Well it is summer time weather, here in Arkansas. it was 83 yesterday. Rain Rain Rain. I like it hot just not sticky hot and after a rain it is usually stick hot, Summer in the South. I like California HOT. Looks like we are going to have a windy one. It has been so rainy here. You can just expect rain everyday. It has been very windy here all year and I do not mind that a breeze blowing all time.
I finally got the part for my oven, it sit there days so I decided to put it in myself, just to find out it was only a wire in one of the ends of the coil has burned into. So that saved some money. We got to return the coil. We also got the muicrowave oven taken down and the vent fan turned around. When we got it we was trying to go by directions so we turned it like directions said, but found out it was right and we should not have turned it. So we got that fixed also. It is bad to get old and need to do things like that. Coy's shoulders are so bad he cannot lift anymore, his arms will just go so high. But we made it.
I went yesterday to the Dr. and was hurting so bad, so I ask Dr. Bowen if he could scope my knee again, he informed me it would not do any good, I had advanced arthritis, and a total knee was the only thing that would fix that. I am not ready mentally for that yet, even though I know it is almost here. I have always had trouble with my knees. I use to use WD-40 on them. I use to make the remark they needed to be greased. I got my injections yesterday again. They feel better today. I have been taking a pain tablet ever once in a while just to be free of pain for a while. Every step is a chore. I finally got out and got my petunias set out and fixed my bird bath. I also got my daffodils set out we pulled up when we went-wheeler riding several weeks ago.I also got my stump set and sweet potato vine set in it. I am not a sitter but I have to get off my feet. I love working outside.
Roy my brother finally got the results of his BX. I told him to call that Dr. and find out what it was. It is cancer and he goes the 11th to meet with the Dr. Harold my other brother has not heard from his Dr. either to find out what route they are going to take for his lung cancer.
I get on the phone and call if I want results. Dr. these days are so neglent, mostly their nurses I think. Roy said he is not worried, but I told him that is something that has to be taken care of, do not let it go.
I made a big pot of Ron and Darlene's soup today it is so good. We love it with cornbread. I always freeze several bowls, so we will have some on hand, it is quick and easy to fix.
Someday I will get back to writing about California trip. We enjoyed it so much. My sister-inlaw is still hanging in there. I have got to call her again. I love to talk with her. We will be going back out there in a few months.
Well I guess I better go and get some sleep we have a trip planned with the elderly people in our church.
GOD BLESS ALL OF YOU
Friday, April 24, 2009
Wednesday, April 22, 2009
TEST RESULTS
Well we have got 1 test results, it is not good. It could be much worse. Harold's is cancer, but small and can probably be removed. He is waiting to hear from the Doctor and see what she is going to suggest. We have not heard from Roy's test. I am praying it is good, he cannot take much more. They put JR in Rehab today, that is a good thing, They can do a lot to help him walk again. Jeffery's birthday was yesterday and Roy was having a hard day. My heart breaks for him. He is getting a tomb stone and was going to set it in concrete. He was talking and crying,I don't know how he is bearing up under all he has endured. It will be beautiful the way Roy describes it. Edward had to endure a lot also. He said Alisha was afraid she was going to be the only one left.
I talked to Rosette yesterday and she has been in the hospital for a week, bacteria in her blood and in her heart. He port had to be taken out because it was infected. That happen to Pam and it took her a year to get well, but of course she had other problems, that did not help her situation. Rosie was expection to go home in a few days.
Coy went up there today to help Roy build a porch and ramp on JR porch. It will have to be a long ramp, his trailer is so high off the ground. It will be good for them to be together, I would have went, but am still sick. My family is so important to me, I love them so much, when they hurt I hurt. Jeanette I am so sorry you have gone thru the things you have endured. We just have to keep looking to God for strength. He has it all, he knows all and has endured all for us.
We just have to trust in him. He is my life.
Looking forward to the reunion, even though it will be so much work, but I have a good helper.
Nancy and Coy. Hope to get letters out this week or first of next. I really do not know how many to plan for but we will have plenty.
Sue take care and get well soon.
GOD BLESS ALL AND KEEP YOU (TRUST JESUS)
I talked to Rosette yesterday and she has been in the hospital for a week, bacteria in her blood and in her heart. He port had to be taken out because it was infected. That happen to Pam and it took her a year to get well, but of course she had other problems, that did not help her situation. Rosie was expection to go home in a few days.
Coy went up there today to help Roy build a porch and ramp on JR porch. It will have to be a long ramp, his trailer is so high off the ground. It will be good for them to be together, I would have went, but am still sick. My family is so important to me, I love them so much, when they hurt I hurt. Jeanette I am so sorry you have gone thru the things you have endured. We just have to keep looking to God for strength. He has it all, he knows all and has endured all for us.
