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RE: Leah's Stories! - 4/2/2008 3:23:54 PM
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I hope I don't have fibromyalgia either.
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RE: Leah's Stories! - 4/2/2008 11:45:06 PM
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Leah, I hope you've got a good start on all that sewing! Safe & speedy stitching to 'ya!
Pengie, I'm so hurt about your situation. I'll be praying for you and trusting God to give you strength, Sweetie. I hope how soon your husband remembers, what a blessing you are in his life! I also hope 'Little Bit' is doing some better. Keep us posted.
Trish, I've began praying about your health. I hope they find the right diagnosis for what's wrong. And I too, hope it's not fibromyalgia. I don't know a lot about fibromyalgia, but from what I've heard others say, it's extremely painful. Please keep us up-dated on your diagnosis. God bless you with all you're having to endure!
Thought I'd let all of you know that mom is at my brother's house now, and out of the nursing home. She's doing real good...for now. But from what we've become accustomed to; that can change at any moment. That's just how it's been for almost 3 years now. So we just enjoy the good moments when we've got them, and remember to thank God for all the good days. We've already witnessed, that He'll always be there to help us through the dark times too. He's such a loving Father!
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RE: Leah's Stories! - 4/3/2008 10:56:46 PM
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I read some heavy stuff up there, Leah. Hugs and prayers to/for all, and best of all may God's love and grace be so much in evidence, you will be lifted up and strengthened in Him.
The realtor looked at our house today and was pleased with improvements we'd made, and then he gave us some more things to do! We got in touch with our "handyman" and he's coming tomorrow! Hopefully we can get the house on the market in two weeks.
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RE: Leah's Stories! - 4/4/2008 12:49:42 PM
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Hi everybody.
Zondie, I'm glad your mum is doing better.
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Pengie, I'm sorry to hear Little Bit is still not the best. It's hard to see our animal friends when they are unwell, isn't it?
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RE: Leah's Stories! - 4/4/2008 7:02:47 PM
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Sorry, guys! Yes, I am busy, tho not always sewing. I thought I posted in here yesterday, but it looks like I didn't  . . . so . . . . .
Trish, I've not made it to your birthday thread either, tho I did see someplace that it was your birthday, so HAPPY BIRTHDAY, and I hope you've managed to do something special for your special day. I'm so sorry you didn't get to go see Celine Dion. Will you get to go to the rescheduled concert?
Zondie, it was good to hear your mom is doing okay for now. You're right, we have to take advantage of the moments while they last. I hope you have many more with your mom.
Pengie, how is Little Bit after the new meds?? I was happy to read your DH is speaking again, but I'm with Maggie, I seriously think the dr needs to take some action.
Joy, good to see you back in here -- it's been a while. You sound like you're keeping very busy with the house. There is always stuff to do with houses, isn't there. Which is where I've been tied up today. I had a guy here fixing some very weak spots in the kitchen floor, getting it ready to lay the laminate, which hopefully will be done in the next 2-3 weeks. Between that and GArrett, trying to keep up with the laundry, and the sewing, I've haven't had a lot of idle time. Tho, I'm not hurting myself, I am staying pretty busy. And when I do have a few minutes to just relax, I get on here and read, or drop into the chaise to read for a bit. Boy, have I enjoyed that piece of furniture! 
Anyway, the kitchen floor is fixed, but there is dust all over the house, so I've been trying to dust/mop some of that up. The kitchen, of course, is the biggest mess, and I'm just not sure I'm up to tackling that tonight. I guess I really need to go mop it so we can move stuff back into it when Bill gets home. We can't even get to our bed as it is, cuz he had to put so much of the stuff into our bedroom.
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RE: Leah's Stories! - 4/4/2008 9:16:29 PM
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Pengie, that's such good news!!!! I'm so excited for you! And yes, God is good to care about all those small, but very important things in our life.
