When I Relax I Feel Guilty

Why is that? Does anyone else feel that way? Is it wrong?

We were up early and ready for Brenda when she got here at 9:00 a.m. Doreen and Matt were also here shortly after nine to work in my garden pulling weeds - again. I went outside with them after my breakfast and worked an hour or so.

Brenda took Jessie to Meijer's then Gym Class, lunch then the park - I think. I haven't read the Service Notes yet and I was taking a nap when they came home. A very long nap. It continued after Brenda left for another 2 hours. I felt really guilty when I got up. I should have been doing more work around the house. I wondered why an hour or so outside would wipe me out. Then I talked to Jon and remembered I had taken strong pain medication last night. First time in a long time I've had to take medicine. That probably did it. I still feel guilty, though! I must work! work! work!

Yard Work

I uploaded all my pictures from my phone, so now we have the picture of Jessie at the show. I wish there were more kid and family friendly movies so Jess could go more often.

Diane met Jon and I at Home Depot and we bought more bags of white stones to go around the landscaping she did for the Rose of Sharon trees along our fence. She finished up that job then added more dirt around Jon's garden. I managed to cut the back grass; however, I had Jon take off the bag and dump it for me. I couldn't do that. He finished the side and front grass.

Several years ago Jon spent days digging and cutting through tree roots to build himself an in-ground fire pit. Unfortunately, it had to be removed when he expanded his garden. He saved the bricks, bought a metal insert and made himself another one. It took him less than an hour.

Happy Birthday, Doreen !!!

Brenda came and took Jessie to Meijer's, swimming, Subway for lunch then walking at the park. She said that Jessie did awesome today and was happy and compliant and really did well in the pool. Well, that ended as soon as Brenda left. Back to her normal yelling self. This time to both Jon and I.

Doreen picked me up and I treated her to a birthday breakfast at The Pantry, which was the first time she's been there. When she dropped me off I went with Jon to Menard's then Wiegand's. Jon spent a lot of time in his garden, hanging up herbs in the shed and then fixing the ones that were dried.

It was supposed to storm all day long, but we've yet seen any rain at all. It's looked like it would rain, but none. I think the lower states got a lot of rain, though.

Another Day At The Movies

Rachel took Jessie to the show again today and saw the Minions movie. There were a lot more people than the last time they were there, so Jess was more agitated. However, she did well and enjoyed the movie and said she wants it for Christmas. Rachel sent me a picture and I sent it to my e-mail but it's floating around in cyberspace right now.

Lois and I went shopping around the area and after she left I went outside to be with Diane, who was doing more yard work for us.

After dinner only Andrea came for Book Club, but we still talked about the book, and many more topics. It was a nice visit.

Catching Up ... Thursday through Sunday

I'm still here, although some mornings I wake up and my muscles are so stiff I feel like rigormortis has set in and no one told me I had died! Seriously!  Anyway, these past 4 days have been a whirlwind of activities and by the time I am ready to sit down and blog, I'm way too tired. So, here's what's been happening ...

I did a lot of paperwork and cleaning in my bedroom on Thursday. After dinner I met Diane and Randie at Painting With A Twist. Diane had received a Gift Certificate for Christmas 2013, and this is the first time we've been able to pick a picture we all liked, or the weather cooperated. It was a very fast 2 hours, we liked our finished project, and then we had Coldstone ice cream to top off the evening! Good thing I only go there about once every couple of years! Sweet stuff.

On Friday Diane, Randie, Rox, Jon and I went to Blake's cider mill for the 13th annual Lavendar Festival. It was a fun time. For lunch we drove in to Armada and ate at Chap's. Everyone was exhausted when we finally got home late in the afternoon.










On Saturday Rachel came and watched Jessie and Debbie and I went to Shannon's (and Jeremy) triplet's 3rd birthday party. As some of you will remember, Shannon was Jessie's aide for a couple years, prior to Bill's passing. She came to work one day, went to the doctor that afternoon and wasn't able to come back to work because she was having twins and she was at risk. Then, they found out it was 3 babies! They are the most well behaved children I've ever seen. Adorable, too.

So, that brings me to Sunday. Jon worked and Jess spent her entire day on the living room floor with her cards and iPad. I did quite a few odds and ends then listened to a sermon and music, as well as took a short nap. Doreen came over and we visited for a couple hours. I called Jon and he met Jess and I at Dimitri's for dinner. I'm sure he's in bed already, and Jess and I are on our way up, too.

Strawberry Picking

I appreciate the fact that when Rachel comes the days she works, she has a plan to do something special with Jessie. Today they went to Blake's strawberry picking. She said that at first Jessie didn't quite know what to do and seemed upset, but as soon as Rachel showed her how to pick the strawberries, she did it and had fun.

Diane came and worked under Jessie's swing set. She cleaned out all the wood chips from years and put a new border down and rubber mulch. It looks awesome. I have pictures to post but for some reason, they haven't arrived in my mail box yet.

I did paperwork then had lunch with Chris, Joyce and Carol, and Carol's 3 grandchildren. It was a nice time to catch up again. Next month will be our last get together as the 4 of us since Carol will be moving to Arizona. She will be missed.

Poor Jessie

Today was swimming day with Brenda. A day Jessie looks forward to from Wednesday until the next Tuesday. There is usually one week a month she can't swim, but it usually happens before she gets there. Today they were getting ready to go in the pool and already had Jessie's top on. She went to put her swim shorts on and ... Oh, No! She had started her period. Brenda said she looked so disappointed and big tears rolled down her cheeks! Thankfully, Brenda is very good at comforting her and redirecting her. They got dressed and went and played in the gym. I felt so sorry for her when I found out what happened. She does very well with her periods, but there's no way she understands why it happens - especially on swimming days!