We just have to trust in him. He is my life.
Looking forward to the reunion, even though it will be so much work, but I have a good helper.
Nancy and Coy. Hope to get letters out this week or first of next. I really do not know how many to plan for but we will have plenty.
Sue take care and get well soon.
GOD BLESS ALL AND KEEP YOU (TRUST JESUS)
Tuesday, April 21, 2009
Dr. Day
This was a day I have been dreading, I knew it would be painful but had to be done.
We left early, went to the hospital where Harold ( my brother) was having a lung BX. It went well, but he is not a good patient. VERY IMPATIENT and does not like Hospitals at all. I enjoyed talking to their preacher. He is from the full gospel campgrounds church Hwy. 167 south.
Roy and Harold had a BX this week and should get the results this week. Edward and Joann (his wife) was there with Harold. Roy had his in Conway.
I woke up at 3am yesterday morning sick another Bladder infection, I got up and started my antiobiotic. I am sure glad he gave them to me. This is the first one in several months. I guess I will go back on my bottled water. Last week I dranked quiet a bit of tea, I drank one coke (sometimes I just get thirsty for a coke, never been a coke drinker ) I also ate some strawberries Sunday, don't know if they have acid or not, I think they do, I guess I have not been drinking enough water lately. We painted all week last week when it was not raining and when it was we worked inside. I knew last weekend my bladder was not empting out. you can tell when you have had as many problems as I have.
I also had a Dr. appt to get some injections in my knees, no fun. These made me sick and thought I was going to pass out. Had to set in the room for a while. He told me my right knee would be needing a replacement before too long. I hope these shots work and I don't have to have one for a long time or never. God can fix that. I have to get them 3 weeks in a row. I go next tuesday and the next. Please pray, I have really suffered with my knees. I am an active person but sometimes I get lazy because of the pain. Haven't been sleeping well, they hurt so bad at night. I have too much to do and want to do, to be down.
It turned out to be a beautiful day, sprinkled rain this morning, but it cleared and a beautiful blue sky and sunshine.
My grandpaw graybeards are sure pretty this year and getting so big. My azealea bed is in full bloom. I plan on getting about 20 more and extending my bed on out, that means Coy will have to go to the mill and haul some more pine bark. My Iris in in full bloom and the Louisiana Iris by the driveway is blooming. They are so thick and need to be thinned. We have people stop us and want some all time. Have to spray my garden tomorrow with miracle grow. We will have a mess of turnip greens this week, maybe tomorrow, if I feel like cooking them. I am pretty sick and just want to lay around. Maybe tomorrow or the next day who knows.
GOD BLESS ALL
We left early, went to the hospital where Harold ( my brother) was having a lung BX. It went well, but he is not a good patient. VERY IMPATIENT and does not like Hospitals at all. I enjoyed talking to their preacher. He is from the full gospel campgrounds church Hwy. 167 south.
Roy and Harold had a BX this week and should get the results this week. Edward and Joann (his wife) was there with Harold. Roy had his in Conway.
I woke up at 3am yesterday morning sick another Bladder infection, I got up and started my antiobiotic. I am sure glad he gave them to me. This is the first one in several months. I guess I will go back on my bottled water. Last week I dranked quiet a bit of tea, I drank one coke (sometimes I just get thirsty for a coke, never been a coke drinker ) I also ate some strawberries Sunday, don't know if they have acid or not, I think they do, I guess I have not been drinking enough water lately. We painted all week last week when it was not raining and when it was we worked inside. I knew last weekend my bladder was not empting out. you can tell when you have had as many problems as I have.
I also had a Dr. appt to get some injections in my knees, no fun. These made me sick and thought I was going to pass out. Had to set in the room for a while. He told me my right knee would be needing a replacement before too long. I hope these shots work and I don't have to have one for a long time or never. God can fix that. I have to get them 3 weeks in a row. I go next tuesday and the next. Please pray, I have really suffered with my knees. I am an active person but sometimes I get lazy because of the pain. Haven't been sleeping well, they hurt so bad at night. I have too much to do and want to do, to be down.
It turned out to be a beautiful day, sprinkled rain this morning, but it cleared and a beautiful blue sky and sunshine.
My grandpaw graybeards are sure pretty this year and getting so big. My azealea bed is in full bloom. I plan on getting about 20 more and extending my bed on out, that means Coy will have to go to the mill and haul some more pine bark. My Iris in in full bloom and the Louisiana Iris by the driveway is blooming. They are so thick and need to be thinned. We have people stop us and want some all time. Have to spray my garden tomorrow with miracle grow. We will have a mess of turnip greens this week, maybe tomorrow, if I feel like cooking them. I am pretty sick and just want to lay around. Maybe tomorrow or the next day who knows.
