October 27, 2008

• Cold Hands

  My hands are so cold this morning.  It’s near freezing outside and may reach “real” freezing temperatures tomorrow morning.  I dare not complain.  After hot flashes – no make that “being hot 24/7″ – these past 6 months, and constantly complaining about being too hot, I would never utter a word about being anything resembling “cold” not for the life of me!

  Jesse is mowing today.  This week and next will be the times he cuts lawns for the last go round this season.  Maybe he’ll get some calls for leaf clean-up jobs – we’ll have to see.  There are no prospects of any income that amounts to anything this winter.  A little difficult to contemplate.  But, we were in a similar position this time last year. 

  Last year, I was still visiting a “new” doctor through December while I tried to recover from my bout with pneumonia.  If you had told me last November 1st I would feel so good this same time a year later, I wouldn’t have believed you.  I was sure I had something fatal that everyone was missing when examining me; and, we had no money for me to see a specialist.  Glad I was wrong! 

  Last year, we had the added expense of Luci being in daycare ($400/month out of pocket expense) and a friend we paid to clean our home (since I couldn’t be around chemicals).  Instead of those expenses, we have a new truck payment that equals the same amount!  We’re not going to look at the circumstances this month, but the fact God has, and will again, always provided for us.

  Still no word from anyone wanting to set up an appointment to do our home study.  Our caseworker called last Wednesday afternoon while I was teaching school.  He asked, “Has anyone called you yet?”  My reply, “Nope.”  His remark, “Well I’m getting ready to call them right now!”  And that’s the last I’ve heard from anyone! 

  Besides teaching, I have quite a list of “To Do” things today.

  *  Transfer money into our personal account from the business account
  *  Pay bills (there goes that deposit into our personal account!)
  *  Empty the dishwasher (Annamarie’s job) and fill it with dirty dishes in the sink
  *  Divide the ground turkey I bought on Friday before it rots
  *  Laundry – not sure whose, but *someone* has something to be washed – that’s a “given”
  *  Get those warm clothes down from the attic
  *  Call PetSmart and order another case of Chirper’s food
  *  Clean the master bathroom

  I’m sure there are other things, but that’s what I have written down so I don’t forget.  My poor mind, these days!

  I didn’t feel well yesterday.  Kind of nauseated.  Felt not so great Saturday, too, now that I think about it.  I found time to read in my book yesterday afternoon and (gasp!) fell asleep again for a couple of hours!  This is becoming a habit – one that I like!  We had leftovers after church (ham casserole was fought over!!!) and I wasn’t hungry last night, nor was I up to fixing a roast leg of lamb.  The rest of the family decided on popcorn and, though I was in our bedroom, the smelled found it’s way to the back of the house and made my stomach feel less than settled.  I had some vanilla Activa yogurt I had bought for the cats (who refused to eat it), and an apple for my dinner.  I ate in the bedroom.  I had to force the small carton of yogurt and small green apple down.  After my 2 hour nap, I was afraid I wouldn’t fall asleep at night; but, I picked up my book, read a chapter and a half and was out like a light. 

  I don’t think the book is my reason for feeling sleepy, it’s a book I’m finding very enjoyable.  Maybe reading IN BED is my problem.  Or, maybe the fact I never slow down.  When I do (to read) I crash.  Who knows?

  So, dinner tonight is leg of lamb and some other stuff I haven’t thought about yet!!

  We took pictures of
  ourselves, after church yesterday.  That’s the only day of the week
  everyone is dressed with hair combed at the same time!!! LOL  We are
  supposed to submit pictures for our home study file and a letter that
  is shown to (or read to) the prospective foster children.  At least
  they have an idea of where they are going and what the people look like.

  Here are the pictures we took for our foster folder.

  This is one Rissy took while sitting down.  I’m not sure we’ll submit it as her low position and my sitting on the arm of the sofa makes me look like “Gargantu-momma”!!!!
  

  Me with the girls
  
  

  Jesse with the girls
  
  

  Jesse and I
   

  
  The guest room for the children (I figured *I’d* want to know where I’d be sleeping!)
  

  
  And, finally, one of me alone
  
  No really me alone.  That’s more like me with Jesse cropped out of the picture!

  We were waiting for Rissy to take the picture and tell us to smile and  he looked a little . . . um . .  . intimidating!  He’s such a friendly and nice person but absolutely DETESTS having his picture taken!  He panics and ends up looking a little gruff.

  So, what do you think? 

  Do we look friendly or scary?

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