Daily Chats and Encouragements
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Oh, me too! The "move" just started in January of 2022 and now we have about 5-6 different groups. I used to load up my car and take things to Goodwill or the Mission, up the street.…and now, I'd not be able to do that. Strength wise and otherwise. I have passed down so much stuff and have a lot more to deal with! I enjoy it too…freeing up space and blessing others with the bounty of God's blessings to me.
I'm glad you are getting some things sorted with the Doctor…for pain management plus. I've been on the statins since my first heart attack in about 2014-ish. Same with the blood thinners. My cholesterol has been great the past 3 years or so, even on the low side… but my triglycerides are still awful, even tho they came down from over 800 to just over 300 last time I had labs done. The diabetes and food choices play a big part in that. I've joked about 30 of my 35 pound weight gain since retirement being all smoked sausage.
We called it supper too…tho for a long time now (work years/others) I've referred to supper as dinner and dinner as lunch…LOL….Lunch break etc. Brings my Mama to mind. Being a Missouri girl….it was supper.
I am feeling much better today…had a couple of really draggy/fatigued days and got nothing done. I've noticed when I get up from my desk chair now, the pain is less and I can get up and move smoothly, most of the time, where I was in great pain and hunched over before. I am so thankful and blessed!
I got my dishwasher dealt with and have 5 other tasks on my To Do list. It would be great to actually finish a list one day.
I had a low glucose episode 2 nights ago…I had a box of orange juice in my night stand and had that….it was still low an hour later so I had a half bottle of apple juice. It finally came up to 112 so I was OK for the rest of the night.
I'm off to see what I can get done in this wonderful day. Love you all…
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Oh my, I hope you've replaced to bottles in your nightstand!
I'm doing fairly good too. A little bit of pain in my legs and lower back today, but I'm able to get around pretty good. The bruising on my toe and foot are receding as well. The tip of my toe still hurts, but I can move the toe around and it not hurt, and I'm walking fairly normally again (it's the other pain that causes that slight limp). I'm so happy for the med changes too, I'm not as dead tired as I had been, and no headache today! Praise the Lord.
I was able to empty out the dish drainer today and able to get up and down to get Wade his coffee. He is still doing the cooking, he likes his better than mine! I am trying to do more so he will have to do less since some days he is just too tired after working outside. Praise the Lord I'm able.
Love you! Please don't disappear!
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I thought I would stop in to say hello.
I'm still in bad pain with my wrist/thumb/arm pain….and I have no doubt that I broke my right wrist too…I go Monday to have an xray on it….
I'm still dealing with my hubby's constant loud outbursts and anger toward the world ugh
the 29th is my court date if you could please pray …I'm still in shock that my own husband did this to me. It has been such a heavy burden on me.
my foot is healing…I still get throbs in it though
I'm praying for you gals and think of you often
Life is hard…but I am making it through…with Jesus carrying me
love and hugs
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I was so happy when I saw that you had responded! I miss you. I am sorry that things continue to be difficult and I am praying for you and for your husband as well as this court situation. I pray too that your wrists and foot will heal quickly. I'm so glad you checked in!
My pinky toe is still bruised, but that is going away. Certain movements hurt, but I don't think about it most of the time. God is so very good! Today is one of those super tired days. I might try for a nap a little later. Getting ready to spend some time on the porch and watch the chickens, maybe they will have them out today like the did a couple of other days this week.
Love y'all very much.
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Good morning…
So glad to see you Missy and I'm in agreement with Kim, in prayer, in your behalf. Prayers for healing, strength, provision and peace in the time ahead… for you and your family.
The past two days, I've been awake pretty much all night, then not getting up until late…11 this morning….1 PM yesterday. Makes for a draggy, nonproductive day.
I'm having some computer troubles…my e-mail is super slow to load, and the trash seems to get held or disappear when I try to toss it…this morning, 124 messages….somewhere…in the ether? Also…I can't place an online order at HEB or Walmart and get a stupid message from AI….about thinking I'm a bot?