GOD BLESS ALL
Friday, April 17, 2009
CLASS OF 59 LUNCHEON
It was a beautiful day warm, breeze blowing and the sky was a beautiful blue. The lady name Crista, from Germany fixed the luncheon. She is a wonderful cook and loves to entertain, like you Sue. She fixed mexican food. We had so much to choose from. That is one of my favorite foods.
There was 15 of us in all. Some ate on their patio and some ate inside. The next one will be at
Larry's pizza, a new resturant in town. It is where the Ice House restaurant use to be. I wonder how long this will be there. It has been everything. A steak house, home cooking, and other names also. Larry's pizza is a chain and has wonderful pizza, even dessert pizzas.
HAVE A WONDERFUL DAY AND GOD BLESS EACH OF YOU.
There was 15 of us in all. Some ate on their patio and some ate inside. The next one will be at
Larry's pizza, a new resturant in town. It is where the Ice House restaurant use to be. I wonder how long this will be there. It has been everything. A steak house, home cooking, and other names also. Larry's pizza is a chain and has wonderful pizza, even dessert pizzas.
HAVE A WONDERFUL DAY AND GOD BLESS EACH OF YOU.
Tuesday, April 14, 2009
EASTER SUNDAY
Easter Sunday was a nasty day, It poured rain all day. We was going to have a get together but the weather did not corporate. We had dinner at church. I made the chicken and dressing home made rolls and banana pudding. It was nice , that is the first dinner we have had in a long time.
We was having a get together with family so I made extra rolls and dressing. Well it rained so I froze it. I had also made a large sheet cake and froze it also. It was planned for the next Sunday but guess what it rained. We had it anyway and the sun came out, Our property does not hold water so when the sun came out we hid eggs and the kids hunted them.
The food I had froze was very good. We had cake, strawberries, dressing and rolls. Everyone enjoyed Buck said I have got to have some more of your dressing it is not ofter I get to eat some of your cooking. I told the kids to do that more often, it was a fun day and so enjoyable also. The kids are older and there is not as many messes to clean up as when they was small.
Shawn, James oldest son came by later and the took a bowl of dressing and a whole loaf of bread with him to eat. He works at the Sonic. I am going to miss them, they are moving back to Texarkana. James is already working back down there. Austin comes by 2 and 3 times a week.
We have purchased a WII . It has been so much fun especially the cow race. I told Rocky I wanted him to do the cow race with me, he said you actually play that, you and papaw too. I replied Yes of course, He said I can't believe that, I am just shocked. You mean you bought that just for you two. We played that cow race game, you catch a clown, jump hurdles and knock down things in the road. He said I am going to have to get me one of those. I stay on the grass and against the fence more than the path. It is so much fun and Coy and I have laughed playing different things on there, it has been good for us.
Sometime this week he is going to put me in a light in my kitchen and ceiling fan in the living room. He knows how to do electrical work. I am so glad, save some money.
Oh yea my oven element went out so we cooked in the trailer Sunday. Also my microwave went out too. I had bought a new one used it 2 days and it blew. It did not have the ground wire hooked up and this microwave is more powerful than the one I had. Coy put the box up and did not include the ground wire. I used the other one about 6 years like that but not this one. So Sears was called and order the part, it has not come in yet and it is supose to be fixed tomorrow but I guess it want get fixed then.
GOD BLESS ALL AND HAVE A GOOD NIGHT
We was having a get together with family so I made extra rolls and dressing. Well it rained so I froze it. I had also made a large sheet cake and froze it also. It was planned for the next Sunday but guess what it rained. We had it anyway and the sun came out, Our property does not hold water so when the sun came out we hid eggs and the kids hunted them.
The food I had froze was very good. We had cake, strawberries, dressing and rolls. Everyone enjoyed Buck said I have got to have some more of your dressing it is not ofter I get to eat some of your cooking. I told the kids to do that more often, it was a fun day and so enjoyable also. The kids are older and there is not as many messes to clean up as when they was small.
Shawn, James oldest son came by later and the took a bowl of dressing and a whole loaf of bread with him to eat. He works at the Sonic. I am going to miss them, they are moving back to Texarkana. James is already working back down there. Austin comes by 2 and 3 times a week.
We have purchased a WII . It has been so much fun especially the cow race. I told Rocky I wanted him to do the cow race with me, he said you actually play that, you and papaw too. I replied Yes of course, He said I can't believe that, I am just shocked. You mean you bought that just for you two. We played that cow race game, you catch a clown, jump hurdles and knock down things in the road. He said I am going to have to get me one of those. I stay on the grass and against the fence more than the path. It is so much fun and Coy and I have laughed playing different things on there, it has been good for us.
Sometime this week he is going to put me in a light in my kitchen and ceiling fan in the living room. He knows how to do electrical work. I am so glad, save some money.
