Saturday, April 26, 2014

TRUE. LOVE

JUST MET MY LITTLE GREAT GRAND DAUGHTER LOCKLYN YESTERDAY.  WHAT A LITTLE LIVING DOLL!!
NOT ONLY IS SHE AN ABSOLUTE BEAUTY, BUT SHE HAS AN AMAZING BIG SISTER MINKA.  WE NATURALLY HAD SOME CONCERNS THAT MINKA MIGHT BE A LITTLE JEALOUS, AS SHE IS SUPER CLOSE TO HER MOMMY AND DADDY, PLUS THE FACT THAT SHE IS STILL IS PRETTY MUCH A BABY HERSELF AT BARELY TWO !!  BUT NO.  SURPRISINGLY SHE SHOWS SUCH A TENDER SIDE BY SOFTLY RUBBING HER SISTERS LITTLE HEAD WHILE HER MOMMY FEEDS LOCKLYN.
BOTH THE MOMMY AND DADDY ARE WONDERFUL PARENTS.  I AM SO PROUD OF EACH OF THEM.
STILL WAITING ON THE BIRTH OF THE TWINS MY YOUNGEST DAUGHTER IS HAVING, BUT I AM SURE BOTH MY DAUGHTER AND HER HUBBY WILL ALSO BE AMAZING PARENTS.  THE HAVE BEEN WAITING SO LONG TO BE PARENTS, AND EVEN THOUGH THIS PREGNANCY HAS BROUGHT MUCH ANXIETY, AND UPS AND DOWNS, IT HAS ONLY SERVED TO INCREASE THIER LOVE FOE EACH OTHER, AND FOR THEIR SOON TO BE BORN TWINS (ONE OF EACH)!! WE. ARE ALL SO HAPPY AND BLESSED!!  LINDA-OUT

Sunday, April 20, 2014

ONE DOWN, TWO TO GO!

YESTERDAY A TINY MIRACLE OCCURRED.  MY GRANDDAUGHTER GAVE BIRTH AT HOME TO A BEAUTIFUL LITTLE BABY GIRL!
THIS IS MY SECOND GREAT GRAND BABY, WHICH SEEMS AMAZING FOR ME TO FATHAM.  WHO WOULD HAVE EVER GUESSED THAT I WOULD LIVE LONG ENOUGH TO SEE AND THOROUGHLY ENJOY SUCH WONDERS?
THEN, AS IF THAT WERE NOT ENOUGH JOY FOR A LIFETIME, I HAVE A DAUGHTER WHO IS ABOUT TO GIVE BIRTH TO TWINS!!
EVERY DAY THERE SEEMS TO BE MORE AND MORE REASONS FOR ME TO BE JOYFUL. NO, I AM NOT BLIND AS TO ALL THE HORRIBLE SADNESS GOING ON IN THE WORLD.  THERE SURE IS NO SHORTAGE OF THAT.  HOWEVER THE BIBLE DOES SAY THAT WHEN YOU START TO SEE THESE THINGS OCCUR, LIFT UP YOUR HEADS AS YOUR  DELIVERANCE IS NEAR.  SO, THAT IS EXACTLY WHAT I AM DOING.  I THINK MOST PEOPLE WHO READ THE BIBLE KNOW WE MUST BE LIVING IN THE LAST DAYS OF THIS OLE SYSTEM OF THINGS UNDER SATANS CONTROL.  THAT IS THE BEST POSSIBLE REASON TO BE JOYFUL AS FAR AS I'M CONCERNED.  SOON NO MORE SICKNESS, WAR, OLD AGE, OR DEATH, HOW CAN THAT NOT MAKE ANYONE JOYFUL?  HOPE YOU ARE JOYFUL TOO!  LINDA-OUT

Wednesday, April 16, 2014

HOW DOES THIS HAPPEN?

