While it took a while for me to get moving, I went to town and got my errands done. Two dogs - Scout and Inky Dink went with me and behaved themselves. I stopped and had a nice visit with my friend Saul and his wife and daughter. I was very careful driving as I'm still a little wobbly from my fall but everything went well.

One thing I really enjoy about living here is that I can wave or say hello to everyone and almost everyone waves back. Nice small town behavior.

Got a lot of liver and am cooking some for the furbabies to mix with rice. It's one of their favorites so they are happy, too.

Gave a few pieces to Chocolate the cat and he is also happy.

Everybody is happy here. Hope it's the same wherever you are.

katie

My life continues to be filled with blessings.

I just got a call from my sister and she told me that the diagnosis for her breast cancer is that she does NOT have the aggressive breast cancer, but she does have a moderately aggressive breast cancer. They caught it early. She will have surgery on November 7th and they will determine if it has spread, which is unlikely. You never really know. If it has not spread, she will only need radiation.

Prayers have been answered.

Great news.

That's wonderful news Lyn Hoping for the best outcome for your sister

Thank you for sharing my joy ...

Always

Does a body good

Lyn!! What wonderful news!! Prayers do work

Glad everyone is feeling so good mentally and physically.

Thankful that the power was off for a short while...if all the food in the DD freezer melted after all my cooking...I would blow a fuse! Literally!

Ice in October ... I really don't like PA weather brrrr

Thankful we got the sparkly lights behind Ems curtains ..she loves the darn things. Twinkling away. Her new linens look great even tho I would have chosen something more sedate 😊😊. She saw those cats and well....it was love at first meow!

RpR,
HAPPY BELATED BIRTHDAY!!!

Lyn,
Bless your friend. Put the easy things away first. You will soon clear a space or two. It will get done.
Prayers for your sister.

Katie,
Bless your friends too.
What a terrible fall. Someone was watching over you.
Hugs to you too Katie Bear!

So many beautiful thankfuls from everyone. This is a good palce to be and I'm thankful for that.

Sally ...

I have truly been blessed with friends ....

It's been raining daily. The deck leaks. Oh, well. It's going to be raining for the next ten days. I have plenty of time to attack the chaos inside ... No snow is predicted even for the pass, so I can get down the mountain for supplies. That stress is gone.

I'll have to finish mulching the garden when it's drizzling. Oh, well. I am drip-dry. I can handle it.

Best of all ... I don't have to drop everything to go down and take care of my sister. Her daughter wants to be the primary caregiver. This is a very good thing. Bev and I were not sure Jenn would step up. This is huge and wonderful. I am so very excited for both of them. They will create some very good memories for both of them. I truly need to step back and let this happen. Yes, I do want to be there for my sister ... she knows that ... but, letting Jenn take this step is so very important it really is a blessing that I have so much to do right now.

Together, they will decide if they want me to come down, if Bev needs chemo. At least, Jenn will be part of the decision. That pleases both Bev and I.

I am so very thankful for all of the chaos in my life so I just can't think ...

I imagine y'all can use all the rain you can get, within reason of course.

I agree, having your sister's daughter step up to the plate will certainly be a help to all involved. Dealing with cancer is hard on the patient, family, and friends. The more help, the more support, and the more encouragement, the better.

That's good Lyn, that your niece stepped up. You can be an added help when needed.

Thankful I don't have too much to do today.

Lyn that is so good that your niece stepped up. I agree it will bless them both. Continued prayers for all. And I believe you might even be seeing a dim light at the end of the tunnel for all you have to do.

Lyn,
I agree. The mother daughter chance to bond is wonderful and nothing says you can't visit. Maybe bring a cake or cookes.

drdawg said:I imagine y'all can use all the rain you can get, within reason of course.

I agree, having your sister's daughter step up to the plate will certainly be a help to all involved. Dealing with cancer is hard on the patient, family, and friends. The more help, the more support, and the more encouragement, the better.

Ken ... I think this is a blessing heaped on top of a blessing ...

In the past, if something like this came up, all we would see is the back of Jenn's heels as she ran in the opposite direction. She never wanted to be "trapped" ... her words .. into having to take care of her mother and the house. Yes, there have been other surgeries.

Bev and I think this came about because I made it clear when Bev first got her diagnosis of cancer, that I would drop everything up here and close my house and would come down and care for her and her house until she was through treatment and back on her feet. Jenn didn't have to worry about being trapped.

Bev was careful about how she told Jenn so that Jenn didn't feel insulted, but felt like she no obligation to step up and her Mom had no expectation that she should step up.

Jenn felt free to choose to be the primary caregiver as long as she could call me, if she needed help. I am so proud of Jenn.

This is a life change for Jenn. More prayers being answered.

As for the rain ... The drought ended in my part of California last year. We got 44" inches of rain Of course, the water grab took place and our lake is still at it's historically low levels ... , but the forest is looking a lot better.

billyporter said:Lyn,
I agree. The mother daughter chance to bond is wonderful and nothing says you can't visit. Maybe bring a cake or cookes.

We shall see. It's a long drive. It's Bev's call.

luvsgrtdanes said:That's wonderful news Lyn Hoping for the best outcome for your sister

Hope it all goes well.

It is so great you recognized the need to allow the " kid " the space to make a guiltfree decision. Prayers fir your family. My sis had breast ca do 3 years ago and not too aggressive.. just radiation . She is doing great with it. Emu oil helped her when nothing else did with the burn towards the treatment end.