HOME AT MAPLEWOOD

i WAS SO TIRED LAST EVENING..I NOT ONLY DID MY BIKE RIDING BUT I WALKED TO THE DOLLAR STORE AND BACK (40 MINUTES IN TOTAL..NOT ONLY THAT BUT I LEFT MY BILLFOLD AT HOME AND COULDN''T EVEN WRITE A CHECK,,NO I.D...BUT STEVE IS TAKING ME BACK TO MEIERS TO RETURN THE LARGE FELLOW PILLOW SINCE I REALLY NEED A SMALLER SIZE...PLAYED BINGO LAST EVENNG ANOTHER $1.00 OFF TICKET ON MY NEXT HAIR CUT..WHICH I WILL USE NEXT WEEK ALONG WITH ANOTHER ONE THAT I HAVE....i ALSO DID TWO LOADS OF CLOTHES AND NOW I HAVE CLEAN FOLDED CLOTHES BUT I HAVE TO PUT THEM AWAY.. I ALSO FOUND THE WHITE IRON BASS DAYBED FOR MY ROOM...I HAVE BEEN LOOKING FOR WEEKS VIA COMPUTER BUT FOUND I COULD ORDER WHAT I WANT FROM THE HOTEL FURNITURE FOR ABOUT HALF THE COST ON LINE...I ALSO FOUND A NICE SHELF THAT I CAN MOUNT ON THE WALL (SO GOOD AS i DON'T HAVE MUCH ROOM AND I WILL PUT MY CD, DVD'S, AND EIGHT TRACKS...I HAVEN'T FIGURED HOW HOW I CAN STORE MY TAPES... I'M UP DRESSED FOR ANOTHER DAY,,,EVERYONE ENJOY THESE BEAUTIFUL MICHIGAN SUNNY DAYS...MARY

TIRED.....TIRED

I'M TOO TIRED TO WRITE ON HERE.............MORE LATER.........MARY

JULY 4TH

YESTERDAY I HAD A FULL DAY..I WALKED ABOUT THREE BLOCKS AND BACK AND SHOPPED AT THE DOLLAR STORE...EILEEN TOOK ME TO A 2;15 PM HAIR APPOINTMENT...THEN TO WALGREENS TO SHOPPED WHERE I HAD MY PICTURE TAKEN FOR A PASSPORT...NEVER KNOW WHEN I MIGHT WANT ONE...THEN WE WERE OFF TO STONE COLD (A SUPER ICE CREAM SHOP WHERE SHE AND I INDULGED IN DISHES OF ICE CREAM..AFTER EATING ALL THAT, I EVEN ATE A BIT OF MY SUPPER HERE AT 5:30...I JUST CALLED MY FRIEND, BECKY, TO GET A RIDE TO CHURCH IN THE MORNING...IT LOOKS LIKE A BEAUTIFUL DAY..I AM DAY BY DAY GETTING MY STRENGTH BACK AND ABLE TO FUNCTION MORE NORMAL..I AM CONTINUALLY RECEIVING CARDS FROM MY FRIEND AND RELATIVES WHICH HELPS TO BRIGHTEN EACH DAY...I LOVE LIVING HERE AND HAVE MADE SO MANY NEW FRIENDS..IN THE MORNING AT 10 AM I HAVE COFFEE WITH MY FRIENDS IN THE ASSISTED LIVING AREA AND AT 3 PM WITH MY FRIENDS IN THE INDEPENDENT LIVING. WELL, I AM LOOKING FORWARD TO VISITING WITH STEVE AND EILEEN....LOVE, MARY L.

At Rest Haven Maplewoods

I just wanted to write A FEW LINES SINCE IT HAS BEEN SO LONG SINCE I HAVE LOGGED IN....I AM SOMEHOW BEING ABLE TO PICK UP THE PIECES OF MY LIFE WITHOUT MY BELOVED PARTNER WHO LEFT ME APRIL 18TH...I MISS HIM SO MUCH BUT FEEL ASSURED THAT HE NO LONGER HAS A DISEASED BODY BUT IS WHOLE...STEVE AND EILEEN HAVE BEEN HELPING ME CLEAR OUT THE APARTMENT AT APPLEDORN AND GET COMPLETELY MOVED INTO MAPLEWOOD. I HAVE SPENT THIS EVENING PUTTING SOME THINGS IN PLACE, CHOOSING MY OUTFIT FOR CHURCH TOMORROW, WATCH A TV PROGRAM..I CALLED AND RESERVED THE MAXI BUS TO GO MONDAY AND WEDNESDAY OVER TO EVERGREEN COMMONS TO GO IN THE POOL AND HOT TUB....I AM TRYING TO RIDE A STATIONARY BIKE 30 MINUTES AND MY LEGS SEEM TO BE STRONGER..I ALSO NOW USE A WALKER WHICH HELPS ME NOT TO TAKE FALLS...MY NURSE TELLS ME WHEN I STAND TO COUNT TO TEN BEFORE MOVING AS MY BLOOD PRESSURE FALLS 40 PER CENT...WELL, I'M GOING TO CHECK MY E-MAIL AND PERHAPS MY NEXT ENTRY WILL BE LONGER...I HAVE A NEW LAPTOP AND I'M STILL GETTING USE TO IT....GOOD NIGHT LOVE MARY

Thankful for God's care over us

This will be short but I could write a lot but I am just now at my apartment
getting some things done...I feel rather numb and pretty lost without Paul...I miss him so much...I was real pleased with the Memorial service and will talk about this later..I just wanted to say hello to everyone...talk to you later..Much love,Mary

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