I SPENT EIGHT YEARS CARING FOR A DEAR SWEET MAN WITH ALZHEIMER'S, NO, NOT MY DEAR HUSBAND MIKE.  THAT CAME LATER.  SADLY MY FIRST PATIENT WITH THAT DREADFUL DISEASE PASSED AWAY JUST BEFORE MY HUSBAND WAS DIAGNOSED WITH IT.
AFTER MIKE PASSED,  I WAS A LITTLE LOST AT FIRST, NOT REALLY SURE WHAT I WAS GOING TO DO WITH MYSELF.  I KNEW I WOULD NEED TO EARN SOME MONEY, AS NOT MANY PEOPLE I KNOW OF CAN LIVE ON SOCIAL SECURITY ALONE.
BEFORE I BECAME A CARE GIVER, I HAD BEEN A CORPORATE TRAVEL AGENT FOR TWELVE YEARS, SO I CALLED UP AN OLE CONTACT OF MINE, AND SHE WAS HAPPY TO HIRE ME ON AS AN OUTSIDE SALES REP..
THEN MY DEAR NEIGHBOR FELL, AND BROKE HER HIP.  KNOWING THAT I WAS A CNA, AND HAD TAKEN CARE OF MIKE AT HOME FOR SO LONG, SHE ASKED IF I COULD CARE FOR HER A COUPLE DAYS A WEEK.
SHE HAS SINCE BROKEN ANOTHER HIP, A BONE IN HER BACK, HAD TWO BACK SURGERIES, AND SO I AM STILL TAKING CARE OF HER ONCE OR TWICE A WEEK, AND TRYING TO BUILD UP MY TRAVEL BUSINESS AT THE SAME TIME.
NOW, MY YOUNGEST DAUGHTER IS PREGNANT WITH TWINS, AND HAS BEEN TOLD SHE NEEDS TOTAL BED REST.  CAN YOU GUESS WHAT I AM DOING RIGHT NOW? YELP, CARE GIVING!!  I REALLY DO ENJOY THAT KIND OF WORK, AND TRULY IT DOES NOT EVEN FEEL LIKE WORK ESPECIALLY WHEN IT IS FOR MY CHILD.  STILL, NO MATTER WHAT ELSE I TRY, I AM ALWAYS BACK TO CARE GIVING IT SEEMS!!  TIME TO FEED MY PATIENT, SO TILL LATER, LINDA-OUT

Tuesday, April 15, 2014

HOW I BECAME SO PATIENT PART 2

THANKFULLY, THE TRUCK DRIVER HAD HIS WINDOWS ROLLED DOWN, SO HE WAS ABLE TO HEAR THE GAS STATION ATTENDANTS SCREAMS AND PULLED OVER.  I STILL CAN NOT BARE TO THINK OF HOW THIS STORY WOULD HAVE ENDED IF NOT FOR THAT.
ONCE MY SON WAS SAFELY BACK IN MY CAR, I WAS SHAKING SO BADLY I COULDN'T EVEN START THE CAR FOR ABOUT TEN MINUTES.
THAT'S WHEN ALL THE "PLEASE MOMMIES" STARTED.  PLEASE MOMMY, CAN WE STILL GO SEE "GEORGE"??  AT FIRST I SAID NO, I JUST WANT TO GO BACK HOME.  BUT LIKE SO MANY OTHER MOMMIES I CAVED UNDER THE PRESSURE OF TWO ANGELIC FACES PLEADING WITH ME, SO I SAID YES.
DON'T THINK THAT IS THE END OF ONE OF MY WORST DAYS EVER, , BECAUSE IT WAS NOT!!
ONCE WE GOT INTO THE MOVIE, AND I HAD A SHORT TIME TO COOL DOWN, I BEGIN TO SMELL SOMETHING AWEFUL!!  AT FIRST I THOUGHT SOMEONE HAD CUT THE CHEESE (DON'T KNOW HOW TO SAY FARTED NICELY).  BUT NO, MY NIGHTMARE OF A DAY HAD NOT ENDED JUST YET.  AS IT TURNS OUT, MY SON HAD ALSO BEEN FRIGHTENED BY HIS NEAR DEATH EXPERIENCE, AND NOW HE WAS POOPING ALL OVER HIMSELF, THE THEATER CHAIR, AND THE RUG, AS I TOOK HIM, AND HIS SISTER DOWN THE ISLE, AND BACK TO THE CAR.  YES, WE WENT HOME AFTER THAT, AND THAT EXPERIENCE CURED ME FROM EVER LOSING MY COOL, OR PATIENCE AGAIN!
STILL ADORE THAT BOY!!  LINDA-OUT

