Saturday Afternooon....

I AM STILL HAVING SOME PAIN EVEN THOUGH I WENT TUESDAY TO THE PAIN CLINIC AND HAVING TO TAKE PAIN PILLS HOPING THAT IT WILL EASE UP IN A FEW DAYS...I AM DEALING WITH THE DEATH OF A GOOD FRIEND, KAY, WHO I MET SINCE COMING TO LIVE HERE AT APPLEDORN..SHE WAS 96 AND DIED YESTERDAY MORNING..SHE REALLY HAD A LONG LIFETIME AND WAS A VERY ALERT PERSON...I DID SOME GROCERY SHOPPING WITH STEVE THIS MORNING AND I AM GOING AT 4:15 AND HAVE SUPPER WITH PAUL...YESTERDAY WHEN I VISITED HIM HE WAS RATHER SLEEPY AND NOT TOO ALERT...THIS IS SO PAINFUL FOR ME BUT FEEL THAT HE REALLY ISN'T IN ANY PAIN..I PLAN TO GO TO CHURCH IN THE MORNING AND HAVE NOON MEAL WITH HIM THEN BACK TO APPLEDORN WHERE I WILL HAVE MY EVENING MEAL..HAPPY BIRTHDAY SARAH...IT IS MUCH WARMER HERE AND THE SNOW IS MELTING..THE WIND IS WHISTLING AROUND MY BEDROOM WINDOW...HOPE ALL HAVE A NICE DAY...LOVE YOU....MARY

A WINTERY DAY AT APPLEDORN...

I STARTED OFF TODAY BY GOING ON THE VILLAGE BUS TO BREAKFAST WITH A GOUP OF LADIES..IT WAS SO RELAXING AND I ENJOYED IT VERY MUCH...THEN I CAME BACK AND GOT OUR MAINTENANCE MAN TO PUT TOGETHER MY MICROWAVE CART FOR MY KITCHEN...TOOK A REST...THEN PUT IN A COUPLE LOADS OF WASH AND THEN I WILL GO OVER AND HAVE SUPPER WITH PAUL..THE SWELLING HAS GONE DOWN ENOUGH THAT I AM ABLE TO WEAR MY SHOES...TOMORROW I GO TO THE PAIN MANAGEMENT CLINIC SO I SHOULD GET RID OF THE PAIN IN MY BACK...IT HAS LASTED FOR ABOUT 3 WEEKS..THEN TO TALK DOCTOR IN THE AFTERNOON...THEN TO MY M.D. ON WEDNESDAY...SO I HAVE A BUSY WEEK...I PLAN TO GO OVER AND HAVE SUPPER WITH PAUL TONIGHT..I MISS HIM SO MUCH BUT KNOW THAT HE IS REALLY GETTING GOOD CARE AT THE COTTAGE..IT HAS NOT BEEN QUITE AS COLD TODAY AS IT HAS BEEN...HOPE EVERYONE IS HAVING A GOOD DAY...LOVE, MARY