Not Quite Quiet

 Son called this A.M. and asked us to join them for the football game and dinner.  Of course we said yes.  Until Son's call came we had pretty much just had breakfast and watched some shows on PBS.  Around 1:45 we headed out to the Jeep for the short ride to Son's.  I usually make sure I use the handicap walkway to avoid steps.  The smoothest area is straight ahead of the sidewalk.  Hubby chose to take a diagonal route.

I rounded the back of the neighbor's SUV and had to just run as I watched Hubby tumble to the ground.  From nowhere a young, strong man walked over to help Hubby up from the ground/concrete parking area.  Hubby was thankful for the young man's help.  After retrieving the needed bandages for the large scraped areas on his left wrist we evaluated the full damage.

No head bump.  His right thumb nail was jammed and bleeding.  There were three jagged, 3 corner tears to his left wrist but the wrist was working fine otherwise.  Wipes with alcohol made Hubby cringe.  Two large bandages to his wrist (I forgot the third tear) and one on his thumb had him pretty well fixed.  I figure he will be pretty sore on Monday.

We continued the move toward Son's and Hubby was doing fine.  Son had ice packs ready and waiting to help with any swelling.  One of the teams we like won.  Dinner was eaten.  DJ the dog was loved on as long as she wanted.  The second came had our least favorite team win.  We gathered our stuff and made the drive home.  Now we are just resting in our recliners.  

Life holds surprises.  May they be good ones or at least not cause serious damage.

Peace,

Janice

What's Your Final Song

These past two weeks have brought sad news to our family yet again.  After having a spinal bone marrow test, fears were confirmed for my older sister's husband.  They married in January 1957.  Sis swears she fell for him the first time she met him on the grade school playground in Chambersville, TX.  That was around 1947.  You cannot tell by that photo but those locks were auburn red, eyes of blue, and freckles everywhere.

If the news about her husband having mayby 3 years to live was not bad enough her CT scan report came.  She has severe spinal stenosis that will require another back surgery.  Sis can hardly manage to get into their vehicle due to nerve compression leading to right leg.  How will these two manage as BIL is legally blind due to macular degeneration.

Their daughter lives on the 6 acres near them.  She works full time, her husband is battling prostate cancer, and she is helping raise a granddaughter and grandson who live with her.  What a load for her.  Sister's two sons are not always able to help.  One lives almost 3 hours away.  The oldest lives close enough to help as his work allows.  

Our, Sis #4 and me, Sis #3, and Niece #2 are concerned about daily meals.   Older sister, Sis #2, has alway loved to cook.  Now between helping her blind husband and her own pain, her strength is at an all time low.  So is her will power.  The last few sister times have had her letting down and crying with us two younger (relative to 83) sisters.  So far none of the usual food providers service the more rural area where she lives.  Sis #4 is working on the situation.  Sis #2 is focusing on getting the chemo started for BIL.  She wants him to check with OU medical center to see if he is a candidate for a bone marrow transplant.  Sis#4 hopes that will cure her husband.  Google does not reflect that hope.

With all these issues going on I was continuing to hang a few more items.  One item was a stenciled sign, "Amazing Grace".  Hubby said he did not want that sung at his funeral.  I told him I wanted "In The Garden" as that was where I spent much time working and conversing with the Creator.  He was not sure what song he would want.  I immediately thought of "Turn Your Radio On".  He sets with amateur radios at hand or directly in front of him all his waking hours.  I played it for him today and he agreed. 

Working together the issues with Sis #2 and her needs will be weathered.  If I know my family we will somehow find the humor in places where we can.  Like Mom ending every sentence with .com back in January 2015.  Till then, y'all stay safe.

Peace,

Janice 

Hail

Last September our area was hit by a serious hail storm.  Roofs of all kinds were damaged to the point that total replacement was required.  Many vehicles were completely totaled while others had windows broken completely out.  Even people driving on the Interstate had the windshields completely destroyed and had to just keep driving with the rain and hail pouring into the vehicle.  Softball size hail fell at our grandsons' house.  The #3 grandson's vehicle was damaged but not totaled.  His step-father's car was totaled.  

We had much smaller hail at our apartment.  The largest was only about 2.5 cm.  And they were flat.  Some smaller ones were round.  Our cars did get some small dings.  Nothing serious enough to warrant paying the 1K deductible.  

Our area has been in a severe drought for the last 2 years.  Our new residence is in a brand new building.  With no significant rain since we moved in everything looked great until a few weeks ago.  Severe thunderstorms with high winds brought roof faults to the light.

Water seeped/ran along the wall studs in our bedroom.  The water ran behind the paint causing the paint to wrinkle. That is how we noticed the problem.  A report was made to the office.  Turned out we were not the only ones. When the maintenance supervisor came to evaluate the damage, we discovered other areas in our bedroom where there were leaks.  More rain storms over the last few days have caused further evidence of roof issues.

We know that the folks are working to resolve the issue ASAP.  We hear them in the attic, we live on the top floor, working to protect the place.  Today he was showing the roofing repairmen around to show where the problem exists.  Once the roof is repaired, interior repair will follow.

The question we have is was the roof faulty from the start?  Did the high winds damage it?  Maybe a combination of the two.  I hope the location of the leak is found and repaired soon.  Right now the only damage is to the sheetrock and paint.  Do sort of dread the dust from the repair.

Hope all you out there are doing well.  Hopefully I'll be back on the blog more frequently.

Peace,

Janice