Linda's Life Journal

Friday, May 15, 2026

Some Days are Diamonds.....

I woke up one morning thisearlier in the week with this song on my mind.

Over the years, John Denver's music has reflected much of what I was feeling about life.

Back in a couple of lifetimes ago - I would start singing this as....

Some days are diamonds and some days are just hard rocks!

I've felt this way for several days but I am wise enough to know that feelings never last.

So, I am embracing mine and will be glad when they move on.....

Saturday night Sherry was dropped off by her neice as Sherry's car broke down as she was in the DFW area for a family gathering. The car was towed to the niece's home and Sherry spent the night here as Dean was back at the ranch, but their truck was also broken down, and our truck is there but it's not running either.

Sherry went in to visit Louis Dean in his music room and noticed blood all over his floor.

She asked him, "Does Linda know??"

I did know that he had stepped on a piece of glass and I had put ointment and a Band-Aid on the cut, but I did not know it had started bleeding again. This cut was right in the middle of the meaty part of his foot, and he could feel the pain!

I had an appointment with my urologist on Monday and it was good to see both Dr. Bloom and his associate....the doctor always comes in to visit for a minute or two.

I baked cheesecake squares and took a tray to them - it's a tradition to bake something every year for my annual visit.

It appears I may have a UTI for the first time in well over a year.

Tuesday was supposed to be Louis Dean's final follow up appointment for his toe injury...

however he stepped on a jagged piece of glass over the weekend and that presented a more serious concern.

Still wearing the surgical shoe!!

Since I missed connecting up with Brenda, I took Louis Dean with me to two thrift stores and he waited for me in the car. The doctor told him to stay off his foot as much as possible.

I didn't find a lot but I love the things I found.

Four brand new candles - all extra nice ones.

The Rae Dunn olive oil dispenser and I never pass a garland up.

The butterfly is diamond art and it is beautiful.

We picked up prescriptions at Walgreens....seems we do that every other day!

Wednesday I had an appointment for my annual eye exam and showed up only to realize I need to schedule cataract surgery and get that done before having my eyes tested!

What was I thinking? I guess I wasn't but I had taken them some baked goodies and said I would be back later in the summer!

( I now have cataract surgery scheduled for June first at 8:00 in the MORNING!!)

I was feeling a little blue on my way home and decided to stop at a thrift store on the south side of town and I did find some treasures that cheered me right up.

I'll share those soon.....

Louis Dean was instructed to keep the foot bandaged and DRY but when I woke up Thursday morning he had taken all the bandaging off and his foot was dripping blood on the floor.

He said it had got wet! Like how did THAT happen?

I cleaned it up and rebandaged it and we were BACK at the doctor's office again that afternoon.

He just put together that these were two separate injuries - not just one.

The foot is still infected and he's still on antibiotics.

The doctor told him this is the kind of infection that can ger really BAD really QUICK!

Our friends, Joel and Terre, moved to Texas a year ago this month and we met up with them for dinner at Mexican Sugar along with Ilene. She drove us and I was able to have a margarita!