Pardon Our Interruption As you were browsing something about your browser made us think you were a bot. There are a few reasons this might happen:
You're a power user moving through this website with super-human speed. You've disabled cookies in your web browser. A third-party browser plugin, such as Ghostery or NoScript, is preventing JavaScript from running. Additional information is available in this support article. To regain access, please make sure that cookies and JavaScript are enabled before reloading the page.I'm just glad I don't really NEED something at the moment and pray the issues subside and have to do with site malfunctions? Since I currently rely on delivery…it presents a hardship. Oh well….compared to so many others trials and hardships this is a mere pixel in the big picture.
I'm going to get some real trash out…and see what I can get done towards restoring order…Love and prayers…
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Do you have any protections on your computer that you placed there rather than just what came with the computer? I use AVG and I have several things that I've downloaded from them. I have the Virus and Malware protection, I also have a VPN (which encrypts what's in my computer from nosey people and then tells them I live somewhere I don't), I have a driver updater which I wish I had on my Dell because that is what caused a lot of my system troubles and slow downs - now I don't have any of that. I also have a cleaner which trashes pesky things that sites download to follow what you are doing. There is a good one out there called CCleaner (the first C is a bad slang word) which at one time was a free download, but it's been years since I've used it. Anyway, there are things you can put on your computer that are safe and will help. I do have to turn off my VPN at times to get a site to come up - and I have to tell Wal-Mart or CVS that I live in NC and not in Washington, DC or Dallas, TX! Two of my picks for where I'm not! Just something to think about. Because I do everything on my computer I wanted to be protected as much as I could be on a limited budget!
Today is my last day to use my headache med, then I will up the new pain med by one and see if it will help with both. I have been having more headaches but am hoping that will clear up as I wean off this double dose of serotonin. Praise the Lord I haven't had any brain zaps as I am weaning off the one med! So grateful to the Lord for keeping those at bay!
I watched most of the memorial yesterday and it was really good - like being in a worship service. I'm not a fan of worship songs - often they are sung like mantras (one line over and over) meant to evoke feelings rather than true worship, but some of the ones that were sung yesterday were reasonable although still mantras. They did have bits of hymns played between each of the speakers, and there were many, and each one had a Christian message even though many were probably not Christians. Believe it or not, JD Vance didn't cuss once and of what I saw of Donald Trump's speech, he didn't cuss either - hmmm, they can make a speech without bad language. We heard only one cuss word and that by one of Charlie's staff members. It would be a cuss word to me, but most of the world uses it freely, even so-called Christians, without a second thought. Erika Kirk's speech was so moving and of course I cried through the whole thing. We had worship service last night at 7 so we stopped in the middle of Trump's speech.
I hope you have a very good day and will be praying for good sleep for you! Love y'all.
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Hiya Sister!
I honestly have NO idea what kind of protection I have…I know my computer guy put something on it about 4 years ago at least when my hard drive had to be replaced…there must be a spot where I can see all that? I'll poke around. I know what you mean with the CCleaner. I think I had it on the office computer. I may have AVG here, just may be out of date.
I did fumble around and get Walmart's app on my phone again so have been piecing an order together. I had not used the phone to do an order in the 4 years I've been retired…did it all on the computer. I forget my passwords everywhere and recently when I wiped my history/cache…I lost them all! It took two weeks and much aggravation to get back up to snuff. LOL…I'll actually check out when I need ice in about 3 days. Using the app came back fairly quickly after a bit of rambling about.
I do hope the 2 pain pills will do a great job in taming the pain…no matter where it's located! I've been doing OK of late with just my Tylenol arthritis strength…1-2 times a day.
I managed to get the trash to the car, mail checked, bills paid, dishwasher dealt with and sink cleaned. Hooya! I read for awhile and would have had a nap but am not sleepy so got up. I had a good rest last night and am so thankful! I only got up to putter about for a couple of hours.
I thought Erika's forgiving Charley's killer vocally was absolutely awesome! She is such a beautiful, godly, obedient woman in the face of such horrid adversity…and the support and response of the multitudes is so inspiring! This tragedy has led to a great spiritual awakening.
I'm off to poke around and maybe try again for a short nap…I love you lots!
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I love you too!
