Bad News, Better News...

It is getting cooler here, in the Northeast.  Last night there was a freeze warning.  From the amount of frost on the vehicles at 7:30 AM, I am sure that it must have gotten there.  So the bad news is that it is cold this morning, the good news is that the grass growing season should stop shortly which means my lawn guys will no longer be coming and that will save some money.  But they have been worth every penny I have been paying them!

There have been several good/bad things in my life.  Two of my retreat ladies have been or are still in their local hospitals.  One is my BFF Marji.  She has an ongoing infection in her right leg.  Marji has a habit of not wanting to make a fuss about herself.  She is also very old school about taking medication (many things do not make her feel better and instead react to make her ill) so sometimes she will not say anything about issues with her health and by the time she does, it has gone beyond where it is harder to get things under control.  Thus it is with this infection.  I talk to her daily and they are beginning to see some progress, but there is a long way to go to make sure she does not lose her leg or foot to the infection.  Bad... Marji is in the hospital.  Good... signs that she is improving.

Yesterday I had a call from another retreat lady.  Debby R. has been helping me learn more about using my pressure cooker.  I had spoken to her on Tuesday (I think... time is flying and I lose track of time easily these days) about a recent success with my cooker.  She was very excited about being able to help me and was going to find some of her favorite recipes to send my way.  In her call yesterday, she started out by saying her husband was not going to let her 'play' with me as I had gotten her so excited that she had a heart attack.  At first I thought she was joking, but I soon realized, that while I had not caused it, that she had suffered a mild heart attack shortly after she hung up the phone from talking to me.  She had a couple of stents implanted in an artery that was, in one place, over 90% blocked.  But she is home now and feeling much, much better.  Bad... Debby R. had a heart attack.  Good... stents in place and she is home, feeling better.

And I have been working on the clutter from unpacking from the retreat and it's preparation.  I also have the boxes from work in the embroidery business that have blocked my front door put away in the attic.  I still have piles of clutter to go through, but I have taken big strides in getting things under control.  I am seeing light at the end of the tunnel.  Bad.... still have clutter.  Good... getting a handle on the clutter.  It feels really good!