Silly Stuff.

 Silly Stuff.

 

Know most have either heard or read the term “knackered.” Well, that is pretty close to how things are feeling at the moment. Thompson asked to go out this morning around 3:30 and came back at 5:30 needing a bath desperately. He found and killed a young skunk! By the time he had been well lathered and soaked up all the baking soda and dish detergent, we needed to dry him, clean the bathroom, and throw six towels in the washer. He lay down on his bed and stretched out. The old woman tried to lie down on her own bed to rest, but by 7:30 it was obvious that rest was not going to happen. Oh well. It could have been so much worse.

 

Had pretty much made up my mind not to try to write a blog until discharged from Dr. Vietenheimer’s office, at least until after feeling less grumpy, but decided today that anyone who did not like to read endless complaining could just skip the blog.

 

Got a call from Patty early this morning to tell me about some ol’ gal that calls our Texas Governor Abbott, “Governor Hotwheels.” She is said to make AOC look and sound intelligent, but the funniest thing was that someone said that she had been successfully escaping from common sense all her life. Love it! Just love it!

 

Sterling took an afternoon off Tuesday and made a new TV table for my living room. He and his friend George measured and sawed, and fitted and bolted together a very nice table to fit in the corner so that the TV was in the perfect position. REALLY like it!

 

Jacqui and Sterling came Wednesday afternoon and delivered the new TV table and stayed for lunch. The old woman really tries to make things that folks like, so it was pork steaks in the crockpot and roast with brown gravy to go over the mashed potatoes. Also, we had some fresh creamed turnips that Sterling really liked. Funny how many people have a very strong opinion about turnips—either love ‘em or despise ‘em. My kids think they are good, so that always helps.

 

The dessert served at our lunch was the new Bluebell Pecan Pie ice cream. Talk about sweet!! It is just a bit much, but it is definitely filled with good pecans. Must have been grown in Texas.

 

Monday a trip to the doctor’s office will finish the stuff that is necessary before being discharged. As it is, the physical therapists and nurses thought that things were going well. The surgical site looks good and most of the swelling is gone. The exercises are still necessary, but my friend Kim Bragg says that walking is the very best thing to do from now on. She has had both knees replaced. Michelle Malay had hers replaced—one in December of 25 and one in May of 26. She looks good and gets around well, too. Praise God for all that our doctors can do for us.

 

Please continue to pray for Lexis Leos. She goes to Cook’s in Ft. Worth this coming Thursday to try to open up the circulatory system to her intestines. May God bless her and the surgeons.

 

Whatever we have that makes us grouchy or gripey, no one needs to be hurt by our remarks—and certainly never by our actions. It is possible to disagree without being hateful or acting out in a hurtful manner. May God protect us from those who are too easily influenced by hatred.

 

Rest well, my friends. You are loved.