Still having very sleepy days. I did nap yesterday and will probably again today so I am fit to go to Bible Study tonight. I start on the two pills today and not sure how I am going to take them. Today I am going to try one in the morning and one at night, but if it makes me sleepier than I am then I will take both at night.
If you haven't been paying for AVG, then it's lapsed. I pay more for the four different things I have with them than I like to, but I feel like I am getting good safety for all I do on my computer. The VPN is sometimes a hassle though. I have to go in and turn it off to get into some sites and if I want to go somewhere in Morehead to find something, I have to turn it off because it will give me information from DC right now. I switch between DC and Texas; so I have to turn it off for those things too. It just dawned on me, that may be the reason why I can't get into my medical site for the system I am in - it is telling them I live in DC and not in this county! Aha! I'll try again without the VPN and see if that helps. Most everything AVG does is automatic, I only occasionally have to go in and okay when they want to trash stuff, or download a driver that won't do it automatically, which isn't often.
Well, I'm going to go and put my feet up. Even my pinky toe was hurting yesterday! But today everything is doing a bit better, so a big Thank You, Jesus!
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I'm glad you feel better today. Hope the experimenting with the timing works out with your meds.
Monday night….I was awake/up until 5 AM…no nap that day tho I tried. Last night…I slept better but was up a couple of times, on computer, watching TV and threw off my rest cycle…so once I got back to sleep….I slept until 11:30 this morning. So…no coffee.
I haven't checked my "security" yet…I ran out of steam just thinking about it. Briefly, last night, I thought the Walmart site was fixed but it was a fluke. Oh well….It works to reduce my shopping for sure! So far, this month, I've only done one Amazon order and one at Walmart. That's a blessing and a bit of discipline. I do have the cart loaded on my phone and will make adjustments before I place the order. It would be great if I can wait until October 1…only 6 days away.
Rest well…enjoy your day and be blessed best where needed most….
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I hope you are able to figure out what is going on with the computer - that is a frustration!
Still very sleepy. I'm going to do one pill tonight and then nothing in the morning and then two tomorrow night and hope that will help with the morning sleepiness. Then again, if the sleepiness is coming from the pills in the evening, then I will hopefully find help with taking them in the morning and then maybe I will be sleepy by the time I go to bed!
I tried doing some inside walking but my legs aren't very happy. I did about 350 steps inside - it might be all the turns I have to make in the house, because I can do more than that outside with a long stretch and then a turn. Nothing tomorrow again!
I did have a couple of slices of pizza for lunch. Wade brought home a couple, mine being the pretzel crust! Yummers. The leftovers will go into the freezer where I usually forget about them until Wade reminds me and I can have some more! Yippee.
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I had another of my awake until 5 AM nights so fell asleep in my recliner at 11:30 and took myself to bed for a nice 3 hour nap. That's 5 nights this week that's happened….being awake most of the night. I did have one cup of coffee today.
We had a wild storm Tuesday…loved it. I would not love it if I had to be out in it tho. It proved to be a problem in my working years.
Me too…on the computer issues. The super slow e-mail thing is the worst and waiting….so…long and then it doesn't want to permanently delete trash. Oh well…
I'll need to go out tomorrow to pick up my insulin and will attempt a walk in at HEB for a few essentials. I am OK on most things at the moment but will need some ice and want some cabbage, potatoes and apples. I'll get the trash out on the way.
Pizza….yummy. I have a couple of the Celeste personal pizzas in my freezer. They serve the purpose when I want some. Good…just not REAL good. LOL…
I did a new thing a couple of nights ago…I made up a box of Stovetop stuffing and added veggies, like I do for my mac and cheese. I had it with some canned chicken breast and brown gravy. That was quite tasty. I'd do that again. I'll do something else with the rest of the chicken. Maybe some noodles. It's Swanson brand and delicious!
I ate two cans of my mackerel yesterday, with jalapenos and Ritz crackers and some cheddar. I'd forgotten how much I enjoy them. I had them for breakfast and dinner. I have one more can left and one of sardines in hot sauce. I like them with a cucumber/tomato/onion salad but my cucumbers went south.
