Tuesday Treasures.....

 I wanted to make something sweet this morning to share with some friends and, of course, keep some for Louis Dean. I rediscovered this little paper cookbook and remembered how good these cookies are!

Lots of good memories as I looked at the dates on the page.

I especially love the ones my children have put there.

I saved more than enough for Louis Dean and I bagged the rest to share with friends.

I only ate one......I have remarkable self control about some things ......and so little about others!

As I drove around dropping off slices of chicken pot pie and bags of cookies, I hit up the thrift stores on my way. Three in all and, while it's not a huge haul, I did find some treasures.

That's a nice big pillow beside the white and gold Santa.

The sheet with a France theme will be used as a cloth on my bedside table.

I love Susan Wiggs and Swan is by the author of Under the Tuscan Sun....plus the other book is 'A Spirited Tale of Grace, Grit, and Whiskey' set in the hills of North Carolina. The books cost me $0.54 for all three!

I came home to find Louis Dean cleaning the kitchen pond!

It was so dirty and smelly!

He has to clean it about three times a year.....the next one will be late spring when the pecan beards all fall.

It's still a mess out there but the pond is clean, full of water and the pump still works!

While Louis Dean was doing all this, I divided huge clumps of monkey grass and finished planting them along the perimeter of the herb garden. We still can't find the seeds we bought so I may end up getting plants from the nursery.

Our kitty cats keep us entertained!

I sprayed the cat house with Catnip - a sure fire way to get their attention!

An update on Lonnie:

He was moved from the ICU to a regular room today.

His son visited him, and since only one visitor is allowed per day, Michele did not see him but she will go to the hospital tomorrow. She is frustrated because she has YET to speak to a doctor. They go in and out and Lonnie has been SEEN by doctors but no one has called her with updates or reports except the nurses. Praise God for the nurses! Nearly all of Lonnie's nurses have been male and so is the one tonight. I think that's good for Lonnie.

He's had women 'bossing' him around all his life! Best to have a guy do it for awhile!

Lonnie is still on oxygen but not all the time. However, his blood pressure is way too high even with medication. His son told Michele that his dad was eating so that is good news. Lonnie prayed while Brandon was with him and, while the words were rather mumbled and he couldn't be sure what he was saying, when Lonnie ended the prayer....

"we ask this in the name of Jesus, amen." came out crystal clear!

We are in a day to day mode and today Lonnie made some progress and we thank God for that and we thank you all for the prayers.

While we are praying, our sweet Susie from She Junks

is asking prayer for her Ted, whom she lovingly calls her 'Teddy Bear.' He has been on a journey with his health for the past couple of years. Now he must undergo strong chemo .....again. And he is in a weaker condition.

Please join us in prayer for them.....

We are all really such needy people and I am so grateful we have a loving Heavenly Father who comforts our hearts. And I am thankful for our little blogging community where our hearts meet together and we encourage one another.

I will close tonight's journal entry with this scripture......