I got the floor mopped, made some sloppyjoes for supper, and the kitchen is partially in order, tho I do still need to go unload and reload the dishwasher. Bill will have to help move the table & chairs back in here whe he gets home. Guess I could at least put the microwave in place, and some of the smaller pieces.
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RE: Leah's Stories! - 4/5/2008 1:09:24 PM
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Hello,
My daughter just came to me with a prayer request (!). Seems a chat buddy of hers whose handle is Krom has developed a brain tumor. He was in the army and is now in the hospital. Thanks for the prayers, I'm shocked she asked for them!
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RE: Leah's Stories! - 4/5/2008 3:17:55 PM
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Hi Pengie! How is Little Bit today? That's great that your daughter is asking for prayer for her friend. I will pray for Krom.
I'm trying to sew today, but it sure is slow going when one isn't in the mood
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RE: Leah's Stories! - 4/5/2008 7:44:23 PM
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That's cool about Little Bit dancing again. Wow! God is good, isn't he?
Krom's malignant tumour isn't cool at all but God is still good.
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RE: Leah's Stories! - 4/5/2008 11:28:06 PM
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Amen to what Maggie said. Keep us updated about Krom, Pengie. You know, I like what was said in here the other day about cancer no longer being a death sentence, but more a chronic illness. And it sure fits with the stories of long life after diagnosis we'r'e heard in here.
It's so good to hear about Little Bit's improvement, Pengie . . what wonderful little miracles our God blesses us with.
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RE: Leah's Stories! - 4/6/2008 1:24:52 AM
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God certainly does bless us with little miracles, and I believe that is what Little Bit is and has always been in my life.
Little Bit has been with me through all the hard times with my husband - through all the abusive years. When he would leave, she would come and get in my lap and lick my tears away as I prayed. If she could talk, she would tell amazing stories. I have a special bond with that little white dog. She helped me through some very dark times. I guess that's why I don't mind having to help her now, or to carry her when she needed it. I sure am glad she's better!
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RE: Leah's Stories! - 4/6/2008 10:03:09 AM
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Pengie, I can understand how you have come to be so attached to Little Bit. I so relieved she's getting better and you can enjoy even more time with her.
I'm off to church this morning, then to do some shopping this afternoon. I need to get some shelving for my sewing room . . got stuff all over the floor in there and I must get it off and organized.
Hope you all have a nice day 
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RE: Leah's Stories! - 4/9/2008 7:38:58 AM
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Good morning, everyone! Just realized I'd not posted in here since Sunday morning, so thought I'd better drop in.
We had quite the shopping excursion Sunday . . didn't get home until after 6:30 and wore both of us plum out  . . . I did get the shelves for my room, and even a light to go under them, tho it wasn't what I expected, so will be exchanging it first chance I get. I had to cut one shelf off a bit -- forgot that it would be fitting beside a wardrobe, so the 8-ft length didn't work for that one. I'd never used Bill's grinder/cutter thing, but while Garrett was taking his nap Monday, I carried the shelf to the shed and after a bit of pondering about how to do it as easy as possible, I chose the hand-held grinder, and got it done. It was a bit scary seeing all the sparks fly -- guess I didn't expect that, but thankfully it was only 4 small wires I had to cut thru, and the job was done. Little did I know that was the easy part  . . . the track & brackets went up ok, but when it came time to fit the wire shelves on the brackets, it was very frustrating. I finally had to take down one track and reposition it to get the whole thing to work.
Finally, it's done tho, and it's helped tremendously already. Even have one sewing order complete and have started on the big 16-piece one. I'll go back in there for a little bit this morning before Garrett gets here, and maybe even do some more with him here. Now that things are better organized it's ok for him to be in there with me.
