TOO EARLY FOR AUTUMN

STILL IS SUMMER, but the trees here on the prairie are telling me that AUTUMN is kissing the tips of the branches. Signs of the times are beginning to reveal themselves as the leaves start to change colors.  

Tis SUMMER folks not AUTUMN.  AT night, the tree frogs loudly crock.  They are rather loud, but it is a sound that gets lost in the background and fits into nature's lullaby as we sit inside and watch a movie.  

Can I just sit outside in the dark on the porch swing that we do not have and praise GOD that HE created this magnificent sound?

THURSDAY.  Another opportunity to make things around here a little more comfortable in our HOME.  A beautiful day in the making.  It rained this morning so our lovely daughter will not be coming over to mow the lawn.  She is helping us out by taking on the job.  She has so much going on in her life and now she has offered to mow our lawn.  GOD BLESS HER.  

With their son coming HOME from the Hospital after being hit by a car, he will be recouping at their HOME.  They picked up the mattress and box springs from our storage unit to use for him. Tis theirs now.  We were glad that they can use the mattress/springs.  It's out of the unit now.  

Hubby has plans to work in the garage this afternoon with the outside temps cooler.  We've visited about making trips to RESTORE today to donate the bedroom suite.  It will take approximately 3 trips in our lil Cruiser to deliver the suite.  A day of driving and getting rid of STUFF occupying our storage unit is a blessing.  I usually am the designated driver.  Tadaah.  I know at RESTORE that someone will get some good use out of the furniture at a discounted price.  When we have delivered the set, I can say goodbye to it and be alright.  MOVING ON.  An ice tea will be in order TODAY!

We just might make the end of the month deadline on being finished with the storage unit which surprises me.  Shall see.  That would be awesome.  

🩺 TIME FOR MY COLONOSCOPY.  Every five years I am to have one due to having polyps.  I know I have them.  With all this excitement going on, I am doing a weekly prep for a colonoscopy.  Isn't that a hoot?  My body runs slow at emptying waste products so I cannot just prep for one day.  sigh.  Okay, I'm going to look at this as having a heads up on spa dieting and getting back to clean eating.  I can do  t h i s.

I will be taking Miralax for a week.  A WEEK.  The foods allowed are called LOW RESIDUE for EATING.  The things I will be eating this week are pretty much what I try to avoid as it is full of white food like white bread, potatoes, white rice, pasta, etc.  okay okay.

💉My monthly B12 injection was yesterday.  Quicker than imagined.  In and out of the doctor's office like that.  I THINK I am feeling more energetic.  Now to get my Vitamin D levels up I will be like a teenager again!  

🚗🚗🚗 Afterwards we went to the car wash to vacuum the little cruiser.  She was rather dirty. Looking at her now feels so much better as she actually looks like we care about her.  She was vacuumed then the interior dash and door panels were wiped down.  

We shopped at Target and then Walmart to pick up the things needed for the colonoscopy prep and some new floor mats for our PT Cruiser.  The ones she had were worn completely out.  It had been a day where we had not eaten LUNCH so it was store-bought fried chicken, potato salad and beans for SUPPER. 🐔 Kind of like a late 4th of July meal.

We headed HOME on the back roads and stopped by the storage unit to pick up the drawing table.  She fit in the back of PETE really well.  Another thing out of storage.  Another thing OUT. PTL.  A month ago when I looked inside the unit my brain went numb due to the STUFF we would need to deal with.  So much STUFF.  Tis so much better to be where we presently are. Down to a few items.  Maybe I will relax after this unit is empty.  We have been trying to fit into a tiny COTTAGE and it's not a fit.  When it is, I know I will feel better.  My blood pressure will for sure go down.  When I am not at peace, I suffer.  

🌳🌳🌳🌳🌳🌳 The prairie scenery is so pretty this time of year even with the heat.  The trees are so green and beautiful.  The skies are powder blue with wispy white clouds with a gentle breeze. Kansas pleasant.  The landscape on the prairie is so gorgeous.  When AUTUMN does finally get here, I will be traveling to Wichita's COW TOWN to spend a slow day.  I'll pack a picnic lunch and sit a spell.  I LOVE HISTORIC COW TOWN.  Love it.  I think I could live there.  ha.

