TODAY

I begin baking a 3 tier cake for our friends. An 8 inch, 10 inch and a 14 inch layers. I baked a decorated a 3 tier 50th wedding anniversary cake for my dear friends. Hard to say no. Got all the small one baked and had one of the 14 inch in the oven when I begin to cool off and I immediately knew what was happening. The connector we have replaced many times was burning out, I smelled something burning earlier, but hoped I would be able to get them all baked before it quit completely. But no it just had to quit on my big one which was 3 cake mixes. So I went to the trailer to see if the stove was working it wasn't. Coy did not hook it up right so he had to do that, we lit it and transferred the cake down there to finish. First I had to measure to see if my pan would fit . Well it finished baking and was so packy I said I need to rebake. So I planned to go to Nancy's when she got home. I told Coy we know what to do let's just fix it, We have plenty of time. So that is what we did. Pulled the stove out, pulled the back off and sure enough that is what was wrong. We got it all fixed and finished my cakes. We took that one and froze it to make a bowl cake with fresh strawberries, vanilla pudding and cool whip. We will have that for Easter. It will be so good.
I hate making messes but that turned out OK, I usually get upset but not this time.
Did not plan on doing any more big cakes but you know how that goes, hard to turn down your friends. It turned out beautiful. The anniversay was a great success. Sharon did not want them to do that. There was food galore and good too. They had a big croud. some friends they had not seen for a long time. Former pastors even came. That made the feel real good.
I will try to do a picture, don't know if I can but if not Nancy can.
Love to do simple ones not big ones anymore a little stressful delivering them. Not doing them.
That has been my day.
God Bless

PROVERBS 31

This is for me today.

Psalms 119:45 I will walk about in freedom for I have sought out your precepts.

I feel like God is asking me to remove some things from my plate and embrase what he has in store for me to enjoy the peace he wants me to have. When I embrase his word and It becomes the most important thing I pick up and read everyday that is when I will have an expression of my amazing God and his revolutionary love.

I preach to me everyday about having the wrong feelings and not knowing how to handle situations . That is what God's word is for to teach us. We turn it over To Jesus and he will handle it. We are not to worry.

My sister wrote this SORROW LOOKS BACK, WORRY LOOKS AROUND,FAITH LOOKS UP, I like that and it will be posted on my refrigerator. Thanks

Since God is not a God of chaos or confinement when I follow His ways He brings freedom. He causes the things He has not called me to do, or to be a part of, to fade in the background. That is where my purpose is peaceful.

KEYS

I am taking Coy's car keys today he has banged up my car so much. He side swiped something with the back tail-light, bent the fender and white is all over the tail light and the side is bent in. He has backed into a truck, just hit the bumper of the truck. It dented in the trunk and bumper.

He hit a dog and busted our front bumper. So I told him to give me his keys if he wanted to drive he could drive the truck, It is all dented in in 3 or 4 places. He backed a trailer into the side just the other day. He pulls out in front of people, he just drives crazy, like he is another world. Too bad he has got so wacky.

He use to be a good driver, NO MORE , I am scared to ride with him. He slows down to 5 miles an hour, then speeds up you never know what he is going to do. Drives on the line a lot of times.

Makes me mad when he does something and then does not tell the truth about it. He will never own up to doing anything wrong.
I ask him after we went to be did he really know what happen to the car , he told me he hit the walkway post.

It did not do me any good to go to church last night, I was in knots about the car, I just seen it when we about to leave. I know it is just a thing, but the first time in 15 years we have had a good car. I think maybe it has a jinks on it , or maybe we picked the wrong car.

My how your life can change in a matter of moments. Our lives sure has changed in a years time.

Once a week we pick up the kids and take them to eat and usually to the Rec. center near our house. Well when he goes, he don't want them talking and Kiefer never shuts up, he is a hunter and fisherman and loves to talk about it. I love to hear what he has to say, but Coy he sets over there and blows. So I will be doing that by myself from now on. I will tell him he has to stay home. I have done that a few times already. He does not enjoy it and neither does anyone else.

