TRADE IN

Well, I traded my stormtrooper boot in and lookd what I

replaced it with:

Actually,this is the first sock I ever made.

Finished it last night.

The guage is a little off, and there are a few

mistakes, but I finished it!

This is after about 30 false starts and two or three tear outs.

Now to try to make a mate for this thing.

Maybe the next one will be better.

Once you get going on one of those, it isn't so bad -

just straight knitting.

Getting one started is a real challenge for me!

We shall see what happens.

I will no doubt let you all (one of you?) know.

Onward and Upward....Hah!

Today is nearly a month since I last blogged.

This is the second time trying on this one I blew the first one away because

it seemed so whiney. I am so very good at complaining and forget that I  have

so many things to be thankful for!

I am very grateful that the wound that I had surgery for is healing quite nicely,

It is closed, when I wear this cast it is very well protected. I have to keep it

on for about nine more days.  They don't want anything rubbing on the

wounds and potentially making then open up again.

       My Storm Trooper Boot!



The other thing I thank my God for is the wonderful friends that are praying

for my healing, and for Mom as she is slowly getting weaker every day it seems.

It is really hard to see her losing more weight and strength. We took her off of

all her extra meds this week, and yesterday was one of the first days I saw

her since then. It seemed that she was way more forgetful and extremely sleepy.

I guess this is quite normal, but it is still hard to see it.

That being said, I thank God regularly that I have my mom and that she is 

not in pain. I'm pretty sure she doesn't like where and how she is at this stage 

of her life and in this condition, but she does not complain. I pray that somehow

I can grow old as gracefully as Mom has, because even though she is not the same

Mom anymore, she is still a lady. She is amazing!

I am very grateful also for my friends who have so graciously brought us food

on occasion. It has been so appreciated. I'm certainly not losing any weight,

but I can't blame those offerings anymore than I can my own cooking!

I really need to try harder to feed us nutritionally and not just my comfort foods!

Well -- I think I have rambled on enough for today. Maybe I should rename my blog

Grumbling Mumblings!