August 15, 2009

• Up and Working - Kinda

  This has been a semi-productive morning.  *Anything* productive is a miracle if "I" have something to do with it!  I continue to do small tasks to build up my strength, but that's where it stops . . . LITTLE!!!

    

  Despite how the rugs on the carpet look, that actually is evidence of a foyer swept with a broom by Annamarie and wet mopped by Luci.  I sprayed the Clorox spray cleaner and she used the wet rag mop with my instructions prodding her onward.  No more jobs done half right by children and the job finished by Mom.  I simply can't do it.

  
  The chairs by the kitchen bar were moved so Rissy could do the kitchen cooking area tile.  Again, swept with a broom by Annamarie (she had to be called back twice to do it right) and me spraying Clorox spray with Rissy (this time) wet mopping the floor.  That is Chirper inspecting WHY the chairs have been moved!  Our pets are always in the middle of everything, around here!

  
  AND . . . proof that mopping was actually done this morning at our house.  A filthy mop hanging from the sink and waiting to do its work in the kitchen table area!  The spots on the front of the cabinets have been removed after I saw them in this picture.  Isn't it amazing what shows up in a photograph that can't be seen with the normal, naked, inspecting eye???!!!

  I heard back from one of my tests yesterday - the breast MRI done by the "rude" ladies.  It was a good report. Now I am awaiting the two reports from the CT and MRI at the hospital.  Maybe Monday?

   
  JoAnn brought these home last night after shopping alone.  She just needed to walk around and get out of the house a bit!  She had spent all day at the water park with 92 million children.

  My job today is to arrange the flowers.  She got home rather late and I was startled when I moved my book to see her standing by my bedside with several bouquets of lovely flowers.  I took them to the kitchen, cut the bottoms of the stems, and placed them in water over night.  I'll do the proper arranging and plant food today.

  I used to have cut flowers in my house all the time - when I worked outside the home and the higher income allowed it in the budget.  God has blessed me with people who have bought flowers almost every week since my cancer diagnosis.  I do truly love fresh flowers and especially carnations or mums, because I can make them last two weeks or longer.

  I'm almost finished with my ChorePack book and ready to start getting it pulled together so we are somewhat organized with a chore plan after JoAnn leaves next Thursday.  Big sigh!  It will be hard without her help, but I am praying my new chore plan method helps us get the most important cleaning done each day.  Too bad the pets can't pitch in . . . that would be four extra helpers!

  I've been craving vegetables and fruits and can hardly tolerate meat, right now.  I'm wondering if its my body's way of telling me what it needs, and maybe, I should go with my dietary whims.  If you had told me, any time in my life up to this point, that a time would come when I would not want meat, I would have told you you were crazy!  I'm a big meat eater; but, not lately!  JoAnn and I were talking, this morning, about a stir fry chicken breast and veggies over angel hair pasta sounding good for tonight's dinner.  I don't have any cans of water chestnuts, etc., but those things could all be easily purchased by JoAnn when she goes out later today.

  Seeing that I've had dry cereal and a peach and its 12:30pm - the thought of stir fry is making me VERY hungry!

  Be Blessed  ~

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