EARLY SIGNS OF AUTUMN ARE SHOWING IN THE TOPS OF THE TREES as the leaves are starting to turn early.  This can't be.  Some reds, yellows and lime greens are popping up.  Tis SUMMER not AUTUMN.  Hubby says he thinks the chem-trails are the cause.  Conspiracy says so.  The way my government functions, they are allowing chem-trails.  Condensation from aircraft doesn't exactly coordinate with what we know.  

CHANGING OF SEASONS.  It is too early for FALL even if HOBBY LOBBY and SAMS are putting pumpkins and witches out to sell.  Just like that, it's CHRISTMAS. 🎄 As I walked about the stores seeing the merch they are selling, I shake my head and think it's only July.  It's still July, right?  Not for long as time marches on.

I believe I need to make the best of it out of a bad situation.  I have always tried to make the best out of where ever we have lived.  This go round it has been the worst move evah.  Very drawn out and we are the oldest we have ever been.  Age and challenging health does not make it easy.  That saying that old age isn't for sissies is true to the core.   

Now to get ready for the day.  Laundry is in and dishes have been washed and put away.  I took a few pictures to send to my sister so she can see how it looks around here while we are downsizing and organizing.  grins.  📸 Tis a mess.  A really BIG MESS.  I know if I can stay focused, I can get through this interim period of going from settled to unsettled back to being settled.  I get the Living room looking like a living room just to destroy the order as we clean out a storage unit bringing things HOME.  It gets orderly again and then it's not.  Such a stage of life to be in.  

Love,
~d

MID-WEEK ZOOM and HALLUCINATING WITH CHEMO

ALREADY MID-WEEK.  Zoom.  Right on by.  Working at making the best of the time we have as we put our storage unit clean-out on pause due to a brother-in-law being in very poor health.  Over the week-end, we traveled to Des Moines for a visit knowing that the end of the month is this Friday.  TEMPS were extremely HOT.  Almost a 100 degrees while traveling, then on Sunday it was a good 104.  Don't know the heat index.

Knowing we would not be working the week-end before our deadline plus a few days into the new week, I laid down the idea that we would be done with clearing out the storage unit before August 1st.  

Visiting our B.I.L. was presently more important than having the storage unit cleaned out by this coming Friday.  If we hunker down, we still wouldn't meet the deadline so we will allow ourselves another month of paying for the unit and getting it cleared out in a few extra days.  We have a bedroom suite to dispose of, a sofa to be moved into our she shed that needs serious rearranging, a drawing table needed moved into our garage, a small buffet to the garage...then we are finished.  Sweep it up and call it done.  Praise the Lord.  Praise GOD. 

When my Husband telephoned RESTORE, their person that picks up donations had broken his leg and wasn't working.  Short on staff.  Other thrift shops won't travel to the storage unit where it is located such as God's Storehouse, Goodwill and Salvation Army.  We'd have to haul it ourselves and we think we have this figured out.  

I felt compelled to see my bro-in-law before he receives more chemo.  He will be one difficult case with the chemo as the prednisone prescribed in the chemo-cocktail caused him to hallucinate.  He is prescribed 6 rounds of chemo ending in December.  If he gets violent during these treatments it will be cause to pause.  

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I didn't know people could hallucinate while taking chemo.  Now I know.  The medical field doesn't advertise this side effect as it would probably discourage potential patients from following through with this medical route?

Back in 2017, a Topeka Pastor did dialysis leading to violent changes in his personality. Generally he was friendly and kind.  In one week he was arrested twice as he attacked people in places of business.  Completely out of character for him.  He went insane.  He would commit suicide.  What happened?  With kidney disease, psychosis can develop as it did in this case.  I had no clue.  

With chemo, anxiety, depression, mood swings, nausea, and not being able to sleep can take place.  I basically thought that with chemo you sit for a few hours receiving chemo and go home. My Brother-in-law has a slow 5 day drip where he stays in the hospital.  He went home after round one and returned due to being dehydrated.  Had to get IVs.  What would the staff do if he went out of control?  Strap him down?  Sedate him?

We arrived in Des Moines early evening on Saturday.  We surprised my Sister as she was sitting on a sofa in her husband's hospital room.  He was hooked up to an IV and she was on the phone with me when I stood at the door unannounced.  Her jaw dropped when she saw me at the door.

