March 8,2014

Kim had his surgery on his rotator cuff last Friday.It went fine and he is trying to do all kinds of things. The dr. said driving was up to him....when he felt up to it. Emily went with him to Sanborn on Thursday and I watched the girls. After driving us home from the hospital in whiteout conditions, I'm not taking any chances.
  Today, Kratzers came over to go sledding and stayed for supper. It got to 40 and this was really the first and last time they could all go sledding. This has been such a cold winter. The huge piles of snow will be gone this week. I really am getting spring fever.
  I called Lakes Gas and asked what the price of lp is. 2.39....yay! I'm hoping to get the pool filled this month.I like the bike, but the pool is best.

Exercise

Since I was diagnosed with type 2 diabetes last February, I have been swimming almost every day. Swimming along with diet have helped me lose 43 pounds. This happened by Aubrey's wedding in September. Since then I have had a hard time getting back in the swing of things. I hurt my knee and had to have an MRI. I will need surgery at some time. Kim needs shoulder surgery first. This month. Any way, I waited for the pain to go down,winter came. Below 0 temps and even colder wind chills. Then lp prices went up.  A lot. My weight also went back up 6 lbs. Today I broke down and bought a recumbent bike. I looked at several stores. They did not have the model I wanted in stock. Could not be found in stores within a 45 mile radius. My bike will be in next Wednesday. It will be set up and ready for pickup Friday or Saturday. I have a diabetes check the middle of March. I WILL LOSE THE 6 LBS. BY THEN!!!!

Life

Well,I really need to post more often.  I've probably forgotten a lot of things.

Allison and Chris and their kids went up to Grand Marais,Split Rock Lighthouse and Grand Portage with us. We had a really good time. We don't get to do as much with them throughout the year as they live 5 hours away.

I started sewing dresses for Aubrey and Troy's wedding. It was a wonderful day. Also the young lady in the front left is Nattapon, our exchange student from Thailand.

 The day after the wedding, Andy moved back home. Later he was diagnosed with PTSD from when he was on the fire dept. It has been discovered that boys brains don't fully develop until they are 25. He saw some terrible things and even though there was debriefing, it wasn't enough. He is getting help now and hopefully will be able to go back to his home at some point.He and Christine need marriage counselling also to work through everything.Andy was hospitalized over Christmas with confusion. He had an MRI, EEG. Spinal Tap and other tests. They all came back normal. The doctors decided it was probably caused by stress.

Before Aubrey's wedding,I had lost 43 lbs. and all my blood work was back to normal. Since the wedding, I hurt my knee and haven't gotten back into exercise.  It also got terribly cold for a long time and it has been too expensive to heat the pool. This weekend it is supposed to get fairly warm, above freezing,so we are heating it. I have to get physical. My blood sugar has been going up as has my weight. I now have to lose 6 pounds again.

Kim is having surgery on his shoulder next month. He fell when he was cutting wood and it just kept getting worse.

The top picture is all of  Aubrey's new family and the bottom is our whole family now. We gained 2 grandchildren,so now the total is 11!

I started volunteering at Alair's school.  Every day.  All afternoon. I really got to be too much.  I wasn't getting any thing done at home.  I enjoyed it a lot and still do. The kids are great and I get to do crafts when I am just watching them. I now get one day off a week and it helps a lot.

That's enough for now. I'm sure I will think of things I forgot, and when I do, I will have to write about it.  I will try to post more often this year.

June 12

The last week has been very busy. I am on the Miss Waterville committee and last Friday was the pageant. There was rehearsal Tuesday and Wednesday, and a barbecue on Wadnesday night for contestants, sponsors and the girls parents. Alair, Claire and Natalie also had Bible school every evening. Thursday was the closing program for VBS. Friday was the pageant and I made chicken salad and cherry berries on a cloud for 80 for a catering job on Saturday. After catering, I put about 16 pounds of chicken and a couple dozen cut up potatoes and seasonings in the electric roaster for a pot luck at North Morristown for Kay Cram's retirement. Kim, Alair, and I went into Waterville for fried bullheads for supper. Sunday morning we went to church at North Morristown.and the potluck was right after. I had invited Andy to come and eat with us as Christine was working. After eating we went to the Bullhead Days parade in Waterville and then grilled out at Emily and Andy's. It poured while poor Andy was at the grill. Ashley and Erik were there also. Andy and the boys went hoe after the parade as they were wore out.

Monday I cleaned house for the BS Ladies. and today I am shampooing rugs. I also am filling out the paper work for AFS and taking pictures of the inside of the house. We are getting a girl from Thailand this year.

Friday, Carly and Corrine are coming to stay until Monday sometime. Andy and Emily are going up to Canada with their church's youth group for a week. Melissa Witte is watching the girls until Friday. Should be fun. Hope it doesn't rain the whole time.

Summer schedule for church starts tonight.   I like Wednesday service.

June 2, 2013

I am down 30 lbs. so far.  It's a start. I feel pretty good.

Since I don't garden, I planned on planting a few things in containers. I haven't done it yet because of the rain almost every day. Tomorrow Alair and I will get potting soil and plant. It's supposed to be sunny.

Bible School starts tonight at our church. It goes from 6-8 through Thursday. Miss Waterville practice is Tuesday and Wednesday and the pageant is Friday. I cater on Saturday for the Ladies group at Louise's church. Chicken salad and dessert for 80.About...have to get the final number yet. Sunday we are going to North Morristown Church for a pot luck for Mrs. Cram. Then go to the Bullhead Days parade.

I had a few projects..Carsen's garter for prom and a quilt for Mrs. Cram. I had the students each make a square and I put them together.

May 7, 2013

Well I see I haven't posted in quite a while.  Things are going pretty well. I have lost 25 pounds....it's a start. My blood pressure is down also.  I swim every day and have started strength training.  We are also going to buy a recumbent bike. I need to mix it up a little. I have started cooking again. I got some new cookbooks and the things are very good.

Aubrey and the girls are all settled in for now. She and Troy will be buying Ruth and Art's house. They have found a house in Morristown to rent. The tentative closing date is July first. Aubrey is going to start moving her things into the house as soon as she can. She and the girls will still be sleeping here and eating breakfast here, but will have supper there.  That way Aubrey gets to cook more.

It is so nice to finally have spring. Winter was way too long and really took a toll on my attitude. This Sunday,we are going to eat at Olive's in Mankato. I figure the buffet will have a little healthier fare as it is mediteranean. I hope so any way.

Tonight we have open house at Alair's school. They hired a teacher and we are all so happy. we don't have to worry about the kid's education for a while. Tomorrow we have Honorary Member night at Ladies aid. We serve supper. Thursday is dance pictures and Ascension service at church. Pretty chaotic but we will make it. Saturday is Natalie's 4th birthday party. She wants a crown cake and I found a pan so I guess she gets it.

March 9th

Things are going better. I am counting carbs and finding recipes with nutritional information. I swim 60 minutes a day, every day.  I feel much better and I now know what I feel like when my sugar is high. I go back in 3 weeks to have the diabetes educator look over my sugar levels and decide what to do next.  So far my morning level is too high....every day.

Aubrey is almost moved in. Just the big stuff left and we need boys and trucks for that. The weather isn't cooperating well there though.

Got Easter decorations almost up. Not nearly as much as Christmas. Looks springy. I need that.