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Marilyn, I'm praying for the Button family.  One never knows when life will be snuffed away.  Praying that he knew the Lord as well as the family.

Applebee's worked fine for Ivalou and I since she had a flyer and the server said that photos on phone would not work.  I facebooked a lady and told her that only flyers worked.  Well, someone called the manager and they were told that photos of the flyer on phones DO work and the server was misinformed!  I pray that all her diners had flyers!!

Today is another fund raiser for Jacob.  Orange Leaf American Frozen Yogurt is donating 10% of your purchase to Jacob and his family when you mention Jacob.  So Ivalou, Jane and I are going around 2pm.  I called Kaye Don and Barb.  She has a doctor appointment at 2:40 but they may go.  I left messages for Betty and Marge that if they want to go with us, to call me back. 

Sheree wrote last evening....

QuoteMay 2, 2012 Wednesday
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Jacob is scheduled for surgery tomorrow morning at 7:30am to get his trach lowered (first one put in wrong spot/to high) and to clean out all the scar tissue in his airway that is keeping him from being able to breath on his own. They anticipate he will be in ICU 24-48 hours after the surgery. All this needs to be done so in the future Jacob will be able to get rid of the trach altogether. Jacobs doctor said this will probable set him back a bit but to move forward with getting trach removed needs to be done.

Jacob did have another good day with physical and occupational therapy. PT said best day yet and fantastic Jacob. OT the staff was actually clapping at Jacobs progress - small steps long way to go but small steps being made!

Jacob will do fine.  He isn't called the 'Come Back Kid' for nothing!!

I am making a Chemo Wrap out of variegated yarns.  It is so ugly it is pretty!!     I am thinking I have enough yarn to make another dozen Chemo Wraps before I have to purchase yarn...and that is only yarn with dye lot numbers!!

Looks to be another beautiful day the Lord has made for us in Indiana.  Not a cloud in the sky.  The flag is blowing gently in the breeze.  It is already 76 degrees. 

Five more days and I will be seeing clearly! 

Hi everyone.  Just home from a very busy morning so far.  After coffee two friends and I went to walk at the gym and did about 3/4 mile today.  Then I went to Aldi's for some groceries and then a quick stop at Kroger for a couple of items Aldi's doesn't carry.  Came home and put them away and now ready to tackle some projects here at my desk starting with my morning posting here.  I should have the rest of the day free in terms of having to go anywhere unless Pat wants to go out and eat tonight.  She isn't feeling very good again so she can have a quiet day.

Janet, we have had the same experience with our kitchen floor squeaking when we walk across it, although it is linoleum and not tile.  In our case it was the product they put in the clean water.  Not fun to have to redo work, especially floors.  Abby is quite an active young woman and must have a good throwing arm.  Hope Darrel's eys are better today.

Etta Sue, that is a wonderfully generous thing that Appleby's is doing for Jacob's family. We like Appleby's.  Our Texas Roadhouse did something similar for our food co-op and also requested folks bring a can of food to be given to the co-op.  Our county has many hungry folks in it.  I hope I got connected to the Facebook page so I can also follow Jacob's progress there.  Hope his surgery has gone well this morning. I had to request to follow that page as the like didn't seem to work for me or I wasn't doing something correctly. 

Judy, electronics are great when they work but can be very aggravating when we can't figure out what a problem may be.   I am surprised that the uninstall and re-install hasn't worked.

Ruth Ann, it sounds like the stroke information at the hospital was very helpful although you did create more work for yourself.  However, we usually get more than we give in such endeavors.

Marilyn, what a tragic accident.  Falls are so frightening.  The family will have a hard time coping with this disaster for them. 

Marilyn, what a tragic accident for your neighbors!  I pray our Lord will give strength, peace and comfort to the family. 

I don't know if he knew the Lord or not. It didn't seem like it but one never knows. I think about what happened to Jason then about my fall hitting my head so close to my temple  on the sidewalk. I am so thankful to God that I am still alive, i could have dies as well.  It just seems so hard to .......Oh I don't know what to say. It is  a shock if all the words I can think of.

Hi everyone.  We are just now having a probably brief shower but wish it could rain all day as we need the moisture.  In a few minutes I will ride with my neighbor up to our local senior center for our men's Friday morning coffee hour. Then today is ROMEO's where several retired men of our church meet together for lunch.  Today we are eating at Red Lobster.  That should be it for today as far as outside activities.  I am hopeful that Pat will be feeling much better than she did yesterday where she was in a lot of pain.  She thinks it is her fibromyalgia acting up again as a few days ago she had a day where she was basically pain free except for her knees when we walked.  My granddaughter sent us a brief message overnight to remind us that she will be 30 years old this weekend. 

I'm in a hurry.  Have to leave in a few minutes to take Ivalou to her foot doctor, then eat and then groceries.  Once home, I have to make a salad for a funeral dinner at church tomorrow.  Then work at the dinner tomorrow since workers are scarce on Saturdays. 

Sheree wrote yesterday....

