Here I am...trying to get 2 posts published a day until I "catch up." Who are WE kidding? I still have photos and posts to write from when Josiah was alive. Someday....but here is a post from today.
Michael has been in pain since we got back from our trip. He's been sleeping a LOT because he doesn't feel the pain when he can sleep. There is something wrong with his hip and knee. FINALLY, the VA said to go into urgent care. They did an x-ray, gave him codeine and wanted him to see an orthopedic doc. AH....but of course, one can't make an appointment with the new doctor until the VA APPROVES IT. He began leaving messages, calling and emailing as soon as he left the urgent care yesterday. Today at 4:21 they respond, "Sorry for the run around. Bring the discharge papers from the urgent care to our office and we'll get you a referral right away so you can be seen." The codeine isn't touching the pain. It IS making him throw up. He's been in pain for over a week now. There is no way he can make it to their office before they close and so now he has to wait until Monday to get the approval and then wait for an appointment...
As if that isn't a bad enough way to begin the weekend...a moose trampled down our fence and ate 90% of the cherries on our tree as well as breaking branches and stripping leaves.
Enough crankiness. I am thankful for two friends who let me send them photos of what I'm eating and hold me accountable to eat only what I'm told to eat. I may not get around to doing a health post for a bit so it's enough to know my doc has asked me to refrain from eating sugar and flour...She recommended a plan which has worked for her personally and as my labs were CRAZY, I agreed. I had to give up the sugar due to diabetes anyway - how much harder could it be to add flour to the mix. ::snort:: I am a month into Bright Line Eating and have committed to stay strictly on it until I see her again in a month. I refused to spend money on the boot camp, but I checked out a library book and watched videos on youtube. I need the extra help not to throw in the towel and run for Krispy Kreme. All that to say when I look at my photo roll to remind myself what to blog all I see is photos of bright, colorful plates of food. ::Snort:: I AM thankful they let me blow up their phones. That's friendship there.
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| The first of many tomatoes? |
The garden is always a place of gratitude. I've about given up on weeding at this point. I'm harvesting, putting things up and eating a ton of produce. I figure as the beds empty I'll cover them with plastic and I'll hope winter takes care of the rest of the jungle out there. Myrtle, our pet chicken, follows me around when I'm outside and she also LOVES the garden.
I am thankful my favorite nail tech is back from her family vacation and I got to visit her today for a pedi. I do this monthly and it keeps a foot problem in check.
I had packed a lunch earlier as I knew I would be out when it was time for lunch. Its another sunny day so I stopped at a park with my lunch and a book. It was sweet to remember coming to the park with groups of women and lifegroups...and to dream that maybe I'll build a new community and be meeting friends at the park again by next year. I am thankful for the yummy lunch and read in a sunny park.
I am thankful for texts and polos from Allie and that she has completed her first week of classes. There are more students on that campus than there are people in our town. She was caught sleeping at a Hall Meeting - of course they started the meeting at 10 p.m. LOL
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| Allie enjoys campus life |
I am thankful Stacia is also finishing her first week of classes and her new work schedule.
I am VERY thankful for library trips and I plan to spend the evening reading.
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