She came across the room to hug me and I said hello to my brother-in-law.  Our visit began.  My Brother-in-law was surprised as well as he had written a letter to us in the morning not knowing we were coming to see him.  I handed him a toy Dachshund and he named it GiGi like one that they had years ago as a pet.  I figured a dog would be better than flowers or a pet.  

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We stayed with my 94 year old Mom.  She does not eat much and doesn't stay hydrated as one should.  No amount of talking to her causes her to change.  Same response to drinking water.  I know I don't drink enough.  What are you doing about it?  Nothing.  Tis frustrating.  What's a person to do besides pray?  I cannot move her in with me.  Our housing arrangement is not up to speed and at this point in life, my back cannot lift her.  If she falls and injures herself, she will be headed for a Nursing Home.  This is on the back of my mind.  

Left on Tuesday.  We're HOME now.  I have a medical appointment this afternoon then I can return to resting or what not.  What not.  Laundry?

Being away from this mess of a COTTAGE was refreshing even though I know we are far from being finished.  I came HOME tired, but refreshed with a fresh idea of what steps to take to get from point A to point Z.  With what we have gone through with this move, I have had huge changes of heart concerning what keepsakes to keep and which to get rid of.  It may be very freeing when we finally are in order.

It is not the end of the world living like HOARDERS, but we are not hoarders. We are in the middle of still downsizing and fitting into a tiny COTTAGE.  This has been a wild ride.  The hardest move of my life.  Since being married, I believe I have made 22 moves.  22.  That averages to a move every 2 and a half years.  Makes my head spin.

This week to come, I am looking over the BUDGET.  Heavens, it cost a great deal to live.  Back to reading books and articles about living on a dime.  Living hardly anything.  LIVING.  Reclaiming this and that.  Taking dominion over little and calling it living BIG.

God BLESS,

~d on the prairie

SCRIPTURE TO SPEAK OVER THE ROOMS IN YOUR HOME

AFTER SEEING THIS REEL,

I thought it would be good

to freeze frame and capture the scripture they suggested

for reading and speaking over the rooms.

I will be doing this exercise.

God bless,
~d

 Amen.

PIZZA TO THE RESCUE

JUST FINISHED MY LAST SLICE OF ALDI'S PIZZA FOR SUPPER.  I went shopping at Aldi's this afternoon and picked up a pizza.  It's been years since I purchased a pizza from them.  Years.  I figured a Friday night Pizza was in order.  Actually it wasn't too bad. The crust was super thin and baked up rather nice.  

There was plenty for my Husband and I.  It was really nice not having to prepare it or clean-up afterwards.  I have been on the GO and I needed a break.

Yesterday was the BIG DAY at the Doctor's for our yearly physicals.  Passed, but there were some red marks on the lab work which I knew there would be.  Back to taking supplements and etc.  I was dreading the appointment.  Absolutely dreading it.  Got through it just fine, but hey, between hair cuts, physical therapy sessions, shopping, working on clearing out the storage unit, etc. I have been on the go way too much.  

Afterwards, we managed to make a trip to the nearest DUMP to get rid of a broken desk.  It cost us $10 to dump it.  Journeyed back to the storage unit and loaded the dinette set.  I was so excited.  We talked about having the set stripped and refinished.  Still talking about it.  Hubby touched base with the refinisher that did our 2016 fire damaged furniture for a quote.

I cannot in good conscience have this dinette set worked over after hearing what the refinisher is asking to do the work.  We will need to get some other quotes.  Too rich for my blood.  For now, we will live with a very marked up table and two chairs, but they will be in the Kitchen instead of STORAGE!  That's better all the way around. 

PERHAPS ONE DAY OUR KITCHEN WILL RESEMBLE THIS SWEET ONE!

Two days ago, the Dinette Set was in storage.  Tonight, she is sitting in our Kitchen.  Whahooooo. You should have seen us carrying the table through the maze that is presently our Living room and Dining room full of storage boxes.  We carried her part of the way on our heads.  NO JOKE. I suppose we'll feel it tomorrow.  I wish we'd been filmed.  Go to the left, go to the right, right, left, right, straight back, right, left, straight back.  I was walking backwards while carrying the table above our heads so my Husband was my eyes for which way to go.  Touch down and we were in the Kitchen.  Sat the two chairs on top of the table until we can put some more time into getting the Kitchen cleared out so the table and chairs will be used like real, civilized humans.