QuoteTHANK YOU for all your prayers! Jacobs surgery went very well today. We arrived at his room at 6am. He was transferred to Piedmont Hospital at 6:15am and surgery scheduled for 7:30am. At 11:15am surgeon came out to tell us surgery had gone well. He put in a new trach lower than the original one and cleaned up all the scar tissue around the old trach and above it and closed the old trach site. He anticipates a 30 day recovery period and then we can work on getting the new trach removed and Jacob will be breathing on his own. Jacob was then transferred back to Shepherd Center ICU and should be there for a day or two before going back to his pre rehab room. When we first saw Jacob he had both eyes open and looked like he was looking around. They had just told us he had been given pain medicine and would probable be asleep. His physical therapist then came in to bring him his splints and saw he was awake so she took advantage of the situation and started some therapy stretching his legs! He actually started pushing back with his legs which was a first! She said sometimes they have noticed when someone gets put out for surgery it actually helps to wake them up. So we are hoping that will be true for Jacob! Shortly after that Jacob appeared to be resting comfortable.
THANK YOU GOD for this good day!

Just know that Jacob is in the right place right now for his healing and God's help!

Etta Sue, the daily updates on Jacob are certainly encouraging and this latest one is especially so.  On the J nights when I ask the Lord for special names, Jacob and his family are often at the top of the list.

I took some of the jewelry I never wear - gold and silver chains I bought 20 years ago from QVC - to see if I could get anything for them.  I discovered that QVC hasn't necessarily always been completely honest.  Many of the chains had 14K or sterling on the clasp and were sold as 14K and sterling chains.  But for many of them it was only the clasp.  I did get suspicious when I saw some discoloring on a few of the "gold" chains.  Gold isn't supposed to tarnish!   

Totally overcast today, but no rain forecast and a fairly mild temperature. 

Judy, a perfect hymn for Paul's family as he and Pat and other family members wait for the results of surgery on tiny Cayla this morning.

Hi Everyone...

Just sitting here in the Family Room in the Cleveland Clinic while we await the news of wee baby Cayla Joy's surgery.  She's been in there since 8:30 am and it's just after lunch now.  The surgeon had three plans..."A", "B" and "C".  He really was planning that he'd be able to use Plan A but we got word that he's had to go to Plan B and so that's what they are doing right now.

We certainly appreciate all of the prayers going heaven-ward on Cayla Joy's behalf.

Paul's daughter, Linda and hubby, are doing well.

Praying since I heard....

Prayers for Cayla and Jacob.

Our roof has yet again not passed inspection.  Now, the roofer has to bay $47 for each time the inspector comes out - I have almost lost count.

We did our walks early today because of the heat and we try not to run the air.  Don is in the basement making little gifts and I am cooking a corned beef dinner along with a loaf of bread for a neighbor who just had knee surgery.  All are cooking or baking away in the laundry room so that keeps the kitchen cool.  It is a good way to use the crock pot and the bread machine.  Another neighbor had computer questions & Don helped her but it wasn't a half hour and she was stuck again so we think she called the computer company.  It has to be so frustrating for her since she was widowed - we know her through church & friends. 

Larry:  A granddaughter - don't we just love them?  Fibromyalgia seems to appear in sessions as much as I know - it has to be difficult during the active times.  Google has a site about a special diet - this was news to me. 

Hot and windy here today.  There are red flag alerts in much of the state for fire danger and it is just May.

I am getting a little bit tired, as have been cooking and cleaning all day, with the exception of the time I was at Pat's, getting my hair colored and styled.  I don't know why we work so hard trying to get things nearly perfect when the ones who are coming are friends.  Friends don't come to criticize, right?  Sigh.   

They are remembering (on TV) the awful Greensburg tornado that struck 5 years ago tonight.

I had a really nice interview via telephone today by a reporter from the Garden City Telegram!  And she wants to buy a book!  I asked how she heard about the book, and she said she had an email from my marketing rep at Tate Publishing!! 

This has ended up being a very busy  end of the week and it is not over yet.    My aunts eye surgery was successful.   Now it is eye drops 4 times a day for at least 4 weeks.

I have a friend with Fibromyalgia and after many years of suffering she has hers under control after finding that the foods she ate were the problem she has left out of her diet and seems to be fine.

Like everyone else we have had our share of rain but without rain the grass and flowers will not grow.

Hi, friends, well, I'm trying a new regimen for my diabetes, and thus far it's working really well! Difference in the costs? From $425 a month to $36 a month. How thankful I am!!

Also saw the eye doctor, and essentially, my eyes are still getting the same readings as last year. Again, time for thanksgiving.

So, with that and picking up my this year's pair of diabetic prescription shoes, the day was very busy.

Marilyn, that's so shocking that your neighbor is gone. As a very young widow myself, I surely do remember that lost feeling that followed his loss. She will endure several phases in her grief, but if she is able to get into a support group, it will be ever so helpful.

Etta Sue, I can't wait for you to see the difference after the surgeries. Colors are so much brighter!

Well, must go - it's very late, and (of course) things scheduled for tomorrow.

