Looking Towards Spring in Sharing 519

[The Purple Fuzzy]

Oh no! I'm sorry Isaac.

[Roscoe]

This time of life, everybody got health problems.

I am currently at the hospital sitting with dad. He has a sore on his foot that is from an injury incurred last september. As he is diabetic, it has not healed and now he's going to have to get his foot cut off.
Tomorrow.

Ouch. That is terrible.
Praying for him.
We are pretty much packed....Rusty washed... roadtrip ready tomorrow!

[MsJennJenn]

Glad it's Friday. 

But all the weird weather starts today. It's very gloomy outside at the moment.
Temps are supposed to drop. Sunday our high is only 79!! 

[Roscoe]

Rusty performed in fine fashion all the way. All 350 miles. Some backroads...some interstate, with a ton of admirers. Everywhere we stopped he was the center of attention. Even when a "tv star" Hazen Arkansas Chief Bradly Taylor of "LivePD" fame pulled up behind us at the gas station. Brad didn't get near the picture requests that Rusty did.
 I had worked with him on a couple of cases in the past, so I knew of him and his taste of fame. He's become a bit of a tiktok celebrity I guess..
 We have made it to Parker's Crossroads, where our host pastor took us out to a delicious dinner and has put us up in a very nice Hampton Inn. My friend is spoiling me, and I pray I can deliver the Word Sunday adequately and someone gets what they need... I have a burden for the message I have to preach.

[Roscoe]

Shew. Just got in. Thought about Lynx when we were in his town, but didn't want to bother him knowing he was dealing with his father's illness. But brother you were in our thoughts. BTW, there is a little backwoods restaurant just east of Adamsville called "Earl's".... Dude, I WILL be back.  Decor was old car/garage and food was automotive theme'd name...and was amazing.
My friends, The Weatherford's, were our hosts (Poplar Corner Pentecostal Church). They made us feel like royalty. I was scared I wouldn't have a voice to preach as I have been struggling with it thanks to the crud. I drank half a bear-shaped bottle of honey and half a bottle of lemon juice, mixed together and heated, to try to fix the issue. IT semi-worked. I made it through the message, but definitely wasn't in my best form. Awesome spirit of God there and people in the altars.
 After a nice potluck meal and conversation with many of the elders- one was a ham radio nut too= we finally broke away. Rusty was a huge hit and was background for many of their old fashioned day pictures. I hit the interstate and did something I rarely do in Rusty. I ticked it up to 75mph and came home. He did great, and if the gas gauge is believed, got over 20mpg doing so.
We finally home tonight.... and Daisy is very pleased Dad is back.

[Lynx]

I've been at the hospital in Corinth all weekend anyway.

Hospital food in the south is... Southern. They give Dad a diabetic meal that has potatoes in it. Really? Also a southern yeast roll.

Breakfast is standard for the south. Scrambled eggs, sausage, bacon, biscuits. The biscuits came from a freezer. I know this is the south, but are we trying to drum up business for the new cardiac wing? "Here, hope you enjoy it. See you soon..."

[The Purple Fuzzy]

I was also wondering about how things were going. Hope he's doing ok.

[MsJennJenn]

I've come to the conclusion Isaac that nobody caters to the necessary food requirements in hospitals or LTC facilities anymore. They either don't care, or don't have the staff to fund it.

I follow a lady on Threads, who has kidney issues plus diabetes so she cant eat any type of tomato based anything cus of the acidity, and they are constantly bringing her food she cant even eat. It breaks my heard that these elderly people in homes half of them don't even get fed a proper meal.

Hubbs and I discussed it and we won't put either of my parents or his grandma or his Dad in a home. Ever.

Monday again - sigh. lol 

[The Purple Fuzzy]

Y'all know Ben and Dina are in Rwanda. Ben has malaria and something else going on. Prayers appreciated.

[MsJennJenn]

Ohh goodness Sandra.  Sending prayers!!

[Nelle]

Made it home to Arkansas on Saturday evening. Stayed for church Sunday AM then headed home last night to Illinois. The cat didn't come talk to me for 45 minutes, but then wouldn't leave me alone. LOL. It was like having my nephew beside me in the crib again hahaha.

[Roscoe]

Ugh. Another work day down. Voice still out to lunch. Bah.  

[Lynx]

Maybe that's what you need. Lunch. Maybe your larynx is on strike until it sees some food go past it.

Or maybe it's looking for something else. Try sending a mocha down. 

