter called today and still no job. She has an interview tomorrow. Her boyfriend is still without a job. Please pray with me that they and others soon find a job.

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I tried to start my embroidery project again, but I can't seem to focus on it yet. I'll try again tomorrow.

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Last night we watch Celtic Women on PBS. I love listening to them.

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I need to catch up on my reading of blogs and looking at pictures. I'll do that tomorrow.

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Never worry about the size of your Christmas tree. In the eyes of children, they are all 30 feet tall. -- Larry Wilde