I'm Exhausted

If I just knew when to stop, or pace myself better, I'd probably not be so tired. I had an agenda and I wanted to do as much as I could. I did laundry, cleaned up the laundry room and washed the floor, finished justifying my check book (woo hoo!), wrote out checks, finished the winter village, removed decorations from the kitchen tree ready for the snowmen, folded clothes and put them away from a couple days ago, collected garbage for tomorrow's pick up, made some appointments, did computer work, and continued putting away Christmas decorations. I'm ready to sit down and read. I hope that tomorrow will be a continuation of today. Other than taking Darla to school and have the trainer work with both of us, I'm free again. However, we've got 3-6" of predicted snow, then freezing rain then rain for tomorrow. If it happens, I'm staying home.

Thank You For Praying

My friend, Rox, took me for my EGD test this morning. There was no prep for this procedure, so it was simple. IV, mouth guard, nap, awake, breakfast, home. The doctor said all looked well, except there were white spots in the esophagus that could be acid reflux or a food allergy. He took a biopsy and I'll know in a week to 10 days.

Your prayers are appreciated. I didn't think I was nervous, but my BP was 200/96 the first time they took it. A tad bit off, if I do say so my unmedical self. It finally came down but knowing it was so high made me more nervous.

Rox treated me to breakfast then dropped me off at home. Rachel left, I put a load of clothes in the washer and stayed on the couch until Jon came home from work at 4:00 with dinner. After dinner I watched a "Scorpion" episode with Jon then spent the next several hours back on the couch on my iPad. A totally do-nothing day.

Jessie's Great Day

Rachel took Jessie to the Play Place and met Brent, his mom and his aide. If I didn't see the pictures, I wouldn't have believed that Jessie actually went into the bounce house or the large swing pictured above. I'm positive she wouldn't have done it if I were there, either. When they were finished there they met at McDonald's for lunch. Jessie was so excited when she got home. She had one of the best day's ever. She was VERY happy. Thank you, Rachel! And, thank you, Diane for finding this place and inviting Jessie to be part of it along with her best friend, Brent.

If you're wondering about the purplish color picture, it's a "dark room" with chalk walls. The participants can use chalk on all the walls and it glows. Pretty cool. She probably had chalk on her butt since she was bracing herself on the wall behind her.

Thank you to each of you who will be praying for me tomorrow morning for my EGD. It's appreciated.

From Yesterday

Jennifer took a picture of Jessie coloring - only she was sleeping!  I neglected to post it yesterday.

A Prayer Request

I have had burning in my throat for the past 3 weeks. Water even burns my throat. I am scheduled for a EGD on Friday morning. Prayers for a successful test and not a bad report would be appreciated.

Leaving The Old Ways Behind

When Lois and I had our own church service on Sunday morning, I read the Jesus Calling devotional by Sarah Young for that day. One particular sentence has stuck with me and has made me think about what I want to leave in the past. Here's part of the excerpt:

"Come to me with a teachable spirit, eager to be changed. A close walk with Me is a life of continual newness. Do not cling to old ways as you step into a new year. (bold mine) Instead, seek My Face with an open mind, knowing that your journey with Me involves being transformed by the renewing of your mind."

I've been thinking about what I don't want to carry over in to 2017. Things like judging people with what little facts I know. I didn't think I judged people, but looking back over the year, I realize that I have allowed my personal opinions to weave a web of judgement in my mind. I want my mind renewed in this area.

How about you?

What old way(s) do you want to leave behind as we begin a New Year?

Merry Christmas JoAnne and Happy New Year !!!

The last 2 days have been full but relaxing and fun. Yesterday we had breakfast with JoAnne and came back to the house to exchange presents. Then we visited for a couple hours before she left for her New Years celebrations. I had just enough time to rest a bit before Lois came at 4:15 p.m. She left about an hour ago. 

We had a nice, simple dinner then Jon, Lois and I played a couple games for several hours. Jon went to bed early because he had to work today. Jessie was happy in her corner of the family room with her YouTube and Apples to Apples cards. 

After games Lois and I watched 2 movies. For a change there were no fireworks in the neighborhood to alert us to the New Year arriving. We just wished each other a happy New Year then continued watching the movie. We went to bed around 2:30 a.m.  Not too late for me, but VERY late for Lois.

We were up by 8:15 a.m. because Jess got up and was a tad bit noisy. After breakfast Lois and I had our own "church service" then watched 2 more movies. (I can't remember the last time I watched 4 movies in 2 days!) When Jon got home from work and dinner was finished, we played several games of Boggle. An old but fun game.

I'm about ready to go upstairs and call it a day. My eyes are having trouble staying open. It was worth it, though. There are few New Years that we get to spend with Lois, since she lives in Haiti. I do remember that we celebrated Y2K together! We sat around playing games and waited to see if the lights would go off because of all the doomsday predictions. That was 17 years ago!!!! Do you remember Y2K?