And life goes on

I am beginning a week at home for Spring Break. It seems a little strange as we had a long unplanned "Snow Break" not too long ago. It did not have the same feeling of a break stretching out before me, as we only knew from day to day if school would be cancelled or not. Many of the elementary teachers were hoping that the school board would allow us to make up many of the days we missed during this Spring Break, but they would not. They were concerned about the number of people who already had planned vacations. I can understand that.

It just seems like we go later and later into the summer each year and the apartment that I rent by the school has no a/c. I get very hot and/or tired in June. That makes it so difficult to keep my diabetes and asthma under control. Control? That is probably my problem! I keep trying to take control and God reminds me that I am NEVER the one in control. I am, however, supposed to use the mind and resources that he has provided me.

I have a small portable a/c that I bought thinking it would do the trick, but the humidity is so high that I have to wake up every 1 to 1 1/2 hour to empty the water from the reservoir or it overflows. I have tried putting the unit up higher so that I can have it drain into a larger container, but it moves around too much and the unit is very heavy. I'm thinking about "uninstalling" my window unit on my enclosed patio at my house and taking it up there, but the windows are so different and my son and his girlfriend did such a nice job of installing it and waterproofing it at the house, that I think I would regret it. I have taken my dehumidifier up there. It has a large reservoir and automatically cuts off when it is full. It generates so much heat, however, that I'm afraid I would just be overloading the a/c.

I will have to continue to pray about this and see if God will find a way to show me an alternative. I also have been using those packets of little beads that draw moisture out the air without the use of electricity. I can't remember if I used them together with the a/c. Last year, spring wasn't too bad (thank you God for a cooler spring last year, followed by an extremely hot summer when I didn't have to stay at the apartment ) and I just slept every night with lots of blue ice in the bed all around me.

OK, enough about that, except we had to use another snow day yesterday due to the ice storm that came in unexpectedly. How many days over are we now? I don't know!

Joe, my 17 year old, is actively applying for all the scholarships he can find. He has already been accepted at York College in Nebraska, and we have already put down the deposit on his dorm room. He is very excited about going. He is planning to major in Criminal Justice. He likes their description of it. "The program blends the history, theories, and practical applications of Criminal Justice with Christian ethics." I haven't seen him yet this weekend as he went to an Arena Football game with his friend, Andrew, in Cincinnati, right after school yesterday. He promised me he would come home sometime today, so that I could visit with him somewhere other than at the church building tomorrow, before he heads off on a field trip with his Air Force Junior ROTC group for the week.

I got to spend this past week with Daniel, my 21 year old son. It was his "between quarters break" from Wright State University and one of the custodians at my school needed a substitute so she could be off for her daughter's surgery and recovery. He was glad to get the 40 hours of work (although it turned out to be 36 due to the ice). I think he could have worked all day on Friday, but he said by leaving early it made him feel like he got a little of his break back.

He's gone again this weekend. So I am currently by myself. I'm accustom to it at my apartment, but it seems a little too quiet here at the house. I sat down at the computer to get a form to send in my prescription receipts and ended up reading some blogs and updating this one. So I better go now and get back to my list of Gotta Do's.

Hope all is well with everyone.

Missy

LIfe Goes On

I am seeing my children grow and develop new interests. Timothy is attending school in Berea, Kentucky. He had shoulder surgery on June 1 and although I have spoken to him often, I haven't seen him in a few months. Daniel is spending most of his time with his girlfriend, Amanda. They are planning a June 2011 wedding. They spend time with Amanda's family, my nephew, Adam, and his fiance, Jeanine, and my niece, Melanie and her husband of less than a year, Rickey. I see them on occasion (Ha, ha!) He does still "live" at home, but with college out for the summer and no job, he just pops by the house a bit. Joseph is still around when he's not at Fort Hill Christian youth camp, but as he sleeps until about 1 PM every day, the only way I get to spend much time with him is by staying up late at night and that tends to make it difficult to maintain constant control of my diabetes.
I have been getting lots of sewing done in the past year. I made all of my Christmas presents, birthday presents, mother's day presents, baby gifts, etc. finding lots of free patterns on the Internet. As I had yards and yards of beautiful material horded over many years, I actually spent no money on presents, which was fantastic with the way the economy is these days. I made curtains, pillow cases, book covers, place mats, table runners, a skirt, a vest, lots of monogrammed winter scarves, a chef's apron and hat, eye covers for sleeping during the day, blankets, and more. It has really been fun and therapeutic.
I had batteries of testing done once school was out in June and most things are looking good: mammogram, dexascan, blood work, colonoscopy, OCT scan on my eyes, dental check up etc. I think I am good to go for no more testings for 3 months on some, a year on others, and (hurrah) 10 years on the colonoscopy. My AIC was 7.3, still too high, but so much better than the 12 of a year ago. I am still not drinking enough water and am dehydrated. This shocked my 17 year old as I consume a 5 gallon bottle a week, but I think it is due to the high heat. I keep the a/c on and don't venture outside except in the mornings when it is cool, but I just need to keep on drinking water.
I hope all is well with each of you. I am not going on any vacations this year, due to the heat, but I am having an enjoyable time at home this summer.
Missy