I'm going to see what I can do for dinner…and have some iced tea. Have a good evening….Prayers for all of us and our assorted needs. God knows each one! I love you all…and thank God for you.
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I was sick yesterday evening for a spell….was really sleepy…laid down for a nap, was chilled badly, nauseous, weak and weary. Got up at 7:30 PM…put some fuzzy socks on, took some Tylenol and Imodium…and hit the recliner. Dinner was a can of soup, 5 Ritz and canned NSA peaches. I felt much better after about an hour…and my dinner.
Here I am..back up at 1:30….but will go back down shortly. I have a WM delivery coming at 8-10 so will need to be alert for that. Then I hope to do the Walgreens run for my insulin. I didn't get it done yesterday. No walk in at HEB in the making…yet!
My heart is broken…We had notices on our doors….Mary is no longer our manager…Shane is no longer our maintenance man. Makes me so sad. I pray for their protection and provision in the time ahead as well as for all of us tenants in the line of fire with the new management.
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Oh man, so sorry about Mary and Shane! I hope that things work out well for y'all who have been there for so very long. Jesus knows, just keep your eyes fixed on Him and He will lead.
I'm also sorry you had that episode. Did you take your glucose reading? I'm glad that it didn't last long though and you felt better fairly quickly compared to other times! Phew!
I make a yummy chicken casserole (well, Wade and I do). You can use chicken or turkey (canned or cooked); 1 can of cream of chicken or mushroom or you could just use some milk with some corn starch so that you have a thick gravy consistency; 1 box of stuffing mix and to it add 3/4 stick of butter and enough chicken broth to make it soupy (this will think the cream soup or the gravy. If you do the milk and corn starch you won't need as much of the chicken broth (you could also do water and a bouillon cube). We've added peas and carrots or broccoli to it. I would think you could do a can of Rotel tomatoes to the chicken instead of a gravy and it would be really good! Bake that at 350 for about 20 minutes - my favorite casserole! I usually eat most of it myself over a few days. I make a good white-ish chili too: 2 cans chicken not drained; 1 can corn not drained; 1 can Rotel tomatoes not drained; 1 can black beans drained; 1 block cream cheese. Put it in the crock pot on low for about three hours or on high for 1.5 hours, stir and enjoy. Soooo good! You can also just do it on the stove top (make sure the cream cheese is soft) and it's ready in about 20 minutes! Well, that made me hungry - time for lunch!
I appreciate you more than I can say! Love you bunches.
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Thanks… for prayers, tips…I'm still looking for canned turkey! I got more stuffing mix, as it's a favorite quick meal for me/ I like the casserole idea. It sounds delicious…as does the chili.
This weeks sleep issues have left me so tired and achy…It took all my energy and then some…just to tuck away my groceries. I am so glad to have the phone option for placing an order! God is good to me!
I did check my glucose when I was sick….it was 111…and 129 before dinner. I did replace my apple juice in the night stand too!
Thanks for commiseration on the loss of Mary and Shane. It made my heart lurch to get that notice. The owners just rolled right over her/them…but such is the world and it's ways. They are Christians and I know God will lift them up and care for them….and me and our other tenants in the shaky times. God knows all the details and is our great comforter. I will for sure…keep my eyes and heart settled on Jesus.
I got a long nap after my grocery delivery and having breakfast. I've been tracking stats and meals in a notebook since the 13th…have stayed at my goal of 1500 calories (high end) for 8 of those days and am thankful. My weigh in this morning was 240.3. Yippee! I'm praying for the needed discipline to stay the course.
I'm off to scope out dinner options and some TV time…I hope I can stay awake until 10-ish…and sleep thru the night for a more normal, active day tomorrow. Blessings to all….Love and prayers…
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I found some canned turkey on Amazon, but you can buy a turkey breast a lot cheaper! I found that Walmart has Keystone canned turkey breast, a 28 oz can for $10.78 (I saw the same thing at a VA Walmart for $12 something), so your price may be different. It looks like Hormel has it in the small cans like tuna comes in. You can order for shipping a small can starting at $3.90.
