Good Saturday to you on this last weekend of August! The oppressive heat and humidity has left, no more tropical climate here in northern Iowa. I have noticed that our flowers have been loving the humidity......but not so much the people! There has not been much porch sitting or outdoor work when the "feels like" temperature was 112!
Speaking of tropical climates and flowers, when we lived in The Philippines, Poinsettias grew wild on big bushes. There were plenty of beautiful flowering bushes there but I was always fascinated wih the "Christmas" plants growing year round in such heat and humidity.
We had a bit of "drama" here Thursday night. When I was getting ready for bed and doing my nightly routine for my artifical eye, I noticed it was not where it should be but appeared to look like it was more in the corner. Joel tried to move it with the soft tool we were given but he could not. He took the eye out 2 times but when he put it back in I was feeling a lot of discomfort and it would slide back to the corner. Finally we got the papers I had been given which had very few instructions. We tried again....Ouch! So.....when all else failed I googled "How to put an artifical eye back in"!!! All kinds of instructions and videos came up. Turns out the eye had swiveled and was upside down.....we took it out, lubricated it and got it in it's proper place. Ahhhhh Of course all this happended as I was getting ready for bed so sleep was slow to come. We have it all figured out now so if it happens again (this was the first time) we now know what to do! Who would ever think I would google such a thing.....but....we did ....We got this!!?!
Speaking of that, I am happy to report that the trigeminal nerve symptoms were much less and the blanace issues about 80% gone. A dental appointnent and the eye drama raised the bar, but it was exciting to have improvement for the last two weeks. The ear infection seems to be gone and Benadryl is temporarily helping me sleep at night and get rid of fluid in the ears. Progress is such a good thing~ Still walking 20-25 minutes, worked on the book a bit, and managed to balance rest and activity. Although....rest is still a four letter word for me....Too many sofa years with Lyme makes it hard for me to find it posiitve to "have to rest".
Speaking of resting, Joel's recumbent has been doing so. Joel has not been able to ride or do any outdoor projects due to the thick heavy air, heat and humidity. He spent time in the office....a lot of time actually. Tomorrow he has services here at a church in town so he has gotten ready for that.
I was talking to my sister Jan and told her when I go to Heaven I plan on working in a Bakery.....where I can eat all the caramel rolls I want. I haven't had one for decades. I have eaten some of a cinnammon roll a couple times but sugar and gluten are not my friends. Anyway I love the idea of working in a bakery. AND having a new body with all my working parts again. sigh....Yeah "Heaven is a wonderful place, filled with glory and grace"......and maybe bakeries and other fun places to enjoy. You never know!
Today is International Dog Day which had us thinking about our two dogs, Jake and Levi, both Miniature Schnauzers, "Sir Jacob Manchester Sackett" was with us for nearly 15 years. That dog came at a highly stressful time in our lives and spread his love over everyone in the family. He was protective but friendly. He slept on our bed for years and comforted anyone who needed it. "Levi The Little Guy" was with us nearly 13 years....came from a puppy mill, and did not have the confidence or breeding Jake had. He was always a bit anxious but loved to snuggle with us. Those two dogs were such a joy. We miss having a pet for sure.....and yet Joel holds back from having one now....so we enjoy our grand dogs when we get to see them.
Last night we watched the movie '80 For Brady". We didn't know if we would like it so waited until it was free on Prime Video..turns out it was a pretty clean movie, and very funny! I didn't realize it was based on a true story! We enjoyed the acting by Jane Fonda, Rita Marino, Sally Field and Lily Tomelin.
Today I am grateful for laughter, movies that carry a message, memoires wih our two little dogs, google for "how to's", artifical eyes, cooler weather, porch sitting again, beautiful flowers the end of August, bakeries in Heaven? Grateful for phone calls, texts, pictures from texts, emails, and just so much more.......
Enjoy your weekend~~
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