Day 29 - Tonight, again, was our date night. I had to take Jodi's three over to their grandma's by myself as Dale was stuck with a majorly clogged drain. We went out for supper after I got home. I have to say that my thankfulness this day almost had something to do with having kids at my age (but I think I've said that before). However, it ended up being sitting in a booth with a hot cup of coffee. I was thankful for that warmth of the coffee. Putting the kids in and out of the car and getting their suitcase was very cold and my fingers and toes were starting to pinch a little. So, when we finally got our decaf coffee, I held the cup and was so very thankful for the warmth on my fingers. These things may seem small, but at the time they are huge!! I even ended up taking my sweater off when the warmth really got to me!
Day 30 - As I said, I hurt my back. It started in the Friday evening. I turned over in bed and got a horrible cramping sensation all the way down the outside of my left leg. It hurt so badly and I tried standing to stretch it out. That's when I realized it wasn't a cramp, it was the nerve in my back screaming it was in pain all down my leg. I walked around a bit and that seemed to help, so quickly took two pain pills. It took almost 1/2 hour for the pain to subside and then I gingerly lay on my back in bed to see if it would be ok. Thankfully, it was. Eventually, I was able to turn on my side and sleep (I can't sleep on my back), but I did have to get up in the night and take some more pain pills. So, Saturday was spent taking pain pills and trying to find comfortable positions to sit and lay in. Dale and I did manage to go for groceries, but that was it for me. I was sleeping most of the day and evening. I guess I am thankful that I didn't have to do anything most of the day. It is nice to have a dear, sweet husband who lets me be sick or hurt or whatever and doesn't expect me to cook for him. Thanks, Sweetie.
Day 31 - Well, still having back pain, I wasn't able to go to church. I was awake before Dale got home, so had a bit of time to myself. I am thankful for quiet time, when we can reflect on what the Lord has done for us and pray for those of our friends and family who we feel the "nudging" to pray for. I relaxed again most of the day, so that helped my back considerably.
Day 26 - I figured I should show you what I sat and looked at for almost 2 hours this day. It is the light the dentist uses to light up the inside of your mouth! Yep, I had to fillings to replace and a small cavity. I don't freeze well, so she REALLY froze me - from my chin to my eye on the left side (flashbacks of Bell's palsy!). But, I'm done now, so should be good for awhile.
Day 27 - These pictures used to hang in my bedroom when I lived at home. They were pictures my mom said she bought off some sort of traveling salesman. The birds are all made with bird feathers and thepictures are really quite pretty and colorful. I always liked them and when Mom had her stroke and we started cleaning out her house, I claimed them.
Day 28 - This is the only thing I have found I could grow in our apartment. It is a nice big bamboo plant. I actually bought the 3 stalks this big, minus the leaves on top. They are growing nicely. I bought a little bamboo plant and it started to die on top. I cut it down and now it is growing again. I guess plants that just like to be left alone are the ones I do best with.
Day 29 - I had these 3 munchkins on Friday. Jodi had her tummy tuck surgery in the morning. I told them how I had made a sign saying "Get well soon Daddy" when Papa was in the hospital a long time ago. I had Jason, Jodi and Jen hold it and took a picture of them with my Polaroid camera. Then I took the picture up to Dale. (He doesn't remember, but he was pretty sick then) So, we did the same for Jodi, except I printed the picture off with my scanner/printer. It turned out not to badly.
Day 30 - I hurt my back (I think it was trying to buckle Bethany and Erin into my car) and was pretty doped up Sat. and Sun., so whenever the drug would kick in and I could sit and see for a bit, I got on the computer. I was looking at some book templates on Heritagemakers to see about doing a book with Dale's grandparents and parents in it.
Day 31 - Sunday, I was still really groggy, so didn't even go on the computer much. I sat and watched TV mostly. This is a scene from "National Treasure".