I just looked up canned turkey and then when I found one, I searched for that specific brand and it gave me answers as to where I can find that specific brand. It's out there, I think you will just have to have it shipped to you.
I was at 233 this morning, but it was a rather "treatie" weekend! 😁 Wow, that's a big smile, but kind of creepy! LOL! I got about 7.5 hours of sleep last night with a bathroom break about 3:30. My arthritis doc says they want their patients to try and get at least 6 hours of sleep, at the very least! I get that most of the time, and more, but still am very tired. I need to talk to someone about getting another prescription for the new med I'm taking. The original is for one a day, but now I am taking two. I need to let the doctor who prescribed it (one a day) know that even the two a day isn't working on my arthritis pain. I don't really want to go on the first RA med that they give you, I think that it's Methotrexate which has some steroid in it and I believe is a shot - which I handle better than pills. When I told my NP that if the first med doesn't work he was going to give me the first med that they give for RA, she told me to tell him to try two of the new med first - she didn't look happy about trying the RA med! Sigh. I will give it more time to work in my system, it can take up to six weeks.
Well, I am going to have one more treat today (if I don't eat that last slice of birthday cheesecake it will end up in the trash and I can't see that happening when it is my favorite dessert). I will eat less of other things to make up at least some of the calories!
Oh, Connie's Bill passed away on Saturday from his Alzheimer's Disease. She is doing pretty good, knowing he is with the Lord. Please remember her in your prayers. Thank you so much.
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I've bought the Keystone canned beef a couple of times before the price jumped way up…and loved it. I've seen canned turkey in the basket of the Dollar Tree lady who does the reels of easy, cheap meals but not every store carries it. I agree ..the turkey breast would be cheaper to buy. I love the canned proteins for easy fixes because every meal depends on my pain/energy levels. I keep chicken and tuna on hand.
I'm still doing the nightly late wake ups and then being so sleepy all day that nothing gets done…It's been every night now for 8-9 days. I am praying to make adjustments soon. I did finally get trash to the dumpster and went to Walgreens for my insulin. Now, several of my meds are ready/being processed so I'll make another run maybe tomorrow? I usually have the pills delivered but since I've been out of the metoprolol for a week…will pick up what's ready.
I have low tire pressure (well my car does) so I need to get that dealt with…and will make an appointment to get her to Firestone for the long awaited oil change, fuel additive, wiper blades/fluid and battery check. My endo Doc wants me to schedule an appointment with him as well….so I'll see how far out I can go with that. She sure needs a cleaning too. It's been 2 years since that happened.
I hope the meds kick in before waiting 6 weeks! That feels so very long when you are in pain! Oh…cheesecake…a favorite of mine and I'd not want to toss any either!
I'm so sorry to hear about Bill's passing. Connie will stay in my prayers for the time ahead. God bless and comfort her as only He can.
I'm going to poke around a bit…before I go back down to finish my night…praying for a more normal day ahead.
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I'm with kitty!
Your paragraph that started with your car and then went into your endo doc - those last two lines in the paragraph threw me for a loop! Your doctor needs a cleaning - it's been 2 years since she's had one - say what - ohhhh! You're back to talking about the car! Thank you for the little tickle!
Hurting quite a bit. I got a note from CVS that my duloxetine is ready, so I'll let Wade know. I have the rest of today and tomorrow's. I sent a note to my NP and to the RA PA so not sure who sent in the refill. I'm hoping that the PA will contact me and tell me that we are going to try something different, something that might actually work! Every joint from my knees up hurts and has for two days. If we go to something different I then need to get back on the Venlafaxine for my headaches because I've been having more of those than while on the Venlafaxine (about four a week now).
