Better Days.....

 Life has settled down the last few days and that's been a real blessing.

I truly appreciate all of your kindnesses and prayers for us.

While we haven't celebrated our 21st wedding anniversary as of yet, we have enjoyed the cards, messages and well wishes from so many of you.

These beautiful flowers were from Amber and Mike and I have them sitting on the den table where I can catch their fragrance and admire their beauty.

Saturday evening we were sitting outside on the driveway with Illene when our sweet neighbor and her precious dog, Mocha, stopped by for a visit.

I've been meaning to paint his portrait for two years now and am determined to start on that soon.

Louis Dean loves a project and he loves to do things for me so watering is a true gift!

He has the patience of Job - and I do not!

I found these delicious treats at Kroger at clearance prices!!!

I bought nearly all they had for our Saturday night dinner and movie dates.

Ilene brought salads from Braums and I didn't need to cook a thing.

Our movie of choice was excellent!!

Louis Dean and I sat outside on the driveway afterwards just enjoying the quiet.

I went to bed at 11:30 and got up 12 hours later, only waking up three times during the night.

I know I'm still sleeping too much but I'm thinking once I get rid of this UTI and my thyroid levels drop back down that I will not need as much sleep.

I woke up this morning and went straight to the TV to watch Fellowship Church online.

It was a powerful message and Louis Dean joined me in watching.

Then he said he would like for us to find a smaller church to visit as it just doesn't seem right to sit home on Sunday mornings.

While I am not looking to change churches, I am willing to visit smaller ones from time to time if I can find one. When did it get to be so difficult to find a church?

Fellowship is so large and the music is so long that we cannot comfortably attend in person.

LD has heart stents and the music affects both of us.

If you are local and could recommend a church we could visit I would appreciate it.

Fellowship services are on YouTube so when it was over we let it run to the next program....

Do you know why Louis Dean is smiling so big??

Not one but TWO of his recordings came on next!!

He was so tickled.

I am back to cooking starting today!

Nothing beats fried potatoes and onions in my book!

I fried two extra eggs to go with the two leftover sausage patties for tomorrow morning's breakfast.

I am back to writing my book again will publish Chapter 39 tomorrow and I have several chapters already written so it should be a regular Monday thing.

Have any of you been watching this?

I thought I had read all of her books - and there were many - but I actually do not remember reading this one from 1979.

I am loving it! 

The costumes! The scenery!!

I am loving it!!

The costumes! The scenery!

There was a mini series in 1984 and I am looking into watching that one after this one is finished.

I believe the new one has eight episodes and I have watched two.

I'll close this journal entry with a photo of the duck pond that Dean sent me.

I so wish we were there now but it's not working out just yet what with doctor appointments and situations.

But SOON I hope......