G'nite, friends - much love for each of you,
Ruth Ann

Hi everyone.  Yesterday we finally got a little bit of rain a couple of times throughout the day.  It looks like it will be clear this morning as the sun is peaking over the horizon.  I didn't have a very good meal yesterday at Red Lobster.  I ordered the shrimp jambalaya and the sauce appeared to be made from olive oil.  While it tasted pretty good it was very oily.  The service was extremely slow as well.  However, the company of the men in attendance was very good.  Don't have anything unusual on tap for today.  I do have quite a few pictures from the Golden Games to work up and get up on the website.

Etta Sue, nice to see that good report from Jacob's mom and to know he got through the surgery well.

Jeanne, I am surprised the QVC could afford to mislead their customers like that. 

Pat, those are long hours waiting for someone in surgery.

Carol, are the inspectors unreasonable or the roofers just inept or careless.  However, sounds like your roof should be super once they get it past inspection. As bad a day as Pat had Thursday with her fibromyalgia, yesterday was a good day and she was walking without the aid of her cane and relatively pain free for most of the day. 

Janet, I guess it is a human trait to want things to look their best for company.  However, when we reason it out you are right they are coming to spend time with you and not your house and if something being out of place or a speck of dust appears it really is their problem if they find fault since we can't control their thoughts anyway.  You are right in that friends don't come to criticize, not if they are good friends.

Ruth, glad your aunt's eye surgery went well.

Ruth Ann, glad you found a less expensive regimen for your diabetes. 

I remember hearing Gord Brown sing this.....

Larry, you are a member of Jacob's Facebook.  I checked yesterday.  I haven't seen any new news of Jacob today.  Just praying it is because it was been a busy day for day after surgery.  Praying that everything is normal as normal can be.

And thank you, Jeanne, for the prayers for Jacob.  I just can't stress how nice of a guy he is, how personable, how polite, how smart and such a shame this had to happen to him.  I am praying that God is taking his time in waking Jacob and when Jacob does wake, Jacob will be ready to do whatever it takes to be a productive, young man. 

There was another accident last night on Cyntheanne Road...at the bottom of a hill last evening.  I am thinking that that is maybe 3-4 miles south of my road.  My nephew and his nurse wife were the first to come to the accident.  Kim started her nursing with the motorcycle rider while Tracy comforted the people in the car that was involved in the accident.  A neighbor woman who is a nurse also came to the accident.  Isaac is alive but I haven't seen any news reports about the accident. 

And the county is wanting to make this road a 4-lane highway!! 

About my eyes!  Since knowing I am having surgery, I can tell that I am NOT seeing near as good as I thought.  I can't tell the difference between a 5 and a 6.  I tend to guess at words when reading.  If words are light, I can't read them at all.  I 'feel' that I am seeing bright colors but maybe I am not.  If not, then the last Chemo Wrap is really bright!!  I just know that I am ready for surgery and to be able to see again.,...hopefully without glasses!

Today is the funeral dinner.  Just pray that my back will allow me to help all I can.

Ruth Ann:  That is a marvelous savings - good for you!

Larry:  There is a difference in this county's requirements but something is wrong.  We know it has to be fixed correctly or the roofers won't get their money - maybe next week.  They are peeved and embarrassed.

Another very nice and cool but sunny morning here.  We do get hot but if we can keep the house temperature down, it doesn't last too long.  The big moon was a great sight last night. 

Jeanne one time my mother bought me an amethyst ring with three baguette cut stones that turned out to be pieces of plastic. I had her send it back for a refund.

I must remember to go out and look at the "big" moon tonight!  None of us will be around the next time it's this close to the earth!

If you want to read the article about me and the book, Google GardenCityTelegram.com/News and scroll down to it.  I think the title is Woman Chronicles Daughter's Struggles--or something like that.  The gal did a pretty good job I think.

My painting friends have departed and the house is quiet again.  We had a good time, painted a tote bag with an angel on it.  They loved the meal I made for them and admired my house.  (Even if I didn't get everything done!)

And I am thinking a little rest might fit the bill for me just now! 

Janet that is a great article.

Thanks, Marilyn!  Glad you found it.

I went to visit Beth after my friends had gone; and saw there was a big auction going on at the civic center--I mean, that was a HUGE auction!  Everything you could imagine, and it had been going all day already.  I stayed a while, couldn't (didn't) resist bidding on a few things, spent a bit over $7 and came home with my car stuffed full!  I got some western iron things (decorations) which I will give my sister Shirley who loves western stuff; two of those little round tables, with glass tops to put on them, plus a beautiful 5 foot floral swag--for $1, and then several ficus trees, philodendrons, etc, all for 3 or 4 dollars.  I don't need any of it, but will pass it on to someone who does.  What I really wanted to buy were 6 dining room chairs.  They were like new, and the color was perfect for our house.  Ours are getting really shabby......anyway, I gave up on those at $175 for the 6.

And now I am even more tired, so am thinking it's early to bed for me.  In the morning, I get to share about the book at My Father's House in Hugoton!!

Another week has gone by and now it's already time to start on a new one.  HERE