should be simple...

this is the storage building...can I count it as packed already?

It should be simple... just put it all in a box and drive 1100 miles to the new house... or strike a match and drive 1100 miles to the new house... how about...put up a sign "everything free" and drive to the new house...

well nothing is all that simple.

So today...I will find 5 things to pack and 5 things to throw away and 5 things to give away... that sounds like a plan...to me...

Now let's see...will 5 newspapers count or do i have to count the whole pile as 1 thing? ha ha!!

Will let you know how I do tomorrow...

doctor report 7-09

me and my sweetheart...
he is still here even if I am falling apart at the seams...haha...

Yesterday I went to see a new doctor. He seems to be thorough and I like that. Wants to run blood tests and wrote refills for meds and made lots of notes as we talked. So for those of you who do not know. Here is my list:

• arthritis...hips, spine, shoulders, knees
  
• fibromylagia...all over, more than anywhere else...haha
  
• edema...feet and legs
  
• spurs in spine and knees
  
• morbid obesity...haha
  
• incontience...shush...don't tell

Now he wants blood to see if there is more... ain't life grand...

I know life is quite grand. Wonderful in fact...In spite of the fact that most of these problems have plagued me for over 20 years I still feel life is wonderful... I must just always remember to count my blessings and to praise GOD for each one... that is how I cope...

song stuck in my head...

this is one of my blessings...grandbaby # 8 miss zoe

old song...
"i am blessed"
"i am blessed"
"every day that i live i am blessed"
"when i wake up in the morning"
"when i lay my head to rest"
"i am blessed"
"i am blessed"
i guess this is one that is easier to sing sometimes than others...
i know if i can get this one stuck in my head my day always goes better...
what song is stuck in your head today?

grievance or miracle...

(This is an old post sent out on my space years ago...I am 52 now)

on my fridge is a sign that says:
every decision
I make is a choice
between a
grievance and a
miracle...
some days this encourages me and some days it haunts me...
at 50 now I can look back a bit and see those choices that caused grief...and the ones that ended up being miracles. I only hope others see my life as filled with more positive than negative... how do you ever know until all is said and done...
Well how about you? Is your balance sheet more positive or negative?
I have days that I feel completely negative...and others that I don’t feel i have done so badly...that is why i have to remind myself to always..."count my blessings and praise GOD for each one" like it says on the bottom of my emails. It is to remind me to do that, not necessarily tell anyone else to...*:)
All I know is that I have one more day at a time and many more choices to make things work out right...
I must...we must never give up!
Please join me and begin making those positive choices one at a time...
I do not not want to be in this alone...

pass it on...

This is my grandson Chad and his worms. We were learning about biology this day. I have heard it said you need to learn something new every day... I am trying to figure if you are doing all this learning when do you do your practicing. There comes a time to apply all that knowledge or at least take the time to pass it along... There are so many younger people (always someone younger) who need to know something that you know... If you have a skill or a trick of the trade or just a neat idea take the time to share it and don't let it die with you! Share your knowledge even if is just reading to someone or teaching someone how to do some little thing that will make their life a bit easier... Reach out and help someone else learn something new everyday...TODAY!

doctor visit...blessings?

Today off to see the doctor... great fun... I have had such a setback since my other doctor moved. I ran out of meds about 3 weeks ago and my body has quickly began to suffer. So here we are with a chance to fix all that. It is always a challenge to start over with a new doc. I need to convince him that I am a partner in my health care and not just a patient. I know more about this old body of mine than anyone. I need him to work with me not on me. Sometimes a doctor cannot see past the weight to know there may be other factors at work in my body. The weight is just one of the symptoms...not necessarily the cause. I have fought these battles for 20 years now and get tired of it from time to time...but I cannot give in or give up. I already tried that once and it just made things worse.So once again I seek someone with more education than I have to help me "get all better".

I pack up another box yesterday. My bathroom bookcase is just about empty. Just my jewelry boxes remain. T-my DIL is getting excited about all the plans. This is a big move for all of us. It will take a year of more to get us all moved and settled. It is a long way from Ohio to Texas...and moving 13 people will not be easy... I am ready to return to our neck of the woods. I do so look forward to being in the country again and building a life to share with my children and grandchildren. Of course having my sweetheart beside me and parents close is going to make things all fall into place. I am looking for blessings from this day forward. We have had enough trial...it is time to receive good and not evil, blessing and not cursing, and joy not sorrow... I am ready to sit in peace and enjoy the blessing of GOD...

peaceful morning

peaceful morning seems to equal getting up before anyone else and having quiet time...

so coffee is ready for James... Andy is still curled up in bed and probably will be till his aide arrives... e-mail all checked... and now to decide on my project for today...

I did get the bottom shelf packed in the bathroom yesterday and went to the beach a sat a bit with James... then we spent some time on our swing in the yard...

we are still hashing our our plans about moving... we think the decision to keep the van is final... now to do some final prep so it can make the 1100 miles journey to Texas from Ohio... seems it needs a new radiator... we will begin the hunt for a radiator deal today...

why simplify...

This is it the beginning...

In the beginning was the word...

That was a good start for one author if I recall...

I am trying to find simplicity...

Downsizing has been a chore... from 3 houses to one... from one with 3 bedrooms, a full basement, and a double garage to a mobile home... now possibly to a few rooms or a cabin in Elysian Fields, Texas...

So what am I hoping to accomplish?

Maybe in ridding my life of stuff, I will make more room for life...

a ride to the water, or a walk on a mountain, or even a hug from a grand baby...

in order to do these things I seek to simplify.

Life can be so busy and things rob us of our peace, of important things we need... not necessarily want... but need...

Do I need... shoes? (not in my house...but yes at the store...)

a hat? (on the Ohio beach or in the heat of the Texas sun... yes)

a big house? a chicken? a goat? a cat? a dog? land of my own?

These answers will be so different for each of us... and have even been different at different times of my life... for now I will just take one step at a time...and right now that involves fixing breakfast for James and me...