Susan. Prayers for you adjust. Havig a preschooler I assume a toddler have so much energy. Is there a playground near by? Most kids like bubbles so aybenbutbthen only be 5-10 minutes of freedom. Praying.
The play sounds so cool & 2 residents having written it with over 100 in it. Thats a lot of people who must know what to say & where to be. Kind of like a marching band performance. All 4 of our kids pay an instrument & were in marching band.

Judith so sorry once it took 3 tries for me once. It is so frustrating. Prayers.

Linda so cleaning day. Nice if youth be with a friend facing surgery. Maybe bring a book?

Marlene is older than me, thats all i know. She has more medical problems. She lives in Missourians Jean lives in Kansas. Not sure if Marlene has insurance. We did t see them today. Tomorrow works better for them. They will tkae Evan to Build a bear. It’s a teddy bear store, to build a teddy bear, and Evan will have fun. A nice birthday gift.
As for my mom there is talk of releasing her Thursday. To the skilled nursing place. We wish she have more time. Not sure what will happen. I know we will have to empty her place, as she doesn’t own it Calvary home, where she lives owns it. She has 2 bedrooms, living room, dining room, kitchen and sun room. So lots to empty. Prayers appreciated. In Gods time.
I am concerned about 3 as with. I don’t want him to,regress. I know we will take him3 days a week to,walk with a walker. Trust that helps him, though I wish it be 4 days every so often. I hope they give him-a schedule or exercises for him to do. I know HH feels she can’t as she has the girls. I keep praying and poor out my heart to,God I know 3 is alive and tumor benign he can dress, tie shoes and shave. Please Lord help him with his balance & see Neuro ophthalmologist before February

Jean’s picture

My picture the camera cell sees the lights better than naked eye.

Elisabeth’s picture Wichita.
I don’t know where my mom will go something about rehab. One day at a time Cher always says.

Judith, I saw your same post six times, so maybe scroll back and see if you can see them? I hope everything goes smoothly with your appointment today. It will be tiring, going to Vancouver. Take care! Glad you are organised with your Christmas and birthday cards. I have a design I like for the next dozen cards I am making. If Inara is gone today (they are going to other family today and tonight) I might get some made. Yes, Yolanda and Shaun take Inara to all the local parks and she burns some energy at them. I like bubbles with young kids too. Maybe I'll get some more. I threw out my last lot some tears ago, since Inara hadn't even been thought of then. Our next youngest grandchild is 12! Yes, for the play I am singing in the choir, singing and playing with Uke Jam and I have a small speaking part.

Barb, lovely photos of the Aurora Borealis. I was going to tell Linda that Glenn might need a camera and a longer time exposure to see them. When we were in Tasmania we saw the Aurora Australis but cameras did a much better job of seeing them. I agree that you have so much going on. I am glad you have your faith to turn to and that the power of prayer is amazing. May all the challenges work out according to God's will. Hugs!

Linda, I'd say your dishwasher is pristine! Good idea to scrub it out that way. The food dehydrator sounds big for sure, just perfect for all the dehydrating you do. Sorry your friend's surgery was cancelled but it was for the right reasons. Inara is 3.5 years old but her maturity is more lime she is 2 due to being deaf till at around 18 months - 2years.

Susan. Thank you for your picture of the aurora. Very neat we might have them again tonight! You are right take picture as naked eye doesn’t see them like the camera!!

Prayers for you in your morning routine. HH will be busier with 3 home after Friday, every day. Though he gets himself dress but needs help getting upstairs. I wish he slept upstairs too. But that’s not my call. I pray though.
inhope all your practices are going well. I’m glad your speaking parties is small. I’m sure you enjoy the singing & playing the uke part. How are the costumes coming? Can you save them and use them for other plays? If so is there a closet to keep them in? Try the bubbles we used it a lot,when I worked with toddlers. All my grand kids love them. You can mke bubble too. Plus playgrounds to let them run. Prayers.

