We are on the Mend!

 We fell ill on January 28th and have spent more time in bed than not.

So many have been sick with the crud! Congestion and coughing and feeling miserable.

We weren't really surprised when it was our turn to be sick.

We would sit in the den and watch DVDs or TV but several days ago, I pushed the button to put my chair down and it wouldn't work. It's an electric couch and has shorted out at least twice before. Louis Dean simply repaired the wire and it was fixed. Alas, now he can't remember how to do that. And to make matters worse, I pushed the button to further recline the seat thinking then it would work to go back down. Nope! So we are in a mess with our couch!

Jesse came to look at it over the weekend and will be back when he finds his electric tester and can see if the motor is getting electricity. Probably not since that's been the problem before. Too bad Louis Dean can't remember how to fix it!

I think if the motor is out, we will have to buy a new couch and it will not be an electric one!

Today we dressed and went out to do errands.

It was a real milestone for us.

First we went to the post office to mail a birthday present to my brother, Buster. His birthday is on Valentine's Day! I also mailed a children's Bible book to great grandson, Piercyn, who accepted Christ as his Savior recently. 

Next we picked up prescriptions for Louis Dean - managing our meds is a huge task and requires me to keep my wits about me.

Louis Dean's kidney labs from his annual check up were not good at all and he  had to go back and get more labs done this morning.

He doesn't drink enough water and I am at my wit's end in trying to make him.

We celebrated with Whataburgers! Complete with onion rings and French fries.

Next up was unloading a load at Goodwill.

I am purging like never before.

It had been months since LD and I had pedicures so that was next on our agenda.

Lovely Nails pay us such special attention. They are like friends and family to us and we really do appreciate them.

We were weak from being sick for so long but managed a last errand to Kroger for groceries.

It was a good day and we accomplished a lot.

Louis Dean brought in the groceries and I put things up.

I built a fire in the fireplace and we poured a glass of wine and settled down to watch the 2019 version of Midway.

I took down the Santa wall as we watched....

And I moved the perpetual tree to the baby grand.....

Everything is under construction in here!

It gets worse before it gets better.....

It starts with one painting.....

the rest will follow......

Now for a personal note.....

It is not easy to share my story.

I don't enjoy making people sad.

I have felt the Lord calling me to write my book and it has taken 10 years so far.

The book has brought clarity to me and my siblings and helped us see our life the way it really was.

I don't think I could have written it if we had not had a happy ending. So be it that that ending was when we were all in the latter part of our lives.

It's sobering for me to even read these chapters myself.

It's like I'm watching a movie.

I am certain God had a plan for us and it is by His grace and mercy we survived our childhood and, even though we all four suffered much in our grown up years, we did come to a place of peace and happiness.

Thank you for reading my words and being so supportive of me and my siblings.