I was watching the Senate Hearing on Vaccinations and one of the guys one there had mentioned side effects from taking the Covid vaccine - severe fatigue was one of them. Not from having had Covid, but from taking the vaccine. I did the original two vaccines but none after that - too many questions about how safe they were. They were also saying that there is only about 40% good that the flu vaccines do; only 40% of the people who get it are actually helped by it! Hmmm, makes you wonder if it's worth getting that either. They talked quite a bit about baby/toddler deaths from getting vaccines. And tell me, why does a young girl need to get a vaccine for cervical cancer before she even starts her periods, when she shouldn't get it until she is in her 50's or 60's. Now how was that tested???? We did get the measles vaccines or the other ones like that - they just let us get them. I had the German Measles and the Chicken Pox and that because when one kid in the neighborhood got it they put you all together so you'd all have it at the same time! I did get the Shingles Vaccine, I definitely do not want to get that. Who knows what that did to me, but hopefully it will work. I think we had the polio vaccine and one other and that was about it. One of the vaccines left a scar either on your upper thigh (where mine is) or on your arm (where Wade's is). It's a little smaller than a dime. I don't have mine any more, I think the fat pushed it out! heeheehee! I can't remember what that one was for, maybe diphtheria??? Some Doctors are lying to their patients, not telling them everything that they should. Some are just ignorant because they haven't done the research! Sad!
Well, I'm going to go lie down and see if I can relieve some of this pain. Love you sister.
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Thanks for my out loud laugh…first of the day…at my rambling. My car is so dirty that I'm embarrassed to taker her to the shop before the bath….I could…and may….go to the Valvoline on S.27th…and do the bath first then use the shop there at the car wash. The one I used in the past is just up the street from my Walgreens…so will ponder that decision. I did call Valvoline this morning to make sure the lobby had reopened after Covid. The one on S. 14th is very nice…has free coffee and soda set up and TV…I'm waiting for one more script to be ready so I can pick up all 3.
Oh no! I am so sorry you are in a more painful cycle…and praying for resolution…very soon. I never took any Covid shots….and was glad our boss didn't insist. We did close the office for all of 2020 to the public and I liked that a lot. It was enough to still have to handle people's money/checks and do move in/outs at that time.
I remember the long line of us kids getting the vaccine that left the scar….ack! Gives me the heebie jeebies still! I did get my flu shot about 5 times and the pneumonia two and I was done…praise God. I know I avoid a lot of things by being isolated and am good with that. As we discovered with Covid….we still have a valid enemy who wishes for our death and destruction…..and what makes it worse is the separation from loved ones in those times. I'm thankful My Mama didn't have to face that time and those fears.
I had a better night last night. Tho I did have a 3 hour wake up time…I got back to sleep for a bit and got up for real at 6:30. I got a nice nap after lunch but managed to stay up/alert for 6 hours…so I'm happy.
I love you lots and you all stay in my prayers….
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Hi my friends. I hope everyone is doing alright. I'm praying for each of you. I hope you will be able to enjoy Bible Study or Prayer Meeting this evening. I am going to try and go, I really really really want to, but the pain makes it difficult to sit comfortably and I don't want my moving around to be a distraction. Love y'all very much.
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May God hold you close and comfort, heal and strengthen you in the time ahead. He knows our names, hearts and greatest needs. Love to all….
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Connie is doing well, Bren. There is an obituary page for "Bill" if you want to see that or leave a message:
https://www.charterfunerals.com/obituary/charles-randel
I'm doing better, not quite as much pain, although I did have a headache this morning, Jesus helped it to go away quickly. Going to the waterfront for lunch in a few minutes! Woohoo, special time!
Love you, sister.
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Thanks Kim….for the link.
So glad your pain has eased a bit. Hope you really enjoyed the lunch out…and the headache stays away.
I'm still doing the early rising thing…been up again since 1 AM. My internet was off but I was able to check info on my phone…whew. It had instructions and I also got the message on my TV that my "set box is off line"…and it was all interconnected. Had to unplug both the cable box and my modem…and reset. Hooya! Now, I'll probably sleep until 11-ish once I get back to bed.
I'll take my car in for service on Saturday, pick up my boat load of meds at Walgreens and do a stop at HEB for a few things. That will be my outing for this week. I'll save the carwash until I am particularly perky. It could happen!
I need to try to send my son some money. The site wasn't working on the first so maybe it will be up and running now. I shall see…Well…nope…says "unavailable: system error "…
Have a blessed day and take good care of you….