This is my complaining for this day. What will tomorrow bring only God knows. Maybe you life is better God Bless you and Me

WIPED OUT

Had 3 Dr. appt yesterday. Coy had to see his skin Dr. as he does every 3 months now, he has so many. He froze 3 more on his face. I had to see my knee Dr. everything is OK. Cant stay on it a lot but as time goes by that will get better and better. I can already walk better without tiring so easy. We also went to Coys sleep center be be checked, they changed his medicine for his legs so he could sleep better. He jumps and jerks at night sometimes. They think this will take care of it and he needs to wear his c-pap machine but he don't. I hate to keep telling him what he needs to do, he gets so angry and says OK, Ok, Ok when he knows he will not. . He really does some strange things sometimes. Looking for things in strange places. Putting things where they don't belong.
Anytime I need to use something I have to hunt it because he never puts it where it belongs.
We was so wiped out we went to bed early. Spending a whole day in LR and going here and there will wipe an old person out.
Sometimes I get so fed up with him, but then I remember God gave him to me 52 years ago , for better or worse, although I dont think we repeated those vows, we just said I do. We was married by a JP. Cleaning up his messes, always a mess on the floor, he eats walking around, I tell him to use a paper plate or a plate of anykind, but it is like talking to a stump. He makes the awefullest coffee messes, you would not believe.
He never zips his pants, I have to watch that all time. A dozen times a day he wants to know what day it is, what medicines he is suppose to take, even though he has planner made up, I try to see to that, and keep his bottles put up, will not keep a calendar of his own, like the Dr. said. I hardly ever get a good night sleep.
I don't feel like doing his stuff and mine too and hadn't for a long time.
Life is hard sometimes but God knows all about it. He didn't say it would be easy or a bed of roses. Just worth it to keep living for HIM.

HEART HEALTHY

Well I had a clean bill of health on my heart, if only I was as healthy elsewhere.

Everything was a OK and my Dr. said keep doing what I am doing. Flax seed, vitamin E, Fish oil and exercise. I know I have not been getting enough exercise lately being laid up in the bed for 3 months, and just getting back to water aerobics when I got upper respiratory problems. Just go away and let me be well for a few months or from now on. I am through being sick with anything. No life when you are sick an don't feel well. Need a life outside this house.
A lot of things I want to do inside and will when I can open up the house so I don't smell the paint.
I have big plans but careing them out is another thing. I have really gotten lazy with all this staying in bed.
GOD BLESS AND HAVE A WONDERFUL DAY.

EVERY DAY A CHORE

We left on our cruise on Sept. 3, had a wonderful time, enjoyed every minute of it from the time we left LR. Enjoyed staying with Sue and David for the whole month.

The day we flew out of Sacramento, I had a fever. Sue said you are sick when she kissed me bye.
I thought I was just upset of loseing Jeanette that morning, that was some of it but not all. I was sick all the way home. Begin taking my antibiotic but kept getting worse. The day of Jeanette funeral, I was so sick, Had to get up and go to the bathroom during the funeral, but could not wait . We left took David and Sue to Oklahoma on the 11 or 12. Planning on staying a couple of nights, just stayed one, needed to get home and wanted to visit Viola in Holiday Island before we came home. We did visit and had a wonderful visit with her. So sick we had to stop in Conway and spend the night and we needed to see Coy's ear Dr. there before we came home.

We came through LR I went by Dr. Brizzalara office and left a urine sample because the antiobiotic I was taking was not doing the job as before. They called the next morning and changed it to different kind. The bacterial infection Cipro would not take care of it. So they put me on Levaquin. I was very sick for over 2 weeks.


I called all the Dr. to make sure it was OK if I proceded with the surgery on my knee. They all told me it would not make a difference.


On Nov. Wed. the 3rd I went in to have my surgery. Thursday I got really sick at my stomach and had diarrhea, that lasted about 48 hours. Up and down all night and all day. Bed stripped and clothes changed many times. So glad Nancy stayed with me. It was a terrible time.


Left and went to rehab on saturday. I had a rash on my back so bad they took pictures when I entered the hospital. I also got the thrush in my mouth could hardly eat. I was there a week. Came home on friday. The next friday I got hot spots in my knee with a lot of swelling. The Dr. took me off therapy for the weekend. Begin back on Monday . I begin to have out patient PT The 2nd week of December. On Tuesday Dec. 21 I got up so sick, Coy had a Dr. appt in LR and I did not know if I was going to be able to go or not. I called Nancy to see if she could meet him down there if I could not.


I was throwing up and bleeding real bad , my colon was a mess. I could not believe I was so sick.


I kept thinking it would just go away, but it didn't. I got to feeling a little better so I went on with him, did not tell anyone just how sick I was.


So Wed. morning I was still passing a lot of blood so I called my gastro Dr. and he told me to go straight to ER. So I did and that experience is in an earlier blog.

