Changing of the guards today. Debbie left for Odessa where her mother is having some minor surgery. John Mossbarger arrived from Houston and will be my major caretaker for the next few days. John is my former husband and father to our children. Since they had other commitments right now, he has graciously offered his help. He is cooking tonight, taking Abby, Gwen and me to dinner at the Olive Garden.
I’m really feeling well, but it gives the family a feeling of security to know someone else is in charge, just in case...
Yesterday was fun with the return of Gwen from the lake. She, Debbie and I had a pleasant afternoon catching up. When Abby returned from work, we all had a great dinner of roast chicken, baked potatoes, and asparagus. I had also made some stuffing for the bird with bread, onions, celery, and apple and had that with gravy. I passed on the potato and made a pig of myself with the dressing. We also had fresh watermelon – delicious.
Earlier Tracie had stopped by to introduce her newest “child” , a male mixed breed dog rescued from the Humane Society, he was happy to join her household with a ready-made harem of three females. The nicest thing was, Tracie hired our favorite cleaning lady to come clean some time when the house needs it and I’m not up to it.
People have inundated me with wonderful cards, thoughts, prayers and fun little gifts. My sister had sent me funny mystery books just right for reading with chemo brain.
I’ve begun collecting random acts of kindness to me and to others I’ve observed. If you keep your eyes open, there is a lot of love circulating in this old world. The 5:30 news on NBC has been featuring such things. Good news is really GOOD.
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