I know this about me...I can go for a long time under stress and then I can't go anymore.  I am there.  That's why I needed the PIZZA. 

I know the PIZZA is loaded full of NO GOOD STUFF that I should be avoiding, but I decided I'd make it up tomorrow.  I bought Pink Lady Apples, peaches, miniature bell peppers, almond milk, eggs, bottled water.  Eating fruit isn't one of my favorite things to do.  I have to remind myself to eat it.  Doing better on the veggies.  Pacing myself on meats.  Going easier on the breads. Pushing more water.  Occasionally have highly process foods.  Watch out for the seed oils.  No soy, no GMO if I can help it.

BUT FOR TONITE...I will overlook the chemicals in the pizza.

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🍕PIZZA PLEASE,

~d🍕 

PRANCING ON THE PRAIRIE

DIDN'T SLEEP THE BEST.  Some tenderness with a tooth kept me restless.  If it's not one thing it's bunches more.  Figure I'd best make an appointment to have my teeth cleaned. When I telephoned the Dentist Office, I felt like I just about had to sell a kidney to make a cleaning appointment for Hubby and me.

Shaking my head.  Hubby hasn't been to the Dentist since 2020 and he is being considered a NEW PATIENT with them.  We've been going to this business since 2000.  New Patient.  I don't think so.  I can see going in for x-rays, but for them to call him a NEW PATIENT is being dishonest.  

I had dental work done in April 2025, so I am in their data system.  I am wondering if we need to find a new Dentist or go with it.  Wonder some more.  I will be brushing my teeth with baking soda in preparing for a cleaning.

While I talked to them, I did my part for foot care.  I soaked my feet in tubs of water as I talked to the Dental Receptionist.  No epsom salts, just water.  I thought I could do this for about 20 minutes while I made dental appointments and ended up soaking them nearly for an hour as I was talking to the receptionist about appointments for teeth cleaning.  She got on her computer to check our accounts and that's where we stayed for awhile as she did thus and so making arrangements for x-rays, visits with the doctor on one appointment and a additional teeth cleaning appointments in September.  When I got off the phone, a good 15 minutes had passed on top of already soaking my feet beforehand.

My feet feel absolutely awesome.  Now I can go prancing on the prairie.  

Monday was the hottest day recorded in Northeast Kansas so far this year!  Terribly HOT.  We stayed cool inside the house.  Praise GOD for air conditioning.  Praise GOD.  

I am so satisfied that we got those two large pieces of furniture in place.  So pleased.  I oiled down the Victorian Dresser.  Now I can begin to fill it with family pics.  Hubs is working on putting his art supplies in the High Boy.  Together we are busy. 

As we figured our day and week, he mentioned we need to work on emptying the out-of-town storage unit as we want to be out of it by the end of July.  We have 10 days.  We're in our 7th week of working off and on at cleaning the unit.  I had so hoped we'd not be working on this in the heat of the SUMMER, but it didn't work out that way.  Forging ahead when we can get to it.  

Our day looks like we will be in the neighborhood of the storage unit so we will stop by and pick up a couple of chairs to load in the cruiser to bring back to the COTTAGE.  Tomorrow, Hubby will phone RESTORE and make arrangements with them to come and pick up the bedroom suite.  I can turn loose of it without heartache.  sigh.

That will leave a sofa and mattress with box springs, the dinette set with two chairs, a drawing table and a small buffet to get out of the unit before we can say it is empty.  

When this unit is completely empty and swept clean, I will do a little jig and prance some more on the Prairie as my goal will have been hit.  Praise GOD.  

~d👵

SHUFFLING ALONG

Antique Victorian Dresser with Mirror

SUCCESS!  Hunny and I did it.  Two large pieces of furniture have been shuffled into new locations in our small COTTAGE.  There was huffing and puffing a plenty, but overall we managed pretty well for two peeps in their 70s.  I look at this as exercise for the day.  There was weight lifting for sure.   

The High Boy is sitting in the Tv room polished.  After three years in storage, this piece is finally in our HOME.  It took us three trips to the storage unit to get all the pieces of the furniture. That's 3 hours of traveling altogether and about 15 minutes to load up the pieces and 30 minutes to unload plus a whole lot of effort to shuffle the pieces into place.  Each trip was in the heat of Summer.  