It took me a long time to get my strength back and begin to feel good again.
On Feb. 5th. I woke up sick with upper respiratory problems. On Monday Feb. 14 I have another bladder infection. I give up. We'll see how I feel tomorrow , see if I need to go to Dr. Dr. Dr. Dr. so what next.
Coy's surgery is posponed until March 1, that is good in lots of ways.

ANOTHER ROUND OF SNOW AND SICKNESS

This time it is pneumonia, can you believe that and I have been trying to be so careful.
Went to bed Friday and felt fine and had for several days. Got up Saturday coughing my head off, congested and a 102 fever. Felt so bad , so I stayed in bed. Was supose to go to a Youth Rally at church at 3pm. I also made a pot of chili. Did not feel like it but was obligated and I kept my word. I was sick so I stayed away from everyone.
It was a very good service and enjoyed it very much. Young people taking part, playing instruments, leading singing, singing specialy and what ever they was called upon to do. A willing heart goes a long way. After they was eating in the dining hall so I set in the car, Maranda brought me a hot dog and a piece of cake. So sweet of her. I did not want to be around everyone else. Even though I knew what I had was not contageous.

I have been treating myself with everything I could think of to take. Mucinex, antibiotic, cough syrup, I just drink it out of the bottle. Even got some cough syrup with codene. You have to sign for it in the pharmacy, it seemed to help a lot. Tuesday Nancy said you better go to the Dr., the snow is coming and you might get worse. Monday I felt better, but tuesday I felt worse again. So I went. Oxygen level was low, so she did an up-draft treatment, gave me 3 perscriptions. My cough syrup was very expensive so I only got a half perscription which was 58 dollar. It is not covered under my drug plan. What a bummer. But I knew it was good and I needed it. I also got a Z-Pack, and Cipro which I already had some thank goodness.
When will I ever be well, maybe I need to just give up and not go to the Dr. and give it over to God. Maybe he is trying to get me to fully trust him.

So tonight I am wired with all those drugs in me.

The snow is supose to come in around 5 in the morning and will be around for a few days, because of the temps in the teens until saturday then back up in the 40, 50, 60 for next week.

Some strange weather, but God knows what we need.
Good night I will try to get some rest, but I will probably stay in bed tomorrow.
GOD IS STILL GOOD AND GOD BLESS ALL

ANOTHER SNOWY DAY

Well we have had the snow this year. When I got up at 7 am this morning it was really snowing and before long it was white, slow traffic and the buses turned around and carried all the kids back home. So another snow day for them. I wonder how many days they will have to make up at the end of the year.
Well a good day to clean a little but not too much. Coy cleaned the floors and I worked in the kitchen, but while cleaning I got the bright idea to bake. Had some bananas that needed to be used so banana bread was a good idea and then I thought about all those little people down the hill that was shut in too so cookies was a good idea too. So guess what I begin baking and just finished up.
Coy and I packaged them up and he went to deliver. It makes you feel good inside to do something for someone else. I love doing that. I put little lace valentine hearts in the bottom and wish I had had some stickers but didn't.
A few weeks ago I baked cinnamon rolls and divided them up and delivered them to some of the old timers we use to go to church with. They really do miss my baking things and sharing with them.
When I worked everyone use to call me Miss Betty Crocker, I told them no I just love to bake and cook for other people and make them smile a little. I also had a good teacher which was mm mother. She taught me a lot. I miss her. But I know she is happy where she is at with Daddy
So no tears today Make it a good day and make someone happy. Warm cookies and Banana bread right out of the oven. Love doing it.

GOD BLESS ALL

A BUSY DAY

Got up early, Kiefer and Maranda spent the night. Picked then up after school, ate at McDonalds, came home for a little while. Took them to Rec Center to play basketball. There was whole group of kids their ages to play with, so it worked out very well. We was there about 2 hours or more. Came home got showers and went to bed. I was ready for some rest.

Went to aerobics class, then therapy. Worked on desk for a while. Then picked up kids.
Love to have them over.


Today has been a busy day today also. Aerobics this morning, Therapy this afternoon and I finished up the therapy on my back today. No more on knee until Friday. Will spend the day in LR tomorrow. Coy has 2 Dr. appts, getting ready for his shoulder surgery the 17th. Got beds stripped and remade, so that job is done . Coy cleaned the floors, he makes the messes fo he can clean them. He is always dropping cake, cookies, jelly out of his sandwiches, I try to get him to use a plate but he want. You can always tell where he has eaten something, sometimes it is dropped all the way to the chair. OH Well that is a man for you.HAHA


Friday did not feel like going to therapy so I didn't go tired of going.