This will probably be my last post
before moving north. The house is total chaos as we gather things out of
closets and drawers and set them all around so we remember to pack them. While
gathering up stuff, I am able to purge along the way. A line from my purging
bible helps me let go: Use it up, wear it out, make it work or do without. Much
of the stuff we have saved is already used up and worn out!!
Spring in Vermillion is beautiful.
Our grass is so green, all of the fruit trees have the most fragrant blossoms
that waft through town. Daffodils and tulips are up and so colorful. Lilacs in
bloom. Can’t get enough of sitting on the deck, reading, and taking deep
breaths of God’s fragrances in nature.
My eyes are still adapting. I badly
need a good pair of cheaters (I have 6 pair from the Dollar Store, and have no
idea what the strength is. In another 2 or 3 weeks they should be able to
determine what I need. I no longer can see the computer or my cell or anything
else within about 18”. But boy, is my distance vision unbelievable! There
hasn’t been a day yet that I haven’t gone to the bathroom to take out my
contacts. I can’t seem to break the 50-year habit of doing it. Muscle memory is
tough to break.
I bought a car for myself (Richie
approved). I have resisted getting a car to replace our 18 year old Caravan,
because I think she could go another 50000 miles (she is at 200000). Car
shopping was horrendous last year, but by a series of God-directed fingerprints,
I found a used Odyssey that is like absolute new-from-the factory.
Immaculate,
no bells and whistles (which I didn’t want), simple dashboard buttons and
knobs. I cried when we gave our keys to Rosie to the salesman. She has been
dear to me through all the years of Sam’s growing up years and she has held some
of our most precious memories. When I see her in the used car lot now, I wince. BUT, within 2 days, I was all about
my Odyssey (as yet unnamed). Tears dried up and all smiles for the new wheels!
I saw my oncologist on Tuesday. I
refused to come back to SF for scans in July. I said I was going to wait til
September and he agreed to it. The only medical task I need to do is have a
blood draw in July. First year I have not gone back. Be bold about your own
healthcare.
Well, I will miss our work at the Food
Pantry every Wednesday. Dick and I have enjoyed the “giving back” by serving
shoppers who can’t afford food. We have met so many great people, shoppers and
volunteers alike. And we will miss the move to the newly constructed pantry
downtown, ready for move-in in a couple of weeks. We will appreciate all the
extra space.
I should be able to post FROM HOME
this summer. We are getting fiber-optic cable on May thirtieth. No more
library trips, an hour away, to have to email someone!
May God bless your summer in every
which way, and rain down safety and peace and good health to you and your
families.
First pic is of Rosie and me before we left to adopt her out. Second is the new used car.