Hubs said he'll fill the drawers with his art supplies on Tuesday and I can fill the antique Victorian Dresser drawers full of our family pics as well.  What a thrill it is to be as far along as we are.  For an old woman struggling to get settled in this tiny COTTAGE, we've made progress.

Our High Boy that's been in storage for three years is HOME.

I feel like we really made a dent in our downsizing and organizing. Even with so much more to do, my attitude is better.  Feeling happier as an individual about being here in this location.  I have been overwhelmed at times when thinking about what all needs to be done to bring us up to speed on the property.

Storage is at a premium.  We have made serious progress which puts a smile on my face.  So pleased this got done.  Sooooo pleased.

After the Victorian Dresser with a Mirror was slid into place, the old lamp was placed on the marble top becoming a mood lamp with a flicker bulb.  Love it.  It looks so nice to me.  I stepped back in time for a moment and I know my blood pressure lowered. 

I'll polish up the piece later.  Better to wait until I am more energized.

~d

SHOULD I COPY THIS COTTAGE?

VISITED A VERY COZY COTTAGE 

VIA INTERNET.

~Vintage Cottage Dreams~

Just something about this COTTAGE 

that was very comforting to me as a tired old woman.

Gathered some sweet ideas to aim for in my world.

Light colors, greenery, candles, lamps, pictures.

What do you think about it?

Blessings to you,
~d

 

STAYING YOUTHFUL SHUFFLING FURNITURE

SUNDAY.  I woke early for me.  5 is early for me.  I did a few chores then went back to sleep. So in a sense I slept in.  No physical church today.  We had a rather emotional day yesterday concerning a love one which I will not go into at the moment.  Prayers filled the heavens.  

I woke refreshed.

This afternoon we continued to empty the Victorian Dresser drawers full of art supplies so it can be moved from the Tv room to the Living room.  Have mercy...paper is heavy.  

After the Victorian Dresser is moved to her new location, we'll make a trip to the out-of-town storage unit later today and then turn around and do it again.  The High Boy is coming HOME and assembled today.  SO pleased.  Thank you GOD.

Hubby hung a painting of mine as I worked on the bills and correspondences.  I brown wrapped a box going to Iowa for my ill Brother-in-law.  I had a small brown bag that I was able to slip the box in.  Worked really neat instead of using brown craft paper.  This bag form fitted the box like it was designed for it.  I like it when tasks are made easy.  Brown wrapping boxes for the mail isn't one of my favorite things to do.  Tis done and will go to the Post Office in the morning.

Started taking Magnesium Glycinate 200mg supplements this noon.  Studied up on this type and was informed that this is the best type to take when not having a THYROID. 

• Magnesium Glycinate: Gentle on the stomach and well-absorbed, suitable for those with sensitive digestive systems.  

  Dietary Sources of Magnesium

  Incorporating magnesium-rich foods into your diet can also be beneficial. Foods high in magnesium include:

  • Leafy green vegetables (e.g., spinach, kale)
  • Nuts and seeds (e.g., almonds, pumpkin seeds)
  • Whole grains (e.g., brown rice, quinoa)
  • Legumes (e.g., black beans, lentils) medicalhealthauthority.com.

  Considerations

  Before starting any magnesium supplement, it is essential to consult with a healthcare professional to determine the appropriate dosage and form based on individual health needs. While magnesium is generally safe, some individuals may experience digestive issues, so starting with a lower dosage is advisable statcarewalkin.com.
  In summary, magnesium can be a valuable addition to the diet of individuals without a gallbladder, supporting digestive health and potentially preventing complications related to gallbladder removal.

  
  

  Researching.

  Things I have been researching on the computer are as follows:  What does spending too much time on the computer do to the brain?

  
  

  Which magnesium is best for people without a thyroid?  Magnesium Glycinate.

  
  

  Long term use of Hydrochlorothiazide raises blood glucose, raises cholesterol, causes electrolyte imbalances, strong link to skin cancer, interacts with how the thyroid levels are doing.  

  Hydrochlorothiazide can indirectly affect thyroid function by lowering magnesium and potassium, which may reduce T3 levels and interfere with thyroid hormone activity.

