Merry Christmas!

Hope you all have a very merry Christmas!

 

hey...

 

I know its been a while...

we've been doing...

DH is doing very well with his PT...

he still has a lot of work yet to do, but the improvement is awesome...

there have been a few hard nights with pain he cannot sleep through...

but overall, its going good...

catching up on things is happening but slowly...

with both of us limited, it just takes us longer, but we are getting there...

no garden at all this year...

we have things we need to get done by the end of summer and will be working on those things...

next year, we will get back to it...

just old people stuff happening here...

LOL

hope you are all well and enjoying warm weather...

our cicada population is finally dwindling...

those things are awful!

glad the noise is less than it has been...

so we are here, just puttin" through life and doing our thing...

DH still is doing 3x weekly on PT at the hospital...

3x on exercises at home per day...

he did mow last time at did ok...

so, not sure when I will get back in here, but sooner than a month, I would think...

see ya!

he's free!

 

hello!

he got the sling off!

doing physical therapy 3x a week for a while...

he can get showers now!

the therapist said about 3 months...

DH has a funeral to attend today...

his aunt died...

she was 98...

the last of them...

a day she lived for!

finally in Heaven!

that's how she viewed things...

she was a grand lady...

faithful and joyful!

have good days!

Happy Mother's Day!

 have a blessed day...

hey!

we are taking it day by day...

still working on DH's shoulder recovery...

starts PT next Wednesday...

and gets the sling off then...

so far so good, just slow...

Craig is back working at our local store but still on nights...

will be until late summer/ early fall...

I am on the list to have a ramp built so I can get off of the porch...

it could be awhile...

so there's that...

I miss gardening...

but it is what it is...

hope you are all well...

have blessed days!

 

hello...

good morning!

how are you?

we are managing things...

some days just enough to get by...

LOL

DH sees the surgeon again on Wednesday...

hoping to get the sling off...

it will be 4 weeks then...

sending in my receipts to the insurance from the last four months...

we have been eating, have clean clothes and the floors are semi clean...

animals haven't missed a meal, either...

so we are good!

need to start some spring cleaning...

within reason...

this will be 4 weeks for Craig at the other store to help with their remodel...

then he will be going back to his store just in time for their remodel...

so he will stay on 3rd shift for awhile now...

its just been a bit of a struggle doing things around here for all of us...

be back when I get time!

be blessed!

 

I think I need this!

I would wear this proudly!

He still protects me!

taking a down day today...

the insurance pressure is off...

so going to catch our breaths for a bit...

do what needs to get done today and leave the rest for the weekend...

Craig may be doing more night shifts, but not sure which store...

waiting for his boss to let him know...

he does not mind the nights...

and he is doing good sleeping during the day...

its not like DH and I are a wild, noisy bunch anyway...

LOL

we're too old and too dilapidated for that...

that old guy and I have been together 40 years now...

probably going to keep him at this stage in life...

have good days, might not be back until next week...

we got some catching up to do here...

be blessed and know that God loves you! 

 

hello! with update!

 

hey out there!

it's another day with a one armed man!

LOL

we only have 2 more weeks of the sling, so we are half way through this!

still trying to get my insurance fixed...

praying for an answer to all of this...

and for it to be over with...

last weekend, one of our neighbors mowed our yard for us...

Craig only has 3 more days of the night shift at a different store and then he goes back to normal, we think...

life is all about adjustments...

and we have been making them...

we are all ready for our normal mayhem, that's for sure...

so have the best kind of day and know that God loves you so much!

stay blessed!

UPDATE!!!!

I GOT MY INSURANCE BACK!!!

