Working Those Arm Muscles!

 Working Those Arm Muscles!

 

Today a trip to United brought home some fruit, some canned goods, and another ten-pound sack of chicken quarters. The thing about cooking this chicken in the roaster is that it still has to be deboned and the pots and pans cleaned up and put away. It is not just a simple situation because even picking up that roaster and putting it away means using those shoulder muscles! Dear Hearts, after umpteen years of vacuuming and mopping, those old muscles speak to me every so often about their use! Today is one of those days. Sigh. At least the dog food will have a few days of goodies to put on top of their kibble.

 

Patty had a day full of folks coming down to keep her busy today. Her oxygen lady came to deliver bottles after she first called to check to see how many bottles were needed. Then James Lane sent out a man to do the “spring” check on the AC unit. Then the man who is coming Monday to start installation of a shower came to bring the contract. Then Blake, the lawn man, called to say he would be here early in the morning. Finally, she said that she and Roxy were going to have supper and go to the bedroom. She felt that she had put in a day already!

 

Sterling called and said that old Dixie dog is now living at his house since his ex-wife and all the kids who lived in her house had just about removed all signs of their having lived there the past forty years or so. About the same time as the dog came to live there, the older couple who have been living in an RV on his place told him that they were going to move to the area where their house is being built. So, they were leaving today as well. He said that it might feel almost lonesome in a way, but not having the UPS man coming at least once a week would not be a total loss as far as he was concerned. And the mean dogs that lived with the kids were no longer going to be a threat to his little Toby dog. Maybe whoever buys the place will put a fence up if they have dogs!

 

One of the things we talk about when Sterling calls is the fact that we are pretty much the only ones left in the Pollard clan of our generation. Most of the cousins we knew back years ago are now gone or living except for some we have never met—and they are all younger than either of us. Debbie Pollard still lives in Louisiana, and her sister Pamela lives around Dallas somewhere, but we have not seen them since they were children. Have seen cousin Eba once since we have gotten older, but the rest live beyond my part of the world. Seems when the old folks are gone, the family no longer sticks together very well. And Sterling is happy where he is just as the old woman is happy on this old hill. Guess life is how it is meant to be.

 

Thompson heard me petting Sylvia and just came in to be sure he got his portion of the attention. Honestly, they are just like little kids about such as that. Well, truthfully, the hens are not much different. If the old woman walks outside of the back door, the hens swarm just as fast as possible. Today they got a couple of pieces of tomato that had to be trimmed off one that grew on my tomato vine. It had a little place on it that looked almost like a bruise. Oh well. But right now, the hens are pretty much on my list. They have discovered ways to get to the grape vines to strip any grapes that are within their stretching distance from the rail around the deck. Danged birds! Used to think it was rats or wild birds getting into the grapes, but never thought about the hens getting up there and hanging upside down to peck out the grapes! They aren’t the best grapes in the world, but it would not bother me to eat enough to get tired of them! That is not going to happen!

 

Noticed online an article about the seventeen things from the Bible that people need in order to remain mentally and emotionally healthy. The article was on AOL, in case anyone wants to look it up. The article was on one of those PowerPoint sections that has to go from one slide to another, so it was a bit much for doing a cut and paste. But if you ever spent any time in church, you heard the pastor talk about Forgiveness; Love, the greatest virtue; Humility (pride goes before a fall); Self-control; Gratitude; Hope; Faith and Wisdom. Not all nations have the Bible, but all mankind still belongs to God. We may not appreciate some folks even a tiny bit, but it is not for us to judge. And right now, it is important for us to remember that we don’t need to worry. We can place our trust in God. It may be easier said than done some days, but if we stand still and remember, call on Him, we can be calm.

 

Rest well, my friends. You are loved.