Mood Swings and Appetite.

 Mood Swings and Appetite.

 

What is it about cool weather or rainy days that can make a person feel that soup would be just about perfect? Have no idea why rain makes me feel happy—for the most part—but know it cleans the air of pollen and makes me happier. Now if all those storms that are currently predicted would just give us enough rain to totally soak up the ground and put out any potential fires!

 

Today was not a hungry day. But a big ol’ squash made it into the oven and became a meal of sorts. Just scooped up the rest of it and deposited the remains of the good stuff into the fridge. The hens were interested in the remains of the squash bodies. Love that my hens will eat almost anything thrown out there. Guess maybe hens have a super good reason to eat whatever. The grains and pellets must not be enough to keep them happy. Even so, they certainly are laying plenty of eggs lately. Hooray for hens!

 

My sister-in-law texted today and offered to let me have her appointment with her dentist. Will call tomorrow and just see if he will have room for another patient. She needs to get her tooth fixed before it gets worse. Think mine must have broken shortly after coming home from the hospital. It doesn’t hurt, but no sense letting it get worse.

 

The wind is blowing pretty hard this evening. The weather report says it is at 24 mph, but the little gusts are undoubtedly higher. No wonder we have so much shtuff in the air! Pollen count this morning was 11.6 on a scale of 12. Deep sigh.

 

The PT lady is going to try to convince the surgeon to let me do PT at home rather than drive to that big place with all those people in there. They just about make me cringe with all the noise and no one wearing masks. We will see what he thinks about what I can do here instead. A couple of the exercises she has me do are definitely not my favorites, but walking does not seem as difficult now. We shall see.

 

Received a paperback book that Diana Erbio talked about in her Statues posts. It will be a donation to a Christian school as soon as my doctor makes it by to pick up eggs and talk to me. Wished the book could have been longer, but it was just basically about how difficult the teenager found it to be to adjust to learning English and fitting in with others. Can imagine it would be the same no matter which other language and customs one has begun with in life. Teaching English as a second language is a challenge that only certain people understand—not my forte. Plenty of students went through my classroom who had to be helped to understand directions in keyboarding or MSWord. But then, even students who understood English did not always pay attention to directions. Some of us just THINK we know what we are doing!

 

Diana, the PT therapist, walked with me over to Jerry’s house today to see what they had done. Wow! It is now a three-bedroom house with two baths and a lovely laundry room. Closets are nice in each room, too. They still have not had enough rain to discover if there are leaks like Jerry told me about in the roof. Maybe it will rain tonight. Anyway, think they have the place closed up pretty well to keep critters and others out.

 

Last night it sounded as if a motorcycle was across the road. Got up and looked out and discovered that North Church Street had several flashing lights down there. Have no idea what was going on, but they left shortly after ten. If Jerry were still alive, they would have been chasing him or something of that nature.

 

Really don’t know diddly squat. (My favorite exercise!) You guys must be patient if you are still reading this blog. It just seems like everything is a bit blah right now. See that so many are trying to help those in the Ukraine, but Russia is still causing death and destruction despite their lack of supplies. Sad to think this is still going on. Let us pray for peace.

 

My bluebird house that Sterling hung on the front porch may never have a bird in it, but it makes me smile. And the birds sing all morning until we get up every day. Even the dogs are as lazy as the old woman! The birds have more energy! Good thing the dogs are not demanding cooked meals! No such thing going on around here right now for any of us.

 

Let us remember those who are tired and sick tonight. Those who mourn, those who lack the energy to find a way to get outside in nature, and those who feel somewhat hopeless need our care and concern as we are able to give it. My friend Barbara Mathews has to go to Dallas for an appraisal of her intestines this week. Let us pray that any surgery for her will be successful and that healing will be quick and complete. Others always need our prayers. Let us share our love in this way.

 

For those who have allergies and migraines, let us hope that spring will not be too severe for them. Blessings to our children and their mates.

 

Rest well, my friends, and know: you are loved.