A quick update

 In August Jack was admitted and transferred to a larger hospital. He was treated for a fib and released a couple days later.

Now Saturday last he fell landing on his knees. We went to the er Sunday morning just to make sure nothing was broken. Came home and it seemed he would be okay. That evening I could no longer get him up, hurting my back. He also spiked a fever so an ambulance was called and here we our. Now waiting for a room to open for transfer to Mercy in Joplin. Fluid has been removed from both knees and one seems to be infected. He has had several doses of antibiotics. He can not stand or walk and needs an orthopedic doctor to perhaps clean out the infection in the knees. We are in for a long haul. I brought up his needlework to keep him busy.

That in a nutshell is the craziness here. I will share the good things next time and updates.

Update, update, update!

Well it has been quite the month! We signed our lease on the first and got our key. It feels so strange to be in an apartment that is laid out just like my Grandmother's was. We have a sweet lady and her puppers next door. Looking forward to getting to know her better.

It has been terribly hot so we have been going early mornings with boxes and small things to try and beat the worst of the heat.Today was very nice with temp of 68 and some much needed rain on the way home. Last week and some of this week will see heat indexes into the 100's.Ugh!

Jack did have a fall and messed up his left hand but it is getting better, just swelling in the fingers to get better now. We will load and take furniture Saturday. There isn't much furniture to take thankfully! we really got rid of a lot. Let's see, we got rid of two desks, our dining table, an easy chair,a bookcase, two end tables and four loads in the car of small things. Our priest, Father Michael, took our little chest freezer and was very happy to have it!!!

 

Here are some pictures of our sweet little home! Oh and I love the refrigerator! It is much nicer than the one in the old apartment and bigger! We kept a bookcase to use as a pantry next to the fridge.

Thanks for visiting. Huggles and blessings!

Moving in July

 We have found a little one bedroom apartment in a farming community not far from Joplin. My father lived there for a few years until his passing in 2001. It's a really nice town and will put us closer to my brother as well. The rent is just over five hundred dollars. We received just enough help to pay the deposit and some of the first month's rent. Friends at church are paying for the moving truck and we will have friends from church loading the truck.

Such a blessing and we are looking forward to this new chapter. We, of course, have had to have a huge purge and some furniture will be donated to the DAV next week. Thankful for prayers too! They have helped everything fall into place. Quite honestly we could not have paid what the rent would be here. What we have been paying is a huge enough burden.

We need help!

 We are facing a very bad situation in November. Last year our rent went up 45 dollars to nearly eight hundred dollars a month. Yesterday we were notified it will go up 124 dollars more when our lease renews! That  is nearly 900 dollars a month. It will take all my check and some of Jack's  leaving us hard pressed to pay the electric bill and the three medicines we pay for let alone groceries and gas. We are trying to get a smaller place in a smaller town that will run us under six hundred a month. I know times are hard for us all but if you can help, bless you! Below is the link if you can help in any way!

Michelle's emergency moving fund

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 With life as it is right now, I simply do not have time or energy to post here on Blogger. I do however make small posts on Instagram. Just look up michelleozarkcrafter! Love to all and I will return to reading blogs soon!