Success!!

I did it! I managed to stick both of my needles in this morning at dialysis. I didn't even get queasy. I came home, ate, walked the dogs, and . .. don't yell at me Jeanette - I mowed the yard. With all the rain it had gotten up just too high.
Fortunately, with all the garden beds its not near as bad as it used to be.

A great Sunday

Today felt like what Sunday is supposed to be. Church this morning was great. I even saw Brother Schroeder shed a few tears. I told him he was getting more weepy as he was getting older.

Karen did a great job in Sunday School and Heather stepped right in for Relief Society since Peggy was sick. I hope nothing serious. Margaret picked the 7th Article of Faith for the practice song and I think it threw a few people off track.

We got home, ate some baked potatoes, took the dogs for a short walk,and took a nap. Woke up at 6:45 and had wanted to go to Nancy's Dad's fireside so we hightailed it up there. It was on the First Vision of Joseph Smith and brought up some interesting things I wasn't aware of. It was really a good fireside and we got home about 8:30. Spent quite a while talking (which is not usual for us), but it was good. Heading for bed.

Oh my grass seed wasn't totally wasted. I see little spots of Bermuda poking their heads up out of the soil. Yeah!

Tomorrow I get to start putting my needles in myself. Keep a prayer for me that it goes well.

Rain rain go away, come again another day

I remember singing this when I was much, much, younger. I thought I was going to mow the lawn this morning, I guess I have other things to focus on today. The Lord has taken care of watering my garden.

The power went off this morning at about 3:30 a.m. I know because Steve had a nightmare and it woke us both up. The lights went off and on and off an on and then just off. What was amazing is that somehow in the middle of the night, I remembered TXU's emergency number. I called them and got a young lady in India wanting to know if my neighbor's lights were off as well. I told her it was 3:30 in the morning and I had no way of knowing. I went back to sleep and sometime later they came back on. Not sure when.

Stephen (my son) called me yesterday afternoon and had met a man (Ralph) who owned an electrical contracting company. He was here in Plano and does solar panels and windmills, etc. He told him about Steve and he said he wanted to meet him. We called and left him a message and he called back. He's suppose to set up an appointment with Steve sometime on Monday. I talked to Stephen this morning and told him we'd spoken with Ralph and he said "God really does answer prayers". His testimony is there, but this really confirmed to him that his prayers were answered. What a blessing.

Anyway, we'll see how it goes. We're excited. He said he has plenty of work.

Wednesday and bathing of two dogs

Wow. I actually stayed out of the yard today. Yesterday I planted herbs and begonias. Well actually I almost forgot I did put a bag of mulch down this morning w
when I got home from dialysis.

With finances tight I've had to stop taking the dogs to the groomer and today tried my hand at grooming them. Not groomer quality, but ok. Lots of water everywhere and one of the dogs kept trying to escape but generally did really well.

Housework today - oh my!

Left dialysis this morning wearing a fashionable white smock top. I had gone in with my green shirt on and about 30 minutes before I was through I woke up to see a big puddle of blood on it. Apparently, I had laid on my connection while sleeping and . . . the rest is history. They wouldn't let me leave without putting on this white thing so as to not freak the rest of the world out.

Got home and took the dogs for a walk and now, housework.

Yesterday, I put out the last of the grass seed over the grass seed I planted on Saturday since I am almost positive its all gone down the alley. I put the sprinklers on this morning to water it and it rained. Oh well.

The end of another Monday

Today was just a quiet day. I got back from dialysis, took the dogs for a walk, rested, and did indexing on familysearch.

What a week!

Sorry I've been so slow in writing. The past two weeks really have been yard work, yard work, and more yard work. I've really over done things. Whatever happened to "And see that all these things are done in wisdom and order; for it is not requisite that a man should run faster than he has strength. And again, it is expedient that he should be diligent, that thereby he might win the prize; therefore, all things must be done in order." I haven't learned this lesson, in spite of one particular temple presidency trying to teach it to me.

I just feel compelled to get as much done as I can. Anyway, yesterday I planted 60+ plants. 5 trays of impatience, 5 trays of vinca, a basil plant, another tomatoe plant, 4 more plants of asian jasmine for the bed that is my major project after a year, and a honeysuckle. Needless to say, when it was time to get up this morning to go to dialysis I slept through the clock. They called me at 6:30 and asked if I was coming. I was so embarrassed. Some poor older gentleman sitting on a chair with his hand on his walker was waiting for me to get off. I apologized profusely. Dyann Bennett came to see me and I was so glad to see her.

Anyway, I thought I'd post some of my prize pics.
I have buds in my mystery, victory, garden. When I planted the seeds, I forgot to mark them, so I don't know what's coming where. Its a surprise!



The bed I planted starts in has things growing, I haven't killed anything yet.

My strawberry plants have blossoms.

My iris plants are blooming.

And finally, my new plantings. My honeysuckle...

And my impatience and vinca -


So now,hopefully its just water, fertilize, and weed. No more planting till fall.

I know, I do need to fix the year on my camera.

I have this fun little game I play when I get bored during dialysis called "Bejeweled". The goal is to line jewels up 3 or more and then they disappear and you just keep going till you go up levels. I've been thinking alot about it this week and how it reminds me of consequences. As I move the jewels they reorder everything around them. This makes me think about how we exercise our agency not only affects us, but everyone around us.

Anyway. More later.