  Hydrochlorothiazide can cause electrolyte imbalances, hypokalemia, high blood sugar, kidney strain, and increased sensitivity to sunlight.

  Electrolyte Imbalances

  Hydrochlorothiazide is a thiazide diuretic that increases urine output, which can lead to the loss of essential electrolytes such as potassium, sodium, and magnesium. This can result in muscle weakness, cramps, fatigue, irregular heartbeat, and confusion. Severe potassium depletion, known as hypokalemia, is particularly concerning because it can increase the risk of heart arrhythmias and muscle dysfunction GoodRx+3.

  Metabolic Effects

  The medication may also raise blood sugar levels, potentially increasing the risk of hyperglycemia or new-onset diabetes, especially in individuals with preexisting metabolic conditions GoodRx+1. Monitoring blood glucose is recommended for patients on long-term therapy.

  Should have labs done every 3 to 6 months to check blood.

  
  

  PAUSE.  Late afternoon came and we unloaded the car that was holding the HIGH BOY DRAWERS.  Found a spot to stack them inside the house.  Drove over to Wamego to find out the restaurant we were planning on eating supper was CLOSED.  Drove over to RAISING CANES in Manhattan.  Got a bottled water and off we went to the out-of-town storage unit to get the bottom half of the High Boy. 

  
  

  It slid right into the back of the cruiser and we drove HOME.  It takes longer to drive than it does to load the pieces into the car.  All of about 5 minutes to load.  30 minutes to drive one way HOME.

  
  

  Unloaded our baby onto the porch and drove over again to the unit.  I laughed that it only took 5 minutes to load.  When we got HOME, we unloaded the top part of the piece onto the porch. After we get the Victorian Dresser mirror off of the dresser, we'll move the piece into the Living room and vac the carpet where she sat.

  
  

  The High Boy will then come into the house's front bedroom where she'll proudly sit.  Hubby can load the drawers full of art supplies.  The piece will need a polishing which I'll do on Monday. Being stored in the storage unit for 3 years has been hard on the furniture.  Pieces start to crack where you don't want them to.  They are dried out and thirsty for moisture.  So I will oblige.  

  
  

  After this piece is in place, then the Victorian piece will get her mirror attached and slid into place.  A polishing will take place.  Family pictures will be placed into the drawers and I will REJOICE!  This will be a huge accomplishment for us lil 'ole peeps.  Not bad for a SUNDAY. We're getting our exercise.  Stretch and lift.  Lift and stretch.  Some grunting noises are always made.  What a thrill to be making progress.

  
  

  Next trip to the Storage Unit will come this week where we bring HOME a Dinette table with two chairs.  I will rejoice when it is sitting in the Kitchen excited that it finally made it HOME.  I'd like to have it stripped and painted black.

  
  

  Pieces will be in place and settled in.

  Sigh. We did it!  

  ~d

  
  

HAPPY THOUGHTS AND PRAISE

TAKING PIECE OUT OF STORAGE AND BRINGING IT HOME

THE WEEK-END COMETH.  Praise the LORD.  I slept in this morning.  It's been a while.  Stayed up for a couple of hours and took a NAP.  Woke refreshed!  Planning my day.

I'v got some serious shuffling to do as we are going to make room for our HIGH BOY piece of furniture in the TV room which means the Antique Victorian Walnut Dresser with Mirror: Renaissance Revival  will have to go into the little Living room/Parlor so we have room for the High Boy.  I'm excited about this as the Victorian piece is rather pretty and I think it will look proper in the Living room where an antique chest is.  What to do with the chest?  Not sure at the moment.  grins.  Here we go a shuffling, a shuffling we shall go.  

The chest is filled with pictures so the Victorian piece will inherit the pictures.  The High Boy will house art supplies beside my Husband's recliner.  This shuffle-roo will take time and muscle.

We brought the High Boy's drawers that were in storage, home yesterday on our way HOME from the medical appointments.  It took us about 15 minutes to load the back end of the car with the drawers then we left the drawers in the car overnight.  We'll bring them inside when the indoor shuffling is complete.  This week-end, we'll have time to move the rest of the piece in two trips.  The High Boy comes apart making it easier to transport in the Cruiser.  