Oh yea my oven element went out so we cooked in the trailer Sunday. Also my microwave went out too. I had bought a new one used it 2 days and it blew. It did not have the ground wire hooked up and this microwave is more powerful than the one I had. Coy put the box up and did not include the ground wire. I used the other one about 6 years like that but not this one. So Sears was called and order the part, it has not come in yet and it is supose to be fixed tomorrow but I guess it want get fixed then.
GOD BLESS ALL AND HAVE A GOOD NIGHT
BUSY TIME
We have been so busy trying to get our house cleaned and painted. We have painted the porch finally. It has rained so much, but we did have 2 days of sunshine. It was cloudy and Coy got the house washed down and we begin painting the next day. Then we started the shed but here comes the rain again. It will rain a while and then the sun will shine but you look back toward the west and see the clouds again. Then here comes the rain again. It is such a job to do all this work around here and someday we will not be able and then what, I don't know, I guess it will not get done. Maybe we can hire someone to do it. We will be too old to go camping so I guess we will use that money to get it done. I hope that is a long time in the future, but who knows only God knows.
Sometimes I wish I knew the future for my life so many things can happen, I would just like to be prepared if that is possible. It is not in God's plan that we know.
Sometimes he lets us know what we should do or not do, but do we listen, NO we just keep going our way and don' listen to his voice. When this or that happens we remember we was warned.
God is so good to us. Brother Swiger has been preaching on How Beautiful Heaven Must Be. One can only Imagine. Just as I typed this that song came on my media player. I love to have music going when I an using the computer.
He has wrote so many songs and poems, they are so good and so true. I love to hear all his stories of his journey with the Lord. They was so good to mother . A lot of our family has set under their ministry.
GOD BLESS YOU
Sometimes I wish I knew the future for my life so many things can happen, I would just like to be prepared if that is possible. It is not in God's plan that we know.
Sometimes he lets us know what we should do or not do, but do we listen, NO we just keep going our way and don' listen to his voice. When this or that happens we remember we was warned.
God is so good to us. Brother Swiger has been preaching on How Beautiful Heaven Must Be. One can only Imagine. Just as I typed this that song came on my media player. I love to have music going when I an using the computer.
He has wrote so many songs and poems, they are so good and so true. I love to hear all his stories of his journey with the Lord. They was so good to mother . A lot of our family has set under their ministry.
GOD BLESS YOU
OUR VACATION
It begin on the 16 of march, we went camping early in the week and we thought Kiefer and Maranda was coming with us on Friday when we went in for the Gaither concert, but to my surprise they made them go to their Memaw in Pine Bluff, but that is OK. We had a good time, the weather was yucky every other day. Not much rain but just windy and cloudy.
We was walking one day and seen an old hollow stump, it was still attached to the ground.
They was having a boat show that day and I guess one of the guest boaters bumped it and
before we left it was loose, so we ask the ranger if we could have it, so we loaded it in the back of
the trailer. It was a chore to load, we was being careful not to break the bark off of it. It was not that heavy, just bundlesome. I have not decided where I am going to put it yet.
From there we went home for a day, picked up Kiefer and Maranda and our 4 wheelers and headed to Roy's. We camped up on top of a mountain, Before we got to the top, Coy told Maranda we would be nearly to Heaven by the time we get to the top. They had been discussing Heaven. Maranda rode with Coy and Kiefer rode with me. I pulled the 4*wheelers. We was the only ones up there. It was wet and rainy, but we only slept up there. We had full hook-ups which was nice. It is always nice to have those. We got up early, fried bacon, eggs, and fixed biscuits also. Oh yea, I forgot home made hash browns. When we just finished fixing, Roy called (my brother) and invited us to breakfast. He had biscuits and gravy, sausage gravy . Oh well next time. We left and went to Roy's, met Jeanette and CW. And we all loaded up and went to the woods. We had a wonderful day riding. Kiefer really enjoyed his self. He never missed one mud hole and made many trips through some. We dug some bulbs and see a few wild flowers, not many yet too early, I guess. That evening they went fishing in the pond. Catch and release, CW said that was the first time he had to realease big cropies. Roy really had a time with Kiefer. Jeanette and CW and Nicole spent the night. We went back to the trailer.The wind was so strong we had to take down our E-Z UP and put up our canopy on the trailer. It stormed all night. We prayed before we retired and went right to bed and went to sleep. Did not feel the wind shake the trailer not one time. That is what God can do, if we only trust him. It rained so hard.
Roy said if it got to bad we could come back over there. But it was OK.
We left our trailer parked at the back of Roy's by the pond . We returned that Sunday night after Church. They was still up when we got there, Went in visited and played WII for a while and went to the trailer. Write later about that week.
GOD BLESS AND KEEP YOU
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