Pardon the absense

 My friends I am sorry it has been so long since you heard from me last. I began getting ill the last of Feb.. It steadily got worse and I spent many nights sitting up in great pain in my bladder and back. I finally got to thinking one night in July and realized I had started a new medicine in Feb., so I stopped taking it as it was not any thing that would harm me to do so. Within a few days I began to get better and am now back to myself thankfully. The doctor said it was affecting my kidneys. Enough about me!

Jack had a pretty good year until recently. In August we learned he has stage 3 kidney disease and has his first appointment with a nephrologist this coming week. Then in September his left leg swelled up, developed blisters and weeping quickly and scared us greatly! We called the doctor and started wound care that Monday once a week. We also had two visits a week for iron infusions as his iron was terribly low. All done with that now. He sees the wound doctor again later this month and may well be discharged from that as things are much better now. We also have a visit for Jack to a cardiologist as a precaution as the leg my be just a side effect of the kidney disease or could be congestive heart failure. Jack also has a terribly itchy, painful rash from the kidney issues. So it has kept me busy caring for him, Bozz, me and our home. However we are enjoying our selves!

Now for good and enjoyable things! Jack turned 70 the first of October. I took him to a restaurant in a town near by for his birthday. The dear people and customers sang happy birthday to him. He ws pleasantly surprised!

I also got Jack a lovely cross stitch for his birthday!

The Saturday before his birthday we went to Great Vespers at church and enjoyed the moonrise in a parking lot here in town before tucking in here at home.

We have a lovely batch of flowers this year and will be doing some work out front now the weather has cooled.

I am still working away on crocheting and stitching for others and a hat for me from "It Was Yarn"! And Jack is busy happily also.

Bozz is just, well, Bozz!

We are just living our lives leaving all in the Lord's hands! No worries just pushing ahead and taking life as it comes for good or bad! We are happy and blessed beyond measure and thankful too! Now good bye for now and I will try and visit other bloggers this coming week. Huggles and blessings.