Monday, April 14, 2014

HOW I BECAME SO PATIENT

PEOPLE ARE ALWAYS ASKING ME HOW I BECAME SUCH A PATIENT PERSON.  I HAVE GIVEN THAT A LOT OF THOUGHT, AND FINALLY FIGURED OUT THE ANSWER.  MY CHILDREN TAUGHT ME.
I HAVE THREE GROWN CHILDREN NOW WITH CHILDREN OF THEIR OWN.  I SEE WHAT PATIENT WONDERFUL PARENTS THEY TURNED OUT TO BE, AND I THINK IT IS MAINLY BECAUSE NO MATTER WHAT THE SITUATION WAS, MY CHILDREN NEVER SAW ME LOSE MY COOL-THAT IS AFTER THIS ONE TIME.  I THINK AFTER THIS ONE THING HAPPENED, I FIGURED NOTHING COULD EVER TOP THAT, SO FROM THAT POINT FORWARD I ALWAYS REMAINED COMPOSED AND CALM.
I'M SURE YOU ARE CURIOUS AS TO WHAT WAS ABLE TO RATTLE EVERY NERVE IN MY ENTIRE BODY, SO FORGIVE ME SON, BUT HERE IT IS.
MY TWO OLDEST CHILDREN WANTED TO GO SEE THE MOVIE "GEORGE" ABOUT A ST. BERNARD DOG, AND SO SINCE THEY HAD BEEN SO GOOD, I DECIDED TO REWARD THEM, AND TAKE THEM TO THE MOVIES.
ON THE WAY, I NEEDED TO STOP  FOR GAS.  I ASKED MY DAUGHTER (THE OLDER OF THE TWO-6 AT THE TME) TO WATCH HER 3 YEAR OLD BROTHER WHILE I WENT INSIDE TO PAY.  WHEN I GOT BACK TO THE CAR, MY 3 YEAR OLD SON WAS MISSING.  I ASKED MY DAUGHTER WHERE HER BROTHER WAS, AND SHE JUST SHRUGGED HER SHOULDERS.  NEXT I SAW THE GAS STATION ATTENDANT IN THE MIDDLE  OF HWY 1792 WAVING HIS ARMS FRANTICALLY AND SCREAMING LOUDLY.  AS IT TURNS OUT, IN THE TWO MINUTES IT TOOK ME TO PAY FOR MY GAS, A TRUCK WITH A HORSE TRAILER PULLED UP NEXT TO MY CAR.  MY SON WHO LOVES HORSES GOT OUT OF MY CAR AND CLIMBED UP ONTO THE HOURSE TRAILER TO GET A BETTER LOOK AT THE HORSE.  THEN THE DRIVER OF THE TRUCK PULLED OUT ON TO THE HIGHWAY TOTALLY UNAWARE OF HIS NEW PASSENGER!!  THIS IS NOT THE END OF THE STORY, BUT SINCE IT IS SO MUCH LONGER THAN MY OTHER BLOGS, I WILL FINISH TELLING YOU THE REST OF THE STORY TOMORROW-BE PATIENT !!  HAVE A HAPPY DAY.  LINDA-OUT