[MsJennJenn]

I'm putting chai down mine and it's helping lol. 

[Nelle]

I selected hot caramel cappuccino for mine. Taste buds definitely enjoy it.

[The Purple Fuzzy]

Now I'm hungry, so I'm trying to figure out what to eat.

[Roscoe]

 
  Spent a large portion of the day plumbing and hanging cabinets. Made progress, but lord, still more to do. Did enjoy the Harley on one of my three trips to the hardware store. No matter if you take a list or not you are always going to deal with needing something else.
Two of the "elbows" that were installed years ago when Dad lived in the apartment I thought would be serviceable. Got the rest of the plumbing put together- two leaks. Both of the elbows I left.   So Monday, I shall redo them. Edging closer to a stopping point for a bit, Thank God.

[The Purple Fuzzy]

Just got home from visiting Alex.

[MsJennJenn]

Getting reallll tarrrred (tired in a country accent), of Monday's rolling around so quick. 

Been having super weird nausea in the morning the last 3 days, getting up out of bed and starting to move helps. Which is odd. Sooo who knows, seeing Dr tomorrow afternoon.

[Roscoe]

Nausea? Morning? ....   Future bottle feeding, sleepless nights and dirty nappies??.....
Btw, Jenn and Nell- I told Chey that ya'll had been "Juicey Couture" girls in the 2000s. Now she is HOUNDNING me to find out "Do they have ANY vintage purses I can buy?!? And especially are there and "Scotty Dog" purses?!!?"
She is OBSESSED with Vintage Juicey...
So. Got A/C at church fixed, 95% of my plumbing done. Work tomorrow. Bah.

[Nelle]

LOL. I only have the one. I can send her a picture but I don't think it'd be considered vintage, haha. I'm also not sure how I feel about 2000s being considered vintage, LOL. But my purse is just a crossbody and it's black with a little gold JC logo I think. It seems pretty basic compared to what she seems to have liked, haha.


@Work. Starving waiting on my boiled eggs to cool off some so I can eat one. Sipping on my caramel cappuccino in the meantime.

Jeremy managed to get a bear yesterday, so he's done hunting but he's not coming home until Saturday still. He has to cheer on his other veteran hunter. Hopefully another bear is down soon haha. Interesting! Best "bear down" message I've seen... definitely infinitely better than those Chicago ones, haha.

[Lynx]

The main difference between bear and deer is, a wounded deer will just try to run.

And yeah, no, that's not vintage! The people who were teenagers when it came around the first time have to be at least in their 70s before it can be considered vintage.

[MsJennJenn]

Nausea? Morning? ....   Future bottle feeding, sleepless nights and dirty nappies??.....

haha def. not that. we are very strictly anti-children. My husband has von hippel-lindau (VHL) and it's a "rare, inherited genetic disorder that predisposes individuals to the development of multiple benign and malignant tumors in various organs". He only has like 1/4 of his adrenal glands, he's had brain surgery to remove tumors, he's blind in one eye from tumors, he has a tumor IN his good eye but it's not bothering anything but it's too risky for surgery.... So he's always been very anti-kid cus he doesn't wanna pass on the VHL gene. And I have never really wanted kids and the older I get the more I confirm that. lol

Give us all the animals and we'll be happy. 

[Lynx]

Nausea? Morning? ....   Future bottle feeding, sleepless nights and dirty nappies??.....

haha def. not that. we are very strictly anti-children. My husband has von hippel-lindau (VHL) and it's a "rare, inherited genetic disorder that predisposes individuals to the development of multiple benign and malignant tumors in various organs". He only has like 1/4 of his adrenal glands, he's had brain surgery to remove tumors, he's blind in one eye from tumors, he has a tumor IN his good eye but it's not bothering anything but it's too risky for surgery.... So he's always been very anti-kid cus he doesn't wanna pass on the VHL gene. And I have never really wanted kids and the older I get the more I confirm that. lol

Give us all the animals and we'll be happy. 

Yeah, that's about the same reason I never have wanted kids. I mean... not inherited genetic problems, but... I never have been excited enough about myself to think that I should put another me out there.

[Lynx]

Aaaaaand I have a cold. Quite a mild one. But still enough that I don't want to go visit dad in rehab for a while. That rehab place got enough elderly people to be a nursing home.

I'm just glad this didn't happen last week or the week before, when dad was in the hospital. If I couldn't go visit him then, it woulda half killed me.