So I went to the doctor yesterday and I have strep :(, I couldn't do therapy today, I kept the kids 3 hours and we watched Freaky Friday and Madagascar. I am glad Les is off tomorrow because he is the greatest to help when I feel bad. I have coughed so much my head hurts so I am going to lay down awhile...

I really had fun at therapy! I spent 45 minutes exercising! I only had trouble on the treadmill, spent just about 3 minutes and gave out! I was pretty proud I could do it!
Les has been in a weight loss contest at work and has lost over 12 lb! I am very proud of him! He has been so careful about how much and what he ate over the last 4 weeks and said he plans to do it so he can be trimmer by his birthday!
The devil has been trying to put symptoms on me today but I have kept taking Advil, Tylenol and Zinc, I do NOT want to be sick!

I start Optimum Life tomorrow, I am really looking forward to it! My week has been OK, kept Charli last night while Gina and Trey went to Olive Garden for their anniversary (6 years) and we had a really fun time making a Pink Lemonade cake (recipe on Paula Deen's site) to take to church today, all got eaten but one piece which I put in frig for Charli. It was too tart for me, next time I will watch the lemon zest.
Nothing much else going on, worked on my cross stitch a little.

Les bought me this Christmas Cactus 6 years ago when I worked at the Money Store, it blooms around Father's Day and near Christmas and is in bloom again! I have had more luck with it than any other plant ever and to think I asked him why in the world he bought me something I had to take care of because I never had grown much. Now I have a garden and several violets and another larger cactus. I never thought I would have that part of my Nanny in me, LOL!
Gina called, Charli is vomiting and her throat looks very bad, she thought about taking her to ER but hated to try and expose her to more, she is taking her in morning to doctor.
I went to Optimum Life today, will start pulmonary exercises next week and do 3 times a week.

Here are a couple of pages done with Lucky Go Happy by Cathy K I have not scrapped a lot in the last few weeks, I am just too tired and want to sleep more than usual. I dread going anywhere, had to take a nap between kids going home and going to Foodlion. Tomorrow I need to visit my Grandmother and I will have to psyche myself up to leave the house! Did not go to singing at church last Sunday night or the past Wednesday and that is very unusual! I did go last night and it was great lesson but was so ready to get home!
My Farm won't load so I thought I would Blog and go to bed!
Les fertilized and seeded the yard yesterday

I can't believe it has been almost a week since I posted! I just got finished doing my pills, I hope I do not get where I can't do it, LOL, I take 14 in am and 12 in pm! I have a list so I guess I should make one in order, now a lot of them are calcium, B, D and a multi-vitamin plus an antibiotic everyday.
Les went to dentist yesterday and had 7 of his 12 cavities done! I had my Mammogram done, too.
The tank of air I got on the 7th was empty yesterday, it was a little smaller but usually a tank lasts 2 weeks instead of 1!! I find myself turned it up lately, I am having trouble right now because my tank ran out and I do not want to fill up because I want to go to bed. I have a regular tank beside my desk and am using it to finish what U want to do. I made a couple of pages today but do not have the energy to post so will do that tomorrow. Les will be off and I will only have the kids 3 hours.

I have been doing some deep thinking today. My son-in-law's father is going through so much with bladder cancer and is in so much pain. Daily she asks for prayers and he is on the list at church, I believe in prayers! My thought today is if you claim to believe it must be more than posts for others to pray for you and having a random verse generated on your profile!
I love my children with all my heart! I would do anything in my power for Gina, Jeremy not as much. That may sound cruel but when you know the circumstances is really isn't. Gina will call me to see if there is anything I need, she never sees me without hugging and kissing me hi and bye. In church she stands praying with her arms around me. Jeremy is 3000 miles away, no call on my birthday (he was training) and when he got home never said Happy belated birthday. We send Christmas yet not a card from them. I get a text once in a while I love you but usually in answer to one I sent. You know I don't love him any less than Gina, he was my first child! He just breaks my heart as a Mom, since he joined the Army I have no personal relationship with him.
I believe Christ is the same. We are taught that God is Abba, Father. To be a Child of God and earn the right to call on Him we need to have a personal relationship with him. We can't just call and say I need healing now and expect Him to heal. God allows adversity to come to wake us up from our selfish sinful lives so we have the chance to turn around.
My dear SIL comes to church once in awhile to appease Gina but his Mom and Dad have no church home. When he dies who will preach his funeral? At least he has a choice, what about those taken quickly in a wreck our like my friend Gail who passed away at 42 of a heart attack in her sleep?
When it comes to my two oldest grandbabies who are 4 days apart, when I die Charli will miss me terribly, Seth will say "I didn't know her"

Matthew 7:21-23 (New King James Version)


21 “Not everyone who says to Me, ‘Lord, Lord,’ shall enter the kingdom of heaven, but he who does the will of My Father in heaven. 22 Many will say to Me in that day, ‘Lord, Lord, have we not prophesied in Your name, cast out demons in Your name, and done many wonders in Your name?’ 23 And then I will declare to them, ‘I never knew you; depart from Me, you who practice lawless

Jeremy is now in Louisiana for training, I was sad he told Jeff he left Monday morning but not us (we did know he was going just not when) so I went and found me a new purse to cheer me up. I am very picky about having organised spaces but not too big. This one is just right when I wear it on my left side over my air! Of course it is my favorite color ;)
Trey spent the day with his Dad at the hospital, his tumor is causing him great pain. Ames threw up all over me and I think I want to go wash off yet again!!!

