Friday, January 12, 2007
Mending!
With snow on the way in the next couple of days I decided today that the outside lights in the tree and on the dome had to come down. It was windy but above 40 degrees so I pulled everything down and packed it away.
Yesterday I took the indoor tree down, packed it and the decorations away. The tree box is still in the living room until Jay and I can ease it downstairs into the basement.
Now the rocker and the ‘rumble Chair’ are back in place. You can see the Christmas cactus in the bay window and the close up below.
It has bloomed well this year despite separating four plants off of it.
Now 12 days into January and two blooms are still there. I have got to get a decent pot to put it in. It is too pretty to sit in a dirty clay pot.
Update on the health of ‘us’. My right eye has cleared , the swelling disappearing daily, and I return for a check up on January 29. I’m more than please with the results. The chest is slowly feeling better. I suffer some discomfort when laying down but not near the pain that I had. I’d call me on the mend!
Jay had another injection in the eye today and is a little uncomfortable tonight. But these treatments are working and he is delighted to be reading again.
His arm however is another story. The two operation to give him a workable dialysis point have failed. The catheter in his chest is the primary area right now and we aren’t sure where we go next. We are waiting on the Doctors for some direction. He has some down thoughts but basically is doing well for the situation. I keep thinking we are upright, can laugh, and we are willing to roll with the punches and you can’t ask for more.
It’s Winter!
I borrowed this from friend Pammie. I hope you enjoy it
And it’s winter before we know it....
REFLECTIONS
You know, time has a way of moving quickly and catching you unaware of the passing years.
It seems just yesterday that I was young, just married and embarking on my new life with my mate. And yet in a way, it seems like eons ago, and I wonder where all the years went. I know that I lived them all…
And I have glimpses of how it was back then and of all my hopes and dreams… But, here it is..the winter of my life and it catches me by surprise…
How did I get here so fast? Where did the years go and where did my babies go? And where did my youth go?
I remember well… seeing older people through the years and thinking that those older people were years away from me and that winter was so far off that I could not fathom it or imagine fully what it would be like…
But, here it is...wife retired and she’s really getting gray...she moves slower and I see an older woman now. She’s in better shape than me… but, I see the great change… Not the one I married who was young and vibrant… but, like me, her age is beginning to show and we are now those older folks that we used to see and never thought we’d be.
Each day now, I find that just getting a shower is a real target for the day! And taking a nap is not a treat anymore...it’s mandatory! Cause if I don’t on my own free will...I just fall asleep where I sit!
And so, now I enter into this new season of my life unprepared for all the aches and pains and the loss of strength and ability to go and do things.
But, at least I know, that though the winter has come, and I’m not sure how long it will last...This I know, that when it’s over...its over....Yes , I have regrets .There are things I wish I hadn’t done ,,,,,things I should have done. But indeed, there are many things I’m happy to have done Its all in a lifetime.. .
So, if you’re not in your winter yet...let me remind you, that it will be here faster than you think. So, whatever you would like to accomplish in your life please do it quickly!
Life goes by quickly So, do what you can today, because you can never be sure whether this is your winter or not!
You have no promise that you will see all the seasons of your life...so, live for good today and say all the things that you want your loved ones to remember…
“Life is a gift to you. The way you live your life is your gift to those who came after. Make it a fantastic one.”
LIVE IT WELL!!
~author unknown~