It looks like I won't get my flooring down until the 1st weekend in May. That's ok, tho, cuz it gives me plenty of time to round up some boxes to pack stuff in and get the flower mess out of the flower room -- that floor will be done as part of the kitchen/dining room. Anyway, guess I've got my work cut out for me for the next few weeks. Sometime during that period I need to get out and spend a day or so cleaning my yard 
Garrett's doing great, and seems to be back on his 3-4 hour nap schedule. That helps my day tremendously
Well, I'm off to sew
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RE: Leah's Stories! - 4/10/2008 9:08:13 AM
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Good morning, Pengie. I hope you were able to get some more sleep. I'm so sorry to hear Little Bit had another seizure. I hope the vet can give you some hope. You know, one of the biggest deterrents to staying mentally healthy is their tendencies to go off their medication. I don't know how you would make her take it either. Once they stop taking it, the disorder itself makes them 'feel good', convincing them they no longer need it. Bill has only stopped taking it once, thankfully.
Our weather is really the pits right now. We've had so much rain, and now the April showers seem to have started, but with the ground already saturated, there's no place for it to go. We have storms coming in for the next two days.
I like my shelves. It was the light I didn't like. However, after checking out the possibilities on othe net and talking to the guy at Lowe's, I've chosen to keep it and make it work. In fact, I've decided to put up some more shelves in that room and use them to store the flowers that are in the room off the dining room. In fact, I'm toying with taking down the wall between the dining room and that room, making it all one big room. Gotta think that one over for a while. Anyway, it wasn't the shelves I was referring to that I didn't like, but the light. Still don't like it, but I'll make it work.
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RE: Leah's Stories! - 4/11/2008 11:08:14 PM
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Thing are really popping around here.
First of all, my 79 year old mother fell while in the bathroom. She lives alone. Dad passed away in 2000. Anyway, she bruised herself up badly and had to crawl/roll  to her bed to get back up. She only told this to my sister who then told me, so it's hard to know how to approach Mom about it. We are concerned now about her living alone.
Little Bit has continued to have some hard seizures. That has been a tough situation. 
Plus, I discovered today that my husband hasn't even started on our taxes! 
I finally felt like unpacking my husband's birthday gifts. The stepping stones are beautiful. I hope they help motivate him to finish his garden. At least he settled down after being mad that I spent $$ for a gift for him.
The stinker!
My daughter and I are getting along much better than before. She is taking her meds when reminded and volunteering to do chores! She says she is worried about my heart and was just having a bad day before. Hmmm, we'll see how long this shiny new attitude holds. I'm certainly enjoying it while it lasts
Our teenage guest left us with a hefty phone bill.  He also forgot to take his case of cds. He won't be getting them back until 1) the ipod is returned, and 2) the phone bill is paid. He also has mail coming here he won't see either. I'll have a tough time being so hospitable to the next person who may be in need. Apparently he complained to my daughter about our 'messy house'. Funny thing is, most of that mess was his. Now that he is gone the house is much cleaner! No wonder he didn't say thank you. He must have thought he had to put up with terrible living conditions - the poor thing! Free rent, free food, a warm bed - terrible suffering. I had to hire an extra cleaning person to come on the off weeks that Sandra didn't, just so the house was cleaned every week, and it still didn't stay clean or meet up to his standards. Now that he's
gone, we don't need the extra person anymore. I really am soured by the whole experience, and had wanted it to be a good thing - to help someone. I'll think twice from now on, that's for sure  .
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RE: Leah's Stories! - 4/12/2008 6:49:09 AM
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{{{{{{{PENGIE}}}}}}}} . . . sounds like you have your hands full. That's terrible about your mom. Mom fell several times in the last few years at home. Painfull experiences, everytime. She had arthritis in her shoulder really bad, and I guess that made it hard to move her arms to catch herself or protect her shoulder even, so it always seemed to get the brunt of the fall. I hope your mom can talk to you about it soon. Maybe you could get her one of those Med-alert chains to wear in case she would fall and couldn't get to a phone.
Poor Little Bit. It's so hard to watch them suffer. And it's so hard to say goodbye  {{{{{{{{{PENGIE}}}}}}}}
I'm glad you have something to hold for 'ransom' of your house guests'. That was so rude of him to say those things. But you know, his rudeness can do nothing to tarnish the hand of hospitality and Christian generosity you held out to him. You went above and beyond the call of duty, and God will bless you for that. His rudeness is his to live with.