PRAISE GOD!

oh boy...

first off, DH is doing good with what he has to deal with...

and we are managing it...

kind of, lol...

spent 3 hours today on the phone trying to get my insurance straightened out...

and this morning I got ahold of someone who now claims that the plan I have been on the last 3.5 years and should still be on for another 3.5 years...

has never existed...

there was never a plan called pre 65 medical and rx coverage for the spouse of a retiree...

but, on their website, its the plan they have me listed under...

yep...

and according to BCBS of Illinois, its the plan I have been under until they changed things this year...

and that they messed up with my plan and sent the wrong information...

and not only have they knocked me off the rx plan, most of the medical is gone now, too...

I will be calling them every day until this gets fixed...

I am also going to call around and find a plan on my own to cover me until it is fixed...

it's just insane...

pray for us...

have a blessed day...

 

Woo hoo!

 

how's it going your way?

we are fat and sassy here...

getting through each day as it comes...

DH is riding shotgun today with Craig...

they are making a grocery run this afternoon and bringing home pizza for supper...

got a couple of 80 degree days coming soon!

have a super blessed weekend!

true story...

yep...

that's the way it works here...

DH is doing ok...

sees the surgeon on Wednesday...

Doug does blood work on Thursday...

Craig has been sent to work at another store an hour away for 2 weeks...

they did a remodel there...

and he is working 3rd shift...

nothing is really normal, LOL...

but we are doing it...

Doug and DH are heading to wally world to do a pick up order...

I got it ordered yesterday and picked out a time...

it will get him out of the house for just a bit and the weather is very good today...

Doug and I groomed the dogs last night and I am so sore...

taking some down time while they pick up the groceries...

have good days!

 

doing it!

 

it's been slow but good...

taking care of each other...

DH is doing ok...

sling will be on 6-8 weeks...

post op appointment next Wednesday!

gave him a sponge bath today...

cannot do the shower until after he see's the surgeon...

both sons are helping...

so, its going...

be well and be blessed!

doing ok...

we are doing ok...

DH's surgery went very well...

bumpy a bit last night with pain...

but we got some sleep early this morning...

pain is down now and he is on his computer in the recliner...

Craig took Jody to the airport this morning and her flight just took off...

he will be home in a couple of hours...

just hanging out until lunch time and doing another nap after more pain meds are down...

God is good and we can do this with his help...

have a blessed day...
 

Happy Easter!

 

hope your day is good and blessed!

something pretty...

I want to send this into the photo thingy at walmart and get this in a 5x7...

for next year...

I have several small frames it would look so good in...

grab it if you like it, too!

be blessed!

 

it's about the lamb, not the bunny...

 

this...

and He did it for you...

Easter is about this...

be blessed!

 

the Father is with Me...

 

thank you, Father, for your SON...

it's coming!

 

with all that is going on, I have not even decorated for Easter!

maybe just gear up for spring at this rate...

have good days!

it's been a long day...

 

1- rock

2- summer

3- fishing

4-football

5- country life

6- night owl

7- private info

8- private info

9- lace

10- Mc D's

11- none

12- U of I

13- rust

14- camera shy

15- horseback

well, there you go...

now about today...

the tree guy finally came today...

to clean up from the derecho that happened last summer...

we have been on a waiting list that long...

they are finally getting caught up...

then it was another day on the phone trying to get my rx insurance back...

DH had his post op appointment with the anesthesiologist this morning, too...

he should be all set now and ready to go...

I am tired, missed my nap...

and way too much excitement for an older woman...

LOL

so have good days...

may skip tomorrow...

be blessed!

good morning!

 

this is so true...

I remember those who have been kind to me in the past...

even though I will never see them again on this earth...

I remember their kindness!

the kids are spending a day out today...

so I have some time...

we are having a wonderful time with Jody...

DH is scheduled for his shoulder surgery for April 2nd...

Jody flies home on the 3rd...

still no Rx insurance...

Monday, they said it would all be straightened out in 72 hours...

so we start calling again tomorrow...

I found something for fun...

you can so this if you want to...

just to see how well you know me...

don't worry about the full name...

I don't put that out there and if you do know it, please do not post it...

I will hop back in tomorrow with the answers...

have great days and be blessed!!!

blessed...

