Shout Out! and A Grateful Heart

Today's posts combine into one beautiful thought -
A Shout Out:
Happy Happy Birthday to our beautiful 91 year old mother, Idris.
And A Grateful Heart:
We are very grateful to be able to share this special day with her this year.

FYI:
We had a bit of a scare last night (or this morning around 1:20am) as we were awakened with a phone call that summoned us to her side. She was feeble and weak, but soon gained her strength and we sat there with her for a couple hours listening to and sharing experiences and memories, and had a family prayer, and a bit of a slumber(less) party. Terry and I came home about 5:30am and tried to get a couple more hours of sleep, and will head back over to share some time and visit with Idris' doctor who is coming today. House calls still happen - this one time anyway.

(Awesome doctors is another thing my heart is grateful for, and I know I mentioned it before, but I say it again, because this one is making a house call - coming from the Tri Cities. How's that for medicine in our day and age?)

Here is a photo from her birthday last year - this year photos are yet to come.

A Handy Husband

Sometimes the To Do list can get pretty long, and sometimes I don't even make a list, but there are still several things that need done. I am so lucky to have a husband that can do the little things (and big things) that need done - almost daily it seems.
All three of our bathroom fans are now working in great condition. After almost 20 years they were getting pretty slow and noisy, or not even working. They have all been cleaned and/or motors replaced. Maybe this is a post about working bathroom fans??? I'm grateful for them too, but ...

It's so exciting when To Do becomes Ta Da / or Ta Done!

I am afraid that the To Do list for Terry is harder than the To Do list for me. Sorry Terry!



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My mental To DO list is pretty large, and the note paper above seems to be my thought on occasion. And, sometimes the Not To DO list wins!

Feeling Better is Good

My heart is grateful that Idris (Terry's mother) is feeling better. She has been so sick for the last few days, and we have all been very concerned.
Yesterday's visit gave us encouragement. She was doing so much better. We hope today will bring the same good news.
We are grateful for her caregivers. She is in good hands!


FYI - She will be 91 years old on Saturday.

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Kleenex Tissue

I love a good tissue -
I'm always in need of one ... or two ...

It's much better than a sleeve

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or a roll

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Medical Report

It's been awhile, but we went to the oncologist today, and here is Terry's report -

WBC = 1.5, since it's that low and he is not on an antibiotic anymore, Terry got a Neulasta shot today. He will be aching for a few days, but I guess it will be worth it. Right?

Platelets are staying low, at 46 today. They are just maintaining that low.

There is no other info to report - I don't have the print out of the other counts, but things are going okay for now. We have one more appointment with Dr. Smith before our appointment at SCCA in February.

Chapstick

This is good stuff!

I'm glad they make it, and I'm glad I found it!
It's all I've used for dry lips for several years now.
It works and doesn't crack your lips putting it on!

Faith

I am thankful for my faith!

Joseph B. Wirthlin talks of faith:
What is true faith? Faith is defined as “belief and trust in and loyalty to God; … firm belief in something for which there is no proof.” We believe that “faith is to hope for things which are not seen, but which are true … , and must be centered in Jesus Christ.” In fact, we believe that “faith in Jesus Christ is the first principle of the gospel.”

Happy New Year!

Well, this day I am
grateful for
a new year!

Welcome
TwentyTwelve!

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