Jon Turns....

In other birthday news....today is Jon's! He was born in 52...you do the math. He is the best and I'm SO lucky to be married to him!!!

More Ills

Today was a blur. We said goodbye to Daryl this morning and both went to work. At 10:30 my mom called me and wanted to know where I was. She had called my sister's house 2 hours earlier wanting to go the the ER. They were both sick with the same stomach virus and told her to call me. She got in confused and thought THEY were going to call me, so she'd been waiting for me to show up for 2 hours...not a happy camper. She was mostly just dehydrated, and her blood pressure was high. They admitted here at least overnight to get her fluids up and her blood pressure down. In the meantime, I went and got all her meds refilled. After work I went to see her then went to her house to clean floors and gather sheets and towels for the laundry. I'm tired. We'll see if they really let her go home...I don't think she's really going to be ready to be on her own.

Emmy is not handling her steroid so well...cutting it back to half to see if that goes better. Pray that she (and the rest of the family) are well enough to enjoy Christmas. Jon's one med was doubled yesterday to hopefully give him more relief in his arm so he can sleep better and have less pain overall.

Thought for the day

We are shot. Going to bed!

What is Your Real Age?

The picture on the left is Emmy with Wrigley, on the right is Bria with Wrigley. I took a Real Age test online and found out that my dog makes me younger (thanks, Logan). The picture below is Bailey (Wrigley's big sister) and our dog Logan (the one on your right). Now I'm no expert, but it seems to me that this Real Age claim is working better for Emmy and Bria than for me. Maybe it's just because their dog is young and mine is old...right?

I'm glad it's Friday again...every week. Tomorrow I get to go to a nearby town with Tabbi and her boys to Applefest. I can't remember all that is going on there---I know there is a petting zoo and lots of kids activities, and it should be lots of fun. Afterwards I will bring the boys to our house to stay overnight while their mom and dad go on a date. It will be a great time, and I will be ready for a nap by Sunday afternoon. Megan may be here part of the weekend, but we don't know that yet for sure. Greg is holding down the fort at the house while they get rain from that big system out east. All is going well as of last night.

I hope you all have a great weekend ahead and enjoy these last warm weekends to the fullest. I love fall...our backyard has a full layer of leaves now. Jon does a great job keeping up with that stuff...he's not a raker, but has a great mower that powders those leaves to nothing...much easier than raking. Of course it's easy for me either way because he takes care of it. Thanks, honey!!

Thought for the day

I'm glad that God doesn't see us as less valuable as we get older. His Word says "The righteous man will flourish like the palm tree, He will grow like a cedar in Lebanon. Planted in the house of the Lord, they will flourish in the courts of our God. They will still yield fruit in old age; they shall be full of sap and very green, to declare that the Lord is upright; He is my rock, and there is no unrighteousness in Him." Psalm 92:12-15
Let's not give up in going on with God and letting Him keep us fresh, thinking, open, and living on the edge of a real vital relationship with Him. When we do that our "real age" will be measured not in years, but in things like wisdom, faith, power, caring, joy, and laughter. Let many other things take their place well down the ladder of concerns and priorities, but let us keep HIM and knowing HIM our primary aim in the midst of every other issue that crosses our path. Whether we face challenges at work, at school, at home, at church, in our health, in our finances, or in our country let's quiet our hearts to hear His voice and to find the way to know Him better in that very circumstance.

Hi, Bria!!