 

be blessed always...

this...

 

something to think about...

be blessed!

happy friday...

 

hello!

things are going good here with the kids...

still working on the insurance...

weather is good...

going to drop for a couple of days and warm back up...

have a great weekend...

busy here...

be blessed...

have a great day!

Jody made the flights from Canada to here just fine...

did better on my blood sugar last night...

changing the shot time to noon instead of doing it at breakfast...

should offset the major drops to when I am awake...

DH say the shoulder surgeon this mornning...

they will call with a surgery time tomorrow...

the xray showed it has gotten worse...

so y'all go off and have some fun days!!!

and stay blessed! 

 

prayers are needed...

 adjusting to a new insulin...

I dropped 144 pts last night...

I had carbed up, so I stayed safe...

but this is scary...

adjusting dosage this week until I can get it right...

Jody flies in today...

prayers for a safe flight...

have a great day and stay blessed...

this...

 

life isn't all about being what you want to be or being where you want to be in any stage in life...

desires and setting goals are not bad...

but most of life is the journey to get there...

thinking you will finally be happy when IT happens will cause you a lot of grief along the way...

learn to be happy no matter where you are...

that doesn't mean you are "settling for less"...

it means you trust God's plan...

I didn't plan on having to use a wheelchair...

but I am thrilled to have it...

it gets me from point A to point B...

and I can do this because I trust God...

I didn't plan on being in so much pain daily...

but it keeps me humble...

and close to God...

He didn't put me here to knock me down...

I am here because He lifted me UP...

so if you're somewhere you don't want to be...

look around and see what you need to learn...

what He wants you to do...

you are where you are for a reason...

and know that you are being blessed in this season...

look for the blessings...

they are many...

true story...

 

just imagine how far God can take you!!!

through Jesus, all things are possible!

be blessed!

for someone...

 

this is for anyone needing to hear this...

you are in my prayers...

and God's hands...

hey...

 

it's another day to do something fun...

find your fun thing today...

steaming some carrots, broccoli and mushrooms for lunch...

(and the next few days)

got one of Walmart's deli chickens to pull apart...

it's going to be good...

my primary care np found me a box of insulin pens...

a free sample...

saved us $500...

yep- keeping her...

it's different from what I use, but we will make it work...

I use an 18 hour insulin, so it doesn't work at night when I sleep...

this one is 24 hours...

I will cut back the dose and keep checking my bs levels...

and see how it goes...

there are 5 pens in the box...

so that's another 22 days worth...

yippee...

have good days!

stay blessed!

are you planning?

just a quick list of things to plant for the bees...

cuz we need the bees...

yesterday was a total down day...

the pain levels were high, so I took half of a muscle relaxer...

we changed pharmacies at the end of last year...

so, some of our meds are coming from other companies...

I could not believe the difference...

I think I will have to cut these in fourths...

half kept me in bed, napping, for most of the day...

I will never try a full dose...

LOL

unless I need to sleep for a week...

we had storms move through early Monday morning...

and thunder shook the house many times...

we got some good rain and at times a little hail...

but no big winds...

the lightening was intense at times...

and it made the grass greener, the buds on the trees bigger and washed the dust off of things...

so it's all good...

will start making my round of calls again later this morning...

but my dr had some things up her sleeve...

a program with the pharmaceutical companies through the hospital...

and there is a program if they can't help me through the hospital itself if they can't help...

Craig's girlfriend from Canada flies in next Tuesday for 3 weeks...

and DH sees the shoulder surgeon on Wednesday...

planning on spring cleaning starting Thursday this week...

and Doug is coming to help me, too...

we all need haircuts...

it's going to be chaos with a capital C...

LOL

so have good days...

be blessed and share His love... 

 

semi busy day...

don't forget who you are in Christ...

got a dr's appointment late morning...

just doing it through the phone so I don't have to get out and about...

or find any fun germs in the dr's office...

just bringing her up to speed on the Rx problem and maybe plan ahead for either direction this takes...

got a cloudy day, rain moving in later...

need to bathe a dog sometime in between all that...

