I'M STILL HERE

Because it's been almost a week since my last blog, I thought I'd give you an update on what's been going on in my life instead of my usual devotional this time!

Two of our boys drove up from Idaho last Monday and got our storage area completely emptied! (We live in a double wide motor home in a motor court but have a separate storage unit for all that "junk" that most people manage to accumulate over the years! Of course we pay extra for that space!) Rex and his first wife moved to this location in 1993, and we even had some boxes stored there that hadn't been opened since! Those of you who knew Alice will remember that she was an artist -- and that meant pictures, frames, paints, easels and what have you! All in addition to the junk!

The boys took three or four loads of junk to the dump -- had their pickup full! Then there were some things the boys wanted to keep so they took another load of "stuff" home with them! (They were here three days.) They also found time to help Rex make some changes to the walls in the laundry room here at the house as well as in the den. We're so glad to get started on the remodeling we've just talked about before!

Then Rex finally got rid of his 1970 van he had been using for work since 1975! What a relief that is! (And after all these years it still runs!)

You'll never believe this, but the guys found two humongous boxes of greeting cards that Alice had saved through the years! I'm talking about thousands of the things! I went through them all hoping to find a stray dollar or two tucked inside of some of them, but no such luck! The only thing of importance I found was three 21-cent stamps that had never been used! Some of the cards were dated, and the oldest one I found was dated 1924! One of the gals at church makes crafts from used greeting cards, so that's where they will go -- when Rex finishes looking through them. He enjoys the memories they evoke! And I must admit it was interesting to see cards and letters that I had written to Rex and Alice years ago, never dreaming I'd be the one to eventually dispose of them! And some of the cards were from former classmates whom I hadn't thought about in years!

In addition to all that, plus extra cooking, I started anodyne treatments -- three times a week a half hour at a time. And it's a 56-mile round trip each time! The treatments are non-invasive infrared light treatments which are used for diabetic neuropathy as well as sprains, bruises, etc. My research shows that the treatments are highly effective. And after only three treatments, I am able to stand for longer periods of time. So I hope that three more weeks will make a bigger difference, yet.

I can add even more to this update! We have three computers: my laptop, my husband's PC and my PC which I use for these blogs. Since my wrist has been giving me conniptions for a couple months, I've been shying away from the computer as it makes my wrist extremely painful. I assumed it was carpal tunnel syndrome, but the doctor doesn't think so. My physical therapist and I are wondering if maybe it's part of the diabetic neuropathy. I have a special "mouse" I use with my laptop, a mouse with a ball on it so I don't have to move the entire mouse. When I use Rex's computer, I have a special wrist support which helps. But on my PC which I use for these blogs, my space is so cramped I haven't found a way to use the extra wrist support. I guess I complained so much that Rex managed to move things around and actually found a way for me to use that wrist support. So maybe now I can put blogs out more than just once a week!

So now you know where I've been and where I am! I'll try to do better with the Devotionals!

Preacher's Kid