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I hate when that happens! Hope you are able to get through soon. I also hope he is doing well spiritually.
My pain levels are improving although my left hand got a jolt when I reached back to get something off my beside table - Ouchy Wawa! I put on the short stretch bandage last night and have my compression glove on today. I need to find braces that aren't so bulky but actually work. I have my leg compression on today. I need to be more regular with those. It was too hot in the summer to wear them, I would overheat!
Lunch was nice. We got McD's Fish Sandwich combo and Wade helped with the fries and drink! It was just so relaxing watching Turner's Creek (which is more like a river) flowing by, although, when we went to the end of one of the dock areas I got a bit of motion sickness looking at the water flowing by so fast! Eek! We saw just one boat, but a few birds, and a couple of fish as they came up to the top of the water! Sometimes a dolphin will swim by. There are wild horses on the little island between the Creek and the Sound, but none came out for us yesterday. boohoo.
Have a lovely day. Know that I may very well be awake with you part of the night. I didn't get to sleep until after 2 this morning. I keep my eyes closed and keep trying to fall off, but it just takes a couple of hours for that to happen. I don't think the meds that I am taking for are working. Sigh! As short as my sleep was (5.5 hours) I'm not as sleepy as I sometimes get when I sleep even longer, so praise the Lord for being able to function better this morning!
Love you bunches.
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He is doing well. Thanks for thinking of his spiritual needs…I do as well…first and foremost…then his health and safety. God is so good!
I can "see" your lunch spot! (I love McD's fish sandwiches!) I too, have the dizziness with fast moving things. I love the water too. It's been a long time since I was near any…other than the pool…which was ruined for me to look at with being painted an ugly shade of dark grey this year…and it makes the pool look dirty. I can't get in it any more but I liked looking at it!
So glad the pain is less and you had a better day! I am so thankful for any and all relief….for any of us!
I've been awake since midnight again…tried to go back to sleep (like you)…to no avail…so got back up and will try to tackle a couple of chores with this "alert" time….I can clean the kitchen, gather trash, sort my fridge….quietly. I may not be able to hear but my neighbors can so I'll not get too noisy at 4 AM. Speaking of noise…we have one neighbor who plays loud base music all night and then my neighbor with the radio on from about 11 until 6 AM….Tonight, I have a reprieve from the racket and I am blessed!
I checked and all 5 of my meds are ready for pick up so will be glad to get that done and the car care out of the way. She gets top billing today.
I did a small order at HEB for pickup but the earliest time available tomorrow was 2-3 PM…so it's a no go unless I can manage to hobble in for the essentials? I put it on my list…just in case I was feeling perky…
Have a peaceful weekend! Love and prayers for us all….I thought this was lovely…
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Oh…I am so thankful! I got the dishwasher dealt with and finally fot laundry sorted that was overflowing my cart! I only have it done every 2 months and next week will be pick up day. Whew…that was a heavy task.
I'll do the fridge and get trash out on my way to the shop at 8:30. It feels good to knock some things off my list, since this whole week has been a lax one with my sleeping patterns. I prayed to stay awake/alert to get things tended to.
Oh Jesus! that was the hardest thing I've done in awhile! I was very shaky and wobbly at the shop….I managed with God's grace….to get that taken care of and snag my meds. I was SO glad to get home, have something to eat, get in my jammies and am headed for bed! I've been up for 10 hours now….PS: I was awake a total of 13 hours by the time I finally got a nap. I was in so much pain!
Speaking of Jesus….at the pharmacy drive thru window, there was one of these…It was a real joy sparker. I mentioned it to the pharmacist waiting on me and she said she had put it there. Makes my heart smile.
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Any sign or symbol of Jesus or Christianity is a joy-bringer; it's getting rarer all the time.
Oh, I am so sleepy today. I had at least 7.5 hours of sleep last night, but just want to go back to sleep again! I did get some steps in today (outside walking), just about 250 slow steps, but it's more than I had been getting and I want to get back into it slowly so I don't hurt any more than I have been. My shoulders hurt when I walk - rather strange. I don't move my arms that much because I'm walking slowly, but it feels more like just the gravity pulling them down is making them hurt! sigh.
