A Newsy Mishmash
Where to begin … ?
First of all, I want to share that I’ve had the amazing experience of growing closer to some of my blog friends even when I wasn’t actively blogging. Last November, I posted about online friendships … and life promptly went on to confirm my thoughts. Over the months when I wasn’t able to blog, I still chatted with some of you quite often … daily even. It’s been wonderful, warm and uplifting! Not sure what I would have done without the companionship. Thank you.
I guess the next thing I should share is just a bit of newsy stuff. The son who was missing last fall is home now, and seems to be pulling his life together. I guess that the problems he was facing last fall have eased, and he’s been able to relax just a bit. He just graced me with wild roses in a glass two weeks in a row. Motherhood has its perks! ;o)
Another positive event … a neighbor showed up about a month ago and harrowed our garden area. We have a garden for the first time in 3 years. I’m spending the better part of my time pulling weeds. The garden is between 8,500 and 9,000 square feet, and there’s mostly just Doug and I working in it, so the weeds are really getting ahead of us fast, but I think we’ll still have a decent load of veggies at the end of the summer. I hope to have time to make salsa this fall … mmmmmm …. I’ll blog about it, if I do. Also intend to post photos of the garden as the season progresses.
In another month, we’ll be heading for camp. I will be having quite a bit of company almost as soon as I get there, and I hope to have time to take photos and share the adventures with you. An old friend from PA and his family will be joining me for a few days, my dear friend Joanie and her Mum will be visiting me, and hopefully, a very good friend from my ministry days will visit for a week. I’m really looking forward to it!
Finally, a patient blog update. When I saw my primary care doc a few weeks ago, I found out that I’m creeping toward stage 5 kidney failure, and unless it bounces back up a bit for a while longer, I’ll probably have decisions to make about dialysis the next time I see my nephrologist. I knew it would come to this eventually, but being faced with the prospect isn’t quite the same as anticipating it from a distance. Things could improve again for a while … it’s a see-saw with a mind of its own.
In the next week, I intend to post some garden pics for all of you out there with a green thumb. Need some sunshine though … we’ve had a lot of roving thunderstorms. Think SUN! ;o)
July 1st, 2008 at 1:57 am
Hi! The garden sounds wonderful, and makes mine look like the size of an african violet plant! Use it to keep your mind of BUN and Creatinine levels – sorry to hear about dialysis.
Hang in there, keep weeding and…
You should market some of that salsa! Lord knows you will probably have enough of it! : D
Can I borrow your son? I could use some flowers! : D
July 1st, 2008 at 8:16 am
So good to read more from you Moof. Sorry to hear the kidney news, but love the other news (garden, son, friends).
July 1st, 2008 at 9:15 am
Kim, thank you. It’s probably a bit too large for two old people like Doug and I. The weeds are definitely going to win this year, but we have managed to weed around all of the rows and hills, so we haven’t lost any crops yet. Been really wet though, and the slugs have been a problem … but we’re still ahead. Whatever we get out of it is more than we had to start with! :o)
About Salsa … we’re down to the last 2 or 3 jars from about 3 years ago when we had our last garden. I usually do between 100 and 150 jars of it. Not sure I’ll have time to do that now with school keeping me occupied, but I’m going to try.
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Dr. Bates, thank you for the visit and the comment! The kidney numbers could still do a bit more bouncing around. This has been a long, protracted process, and who knows where it will go from here. I was told in 2004 that I needed dialysis, and then things improved – for yet another 4 years! You never know! :o)
July 1st, 2008 at 9:31 pm
Moof, it is so good to see you back. I’m sorry to hear of the kidney news. I am glad to hear your son is back with you. That has got to be a load off of your mind. Good to see you posting again!
July 2nd, 2008 at 8:24 pm
Hey there…
It’s really good to hear from you! I pray for you often.
Glad to hear about the garden. It sounds wonderful, weeds and all! I wish I could send you our bountiful sunshine in trade for some of your rainfall.
Hot and dry down here.
I’ll pray that your kidney values take a downward turn and that dialysis can be staved off for quite a long time.
It really is good to hear from you again.
God Bless!
later…
July 2nd, 2008 at 11:07 pm
can’t wait to see the pics of your garden. i better hurry up and take some of mine before the bunnies eat it all.