April 12 2014

April 12 2014

Greetings My Friend,

I have a plan. I've been sick with Bronchitis all week so my get up and go got up and went. Today I am almost back to normal again. The thought is to sweep the floors. The thought of doing them all in one session seems a bit overbearing so the plan is to do one room at a time.

I went for a walk outside with the fur children and only made it most of the way up the hill. My wonderment is if I get some sort of inhaler or such will I once more be able to walk further? I almost hope I get one and I can walk again as I have in years past.

My pulmonary function test is still a couple of weeks away so I wait and see. As the date draws nearer I tend to think that I might truly have some sort of lung issue. I love walking and have walked for most of my life. This not being able to take off for a walk is discouraging at best.

I need to bathe Daisy as well. She is dirtier than I generally let her get but being sick played havoc with washing her. It is what it is. I will put another outfit on her and then pull her hair in a top notch with a matching hair band.

Mindy is coming to sit with me more again. She is leaving her babies for longer periods of time these days. I love watching the maternal instinct in my animals. If she hears them squeaking she will go to them right away.

One of the first things I learned as a retired person was “how in the world did I ever get anything done?” I get it most days now. How did I go to school, raise two children, was a wife, volunteer and even more? These days I know I could not keep that pace up if I tried too.

Junior took off to Kingsport for a doctor's appointment yesterday. His appointment was early and I was not able to be up to go with him. I made the most of my day at home. This house is so comfortable that I love staying around in it. I did find when he walked back in the door late in the afternoon that I was glad to see him and I did miss him.

On the other hand I also know that time apart is good for us from time to time. For me I was still hardly moving about. I washed the bed sheets and that was all I could do wash them and put them back on the bed. It was a start though. I could not have handled shopping at all so it worked out.

Today I am moving about more so. Slowly but I am doing more. At this point each day will see me gaining steam again. I thank God for walking me through this illness again.

May God bless you and keep you make His face shine on you.

Love

Janet