The last couple of weeks have caused me to reflect quite often on the need for balance in our lives and how hard it is to maintain. It is next to impossible to 'take care' of ourselves, the family we live with, our children, our extended family, our close friends, and those we want to be close to. (Take care of and feel satisfied with the care we are giving.) Care meaning love them and communicate with them and try to interact with them. Lots of prayers have been offered to get us through today (and I mean particular today today.) Today is a hand ringing day for me. It is bad enough that it is a MONDAY and a new week is starting; i.e. school, work, doctors, clinics, out patient. (I'm not leaving the house.) I will have a prayer in my heart for each one of you today. I will be waiting to hear by bedtime that you are all home safe and 'well'.
My sister, Judy (Aunt Sandy) has her first Chemo treatment today, a 6 hour drip. She has been told she could be violently ill and it could take longer because they may have to start and stop a number of times but it will get easier with each treatment. It looks like it would be easier the first time. My heart breaks for her. I wish I could do it for her. I wish no one had to do it. She is good at biting heads off but I hope today she has a calm spirit and has an over abundance of the comforter with her.
My brother Frank is spending the summer in Cottonwood, AZ. It is nice to have him close. Richard is so good about calling and checking on him and his wife Janie. Frank has had stints put in and has an aneurysm and disk in his back that need to be repaired. The doctors will not do the second without doing the first. Vicious circle. Looks like some action may be taken with him this week. We are waiting on pins and needles to hear. Richard will call to check on them.
My very old and dear friend Linda lost her husband Dave a week ago Friday to cancer. They thought they at least had a couple of months but his heart and lungs just gave out. She has certainly had her trials. She lost her son Lewis to juvenile diabetes a few years ago. She is a strong woman and has a lot of faith in Heavenly Father. Still, being a lone is going to be very hard. She has a daughter she is very close to. They are lucky to have each other. The memorial service is today in Colorado. There will be another one here in Arizona.
What a good looking bunch! Will we ever have ALL of us together again?
Worrying about all these kids is enough to cause an ulcer. One has a CT scan today, Randi has a colonoscopy, Richelle has an appointment for a colonoscopy, Regina just had one, Ryan and Robyn are making appointments, Raelynn just had one last year. Doesn't need one for 4 more years. Maybe we'll do it sooner if this doctor wants to study her along with the rest of the kids under the same CLOUD, or umbrella as the case may be. I am so glad the Rodgers are not procrastinators about their health and they take it seriously. This is serious and I do worry. Thanks!
I must tell this one on Bella. Only the adults can read this. Don't mention it to Bella. I believe we were home from the beach 2 days, like Sunday evening, and I was talking on the phone with Richelle and Grumpaw was watching TV. I was standing in the family room next to my desk. Emily was sitting at my desk. The card table was set up in the family room in front of the TV with a 1000 piece puzzle on it. I had been working on it for about a month and had almost finished it. It lacked about 25 pieces being finished. Bella walked over to the card table and tried to put in a puzzle piece and then with both hand made circles on top of the card table with the puzzle pieces. I went berserk. Richelle thought someone had drowned. It was the only time Bella cried while she was here. We all got over it.
