Resting Easy.

 Resting Easy.

 

Jennifer finally got to go home today. That young woman is a special loving person. She has put up with her mom—not just when she was getting driving directions, but when she saw mom do a few things she was not supposed to do. Anyway, we got the doctor’s visit finished and the six staples removed, went to the vet’s office where she nearly lost her temper with the front row dipsticks who were doing their best to ignore her, and then we got gas for her car, and finally took the stinky heater back to Sutherlands. We stopped by Whataburger for a meal—the only eating out that we did while she was here! She got her car reloaded with all the suitcases, computer stuff, and whatever else that needed to go back to Rendon. Got a message shortly after she got home to let me know she was there. Know she was tired, but can’t stop telling God thank you for giving me such sweet children. She cooked extra food and froze it in some neat little sectioned holders that are easy to pop out and thaw for a quick meal. She cooked extra food for these two dogs, so the old woman did not have to drag up a chair to the stove and cook something to put on top of their kibble. Anyway, no one can imagine how wonderful it has been to have her with me since the week before my back surgery when it was so very hard to just move around. The PA explained to us today why the pain had been so very intense. Yes, it will take some time to get over this completely, but at least we are headed in the right direction. Just going to need patience.

 

Got a call from a friend from elementary school—Mark Ogle. Somehow, when trying to let Sterling know he would get a call back, the old woman managed to “MERGE” the two calls. Now that was interesting. Anyway, guess Mark will be up this way in a few days. Meanwhile, Sterling says that the walker they took home from here has been just exactly what they needed to help Jacqui get around. It is really too heavy to haul around, but maybe it will help them in the long run if they can manage to stay on their feet.

 

Don’t know about everyone else, but we appreciated that the snow and ice did not really have any bad effects on the electricity around here. The ground got a good soaking, so who knows what will come up out there this spring!

 

Patty has been drinking cherry juice to try to ward off the pain in her foot from the gout she has. She has another bottle ordered in her next batch of groceries anyway. And the old woman noticed that Albert took their trash out to the roadside yesterday. He may be feeling much better since he had the reaction to the diabetes meds. Honestly, some meds are pretty scary. This old person is trying to be very careful not to take anything that makes me even the slightest bit more wobbly than usual. God gives us good health as long as we pay attention to eating, sleeping, resting, and otherwise trying to take care of our bodies. Let us hope that our decisions and our efforts to do the right things in life will make life easier for ourselves and those around us.

 

Rest well, my friends. You are loved.