We bought the High Boy over 8 years ago from a Thrift Store where her legs and feet were in rough shape.  Hubby worked her over and we had a lovely piece.  She went into storage over 3 years ago when we started moving large pieces out of the house that we were going to sell.  I've missed the piece and now we have figured out where she can go in the COTTAGE.  Praise the Lord.

When it is set up...we can concentrate on bringing HOME the next pieces of furniture which will be our Dinette Set and placing her in the Kitchen.  This will have a great sense of satisfaction that we are further along on our adventure of settling into our small COTTAGE.  PRAISE GOD.

Hubby showed me a picture of our porch from one year ago.  I was mortified at how awful it looked.  The front steps made of concrete were severely cracked and crumbling.  The actual porch floor was collapsing.  If I do say so myself, today our porch that was rebuilt looks a million times better than it did.  

Later this Summer, the porch will receive another coat of thick paint.  The next step in the porch remodel is to scrape the ceiling paint off and repaint it with a haunt Blue color and install a beautiful hanging lamp.  The front of the house will get painted a fresh coat of paint and the doors will be painted.  

I was in the picture holding 2 balloons in the shape of a 7 and 0 for 70.  I was getting ready to release the balloons into the air as I had celebrated with the balloons for a couple of weeks.  They were deflating.  We watched as the balloons floated upwards into the heavens after I released them.  They stayed a float for a very long time.  

I hated the way I looked in this picture.  I was overweight and seriously fatigued.  It showed.  It's not wrong to want to be HEALTHY.  I do desire health.  Getting there will be another area in my LIFE that needs worked on.  Am I lazy or do I not feel well?  Both. 🤼 

I'm still obese and fatigued.  This is the year I will see if I can reduce my weight by 100 pounds in a healthy way.  Journaling with pictures.  Exercises and balanced diet.  Vitamin B12 shots and supplements.  Spring water and rest.  Prayer and decluttering.  Organizing and downsizing. Happy thoughts and praise.  

HAPPY THOUGHTS and PRAISE on the way,

~d🌹 

NO TIME TO ARGUE

PASSED WITH FLYING COLORS.  I remembered the three words the PA gave me for my Medicare Exam.  🎾🍯BALL, HONEY, RUN👟.  Thankful I remembered. Drew a clock and answered questions pertaining to my health.  Labs followed and we left about an hour after we started.  I weighed about what I thought I would.  I weighed at HOME beforehand so I could compare with the Doctor's scales and it was seriously close.  I'm taking this as an opportunity to reclaim a healthier lifestyle.  

I'll carry on with this health reduction plan.  We shopped at the grocery store for greens.    

Our plans for the day were changed just like that as we both took ill while shopping if that's not the pits.  I've started coughing and can feel this moving into my chest.  VitaminC needed.  You know when the body says take me to the bathroom to visit the throne and it means like right now...we both had this happen.  There was no time to argue.  

Next week,  I'll have a one on one physical with my primary Doc and go over the labs.  The results are already in my portal.  Whoever did this so quickly was on top of their game.  I wasn't expecting the results so fast.  Now, I've got to write up my questions for my doctor.

I knew my numbers were going to be higher than I wanted.  I haven't walked in close to 6 months and can't believe that much time has passed, but it has.  I know the walking helped with my A1c and lipids.  Last February when I began having intense pain to my right hip, I couldn't walk. Thank God I got better after 5 Chiropractic appointments, but then my left ankle acted up.  Not sure why.  

It's better, so I need to ease back into walking again.  I love walking and hated that I couldn't.  

The week has flown.  Monday, we went to Paxico to get me a turquoise ring at the Antique Store for my Birthday.  Tuesday was my 71st Birthday and I took time to be alone, shop, rest and get my hair shampooed by someone at Great Clips.  I got an afternoon spa nap and then Hubby and I talked for a very long time.  On Wednesday, we went to a Topeka Hospital to visit our Grandson who was in a horrible accident where both of his legs were broken.  From there we shopped at God's Storehouse and drive over to Manhattan for another doctor's appointment.  Thursday was our Medicare Exams and Labs.  Came HOME and rested.  Friday, Hubby has two medical appointments!  I think I need to stay HOME and do some chores.  I am not in very good shape and am craving time at HOME.

Sometimes we get so runned down there's no time to argue about it.  I think I'm there.  Have mercy and stay in the recliner to think and pray in the quiet.  I think I had best do this.  Praise the LORD, I have a house to call HOME.  She's a mess, but she's ours.

