Happy New Year's Eve!

It is the Eve of a New Year!

Today is a mixture of celebrations, and trepidations.

Today is mine and Hubster's 20th Wedding Anniversary. We are celebrating as we always do...more details later.I spent most of today at the ER at Athens Regional Hospital. Ed had two seizures this morning. I was en route to work when I got the call. He is okay now, they adjusted his meds and sent him home. I am keeping my fingers crossed he is on the right dosage now.I also learned later this afternoon that my friend and former Mother-in-Law, MK, was hospitalized yesterday with a host of ailments. I feel for her. She has the early stages of Alzheimer's and a myriad of other health problems. I wanted to call her so badly, but Arthur advised me to wait until tomorrow when she is feeling better and maybe not as drugged. I know MK knows in her heart I am praying for her and hoping she is okay. She is one of God's special people and I know he will take care of her.I wish everyone a safe and Happy New Year. May everyone be blessed with much happiness, good health, love and financial stability in the upcoming year, and find more God in their lives!

Missing People

I am missing people. No, no one has disappeared or got themselves lost. I am missing people who are not here today. I miss Courage, she is in Texas. I miss Granny. Even in the home, unable to walk or talk, she brought me comfort. I miss Bitty Boy, our cat. He was so loving and snuggly. (Yeah, he's a people too.)

I had dinner with Krumm tonight. I had been missing her. It was good to be with her and laugh with her. She is missing Courage also. She doesn't see much of her friend when Courage's BF is in town.

I get to ride with Arthur to work each day. That gives me a few minutes with her; more if we have lunch together. I miss her being at the house everyday, but it's gotten easier. She is just down the road so she is still close. And when we get together it is more special since we don't live in the same house anymore.

I miss the Hubster after us both being home for a few days. We are going on a little trip soon to celebrate our anniversary. Yeah!

New Blog for Ed!

You can look under my Blog List to click on a link to read about my step dad, Ed.

I hope to get down the story of his journey with brain cancer soon. Please be patient!

Taking a breather...

Christmas Day has come and gone. I have taken down the tree, the lights, the Santas and angels. Hubster has packed up the deer, sled and Santa from the front yard and put them away. I think I can finally breath.

Courage flew to Texas with her BF to visit his parents and grandparents. Her first report to me was "Texas is flat and brown". Hmmm. Today she visited 'The Stockyards', some old warehouses turned into shops and restaurants. I'm jealous.

Arthur is holed up at her house with her BF watching all the movies she got for Christmas.

I visited my Mom and Ed today, they are doing good.

Hubster is visiting his dad tonight and I stayed home to do the final cleaning up of Christmas. You know, vacuum up the last of the glitter and paper bits.

All the decorations are packed up for another year. I hate taking them down. And I wonder what next Christmas will bring. But for ow, I can breath.

Coming Soon!

I will be publishing a new Blog soon, dedicated to my Step-dad, Ed, and his journey through life with brain cancer.

Here he is just a few days before Christmas. He was so happy and looks so healthy.
Chemo and radiation starts soon. Please keep him in your prayers for an easy go of it, and that it works in eliminating the rest of the cancer.

Merry Christmas!

Merry Christmas Everyone!
Arthur and Courage on Christmas Eve.

We had a very nice, quiet Christmas. We got a quick bite at Waffle House and then went to Candlelight Christmas Eve Service, and then came home and watched a movie. Then it was off to bed to sleep away the hours until Santa arrived. The girls promised to sleep until 9:00 am. But at 7:30 I heard someone tapping on our bedroom door. Once again, I got about 5 hours of sleep.
...on Christmas Morning pawsing for Christmas Joy!

I enjoy watching my girls open gifts now, the same as I did when they were just little ones. I still love seeing their eyes light up and the smiles and giggles. Santa still fills their stockings and surprises are still found under the tree. Circle of love
Hubster finds plenty of goodies in his stocking!

I thank God for sending his only son, Jesus Christ, to live and die on this earth, that we may have Everlasting Life! Thank you Father for the Christmas season and all the happiness it brings!

So far this week...

Arthur has now lost a total of 35.6 lbs! We are seeing a lot less of her! She continues to count points and eat better, and it shows! Me, I am .6 lbs away from my goal. I hope to be there next Tuesday. Then after 6 weeks of keeping my goal weight, I will have free membership. Then I could use that $39.99 a month to buy new clothes that fit.

I attended the Christmas party for my ladies group at church tonight, and it was fun to relax with the 'girls' and just have some fun. This is another reason to be thankful for the season! Time spent with friends! We played 'Dirty Santa', but it didn't get dirty. I came home with a trio of gold wire angels which I love!

This Friday my dad has his first visit with the Oncologist. We hope to get answers and have a better idea of what 'the plan' is. He is enjoying being home. Since we found out about his brain cancer, I have heard many stories about cancer and brain tumors. Some have happy endings, some do not. I am praying for the best.

This is a very hectic time of year. More so this year than in the past. We not only have the holidays to celebrate, but also an upcoming wedding for one daughter, the completion of the first year of college for the other daughter, and add to the mix, having the rug yanked out from under us.

But all is well.

Coming Home

Great news! Ed was released from the hospital today! Praise God!

Update on Dad - After The Surgery

My step-dad had his brain tumor removed Wednesday. The surgery itself went very well. We did get bad news though. The tumor was a very aggressive type of cancer which will more than likely come back. Ed has almost 100% decided he will fight it. But that is later this month before he makes his final decision. For now, he is healing well from the surgery. All the prayers said for him lifted him up and God has taken care of him. He is in good spirits and seems hopeful. And so are we, his family and friends. More details later.

Surgery for Dad

Wednesday morning, Dec 3, at about 7:00am my dad will undergo surgery to remove the tumor from his left temple. The decided to forgo the biopsy of the mass. At this time, no other foreign bodies or masses found in other parts of the body, that is a good thing. The doctors tell us this will affect his speech and memory. Please pray for his doctors, nurses and other caregivers, and for his full recovery. I am going to spend the night with him and my mom.

I hope to give you a good report soon.