Monday, April 7, 2014

TWO YEARS HAVE NOW PASSED

IT HAS BEEN TWO WHOLE YEARS NOW SINCE MY DEAR HUSBAND MIKE PASSED.  TWO VERY LONG YEARS WITH MANY CHANGES AND UPS AND DOWNS!
THERE HAS BEEN ONE CONSTANT IN MY LIFE THAT HAS SEEN ME THROUGH THE DARKEST OF DAYS.  MY FAITH IN GOD, AND HIS PROMISE OF THE RESURRECTION.
NO MATTER HOW SAD I MAY BE FEELING, I TURN MY MIND TO WHEN I WILL SEE MIKE AGAIN, HOLD AND KISS HIM ONCE MORE.  I CAN BE SURE THAT THIS WILL TAKE PLACE, BECAUSE EVERY THING GOD HAS EVER SAID HAS OR IS COMING TRUE RIGHT NOW, AND ALSO BECAUSE THE BIBLE ASSURES US THAT IT IS IMPOSSIBLE FOR GOD TO LIE!
IT HELPS A LOT. ALSO, TO STAY AS BUSY AS POSSIBLE, WHICH I HAVE BEEN DOING.  I HAVE BEEN WORKING AGAIN AS A TRAVEL AGENT, AS WELL AS DOING A LITTLE CARE GIVING FOR A NEIGHBOR.
I'VE TAKEN UP LINE DANCING AND GONE BACK TO SCHOOL FOR A WRITING CLASS.
SOON I WILL BE VERY BUSY WITH BOTH NEW GRAND BABIES (TWINS!) AND A. NEW GREAT GRAND BABY. SO AS YOU CAN SEE I AM VERY BLESSED.
I FIND THAT LIFE CAN STILL BE JOYFUL AND A LOT DEPENDS ON YOUR ATTITUDE.  I HOPE YOU TOO WILL FIND JOY IN THIS DAY.  LINDA-OUT

Friday, April 4, 2014

caregiversofallages: I SLIPPED BACK A LITTLE YESTERDAY

caregiversofallages: I SLIPPED BACK A LITTLE YESTERDAY: I'VE BEEN DOING FINE, FOR A WHILE NOW, SINCE MY HUSBAND MIKE PASSED.  I'VE TRIED TO BE STRONG IN FRONT OF MY CHILDREN AS I KNOW HOW ...

I SLIPPED BACK A LITTLE YESTERDAY

I'VE BEEN DOING FINE, FOR A WHILE NOW, SINCE MY HUSBAND MIKE PASSED.  I'VE TRIED TO BE STRONG IN FRONT OF MY CHILDREN AS I KNOW HOW VERY MUCH THEY ARE HURTING, AND MISS THEIR DAD.  THE PROBLEM IS, THAT THIS TIME OF YEAR (WE CALL THE MEMORIAL SEASON) WHICH ALSO HAPPENS TO BE THE SAME TIME OF YEAR THAT MY DEAR HUSBAND MIKE PASSED.  THE MEMORIAL OF CHRIST DEATH WAS ON THE 5TH OF APRIL IN 2012 THE YEAR MIKE PASSED, AND HE PASSED THE VERY NEXT DAY, ON THE 6TH..  I GUESS THAT IS WHY I GET A BIT SAD  AT THIS TIME EACH YEAR.
ON ANOTHER NOTE, I NOW HAVE A NEW ROOM MATE!  YES, A DIFFERENT ONE.  IF I TOLD YOU HOW THE LAST ONE LEFT, YOU WOULD MOST LIKLY THINK I WAS MAKING IT UP!!  NO MATTER, I THINK MY NEW ROOM MATE WILL BE JUST FINE.  SHE IS A HAPPY PERSON, AND THAT IS THE KIND OF PEOPLE I LIKE TO BE AROUND.  I HATE DRAMA OF ANY KIND, AND FRANKLY, I JUST DON'T HAVE TIME FOR IT IN MY BUSY LIFE.
I AM WORKING AGAIN AS A TRAVEL AGENT, AND WISH TO THANK THOSE WHO HAVE BOOKED THEIR TRIPS WITH ME.  LIVING ON SOCIAL SECURITY IS REALLY A JOKE.  AT BEST, ONE CAN MAYBE EXIST ON IT, BUT WITH GREAT DIFFICULTY!!
WELL, WE (MY SISTER VICKIE AND I ) HAVE BEEN WORKING HARD ALL READY TO RAISE FUNDS FOR ALZHEIMER'S.  WE HAD OUR FIRST FUND RAISER GARAGE SALE, AND MADE ABOUT $500. FOR THEM.  HERE IS OUR TEAM SITE, IF YOU HAVE ANY THING YOU WANT TO DONATE, OR JUST JOIN US IN THE WALK THIS YEAR, WE WOULD LOVE TO HAVE YOU!!  Http://act.alz.org/goto/Bonelli-Hayes.  THANKS SO MUCH, AND HAVE A FRUITFUL DAY.  LINDA-OUT