Friday, March 16, 2007
IT PAYS TO RUN WELL.....
It’s a beautiful day here in the Ozarks. We have had Spring-like weather for 2-weeks and the weathermen are all beaming as they give their mild predictions. They took a lot of heat from their viewers with all the ice storms, wind and disagreeable weather during February and earlier this month. Thank goodness March came in like a lion, we can content ourselves with the thoughts of the old adage, “In like a lion, out like a lamb.”
My life was beautiful yesterday also. Rocky woke up early and came dressed for breakfast just as I was sitting down to the table. He looked amazing. Somehow, during the night his strength pumped back into his veins. He said he felt good and didn’t want to take the high-powered pills that had been prescribed. He suggested we save them until next week in case he gets to take the next chemo. It sounded logical because they were to make him feel better and he did, sans the pills.
Dr. Suzi called later in the day to see how Rocky was doing. She was very happy when I told her he was on the John Deere cleaning up leaves from around the yard. They want to see him feeling good enough to do the normal things he enjoys. She agreed with his logic about the pills. I don’t know that he enjoys yard work that much but it sure makes me feel better. He finished that and blew leaves out of my rock garden so the iris won’t be hindered, they are everywhere, reaching for the warm sun.
He washed the John Deere down, and cleaned the garage floor. All in all he got more accomplished yesterday than he has for several weeks….the good part is, he felt like doing it. While he did that, I baked two loaves of bread and a coconut bundt cake for lunch today…..along with a 15-bean soup we like. We have a friend coming for lunch today so it’s all ready except heating and serving.
It’s Friday so that means TGIF night for Miss Becky at our house. She will be coming back from Jefferson City late so we will have nacho’s which is her next favorite thing after Pizza. I’ll fix that tomorrow night when she can relax and enjoy it…..as well as being good and hungry.
I absolutely love this quote!! “Every morning in Africa, a gazelle wakes up. It knows it must run faster then the fastest lion or it will be killed….every morning a lion wakes up. It knows it must outrun the slowest gazelle or it will starve to death. It doesn’t matter whether you’re a lion or a gazelle….when the sun comes up, you’d better be running.” Anonymous
Until the next time, I am,
Essentially Esther
My life was beautiful yesterday also. Rocky woke up early and came dressed for breakfast just as I was sitting down to the table. He looked amazing. Somehow, during the night his strength pumped back into his veins. He said he felt good and didn’t want to take the high-powered pills that had been prescribed. He suggested we save them until next week in case he gets to take the next chemo. It sounded logical because they were to make him feel better and he did, sans the pills.
Dr. Suzi called later in the day to see how Rocky was doing. She was very happy when I told her he was on the John Deere cleaning up leaves from around the yard. They want to see him feeling good enough to do the normal things he enjoys. She agreed with his logic about the pills. I don’t know that he enjoys yard work that much but it sure makes me feel better. He finished that and blew leaves out of my rock garden so the iris won’t be hindered, they are everywhere, reaching for the warm sun.
He washed the John Deere down, and cleaned the garage floor. All in all he got more accomplished yesterday than he has for several weeks….the good part is, he felt like doing it. While he did that, I baked two loaves of bread and a coconut bundt cake for lunch today…..along with a 15-bean soup we like. We have a friend coming for lunch today so it’s all ready except heating and serving.
It’s Friday so that means TGIF night for Miss Becky at our house. She will be coming back from Jefferson City late so we will have nacho’s which is her next favorite thing after Pizza. I’ll fix that tomorrow night when she can relax and enjoy it…..as well as being good and hungry.
I absolutely love this quote!! “Every morning in Africa, a gazelle wakes up. It knows it must run faster then the fastest lion or it will be killed….every morning a lion wakes up. It knows it must outrun the slowest gazelle or it will starve to death. It doesn’t matter whether you’re a lion or a gazelle….when the sun comes up, you’d better be running.” Anonymous
Until the next time, I am,
Essentially Esther