Judith. Prayers for you as you are in Vancouver. Trust all went well & you are not I pain. As for my mom I don’t know what will be next. Cher keeps us informed she wasn’t there today. I know they like to send her to rehab. So that is first. If she can’t go back to her place we will have to empty it.
The government shut down is OVRR. PTL.
I got 6 of your one post.

So glad you got your Christmas cards done and worked on daughters card. After Thanksgiving I will get ours done.

Linda. So glad you got so,e cleaning done. I’m not urge when I’ll get one done but sometime. Tomorrow will be but. Harry 3 in morning then JOY group hurt then a meeting about Christ,as shoebox then pick 3 up at 3. Hi last Thursday and Friday it’s it. They’re to give us exercises. HH and 3 were working on a schedule HH says they might not need us every day so we will ee he plan on keeping him busy I’m praying. Maybe you can see the aurora lights tonight just take a picture and see them

I took Mariposa. for walk today & read a book, then it was Evan’s birthday lunch, then my macula therapy in which I was tested again. I have only 2 more treatments testing and see my eye Dr in December.
I also got rid of my zinnia and marigold plants and cut my snapdragon plants today I may rake this weekend but it’s busy already we have the new theater play and dinner matinee on Saturday. That’s why we miss Evan's bday party. Thank you again for the prayers.

Susan. Praying for Colin. Prayers the Eye clinic can help him out so sorry for the stress. I could not see the auroras last night and tonight it’s cloudy. Tuesday night it was cool. So glad you saw them too Susan.

Judith praying for you as your Oncologist appointment NDIS not go well prayers to our Lord who heals. Today after Joy group I was crying my heart out to,God with my mom in so much pained going to,the other place with her hime,and Harry 3. Will his voice ever be normal, will he ever have his balance and no double vision. Will he be able to work? God knows and He does provide but it’s hard. Its been over 6 months and he is young. His family needs him. I will our my heart out to God for you too Judith. We both d Susan need to feel Gods arms around us during all of this.

Linda. So glad your lost items were found. I remember finding my dish cloth in the freezer. Crazy, where we can leave something. My son in law whose dad installs kitchens bathroom in new house he leays told I to get a spray bottle and put vinegar and water I it. So we us thr after each shower. It does help. Smells good too & it is also cheap. I hope it helps you. Yes, he knows how to put in wood or tile floors too. He great he always fixing up their house.
I hope we can keep 3 so he does not regress like he did the other time. I know HH says he will have therapy 5 days a week, and they might not need us 3 days a week. I hope we can walk with him with his walker sometimes, as it’s nice to encourage him & see what he is doing or how well.
Keep praying for his voice too. Thank you all.
My mom has moved & has more inflammation due to her compressed disks. She is in the place for therapy that is connected to her home. Some many need healing; Judith, Colin, my mom, & 3. I know in God’s time.
Joy group was fun. We had a good,group too. Then imhad the training for Samaritan purse, Christmas shoebox. Next week is the collection. So many countries do it. Australia, Spain, Canada etc. it’s amazing.

I have some good news. First, the emergency Clinic dash turned out to not be one after all. What is left of Colin's right retina is still attached. Remember he had a run of detached retina incidents a few years ago? He has low vision in that eye anyway but there was nothing sinister going on this time. The Emergency Opthalmologist said he has dry eye and this can lead to vision blurs. She recommended warm eye compresses, eyelid massage and also a moisturising agent with no preservatives in it. Eye drops with preservatives as an ingredient cause heaps of eye problems, apparently. (Let this be a red flag to us all.) So no need for an overnight stay and we can breath a sigh of relief. So sorry for worrying you all!

We ate brunch at the hospital food court where they had a Subway. I had a Caesar Salad there. It wasn't bad at all.

A bit more mixed news. The Administrative Review Tribunal sent us a file of everything they are holding on Colin to prove he has disabilities needing physio. It is nearly 400 pages long. I had to review that yesterday and figure out which documents were still missing (we found a pile) and write a letter explaining which disabilities we still wanted support for that are now no longer funded. The Tribunal has assigned us a Legal Aid Solicitor too (good) and has sent the 400 pages of Colin's file to them. We have a phone consult with the solicitor next week.

