It has been a year since I wrote my blog " Down the Hospice Road". It was both a hard road and a joyous road for us. Bob had a wonderful outlook because he was ready spiritualy and mentaly to take the steps forward. Many times we talked and cried together, Prayed and found peace in talking with the Lord. He went to the Lord on Jan. 4, 2016. I have missed him to the depths of my being and God has filled me with the knowledge that Bob is very happy and whole. As the leaves turn and Thanksgiving approaches I, who always found joy in this time of year, find that I still get up with joy in my heart and  find happiness in the season. The Saviour has indeed filled my cup. I pray He will fill us with joy and happiness the remainded of our days on earth.

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THE DOCTOR TOLD US THAT MY HUSBAND WOULD NOT GET ANY BETTER AND HE WOULD PUT HIM IN HOSPICE CARE WHEN BOB DECIDED HE WAS READY. WE WAITED ALMOST A YEAR TO MAKE THE DECISION AND HE DECIDED THE TIME HAD COME. I WENT DOWN THIS ROAD FIRST WITH MY FATHER AND THEN MAMA NOW MY HUSBAND.

BOB IS BEING TAKEN CARE OF HERE AT HOME. WE HAVE HIRED HELP THREE DAYS A WEEK AND HOSPICE COMES ONCE A WEEK FOR BATH AND NURSE CHECKUP. THE VISITS FROM ALL HOSPICE CARE GIVERS WILL ENCREASE AS HE GETS WEAKER. HIS MEDICINE FOR PAIN AND COMFORT ARE FURNISHED BY HOSPICE AND DELIVERED TO OUR DOOR.

GOD MUST HAVE A SPECIAL MOLD HE USES FOR THOSE WHO CHOOSE TO WORK WITH PATIENTS WHO ARE ON THEIR WAY TO THEIR ETERNAL REWARD.  THEIR SMILING FACES AND UPBEAT ATTITUDE MAKE THIS JOURNEY EASIER.  BOB IS COMFORTABLE WITH HIS DECISION TO GO THIS WAY. I AM HAPPY HE IS AT PEACE WITH IT.

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Have you looked in the mirror lately? Well I made the mistake of looking one day. What in the world, I said to myself, is Grandma doing here? Looking closer there was her white hair, chicken neck(Mama always called it) and round little body. I  turned around to see how it was possible because Grandma had been dead 40 years.No  one was there but ME. It had happened! I had become my Grandmother! I immediately ordered the best neck lifting treatment money could buy from QVC and started the use of it the day it came. No More chicken neck for me! My new hair treatment came the same day. OK. Now I was on top of my problems. I also ordered  the new diet that Marie recommends and a new rubber band to tighten my flab.

My neck treatment is used up, my hair treatment is gone, the rubber band is stretched and I still look like my  Grandma. I thought about me for a while, I thought about my Grandma and I remembered how gentle she was, how much she loved her family and how she always took her problems to "The Good Lord". I never heard her complain how hard she had to work taking care of her family. The more I thought about it, the more proud I became that in some ways I was like that remarkable lady I knew as Grandma. 

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My husband and I have been sitting here  watching the snow come down and the birds eating at the feeder as fast as they can get a seed out. They are empting the feeder almost as fast as I can fill it.

It is so cold and pretty out I was thinking back to my childhood and the fun we had in the snow. Then it dawned on me that we had to go out in the snowy, cold weather to use the toilet and THAT was NOT fun. The "out house" was a good distance from the back porch because no one wanted such a smelly place near the house. No matter what you did to keep the odor down when you opened the door there was the odor. Now that is not a memory I would like to relive. We had a marvelous view from the top of our hill and the sunsets were out of this world but we had to walk up the hill because there was no way to build a driveway because of the rocks half way up. Snow and ice did not add anything positive to the walk up the path. Again I think of how warm and cosy the house was with the big kitchen coal range and warm morning heater in the living room, but then I remembered that Daddy had to carry the coal up from the bottom of the hill in a sack on his back or load  a wagon that the mules would pull up the hill. Now that was not a "good thing". Mama had to heat the water for laundry on the coal stove, fill the washing machine up ( we were lucky to have electricity as most people didn't) and hang the clothes on the outside line in the snow and cold, not a" good thing".

Now that I am older I remember things I never thought a thing about untill now and somethings were not good about the "old days". I enjoy all the wonderful things I have today that makes my life easier. We should not forget the "good old days" but remember we are having good days now.

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I had always thought that I would grow old gracefully, but I have found that is impossible. There is nothing graceful about, a bladder that no longer works, joints that are stiff beyond use, and a heart that decides to run fast, jump and skip for no reason at all. But I still can see, hear out of one ear, and drive a car. What more can a body ask?" An older person called his  Doctor to ask about his latest prescription, Doc do I have to take this med for the rest of my Life. Yes, replied the Dr. Well, asked the patient, how bad is my condition because this prescription says on the bottle, NO REFILL."  Hey, enjoy today because this may be the only one we have and Be ready for the here-after.

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Sick and tired of

Hearing the phrase: Having said that or that being said;

And huh; dude; you can expect these aches and pains as you get older; your call is important to us; please hold and we will connect you to the next available operator; the lowest prices of the season; climate change.

Bad manners: not saying excuse me: Using Ma'm or Sir; the use of yeah; nope; profanity; loud no melody noise that is passed off as music; Being told the USA is the root of all world problems;

But I am thankful for the freedom to complain and fear no reprisal. God Bless the USA.

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I am sitting on the sun porch watching all our winged friends fly over the lake two by two. It is certainly that time of the year for mating. I have seen Blue herons, Turkey buzzards, geese, ducks and all the song birds. We have a nest of baby robins in a shrub that we had to skip trimming until they have left the nest. The trees are mostly leafed out but a few of the slower ones will take a day or two longer before their glory is fully shown. It has been cold in the mornings but warms up to a wonderful spring day and had rain only one day this week. The mountains of Tennessee are in full spring fling time. Come for a visit. We have a lot to offer visitors. .

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