Blue Cross is calling me back today and we will see if things have happened yet with that...

so have good days...

and never forget that God loves you...

 

morning...

 

good morning...

hope your day is going well...

take some time with God today...

He can fix anything that is broken...

and He loves you...

spending the morning doing chores...

DH is up and going...

I am up...

need to do the going part...

LOL

so here I go...

have blessed days!

God is in control...

God put us all here for a reason...

there is no mistake in that...

I can see God moving through this blog...

in the numbers that are coming...

the stats are showing a large following...

there are many from Asia watching...

the US, Canada and the UK...

I am getting 10,000 views a month, sometimes more...

the overall views are over a million now...

the biggest thing on this blog is God...

I am praying that all of you coming in here find what you are looking for...

I understand some of you cannot leave comments...

that's ok...

I see you...

God see's you...

and I will continue to trust Him and to keep this blog going...

and I will continue to share His love and grace...

be well, be blessed!

we are all here for a reason...

 

it's been a while...

 

where have you been?

oh, how I have missed you, March...

in like a lion this year...

warming back up tomorrow...

yesterday was another day on the phone...

I was just worn out after and took a nap...

got a few things to do today...

waiting for DH to get back from doing his pt...

making farmer's pie for the next 2 nights...

I saw snow this morning looking out the kitchen window...

I stopped that real quick...

I moved my happy butt to the computer...

LOL

so, stay warm, make some hot tea, and surf the web with me today...

be blessed!

cow day...

and let God be in the center of that heart...

well...

it happened...

the big drop...

74 yesterday...

feels like 8 this morning...

we missed the severe storms...

one went north and one went south...

but we did get some rain...

which we needed...

I have never seen weather like this...

we broke a record yesterday for the high...

and this is the warmest February we have ever had...

this is what happens when Miss Spring is a bit pushy...

and Mr Winter says...

hold my kool aid...

back in the 60s on Saturday...

yee haw!

have a blessed day and stay inside...

find something fun to do! 

oh my golly...

the weatherman has lost his mind!

says we are going to drop 52 degrees today...

I am going to stop watching him...

hope y'all don't have a weatherman like him...

I am not sure how to dress for today...

so I am going back to bed for a bit...

and decide my wardrobe later...

I checked the calendar and it's not April Fools day...

so I don't think he was joking...

pretty sure I am finding a new weatherman...

that guy needs fired...

just my opinion...

LOL

have good days and hang onto your hat...

winter is making a come back...

pray for the weatherman...

he might have gone too far...

LOL

 

good morning...

I did this a few years ago...

just an answer to someone who blamed their attitude on their past...

it was someone else's fault that they were like they were...

and I said...

no...

you are the way you are because you choose to be that way...

we can blame all kinds of things on how we behave, treat others, look at today...

but...

we all need to realize that we are in control of who we are...

how we think, feel and treat others...

we all come from different backgrounds...

some good, some bad...

BUT...

today belongs to us...

and we choose how this day goes...

how we handle today...

God makes us better, no matter what we have been through...

Jesus teaches us to love and have compassion...

like he has love and compassion for us...

we have a teacher who can lead us today...

 a savior to bring us through anything that we have gone through...

trust in Him...

and make a change in how you do today...

only you can do it...

be blessed and pray for those who struggle to find their way...

and those who hurt...

it's time we all did better...

be well...

I love this...

I am feeling better!

this cold stuff is wrapping up...

heading out...

yay!

hope you have a very fun day...

;)

 

Jesus...

 

have a blessed weekend...

the crocus are blooming...

 

(not my photo)

but they are blooming here in town...

got a few of my own...

really thinking, this fall I need to plant more of them...

pretty sure the squirrels are making babies, too...

but won't post a photo of that...