In the middle of all that, the kids returned home. I did manage to quickly finish the legal tasks but it almost didn't happen die to all the energy and excitement of their return. (Good)

Judith, I am so sorry your Oncology appointment did not go well. I will be happy to wait for you to rest and recover before you update us. I'll be asking the Lord to hold you close and to encourage you in His loving way.

Linda, that is an amazing weight loss! Congratulations! Maybe all the work you have done in the garden and kitchen plus your diligence with your diet have led to the loss. I am so happy for you.

Barb, you sound like you really need God's love and comfort. Praying for you, your Mom and for 3. Sometimes life seems overwhelming but God is our strength and shield. He who knows the end from the beginning will make a way for you all. God surprises us so many times with the challenges and blessings of life. Hugs and prayers.

Today we went to our mountain property and found the lost stabilizer that fell off from the trailer. It looks like it would be easy to replace but it needs to be oiled so it works better since it was out in the weather for a while. We found it just outside of our gate as we pulled it toward the road when we left. We also discovered that when our nephew brought the cows down from the high pastures and the cows were drinking from our watering tank, they broke the pipe that was bringing the water down from the spring. . We did not have parts to fix it so we will have to wait until Spring to fix it. We are hoping that our nephew will work on it also since the tank is on our property but it waters his cattle.

Judith - even though we got two copies of your post at least we know that MFP is working for you. I hope you are getting rest and having time to process what the dental oncologist told you.

Susan - I am glad that it was a simple fix for Colin's eye. I am glad to know that eye drops with preservatives are not good for eyes. I do not use eye drops now but I did use them when I was wearing contacts. If I have to use them again, I will make sure that I use the right ones. 400 pages is a lot of pages to have to sort through to make sure you have the correct reports. I am glad that you have a Legal Aid Solicitor to help you. I hope it is not too hard for you to do while you have visitors. Is there a date that you need to have it done?

Barb - I am glad that 3 brought home a lot of papers for exercises and ideas for him to do. Consistancy is the answer to progress. Has you mom been discharged yet? I am glad that the herb doctor was able to look through all her medications. We all want her medications and care to be good after discharge.

Susan May you enjoy the Lords day. I hope you receive a blessing in Gods word & us with sleep. Praying that the legal aid solicitor goes well. Praying as wi5 extra guests ll will go smoothly too. Especially time they call that you be free to talk.

Judith thank you for the blessing with picture . You’re a blessing to us. Thank you for all you do. Praying you can sleep and for your healing. I still have some more phlox I can cut but ok if I don’t. Our neighbor has 3 oak tree odroppong this leaves now and will continue. Our town will vacuum up ,our leaves 3 times. For us it’s Monday and Tuesday & this is the first time they come by. Next time is week of Christmas. Harry mowed as it’s easier than blowing. Faster and nice mulch. We still need rain we’ve not really had any since July. It’s so dry ad dusty here.

Linda. Sorry about the pipe broken I hope I theprinh youcn fixit. You are not having the war temple have? It was 76* today and yesterday. It’s to be 61*tomorrow.
so glad you found the lost stabilizer. I bet that felt good to find it. God is good.
My mom has been discharged from the hospital and is in the rehab place that is connected with her senior place. Praying they can give her meds when she needs them. She had quite a bit of visitors today & slept well last night. She is constipated but it takes time with no gallbladder. Some have told me that it takes a year to figure it lllut. She is taking MiraLAX.

So we saw Alone together and had a buffet so I ate so much I’m enjoy trying new foods Harry doesn’t. I ate too much, so my supper was my leftover cranberry salad, I took to Joy group on Thursday, and milk. It was fun but not sure we do it gain. Harry says no.
we start getting the shoeboxes tomorrow our churches and rest of the week other churches and such. I did 2 boxes I will take with us. We also will have a business meeting tomorrow, so it will be a busy AM.