Been pretty tired this week so have not thought about posting, got a great kit to do but too zapped to be creative.

I went for my physical today, my bloodwork was great, I didn't have to have my lung tests or echo now so that made me happy! He is still talking to me about a lung transplant but I keep telling him 'no.' I do have to now double my Cellcept, that means adding 5 more pills Plus I have to take an antibiotic every day, that means I start my day with 16 pills, then 7 plus my sleep pill so 24 pills a day! (that does include my B vitamins, multi vitamins and calcium)
I have not seen Charli since Friday, so I an looking forward to seeing her and Ames!!

Make a bracelet tonight in a class at the Beaded Palm, I had never posted the earrings I made last time so here they are, too! I enjoy taking these classes!

When Ames came in with this bib on I thought that would make a great page with Cathy K's Boyish Love!, I this is is cute, LOL!

Had blood work Monday to get ready for physical next Monday.

Just checking in, it has been a busy week, here is a new picture of Ames, I really need to set up an area to get some good shots of him! Loving playing with my camera Twila gave me, Les bought me a monopod so I can be steady to get even better bird shots and got me a new solar sun ornament and birdhouse and Lots of chocolate, he does spoil me!

Been keeping busy but managed to make a page with Cathy K's new kit Boyish Love with a new picture of Seth that Jeremy posted.
I was blessed that Twila got a new camera and gave me her Canon Powershot! I will post pictures later.

Tuesday's service was great, too, glad Sheila was back! Suzan went to ER because she was pushing truck and hurt back, Kathy came to church with us, she really enjoyed it, next is going to be 'I Want for Nothing"

I am posting notes here for my friend Sheila who was sick and couldn't be at church tonight...

Getting back to your first love

Preacher West started talking about how Samson was God's man and let sin come between him and God and tells us in Judges16:20
And she said, “The Philistines are upon you, Samson!” So he awoke from his sleep, and said, “I will go out as before, at other times, and shake myself free!” But he did not know that the LORD had departed from him.
He said that was one of the saddest verses in the Bible
He then goes to Rev. 2:1 where the church of Ephesus has slowly pulled away from God talking about how first we stop going to church on Wednesdays and skipping Sundays, then we stop praying faithfully and then we find we are no longer in love with God like we were when we first were saved!

Matthew 24:12 (New King James Version)
12 And because lawlessness will abound, the love of many will grow cold.

He talks about how went we lose something we need to go back to where we were when we first lost it.

IF WE LOVE GOD WE MUST RETURN TO DOING THE THINGS THAT BRING US CLOSE TO GOD!

We must read the Word, Pray and go to Church and HEAR GOD'S WORD"
Ps23 tells us we HE RESTORETH MY SOUL

It's a gradual thing that brings us back to where we need to be, there must be a starting point!

I honestly believe God puts people in our lives at just the right time! I took Les to work and went to get my Carolina long sleeved T shirt I wanted from Palmetto Treasures (ON SALE) then I went to see if something I wanted from Hancock was still there and since it was not I sat looking at patterns when Dee Cobb saw me and sat down. We started talking about the earring class tonight and she told me her car was cutting out so I called Les and he said bring it to him. I followed her to the Zone where he found the battery cables were just loose Advance had looked and told her they didn't see anything. Then we went to the class. It was fun!

Had a very nice day! Got my new chair, played with the kids, ate Chinese with Mom and Mema and the lady beside us slipped $2 in my hand and said, "God's blessings to you!" that was a blessing, $2 from a total stranger is a treasure from heaven!!

Started my Cellcept today, it added 5 pills to my daily regiment ;( This is the way I do my pills for the week, it takes several minutes to do and is easier to do once a week, I take 15 in the morning then often take a pill for coughing, heartburn pill and my sleeping pill. At least no more chemo!
I let Les read side effects and we laughed, I wouldn't know if I had them because I already have them all, LOL!
Gina is still sick, she must have had the flu, the kids, Trey and Les and I had our shots but she didn't.

Ames rolled over today, Gina texted me to let me know.
I can't believe the month is over! Poor Jamie is having a colonoscopy on my birthday and is needing a ride home, poor thing, Les goes back to work tomorrow and I will have the babies, I wish I could be more of a help, she has helped us to much with filling out paperwork and stuff to get Les back to work after these 6 weeks!
Getting ready for Homecoming and Preaching Mission next week! Got to think of something to fix for lunch after preaching, I hope we have a full house!