Keep those we love in your prayers

I haven't been here in a couple of months it seems, but I'm still writing in a journal on my cell phone.  I love blogging but I need a new laptop because mine has gotten outdated and no longer loads up any new pictures, and I love using pictures when I blog.

A wonderful thing that has happened since I've been here is that my grandson Brandon and his little family of three have stopped by to visit twice.  It is so, so nice seeing them and I really miss not seeing Ody.  The next time that I see Ody he will probably be one year old.  Four visits in one year is unacceptable, but it's my fault because I don't get out much.

I've become a couch potato.  I go out to my front porch twice a day to feed my kitty cat Squeak and that's it.  I haven't been anywhere to speak of in nine years and since my total hip replacement a year after Brian died, I have hardly been out of the house.  I did go fishing a few times, but walking on uneven banks is pretty risky for me.  I tend to lose my balance very easily and being out on a lake bank hurt, all alone,  does not sound good and especially when there is no cell phone service there.  I'd have to wait until some fisherman stumbled up on me.

We've had some really pretty Spring days lately.  It rained last night and everything looks green.  Rick mowed my backyard a few days ago, but this rain has shot it up again and it looks like it needs mowing again.

My sweet little granddaughter Megan is in need of prayer today, God knows the reason.  Delores Powell is also in need of prayer.  I'm also going to keep Brandon H. and Kathy Agee in my prayers.  We are all still mourning the recent loss of Harold Grant and Callie Hayes, and the rest of our sweet angels in heaven. 

Rick has been taking really good care of me.  He insists on doing all the cooking, so I get a nice hot breakfast/brunch and supper.  He keeps himself busy with projects and when he has free time he goes to visit his brothers, Tommy at McDonald's and Bubby (Robert) at his home.  Bubby is doing very well with his Stage IV cancer.  The chemo has shrunk the cancer and maybe some surgery may be scheduled after Cat & Pet Scans are completed.  Bubby is doing great and keeps himself busy with many projects around his home.  He's even gained a little weight back.  Rick told me that Bubby was keeping busy by making fishing lures out of wood, and is looking forward to going fishing soon.  Keep Bubby in your prayers, that he continues to do well.   They seem to have come a long way with chemo since Jimmy.  Even tho I have moved on with Rick, I still miss Jimmy.  He was one of a kind.

Rick has finished working on his project for today and just left to go to McDonald's to visit with Tommy and whoever else might be there.  Men like to loaf there and talk about whatever men talk about.  I'm getting ready to watch The Resident on Netflix before I take my shower.  This evening, instead of cooking, Rick is bringing home supper for us.  Don't know what it will be yet.

Everyone have a nice enjoyable day, pray for those who need prayer, and stay safe.  Don't forget to hug your pets too. 

UPDATE:  Please add Ray Powell to your prayers     

Playing Cards

Rick and I spent the afternoon and evening with Callie, Harold and Kathy yesterday playing cards, eating too much and just having fun laughing the day away.  We always have fun there.  Sometimes our card game gets a little heated, but we all understand that it's just a card game and what happens in the game has no reflection of how we care about each other and all hard feelings are soon forgotten when the game is over or we stop for a food break.

Rick is an avid cheater and we can always count on him to hide cards away for a later round.  Sometimes we catch him and sometimes he's so slick that he gets away with it.  Harold pretends to hide cards but he really doesn't cheat much anymore, anyway not like he used to when playing with Rick in the game.  Harold now just pretends he is placing cards in his shirt pocket to get Rick's goat.

 Rick is a loud boisterous card player and if he draws a good card you know it.  He shouts, screams and makes the games very exciting, and if he's not playing our card games are very quiet and subdued.  None of us have a chance of winning a game most of the time when Rick is playing.  Granted he cheats most of the time, but even when he doesn't cheat he's a very good card player and wins most of the time anyway.  I think he just cheats to make the game more exciting to him, and to make the games more challenging.  He also doesn't like to lose, and refuses at times to play on if he loses or gets caught with too many cards in his hand when someone else goes out.

Even if Rick cheats or anyone else cheats, I still have fun playing.  To me it's not all about winning the game, but just laughing and having fun.  I win once in a while and I do enjoy winning, but it's not all that important to me.  Granted it's a challenge to win against all of these good card players, so when I do win it's a very rewarding feeling, and I ask Callie our score keeper to put a great big star next to my name.