LOL

nothing to see here...

beautiful blue skies...

the next week is going to be...

winter, spring, spring, almost winter, winter. spring again...

my knees are not happy with this plan...

but it will be what it will be...

got a Z-pac to start at lunch time...

it's time to kick this stuff once and for all...

there is going to be an up coming post...

I gave something away...

to a guy with a youtube channel...

and he came here last night to pick it up and we talked and talked...

when he gets the video posted about it, I will share with you...

I know he will take very good care of them...

he is going to restore them and put them back where they belong...

I wish I could find good homes for all the things I need to purge...

but I know it's just not possible...

so this made my heart happy...

hope you have a wonderful day...

keep smiling...

keep praying...

be well, and blessed!

not really adulting today...

isn't this so stinkin' cute?

LOL

so me this morning...

just a typical change in the weather kind of day...

I do not do coffee, but my mug is full of hot tea...

I need those house slippers!

mine are boring...

I wanted to ask you a question...

do you do discord?

I have a discord...

and was thinking I could use it for my blog...

for people to come in and make friends...

make posts...

say hi...

just hang out if you're bored...

so let me know if it's something you would be interested in...

need to do lunch now...

so have blessed days and keep smiling! 

Happy Tuesday

I am running so far behind today...

I was on the phone this morning trying to get my Rx insurance straightened out, yet again...

went a different route this morning,  so hoping this one took...

but won't know for 7-10 business days...

ugh...

on the other hand...

the sun is shining...

its warming up...

and I am not blowing my nose so much...

pray for Matt...

he fell this morning...

they are back from Chicago for his dad's funeral...

had to go to the clinic for blood work...

they sent him to the er to make sure the fall wasn't heart related...

his dad's funeral is Thursday...

other than that...

its been uneventful here...

the critters are spoiled, fighting over the sun spots...

but generally happy and running things from their veiwpoint...

Craig's at work, but will be home soon...

DH is on his computer in the living room...

cause naptime is over...

just will be hanging out until it's time for supper...

so have a good rest of the day!

 

morning...

I made these several years ago...

if you would like to use them...

grab 'em...

waiting for the sun to warm things up here and melt the snow...

going to be checking on the insurance statis...

got up with my head plugged up again...

took some meds...

but they are making me sleepy and its not even 9am yet...

oh boy...

LOL

have good days...

 

Prayers needed...

 

this is Carrie and Matt...

friends of ours...

our kids are friends...

Matt was diagnosed with leukemia last year...

the end of summer...

he is now on round 4 of chemo in a hospital in Chicago...

with Carrie by his side...

she has health problems of her own which she is putting off to take care of him...

they have 3 kids and 6 grandchildren...

when they started this journey, they had been taking care of their parents...

they had all four of them...

in December, Carrie's mother passed away...

in January, her father joined her...

now in February, Matt's father has made the trip to the other side also...

Brad is the oldest and lives in a different town, works full time and is the driver to take them back and forth from Chicago...

he is a close friend of Doug's, same age...

Eric, one of Craig's best friends...

moved in with them to help take care of his grandparents...

while his parents are off doing chemo...

Betsi, the youngest, lives in yet another town...

and holds it all together...

she takes care of them all...

and handles the fund raising...

communication with everyone waiting to hear how things are going...

mom of 3 kids...

running her own business from home...

their plates are just full...

they are christians...

they believe in prayer...

they have always been such good people...

this family does life together...

without fanfair, without drama...

they have not complained one time through all of this...

so if you have time today, this week...

could you say a prayer for them?

God knows what they need...

thank you...

God Bless

morning...

 

good morning!

bringing you another cute cow pic and inspiration in a cup...

got a very small list of things to do today...

a shower is one of them...

it's 8 out this morning and the snow is covering the ground...

the birds are out in force at the feeder...

it will hang on today...

but it will melt tomorrow!

one thing about our weather here...

it's always changing...

have a wonderful weekend...

God bless you all!