I had a smash burger and fries for lunch (Wade's leftovers from yesterday. I had a leftover pork chop!).
I'm glad you made it back safely from getting your meds and hope you nap was restorative for you.
Love you
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Time for me to give an update as I have not been here since July 10.
July 11 - at 11 pm I fell in the bathroom needing the paramedics to come help - I broke my leg and hip. Was quite the ordeal getting me out of the bathroom - 1 1/2 hours - they had to give me laughing gas due to the pain
July 12 - at 8:30 in the morning while I was having surgery on my leg, my oldest sister died - I have got to have a conversation with her just before her death - it has been a difficult time for me, my other sister and the children for losing their mother. They are still grieving deeply.
July 23 - left the hospital for rehab as I needed to learn to stand and walk again. Was there till Sept 19 when I had the doctor discharge me though I was not where I should be with walking. It was horrible there - most works were fairly good but many were not - they had a difficult time understanding the pain level I had and due to spending all that time in bed after surgery I got very constipated - and they did not want to give me the meds to clear that up because I was having liquid diahera - my doctor explained it was called overflow because the poop could not get past the backlock so it went over and dumped out like water. Then the rehab people would not work with me on standing because of my blood pressure = it took then 3 weeks to understand it was ok to work with me as I would let them if I was dizzy
Sept 19 - I returned to my home in a wheelchair as my hubby had put up a lift on the outside of our porch to get up to the ground floor of the house. I have done much better at home - food is better, and able to get up and exercise more than in the rehab place. I use a bus service called handy dart to get me from my home to my diaylsis treatment on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays. I will be setting up this same service to get to church on SUndays - hope to go this coming week.
I have many issues to work through to getting back to a somewhat normal life but it is just great to be home. Am so thankful for my husband as he is now my caregiver - he does just about everything for me = helping me bath, helping with toilet time, cooking meals and of course exercising me. Just finished a small walk
Am having trouble being on the computer as my neck muscles are week and need to stop and rest my head to continue typing. I will come and update as often as possible just takes a bit more time. My faith has grown in leaps and bounds - was able to witness to a few people in rehab which was good
I hold you all in my prayers and would appreciate your praying for me as I need to improve more - doc says it could take 6 months to 1 year to be back to the mobility I was before = seems so long but I am home, I am living fully for Jesus' help as I know He is in control and wants the best for me.
Take care lades
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Kim, I'm still having the waking up at midnight or so (1:30 today)….then crashing later in the day. I'll sit in my recliner and nod right off. I've been so very thankful for the opportunity to rest when needed…but truly want to get my apartment in order!
Yesterday was such a painful day that little was accomplished at all. In my head…I can do all sorts of things but my body has other ideas.
Marilyn, I am so very sorry to hear of this major upheaval in your life…but what glory you bring to God with your witnessing wherever God has you. You will stay in our prayers for the time ahead, dear Sister. Prayers for your hubby as well. God knows every need of your heart and household.
Be blessed best where needed most in this new day….Love you all.
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No matter what life brings our way…we can rest in God's promises, His word, His comfort….
Love the scenes with water!
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Beautiful pictures! So sorry you weren't feeling well, Bren! Hopefully you will do better today and tomorrow! You and me and a calculator - I won't say which is which (I'm the one on the right!) LOL!
Marilyn, I can't tell you what a relief it was to see your post! I've been praying for you and your family and am so glad that you are home now and improving. Isn't it awesome to have a husband willing to care for us? How has your daughter done through all of this? I'm so sorry for the loss of your sister as well, but praise the Lord you were able to talk to her before she passed. You join us whenever you are feeling up to it and thank you for sharing so much!
Wade and I went to the beach today, the first time since we moved hear 5 years ago! We sat out by the water for an hour or so. Being the off season there weren't very many people there, but the cutest little dog was playing in the waves. The weather was beautiful, warm and sunny! Well, hot and sunny when all was said and done. I wanted to stick my face in the A/C grid in the car! I did alright in the sand, just walked slowly and held onto Wade and my cane. Can't wait to go back.
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