New Pain

I must have hurt something while I was cleaning up the playroom upstairs on Friday. My lower-to-mid back was hurting until this morning when I apparently had enough ibuprofen in my system to ease the ache.

Tonight as I write this, the pain is returning a little. I guess it's time for another dose of ibuprofen before bedtime. I didn't work at the library this morning because the pain kept me up after I went to the bathroom around 2 am. I showered and napped until almost 11:00 when mom called.

We had thunder and lightening tonight but still no rain, it was such a tease! I hope we receive rain soon; we are so dry that wild fires start and have burnt down homes and parts of the George Bush park off of Westheimer Rd.

My ankle hurts again most likely from walking today. I scheduled an appointment with Dr. Skaribas for next Tuesday to help me manage my pain. Jim works for him (iMed is the doctor's IT department) and gave him a shot for his shoulder in late June and recommended that I go since my pain is spreading more to my feet and right ankle.

I am grateful for the love and guidance of the Savior during my painful trials, and have always felt His protection. I feel the love and understanding of my loving Heavenly Father who is aware of all of my trials, even the struggles with Seth's outbursts and Noah's health problems. I need to focus on reading the scriptures and praying (personal prayers) in the morning, during meals, and my nightly prayers. We need to read the scriptures with Seth and Noah as well on a daily basis, and pray each morning for them to have a positive day at school, and the strength to endure the bad days with a feeling of peace in their hearts.

I am blesseed to have Jim as a wonderful husband and father.

Parents coming, Noah's eye visit....

Last night Uncle Fred called and asked about my plan for my parents and Billy to visit/move to Houston with me. He believes it's the best plan for them as do I, and will pay for my plane ticket to Pittsburgh on November 8th so I can drive them to my house. The good thing about driving Billy's car is that they will have a car to explore on their own if they want to.

I'm worried discussing this with dad, but oh well. I want to beat the holiday travelers and the snow, while hopefully putting their house on the market.

I took Noah to the eye doctor this morning and received bad news. His right eye sways to the right, I guess from lazy eye, and the sight in his right eye has weakened. If he wears his glasses all the time and his vision/lazy eye improves, then he can avoid surgery to his eye muscle....

He has to wear an eye patch after school with his glasses on while building Leggos so his eye and hands will force him to concentrate on putting the pieces together. I hope this works, because two surgeries next summer will be dreadful.  :(

Pain

I've been in pain the last four days from overusing my shoulder. My shoulder pain flared up more while I worked at the library Tuesday morning during my shift. I work as a volunteer once a week checking books in/out and shelving the checked-in books. I like it in spite of the pain.

My legs and feet have been hurting as well, so I've had to try and balance standing and sitting and not using my arms/shoulder in repetitive motions.

I wish my pain would go away, but I realize that this is my trial while here in mortal life: dealing with family, stress, etc. while in pain instead of laying in bed.

Busy!

I've been so busy this past month between the vacation and Jim's father's funeral last week. He died on Friday, August 26th as a result of his Parkinson's progressing to his lungs. His muscles which controlled his swallowing no longer worked. Jim and I were relieved when he passed and his soul went to a better place. He and Jim's mother are together again; waiting for us to perform their temple work.

Their was family drama of course. Jim and I held Noah's baptism on Thursday, September 1st, the same day as the funeral, in the hope that both sides of our family could make it. Jim's brother Skip decided to hold a family barbeque that same night, so NO ONE  from his family came to Noah's baptism. Carol then had Tony call Jim to inform him that we were not invited to attend once the baptism was over!!

Tony was upset and wouldn't tell Jim what changed her mind, but told them to call us. Like that's going to happen!!! We don't have time to worry about that....

The baptism went really well. I sang the hymn, "Let the Holy Spirit Guide," by myself without music because I didn't have time to practice with the piano. Harry Karotosis gave a wonderful talk about the Holy Ghost before my song. I was supposed to give a talk about baptism, but didn't have time to write one, so I asked one of the elders there to give a quick talk.

Seth and Noah missed a week of school while we were away, and I'm so glad they are back in school. They NEED  the time away from each other and to learn their academics. I still hope they can do the LDS cyber school someday when they have better control over their emotions.

Well, I need to go clean now, but I hope to come back here soon.