Friday, April 29, 2011

" HERE'S A GIFT FOR YOU "

YESTERDAY, MIKE BROUGHT ME A GARDEN TOOL SET.  HE SAID "HERE HONEY, I HAVE A GIFT FOR YOU, SO YOU WON'T HAVE TO GET YOUR HANDS DIRTY".  WELL, ANY BODY WHO REALLY KNOWS ME KNOWS THAT I AM NEVER GOING TO USE THAT TOOL SET.  MIKE IS THE GARDENER IN OUR FAMILY.  HE COULD SPEND 10 HOURS A DAY (HE IS EVEN OUT SIDE IN THE DARK SOMETIMES) WORKING IN OUR YARD.  I HONESTLY DON'T KNOW WHAT I WOULD DO IF WE EVER RAN OUT OF WEEDS TO PULL, GUESS I WOULD JUST HAVE TO PLANT SOME!!  ALSO ONE OF HIS NEWEST THINGS IS READING OUT LOUD-CONSTANTLY.  THE NEWS PAPER, OR A MAGAZINE, OR EVEN THE MAIL!!  ALSO HE WANTS TO MAKE SURE I HEAR HIM, SO HE WILL ASK "WHAT DO YOU THINK ABOUT THAT"? OR "DID YOU HEAR WHAT I SAID"? THEN THERE'S THE L.O.L.. ALL OF A SUDDEN HE WILL START LAUGHING OUT LOUD ABOUT SOMETHING HE'S SEEN ON TV.  HE WANTS ME TO HURRY UP AND COME SEE IT, BUT BY THE TIME I GET THERE OF COURSE WHAT EVER GAVE HIM THE CHUCKLES IS OVER, AND HE CAN'T EXPLAIN WHAT IT WAS ABOUT.  I DID REALIZE SOMETHING YESTERDAY-AND I THINK IT IS IMPORTANT TO REMEMBER.  SOME OF THE VERY THINGS THAT ANNOY ME THE MOST RIGHT NOW (LIKE I CAN NEVER HAVE ANY PRIVACY-EVEN TO READ MY BIBLE OR PRAY) WILL BE THE  THINGS I WILL PROBABLY MISS THE MOST IF AND WHEN HE IS GONE-OR NO LONGER ABLE TO SPEAK (LIKE WHAT HAPPENED TO MY BROTHER IN LAW).  EVEN IN BED AFTER WE SAY OUR GOOD NIGHTS, AND I THINK NOW I CAN START MY PRAYER, HE ADDS SOMETHING ELSE, OR ASK A QUESTION, LIKE "WHAT DO WE HAVE TO DO TOMORROW"?  IT CAN BE VERY HARD RIGHT NOW AT TIMES, BUT I'M SURE IT WOULD BE MUCH HARDER TO BE WITHOUT HIM.  EACH DAY I THANK GOD FOR TAKING SUCH GOOD CARE OF HIM AND KEEPING HIM STRONG (PHYSICALLY), AND HOPEFULLY SLOWING DOWN THE EVENTUAL, THOUGH GRADUAL LOSS OF HIS MEMORY. IF YOU ARE IN THE SAME BOAT OR A SIMILAR ONE-KEEP POSITIVE THOUGHTS, AND TRY AND ENJOY WHATEVER YOU CAN ABOUT EACH DAY.  HOPE TO BE BACK HERE ON MONDAY-TILL THEN-GOD BLESS-JUST ME

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