Theresa The Invalid

Monday I spent the night with Theresa. She wouldn't give me her bed so I made her share it. She actually was very nice about it. I even managed to get a good two thirds of it without her complaining AT ALL!! I think she knew that she would be at my mercy the rest of the week and knew better than to rock the boat!

Her surgery went very well. The doctor talked to me right after and said that the tear in her tendon was substanual and she had every right to complain about the pain she had been in. Plus it was fill with fluid which didn't help matters. He even took a picture of it that he'll show her next week at her apt. Said he would make her a copy for her scrapbook....or blog!

I brought her back to my house from the hospital so she could recover here. So far she's been really good. Although if she doesn't stop saying, "Mom could you please"....I'm going to gag her and put her in the closet for the rest of the week! Not really. Just gag her. Not really. Truth be told, she's been really good. Although she did throw up in the car on the way home....that was swell. She barfed into a plastic bag and I got to look at it all the way home! YUCK. Then she threw up again this morning when dad helped her into OUR bed....good thing she had a bowl and managed to get it all in there....unlike when Nathan pukes! Good times.

When we finally got out of bed, I made her a nice breakfast. She took two bites and thought she would throw up again. And I really knocked myself out making a nice breakfast. Valerie loves my breakfasts and would NEVER say it made her sick!

It's actually been nice having her here. It's company through the day. I even made her play a game with me this morning. We played "Sequence". I won the first game and she won the second one. We both like to win so it was brutal with neither of us giving the other a break!

She really does whine alot. I came into the bedroom to blog and she wanted to come in so she wouldn't be in the family room alone. It sounds inocent enough but in reality, moving her is such an ordeal. I have to help her up, give her the crutches, and make sure she doesn't fall. No lie, it takes ten minutes to move her ten feet! She has to take a break every couple of feet and cries over how hard it is. BooHoo! Getting her into a chair or on the couch is fairly entertaining. She positions herself in front of the chair and lets herself flop down. My furniture was already on the way out but this will insure I get new stuff alot sooner. If you think Theresa should go halves on it, please let me know and we'll all sign a petition!

I spent most the day Monday cleaning my house then Theresa invaded! When I mentioned to her that my house was a bomb since her arrival she said, "Mom, I had foot surgery, not a lifestyle change"! Little brat!

Anyway, this is it for now.....me signing off and looking forward to Saturday when I get to take Theresa home! If anyone can come over and help in the meantime, I'll give you a dollar!

Words of Wisdom from Dad!

I just got off the phone with dad. He told me that he had been thinking on his way to work this morning and had come up with this quote....

"A testiment to the Lord is manifest in the life you live".

I think that's a pretty neat quote and I wanted to share it with you.

Have a great day!

This Can't Be Right!!!

Last month dad had a doctor's apt. I went with him and listened as the doctor told him that he has high blood pressure and needs to be on meds. You know your dad, there was no way he was going to take meds......he insisted that he doesn't have high blood pressure. So, he told the doctor that for the next month he was going to work out more often, watch his diet, and keep track of his blood pressure daily. He's done fairly well with the first two and excellent with the third....every day he sees the doctor at Honeywell and has his blood pressure taken. It's always around 126/77. So, thank goodness he didn't take the meds because I understand that once you start taking high blood pressure meds, you're on them for life! In the meantime, I talked him into buying our own blood pressure machine. Well, his blood pressure is great! Mine on the other hand is AWFUL! If the doctor saw it, he'd insist I go on meds! NO WAY! Instead, I'm going to work out more often, watch my diet, and keep track of my blood pressure. I'm giving myself a month. If I can't get it to improve, I'll conceed and see the doctor. OUCH.

Dad had to work today so I went to church by myself. It was a great meeting. The sacrament meeting talks were on enduring trials and the peace of Christ. The same kind of things were discussed in both Sunday School and Relief Society. Really a good day. I came away feeling spiritual feed. I have realized over the past year that we're given trials to make us stronger. I think sometimes we see trials as a punishment. I've been reading in Helaman and I've learned that the Lord gives us trials to keep us close to him. When things are easy we tend to neglect our relationship with the Lord. But, at the first sign of trouble, we're on our knees! At least that seems to be the way it works for me. Trials keep us humble. Amen to that. One of these days I hope to learn that lesson well enough that I won't need the trials to stay close to that Lord. I can finally say that I'm thankful for the trials I've had over the past few years. I would like to think that I'm a stronger, better person because of them. I KNOW that the Lord answers prayers because he's answered mine. I also know that He's always with me....even when I don't think He is. I love the gospel! My children are my joy and I love you all.

Conference

Well, another conference has come to an end. Kind of sad. We stil haven't been able to watch what we recorded from Saturday. This week for sure. All in all, a great conference. Dad and Sam went to the Priesthood session and they both really enjoyed it.

After the first session this morning there was a comercial about keeping a journal on-line. So I went to the site and signed up! It great! You really have to do it. It's going to be so much easier than writing in a book. They even spell check it for you! Anyway, check it out.