Night,
~d  

SORRY, NO PEANUTS FOR YOU!!!

TIS MONDAY.  Plans for installing a small air conditioner window unit in the TV room window.  Hubby is outside right now gathering the things he needs so he can successfully install our little purchase to help cool this end of the COTTAGE off when the temps hit the nineties and beyond.

We've been using a window unit in the Kitchen which has truly worked well at cooling our small COTTAGE.  We spend so much time in the TV room and noticed that we need more cooled air in here.  A small unit was purchased and away we will go.

Our forced air quit on us a couple of years ago.  I'll be saving up for a new cooling system and heat through out this coming year.  Next year, we will see about having a new unit put in. Counting the cost.  Always something, huh?

MY BIRTHDAY IS TOMORROW!  A whopping 71.  That is old.  I spent being 70 in shock most of the year not believing I am this age.  I was asked what I wanted and wanted to do?  I'd like a piece of jewelry!  Hubby said he'd fix a meal like MEAT LOAF, my favorite.  SO today while the Antique store is open until 5, we'll make a trip over to look at the gems.  I'll freshen up by shampooing my hair and shaving me legs.  Since Tuesday is the day of senior discounts at God's Storehouse, I think I'd like to go to Topeka, see a morning matinee YOUNG WASHINGTON with my husband, visit the thrift palace, grab a bite to eat and go visit our Grandson in the Hospital to give him well wishes and some balloons.  In the evening, a MEAT LOAF MEAL.  I did not really want anything over the top to celebrate other than to TAKE IT EASY.  Somewhere in here, I hope to start walking again at the track.  Maybe on Wednesday?  

It'll be back to working on the storage units and the garage come WEDNESDAY.  Hubby wants to go get his large metal tool box from storage and fit it into the garage in a special place.  A muscle rack will be disassembled, relocated to the in-town storage unit that will be reclaimed as our ATTIC and be set up there to hold CHRISTMAS DECOR.  Praying this is a success.  CHRISTMAS IN JULY will start as I take inventory of the decor, and move forward in this project of getting settled into the COTTAGE.  It's a long story about our move and I've talked about it way too much.  I NEED IT FINISHED.  It will take months before I can say that it is done.  MONTHS. sigh.  Gotta stay with it.

Last week I bought a bunch of different flavored peanuts, boxed them and had plans of mailing them to my brother-in-law that is undergoing chemo.  He loves PEANUTS.  

Today, the thought came to mind can chemo patients have peanuts to eat?  The article suggested no peanuts because they are not good for chemo patients due to causing the cancer to metastasize to other organs. Now I know.  Soooooo no peanuts for him.  We'll go ahead and eat them while thinking of him.  I bought him a baseball cap and will get it in the mail this week.

Instead of peanuts, it will have to be PEANUTS.

  

Heavens.  I need a break.  The week went something like this.  On Wednesday night ten minutes til eleven, we received a panicky phone call from our daughter needing our help to stay with her 4 year old while they dashed to the Topeka Hospital as their son was in a horrible accident when hit by a car, breaking both of his legs, bouncing off the windshield then being thrown into a ditch.  SO far he has had 4 surgeries and more to follow.  Fortunate to be alive.  I babysat Thursday and Friday a very active 4 year old.  On Friday, my Brother-in-law started aggressive chemo and wasn't handling it well.  On Friday just about midnight, a Great Grand baby was born.  The week-end arrived and I down played every thing and rested.  Wanting to be energetic and I am not.

This morning, I filled out greeting cards and will be getting them into the mail this afternoon.  A Congrats card to the new parents of our GREAT GRAND BABY, a GET WELL CARD to my Brother-in-law, a THINKING OF YOU card to my Sister along with a Prayer Book, a Congrats card to the new Grandparents.  Off I need to go to the Post Office.  

After the air conditioner unit is in the window, Hubby will cool off and we'll go to the Antique Store to look.  Some groceries need picked up so there's an out of town trip to the store.  We might stop off at the Storage unit and pick up a few items to bring HOME.  Humm.  Shall see.

May this week be wonderful.

To God be the glory.  
Great things HE has done.

~d🌿 

 

ABOVE ALL ELSE...

 Blessings to you,
~d