virus arg!

I may not be able to post for a while. my computer has been compromized. Steve is running a diognostic. We may have to do a complete re install

I spoke with Denise for a wonderful 45 minutes. Continue for her with prayer. It is a hard thing. Her life has turned upside down. Eddie sees the doc in the a.m. as well as his first therapy. Things have effected his personality. It is a VERY hard time.

Thanks for all the kindness.
I hope to get to be on here in the near future.
Well let you know when we learn the sorse
love ya all!
Donetta

thank you

your comments of kindness are a sweet comfort.
There is a time for everything under the sun
a time to rejoyce and a time for sorrow
a time for comfort
I have a dentist apt to get my crown put on at 8:30 The kids to school and all.
very very pained in my breast from the proceedure boy I need strength for the morrow.
Love is a powerful force
you love heals me
:)
I will sleep soon
I appreciate all your sweet words of life...the tongue life or death...life a gift of words

News on my Big Sister

Sad news to tell. As I sit here with a pillow supporting my chest and my arms. My niece and her sons must be stunned. Just a year or so ago my brother in law passed. My sister will be transferred to a full care facility. Her apartment will not be returned to it looks like. My sister here and I spoke of going up to Washington perhaps at months end or at least in the late spring.

My big sister wants so badly to be with the love of her life. They were married almost 50 years. I am not sure how hard she will fight. They have diagnosed her with Pulmonary fibrosis it is a serious disease that causes progressive scarring of your lung tissue.My niece was told at most two years. I know that God is God but he is a respecter of our will. We are creatures of free choice.

I will need wisdom as to whether or not fly up sooner or later. It is bad weather up there and it would take a drive over the pass. It is wisdom perhaps to wait until the spring. The pass is nothing to take lightly. It is a long drive up to the plateau. My sister is only 66 yrs old.

She has a life of love, loss and a wonderful daughter and SIL thriving with five sons. She also had a special needs son who lost his life due to a drunk driver many years ago.

My niece would be the last of that line or at least become the elder. Her dads people have passed.

Please remember her and her family in prayer.

My heart will temper to the letting go of such a wonderful friend.

She was the one who came forward to confirm my memories. She had the courage to face the recovery of those things. My mom acknowledged her somewhat before she passed. It was a gift to both of us.

I think of the scripture passage of ...

Those that go one before us standing at the right hand of God ever interceding for us.

I wish her her hears desire. If it be to fight I am her strong supporter, if it is to go home...I let her go.

She is a wonderful sister and friend.

I am sad. 

She is suffering to breath. 

I wish comfort for her and peace.

A gift from Michelle over at Beautiful chaos

She wrote...

Donetta is one of those friends i have in real life. i met her in 2001 when we were starting the process of adopting our daughter. she was very helpful with the little details. over the years, we've become good friends. we try to encourage each other often. when she started her blog, i had no idea it would touch so many people. i don't think she did either. she blogs about life, gardening, recovery, mothering, cooking, sewing, and beading, among other things.

Michelle,

Thank you , you true heart.

Go take a visit and enjoy her creative writing.

All benign

LADIES GET YOUR MAMMOGRAMS!


Hello dear folks
I had the mammo and ultra sound done, they did do the aspirations. 10cc on the left and 5cc on the right. Real tired and sore. Rejoice with me it will all be well within a few days time. I did not bleed or bruise.ya!
Oh explanation I have fiber cystic breasts.
NO CANCER!!!

I'm back

The schedule of the last two weeks is as follows...

 Every day full to it's top!

Life is so full!

12/18 9:30 yearly apt got forms to do mammo and ultra sound. I have to have aspirations on both sides.

 Then the remainder run at the elementary (I arrived within 5 minutes of the start)

 

12/19 Sisters surprise birthday party

 

12/20 Ladies High Tea here

12-21 Sisters birthday took her and two nieces to lunch and had a 3 p.m appointment

 

12-22  8:a.m. apt for Dove at the pediatric phyc. 2 hours, took her to lunch

 

12-239:20 a.m. appointment for the allergist for Dash and he had the scratch testing,

 

 

then met friends spontaneously for a movie right after at the mall.

I finished the glass candy and we all went out to the neighbors and passed out the gifts

Then we all walked down the way to the Christmas display...

 

 

12-24 family day

 

 

 

They were VERY happy about the Wii

 

The family played so much the arms hurt and the game was a blast.

 

12-25 had presents in the a.m. with the kids, served formal lunch to 7 here, had time with my BIL and really enjoyed the garden time with him. We all played the Wii and then left for my sisters. Had Christmas night there. Came home late and full of Christmas cheer. With some exception having to do with the well being of a great nephew.

 

Well clean up

 

12/26 guys and kids hike I think that day, I went shopping and just had me time.

12-27 We tried our new church for the first time. We went out to lunch too I think or to dinner?

12-28 9:45 appointment neuro, Went shopping and got myself a new dress

Thought I had 1p.m. appointment PH.D. found I did not , and a 3p.m. appointment with the phyc and a medication eval. with terrific good news. Left here at 9:20 got home at 5:30.

12-29 9:10 ENT and the news that I qualify for a hearing aid on the right side. I have to redo a nerve test for my right side to see if it is still valid the last was done in 2005.

 

12/30 Painted Doves room for 12 hours

12/31 My friend and I  took Dove to the mall with her best friend.

 

 

1/1 morning home time, then the kids to a friends. We had a 3 hour date. We hiked in the desert. I was able to hike a mile and a half. I sat in the sun and felt restored

That night movie night with the kids. Pain pills :)

 

 

Remember the old 1957 phaff

At the meeting I was given these parts many fit some so not.