I sure am happy to hear your daughter has buckled down and decided to help, and that your husband has settled down about the $$ spent on his gift. He may have to file an extension on the taxes to allow himself more time. Sometimes those tasks just seem too overwhelming to us.
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RE: Leah's Stories! - 4/12/2008 9:24:30 AM
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So, are you going to wrap up the birthday gift?
I'm glad your daughter is doing better. Even if this isn't a permanent change, it indicates that she KNOWS what she should be doing and how she should be behaving.
It's good that you have some things to hold ransom for the return of what was stolen.
I'm sorry to hear about your mom's fall, but Linda is right about that medi-alert chain. My great-aunt lived independently until past her 95th birthday and had quite a few calls. She wore one of those alerts around her neck and was able to get help that way. I don't know about your mom, but I suspect that my aunt would have prefered to live on her own and risk all that goes with falling than to be put in a nursing home before she was ready. Is your mom alert mentally? How old is she?
Hi Linda!
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RE: Leah's Stories! - 4/12/2008 10:05:30 PM
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Hello Everyone!
I've been reading all the posts, but until now, I've not had a chance to reply to any. I've got a birthday coming up, so dh ordered me an old-timey hand pump (for my flower garden). He built and painted the stand for it to be mounted on and my son bought a barrel for the water to drain into. I cleared out the spot where I wanted to display it and helped set it up. I absolutely love it!  It truly looks antique! (I love 'old lookin' stuff!) They couldn't wait until my birthday to give it to me though. They do this 'early thing' every year, and then tell everybody that I like to celebrate the whole month of my birthday!  Sorta like I'm demanding more gifts or something! Anyway, they get their laughs and I get more gifts! Hey-if that's how they want to play it, who am I to complain?  Right? (I know they're really trying to express their love and appreciation to me. And it's so heartwarming!)
((((((((((Pengie))))))))))  Please be assured that I'm praying for every situation you're dealing with! I'm so sorry to hear about your mom falling. My mother falls a lot. But so far; has never even broken a bone! And yes, it keeps you concerned for them. May God help your family find the right solution in keeping your mother safe.
I'm heart-broken about Little Bit.  May God's will be done in the sunset of it's life. All the dogs I've had to say good-bye to, were loyal friends 'til the end. So being the faithful friend (to you) that it's been...I'm so glad you're there for Little Bit during this time. I had one little dog (17 yrs. old) that I finally told, that it was o.k. to go ahead of me. (She suffered several seizures too.) I truly think, she was trying soooo hard to live because she didn't want to leave me. (Call me crazy)  but...I prayed for her and told her to go play in the fields of Heaven and I'd see her later. She fell to sleep nursing her tongue (like a baby nurses it's pacifier). The next morning; she was gone. 
God understands our pain of departure, and He can mend every kind of broken heart. I'll be praying dear friend, and keep hope for a recovery.
And again I say,  "In all things, may God's will be done."
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RE: Leah's Stories! - 4/12/2008 10:20:13 PM
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Hi there Maggie, Trish & Zondie!
Trish, I'd read in your thread that you'd gotten to the Celine Dion concert. So happy you made it. I hope you find some help thru the physiologist.
Zondie, good to see you back . . I love those old pumps, too. They are especially dear to me as that is what I grew up with. Ours was red (as are the two in my gardens). When our friends came, or the grandkids from St Louis, they LOVED to play with that pump! Not always a good idea, tho, cuz it was on a cistern, which ran dry in a long, hot, dry summer
I've had rather a laid back day, tho I did manage to get some sewing and some laundry done, and I made us a roast for supper. Oh! and Bill got my light up over my sewing area . . . . Now I'm trying to decide if I want another piece of chocolate cake, or a bowl of strawberries & ice cream . . really not sure either is on my food plan
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