Those are steel bobbins!

That is a walking foot a good $90. part!

 

1/2 Attended the American Sewing Guild meeting at 10 a.m. with Dove and my sister. Took my sister home and bid my niece and baby fairwell.

 

Took Dove over to our friends and the girls played while I did fung shui on her home and helped her clean and decorate it.

cleaned up this morning a bit then...

Look at Dove in my shoes!

1/3 Went to church, Steve is rebuilding a monitor that his dad sent this way it died on him and if we can fix it...well then my darling has a monitor that We prayed for ...what ya say can you see it working already:) 

toes kept warm

 

I received a very nice devotional from Angie

can you se the humor?

 

Set the pot on the stove for the pasta and then went out to the garden for a salad

 

 

 

So now as my busy little children are out side washing my truck

Gotta go check on them

Love ya all!

hi

sorry folks every moment is taken.
the kids are back in school Monday
I might just get a few moments in the evening. Wow full days

Good News On My Sister

NO CANCER IN THE LYMPH NODES

Surgery was late into the night.

We are awaiting the results on the lung biopsy 72 hours

Thank you for all your sweet prayers for her.

My Sister is in surgury tonight

She is my dear friend.

My sister 18 yrs my senior is in surgery at this moment and for another two more hours as of last report for lung biopsy.

She has fluid in lung and lymph nodes.

Please pray for her only Daughter who lost her father just one year ago at the same hospital.

Marsha sent an update on Denise and Eddie our shortybear

Friends, after several attempted calls today, I finally spoke to our dear Denise this evening.
I want to preface this news with this truth, God is Sovereign and in control.  He can heal.  And most importantly, He is lending comfort to Denise and Eddie.  Even though this has been the toughest afternoon of their lives, they sense His presence and are committed to Him and each other.
After many tests, including MRI’s and yesterday’s spinal tap, the mystery disorder is not, was not a stroke. 

• He has a cord compression and 2 bulging discs in his upper body. It does not appear surgery is an option.
• With therapy he will regain strength but not feeling in his lower body.
• Eddie will never be able to return to his job again.  He will need to go on disability.
• He had 2 options: 1) Go to the Rehab Center for 2 weeks starting tomorrow (New Years Eve) and receive PT for 3-5 hours a day. 2) Go home and a therapist will come there and do therapy for 1 1/2 hours a day.  This evening, Eddie chose option #2 and he will work hard other hours during the day with Denise’s help to do the exercises.

At 46 years old, he is stunned to think of never working again.  I know that in time, he would be able to find other areas of work that is not manual labor, but I know how permanent disability works.  I don’t know if they do or not.  If you ever go off, you can never get back on again. 
I told Denise that so many in the blog community want to help them financially in some way, potentially through a PayPal button and a website set up just for them.  The PayPal would be linked to its own bank account.  Needless to say she was over whelmed.  I asked her to please pray and to approach Eddie about this so we can get it going and help them quickly.
I was supposed to go over there Thursday, but we have bad weather rolling in again tonight, plus the hospital will be transporting them home sometime Thursday.  I will get over to see her sometime over the next few days and help her with groceries, etc.  and get the funds to her that have already been mailed to me.  They won’t be able to do any banking until Monday anyway because of not knowing when they are being released and then New Years Day on Friday.
Friends, there are so many challenges ahead for them.  Denise does not drive, so they will need to have people get them around.  I’m thankful their apartment is on the first floor, that’s a blessing. 
I know our God can totally release this cord compression if it be His will.  They are praying to this end and ask that you all join them in praying.
Denise wants you all to know how VERY thankful she is for each and every one of you, your prayers, support and friendship.  She said she just doesn’t know how she can ever thank everyone for their love and kindness.  You all have lifted both of their spirits in an amazing way.
She will be calling me tomorrow after they get settled in so I know they’re okay.
Until then, let’s continue to storm the gates of heaven for Eddie and Denise.

Donetta speaks...I have posted all comments on her blogs to be printed out and given to her.

Doves Room Our year end project.

 Remember this...?

Well I have had it a while.

All of the colors were purchased in a quart of the darkest color of paint.

Then the white and an extra gallon on the dark blue fetched at mid day.

 

 Dove said the clouds on her ceiling made her feel like she was floating.

She argued her case with some insistence. We are trying to get to do more that just say ah ha to every question. Her desire was a dark ceiling to make her room feel smaller.

I am crazy!

OR desperate!

 

 Rich blue in an egg shell finish.

The white on the walls is KILLS to block out the former colors think of how many times it takes to paint the walls. Dude!

Oh yes I did painted the entire ceiling today and my neck can testify to that!

 

 Then the artistic flair

 

 My inspiration.

 

So within the shapes will hang photos of  friends and family perhaps. 

 

This is the corner where her bed goes.

job one

Get her bed out of Dash's room and into this room.

Tempt her with the desire to sleep in it by making it as inviting as I can.

 

 Painting a room with a child helping is double the level of effort and triple the pull for patience especially when they do not follow instruction, splash and tip over quarts of dark paint.

Thank God for humor and drop clothes

 

 This head ache made for a long 12 hour day of it.

Dash just told me that is how long I worked in there today.

There will be the cut in work around the ceiling and the purple poster rectangular shape at the head of the bed.

Not today

 

There will be purple curtains that are shears 

 

Her bulletin board goes in the dark blue square after I touch up the white a bit.

I hope to find a little used night stand for her the head of the bed will be in the corner along the right wall.

Head facing the door.

 A very full day and that is just the ceiling and two of the four walls...

There are a few more shapes to lay out on these two walls.